McNeese’s Cowboys jump into division 1-A to playNebraska of the Big 12..............................................

- McNeese will play its second Big 12 opponent on Saturdayin Lincoln, NEB when the Cowboys tackle Nebraska...last year theCowboys started their season with a 38-24 loss to Texas A&M of theBig 12....kickoff is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.

- SERIESRECORD: this is the first meeting between the twoschools....they have played against each other on the baseball field(last spring in the McNeese Lake Area Classic.....Nebraska won 9-4)

- NATIONAL POLLS: Cowboys were ranked No. 2 to No.1 Montana in last week’s 1-AA polls.....poll will be out on Mondayafternoon....Nebraska fell out of this week’s 1-A poll

- COACHES....McNeese is coached by Tommy Tate who isnow in his third year with an 20-8 overall record, one conferencechampionship and two post-season 1-AA playoffappearances....Cowboys are 4-0 this year with wins over Grambling(52-20) , Youngstown State (28-13) and Western Kentucky (38-13),all ranked in the top 25 when they played, and a victory over 1-ALouisiana-Monroe (24-19)...Nebraska (3-2) is coached by FrankSolich , 45-11 and in his fifth year....the Huskers have defeated Ari-zona State (48-10), Troy State (31-16) and Utah State (44-13) thisyear while bowing to penn State (40-7) and Iowa State (36-14)

- COWBOY KEY PLAYERS....through four games thisseason McNeese’s top players have been:....strong safety HadleyPrince (a Buck Buchanan award candidate) and has earned nationaland SLC player of the week honors...he leads team with 46tackles...linebacker Roderick Royal was the SLC player of the weekfor the opening game win over Grambling and has 45 tackles as doeslinebacker Ryan Garrison...tailback Vick King leads the Cowboys inrushing with 354 yards and an average of 5.1 yards per carry....QBScott Pendarvis is making 59.7 percent of his passes (37 of 62 for515 yards and 4 tds)..WR Jermaine Martin has become McNeese’sall-time leading pass receiver this year...he has 11 catches for 146yards this year...B. J. Sams tops the Cowboys in all-purpose runningwith an average of 206.8 ypg....he has run two punts back fortds...John Marino has made 16 straight PATs and has made three offive field goals....five different players have intercepted passes forthe Cowboys...guard Mitch Sawyer, center Jason Davis and tackleDwight Hudler lead the Cowboy offensive line in grading

McNeese Sports InformationDirector: Louis BonnettePhone: (337) 475-5207Home: (337) 477-4182Fax: (337) 475-5202Cell: (337) 540-8869Email: lbonnette@structurex.netAsst. Director: Pam LafossePhone: (337) 475-5926Home: (337) 562-0735

Cowboys in 2002: 4-0A. 31 def. Grambling 52-20 (H)S. 7 def. Youngstown St. 28-13 (A)S. 14 def. La-Monroe 24-19 (A)S. 21 OpenS. 28 def. Western Kentucky 38-13 (H)O. 5 at Nebraska (11:30 a.m.)O. 12 OpenO. 19 Jacksonville State (7 p.m.)O. 26 at Sam Houston St. (2 p.m.)N. 2 at Stephen F. Austin (4 p.m.)N. 9 Southwest Texas (7 p.m.)N. 16 at Northwestern St. (2 p.m.)N. 23 Nicholls State (7 p.m.)

MCNEESELocation: Lake Charles, LAConference: SouthlandNickname: CowboysColors: Blue and GoldPresident: Dr. Robert HebertEnrollment: 8,200Athletic Director: Sonny Watkins

McNeese Individual Game by GameRushing Grambling Youngstown St. La-Monroe W. Kentucky Nebraska Jacksonville Sam Houston SFA SW Texas NW State Nicholls StateKing 18-80-1 17-98 20-98-1 14-78-2Prim 12-61-1 6-23 12-35 7-17-1Trahan 8-11-1 1-1 7-39 5-26Lawton 6-25-1 3-10 7-115-1 5-30Robin 2-8 2-10 2-22Beasley 1-6

PassingPendarvis 13-7-0-110-1 20-12-0-122-1 13-5-1-80-1 16-13-1-203-1Corcoran 4-3-0-21-0 4-4-0-34-0Allen 3-2-0-12-0

ReceivingMartin 3-28-0 5-76-1 2-38 1-4Sams 2-36-0 1-4 2-36 6-111-1Gore 2-12-0Lawton 1-24 1-1Trahan 1-20 1-4 2-23Hamilton 1-9-1 1-7 2-18 1-3King 1-7-0Brodhead 1-7-0 2-15 1-14-1 2-56Oustalet 1-8 1-7

PuntingCook 7-221-31.6-52 7-257-36.7-50 6-196-32.7-41 1-40-40.0-40

Punt RetSams 3-38-14 6-138-81-1td 4-43-17 2-89-59-1td

KO retSams 2-39-22 1-38-38 2-59-33 4-108-35Martin 1-25-25Prince 1-17-17Prim 1-7-7Blanchard 1-40

Pass Int.White 1-58Smith 1-22Burns 1-0Royal 1-20-1Gulley 1-0 1-9

FGsMarino (33), 35m (37) 28m 39m

TacklesRoyal 13 11 7 12Prince 7 17 10 12Gulley 4 4 8 5Garrison 8 14 6 17Jones 3 4 7 3

COWBOY FOOTBALL STAFFHead Coach Tommy Tate (McNeese ‘79, 3

years, 20-8)Offensive Coordinator Matt Viator (McNeese ‘86)Defensive Coordinator Lance Guidry (McNeese ‘95)Offensvie Line Gerald Broussard (La-Lafayette‘84)Linebackers Lark Hebert (McNeese ‘85)Wide Receivers Adam Henry (McNeese ‘98)Defensive Line Bob Howell (McNeese ‘78)Running Backs Carlos McGee (McNeese ‘96)Defensive Assistant Charles Ayro (McNeese ‘00)Tight Ends Pat Matthews (McNeese ‘01)Defensive Assistant Jeff Sherrill (Tenn-Martin ‘02)Athletic Trainer Jim Murphy (Tex. Medical Center‘74)Equipment Manager Ronny Breaux (McNeese ‘69)Strength Coach Mike Robinson (Northwestern St.‘83)

McNeese head coach Tommy Tate- he’s the second former McNeese footballplayer to serve as the university’s headcoach...the first was the late Jack Dolandwho coached the Cowboys from 1970 to1978, led them to a conference title and tobowl appearances in the IndependenceBowl (1976 victory over Tulsa) and in theGrantland Rice Bowl (1971 loss to Tennes-see State)...Doland was also the McNeeseathletic director and went on to become theuniversity’s president and to serve as a statesenator...he had played for the Cowboys inthe 1940s when the school was a junior col-lege and he went on to play for Tulane when it went to the RoseBowl- Tate played for Doland as he was a four year letterman from 1975to 1978..he was a defensive back and earned all-conference aca-demic honors- in 1979 he stepped off the field and into the coaching box...in thesummer of 1979 Doland was named the president of the universityand Ernie Duplechin became the McNeese head coach, picking Tateto become his secondary coach- Tate had served as a McNeese assistant coach for 20 years (oneseason was spent as the school’s placement director)- he was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator in 1999and became head coach in 2000...he now has an 20-8 overall recordand has the Cowboys undefeated at 4-0 this season....and rankedNo. 2 in 1-AA

MARTIN GETS RECORD Jermaine Martin has become McNeese State’sall-time leading pass receiver. In the first gameof the season he became the all-time leader forpass receptions and in the Cowboys’ third gamehe took overthe leader-ship foryards catch-ing passes.In his careerwith theC o w b o y she has nowcaught 128passes for2,062 yardsand ninet o u c h -downs. Hehas movedinto a tie for10th on thea l l - t i m eSouthlandConferencelist for passreceivers.

Jermaine Martin

This year he has caught 11 passes for 146 yardsand a touchdown.

SLC TOP 10 ALL-TIME RECEIVERS1. Matt Dominguez, Sam Houston 2112. Cisco Richard, La-Monroe 1793. Jonathon Cooper, Sam Houston 1714. Joey Hamiklton, Jacksonville St. 1615. Pat Holder, Abilene Christian 1556. Ronnie Vinson, Abilene Christian 1537. Mike Pearce, Stephen F. Austin 1528. Ronnie Gebauer, Lamar 1499. Jackie Harris, La-Monroe 14710. Walt Huntley, Trinity 128 Jermaine Martin, McNeese 128

McNeese State RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp Hometown (Previous School)1 Marcus Turner WR 5-8 137 Jr-1L West Monroe, LA (West Monroe)2 Jermaine Martin WR 5-6 147 Sr-3L Lafayette, LA (Northside HS)3 Marcus Trahan TB 5-10 193 Sr-3L Sulphur , LA (Sulphur High)4 Britt Brodhead WR 5-9 172 Jr-2L Lafayette, LA (St. Thomas More)5 Jason Cook P 6-1 209 Fr-RS Moss Bluff, LA (Sam Houston)6 Logan Laviolette WR 5-10 173 Jr-1L Moss Bluff, LA (Sam Houston)7 Huey Gardner WR 6-1 192 Jr-2L Katy, TX, (Cypress Springs HS)8 John Marino PK 5-10 205 So-1L Covington, LA (Covington HS)9 Hadley Prince SS 5-9 204 Sr-3L Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS)10 Rod Gulley FS 6-2 197 Jr-2L Newton, TX (Newton HS)11 Ryan Corcoran QB 6-2 198 Jr-1L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS)12 B. J. Sams WR 5-10 173 Jr-2L Mandeville, LA (Mandeville HS)13 Scott Pendarvis QB 6-3 221 So-1L Walker, LA (Catholic HS)14 Matt Gore TE 6-3 225 Jr-2L Katy, TX (Katy HS)15 Kellen Wright WR 5-11 172 So-Trf Lake Charles, LA (La-Lafayette)16 Michael Allen QB 6-2 226 Sr-2L Spring, TX (Klein Oaks HS)17 Vick King TB 5-11 206 Jr-1L Cutoff, LA (S. LaFourche HS)18 Drew Blanchard WR 6-1 197 So-HS Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS)19 Casey Clark QB 6-2 207 Fr-HS Fountain Valley, CA (Fountain Val)20 Terrance Moses TB 6-0 199 Fr-HS Baton Rouge, LA (Southern Lab)21 Jason Miller TB 6-0 204 Fr-HS Iota, LA (Iota HS)22 Jacob Prim TB 6-0 227 Sr-1L Foley, AL (SW Miss. JC)23 Chris White CB 5-10 203 So-1L Lake Charles, LA (LaGrange HS)24 Keith Smith CB 6-0 182 Jr-2L Leesville, LA (Leesville HS)25 Achille Fairchild SS 6-1 187 Jr-2L St. Gabriel, LA (Catholic HS)26 Jovon Burns CB 5-10 184 Sr-3L Houston, TX (Elkins HS)27 Carlos Weathersby FS 6-0 195 Fr-RS McComb, MS (McComb HS)28 Cedric Lars SS 5-10 181 So-1L Shreveport, LA (Southwood HS)30 Kyle Richey FS 6-1 204 Fr-RS Iota, LA (Iota HS)31 Burlyn Williams SS 6-1 182 Fr-RS Bogalousa, LA (Bogalousa HS)32 Scott Thomas CB 5-10 179 Fr-RS Mamou, LA (Mamou HS)33 Darren Oustalet FB 5-10 233 Sr-3L Long Beach, MS, (Long Beach )34 Andrew Robin FB 6-0 231 So-1L Pt. Barre, LA (Pt. Barre HS)35 Lawrence Darby CB 5-11 180 Fr-HS Covington, LA (Covington HS)36 Joseph Prim SS 6-0 206 So-HS Foley, AL (Foley HS)37 Simpson Borens CB 5-10 157 So-HS Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic HS)38 Joel Thibodeaux PK 5-10 172 Fr-RS Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis HS)39 Kevin Beasley FB 5-11 220 Fr-HS Bridge City, TX (Bridge City HS)40 Raymone Senegal LB 6-2 218 Fr-HS Lafayette, LA (Acadiana HS)41 Tyree Broden LB 6-1 238 Jr-2L Baton Rouge, LA (Broadmoor)42 Jimmy Abram DE 6-3 243 Sr-3L Slidell, LA (Slidell HS)43 Kenny Jones SS 5-8 204 Fr-HS Leesville, LA (Leesville HS)44 Luke Lawton FB 6-0 248 Jr-2L Lafayette, LA (St. Thomas More)45 Bryan Forte’ LB 6-0 223 Fr-HS Slidell, LA (Slidell HS)46 John Boutte LB 6-1 225 Fr-Trf Lake Charles, LA (LC-Boston)47 Rayborn Robiskie DT 6-1 251 Fr-HS Hahnville, LA (Shaw HS)48 Schuyler Olivier LB 5-11 234 Fr-HS Lake Charles, LA (LaGrange HS)49 Kedrick Nicholas LB 5-11 225 So-1L New Orleans, LA (Karr HS)51 Jason Davis C 6-1 332 Sr-3L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS)52 Roderick Royal LB 6-1 241 Jr-Trf Baton Rouge,LA (Florida)53 John Chevalier DT 6-2 251 So-1L Cecilia, LA (Cecilia HS)54 Michael LaBorde C 6-3 309 So-1L Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS)55 Phil Smith DE 6-1 239 So-1L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS)56 Blair Faucheaux C 6-3 265 Fr-RS Loreauville, LA (Loreauville HS)57 Roy Farias LB 6-2 230 Jr-1L Orangefield, TX (Orangefield HS)58 Ryan Garrison LB 6-1 235 Jr-2L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS)60 Christopher Allen DT 6-0 246 Fr-HS Spring, TX (Klein Oaks HS)61 James Roden OT 6-4 296 Sr-3L Groveton, TX (Groveton HS)62 Ryan Thompson DT 6-2 259 Fr-HS Moss Bluff, LA (Sam Houston)64 Alan Bryant DT 5-9 242 Sr-1L Beaumont, TX (Westbrook HS)65 Dwight Hudler OG 6-2 304 Jr-2L Mesquite, TX (Mesquite HS)66 Jess Demarest OG 6-4 291 So-1L Klein, TX (Klein HS)68 Mitch Sawyer OG 6-1 279 Sr-2L Ethel, LA (Centreville HS)69 John Vasilakis OG 6-4 284 Fr-RS Lumberton, TX (Lumberton HS)70 Jared Ferranti C 6-0 272 Sr-3L Houston, TX (Cy-Falls HS)71 Brent Pousson OT 6-4 255 Fr-HS Iota, LA (Iota HS)72 Zac Quinlan OT 6-3 290 Sr-3L Cypress, TX (Cypress HS)73 Hynson Lanaux OT 6-6 261 Fr-RS Hammond, LA (Hammond HS)74 Cody LeBlanc OT 6-5 300 So-1L Lumberton, TX (Lumberton HS)75 Dentrick Chretien OG 6-2 305 So-1L Lake Charles, LA (LaGrange HS)77 Alex Ardoin OT 6-4 270 Fr-HS Eunice, LA (St. Edmunds)

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp Hometown (Previous School)78 Jeremiah Abbott OG 6-2 257 Fr-HS Slidell, LA (Salmen HS)79 B. J. McNutt DT 6-4 304 Sr-3L Houston, TX (Cy-Fair HS)80 Herman Monroe TE 6-3 236 So-Trf Sunset, LA (Beau Chene HS)81 Marcus Singleton WR 6-2 173 So-Sqd Baton Rouge, LA (Southern Lab)83 Chris Thomas WR 5-8 160 Fr-HS Slidell, LA (Salmen HS)84 Steven Anderson TE 6-2 246 So-HS Lafayette, LA (Northside HS)85 Jeff Hamilton TE 6-4 239 Sr-3L Westlake, LA (Westlake High)87 Jason Taylor TE 6-2 237 Sr-3L Orange, TX, (WO Stark HS)88 Henry Smith WR 5-11 175 So-HS Beaumont, TX (Central HS)89 Kyle Savant TE 6-2 244 Fr-RS Eunice, LA (Eunice HS)90 Lance Rickner DE 6-3 220 So-Sqd New Orleans, LA (John Curtis)91 John Paul Jones DT 6-3 285 Fr-Trf Carencro, LA (Carencro HS)92 Stoney Delcambre DE 6-0 228 So-1L Delcambre, LA (Delcambre HS)93 Pike Pickett DE 6-2 235 So-Trf Vinton, LA (Rice University)94 Jerrell Zeno DE 6-4 237 Jr-2L Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS095 Sheldon Holder DE 6-3 239 Fr-HS Harvey, LA (West Jefferson)96 J. R. Green DT 6-2 316 Fr-RS League City, TX (Clear Creek )97 Mike Swansey DT 6-1 261 So-1L Freeport, TX (Brazosport HS)98 Tim Kenebrew DE 6-4 231 Jr-2L Newton, TX (Newton HS)99 Jaworski White DE 6-3 235 Jr-1L Clinton, LA (Clinton HS)

PRONUNCIATIONJohn Boutee (boo-tee)Tyree Broden (tie-ree broden)Jovon Burns (joe-vaughn)John Chevalier (shu-val-yea)Dentrick Chretien (cray-shan)Ryan Corcoran (cork-run)Stoney Delcambre (del-come)Achille Fairchild (aah-shield)Roy Farias (fairest)Blair Faucheaux (foe-shay)Jared Ferranti (fuh-rant-t)Tim Kenebrew (ken-uh-brew)Michael LaBorde (luh-board)Hynson Lanaux (lan-o)Logan Laviolette (lav-uh-let)Cody LeBlanc (luh-blanc)Schyler Olivier (sky-ler o-live-e-a)Darren Oustalet (ah-sta-let)Andrew Robin (roe-ban0Kyle Savant (suh-vaunt)Joel Thibodeaux (tib-uh-doe)Marcus Trahan (tray-hand)John Vasilakis (vas-lah-cus)Burlyn Williams (berlin)

THE LAST TIME a McNeese player- returned a kickoff for a td (William Davis, 92 yards vs Ark-Monticello 1998)- returned a punt for a td (B. J. Sams, 81 yards vs Youngstown State, 2002; B. J. Sams, 59 yards vs Western Kentucky)- returned a pass interception for a td (20 yards, Roderick Royal vs Youngstown State, 2002)- blocked a field goal (Tim Kenebrew vs Grambling 2002; Jim Abram vs La-Monroe, 2002)- blocked a PAT (Jim Abram vs La-Monroe, 2002)- returned a blocked FG for a td (Rod Gulley vs Grambling, 2002; 63 yards)- ran a mid-air fumble back for a td (Marcus LeBlanc vs Youngstown St., 100 yards, 1995)- ran a fumble back for a td (Brad Archie vs Texas A&M 2001; Jovan Burns vs Prairie View, 2001; Joe Judge vs West Virginia Tech 2001)- blocked a punt (Hadley Prince vs Alcorn State 2001; Joe Judge, partial block vs Northwestern State 2001)- ran a blocked punt back for a td (Joe Judge vs Maine, 32 yards 1999)- recovered a fumble for a td (Jerod Jones vs Sam Houston 1996)- rushed for 100 yards (115 - 7 carries - Luke Lawton vs La-Monroe, 2002)- had two players rush for 100 yards in same game (S. 29 vs W. Virginia Tech - Aaron Pierce for 110 yards and Jacob Prim for 104 yards)- rushed for 200 yards (Vick King, 211 vs Jacksonville, 2001; 26 carries)- rushed for 7 tds (Jessie Burton vs Southern Utah 1998)- passed for 300 yards (Slade Nagle vs NW State, 2000, 331 on 16 of 32)- had 300 yards total offense (Slade Nagle vs NW State, 2000, minus 7 rushing and 331 passing)- caught passes for 100 yards (vs Western Kentucky, 2002, B. J. Sams-- 6 catches for 111 yards)- had two players catch passes for 100 yards (vs W. Virginia Tech - 2001 - B. J. Sams 135 on 7, Jermaine Martin 110 on 8)- kicked five field goals (Shonz LaFrenz vs N. Iowa 1997)- kicked a 50 yard FG (Eric Roberts vs N. Iowa, 54 yards - school record, 1991)- kicked 9 PATS (Shonz LaFrenz vs S. Utah 1998)- had four sacks (Blair Bradley vs Southwest Texas 1998)- scored 3 tds receiving (Jeff Hamilton vs Sam Houston State 2001)

LAST TIME AN OPPONENT- rushed for 100 yards (144, Royston English, Maine, 2001)- rushed for 200 yards (203 by Adrian Petersen, Ga. Southern, 2000)- passed for 300 yards (322, Josh McCown, Sam Houston State, 2001; 28 of 61)- caught passes for over 100 yards (Calvin Colquitt, Grambling, 2002; 2 for 111 yards)- returned a kickoff for td (99 yards, Mel Mitchell, Western Kentucky, 2001; 99 yards, LeJuan Walker, Nicholls State, 11/17/01)- returned a punt for a td (Santana Moss, 77 yards, Miami, 2000)- returned a pass interception for a td (99 yards, Reggie Spenser, Jacksonville State, 2001)- returned a fumble for a td (52 yards, John Thompson of La-Monroe, 2002)- blocked a punt and returned it for a td (Sam Houston State - blocked by Fabian Johnson and returned by Jeff Jones for td 1997)- shut out the Cowboys - Western Kentucky 21-0 in 2001

LAST MCNEESE STATE SHUTOUT - 56-0 over Prairie View (2001)

McNeese State Football Statistics

Athlete T A Hits CF FR-Yds Td PBU Press TFL-Yds Sac-Yds Int BFG BPnt BPAT

Prince 30 16 46 2 1 7-26 3-22

Royal 32 13 45 1 1 7 3-14 2-15 1-20*

Garrison 32 13 45 6

Broden 13 9 22 4

Gulley 14 7 21 2 1-1 2

Fairchild 13 8 21 3-12 2.5-9

JPJones 12 5 17 1 4-17 1-7

Lars 12 3 14 1 1 1 1-2

Farias 8 5 13 0.5-3

K. Smith 8 4 12 3 1-23

White 6 4 10 1 1-5 1-60

Nicholas 5 4 9 1

McNutt 6 2 8 1 2 1-1

Kenebrew 5 2 7 1-2 2-7 1

Burns 4 3 7 1 1-0

Zeno 4 2 6 1 2 1-7

Olivier 2 3 5

Abram 3 2 5 1-18 1 2-14 1 1

Williams 4 1 5 2

P. Smith 3 1 4 1 2-7

Thompson 4 3 1-3

Weathersby 3 3 1 1-1

Darby 2 1 3 1-0 1

Richey 1 1 2

Thomas 2 2 1

Swansey 1 1 2 1 1

Pickett 1 1 2

Green 1 1

Jones 1 1

McNeese Defensive Chart

Cowboy Notes- B. J. SAMS SETS SCHOOL ALL-PURPOSE RUNNING RECORD AND EARNS SLC PLAYER OFWEEK HONOR

- in victory over Western Kentucky last Saturday, McNeese junior B. J. Sams set a school record with 316all-purpose yards....it broke the mark of 304 that had been set by Tony Citizen in 1986....there is no record for thiscategory in the Southland Conference while the national 1-AA record of 467 yards was set by former WesternKentucky player Joey Stockton against Austin Peay in 1995......in his record 316 yards last Saturday were 8 yardsrushing, 111 pass receiving, 89 on punt returns and 108 on kickoff returns......he is now averaging 206.8 yards pergame all-purpose running.....he is one of the nation’s leaders in punt and kickoff returns this year....he has run twopunts back for touchdowns and is averaging 20.5 yards per return and is averaging 27.1 yards on kickoff returns....heis also tied for the team lead in pass receiving with 11 catches....SAMS EARNED his second SLC player of theweek honor for his performance against Western Kentucky...he had earlier been recognized against Young-stown State- JERMAINE “Flea” MARTIN

- has become McNeese’s most prolific pass receiver.....he now holds the school all-time record for bothpasses caught and pass receiving yardage.......he has caught 128 passes for a total of 2,062 yards.....he took overfrom former standout Terence Davis in both departments....Martin has also scored nine touchdowns in his career...theschool record for that is 21 and is held by Davis- RADIO: McNeese’s games are carried this season over 99.5 (KXBG) with StructureX producing theshow.....George Swift is the producer of the show while Tom Hoefer will handling the play-by-play, Johnny Suydamwill provide the color commentary and Ron Hayes handles halftime and post game- TB VICK KING has become McNeese State’s 28th, 1000 yard rushing back...he went over the 1,000 yard markfor his career in against Louisiana-Monroe.....in two seasons with the Cowboys he has carried the football 205times for 1,141 yards......he is now second in the Southland Conference in rushing with an average of 88.5 yardsper game.....King’s game-by-game rushing totals are:

Opponent TC NetGrambling 18 80Youngstown State 17 98Louisiana-Monroe 20 98Western Kentucky 14 78

- PASS INTERCEPTIONS....the Cowboys have intercepted six passes this season in four games..Rod Gulleyleds the team with two pass steals......the school record for interceptions in a single season is 30 and was set by the1997 team.- thus far this season McNeese’s defense has accounted for two touchdowns.....Rod Gulley ran a blocked fieldgoal back for a td against Grambling and Roderick Royal returned an intercepted pass for a score against Young-stown State- QUARTERBACK SCOTT PENDARVIS has passed for a touchdown in each of the Cowboys four games thisseason.....he has thrown for 8 touchdowns in 73 completions in his career.- COWBOY WINNING STREAKS...McNeese is on an eight game regular season winning streak..the lastregular season loss for the Cowboys came on Oct. 20 a year ago on the road against Western Kentucky..the Cow-boys are also on a four game road winning streak- COWBOY CAPTAINS: selected to serve as captains for McNeese for Saturday’s upcoming game are DE JimAbram (42), DT B. J. McNutt (79), WR Jermaine Martin (4) and OG Mitch Sawyer (68)- NATIONAL STATISTICS....McNeese State now ranks 5th in rushing defense with a 71.0 average...Northeasternhas taken over the lead at 23.3 ypg...in other departments on the national level the Cowboys are: 5th in puntreturns (20.5 avg), 8th in kickoff returns (25.6 avg), 14th in scoring offense (35.5 ppg), 16th in rushing offense(231.5 ypg) and 17th in total defense (185.75 ypg)......B. J. Sams is among the national leaders individually for theCowboys....he ranks fourth in all-purpose running with a 206.75 average (Ari Confessor of Holy Cross is 1st with233.0 mark)....he’s fifth in punt returns (20.53 avg) and is 17th in kickoff returns (27.11 avg)

McNeese State Depth ChartOFFENSEQB 13 Scott Pendarvis (6-3,221,So, Walker)

11 Ryan Corcoran (6-2,198,Jr, Lake Charles)16 Michael Allen (6-2,226,Sr, Spring, TX)

TB 17 Vick King (5-11,206,Jr, Cutoff)22 Jacob Prim (6-0,227,Sr, Foley, AL)3 Marcus Trahan (5-10,193,Sr, Sulphur)

FB 44 Luke Lawton (6-0,248,Jr, Lafayette)33 Darren Oustalet (5-10,233,Sr, Long Beach, MS)34 Andrew Robin (6-0,231,So, Pt. Barre)

WR 2 Jermaine Martin (5-6, 147, Sr, Lafayette)4 Britt Brodhead (5-9, 172, Jr, Lafayette)1 Marcus Turner (5-8, 137, Jr, West Monroe)

WR 12 B. J. Sams (5-10, 173, Jr, Mandeville)7 Huey Gardner (6-1,192,Jr, Katy, TX)18 Drew Blanchard (6-1,197,So, Lake Charles)

TE 85 Jeff Hamilton (6-4,239,Sr, Westlake)14 Matt Gore (6-3,225,Jr, Katy, TX)87 Jason Taylor (6-2,237,Sr,Orange, TX)

LT 65 Dwight Hudler (6-2,304,jr, Mesquite, TX)75 Dentrick Chretien (6-2,305,So, Lake Charles)74 Cody LeBlanc (6-5,300,So, Lumberton, TX)

LG 68 Mitch Sawyer (6-1,279,Sr, Ethel)69 John Vasilakis (6-4,284,Fr, Lumberton, TX)

C 51 Jason Davis (6-1,332,Sr, Lake Charles)70 Jared Ferranti (6-0,272,Sr, Houston, TX)54 Michael LaBorde (6-3,309,So, Sulphur)

RG 66 Jess Demarest (6-4,291,So, Klein, TX)54 Michael LaBorde (6-3,309,So,Sulphur)

RT 61 James Roden (6-4,296,Sr, Groveton, TX)74 Cody LeBlanc (6-5,300,So, Lumberton, TX)73 Hynson Lanaux (6-6,261,Fr, Hammond)

PK 8 John Marino (5-10,205, So, Covington)38 Joel Thibodeaux (5-10,170,Fr, Lake Charles)

DS 70 Jared Ferranti (6-0, 272, Sr, Houston, TX)Punt 44 Luke Lawton (6-0,248,Jr,Lafayette)

87 Jason Taylor (6-2, 237, Sr, Orange, TX)

FG 70 Jared Ferranti (6-0,272, Sr, Houston, TX)PAT 54 Michael LaBorde (6-3,309,So,Sulphur)

DEFENSEE 94 Jerrell Zeno (6-4,237,Jr, Sulphur)

55 Phil Smith (6-1,239,.So, Lake Charles)

T 79 B. J. McNutt (6-4,304,Sr, Houston, TX)62 Ryan Thompson (6-2,259,Fr, Moss Bluff)96 J. R. Green (6-2,316,Fr, League City, TX)

T 91 John Paul Jones (6-3,285,Fr, Carencro)97 Mike Swansey (6-1,261,So,Freeport, TX)53 John Chevalier (6-2,251,So,Cecilia)

E 42 Jim Abram (6-3,243,Sr,Slidell)98 Tim Kenebrew (6-4,231,Jr, Newton, TX)93 Pike Pickett (6-2,235,So, Vinton)

LB 52 Roderick Royal (6-1,241,Jr, Baton Rouge)41 Tyree Broden (6-1,238,Jr,Baton Rouge)49 Kedrick Nicholas (5-11,225,So,New Orleans)

LB 58 Ryan Garrison (6-1,235,Jr, Franklin)57 Roy Farias (6-2,230,Jr, Orangefield, TX)49 John Boutte (6-1, 225, Fr,Lake Charles,LA)

CB 23 Chris White (5-10,203,So, Lake Charles)35 Lawrence Darby (5-11,180,Fr, Covington)37 Simpson Borens (5-10,157,So, Baton Rouge)

CB 24 Keith Smith (6-0,182,Jr,Leesville)26 Jovon Burns (5-10,184,Sr, Houston, TX)32 Scott Thomas (5-10,179,Fr, Mamou)

SS 9 Hadley Prince (5-9,204,Sr, Sulphur)28 Cedric Lars (5-10,181,So, Shreveport)

SS 25 Achille Fairchild (6-1,187,Jr, St. Gabriel)31 Burlyn Williams (6-1,182,Fr, Bogalousa)

FS 10 Rod Gulley (6-2,197,Jr,Newton, TX)25 Achille Fairchild (6-1, 187,Jr, St. Gabriel)30 Kyle Richey (6-1,204,Fr, Iota)27 Carlos Weathersby (6-0,195, Fr, McComb, MS)

P 5 Jason Cook (6-1,209,Fr, Moss Bluff)

Ret 12 B. J. Sams (5-10,173,Jr, Mandeville)KO 18 Drew Blanchard (6-1,197,So, Lake Charles)

Ret 12 B. J. Sams (5-10,173,Jr, Mandeville)Pnts

Hold 14 Matt Gore

McNeese State’s Hadley Prince - - -a true Cowboy and

a Buck Buchanan award candidateHadley Prince has earned national and confer-ence player of the week honors this season..heleads the team in tackles with 46, in sacks withthree and in tackles for loss with seven..... He isa returning second team all-conference performer andan academic all-American and has been named to twopre-season all-American squads. He has totaled 267tackles during his career, leading the team as a sopho-more and ranking second last year, both times with num-bers over 100....he set a school record for DB with 365pound bench press...During his high school career hewas a state champion rodeo performer in saddle broncriding....and he plans to return to rodeoing after his col-legiate football career2001 Season....earned second team all-SLC and aca-demic all-American honors during the year...second onteam with 105 tackles...had three pass interceptions andtwo blocked kicks...was named conference and stateplayer of the week...three times tackles in double fig-ures with a high of 13 vs SW Texas....also 12 tackles vsW. Kentucky and vs Jacksonville St....2000 Season..ledteam with 106 tackles and had two passinterceptions...four times tackles in double figures withhigh of 14 vs Sam Houston State...also 11 vs Nichollsand 10 vs NW State and Jacksonville....1999 Season:10 tackles and a QB sack...High School...all-state andall-district...played only offense in high school (fullbackand tailback) and once ran for 235 yards and three tds ina game........played prep ball for current Cowboy offen-sive coordinator Matt Viator...Personal...honor roll stu-dent in pre-vet...named to Verizon academic all-Americateam...twice named to athletic directors academicteam...champion rodeo performer in high school...cameto McNeese as a walkon...birthdate 5/24/80

Prince’s Career StatisticsYear G Tac CF TFL (yds) Sac (Yds) Int BK2002 4 46 2 7 (26) 3 (22)2001 12 105 4 5 (16) 1.5 (10) 3 22000 12 106 2 10 (36) 1.5 (17) 2 -1999 11 10 - 1 (1) 1 (7) - -Tot. 39 267 8 23 (79) 7.0 (56) 5 2

Prince’s 2002 totalsGame TAC Sac (Yds) TFL CFGrambling 7 1 (4)Youngstown St 17 2 (18) 4(22) 1La-Monroe 10 1(1) 1Western Kentucky 12 1 (1) SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE

AND NATIONAL PLAYER OFTHE WEEK: vs YoungstownState

Other McNeese Players to keep an eye on

VICK KING, TB, JuniorThe Southland Conference’s second leading rusher with 88.5 yards per game average...hasrushed for 354 yards on 69 carries for 5.1 average..has scored four tds....now has 1,141career yards in two seasons with the Cowboys....80 yards and td vs Grambling, 98 yardsagainst Youngstown State and 98 yards and a td vs Louisiana-Monroe, 78 yards and twotds vs Western Kentucky....top running back in the Southland Conference at tailend of lastseason

SCOTT PENDARVIS, QB, SophomoreLeads the team in total offense with an average of 122.8 yards per game...has completed37 of 62 passes for 515 yards and four tds...has passed for a touchdown in each of his fourgames this year....started two games last year as a freshman and went into year as thestarting quarterback...is making 59 percent of his passes.....has also rushed for onetouchdown....connected on 13 of 16 passes for career high 203 yards and a td againstWestern Kentucky

JERMAINE MARTIN, WR, SeniorHas become McNeese State’s all-time leading pass receiver both for passes caught andyards gained...also now rankes 10th on the all-time Southland Conference list forreceptions...has caught 128 passes for 2062 yards and nine tds in his career...this season heis tied for the Cowboy lead with 11 receptions for 146 yards......caught five passes for 76yards and a td vs Youngstown State

B. J. SAMS, WR, KICK RETURNS, JuniorHas the potential to score anytime he gets his hands on the football...tied for team lead inpass receiving with 11 for 187 yards...leads team in all-purpose running and ranks amongnational leaders with 206.8 average per game....set school record last week with 316 all-purpose yards vs Western Kentucky...has rushed for 88 yards and a td on five carries....isaveraging 20.5 yards on punt returns and 27.1 yards on kickoff returns...has returned twopunts for tds...81 yards vs Youngstown State and 59 yards vs Western Kentucky.....hasearned two conference player of week awards (vs Youngstown and vs Western Kentucky)

JEFF HAMILTON, TE, SeniorPre-season all-conference....standout blocker and receiver....is averaging a touchdown forevery 4.28 passes he has caught....has caught 30 passes in his career and has scored seventouchdowns...this season he has five catches and one td

Other McNeese Players to keep an eye on

JASON DAVIS, C, SeniorA three year starter for the Cowboys, he’s the anchor in the offensive line at center....thisseason he has been among the top scorers for blocking in the offensive line...he has gradedin the 80s for three of the four games with a high of 83 percent in victory over Louisiana-Monroe....line has helped the Cowboys to a game average of 372 total yards (246 rushing)and to 34.7 points per game....he has a combined grade average of 80 percent (tops onteam) for the season.

RODERICK ROYAL, LB, JuniorTransferred in from the University of Florida and has been a hit at linebacker...named theSouthland Conference player of the week for effort against Grambling when he was cred-ited with 13 tackles, a couple behind the line, a fumble caused and a pass interceptionwhich he returned for a touchdown...also had 11 tackles vy Youngstown and 12 vs WesternKentucky...now second on team in tackles with 45, has had three tackles behind the lineand two QB sacks....

JOHN PAUL JONES, DT, FreshmanAnother newcomer to the team who has made his presence known...in four games he has16 tackles, a fumble caused, three tackles behind the line and a QB sack...his play hashelped the Cowboys rank among the nation’s leaders in defending the rush (77 yards pergame)...in victory over La-Monroe he had seven tackles, caused a fumble and had a tacklefor a loss

RYAN GARRISON, LB, JuniorIn second season as a starter for the Cowboys....ranks second on the team in tackles with45 and also has six QB pressures...a pre-season all-conference pick....has eight quarterbacksacks in his career...led the team in QB sacks last year with 6.5...top game this year was 17tackle effort vs Western Kentucky last week....also 14 tackles vs Youngstown State alongwith two hurries....six tackles vs La-Monroe...nine tackles vs Grambling

B. J. MCNUTT, DT, SeniorNow in his fourth season as starting defensive tackle for the Cowboys...pre-season all-conference pick...one of the keys to the Cowboys’ surge as the nation’s top 1-AA teamagainst the rush...eight tackles this season...one sack and has caused a fumble

McNeese Career Leaders

- Wide receiver Jermaine Martin has becomeMcNeese’s all-time leading pass receiver with128catches...and he now also holds the school recordfor pass receiving yards in a career with- also, strong safety Hadley Prince now ranks No. 13thon the career list for tackles with 245- tailback Vick King cracked the 1,000 yard mark forcareer rushing in last week’s game....he’s now 27th onthe all-time Cowboy list with 1,063 yards

RECEIVING CAREER LEADERSPlayer PC Yds Td1. Jermaine Martin (act) 128 2062 9

RECEIVING YARDS CAREER LEADERSPlayer PC Yds Td1. Jermaine Martin (Act) 128 2062 9

CAREER LEADERS IN TACKLESPlayer TACKLES1. Charles Ayro (‘95-98) 4862. Terry Irving (‘90-93) 4613. Zack Bronson (93-96) 3474. Bob Howell (‘74-77) 3375. Doug Fruge (‘74-77) 3256. Arthur Goodly (‘98-01) 310.....10. Joe Judge (‘98-01) 29711. Vance Robichaux (‘83-85) 28912. Richard Vidrine (‘67-70) 26913. Hadley Prince (active) 267

RUSHING CAREER LEADERSPlayer TC Yds1. Henry Fields 839 43582. Buford Jordan 763 41563. Tony Citizen 713 32844. Theron McClendon 593 29205. Larry Grissom 528 2761.....25. M. Higginbotham 317 134426. Ronnie Landry 243 128027. Charles Anastasio 224 118728. Vick King 191 1141

COWBOY PLAYERS OF WEEKvs Grambling: (O) Jermaine Martin, (D) RoderickRoyalvs Youngstown State: (O) Dwight Hudler, (D)Hadley Princevs La-Monroe: (O) Luke Lawton, (D) Rod Gulleyand Tim Keneberwvs Western Kentucky: (O) Scott Pendarvis, (D)Ryan Garrison

COWBOY SLC PLAYERS OF WEEKvs Grambling: (D) Roderick Royalvs Youngstown State: (D) Hadley Prince, (SpecialTeams) B. J. Samsvs Western Kentucky: (Special Teams) B. J. Sams

COWBOY NATIONAL PLAYERS OF WEEKvs Youngstown State: (D) Hadley Prince (TheSports Network)

COWBOYS TOP NATION IN HOMEATTENDANCE PER CAPACITY OFSTADIUM

After two home games this season, McNeeseState leads all1-AA schools in attendance percapacity of stadium.

The Cowboys play in 17,410 capacityCowboy Stadium and in its two home gamesthisyear has drawn a total of 37,140 spectators. That isan average of 18,570 per game, or 1,160 overcapacity per game.

That gives McNeese a capacity percentageof 106.66 which tops the nation. Montana’s 103.63ranks second.

COWBOY PLAYERS OF THE WEEKSelected team players of the week by the McNeesecoaching staff for their efforts last week vs WesternKentucky were: (Offense) Scott Pendarvis, (De-fense) Ryan Garrison, (Special Teams) B. J. Samsand Ryan Garrison, (Scout Squad) Alan Bryant,Blair Faucheaux

MCNEESE STATE INFORMATIONLocation: Lake Charles, LASchool founded: 1939All-time McNeese football record: 373-234-13All-time record in Cowboy Stadium: 144-71-5Offense: variation of pro-IDefense: 4-2-5Colors: Blue/GoldNickname: CowboysConference: Southland Football LeagueStadium: Cowboy Stadium (17,410 cap)Surface: Bermuda grassPresident: Dr. Robert HebertDirector of Athletics: Sonny Watkins

Athletic Phone: (337) 475-5200Football Office Phone: (337) 475-5235Best time to contact Coach Tate: 10-12 noon daily

About McNeese StateMcNeese State is located in Lake Charles, LA, a city of80,000 in the Southwest part of Louisiana. McNeese wasestablished in 1939 as a junior college and a division ofthe Louisiana State University system. It later brokeaway becoming McNeese State. The school is namedfor John McNeese, the first superintendent of educationin Calcasieu Parish (the parish in which Lake Charles islocated). The school mascot is the Cowboy and wasderived from the fact that John McNeese was also acattle rancher and was renowned for making the firstcattle drive across the Sabine River (the river that sepa-rates Louisiana and Texas).

McNeese is a coed univeristy with an enrollment of8.000. Dr. Robert Hebert serves as the president andSonny Watkins, a former McNeese player and coach, isthe athletic director.

The schools of study for the university are: the Arts,Sciences, Engineering/Technology, Nursing, Education,Business and the Graduate School.

Among the many former McNeese State athletes whohave gone on to professional stardom are: Joe Dumarsin basketball (star with Detroit and now general man-ager of Detroit Pistons), Kavika Pittman (starting de-fensive end for Denver) and Zack Bronson (starting freesafety for San Francisco) in football, Ray Fontenot inbaseball (pitched for New York Yankees in Ron Guidryera) and Kevin Toth in track (nationally ranked shotputter)

Southland Conference StandingsAll Games W L TMcNeese State 4 0 0Nicholls State 4 1 0Northwestern State 3 1 0Southwest Texas 3 1 0Stephen F. Austin 2 2 0Sam Houston State 2 3 0Jacksonville State 2 2 0

Conference Only W L TNicholls State 1 0 0Jacksonville State 0 1 0

Saturday’s Upcoming GamesMcNeese State at Nebraska (11:30 a.m.)Florida Atlantic at Nicholls State (3:30 p.m.)Elon at Northwestern State (4 p.m.)Southern Utah at Stephen F. Austin (4 p.m.)Samford at Jacksonville State (6:30 p.m.)Souhwest Texas at Portland State (8 p.m.)Sam Houston State - open

Last WeekMcNeese State 38, Western Kentucky 13Western Illinois 41, Sam Houston State 13Jacksonville State 35, Tennessee Tech 29Nicholls State 21, Southern 13Southwest Texas 49, Southern Utah 19

Grambling Youngstown St. La-Monroe W. Kentucky Nebraska Jacksonville Sam Houston SFA SW Texas NW State Nicholls StateDavis 60 - 82% 56-71% 80-83% 44 - 82%Sawyer 56 - 79% 59-80% 79-84% 51 - 78%Quinlan 56 - 77% 52-79% 79-74% 13 - 84%Hudler 54 - 74% 59-80% 80-76% 50 - 86%Roden 56 - 63% 52-69% 53-72% 47 - 72%

LaBorde 7 - 86% 2-100% 6 - 83%LeBlanc 18 - 78% 12-100% 27-78% 10 - 80%Demarest 21 - 71% 12-66% 52 - 71%Ferranti 10 - 70% 7-100% 13 - 85%Chretien 23 - 52% 5-80% 13 - 85%Vasilakis 21 - 52% 5-60% 13 - 62%Lanaux 3 - 33% DNP 6 - 67%

McNeese Offensive Line Grading (Snaps and Grade)

FOOTBALL POLLSWeek 11. Montana2. Northern Iowa3. Lehigh4. Furman5. Appalachian State6. McNeese State7. Eastern Illinois8. Youngstown State9. Delaware10. William & Mary11. Maine12. Georgia Southern13. Portland State14. Sam Houston State15. Villanova16. Northwestern State17. Eastern Kentucky18. Grambling19. Montana State20. Hofstra21. Florida A&M22. Western Kentucky23. Hampton24. Jacksonville State25. Harvard

Week 21. Montana2. Lehigh3. McNeese State4. Northern Iowa5. Appalachian State6. Maine7. Furman8. Eastern Illinois9. Georgia southern10. Portland State11. Villanova12. Youngstown State13. Northwestern State14. Sam Houston State15. Delaware

16. Eastern Kentucky17. Hofstra18. William & Mary19. Florida A&M20. Grambling21. Western Kentucky22. Northeastern23. Richmond24. Jacksonville State25. Holy Cross

Week 31. Montana2. McNeese State3. Lehigh4. Maine5. Appalachian State6. Northern Iowa7. Furman8. Portland State9. Georgia Southern10. Northwestern State11. Youngstown State12. Hofstra13. Eastern Illinois14. Villanova15. Florida A&M16. Grambling17. William & Mary18. Northeastern19. Northern Arizona20. Western Illinois21. Eastern Kentucky22. Richmond23. Holy Cross24. Bethune-Cookman25. Alabama State

Week 41. Montana2. McNeese State

3. Maine4. Lehigh5. Appalachian State6. Northern Iowa7. Furman8. Villanova9. Portland State10. Northwestern State11. Florida A&M12. Western Illinois13. Eastern Illinois14. Northeastern15. Grambling16. Northern Arizona17. William & Mary18. Georgia Southern19. Wofford20. Bethune-Cookman21. Eastern Kentucky22. Youngstown State23. James Madison24. Hofstra25. Western Kentucky

McNeese Single Game HighsINDIVIDUALTimes Carried: 20, Vick King vsLa-Monroe 9/14Yards Net Rushing: 98, King vs Youngstown 9/7; 98,King vs La-Monroe 9/14Tds rushing: 1 by severalPasses: 20, Scott Pendarvis vs Youngstown 9/7Completions: 13, Pendarvis vs W.Kentucky 9/28Yards Passing: 203, Pendarvis vs W. Kentucky 9/28TDs Passing: 1, Pendarvis vs all four opponents thisyearPasses Caught: 6, B. J. Sams vs W. Kentucky, 9/28Yards: 111, Sams vs W.Kentucky 9/28Tds receiving: 1, severalPunts: 7, Jason Cook vs Grambling and YoungstownYds Punted: 257, Cook vs Youngstown 9/7Pnt Avg: 36.7, Cook vs Youngstown 9/7Punt Ret: 6, B. J. Sams vs Youngstown 9/7Yds Pnts Ret: 138, Sams vs Youngstown 9/7KO Ret: 4, Sams vs W. Kentucky 9/28Yds KO Ret: 108, Sams vs W.Kentucky 9/28FGA: 2, John Marino vs Grambling 8/31FGs Made: 1, Marino vs Grambling 8/31; 1, Marino vsLa-Monroe 9/14; 1, Marino vs W. KentuckyTackles:17, Hadley Prince vs Youngstown St. 9/7; 17,Ryan Garrison vs W. Kentucky 9/28Sacks: 2.5, Achille Fairchild vs Youngstown St, 9/7FG Blocks: 1, Tim Kenebrew vs Grambling 8/31; 1, JimAbram vs La-Monroe 9/14PAT Blocked: 1, Jim Abram vs La-Monroe 9/14Pass Int: 1, several

Long PlaysRushing: 51, Luke Lawton vs La-Monroe 9/14Pass: 40 yards, Pendarvis to Britt Brodhead vs W. Ken-tucky 9/28KO Ret: 40, Drew Blanchard vs La-Monroe 9/14Pnt Ret: *81, Sams vs Youngstown 9/7Int. Ret: 58, Chris White vs Grambling 8/31Blocked FG Ret: *63, Rod Gulley vs Grambling 8/31* - touchdown

TEAM HIGHSPoints: 52 vs Grambling 8/31First Downs: 20 vs Grambling 8/31 By Rush: 13 vs Grambling 8/31 By Pass: 6 vs Grambling 8/31

By Penalty: 3 vs W. Kentucky 9/28TC: 58 vs La-Monroe 9/14Yds Net: 329 vs La-Monroe 9/14Tds Rushing: 5 vs Grambling 8/31Passes: 20 vs Grambling 8/31; 20 vs Youngstown 9/7Cmp: 13 vs W. Kentucky 9/28Tds passing: 1 vs severalYds Passing: 203 vs W. Kentucky 9/28Punts: 7 vs Grambling and Youngstown StateYards Punted: 257 vs Youngstown 9/7Punting Avg: 36.7 vs Youngstown 9/7Punt Ret: 6 vs Youngstown 9/7Yards: 138 vs Youngstown 9/7KO Ret: 4 vs severalYds: 108 vs W. Kentucky 9/28Pass Int: 3 vs Grambling 8/31Yds Ret: 80 vs Grambling 8/31Bkd FG ret: 1 vs Grambling 8/31Yds Ret: 63 vs Grambling 8/31

McNeese Blocked Kicksvs Grambling (Tim Kenebrew blocked FGA)vs La-Monroe (Jim Abram blocked FGA, blockedPAT)

McNeese Defensive Scoresvs Grambling (Rod Gulley, 63 yard blocked FGAreturn)vs Youngstown State (Roderick Royal, 20 yard passinterception return)

GAME ONEA. 31, Grambling, at Lake Charles (20,300 att)Grambling 0 14 0 6 -- 20McNeese 20 0 18 14 -- 52M (1, 13:25) - Rod Gulley, 63 blocked FG return. John Marino kickM (1, 9:17) - Jeff Hamilton, 9 pass from Scott Pendarvis. Marino kickM (1, 0:39) - Scott Pendarvis, 1 run. kick failedG (2, 12:57) - Calvin Colquitt, 68 pass from Bruce Eugene. Brian Morgan kickG (2, 1:45) - D. J. clay, 42 pass from Eugene. Morgan kickM (3, 10:43) - Luke Lawton, 16 run. Lawton rushM (3, 6:40) - Vick King 7 run. Marino kickM (3, 3:29) - Marino, 35 field goalG (4, 10:51) - Calvin Colquitt, 43 pas from Gary Cooper. run failedM (4, 7:45) - Jacob Prim, 3 run. Marino kickM (4, 4:58) - Marcus Trahan, 4 run. Marino kickTeam Totals Grambling McNeeseFirst Downs 8 20Yds Rushing -7 (24) 216 (57)Yds Passing 213 143Passes 36-7-3 20-12-0Tot. Plays, Yds 60-206 77-357Fumbles, Lost 2-2 3-3Pen., Yds 11-76 10-116Punts, Avg 9-36.7 7-31.6Pnt, Returns 4-6 3-38KO Returns 8-138 4-81Possession 24:12 35:48Third Downs 3-14 3-15Fourth Downs 0-0 2-2INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRUSHING: (McNeese) Vick King 18-80-1, Jacob Prim 12-61-1 (Grambling)Karrell Charles 6-8PASSING: (McNeese) Scott Pendarvis 13-7-0-110-1 (Grambling) Bruce Eugene22-4-2-125-2RECEIVING: (McNeese) Jermaine Martin 3-28, B. J. Sams 2-36 (Grambling)Calvin Colquitt 2-11-2, D. J. Clay 2-54-1

GAME TWOS. 7, Youngstown State at Youngstown (17,829 att)McNeese 14 0 7 7 -- 28Youngstown St. 0 0 7 6 -- 13M (1, 6:48) - B. J. Sams, 25 run. John Marino kickM (1, 1:44) - Jermaine Martin, 28 pass from Scott Pendarvis. Marino kickM (3, 13:43) - Sams, 81 punt return. Marino kickY (3, 4:05) - P. J. Mays, 2 run. Jake Stewart kickM (4, 9:14) - Roderick Royal, 20 pass int. return. Marino kickY (4, 1:13) - Darius Peterson, 1 run. Rush failedTeam Totals McNeeseState Youngstown State.First Downs 14 18yds Rushing 190 (40) 86 (41)Yds PAssing 122 218Passes 20-12-0 29-14-1Tot Plays, Yds 60-312 70-304Fumbles, Lost 1-1 2-1Pen, Yds 16-150 1-5Punts, Avg 7-36.7 7-38.4Pnt, Returns 6-138 3-7KO, Returns 2-45 4-93Possession 30:45 29:15Third Downs 6-16 3-16Fourth Downs 1-1 3-4INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRUSHING: (McNeese) Vick King 17-98, B. J. Sams 1-25, Jacob Prim 6-23(Youngstown) P. J. Mays 21-90PASSING: (McNeese) Scott Pendarvis 20-12-0-122-1, (Youngstown) LuisGonzalez 15-7-1-104RECEIVING: (McNeese) Jermaine Martin 5-76-1, Britt Brodhead 2-15

GAME THREES. 14, La-Monroe at Monroe, LA (10,091 att)McNeese 7 3 7 7 -- 24La-Monroe 0 7 6 6 -- 19

MCNEESE GAME BY GAMEM (1, 6:53) - Luke Lawton, 3 run. John Marino kickLM (2, 13:16) - John Thompson, 52 fumble return. Tyler Kuecker kickM (2, 0:10) - John Marino, 28 field goalM (3,12:48) - Britt Brodhead, 14 pass from Scott Pendarvis. Marino kickLM (3, 6:47) - Floyd Smith, 44 pass from Steven Jyles. Kick blockedM (4, 9:20) - Vick King, 10 run. Marino kickLM (4, 8:42) - Mack Vincent, 77 pass from Jyles. pass failedTeam Totals McNeese La-MonroeFirst Downs 22 11Yds Rushing 58-329 23-35Yds Passing 114 252Passes 17-9-1 31-13-1Total Offense 443 287Fumbles, Lost 2-2 3-0Pen, Yds 11-104 17-147Punts, Avg 6-32.7 8-34.4KO Ret, Yds 3-99 4-74Pnt Ret, yds 4-43 3-14Possession 35:57 24:03Third Downs 6 of 15 4 of 13Fourth Downs 1 of 1 0 of 0INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRUSHING: (M) Luke Lawton 7-115, Vick King 20-98 (LM) Bryant Jcobs 16-35PASSING: (M) Scott Pendarvis 13-5-1-80-1, (LM) Steven Jyles 23-8-0-185-2RECEIVING: (M) Jermaine Martin 2-38, B. J. Sams 2-36 (LM) Mack Vincent7-173-1

GAME FOURSept 28, WesternKentucky at Lake Charles (16,840 att)W.Kentucky 0 10 3 0 -- 13McNeese State 14 7 7 10 -- 38M (1, 12:54) B. J. Sams, 23 pass from Scott Pendarvis. John Marino kickM (1, 3:58) - Vick King, 2 run. Marino kickWK (2, 13:45) - Jason Michael, 1run. Peter Martinez kickM (2, 9:58) - Jacob Prim, 1run. Marino kickWK (2, 0:48) - Martinez 29 field goalM (3, 9:37) - King, 8 run. Marino kickWK (3, 1:58) - Martinez 27 field goalM (4, 9:43) - Marino 39 field goalM (4, 7:33) - Sams, 59 punt return. Marino kickTeam Statistics Western Kentucky McNeese St.First Downs 13 22Yards Rushing 170 (48) 188 (44)Yards Passing 60 203Passes 10-6-1 16-13-1Total Plays, Yards 58-230 60-391Fumbles/Lost 1-0 2-0Penalties/Yds 9-88 8-76Punts/Avg 5-38.8 1-40.0Punt Ret/Yds 0-0 2-89KO Ret/Yds 7-118 4-108Possession 32:30 27:30Third Down Conversions 2-10 6-10Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 0-0INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRUSHING: (McNeese) Vick King 14-78, Luke Lawton 5-30; (WK) Jon Frazier19-68PASSING: (McNeese) Scott Pendarvis 16-13-1-203-1; (WK) Jason Michael 10-6-1-60-0RECEIVING: (McNeese) B. J. Sams 6-111-1; (WK) Casey Rooney 3-39

Nebraska Depth ChartOFFENSEQB 10 Jammal Lord (6-2,220,Jr, Bayonne, NJ)

16 Mike Stuntz (6-1,200,So,Councl Bluffs, IA)

RB 30 Dahrran Diedrick (6-0,225,Sr, Scarborough,Ont)

22 Cory Ross (5-6,210,Fr, Denver)

FB 4 Judd Davies (6-0,255,Jr, Omaha)45 Steve Kriewald (5-10,250,So, Scotia, NEB)

WB 89 TGroy Hassebroek (6-4,215,Sr, Lincoln)81 Ben Cornelsen (5-10,190,Sr, Shawnee, KN)

WR 9 Wilson Thomas (6-6,215,Sr, Omaha)19 John Klem (6-0,215,Sr, Lincoln)

TE 99 Aaron Golliday (6-4,290,Sr, York, NEB)86 Kyle Ringenberg (6-4,245,Sr, Elkhorn, NEB)

LT 51 Richie Incognito (6-3,305,Fr,Glendale, AZ)69 Nick Povendo (6-3,300,So, Keller, TX)

LG 78 Mike Erickson (6-4,295,So,Omaha)55 Junior Tagoa’i (6-2,285,Jr, Hauula, Hawaii)

C 52 John Garrison (6-4,290,Sr, Blue Springs, Mo)79 Josh Sewell (6-2,295,jr, Lincoln)

RG 59 Wes Cody (6-2, 295, Sr, Fremont, NEB)71 Jake Anderson (6-1,300,So, Littleton, CO)

RT 68 Dan Vili Waldrop (6-5,325,jr, Wilmington, CA)67 Nate Kolterman (6-3,310,Sr, Seward, NEB)

Pnt 19 Kyle Larson (6-0,200,Jr, Funk, NEB)26 Josh Brown (6-2,200,Sr, Foyil, OK)

PK 26 Josh Brown (6-2,200,Sr, Foyil, OK)22 Ssandro DeAngelis (5-8,190,So, Niagara Falls, Ont)

Snap 52 John Garrison74 David Kolowski

DEFENSEE 57 Chris Kelsay (6-5,260,Sr, Auburn, NEB)

92 Justin Smith (6-4,265,Sr, Sherman, TX)

NT 59 Ryon Bingham (6-3,285,Jr, Sandy, UT)66 LeKevin Smith (6-2,300,Fr, Macon, GA)

T 55 Jon Clanton (6-2,285,Sr, Glendale, AZ)94 Patrick Kabongo (6-6,315, Jr, Montreal, Que)

E 98 Demoine Adams (6-2,250,Sr, Pine Bluff, AR)88 Trevor Johnson (6-4,250,Jr, Lincoln, NEB)

LB 43 Scott Shanle (6-2,240,Sr, St. Edward, NEB)11 Ira Cooper (6-2,220,So, Omaha, NEB)

LB 38 Barrett Ruud (6-2,240,So, Lincoln, NEB)54 Chad Sievers 96-3,225, So, Valley, NEB)

LB 7 Demorrio Williams (6-1,215,jr, Beckville, TX)17 T. J. Hollowell 96-0,230,Jr, Cooperas Cove,

TX)

CB 28 Pat Ricketts (5-11,180,Jr, Omaha, NEB)3 Fabian Washington (6-0,175,Fr, Bradenton, FL)

CB 5 DeJuan Groce (5-10,190,Sr,Garfield Heights,OH)

1 Lornell McPherson (5-9,180,So,Omaha)

RV 2 Aaron Terpening (5-11,195,Sr,Salem, OR)40 Lannie Hopkins (6-2,210,So,Rowlett, TX)

FS 21 Philip Bland (5-11,205,So, Lafayette, CO)31 Jerrell Pippens (6-2,195,jr,Philadelphia, PA)

Ret 5 DeJuan Groce81 Ben Cornelsen25 Josh Davis33 Marques Simmons

Hold 11 Joe Chrisman2 Ross Pilkington

ABOUT NEBRASKASEASON SCHEDULE AND RESULTS: 3-2A. 24 def Arizona State 48-10A. 31 def. Troy State 31-16S. 7 def. Utah State 44-13S. 14 lost to Penn State 40-7S. 28 lost to Iowa State 36-14O. 5 McNeese StateO. 12 MissouriO. 19 at Oklahoma StateO. 26 at Texas A&MN. 2 TexasN. 9 KansasN. 16 at Kansas StateN. 29 Colorado

Location: Lincoln, NebEnrollment: 25,000Conference: Big 12Stadium: Memorial (73,918 cap)...Fieldturf

Statistical Leaders:Rushing TC NET TDJammal Lord 74 373 3Dahrran Diedrick 73 334 2

Passing Att Cmp Yds Td InJammal Lord 66 32 448 4 5

Receiving PC Yds TdWilson Thomas 15 132 2

Punt Returns No Yds Avg. LG TDDeJuan Groce 12 262 21.8 83 2

KO returns No Yds Avg. LGJosh Davis 13 287 22.1 42

Pass Interceptions No Yds LGDeJuan Groce 4 26 21

Tackles NoPat Ricketts 30D. Williams 29T. J. Hollowell 27

MORE COWBOYNOTES- one starting lineup change for Saturday hasbeen made by the Cowboys....that one willhave Jess Demarest (No. 66) moving in to startat right guard....he is replacing Zac Quinlanwho injured a knee in last week’sgame....Quinlan is to undergo a MRI this weekand his status for the remainder of the seasonwill be known then

- also, Michael LaBorde (No. 54) will back upDemarest

- OFFENSIVE LINE GRADING: CenterJason Davis and guard Mitch Sawyer are theleading blockers on the Cowboy offensive lineafter four games....both playrers have pro-duced an 80 percentage in their blocking forthe full season...tackle Dwight Hudler is at 79percent, guard Zac Quinlan (now out with aninjury) is at 77 percent and tackle JamesRoden is at 69 percentRankings Plays Pct.Jason Davis 240 80 %Mitch Sawyer 245 80%Dwight Hudler 243 79%Zac Quinlan 200 77%James Roden 208 69%

Mike LaBorde 15 87%Jared Ferranti 30 83%Cody LeBlanc 67 82%Jess Demarest 84 71%Dentrick Chretien 41 66%John Vasilakis 39 56%Hynson Lanaux 9 56%

MCNEESE AND THE SOUTHLAND CONFER-ENCE- the Cowboys hold the top spot this week in the con-ference in five individiual statistical categories andin seven team categories- McNeese’s individual leaders are:

- B. J. Sams - he leads in three cagtegories (all-purpose running with 206.75 average; punt returnswith 20.53 average and kickoff returns with 27.11average)

- Scott Pendarvis - leads in passing efficiencywith 146.66 rating

- Rod Gulley - he is tied for the lead in pass inter-ceptions with two

- McNeese’s team category No. 1s are in:Kickoff returns - 25.6 averagePunt returns - 20.5 averagePass Interceptions - 6Pass Efficiency - 142.56Rushing Defense - 71.0Scoring Offense - 35.5 ppgTotal Defense - 256.75