Description Available in: The McNeese State Cowboys football program is the intercollegiate American football team for McNeese State University located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a member of the Southland Conference. McNeese State's first football team was fielded in 1940. The team plays its home games at the 17,410-seat Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.