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McNEESE FOOTBALL 14 SLC Championships • 16 FCS Playoff Appearances • 2-Time National Runner-Up

2021 SPRING SCHEDULE/RESULTS

McNEESE (1-2, 0-2) vs LAMAR (0-2, 0-2)

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV Feb. 13 at Tarleton State W, 40-37 2ot FSSW+ Feb. 20 OPEN Feb. 27 *INCARNATE WORD L, 48-20 ESPN+ Mar. 6 *at Southeastern La. L, 25-20 ESPN+ Mar. 13 *LAMAR 12 p.m. ESPN+ Mar. 20 *at Northwestern State 4 p.m. ESPN+ Mar. 27 OPEN Apr. 3 *NICHOLLS 1:30 p.m. CST Apr. 10 *at Sam Houston 4 p.m. ESPN+

Location.........................Lake Charles, La. Site.......Louis Bonnette Field at Cowboy Stadium Capacity....20,000 (8,000 COVID allowed) Surface....................................... Artificial TV...................................................ESPN+ Radio........... McNeese Network (92.9 FM) Meeting:...........................................39th All-Time Series...McNeese leads 27-10-1 Last Matchup......... McNeese 27, Lamar 3 ....................... Nov. 23, 2019 in Beaumont

1-2, 0-2 SLC

All time Central. Home game in BOLD CAPS and played at Cowboy Stadium. * Southland Conference game

TV: ESPN Plus

• Play-by-Play....................................... Randy McIlvoy • Analyst....................................................Shea Walker • Sideline.....................................................Lainie Fritz

SATURDAY, MAR. 13, 2021 • 12 P.M. • LAKE CHARLES, LA. • COWBOY STADIUM • ESPN+

McNEESE COWBOYS Rankings (STATS).......................... NR Record (SLC)....................... 1-2 (0-2) Head Coach...................Frank Wilson Record at McN (Yrs)............. 1-2 (1st) LAMAR CARDINALS Rankings (STATS).......................... NR Record......................................... 0-2 Head Coach.................Blane Morgan Record at Lamar (Yrs).......... 0-2 (1st)

COWBOYS HOST LAMAR IN GAME 4 OF SPRING SEASON

• McNeese returns home on Saturday to host Lamar at noon in Southland Conference action. • The Cowboys will be looking to snap a two-game losing streak after falling 48-20 to UIW and 25-20 at Southeastern Louisiana. • This will be the second of three home games for the Cowboys in the spring season wit the finale coming on April 3 vs. Nicholls.

SERIES VS. LAMAR

RADIO: MCNEESE RADIO NETWORK

• Play-by-Play............................................Tom Hoefer • Analyst.......................................................Ron Hayes • Sideline Reporter.................................... Kip Texada • Station: 92.9 FM The Lake • Online: McNeeseSports.com • Mobile App: 929 The Lake (iTunes, Android)

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• Official Football Account...........@McNeeseFootball • Athletics Account..........................@McNeeseSports

• Saturday’s game will mark the 39th meeting between the border warriors. • McNeese won last year’s game by a 27-3 score in Beaumont. • The Cowboys are 8-2 against the Cardinals since Lamar restarted the football program in 2010. McNeese All-Time vs. Lamar Cowboys lead 27-10-1 (13-7 at home; 14-3-1 on the road) 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984

McNeese 27, at Lamar 3 Lamar 21, at McNeese 17 McNeese 13, at Lamar 3 at McNeese 41, Lamar 10 McNeese 20, at Lamar 14 Lamar 27, at McNeese 24 McNeese 42, at Lamar 38 at McNeese 35, Lamar 0 McNeese 45, at Lamar 17 at McNeese 30, Lamar 27 at Lamar 22, McNeese 17 at McNeese 18, Lamar 17 McNeese 44, at Lamar 38 at McNeese 38, Lamar 7 McNeese 28, at Lamar 7 at McNeese 34, Lamar 14

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McNeese 17, at Lamar 7 Lamar 12, at McNeese 3 McNeese 20, at Lamar 20 at McNeese 35, Lamar 3 McNeese 35, at Lamar 24 McNeese 24, at Lamar 23 Lamar 35, at McNeese 7 McNeese 27, at Lamar 0 at McNeese 20, Lamar 10 at Lamar 17, McNeese 3 at McNeese 20, Lamar 17 McNeese 17, at Lamar 7 at McNeese 38, Lamar 0 McNeese 17, at Lamar 12 Lamar 13, at McNeese 7 McNeese 10, at Lamar 0

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Lamar 24, at McNeese 8 at Lamar 18, McNeese 14 at Lamar 18, McNeese 17 at McNeese 17, Lamar 0 McNeese 47, at Lamar 7 at McNeese 13, Lamar 7 (JC) Lamar 33, at McNeese 14 at Lamar 20, McNeese 6 at McNeese 21, Lamar 7 at Lamar 21, McNeese 7 at Lamar 34, McNeese 0

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CHRIS BUCHANAN: DIE HARD COWBOY FAN WILL ATTEND 503RD CONSECUTIVE GAME TODAY VS. LAMAR by Jim Gazzolo, courtesy of the American Press Sept. 24, 1977, Jimmy Carter was president, gas prices were 62 cents a gallon and cable television was taking off nationwide. It was also the last time Chris Buchanan sat at home while McNeese played a football game. “I was just out of college and I was broke,” Buchanan said. “I could not afford to pay for the trip.” Since that loss at Eastern Michigan, he hasn’t missed a Cowboys game. He even traveled to Tarleton State in Stephenville, Texas, just outside Dallas for the first-ever McNeese spring game on February 13. That was the 500th consecutive Cowboys game he has attended. “I didn’t start off trying to go to that many games,” said Buchanan, who graduated from McNeese in 1976. “I just liked going to the games.” It started with his father, who moved to Lake Charles after World War II and became a fan of La-Grange High School’s team and McNeese. He passed that love along to his son, who hasn’t missed a beat in 45 seasons. “It hasn’t always been easy getting to the games,” Buchanan said. “And I don’t know how it will be like the rest of this spring, with COVID restrictions, but I would like to try and get to them all. “This is just something I enjoy doing. I’m not trying for any streak, I’m just a big fan of the school and its teams.” Both his parents were as well. His dad, “Buck” even helped build the Cowboy Club while his mother was best known as the Cookie Lady for the goodies she would bake for fans and players alike. “They were huge supporters of the Cowboys,” Buchanan said of his parents. “It made it great to spend time with them, and that was important. But you also got to know the team and you just become a fan.” Buchanan has stayed close to the program even when he worked in New Orleans or now while living in Orange, Texas. “It has just been a part of me,” he said. “I just enjoy it, being around other McNeese fans. It’s special.” He has even passed it down a third generation, to his son, though he admits there is a big difference between the two. “My son goes to the games, not all of them, but some,” Buchanan said. “He enjoys them, but he is not a fanatic like me.” Buchanan said the game that sticks out most to him was a 1997 playoff victory at Delaware. It came during the Division I-AA national semifinals as McNeese won 23-21 on a last-second 31-yard field goal by Shonz Lafrenz. “That was exciting, a great finish,” Buchanan said. “Nobody gave us a chance. Of course it was disappointing to lose the title game (to Youngstown State), but that game was thrilling.” Buchanan remembers the emotional games, like the first one after losing his father or the first game back for the Cowboys after Hurricane Rita in 2005. “Those games were tough, a lot going through your mind,” he said. “Very emotional.” It was no different on February 27 when the Cowboys returned home for the first time since Hurricanes Laura and Delta six months ago. “I think it is really important for everyone to see that the school is bouncing back. We all want normalcy to return and I think sports is a big part of that.”

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HEAD COACH FRANK WILSON FIRST SEASON AT McNEESE (1-2)

McNeese named Frank Wilson its 17th head coach on Jan. 16, 2020, as he becomes the first AfricanAmerican head football coach in school history and the second in the history of the Southland Conference. The New Orleans native, who is widely considered one of the top recruiters in college football, comes to McNeese after spending the prior four seasons as the head coach at UTSA. Wilson’s debut campaign at UTSA made history as he led the Roadrunners to six wins and the 2016 Gildan New Mexico Bowl to match the NCAA modern startup program record by reaching a bowl game in just their sixth season. Wilson guided UTSA to bowl eligibility for the second THE WILSON FILE straight season in 2017. The Roadrunners pulled off another DATE OF BIRTH: Nov. 5, 1973 HOMETOWN: New Orleans, La. program first when they defeated Baylor, 17-10, in the season opener in Waco for UTSA’s HIGH SCHOOL: St. Augustine HS first victory against a team from a Power 5 Conference. COLLEGE: Nicholls State (1997) During his four years at UTSA, 26 players garnered All-Conference USA, two were WIFE: Tiffany CHILDREN: Alaina, Sa’bree, and Frank IV named All-Americans, a league Defensive Player of the Year, two Freshman of the Year selections, a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award and the prestigious William V. Campbell PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1992: Geneva (Pa.) University (running back) Trophy. 1993-95: Nicholls (running back/defensive back) Prior to being named head coach at UTSA, Wilson served a six-year stint as the running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at LSU from 2010-15, where he also served as as- COACHING EXPERIENCE 2020-: McNeese (Head Coach) sociate head coach for his final four seasons with the Tigers. He also has been an assistant 2016-19: UTSA (Head Coach) 2010-15: LSU (RB/Recruiting Coordinator) coach at Tennessee (2009), Southern Miss (2008) and Mississippi (2005-07). Univ. of Tennessee (Wide Receivers) While at LSU, he was recognized as the nation’s top assistant coach at his position in 2009: 2008: Southern Miss (RB/Recruiting Coordinator) 2011. Wilson also was named the 2011 Recruiter of the Year by Rivals.com, the 2014 NFL. 2005-07: Ole Miss (RB/Special Teams com Top Recruiter in College Football and the 2015 Scout.com SEC Recruiter of the Year. 2000-03: O.P. Walker HS (Head Coach) 1997-99: Karr HS (Assistant Coach) As the recruiting coordinator at LSU, Wilson led the Tigers to back-to-back top-five re- 1996: Nicholls (Student Assistant) cruiting classes in 2014-15 among five total groups that ranked among the top 10 nationally. EXPERIENCE He served as the lead recruiter for a long list of prominent players, including Odell Beckham BOWL 2016: Gildan New Mexico Bowl, UTSA Jr., La’el Collins, Jeremy Hill, Jarvis Landry, Tyrann Mathieu, Zach Mettenberger and the na- (L, 30-23 vs. New Mexico) tion’s No. 1 overall recruit in 2014 in Leonard Fournette, a 2014 Freshman All-SEC honoree 2014: Music City Bowl, LSU (L, 31-28 vs. Notre Dame) and consensus first team All-American a year later. 2013: Outback Bowl, LSU (W, 21-14 vs. Iowa) Overall, Wilson has coached or recruited 40 individuals who have made it to the NFL. 2012: Chick-fil-A Bowl, LSU That list includes Davenport, Jordan Moore, Kevin Strong Jr., Dalton Sturm, Josiah Tau (L, 25-24 vs. Clemson) aefa and Jarveon Williams from UTSA, Beckham Jr., Collins, Fournette, Hill, Landry, Ma- 2011: BSC National Championship, LSU (W, 21-0 vs. Alabama) thieu and Mettenberger along with Lamin Barrow, Kendell Beckwith, Alfred Blue, Will Clapp, Cotton Bowl, LSU Malachi Dupre, Ego Ferguson, Russell Gage, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Derrius Guice, Jerald 2010: (W, 41-24 vs. Texas A&M) Hawkins, Kenny Hilliard, Anthony Johnson, Deion Jones, Arden Key, Kendrick Lewis, Ter- 2009: Capital One Bowl, LSU (L, 19-17 vs. Penn State) rance Magee, Ronald Martin, Dexter McCluster, Denarius Moore, Eric Reid, Stevan Ridley, 2008: New Orleans Bowl, Southern Miss Duke Riley, Trai Turner, Mike Wallace, Spencer Ware and James Wright. (W, 30-27 vs. Troy) In six seasons at LSU, Wilson developed seven running backs that were selected in the RECRUITED, EVALUATED, NFL Draft, including first-team All-SEC performers in Fournette, Guice, Hill and Ridley. Dur- PLAYERS COACHED AND DEVELOPED BY WILSON ing his tenure, the Tigers posted a 61-17 overall record, captured the 2011 SEC Champion- Odell Beckham, Jr. Alfred Blue ship and appeared in the National Championship Game that same season. Leonard Fournette Under his guidance, LSU rushed for at least 200 yards 39 times, including 12 300-yard Benjarvis Green-Ellis games. The Tigers also recorded 45 100-yard individual rushing performances and four Derrius Guice Jeremy Hill 1,000-yard individual rushers. Kenny Hilliard Wilson joined the LSU staff after spending the 2009 season at Tennessee, where he Jarvis Landry Tyrann Mathieu coached the wide receivers under Lane Kiffin. 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From 2005-07, Wilson served as the running backs/assistant special teams coach at Mississippi, where he recruited prominent future NFL stars Kendrick Lewis and Mike Wallace. He also developed a first-team all-conference running back in Green-Ellis. Wilson joined the Rebels’ staff after serving one year as director of athletics for the New Orleans Public School System after spending three-and-a-half seasons as head football coach and offensive coordinator at O. Perry Walker High School. Wilson led O. Perry Walker to two District 10-4A championships and the Louisiana Class 4A State Championship game in 2002. He was honored by the NFL as the 2002 Louisiana Coach of the Year and was voted by his peers as the Louisiana Class 4A Coach of the Year. Wilson also was a finalist for the 2002 Nike National Coach of the Year. During his head coaching stint at O. Perry Walker, Wilson developed 22 players who earned Division I scholarships, including 11 in 2002 to rank as the nation’s largest high school class of D-I signees. The 2002 team defeated national-power John Curtis Christian School, 20-0, during the regular season, which snapped a 136-game district winning streak for John Curtis and marked the first time that team had failed to score in 303 consecutive games, a national record. Wilson spent three years as an assistant coach at Edna Karr High School, also in New Orleans, from 1997-2000. He served as offensive coordinator at Edna Karr during the 1999 season in which the team reached the Class 3A state finals and recorded its best statistical season on offense in the program’s history. Wilson got his start in coaching as a student assistant at his alma mater, Nicholls State University, working with the running backs while he finished his degree. While in Thibodaux, Wilson helped coach the first 1,000-yard rusher in school history and was part of the biggest turnaround in NCAA history at the time for the Colonels, who improved from 0-10 in 1995 to 8-2 in 1996. A three-year letterman at Nicholls State, Wilson earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a running back his sophomore year. Wilson attended Geneva University in Beaver Falls, Pa., his freshman season, earning conference Freshman of the Year honors as a running back and kick returner. He also earned first team all-conference honors and was an honorable mention NAIA Division II All-American. Wilson received his bachelor of arts degree in general education from Nicholls State in 1997. Wilson and his wife, Tiffany, have three children: Alaina, Sabree and Frank IV.

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What They’re Saying About Coach Wilson “Frank is a great Louisiana man. He was one of the best assistant coaches in LSU history and he will do a great job for McNeese.” – Ed Orgeron, LSU head coach. “Coach Frank Wilson changed my life. He gave a young kid from New Orleans a chance to compete and learn on a higher level. He opened the doors for so many of us Louisiana athletes and I’m just happy to see him making strides and becoming all that he can be. He is a true inspiration.” – Tyrann Mathieu, former LSU defensive back and Heisman Trophy finalist and currently with the Kansas City Chiefs. “Be a pro. Coach Wilson made it a real possibility not with just the amount of work we put in, but with the culture he brought to the program. He gave us respect and responsibility and we thrived. I’m happy to see Coach Wilson help others turn dreams into reality.” – Marcus Davenport, former UTSA player and first round draft pick by the New Orleans Saints. “One of the most loving and caring coaches outside of football. The love I have for him will last a lifetime. Anyone that gets him as a coach will love him not as a coach but also as a father figure. Also he’s a God fearing man.” – Leonard Fournette, former LSU running back and current running back for the Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “Coaches and players gravitate to Frank Wilson. He was a part of my staff at Tennessee and I can tell you firsthand that he develops players as well as anyone in college football. People talk about how great of a recruiter he is, but he is just as strong of a leader.” – Lane Kiffen, Ole Miss head coach who hired Frank Wilson at Tennessee. “I had the honor to play for and be recruited by a man who was so unselfish in his work and in his life that people were drawn to his efforts and commitment, which helped them become a man foremost and then a player. I speak firsthand for how he’s stayed in contact with players even after they have left his reach. They don’t make many like him.” – Jarvis Landry, Cleveland Browns wide receiver.

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M c NEESE ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. 1 Colby Richardson DB 6-1 2 Cory McCoy DB 5-10 3 Quad Wilson DB 5-9 5 Chris Joyce DB 5-11 6 Josh Matthews WR 6-2 7 Gabe Foster DB 6-2 8 Cody Orgeron QB 6-1 9 Walker Wood QB 6-0 10 Darius Daniels LB 5-11 11 Gus Nave DB 5-11 12 Cade Bartlett QB 6-3 14 Severyn Foster WR 6-2 18 Trent Winbush DB 5-11 19 Ridge Texada DB 5-10 20 Deonta McMahon RB 5-9 21 Andre Sam DB 6-1 22 Rae’Kwon Starks DB 6-1 23 Kordell Williams DB 5-10 23 Christian Thomas WR 6-0 24 Josh Parker RB 5-10 24 Brian Lampton DB 6-0 25 Darius Shields DB 5-11 25 Gage Rapp WR 5-10 26 Brendan Sirls WR 6-2 26 Austin Garcia DB 5-10 27 Enos Lewis DB 5-11 28 Andrew Croker DB 5-10 29 AJ Carter RB 6-0 30 Tyler Toliver DB 6-1 31 Dorion Pollard LB 5-11 32 Carlos Scott LB 6-1 33 Ivory Roberts RB 5-7 34 J’Cobi Skinner RB 5-9 34 Eli Johnson DB 6-0 35 Kobe Callahan LB 6-4 36 Dontay Hargrove TE 6-2 36 Tremayne Evans DB 5-11 37 Carlos Williams RB 5-11 37 Mason Caldwell K/H 5-9 38 Bailey Raborn P/K 5-10 39 Jacob Abel K 6-1 40 Isaiah Chambers DL 6-5 41 Keandre Turner TE 6-3 42 Earenest Grayson III DE 6-3

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Yr. Jr./2L Sr./2L Fr./HS So./TR Jr./TR Sr./3L Sr./3L Jr./TR RSo./1L Jr./TR Fr./HS So./TR RSo./HS Fr./HS Jr./TR Jr./2L Fr./HS Jr./2L Fr./HS Fr./HS Fr./HS Fr./RS Fr./HS Fr./HS Fr./HS Jr./2L RSo./1L So./TR Fr./TR Sr./1L Sr./1L Fr./RS Jr./2L So./1L Fr./HS Sr./3L Fr./HS So./1L So./TR Sr./3L Jr./TR Gr./TR So./RS Fr./RS

Hometown/Previous School New Orleans, LA (McMain HS) Leesville, LA (Leesville HS) San Antonio, TX (Brandeis HS) Hampton, GA (Dutchtown HS/Tulane) Baton Rouge, LA (Dunham HS/Louisiana Tech) Bon Wier, TX (Newton HS) Mandeville, LA (Mandeville HS) Lexington, KY (Lafayette HS/Univ. of Kentucky) Iowa, LA (Iowa HS) Scooba, MS (Kemper County HS/Univ. of South Alabama) Waller, TX (Waller HS) Lincoln, NE (Lincoln SE HS/Rochester (MN) College) Rayne, LA (Rayne HS) Frisco, TX (Centennial HS) Frostproof, FL (Frostproof HS/Butte College) Iowa, LA (Iowa HS) Harvey, LA (Helon Cox HS) Carencro, LA (Carencro HS) Logansport, LA (Logansport HS) Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic HS) Houston, TX (Mayde Creek HS) Houston, TX (Lamar HS) Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) Arlington, TX (Mansfield Summit HS) San Antonio, TX (Brandeis HS) Miami, FL (Miami Central HS) Leesville, LA (Leesville HS) Many, LA (Many HS/Arizona State) Orange Park, FL (Baldwin HS/Culver-Stockton College) Chicago, IL (Hinsdale Central HS/Butler CC) Houston, TX (Dulles HS/Navarro JC) Houston, TX (Westfield HS) Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) Baton Rouge, LA (Live Oak HS) Covington, LA (Covington HS) Wharton, TX (Pickering HS) Houston, TX (Benjamin Davis HS) Dixie County, FL (Dixie County HS) Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS/Ark.-Monticello) Lafayette, LA (STM/LSU) Goddard, KS (Goddard Eisenhower HS/Butler CC) Houston, TX (Aldine MacArthur HS/Univ. of Houston) Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS) Tulsa, OK (Jenks HS)

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M c NEESE ROSTER No. Name 42 Chandler Perer 43 Tyrell Flugence 45 Tahj Samuel 47 Khaylon Chappel 49 Jake LaFleur 50 Layton Garnett 51 Trey Vondenstein 52 Mason Kinsey 53 Kyle Herridge 53 Blake Robinson 56 Brayden Adams 58 Logan Sonnier 59 Grayson Mays 59 Paxton Crouse 62 Joe Latronico 63 Charlie Zeno 66 Richard Griffith 67 Max Charite 68 Caleb Gary 69 Aaron McDaniel 70 Hezekiah Neason 71 Caron Coleman 73 Calvin Barkat 78 Hayden Shaw 79 Nick Holiday 80 Jamal Pettigrew 81 Deon Cormier 83 Trevor Begue 84 KJ Brown 85 Zach Hayes 86 Markel Cotten 87 Markquell Stewart 88 Luke Howard 89 Mason Pierce 90 Steven Conerly 92 Arthur Lott 93 Masry Mapieu 96 CJ Semien 97 Cameron Peterson 98 Leon Young 99 Accord Green

Pos. Ht. FB 5-11 DL 5-10 DL 5-11 DE 6-3 LB 6-3 LB 6-3 LS 6-2 DL 6-2 OL 6-1 LB 6-1 LB 6-2 DL 6-2 DL 6-2 OL 6-0 OL 6-4 OL 6-2 OL 6-6 OL 6-3 OL 6-4 OL 6-3 OL 6-3 OL 6-2 OL 6-3 OL 6-3 OL 6-5 TE 6-7 WR 5-11 WR 5-11 TE 6-2 WR 6-0 WR 6-2 WR 6-0 TE 6-4 WR 5-9 DL 5-11 DL 6-3 DL 6-4 DL 6-3 DL 6-5 DL 5-11 DL 6-4

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Hometown/Previous School Gonzales, LA (East Ascension HS) Carrollton, TX (Newman Smith HS) Ruston, LA (Ruston HS) Haughton, LA (Haughton HS) Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) West Monroe, LA (West Monroe HS/UTSA) Katy, TX (Seven Lakes HS) Mansfield, TX (Mansfield Legacy/Navarro Coll., The Citadel) Montgomery, TX (Montgomery HS) Denham Springs, LA (Live Oak HS) Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS) Iowa, LA (Iowa HS) Bellville, TX (Bellville HS) Ponchatoula, LA (Ponchatoula HS) San Antonio, TX (Ronald Reagan HS) Cibolo, TX (Steele HS) Roland, AR (Pulaski Academy) Homestead, FL (South Dade HS/Univ. of South Alabama) Welsh, LA (Welsh HS) Oakdale, LA (Oakdale HS) Amite, LA (Amite HS) St. Louis, MO (Pattonville HS/Coffeyville CC) Sachse, TX (Sachse HS) Glen Rose, TX (Glen Rose HS) Cibolo, TX (Steele HS) New Orleans, LA (St. Augustine HS/LSU) Humble, TX (Summer Creek HS) Lafayette, LA (St. Thomas More HS) Richwood, TX (Brazoswood HS) Welsh, LA (Welsh HS) Franklinton, LA (Pine HS) Gonzales, LA (East Ascension HS) Lafayette, LA (St. Thomas More HS) Pearland, TX (Pearland Dawson HS) Plaquemine, LA (Plaquemine HS) Missouri City, TX (Hightower HS) York, NE (York HS/ULL) Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS) Houston, TX (Kempner HS) Dallas, TX (Cedar Hills HS) New Orleans, LA (De La Salle HS/Hinds CC)

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LAMAR ROSTER No. Name 2 James Jones 3 Jeremy Davis 4 Steven Jones 5 Anthony Ruffin 6 Erik Pizarro 7 Chaz Ward 7 Andre Mulinax 8 Desmond Veals 9 Kyron Norwood 9 Mike Chandler 10 Dallas Martin 10 Jalen Dummett 11 Luke Lunsford 11 Aaron Calcote 12 Marcellus Johnson 13 Jermaine Givens 14 Austin Scott 15 Jordan Williams 15 Jake Smith 16 Hayden Jenkins 16 Tyrique Carter 17 Blake Robinson 18 Vencent Rockwell 19 Rodney Higdon 20 Jaylon Jackson 21 Courtlon Allen 22 Wyatt Rohmer 23 Kirkland Banks 24 Ryan Matlock 25 Jason Thomas 26 Darrell Bush 27 Jacob Fex 28 Tyler Pippin 29 Alex Connell 30 Caimyn Layne 31 Jordan Patterson 32 Enrique Carmona 33 Casden Brooks 34 Nakota Shepard-Creer 35 DeAundrey Bowman 36 Willie Farr 37 Devin Thomas 38 Keshawn Young 39 Amon Byars 40 Seth Wood 40 Jalen Freeman 41 Kendal Rowan 42 Casey Mudoh 43 Alex Meeks

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Wt. 165 245 165 200 197 231 188 210 183 190 223 220 205 230 216 200 199 175 210 185 175 184 220 170 165 170 190 176 188 172 210 185 165 160 235 202 195 192 185 162 203 180 200 180 245 236 215 205 160

Yr. So.-1L Jr.-TR Jr.-2L So.-1L So.-1L So.-1L Sr.-3L Sr.-3L Sr.-1L Fr.-TR Sr.-1L Jr.-TR Fr.-HS Jr.-RS So.-1L So,-1L Sr.-RS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-1L Fr.-HS Sr.-3L Sr.-1L Jr.-RS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-RS Fr.-HS Fr.-RS So.-1L Jr.-2L Sr.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Sr.-1L Fr.-RS Jr.-TR Jr.-TR Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS

Hometown/Previous School Beaumont, Texas / West Brook HS Houston, Texas / Dobie HS (Missouri Southern State) Beaumont, Texas / West Brook HS Houma, La. / Terrebonne HS Rio Hondo, Texas / Rio Hondo HS Houma, La. / Terrebonne HS Fort Worth, Texas / Crowley HS Beaumont, Texas / West Brook HS Hattiesburg, Miss. / Forrest County HS (Pearl River CC) Converse, Texas / Judson HS (Colorado) Murrieta, Calif. / Foothills HS (City College of San Francisco) Oakland, Calif. / Oakland HS (Feather River College) Denham Springs, La. / Denham Springs HS Shreveport, La. / Evangel Christian Academy Killeen, Texas / Killeen HS Mesquite, Texas / Mesquite Horn HS Moore, S.C. / Spartanburg HS (Eastern Kentucky) Houston, Texas / Summer Creek HS Tyler, Texas / Bishop Gorman Tenaha, Texas / Tenaha HS Huntsville, Texas / Huntsville HS Orange, Texas / West Orange-Stark HS Longview, Texas / Spring Hills HS Tampa, Fla. / Jesuit HS Burleson, Texas / Centennial HS Fort Worth, Texas / South Hills HS (Trinity Valley CC) Fort Worth, Texas / Fossil Ridge HS Lake Charles, La. / Barbe HS Newbury Park, Calif. / Newbury Park HS (Moorpark College) Downey, Calif. / Downey HS (Golden West CC) Gilmer, Texas / Gilmer HS McKinney, Texas / Boyd HS Groves, Texas / Port Neches-Groves HS Buna, Texas / Buna HS Waxahachie, Texas / All Saints Episcopal School Beaumont, Texas / Kelly Catholic Tomball, Texas / Tomball Memorial HS Frisco, Texas / Liberty HS Chicago, Ill. / Salesian HS (Santa Barbara CC) Carthage, Texas / Carthage HS Evadale, Texas / Evadale HS Saginaw, Texas / Nolan Catholic HS Lafayette, La. / Lafayette HS (Antelope Valley College) Rosenberg, Texas / Terry HS (Army) Lubbock, Texas / Coronado HS (Cisco College) Frisco, Texas / Independence HS (Harding University) Marrero, La. / St. Augustine HS Longview, Texas / Spring Hills HS Houston, Texas / Cy Ridge HS

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LAMAR ROSTER No. Name 44 Nathan Gaskamp 45 Efosa Evbuomwan 46 Austin Kennedy 47 Bailey Giffen 48 Jordan Cordova 50 Luke Wallis 51 Tyler Jackson 52 Caleb Oden 53 Marcques Mayo 54 Bless Harris 55 Franklyn Alfaro 56 Donovan Edwards 57 Paul Ivory 58 John Garza 59 Jaxon Richards 61 Tyler Montalvo 63 John Farris 64 Malik Wilkerson 65 Jacob Dicharry 66 Dwight Johnson 68 Alejandro Acosta 69 Ja’Darrius Winans 71 Jevale Roberson 74 Brian Roy 75 Alexander Frithiof 77 Marcus Harry 78 Devon King 79 Jacob Loganbill 80 Timothy Conerly 81 Devyn Gibbs 82 Jack Roe 83 Jacoby Davis 84 Sterling Herrington 85 Dawud Shorts 86 Griffin Hammond 87 Gabriel Stonewall 88 Connor Venetis 89 Conner Boyette 90 Tylo Phillips 91 Vincent Rollins 92 Kirsten Williams 93 Joe Glaefke 94 Jack McCarthy 95 Caleb Williams 96 LaTrell Smith 97 Rashad Muhammad 98 Chidera Umeh 99 Brandon Arnold

Pos. TE OLB LB K LB DS LB ILB OL OL ILB OL DL LB DL OL DS OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR TE WR WR TE TE WR WR TE WR DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL

Ht. 6-1 6-1 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-6 6-4 5-10 6-4 6-5 6-6 5-10 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-4 5-9 6-4 5-11 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-5 5-9 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-10 6-3 6-4 6-2

Wt. 230 200 220 165 200 225 220 211 245 295 230 297 240 229 215 260 215 290 240 244 275 315 266 250 323 285 350 300 165 210 169 214 225 218 187 176 240 160 290 250 226 241 225 300 280 270 255 280

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Hometown/Previous School Midlothian, Texas / Heritage HS (Trinity Valley CC) Leesville, La. / Leesville HS Cypress, Texas / Cy Woods HS Bryan, Texas / Rudder HS (Stephen F. Austin) Kinder, La. / Kinder HS (UL Lafayette) Kirbyville, Texas / Kirbyville HS DeSoto, Texas / DeSoto HS Shiner, Texas / Shiner HS Opelousas, La. / Northwest HS New Orleans, La. / St. Augustine HS Houston, Texas / Spring Woods HS Beaumont, Texas / West Brook HS West Orange, Texas / West Orange-Stark HS LaGrange, Texas / LaGrange HS Scottsdale, Ariz. / Chaparral HS Silsbee, Texas / Evadale HS Baytown, Texas / Sterling HS Hemphill, Texas / Hemphill HS Dallas, Texas / Pearce HS Beaumont, Texas / Legacy Christian Academy Deer Park, Texas / Deer Park HS Minden, La. / Minden HS Cleveland, Texas / Cleveland HS Port Arthur, Texas / Memorial HS (Sam Houston) Springtown, Texas / Springtown HS Longview, Texas / Longview HS Gilmer, Texas / Gilmer HS Van Alstyne, Texas / Van Alstyne HS New Orleans, La. / Wright Charter School Mabank, Texas / Mabank HS Humble, Texas / Atascocita HS Houston, Texas / Dobie HS (Missouri Southern State) Silsbee, Texas / Silsbee HS Humble, Texas / Atascocita HS Houston, Texas / Atascocita HS El Paso, Texas / Franklin HS Lafayette, La. / Southside HS Lindale, Texas / Lindale HS Collinsville, Miss. / West Lauderdale HS (Hinds CC) Phelan, Calif. / Serrano HS (Azusa Pacific) Houston, Texas / Klein Forest HS (Blinn College) Renton, Wash. / Hazen HS Houston, Texas / Cy-Fair HS Houston, Texas / Cy Creek HS Dallas, Texas / Lake Highlands HS Little Rock, Ark. / North Little Rock HS Richmond, Texas / St. Thomas HS Spring Branch, Texas / Smithson Valley HS 2021 McNeese Football Gameday Program


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The spirit of Southwest Louisiana is built on resiliency – overcoming adversity, evolving as we grow. Sasol and its employees are proud to share in this spirit, investing time and resources to help our region recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Laura.

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