LAKE CHARLES – McNeese and Weber State have signed a home-and-home football contract that will see the Cowboys playing in Ogden, Utah on September 28 of next season while the Wildcats will make a return trip to Cowboy Stadium on Sept. 13, 2025, both athletic departments collective announced on Wednesday.
 
McNeese and Weber State last played in 2013 with the Cowboys winning 43-6 in Lake Charles.
 
"I'm excited to add Weber State to our football schedule as a home-and-home," said Heath Schroyer, McNeese Director of Athletics. "Weber has a consistent winning football program that I truly appreciate. It will be a true test that I expect us to be ready for next year."
 
Weber State plays in the Big Sky Conference and has appeared in the FCS playoffs six of the last seven years including a semifinal appearance in 2019.
 
"The opportunity to have them back in The Hole in 2015 when we open our new press box was an opportunity too good to pass up for our tremendous fan base," said Schroyer.
 
The two teams have met up four times with the Cowboys holding a 3-1 lead in the series including a 2-0 record in Ogden.
 
The series with Weber State completes McNeese's 2024 non-conference slate which will be a 12-game slate for the FCS, the first since 2019.
 
McNeese vs. Weber State Series: McNeese leads 3-1
9/21/13 – at McNeese 43, Weber State 6
9/15/12 – McNeese 35, at Weber State 21
11/21/92 – McNeese 23, at Weber State 22
11/17/90 – Weber State 27, at McNeese 7
 
2024 McNeese Non-Conference Schedule
Aug. 31 vs. Southern
Sept. 7 at Texas A&M
Sept. 14 at Tarleton State
Sept. 21 vs. Alcorn State
Sept. 28 at Weber State