en 1954 McNeese State Cowboys football team

1954 McNeese State Cowboys football
1954 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	2–8 (1–5 GSC)
Head coach	Albert I. Ratcliff (9th season);
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

The 1954 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State College (now known as McNeese State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1954 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Albert I. Ratcliff, the team compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the GSC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Howard Payne*	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 7–38	5,000	^[1]
September 25	Stephen F. Austin*	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 13–40	3,500	^[2]
October 2	at Northwestern State	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	L 20–32	7,500	^[3]
October 9	at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 10–21	8,000	^[4]
October 16	Louisiana College	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 0–28	5,500	^[5]
October 23	Northeast Louisiana State	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 27–6	600	^[6]
October 30	at Trinity (TX)*	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 0–68	7,500	^[7]
November 6	Texas Lutheran*	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 33–18	900	^[8]
November 13	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 6–50	6,500
November 20	Southwestern Louisiana	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	L 12–55	4,500	^[9]
*Non-conference game

^ "Howard Payne winner, 38–7". Brownwood Bulletin. September 19, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lumberjacks wallop MSC Cowboys, 40–13". Lake Charles American-Press. September 26, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Demons open GSC bid by defeating Cowpokes". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "La. Tech gains 21–10 win over McNeese State". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Clark paces Wildcats over Cowpokes, 28–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 28, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese tramples Northeast 27–6 in Gulf States fray". The Daily Advertiser. October 24, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trinity wins 13th in row". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 31, 1954. p. 2B. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TLC beaten again, 33–18". The Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SLI bows out with 55–12 romp over McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. November 21, 1954. Retrieved March 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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