2005 McNeese State Cowboys football team

2005 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–4 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Viator (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJason Rollins (1st season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Harry Turpin Stadium
Cajun Field
2005 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Texas State +^  5 1   11 3  
No. 17 Nicholls State +^  5 1   6 4  
McNeese State  3 3   5 4  
Northwestern State  3 3   5 5  
Southeastern Louisiana  2 4   4 6  
Sam Houston State  2 4   3 7  
Stephen F. Austin  1 5   5 6  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Southland.