MCNEESE COWBOYS WILL BE ON TELEVISION THIS WEEK...GAME WILL BE TELEVISED BY FOX SPORTS SOUTHWEST

COWBOYS WILL BE ON TELEVISION THIS WEEK...GAME WILL BE TELEVISED BY FOX SPORTS SOUTHWEST McNeese State will make its second televised appearance of the season on Saturday when the Cowboys conference season opener and Homecoming contest with Texas State will be carried live over Fox Sports Southwest. MCNEESE vs Texas State...October 14, 2006...Fox TV...7 p.m...cowboy Stadium Veteran announcers Kevin Eschenfelder and Gary Reasons (Northwestern State all-american and New York Giant all-pro) will be at mikeside. Kickoff will be 7 p.m. Stephen Barrett Kirby Joseph The Cowboys season opener on the road against South Florida was carried live over the Cox Sports Network and so will be regular season ending game with Nicholls State on Nov. 18. McNeese State at Homecoming: 45-16-1 2005 McNeese 31, Sam Houston 26 2004 Texas St. 54, McNeese 27 2003 McNeese 56, Sam Houston 37 2002 McNeese 28, Jacksonville 20 2001 McNeese 35, Sam Houston 23 2000 McNeese 28, Jacksonville 0 1999 McNeese 20, NW State 17 1998 McNeese 30, Jacksonville St. 14 1997 McNeese 50, Northwestern St. 7 1996 McNeese 49, Ark-Monticello 3 1995 McNeese 20, Sam Houston 0 1994 McNeese 13, Stephen F. Austin 9 1993 McNeese 37, Sam Houston 14 1992 McNeese 37, Sam Houston 14 1991 McNeese 19, Southwest Texas 18 1990 McNeese 38, NW State 21 1989 McNeese 21, Southwest Texas 7 1988 McNeese 37, Sam Houston 0 1987 Arkansas St. 17, McNeese 0 1986 Louisiana Tech 28, McNeese 16 1985 McNeese 0, North Texas 0 1984 Northeast La. 19, McNeese 3 1983 North Texas 17, McNeese 10 1982 McNeese 38, UT Arlington 12 1981 McNeese 21, Arkansas St. 7 1980 McNeese 31, UT Arlington 17 1979 McNeese 10, Arkansas St. 7 1978 McNeese 31, Northeast La. 10 1977 Nicholls St. 24, McNeese 7 1976 UT Arlington 27, McNeese 10 1975 Dayton 17, McNeese 10 1974 McNeese 43, UT Arlington 0 1973 Arkansas St. 26, McNeese 23 1972 Northwestern St. 25, McNeese 10 1971 McNeese 17, Troy State 7 1970 McNeese 17, Northeast La. 13 1969 McNeese 17, Troy State 14 1968 UT Arlington 17, McNeese 14 1967 Lamar 24, McNeese 8 1966 McNeese 31, La. College 0 1965 Memphis St. 28, McNeese 0 1964 McNeese 34, La. College 7 1963 McNeese 35, Southeastern La. 6 1962 McNeese 19, USL 0 1961 McNeese 21, Southeastern La. 8 1960 McNeese 14, Northeast La. 8 1959 McNeese 20, Southeastern La. 8 1958 McNeese 9, USL 8 1957 McNeese 26, Southeastern La. 0 1956 McNeese 12, Northeast La. 0 1955 McNeese 17, Lamar 0 1954 McNeese 33, Texas Lutheran 18 1953 Tampa 25, McNeese 7 1952 McNeese 35, Sam Houston 26 1951 McNeese 35, Arkansas A&M 14 1950 McNeese 20, Paris JC 14 1949 McNeese 42, Cameron 7 1948 McNeese 40, Northeast La. 0 1947 McNeese 38, Pearl River 0 1946 Lamar 21, McNeese 7 1945 Northeast La. 12, McNeese 0 All-time Homecoming Record: 45-16-1 Longest Winning streak: 16 (broken) Place kicker/punter Blake Bercegeay earned his second straight Southland Conference special teams player of the week for his performance against Southern Utah last Saturday. Brent Pousson Hammond Thomas COWBOY TEAM CAPTAINS for the Texas State game GAME 6 - McNeese State (2-3) is hosting Texas State (1-4, 0-1 in SLC) in a Southland Conference contest...it s also Homecoming for the Cowboys SERIES: this will be the 24th meeting between the two and McNeese holds a 17-6 edge but Texas State has won the last two including last year by a 49-7 score COACHES: Matt Viator made his debut as the Cowboy head coach last Saturday and came away with a win (1-0)...David Bailiff is in his 3rd year as head coach at Texas State and has a 17-13 record LAST WEEK: McNeese scored with eight minutes to go in the game and posted a 30-27 victory over Southern Utah...Texas State opened SLC play and dropped a 24-13 decision to Stephen F. Austin ON THE TUBE: Fox Sports Southwest will televise the game which will have a 7 p.m. kickoff...veteran sportscasters Kevin Eschenfelder and Gary Reasons will be mikeside MCNEESE HOMECOMING: Cowboys are 45-16-1 for this endeavor McNeese State 2006 Opposition Date Opponent Result/Time Rec last week S. 2 at South Florida SF 41-10 4-2 def. UConn 38-16 S. 9 West Virginia Tech M 76-0 0-6 lost to Cumberlands (TN) 42-7 S. 16 Open S. 23 at Toledo T 41-7 2-4 lost to Central Michigan 42-20 S. 30 South Dakota State SD 20-17 3-3 def. Central Arkansas 20-7 O. 7 Southern Utah 7 p.m. 3-3 lost to McNeese State 30-27 O. 14 Texas State 7 p.m. 1-4 lost to SFA 24-13 O. 21 at Stephen F. Austin 2 p.m. 1-5 def. Texas State 24-13 O. 28 at Sam Houston St. 6 p.m. 3-2 def. Northwestern State 30-20 N. 4 Southeastern La. 7 p.m. 1-5 lost to Nicholls State 14-10 N. 11 at Northwestern St. 6 p.m. 2-3 lost to Sam Houston State 30-20 N. 18 Nicholls State 7 p.m. 2-3 def. Southeastern Louisiana 14-10

MCNEESE STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Cl-Exp Hometown (Previous School) 1 Darrick Brown DB 6-3 201 Jr-2L Tangiapahoa, LA (Kentwood) 2 Hammond Thomas WR 6-1 195 Sr-1L Baytown, TX ( Kansas St) 3 Chris Thomas TB 5-10 181 Sr-3L Slidell, LA (Salmen) 4 Jordy Johnson FB 6-0 212 Jr-2L Baton Rouge, LA (Tulane) 5 Marcus Brown CB 6-1 199 Jr-2L Tangiapahoa, LA (Kentwood) 6 Quinten Lawrence WR 6-1 175 Jr-1L Carencro, LA (Carencro) 7 Steven Whitehead TB 5-8 171 Jr-2L Slidell, LA (Salmen) 8 Richard Conner WR 5-10 185 Fr-RS Lafayette, LA (St. Thomas More) 9 Jonathan Walker CB 5-11 179 Jr-2L Lake Charles, LA (Wash-Marion) 10 Steven Mistretta QB 6-2 222 So-Sq Napoleonville, LA (Assumption) 11 Mark Fontenot QB 6-0 197 So-1L Iowa, LA (Iowa) 12 Carlese Franklin WR 5-11 187 Sr-2L Kentwood, LA (Kentwood) 13 Derrick Fourroux QB 6-1 187 Fr-RS Erath, LA (Erath) 14 Bart Crader QB 6-4 196 Fr-RS Friendswood, TX (Clear Brook) 15 Blake Bercegeay P/PK 6-2 178 So-1L Gonzales, LA (East Ascension) 16 Jeremy Haynes WR 6-0 182 So-1L Waller, TX (Waller) 17 Beau Lasseigne QB 6-3 177 So-1L St. Martinville, LA (St. Martinville) 18 Stephen Barrett SS 6-1 210 Sr-3L Carencro, LA (Carencro) 19 Ramon Smothers WR 6-0 177 So-1L Houston, TX (Northshore) 20 Ivan Stevenson CB 5-11 189 Sr-3L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe) 21 Jason Miller FB 6-0 235 Sr-3L Iota, LA (Iota) 22 Toddrick Pendland TB 5-10 l67 Fr-HS Newton, TX (Newton) 23 Chad Davis WR 6-0 183 Fr-RS Plaquemine, LA (Bishop Sullivan) 24 Elrick Jones TB 5-9 181 Fr-RS Houston, TX (Clear Lake) 25 Jamie Leonard TB 5-11 191 Jr-1L Lottie, LA (Livonia) 26 Terez Jackson TB 6-0 245 So-HS New Orleans, LA (John Ehret) 27 Kris Bush TB 5-11 215 Jr-2L New Orleans, LA (Michigan State) 28 Victor Rogers SS 6-0 202 Sr-1L Baker, LA (Baker) 29 Brett McPhatter FB 5-10 213 Sr-3L Orangefield, TX (Orangefield) 30 Josh Quayhagen SS 5-11 191 So-1L Leesville, LA (Leesville) 31 John Hamilton SS 5-11 175 Fr-RS Houston, TX (Hastings) 32 Dashaun Camp DB 6-0 170 Jr-Trf New Orleans (Higgins) 33 Kody Knox FS 6-3 196 Jr-2L Houston, TX (Alief Elsik) 34 Kerry Gremillion DB 5-11 202 Jr-HS Baton Rouge, LA (Glen Oaks) 35 Jamelle Juneau SS 6-2 212 Jr-2L Bunkie, LA (Bunkie) 36 Lawrence Darby CB 5-11 192 Sr-3L Covington, LA (Covington) 37 Tyson Sibley CB 6-0 188 Fr-RS Lake Charles, LA (LaGrange) 38 Brant Linde SS 6-1 190 So-1L Mandeville, LA (Mandeville) 39 LaDarius Key CB 5-10 180 So-1L Monroe, LA (Wossman) 40 Jared Dolan LB 5-10 220 Jr-2L Mt. Belvieu, TX (Barber s Hill) 41 Allen Nelson LB 6-1 205 So-1L Beaumont, TX (Ozen) 42 Bryant Mason DE 6-3 221 Jr-2L Baton Rouge, LA (Tara) 45 Terry Griffin LB 6-1 215 Sr-3L Clinton, LA (Clinton) 46 Kenton Alleyne DE 6-0 227 So-1L Houston, TX (Alief Hastings) 47 Detrick Taylor LB 6-1 206 Fr-RS Shreveport, LA (Byrd) 48 Deron Minor LB 5-11 210 Fr-HS Beaumont, TX (Ozen) 51 Matt Kreamer LB 5-11 219 Fr-RS Shreveport, LA (Evangel) 52 Trey Bennett LB 6-1 235 Jr-2L Newton, TX (Newton) 56 Travis Thibodeaux DT 6-0 242 Fr-RS Ragle, LA (South Beauregard) 58 David Turnage LB 6-1 234 Jr-2L Slidell, LA (Louisiana Tech) 59 Jared Person LB 6-0 205 Jr-2L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe) 60 Chris Allen DT 6-0 272 Sr-1L Spring, TX (Klein Oaks) 61 Josh Donovan C 6-1 255 So-1L Moss Bluff, LA (Sam Houston) 63 Josh Bass OG 6-2 279 Jr-1L Houston, TX (Aldine Nimitz) 64 Brandon Toullier DE 6-1 242 Fr-RS Slidell, LA (Northshore) 65 Jimbo Hill OG 6-3 304 So-1L Sulphur, LA (Sulphur) 66 Matt Fruge OG 6-1 260 Fr-RS Basile, LA (Basile) 67 Lance Fremin C 6-1 314 Jr-2L Starkville, MS (Mississippi St.) 69 Eman Naghavi OG 6-2 290 So-1L Katy, TX (Katy) 70 David Ballard OT 6-5 302 So-1L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe) 71 Brent Pousson OT 6-5 297 Grad-3L Iota, LA (Iota) 73 James Jordan OT 6-5 322 Jr-2L Eunice, LA (Eunice) 75 Chris Robin OG 6-4 249 Fr-RS Nederland, TX (Nederland) 77 Casey Richter OT 6-6 290 Fr-RS Prairieville, LA (St. Amant) 78 Jeremiah Abbott OG 6-3 276 Sr-3L Slidell, LA (Salmen) 79 Josh Hurd OT 6-7 303 Jr-2L Monroe, LA (Ouachita) 84 Kyle Link TE 6-6 272 So-1L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe) 85 Wesley Mangan TE 6-3 223 Fr-HS Brenham, TX (Brenham) 86 Brandon Broussard TE 6-0 224 Fr-RS DeRidder, LA (E. Beauregard( 87 Tyrone Jackson WR 6-3 179 So-Sq Waller, TX (Waller) 88 Immanuel Friddle WR 6-2 189 Fr-RS Iowa, LA (Iowa) 89 Jordan Romero TE 6-1 246 Fr-RS Kaplan, LA (Vermilion Catholic) 90 Robert Hooker DT 6-2 297 Sr-3L DeQuincy, LA (DeQuincy) 93 Bryan Smith DE 6-3 217 Jr-1L Newton, TX (Newton) 94 Kirby Joseph DE 6-3 268 Sr-2L Lake Charles, LA (UCLA) 96 Ken Jones DT 6-0 303 Jr-RS Hinesville, GA (Liberty County) 97 Jerrell White DE 6-5 268 Jr-Sqd Benton, LA (Benton) 98 Marlon Mayo DT 6-1 243 Sr-1L Lake Charles, LA (LC-Boston) 99 Kenneth Lundy DT 6-1 251 So-1L Bogalusa (Woodlawn) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kenton Alleyne a-lean Blake Bercegeay burr-sea-jay Mark Fontenot font-tuh-no Lance Fremin free-mun Derrick Fourroux fah-rue Carlese Franklin car-lease Matt Fruge fru-jay Jamelle Juneau juh-mel june-o Matt Kreamer kramer Beau Lasseigne bo luh-sain Brant Linde brant lin-dee Brent McPhatter mcfatter Steven Mistretta muh-stred-tah Eman Naghavi emun nuh-gah-v Jared Person pierson Brent Pousson poo-sonn Josh Quayhagen quay-hagen Casey Richter rick-ter Chris Robin robin Jerrell White juh-rell

INTERIM HEAD COACH MATT VIATOR Matt Viator claimed his first collegiate coaching victory last week when the Cowboys posted a 30-27 win over Southern Utah. He is now in his first season as the McNeese interim head coach after serving as offensive coordinator and is regarded as one of the top 1-AA offensive minds. The Cowboys have ranked among the national leaders in offense for five of the past seven years and the university has also produced the Southland Conference s top offensive performer two of the last four seasons. His offenses have led the league in scoring three times. Prior to joining the Cowboys he was one of the top prep coaches in the state, producing an 81-37 won-lost record, winning one state crown and five league titles. He joined McNeese in 1999 as linebacker coach and was made offensive coordinator in 2000, the Cowboys leading the league in both scoring offense and total offense that year. Year at McNeese: eighth (joined in 1999) Age: 43, born September 3, 1963 High School: Sam Houston High 82 College: McNeese State 86 High School Athletics: all-district QB in football; also track letter Coaching Career: assistant Sam Houston High 86-88; head coach Vinton High 89-90 (13-9 record); head coach Jennings High 91-94 (38-12, state title); head coach Sulphur High 95-98 (30-16) Married: wife is Schantel Other: state coach of year 92, 98; father is the late Nolan Viator, a former McNeese coach and player (QB) and member of the McNeese Hall of Fame VIATOR RECORD YEAR W L PCT SLC W SLC L PCT. 2006 1 0 1.000 0 0.000

McNeese State Notes INJURIES:..players who are out for Saturday s contest are fullback Jason Miller, center Lance Fremin and tight end Steven Mistretta...defensive backs Josh Quayhagen and Kody Knox are questionable as is tight end Kyle Link...quarterback Mark Fontenot is expected to be back at practice this week CONFERENCES: both McNeese State and Texas State belong to the Southland Conference...last year Texas State tied Nicholls State for the conference title and went on to compete in the 1-AA playoffs, advancing all the way to the semifinal round MCNEESE SLC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Bryan Smith (defense vs West Virginia Tech; defense vs South Dakota State) Steven Whitehead (special teams vs West Virginia Tech) Blake Bercegeay (special teams vs South Dakota State, special teams vs Southern Utah) MCNEESE NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Bryan Smith (defense, Football Gazette) IN COWBOY STADIUM the Cowboys are 162-73-5 in Cowboy Stadium and are 2-1 there this year...after this Saturday s outing with Texas State, the Cowboys will have two remaining -- Nov. 4 against Southeastern Louisiana and Nov. 18 against Nicholls State MCNEESE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Week 1 - vs South Florida (Derrick Fourroux, offense; Bryan Smith, defense) Week 2 - vs West Virginia Tech (Jamie Leonard, offense; Bryan Smith, defense) Week 3 - vs Toledo (Jimbo Hill offense; Stephen Barrett defense) Week 4 - vs South Dakota State (Eman Naghavi offense; Robert Hooker defense) Week 5 - vs Southern Utah (Carlese Franklin offense; Lawrence Darby defense) MCNEESE BREAKDOWN Lettermen returning: 58 Lettermen lost: 13 Lettermen returning on offense: 27 Lettermen lost on offense: 9 Lettermen returning on defense: 27 Lettermen lost on defense: 5 Lettermen returning -specialists: 1 Lettermen lost - specialists: 2 Starters returning on offense: 7 Starters returning on defense: 10 Starters returning - specialists: 1 2006 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE STANDINGS TEAM OA SLC Sam Houston State 3-2 1-0 Northwestern State 2-3 0-1 McNeese State 2-3 0-0 Nicholls State 2-3 1-0 Texas State 1-4 0-1 SE Louisiana 1-5 0-1 SFA 1-5 1-0 Saturday s Games Texas State at McNeese State (7 p.m., Fox Sports) Nicholls State at Sam Houston State (2 p.m.) Northwestern State at SE Louisiana (6 p.m.) Last Week McNeese State 30, Southern Utah 27 Stephen F. Austin 24, Texas State 13 Nicholls State 14, Southeastern Louisiana 10 Sam Houston State 30, Northwestern State 20 FIRST VICTORIES: Matt Viator is one of only six Cowboy head coaches to achieve victory in their first game coaching at McNeese...others were A. I. Ratcliff ( 19-0 win over Arkansas A&M in 1946), Les DeVall (21-7 win over Sam Houston State in 1957), Ernie Duplechin (6-3 win over Tulsa in 1979), Hubert Boales (42-21 win over Texas A&M in 1982) and John McCann (18-13 win over Northwestern State in 1983)

McNeese State Notes STEVEN WHITEHEAD S TD PUNT RETURN his 68 yard return of a punt for a touchdown against West Virginia Tech was the first for the Cowboys since the 2003 season...prior to that return, the last McNeese punt return touchdown was produced by B. J. Sams (now with the Baltimore Ravens)...it was a 61 yard romp against Southeastern Louisiana in 2003...Whitehead has now returned nine punts for 188 yards and a 20.9 average this season...that ranks as No. 5 in the nation...he has also had two punt returns for touchdowns called back because of penalties...in last week s game with Southern Utah he returned one punt for nine yars Whitehead s long punt returns this year Length Opponent TD 68 yards West Virginia Tech yes 43 yards South Dakota State no 26 yards West Virginia Tech no 17 yards South Florida no 14 yards West Virginia Tech no 11 yards West Virginia Tech no McNeese State Record the Cowboys are 2-3 and snapped a two game losing streak with 30-27 win over Southern Utah last Saturday in Matt Viator s first game as head coach Quarterback Redshirt freshman Derrick Fourroux (13) has started all five games for the Cowboys this season and leads the team in total offense with a 148.0 average...he has rushed for 190 yards and four tds and completed 38 of 84 passes for 550 yards and three scores TALKING POINTS Texas State Record the Bobcats are 1-4 this season after dropping a 24-13 decision to SFA last week...the lone win was a 27-23 victory over Tarleton State Quarterback Bradley George (9) has completed 64 of 108 passes for 860 yards and three tds...in last week s game he was 27 of 37 for 253 yards and had two interceptions...he tops the conference in passing efficiency with a 126.06 mark... GAMES AVAILIBILITY all Cowboy games are carried locally on B103 (103.3 FM) radio with Tom Hoefer and Johnny Suydam; The Lake Charles Toyota game play-back is on Channel 8 (Suddenlink) Tuesday through Thursday at 4 p.m. with Richard Dow and Ron Hayes; Inside Cowboy football is on Fox 29 at 10 p.m. on Sundays BLOCKED KICKS: the Cowboys have had three this season, one from Trey Bennett against West Virginia Tech (a blocked punt), one from Stephen Barrett against Toledo (a blocked punt) and one from Robert Hooker against Southern Utah (a blocked PAT)...Hooker now has four blocks in his career with the Cowboys BLAKE BERCEGEAY: is three for three on field goals this season after booting one against Southern Utah last Saturday...he has also now made his last five field goals in a row dating back to last year (his field goal string) 33 yards vs Nicholls State, 2005 28 yards vs Nicholls State, 2005 22 yards vs South Florida, 2006 42 yards vs South Dakota St., 2006 20 yards vs Southern Utah, 2006 Statistics Tailback Jamie Leonard (25) leads the Cowboys in rushing with 337 yards, three tds and a 7.5 average...steven Whitehead is tops in receptions with 17 for 197 yars and a score...pk Blake Bercegeay leads in scoring with 26 points on there field goals and 17 PATs...Bryant Mason has made two pass interceptions and Bryan Smith and Allen Nelson are tops in tackles with 37 each Statistics the Bobcats are led in rushing by Stan Zwinggi (16) who has 243 yads and a6.8 average on 36 attempts...morris Crosby (21) leads in pass receiving with 17 catches for 281 yards...kyle Bronson (93) has booted two field goals...jeremy Castillo (37) leads the team in tackles with 38...Chris McDonald (34) is the SLC punting leader with a 40.85 average

McNeese State Notes McNeese State - Texas State series Series Breakdown: Overall McNeese 17-6 Cowboy Stadium McNeese 7-4 San Marcos, TX McNeese 10-2 2005 TS 49, McNeese 7 2004 *TS 54, McNeese 27 2003 McNeese 38, TS 28 2002 *McNeese 47, SWT 7 2001 McNeese 21, SWT 3 2000 *McNeese 18, SWT 3 1999 McNeese 10, SWT 7 1998 *McNeese 27, SWT 0 1997 McNeese 31, SWT 21 1996 *SWT 16, McNeese 13 1995 McNeese 28, SWT 7 1994 *McNeese 34, SWT 10 1993 McNeese 27, SWT 10 1992 *McNeese 17, SWT 13 1991 McNeese 19, SWT 18 1990 *SWT 19, McNeese 17 1989 McNeese 21, SWT 7 1988 *McNeese 24, SWT 21 1987 SWT 26, McNeese 10 1986 *SWT 13, McNeese 9 1985 McNeese 28, SWT 0 1958 McNeese 21, SWT 0 1957 *McNeese 27, SWT 0 *McNeese home game LAST YEAR S GAME November 5 at San Marcos, TX (Bobcat Stadium, 11,904 att) McNeese State 0 0 0 7 -- 7 Texas State 14 21 7 7 -- 49 TS (1, 9:39) - Barrick Nealy 1 run. Stan Jones kick TS (1, 5:50) - Morris Brothers 26 run. Jones kick TS (2, 10:55) - Tyrone Scott 22 pass from Nealy. Jones kick TS (2, 4:41) - Nealy 6 run. Jones kick TS (2, 1:08) - Brothers 5 run. Jones kick TS (3, 8:18) - Nick Session 7 run. Jones kick TS (4, 13:18) - Daniel Jolly 25 run. Jones kick M (4, 5:21) - Kyle Link, 7 pass from Beau Lasseigne. Blake Bercegeay kick Team Totals McN TX First Downs 8 28 rushing 5 15 passing 3 10 penalty 0 3 Yards Rushing 31-75 57-296 Yards Passing 54 128 Passes 5-23-2 15-23-0 Total yards 129 424 Fumbles, Lost 3-2 3-2 Penalties 10-95 6-40 Punts, Avg. 6-35.7 3-30.3 Punt Returns 1-29 4-22 KO Returns 4-74 1-19 Possession 21:11 38:49 Third Downs 5-14 9-15 Fourth Downs 0-2 1-2 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: (M) Neely Hubbard (7-39), (TS) Daniel Jolly 14-85-1 Passing: (M) Mark Fontenot 10-2-2-24-0, Chris Jones 7-1-0-20-0, Beau Lasseigne 5-2-10-1 (TS) Barrick Nealy 22-15-0-128-1 Receiving: (M) Carlese Franklin 2-27, (TS) Morris Crosby 5-33-0

OFFENSE Quarterback 13 Derrick Fourroux (6-1, 187, Fr, RS, Erath) 14 Bart Crader (6-4, 196, Fr, RS, Friendswood, TX) 11 Mark Fontenot (6-0, 197, So, 1L, Iowa) Tailback 25 Jamie Leonard (5-11, 191, Jr, Lottie, LA) 3 Chris Thomas (5-10, 181, Sr, Slidell) 22 Todd Pendland (5-10, 167, Fr, Newton, TX) Fullback 4 Jordy Johnson (6-0, 212, Jr, Baton Rouge) 27 Kris Bush (5-11, 215, Jr, New Orleans) 26 Terez Jackson (6-0, 245, So, New Orleans) 29 Brett McPhatter (5-10, 213, Sr, Orangefield, TX) Tigt End 84 Kyle Link (6-6, 272, So, Lake Charles)) 85 Wesley Mangan (6-3, 223, Fr, Brenham, TX) 86 Brannon Broussard (6-0, 224, Fr, DeRidder) Wide Receiver 6 Quinten Lawrence (6-1, 175, Jr, Carencro) 19 Ramon Smothers (6-0, 177, Soph, Houston, TX) Wide Receiver 7 Steven Whitehead (5-8, 171, Jr, Slidell) 12 Carlese Franklin (5-11, 187, Sr, Kentwood) Left Tackle 71 Brent Pousson (6-5, 297, Sr, Iota) 79 Josh Hurd (6-7, 303, Jr, Monroe) Left Guard 59 Eman Naghavi (6-2, 290, So, Katy, TX) 78 Jeremiah Abbott (6-3, 276, Sr, Slidell) 73 James Jordan (6-5, 322, Jr, Eunice) Center 61 Josh Donovan (6-1, 255, Soph, Moss Bluff) 59 Eman Naghavi (6-2, 290, So, Katy, TX) Right Guard 65 Jimbo Hill (6-3, 304, Soph, Sulphur) 63 Josh Bass (6-2, 279, Jr, Houston, TX) 75 Chris Robin (6-4, 249, Fr, RS, Nederland, TX) Right Tackle 70 David Ballard (6-5, 302, Soph, Lake Charles) 77 Casey Richter (6-6, 290, Fr, RS, Prairieville, LA) Place Kicker 15 Blake Bercegeay (6-2, 178, Soph, Gonzales) Hold 8 Richard Conner (5-10, 185, Fr, RS, Lafayette) 23 Chad Davis (6-0, 183, Fr, RS, Plaquemine) DEPTH CHART (subject to change) Left End 94 Kirby Joseph (6-3, 268, Sr, Lake Charles) 46 Kenton Alleyne (6-0, 227, Soph, Houston, TX) Left Tackle 90 Robert Hooker (6-2, 297, Sr, DeQuincy) 56 Travis Thibodeaux (6-0,242,Fr, Ragle) 60 Chris Allen (6-0, 272, Sr, Spring, TX) Right Tackle 99 Kenneth Lundy (6-1, 251, Soph, Bogalusa) 56 Travis Thibodeaux (6-0,242, Fr, Ragley) 98 Marlon Mayo (6-1, 243, Sr, Lake Charles) Right End 93 Bryan Smith (6-3, 217, Jr, Newton, TX) 42 Bryant Mason (6-3, 221, Jr, Baton Rouge) Linebacker 52 Trey Bennett (6-1, 235, Jr, Newton, TX) 40 Jared Dolan (5-10,220, Jr, Mt. Belvieu, TX) 58 David Turnage (6-1,234, Jr, Slidell) Linebacker 41 Allen Nelson (6-1, 205, Soph, Beaumont, TX) 48 Deron Minor (5-11,210,Fr, Beaumont, TX) 51 Matt Kreamer (5-11, 219, Fr, RS, Shreveport) Cornerback 20 Ivan Stevenson (5-11, 189, Sr, Lake Charles) 39 LaDarius Key (5-10, 180, Soph, Monroe) Cornerback 5 Marcus Brown (6-1, 199, Jr, Tangiapahoa) 9 Jonathan Walker (5-11, 179, Jr, Lake Charles) Strong Safety 18 Stephen Barrett (6-1, 210, Sr, Carencro) 38 Brandt Linde (6-1, 190, Soph, Mandeville) Strong Safety 35 Jamelle Juneau (6-2, 212, Jr, Bunkie) 34 Kerry Gremillion (5-11, 202, Jr, Baton Rouge) Free Safety 36 Lawrence Darby (5-11, 192, Sr, Covington) 37 Tyson Sibley (6-0, 188, Fr, RS, Lake Charles) Punter 15 Blake Bercegeay (6-2, 178, Soph, Gonzales) 17 Beau Lasseigne (6-3, 177, Soph, St. Martinville) Kick Returns 7 Steven Whitehead 6 Quinten Lawrence 12 Carlese Franklin 25 Jamie Leonard Deep Snaps 89 Jordan Romero (6-1, 246, Fr, RS, Kaplan) 84 Kyle Link 61 Josh Donovan DEFENSE

MCNEESE CONTACT SID Louis Bonnette Phone (337) 475-5207 Cell (337) 802-7127 Fax (337) 475-5202 email lbonnette@structurex.net website www.mcneesesports.com Head Coach Matt Viator Phone (337) 475-5222 Best time 10-12 daily Chris Thomas and the Cowboy rushing chart - Chris Thomas rushed for 33 yards against Southern Utah and now has 1670 career rushing yards...he is 15th on the all-time McNeese rushing chart COWBOY ALL-TIME RUSHING 1. Henry Fields 839 4358 2. Buford Jordan 763 4156 3. Tony Citizen 713 3284 4. Vick King 562 3130 5. T. McClendon 593 2920 6. Larry Grissom 528 2761 7. Jessie Burton 542 2637 8. Bobby Wilson 513 2457 9. Artie Shankle 483 2143 10. Brian McZeal 512 2062 11. Jesse Castete 314 1969 12. Stephen Starring 551 1906 13. Kerry Joseph 535 1802 Aaron Pierce 436 1802 15. Chris Thomas 365 1670 BLAKE BERCEGEAY S KICKOFFS KOs Touchbacks In5 In10 In15 In20 25 5 4 11 1 - SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TELE- CONFERENCE - it s held each Tuesday morning - call SID office for phone numbers and access code THE SCHEDULE 10:05 Matt Viator, McNeese St. 10:11 Jay Thomas, Nicholls St. 10:17 David Bailiff, Texas State 10:23 Todd Whitten, SHS 10:29 Dennis Roland, SE La. 10:35 Robert McFarland, SFA 10:41 Scott Stoker, NW State More Cowboy Notes MCNEESE 2006 RECORD WHEN at home 2-1 lead after 3rd quarter 2-1 on road 0-2 trailing after 1st 0-1 vs non-conference 2-3 trailing after 2nd 0-1 vs conference 0-0 trailing after 3rd 0-2 natural grass 2-2 McN scored 0-10 pts 0-2 field turf 0-1 McN scores 11-20 pts 0-1 day games 0-0 McN scores 21-30 pts 1-0 night games 2-3 McN scores 31-40 pts 0-0 home night games 2-1 McN scores 41-50 pts 0-0 road night games 0-2 McN scores 51+ 1-0 home day games 0-0 Opp scores 0-10 pts 1-0 road day games 0-0 Opp scores 11-20 pts 0-1 in September 1-3 Opp scores 21-30 pts 1-0 in October 1-0 Opp scores 31-40 pts 0-0 in November 0-0 Opp scores 41-50 pts 0-2 lead after 1st quarter 2-1 lead after 2nd quarter 2-1 McNeese s team captains seniors slected to serve as team captains for the Cowboys this week are defensive end Kirby Joseph (94), offensive tackle Brent Pousson (71), strong safety Stephen Barrett (18) and wide receiver Hammond Thomas (2) GAME OFFICIALS Southland Conference officials will be the officials for Saturday s contest and they will be: Referee - Lester McCloudy Umpire - Roland Webber Head Linesman - Matt Stellges Line Judge - Tom Stephens Side Judge - Jim Kratz Field Judge - Jason Ledet Back Judge - David Landrum MCNEESE IN SLC STATISTICAL RANKINGS (team totals) Cowboys are: - 1st in scoring offense (28.0 ppg) - 1st in pass efficiency defense (122.06) - 1st in punt returns (17.82 avg) - 1st in turnover margin (plus 1.20) - 1st in pass defense (157.40 avg) - 1st in sacks by (2.60 average) - 1st in red zone offense (in 10 times and scored 10) (individual rankings) Steven Whitehead is - 1st in punt returns (20.89 ypr) and 1st in all-purpose running (121.4 ypg) Bryan Smith is - 1st in sacks (1.3 per game), TFL (1.9 per game)

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 (68 yards, Steven Whitehead vs West Virginia Tech, 2006) - returned a pass interception for a td ( Chris Allen, 24 yards vs Sam Houston State, 2005) - blocked a field goal (Chris White vs Portland State, 2004; Robert Hooker vs Southern Utah, 2004) - blocked a PAT (Robert Hooker vs Southern Utah, 2006) - blocked a punt (Trey Bennett vs West Virgina Tech and Stephen Barrett vs Toledo, 2006) - 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 (Allen Nelson vs West Virginia Tech, 2006) - ran a blocked punt back for a td (Joe Judge vs Maine, 32 yards 1999) - recovered a fumble for a td (Jared Dolan vs South Florida, 2006) - rushed for 100 yards (127, Jamie Leonard vs Southern Utah, 2006) - 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, 2002) - rushed for 200 yards (215 yards - 30 carries - Vick King vs Grambling, 2003) - rushed for 7 tds (Jessie Burton vs Southern Utah 1998) - passed for 300 yards (361, Scott Pendarvis vs Sam Houston State, 2003) - passed for five tds (5, Scott Pendarvis vs Sam Houston State, 2003) - had 300 yards total offense (348, Scott Pendarvis vs Sam Houston State - 361 passing, minus 13 rushing) - had 300 yards all-purpose running (*316, B. J. Sams vs Western Kentucky, 2002) - caught passes for 100 yards (199 yards, Quinten Lawrence vs Nicholls State, 2005) - had two players catch passes for 100 yards (146, Andy Bertrand vs Sam Houston; 112 Henry Smith vs Sam Houston, 2004) - kicked five field goals (Shonz LaFrenz vs N. Iowa 1997) - kicked a 50 yard FG (51 yards, Blake Bercegeay vs Southern Miss, 2005) - kicked 10 PATS (Blake Bercegeay vs West Virginia Tech, 2006) - had five sacks (Bryan Smith vs West Virginia Tech, 2006) - scored 3 tds receiving (B. J. Sams vs Sam Houston State, 2003) - intercepted two passes (Rod Gulley vs Northwestern State, 2002) - had a 60 yard punt (69 by Jason Cook vs Stephen F. Austin, 2005) LAST TIME AN OPPONENT - rushed for 100 yards (161, Johnny Sanchez, Southern Utah, 2006) - rushed for 200 yards (203 by Adrian petersen, Ga. Southern, 2000) - passed for 300 yards (577 by Dustin Long, Sam Houston, 2004) - caught passes for 100 yards (10 for 112 yards, Corey Roberts, Sam Houston State, 2005) - returned a kickoff for td (99 yards, Mel Mitchell, Western Kentucky 2001; 99 yards, LeJuan Walker, Nicholls State, 2001) - returned a punt for a td (65 yards, Ryan Filipe, Southern Utah, 2004) - returned a pass interception for a td (69 yards, Brandon Perkins, Southern Utah, 2004; 25 yards, Nick Turnbull, Fla. Int, 2004) - returned a fumble for a td (15 yards, Walter Musgrove and 17 yards, Dominic Giametta, Texas State, 2004) - blocked a punt and returned it for a td (Kansas State - blocked by David Rose and returned by him; SFA - blocked by Corey Goodall and recovered in end zone by Vernon Holman) - shut out the Cowboys - Western Kentucky (21-0 in 2001) LAST MCNEESE STATE SHUTOUT - 76-0 over West Virginia Tech (2006)

McNeese State is located in Lake Charles, LA, a city of 80,000 in the Southwest part of Louisiana. McNeese was established in 1939 as a junior college and a division of the Louisiana State University system. It later broke away becoming McNeese State. The school is named for John McNeese, the first superintendent of education in Calcasieu Parish (the parish in which Lake Charles is located). The school mascot is the Cowboy and was derived from the fact that John McNeese was also a cattle rancher and was renowned for making the first cattle drive across the Sabine River (the river that separates Louisiana and Texas). McNeese is a coed univeristy with an enrollment of 8,800. Dr. Robert Hebert serves as the president and Sonny Watkins, a former McNeese player and coach, is the 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 who have gone on to professional stardom are: Joe Dumars in basketball (star with Detroit and now president of the Detroit Pistons), B. J. Sams ( kick returner for Baltimore) in football and Ray Fontenot (New York Yankees) and Ben Broussard (Cleveland) in baseball. MCNEESE INFORMATION Location: Lake Charles, LA Enrollment: 8,800 School founded: 1939 All-time McNeese football record: 403-247-13 All-time record in Cowboy Stadium: 163-72-5 Offense: variation of pro-i Defense: 4-2-5 Colors: Blue/Gold Nickname: Cowboys Conference: Southland Stadium: Cowboy Stadium (17,410 cap, grass) President: Dr. Robert Hebert Athletic Director: Sonny Watkins Athletic Phone: (337) 475-5200 Football office phone: (337) 475-5235 COACHING STAFF Interim Head Coach: Matt Viator (McNeese 86) Football phone 337-475-5235 Best time to reach coach 10-12 noon ASSISTANT COACHES Lark Hebert (McNeese 85), linebackers Adam Henry (McNeese 98), wide receivers Ben Norton (SFA 93), offensive line Carlos McGee (McNeese 96), running backs Jason Rollins (McNeese 98), secondary Jake Morrison (McNeese 01), defensive line Delphfrine Lee (McNeese 04), defensive backs Zack Bronson, defensive backs Anthony Camp, student assistant coach Jim Murphy (Texas Medical Center 74), head athletic trainer J. D. Boudreaux (McNeese 03), assistant athletic trainer Dr. David Drez (Tulane 59), team physician C. J. Hernandez, equipment manager Fred Thomas, assistant equipment manager SPORTS INFORMATION Louis Bonnette, Director Pam LaFosse, Assistant Director Office phone: (337) 475-5207 Cell phone: (337) 802-7127 Fax: (337) 475-5202 email: lbonnette@structurex.net; lbonnette@mcneese.edu PRESS ROW: (337) 475-5225 Address: Box 92735, McNeese State, Lake Charles, LA 70609 Physical Address: 700 E. McNeese, Lake Charles, LA. 70607 WEBSITE: mcneesesports.com

McNeese Football 2006 McNeese Long Plays for 2006 (*td) (rush) *45 yards - Jamie Leonard vs West Virginia Tech 43 yards - Jamie Leonard vs Toledo 41 yards - Jamie Leonard vs Southern Utah *36 yards - Toddrick Pendland vs West Virginia Tech (pass) *69 yards - Carlese Franklin from Derrick Fourroux vs Soutehrn Utah 56 yards - Quinten Lawrence from Derrick Fourroux vs South Dakota State 55 yards - Quinten Lawrence from Derrick Fourroux vs West Virginia Tech 47 yards - Steven Whitehead from Derrick Fourroux vs Southern Utah *38 yards - Chad Davis vs West Virginia Tech 35 yards - Quinten Lawrence from Carlese Franklin vs South Florida (KO Return) 36 yards - Steven Whitehead vs South Dakota State 32 yards - Carlese Franklin vs Southern Utah 29 yards - Quinten Lawrence vs West Virginia Tech (Punt Return) *68 yards - Steven Whitehead vs West Virginia Tech 43 yards - Steven Whitehead vs South Dakota State (Field goal) 42 yards - Blake Bercegeay vs South Dakota State 22 yards - Blake Bercegeay vs South Florida 20 yards - Blake Bercegeay vs Southern Utah (Punt) 57 yards - Blake Bercegeay vs South Dakota State 57 yards - Blake Bercegeay vs Southern Utah 53 yards - Blake Bercegeay vs Toledo 46 yards - Blake Bercegeay vs South Florida (Pass Interception Return) 33 yards - Bryant Mason vs South Florida 33 yards - Jonathan Walker vs Southern Utah 7 yards - Stephen Barrett vs South Dakota State (Fumble return) *6 yards - Allen Nelson vs West Virginia Tech 6 yards - Bryan Smith vs Southern Utah Records set this season (Individual) Blake Bercegeay - 10 PAT kicks vs West Virginia Tech; 11 PAT kick attempts vs West Virginia Tech Bryan Smith - 5 quarterback sacks (also a conference record) vs West Virginia Tech (Team) Points Scored: 76 vs West Virginia Tech Touchdowns Scored: 11 vs West Virginia Tech Biggest margin of victory: 76 points vs West Virginia Tech Total Defense - minus 21 yards to West Virginia Tech STEVEN WHITEHEAD AND QUINTEN LAWRENCE ARE COWBOY LONG PLAY ACTS Steven Whitehead and Quinten Lawrence are two of the conference s top big play men...whitehead has handled the football a total of 42 times (rushing, pass receiving and kick returns) and he s totaled 607 yards...that s 121.4 yards per game and 14.4 yards per play...lawrence has handled the football a total of 18 times and has covered 324 yards on rushing, pass receiving and kick returns...that s 64.8 yards per game and 18 yards per play COWBOYS NATIONAL LEADERS Steven Whitehead and Bryan Smith rank among the best in 1-AA in their specialities - Whitehead ranks 5th in punt returns with a 20.89 average and he is 38th in all-purpose running with a 121.4 average - Smith is third in sacks with 1.3 per game and is 4th in tackles for a loss with a 1.9 average As a team, McNeese is 8th in punt returns with a 17.82 aveage, 10th in turnover margin with a plus 1.2 per game, 15th in sacks with 2.6 per game and 18th n tackles for a loss with 7.2 per contest

McNeese Single Game Highs - 2006 TDS SCORED YDS RUSHING 124 yards - Jamie Leonard vs Southern Utah 93 yards - Jamie Leonard vs Toledo 73 yards - Jamie Leonard vs West Virginia Tech 70 yards - Derrick Fourroux vs South Florida 68 yards - Toddrick Pendland vs West Virginia Tech TIMES RUSHED 16 - Derrick Fourroux vs South Florida 16 - Jamie Leonard vs Southern Utah RUSHING TDS 3 - Derrick Fourroux vs Southern Utah PASSING YARDS 194 - Derrick Fourroux vs Southern Utah 111 yards - Derrick Fourroux vs South Dakota State 108 yards - Derrick Fourroux vs Toledo PASS ATTEMPTS 25 - Derrick Fourroux vs Southern Utah 17 - Derrick Fourroux vs Toledo 17 - Derrick Fourroux vs South Dakota State 16 - Derrick Fourroux vs South FLorida PASS COMPLETIONS 11 - Derrick Fourroux vs Southern Utah 9 - Derrick Fourroux vs Toledo 9 - Derrick Fourroux vs South Dakota State 6 - Derrick Fourroux vs South Florida TD PASSES 2 - Mark Fontenot vs West Virginia Tech PASSES CAUGHT 5 - Quinten Lawrence vs South Dakota State 5 - Steven Whitehead vs Southern Utah 4 - Steven Whitehead vs South Florida 4 - Quinten Lawrence vs Toledo YARDS RECEIVING 92 yards - Carlese Franklin vs Southern Utah 88 yards - Quinten Lawrence vs South Dakota State 83 yards - Steven Whitehead vs Southern Utah 58 yards - Quinten Lawrence vs Toledo 55 yards - Quinten Lawrence vs West Virginia Tech 45 yards - Chad Davis vs West Virginia Tech 39 yards - Steven Whitehead vs South Florida 34 yards - Quinten Lawrence vs South Florida TD PASSES CAUGHT 1 - several POINTS SCORED 18 - Derrick Fourroux vs Southern Utah 12 - Toddrick Pendland vs West Virginia Tech 12 - Jamie Leonard vs West Virginia Tech 3 - Derrick Fourroux vs Southern Utah FIELD GOALS KICKED 1 - Blake Bercegeay vs South FLorida, vs South Dakota State, vs Southern Utah FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1 - Blake Bercegeay vs South Florida, vs South Dakota State, vs Southern Utah TIMES PUNTED 8 - Blake Bercegeay vs Toledo 8 - Blake Bercegeay vs South Dakota State YARDS PUNTED 343 - Blake Bercegeay vs South Dakota State 288 - Blake Bercegeay vs Toledo PUNTING AVERAGE 46.2 - Blake Bercegeay vs Southern Utah 42.9 - Blake Bercegeay vs South Dakota State TOTAL OFFENSE 246 - Derrick Fourroux vs Southern Utah 156 - Derrick Fourroux vs South Dakota State 127 - Derrick Fourroux vs Toledo 116 - Derrick Fourroux vs South FLorida ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 144 - Steven Whitehead vs West Virginia Tech 139 - Steven Whitehead vs South Dakota State 124 - Jamie Leonard vs Southern Utah KO RETURNS 4 - Steven Whitehead vs South FLorida YDS KOS RETURNED 72 - Steven Whitehead vs South Florida PUNT RETURNS 4 - Steven Whitehead vs West Virginia Tech YDS PUNTS RETURNED 119 - Steven Whitehead vs West Virginia Tech TACKLES 15 - Lawrence Darby vs Southern Utah 14 - Jamelle Juneau vs South Florida TACKLES FOR LOSS 5 - Bryan Smith vs West Virginia Tech QB SACKS 5 - Bryan Smith vs West Virginia Tech FUMBLES CAUSED 1 - by several FUMBLES RECOVERED 1 - by several QB HURRIES 3 - Bryan Smith vs South Florida PASS INTERCEPTIONS 1 - Bryant Mason vs South Florida, vs Southern Utah 1 - Stephen Barrett vs South Dakota State 1 - Jonathan Walker vs Southern Utah

WHO S HOT QUINTEN LAWRENCE, 6-1, 175, Jr-1L (Pre-season all-slc) - is averaging 19.6 yards per pass reception this season (12 for 235 yards) - averaging 19 yards per kickoff return - team MVP from 2005 - second team all-southland Conference - led team in pass receiving with 27 catches for 572 yards and six tds last year - averaged 21.2 yards per catch - caught 7 passes for 199 yards and 2 tds vs Nicholls State BLAKE BERCEGEAY, PK, So-1L, 6-2, 178... (Pre-season all-slc) - kicked school record 10 PATs vs West Virginia Tech - booted 42 yard field goal vs South Dakota State - has now made five straight field goals (3 this year and 2 from last year) - team leading scorer with 26 points (3 field goals and 17 PATs) - named freshman of the year in the Southland Conference for 2005 - named SLC special team player of week for effort against both South Dakota State and Southern Utah this season BRENT POUSSON, OT, Grad-3L, 6-5, 297... three year starter... (Preseason all-american and all-slc) - pre-season all-slc first team pick... - honor roll student and twice amed to the SLC all-academic team - nominee for national academic all-america honor - second team all-southland Conference last year - has not given up a sack during his collegiate career STEVEN WHITEHEAD, KICK RETURN, Jr-2L, 5-8, 171...(Pre-season all-slc) - ran punt back 68 yards for td against West Virginia Tech... also had 144 all-purpose yards in game - named SLC special teams player of week for effort against West Virginia Tech - leads Southland Conference in punt returns (20.9 ypc) and in all-purpose running (121.4 ypg) - named the team s offensive player of the year last season JAMIE LEONARD, TB, 5-11, 191, Jr - 1L - team s leading rusher with 337 yards - has led team in rushing for three games... 73 yards rushing and 14.6 average in win over West Virginia Tech...93 yards on 13 carries vs Toledo...and 124 yards and 7.8 average vs Southern Utah - has scored touchdowns on runs of 45 and 2 yards - averaging 7.5 yards per carry

WHO S HOT BRYAN SMITH, DE, 6-3, 217, Jr.-1L.(Pre-season all-slc) - set school and conference record with 5 sacks in victory over West Virginia Tech - named Southland Conference defensive player of week vs West Virginia Tech - named national player of the week (Football Gazette) - named Southland Conference defensive player of week vs South Dakota State - tied for team lead with 37 tackles...ranked among national leaders in sacks (6.5) and tackles for a loss (11.5) STEPHEN BARRETT, 6-1, 210, SR-3L - fourth on team in tackles with 27...has also blocked a punt and made a pass interception - named team player of week for effort against Toledo (10 tackles) - third year as a starter - named to pre-season all-conference team ALLEN NELSON, LB, 6-1, 205, SOPH - 1L - tied for team lead in tackles with 37 - also has 2.5 tackles for a loss of six yards - has recovered a fumble and returned it six yards - 12 tackles in victory over Southern Utah TREY BENNETT, LB, 6-1, 235, JR-2L (Pre-season all-slc) - tied for third on team in tackles with 32 - second team all-southland Conference - SLC, Louisiana and national player of week for effort in win over Georgia Southern last year(14 tackles) - tied for third on team in tackles with 61 last year - 8 tackles vs South Florida - also has a forced fumble and a blocked punt DERRICK FOURROUX, QB, 6-1, 187, Fr-RS - starting quarterback for all five games this seson - led team against South Florida with 70 yards rushing and 46 passing - named team s offensive player of the game vs South Florida - averaging 148.0 yards per game total offense - has completed 38 of 84 passes for 550 yards and three tds - has rushed for 190 yards and is team leader - ran for three tds and passed for another in win over Southern Utah

McNeese State Game by Game Individual Rushing vs South Florida vs W. Va. Tech vs Toledo vs S. Dakota St. vs S. Utah vs Texas State vs SFA vs Sam Houston vs SE Louisiana Derrick Fourroux 16-70-0 1-4 14-19 12-45 14-52-3 Chris Thomas 9-19 6-17 2-6 5-11-1 7-33 Kris Bush 3-8 3-9 Jordy Johnson 2-5 1-6 Jamie Leonard 1-3 5-73-2 13-93 10-44-1 16-124 Steven Whitehead 1-1 2-5 4-37 1-14 Terez Jackson 1-0 4-38 Toddrick Pendland 7-68-2 5-26 1-7 4-22 Mark Fontenot 2-(-9) Blake Bercegeay 1-(-14) Bart Crader 4-23 2- (-4) Brett McPhatter 2-14 Quinten Lawrence 1-6 1-7 Eldrick Jones 2-(-2) Carlese Franklin 2-20 Passing Derrick Fourroux 16-6-1-46-0 9-3-0-91-1 17-9-1-108-1 17-9-0-111-0 25-11-0-194-1 Mark Fontenot 2-0-1-0 7-3-0-59-2 Carlese Franklin 1-1-0-35-0 Bart Crader 5-1-0-8 1-1-0-9 Receiving Steven Whitehead 4-39-0 2-25-1 3-27 3-23 5-83 Quinten Lawrence 2-34-0 1-55-0 4-58-1 5-88 Carlese Franklin 1-8-0 1-25-1 1-12 3-92-1 Chad Davis 2-45-1 1-8 Jordy Johnson 1-11 Kyle Link 1-8 1-8 Immanuel Friddle 1-1 1-3 Todd Pendland 1-8 Punting Blake Bercegeay 5-173-34.6-46 1-36.0 2-288-36.0-53 8-343-42.9-57 4-185-46.2-57 Punt Returns Steven Whitehead 1-17-0-17 4-119-68-1 (68) 3-43 (43) 1-9 (9) KO Returns Steven Whitehead 4-72-0-22 2-47-0-26 1-36 (36) 1-10 (10) Quinten Lawrence 2-40-0-23 1-29 1-7 (7) Carlese Franklin 2-36-0-23 1-30 (15) 2-55 (32) Field Goals Blake Bercegeay *22 *42 *20 Tackles Jamelle Juneau 12 10 5 3 Trey Bennett 8 4 7 9 4 Allen Nelson 7 2 8 8 12 Stephen Barrett 7 1 10 8 4 Bryan Smith 7 10 4 9 7 Jonathan Walker 6 1 4 2 4 Marcus Brown 4 1 4 LaDarius Key 4 1 2 Robert Hooker 4 4 7 4 Lawrence Darby 4 1 5 7 15 Kody Knox 4 2 5 Kirby Joseph 3 2 2 4 4 Kenton Alleyne 3 3 3 2 Jerrell White 3 Dvid Turnage 3 3 3 3 tyson Sibley 2 3 3 Ivan Stevenson 2 2 1 6 Brant Linde 2 3 4 5 4 Jared Dolan 2 3 1 Bryant Mason 2 1 3 1 Jared Person 4 9 7 3 Matt Kreamer 4 1 Deron Minor 6 4 Kenneth Lundy 5 4 1 Thibodeaux 3 3 3

McNeese State Starting Lineups 2006 OFFENSE vs South Florida vs W. Va. Tech vs Toledo vs S. Dakota St. vs S. Utah vs Texas State vs SFA vs SHS SE Louisiana QB Derrick Fourroux Derrick Fourroux Derrick Fourroux Derrick Fourroux Derrick Fourroux TB Chris Thomas Chris Thomas Jamie Leonard Jamie Leonard Jamie Leonard FB Jordy Johnson Jordy Johnson Jordy Johnson Jordy Johnson Jordy Johnson WR Steven Whitehead Steven Whitehead Steven Whitehead Steven Whitehead Steven Whitehead WR Quinten Lawrence Quinten Lawrence Quinten Lawrence Quinten Lawrence Quinten Lawrence TE Kyle Link Kyle Link Kyle Link Kyle Link Kyle Link LT Brent Pousson Brent Pousson Brent Pousson Brent Pousson Brent Pousson LG James Jordan James Jordan Eman Naghavi James Jordan Eman Naghavi C Lance Fremin Lance Fremin Lance Fremin Eman Naghavi Josh Donovan RG Eman Naghavi Eman Naghavi Jimbo Hill Jimbo Hill Jimbo Hill RT David Ballard David Ballard David Ballard David Ballard David Ballard PK Blake Bercegeay Blake Bercegeay Blake Bercegeay Blake Bercegeay Blake Bercegeay DEFENSE E Kirby Joseph Kirby Joseph Kirby Joseph Kirby Joseph Kirby Joseph T Robert Hooker Robert Hooker Robert Hooker Robert Hooker Robert Hooker T Kenneth Lundy Kenneth Lundy Kenneth Lundy Kenneth Lundy Kenneth Lundy E Bryan Smith Bryan Smith Bryan Smith Bryan Smith Bryan Smith LB Trey Bennett Trey Bennett Trey Bennett Trey Bennett Trey Bennett LB Allen Nelson Allen Nelson Allen Nelson Allen Nelson Allen Nelson CB Ivan Stevenson Ivan Stevenson Ivan Stevenson Ivan Stevenson Ivan Stevenson CB Jonathan Walker Jonathan Walker Jonathan Walker Jonathan Walker Marcus Brown SS Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett SS Jamelle Juneau Jamelle Juneau Jamelle Juneau Jamelle Juneau Jamelle Juneau FS Kody Knox Kody Knox Kody Knox Lawrence Darby Lawrence Darby Punt Blake Bercegeay Blake Bercegeay Blake Bercegeay Blake Bercegeay Blake Bercegeay COWBOY SUPERLATIVES (single game) 100 yard rushing: - 124, Jamie Leonard vs Southern Utah (16 carries) 200 yards passing 100 yards pass receiving 50 yard field goal 60 yard punt 100 yds kickoff returns 100 yds punt returns - 119, Steven Whitehead vs West Virginia Tech (4 returns, 1 td) Double figure tackles 12 by Jamelle Juneau vs South Florida 10 by Jamelle Juneau vs Toledo 10 by Stephen Barrett vs Toledo

McNeese s 2006 Opponents SOUTH FLORIDA: 4-2 S. 2 def. McNeese State 41-10 S. 9 def. Florida Int. 21-20 S. 16 def. Central Florida 24-17 S. 23 lost to Kansas 13-7 S. 29 lost to Rutgers 22-20 O. 7 def. UConn 38-16 O. 14 at North Carolina O. 22 at Cincinnati N. 4 Pittsburgh N. 11 Syracuse N. 18 at Louisville N. 25 at West Virginia WEST VIRGINIA TECH 0-6 S. 2 lost to Delta State 61-0 S. 9 lost to McNeese 76-0 S. 16 lost to Walsh 38-0 S. 23 lost to Lamuth 35-0 S. 30 lost to Cumberlands (KY)16-11 O. 7 lost to Cumberland (TN) 42-7 O. 14 Belhaven O. 21 at Georgetown (KY) O. 28 at UVA-Wise N. 4 Union N. 11 Pikeville UNIV. OF TOLEDO 2-4 A. 31 lost to Iowa State 45-43 3OT S. 9 lost to W. Michigan 31-10 S. 15 def. Kansas 37-31 2OT S. 23 def. McNeese State 41-7 S. 30 lost to Pittsburgh 45-3 O. 7 lost to Central Michigan 42-20 O. 14 at Kent State O. 21 at Eastern Michigan O. 28 Akron N. 7 at Northern Illinois N. 14 Ball State N. 21 Bowling Green SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 3-3 S. 2 lost to Wis-LaCrosse 17-3 S. 9 lost to Montana 36-7 S. 16 lost to N. Iowa 27-17 S. 23 def. Nicholls St. 24-17 S. 30 def. McNeese State 20-17 O. 7 def. Central Arkansas 20-7 O. 21 at Cal Poly O. 28 UC Davis N. 4 William Penn N. 11 at Southern Utah N. 18 at North Dakota State SOUTHERN UTAH 3-3 S. 2 def. Montana Tech 34-0 S. 9 def. Western State 55-3 S. 16 lost to Weber State 24-13 S. 23 def. Texas State 30-21 S. 30 lost to Cal Poly 18-14 O. 7 lost to McNeese State 30-27 O. 21 at UC Davis O. 28 North Dakota State N. 11 South Dakota State N. 18 at Southern Illinois TEXAS STATE 1-4 S. 2 def. Tarleton State 27-23 S. 9 lost to Kentucky 41-7 S. 16 lost to N. Colorado 14-13 S. 23 lost to Southern Utah 30-21 O. 7 lost to SFA 24-13 O. 14 at McNeese State O. 21 Southeastern Louisiana O. 28 at Northwestern State N. 4 Nicholls State N. 11 Texas Southern N. 18 at Sam Houston State STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 1-5 A. 31 lost to Tulsa 45-7 S. 9 lost to Delta State 17-14 S. 16 lost to Arizona 28-10 S. 23 lost to C. Arkansas 37-35 S. 30 lost to North Dakota State 17-9 O. 7 def. Texas State 24-13 O. 21 McNeese State O. 28 at Southeastern Louisiana N. 4 Sam Houston State N. 11 at Nicholls State N. 18 Northwestern State SAM HOUSTON ST. 3-2 S. 9 def. Ark-Monticello 41-3 S. 16 lost to SMU 45-14 S. 23 def. Missouri State 20-17 S. 30 lost to Texas 56-3 O. 7 def. Northwestern State 30-20 O. 14 Nicholls State O. 21 Central Arkansas O. 28 McNeese State N. 4 at Stephen F. Austin N. 11 at Southeastern Louisiana N. 18 Texas State SOUTHEASTERN LA. 1-5 A. 31 lost to N. Mexico St. 30-15 S. 9 lost to Southern Miss 45-0 S. 16 def. Jacksonville (Fla) 41-13 S. 23 lost to Texas Tech 62-0 S. 30 lost to Gardner-Webb 28-21 O. 7 lost to Nicholls State 14-10 O. 14 Northwestern State O. 21 at Texas State O. 28 Stephen F. Austin N. 4 at McNeese State N. 11 Sam Houston State NORTHWESTERN ST. 2-3 S. 2 lost to Kansas 49-18 S. 9 lost to Baylor 47-10 S. 16 def. Delaware State 23-3 S. 30 def. Ark-Monticello 20-3 O. 7 lost to Sam Houston 30-20 O. 14 at Southeastern Louisiana O. 21 at Nicholls State O. 28 Texas State N. 4 at Ole Miss N. 11 McNeese State N. 18 at Stephen F. Austin NICHOLLS STATE 2-3 A. 31 def. Southern Akansas 35-0 S. 9 lost to Nebraska 56-7 S. 16 lost to La Tech 31-21 S. 23 lost to S. Dakota St. 24-17 O. 7 def. SE Louisiana 14-10 O. 14 at Sam Houston State O. 21 Northwestern State O. 28 Assumption N. 4 at Texas State N. 11 Stephen F. Austin N. 18 at McNeese State

Week 1 1. Appalachian State 2. New Hampshire 3. Northern Iowa 4. Furman 5. Cal Poly 6. Montana 7. Illinois State 8. Youngstown State 9. UMass 10. Richmond 11. Montana State 12. James madison 13. Georgia Southern 14. Hampton 15. Delaware 16. McNeese State 17. Southern Illinois 18. North Dakota State 19. UC Davis 20. Eastern Illinois 21. Portland State 22. Texas State 23. Eastern Kentucky 24. Nicholls State 25. Lafayette Week 2 1. New Hampshire 2. Appalachian State 3. Cal Poly 4. Furman 5. Montana 6. Youngstown State 7. Illinois State 8. Richmond 9. UMass 10. Hampton 11. Delaware 12. Northern Iowa 13. Portland State 14. McNeese State 15. James Madison 16. Southern Illinois 17. North Dakota State 18. Eastern Illinois 19. Eastern Kentucky 20. Montana State 21. UC Davis 22. Lafayette 23. Texas State 24. Georgia Southern 25. Alabama A&M Week 3 1. New Hampshire 2. Appalachian State 3. Cal Poly 4. Furman 5. Montana 6. Illinois State 7. Richmond 8. Youngstown State 9. UMass 10. Southern Illinois 11. Hampton 12. Northern Iowa 13. McNeese State 14. North Dakota State 15. Portland State 16. UC Davis 17. James Madison 18. Delaware 19. Georgia Southern 20. Eastern Illinois 21. Towson 22. Western Carolina 23. Cenral Connecticut St. 24. Eastern Kentucky 25. Jacksonville State Week 4 1. New Hampshire 2. Appalachian State 3. Furman 4. Montana 5. Cal Poly 6. Illinois State 7. Richmond 8. Youngstown State 9. UMass 10. Southern Illinois 11. North Dakota State 12. Hampton 13. Northern Iowa 14. Portland State 15. James Madison 16. McNeese State 17. Delaware 18. UC Davis 19. Towson 20. Eastern Illinois 21. Western Illinois 22. Harvard 23. Albany 24. Western Carolina 25. Northern Arizona Week 5 1. New Hampshire 2. Appalachian State 3. Furman 4. Montana 5. Cal Poly 6. Illinois State 7. Richmond 8. Youngstown State 9. Southern Illinois 10. UMass 11. North Dakota State 12. Hampton 13. James Madison 14. Northern Iowa 15. Portland State 16. UC Davis 17. Towson Top 25 18. Delaware 19. Harvard 20. Eastern Illinois 21. Georgia Southern 22. Tennessee-Martin 23. Central Connecticut State 24. Alabama A&M 25. San Diego... 28. McNeese State Week 6 1. New Hampshire 2. Appalachian State 3. Montana 4. Cal Poly 5. Illinois State 6. Youngstown State 7. Southern Illinois 8. UMass 9. North Dakota State 10. Richmond 11. Furman 12. Hampton 13. James Madison 14. Northern Iowa 15. Harvard 16. Eastern Illinois 17. Tenn-Martin 18. UC Davis 19. Central Conn. State 20. Alabama A&M 21. San Diego 22. Towson 23. Maine 24. Princeton 25. Portland State... 29. McNeese State

McNeese Game by Game Statistics GAME ONE Sept. 2, 2006 at Tampa, FL (26,351 attend) McNeese State 7 3 0 0-10 South Florida 0 7 7 27-41 M (1,0:35) - Jared Dolan, fumble recovery. Blake Bercegeay kick SF (2, 10:25) - Matt Grothe, 1 run. Mike Benzer kick M (2, 4:52) - Bercegeay 22 field goal SF (3, 2:04) - Marcus Edwads, 47 pass from Grothe. Benzer kick SF (4, 14:06) - Ean Randolph 10 pass from Grothe. Benzer kick SF (4, 9:47) - Walt Smith, 3 run. Benzer kick SF (4, 6:19) - Smith, 24 run. Benzer kick SF (4, 0:00) - Keeley Dorsey, 52 run Team Totals McN SF First Downs 12 25 rushing 7 17 passing 3 7 penalty 2 1 Yds Rushing 37-82 42-286 Yds Passing 81 209 Passes 19-7-2 21-14-1 Total Yards 163 495 Fumbles, lost 2-0 3-2 Penalties 7-60 10-82 Punts, Avg 6-28.8 2-28.5 Punt Returns 1-17 4-47 KO Returns 6-112 3-53 Possession 29:49 30:11 third Downs 3-12 5-9 Fourth Downs 1-2 0-1 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: (M) Derrick Fourroux 16-70, (SF) Walt Smith 7-70, Matt Grothe 10-58 Passing: (M) Derrick Fourroux 16-6-1-46-0, (SF) Matt Grothe 13-9-0-171-2 Receiving: (M) Seven Whitehead 4-39, (SF) Marcus Edwards 3-62-1 GAME THREE Sept. 23, 2006 at Toledo, OHIO (20,057 attendance) McNeese State 0 7 0 0 -- 7 Toledo 10 10 7 14 -- 41 T (1, 11:53) - Steigerwald, 35 field goal T (1, 6:51) - Brandon Summers 1 run. Steigerwald kick T (2, 3:58) - Jalen Parmele 5 run. Steigerwald kick M (2, 0:56) - Quinten Lawrence 31 pass from Derrick Fourroux. Blake Bercegeay kick T (2, 0:03) - Steigerwald 25 field goal T (3, 6:22) - Andrew Hawkins 40 pass from Summers. Steigerwald kick T (4, 10:34) - DaJuane Collins 31 run. Steigerwald kick T (4, 4:11) - Collins, 9 run, Steigerwald kick Team Totals McN T First Downs 14 22 rushing 7 9 passing 7 9 penalty 2 4 Yds Rushing 37-115 44-219 Yds Passing 116 186 Passes 10-22-1 17-30-0 Total Yards 271 405 Fumbles, lost 2-2 2-0 Penalties 9-79 5-35 Punts, Avg 8-36.0 5-32.2 Punt Returns 1-3 3-52 KO Returns 5-83 2-69 Possession 23:40 34:50 third Downs 4-13 9-18 Fourth Downs 1-1 3-3 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: (M) Jamie Leonard 13-93, (T) DaJuane Collins 8-91-2 Passing: (M) Derrick Fourroux 17-9-1-108-1, (T) Brandon Summers 17-11-0-121-1 Receiving: (M) Quinten Lawrence 4-58-1, (T) Steve Odom 5-47 GAME TWO Sept. 9, 2006 at Cowboy Stadium (12,127) West Virginia Tech 0 0 0 0-0 McNeese State 28 20 14 14-76 M (1,12:39) - Derrick Fourroux 4 run. Blake Bercegeay kick M (1, 8:31) - Allen Nelson 6 fumble return. Bercegeay kick M (1, 6:56) - Jamie Leonard 45 run. Bercegeay kick M (1, 4:20) - Steven Whitehead 68 punt return. Bercegeay kick M (2, 12:11) - Carlese Franklin 25 pass from Fourroux. Bercegeay kick M (2, 7:47) - Whitehead 14 pass from Mark Fontenot. Bercegeay kick M (2, 0:19) - Chad Davis, 7 pass from Fontenot. Kick failed M (3, 8:34) - Leonard 2 run. Bercegeay kick M (3, 0:27) - Toddrick Pendland 1 run. Bercegeay kick M (4, 9:57) - Pendland 36 run. Bercegeay kick M (4, 5:20) - Brett McPhatter 1 run. Bercegeay kick Team Totals WVT McN First Downs 8 17 rushing 3 11 passing 1 5 penalty 4 1 Yds Rushing 40 (-50) 36 (246) Yds Passing 29 150 Passes 13-5-0 16-6-0 Total Yards -21 396 Fumbles, lost 5-4 2-1 Penalties 9-66 13-125 Punts, Avg 10-30.9 1-36.0 Punt Returns 1-10 5-124-1 KO Returns 12-137 1-29 Possession 37:20 22:40 third Downs 0-13 6-9 Fourth Downs 0-0 0-1 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: (M) Jamie Leonard (5-73-2, Toddrick Pendland 7-68-2) (WV) Marquese Bacon 14-29 Passing: (M) Derrick Fourroux 9-3-0-91-1, Mark Fontenot 7-3-0-59-2 (WV) Micah Brown 8-3-0-14 Receiving: (M) Chad Davis 2-45-1, Steven Whitehead 2-25-1 (WV) James Boyd 2-15 GAME FOUR Sept. 30 at Cowboy Stadium (10,400 attendance) South Dakota State 3 3 0 14 -- 20 McNeese State 3 14 0 0 -- 17 SDS (1, 6:50) - Parker Douglass 40 field goal M (1,0:58) - Blake Bercegeay, 42 field goal M (2, 12:20) - Jamie Leonard, 5 run. Bercegeay kick SDS (2, 6:56) - Douglass 41 field goal M (2, 4:01) - Chris Thomas, 1 run. Bercegeay kick SDS (4, 4:47) - Douglass 32 field goal SDS (4, 2:11) - JaRon Harris, 40 pass from Andy Kardoes. Luke Greving pass from Andy Kardoes SDS (4, 0:14) - Douglass 46 field goal Team Totals SDS McN First Downs 20 10 rushing 7 5 passing 10 4 penalty 3 1 Yds Rushing 40-158 36-138 Yds Passing 186 120 Passes 16-30-1 10-18-0 Total Yards 344 258 Fumbles, lost 2-2 4-2 Penalties 7-80 19-174 Punts, Avg 4-42.2 8-42.9 Punt Returns 5-66 3-43 KO Returns 6-358 4-205 Possession 31:44 28:16 third Downs 3-12 4-14 Fourth Downs 0-1 0-0 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: (M) Derrick Fourroux 12-45, Jamie Leonard 10-44 (SD) Antony Watson 15-73 Passing: (M) Derrick Fourroux 17-9-0-111-0, (SD) Andy Kardoes 22-11- 0-160-1 Receiving: (M) Quinten Lawrence 5-88, (SD) JaRon Harris 7-109-1

McNeese Game by Game Statistics GAME FIVE Oct. 7 at Cowboy Stadium (9,450 attendance) Southern Utah 0 14 6 7 -- 27 McNeese State 14 3 7 6 -- 30 M, (1, 5:13) - Derrick Fourroux, 1 run. Blake Bercegeay kick M, (1, 4:23) - Derrick Fourroux, 12 run. Bercegeay kick M, (2, 8:21) - Bercegeay 20 field goal SU, (2, 7:10) - Johnny Sanchez, 71 run. Bran Jorgensen kick SU, (2, 2:09) - Joey Hew Len, 7 pass from Wes Marshall. Jorgensen kick M, (3, 4:42) - Derrick Fourroux, 5 run. Bercegeay kick SU (3, 0:32) - Joey Hew Len, 6 pass from Wes Marshall. kick blocked SU (4, 9:15) - Johnny Sanchez, 28 run. Jorgensen kick M, (4, 8:31) - Carlese Franklin, 69 pass from Derrick Fourroux. kick blocked Team Totals SU McN First Downs 20 21 rushing 13 15 passing 6 5 penalty 1 1 Yds Rushing 37-280 48-264 Yds Passing 177 194 Passes 19-28-2 11-25-0 Total Yards 457 458 Fumbles, lost 4-3 2-1 Penalties 12-76 12-107 Punts, Avg 2-46.5 4-46.2 Punt Returns 3-15 1-9 KO Returns 5-260 6-375 Possession 31:04 28:56 third Downs 7-11 6-15 Fourth Downs 1-1 1-2 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: (M) Jamie Leonard 16-124, Derrick Fourroux 14-52-3 (SU) Johnny Sanchez 11-161-2 Passing: (M) Derrick Fourroux 25-11-0-194-1, (SU) Wes Marshall 28-19-2-177-2 Receiving: (M) Steven Whitehead 5-83, Carlese Franklin 3-92-1, (SU) Bobby Pond 4-19