Cowboys Host Colonels Saturday Evening

McNeese makes its first appearance at Cowboy Stadium on Saturday evening when they host the Nicholls State Colonels. Kickoff for the Southland Conference battle is set for 6:07. The Pokes are 2-0 with wins at Northern Colorado and Houston Baptist. The Colonels are 1-1. NSU opened the season with a win at FBS Kansas 26-23 in OT, but fell 42-17 at Tulane last week. This will be the 43rd meeting between the 2 schools with McNeese holding a 30-12 edge. The Colonels won last year's meeting in Thibodaux 37-35 on a field goal as time expired. That loss kept the Cowboys out of the FCS playoffs. Nicholls has not won in Lake Charles in 20 years. The Cowboys will carry a 9 game home winning streak into the contest.

QB James Tabery continues to lead the McNeese offense. He is 40-55 for 561 yards in 2 games He has thrown for 4 touchdowns and has 1 interception. Justin Pratt leads the team in rushing with 123 yards on 27 carries. Kylon Highshaw has 7 catches to lead the receivers. On defense, B J Blunt has 11 tackles and the Pokes have 10 sacks in 2 games, second in the SLC.

The Colonels are lead by QB Chase Fourcade and RB Kendall Bussey. Fourcade has completed 29 of 55 passes for 381 yards and 1 touchdown. He has thrown 2 interceptions. Bussey has carried the ball 40 times for 174 yards. The Colonels have averaged 162 rushing in their 2 games.

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