2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Matt Viator in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the Southland title. McNeese State received the conference's automatic bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Cowboys lost in the second round to fellow Southland member, Sam Houston State. The team played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Schedule

 * undefinedThe game between LSU and McNeese State was canceled due to inclement weather. The game was delayed due to lightning after 5 minutes of play during each team held the ball for one drive and no one scored. Both schools' athletic directors decided not to reschedule the game, thus declaring it a "no contest". LSU did agree to pay McNeese State its promised fee of $500,000.

@ LSU
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Incarnate Word
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@ Stephen F. Austin
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Mississippi College
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@ Nicholls
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Southeastern Louisiana
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@ Central Arkansas
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Northwestern State (homecoming)
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@ Abilene Christian
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Sam Houston State
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@ Lamar
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Sam Houston State—NCAA Division I Second Round
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