BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — Sam Leavitt threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns as LSU defeated McNeese State 63-14 on Saturday at Tiger Stadium. The game was an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision contest. The Tigers improved to 4-1, while the Cowboys fell to 2-4. Landen Clark passed for 126 yards and rushed for a score, and Husan Longstreet added 62 passing yards and 32 rushing yards. Jamaal Levi led McNeese State with a 64-yard rushing touchdown and a 43-yard scoring catch, finishing with 64 rushing yards and 46 receiving yards. Brady Barrier passed for 74 yards and a touchdown. Landon Barrett recorded 10 tackles for the Cowboys, while Cohen Charles added eight tackles and a quarterback hurry. Jayce Brown caught four passes for 52 yards for LSU, and Jackson Harris had four receptions for 37 yards. Scott Starzyk converted his extra-point attempts. The announced attendance at Tiger Stadium was 102,321.