Cowboy Stadium

McNeese State's Cowboy Stadium has traditionally been one of the most feared places to play for opposing teams.

Dubbed “The Hole” for its unique design and layout, the stadium was constructed in 1965 and renovated and expanded to a 17,410 seating capacity in 1975. Added in 1998 was a $3 million, three tier press box. In 2005, a new scoreboard and sound system ($1.1 million renovation) debuted. And in 2008, a GEOMAX2 artificial turf was put in and seating increased to 17,610 with the completion of the new athletic field house that features 200 box seats that overlook the north endzone.

The Cowboys also have a practice area (A.I. Ratcliff Field) that includes three football fields on the east side of the stadium.

Throughout its 49-year history, Cowboy Stadium has hosted standout players such as Roger Staubach (Pensacola Navy, 1968), Terry Bradshaw (Louisiana Tech, 1967 and 1969), Jackie Smith (Northwestern State, 1960), Chad Pennington (Marshall, 1995), Daunte Culpepper (Central Florida, 1995), just to name a few.

McNeese has racked up 192 wins at home in the history of Cowboy Stadium and has posted a .676 (192-87-5) home field winning percentage.

The Cowboys have had nine unbeaten seasons at home with three of those coming since the year 2000 (2-0 in 2005, 8-0 in 2002 and 5-0 in 2000).

Since 2000, McNeese is 66-22 (.750) in Cowboy Stadium.