Day after notes from last night's @McNeeseFB game against No. 4 Tarleton State. • With 495 yards of total offense on Saturday against Tarleton, it marked the third straight game for the Cowboys to record 400+ yards, marking the first time since 2017 for McNeese to start the season with three straight 400+ total offensive yard games... the record is four straight games to start a season (2013 and 2015). • The Cowboys recorded 13 'Big Plays', plays of 10 yards or more, in the game - 7 passing and 6 rushing. • Of those 13 big plays, seven went for 20 yards or more with two going for 40+ yards and one 30+. • The 97-yard scoring drive in the first possession was the second-longest scoring drive in school history and first 90+ yard drive since a 95-yard drive against UTRGV last season... the school record is a 99-yard scoring drive, that coming against Eastern Illinois on Sept. 23, 2023. • McNeese's receivers combined for 172 yards gained after the catch. • QB Devin Lippold recorded career-highs with 286 yards passing, 27 completions, and 45 pass attempts. • His 27 completions are the 5th-most thrown in a game in school history while the 45 attempts are the 6th-most. • For the second straight game, Lippold did not throw an interception and has now attempted 82 consecutive passes without a pick. • WR Smiley Edwards pulled in a career-high 8 catches for 111 yards, also a career-best... his 8 catches rank as the 4th-most in a game in school history (13 is the record; five with 10 catches; five with 8 catches... he's the first Cowboy this season to record 100 yards or more receiving. • WR Curtis Deville recorded career-highs with 5 catches, 87 receiving yards, and two touchdowns. • Deville's two TD grabs marks the second straight game a Cowboy has caught multiple TD passes (Edwards with two against Texas Wesleyan). • CB Mason Edwards tied a career-high with three pass break-ups, the most by a Cowboy this season and second-most in the FCS. • CB Safir Stills-Bey recorded a career-high with 5 total tackles, 2.0 tackles for a loss, and a sack. @JFGazzolo @Chaston_Tavares @NCAA_FCS @FCSNationRadio1 @KPLC7Sports @AmPressSports

A few interesting notes coming out of last night's @McNeeseFB 52-0 win over TX Wesleyan... • HC Matt Viator won his 84th game at McN, moving him past NSU's Sam Goodwin for No. 2 all-time in the SLC record book while at a league school. (103 career wins). • The 4 TDs thrown by Devin Lippold are the most by a Cowboy making his 1st start. • Stills-Bey blocked FG return for a TD was the 1st since 2002. • The 70-yd return was the 2nd-longest blocked FG return for a TD in school history. • Brady Barrier is 3rd McN QB to throw TD pass this season. • Sentario Willis picked off a pass for the second straight game. Last time that happened was last season (Javon Davis vs. NSU, ETAM). • 2 blocked kicks in the game marked the first time since 2018 (at SLU). @JFGazzolo @Chaston_Tavares @CoachAI @SouthlandSports @NCAA_FCS

In last night's game with 126 rushing yards, @McNeeseFB RB Omiri Wiggins became the first Cowboy since 2010 (Marcus Wiltz) to rush for 100 yds in making his McNeese debut. #GeauxPokes