2019 Northwestern State Demons football team

American college football season

2019 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–9 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach
  • Brad Laird (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorBrad Smiley (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Lucas (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
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2019 Southland Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Nicholls +^   7 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^   7 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^   6 – 3     8 – 5  
Sam Houston State   6 – 3     7 – 5  
McNeese State   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Incarnate Word   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Abilene Christian   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Northwestern State   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Stephen F. Austin   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Houston Baptist   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Lamar   2 – 7     4 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Brad Laird, the Demons compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the Southland. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Demons were picked to finish in tenth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Nicholls 200 (20)
2 Central Arkansas 154
3 Incarnate Word 150 (1)
4 Sam Houston State 146
5 Lamar 123
6 McNeese State 114
7 Abilene Christian 112 (1)
8 Southeastern Louisiana 71
9 Stephen F. Austin 63
10 Northwestern State 56
11 Houston Baptist 21

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Demons placed four players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]

Offense

2nd team

Chris Zirkle – OL

Defense

1st team

Hayden Bourgeois – DB

2nd team

O'Shea Jackson – DL

Myles Ward – KR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:30 p.m.at UT Martin*ESPN+L 20–423,008
September 76:00 p.m.Midwestern State*DemonTVL 7–337,010
September 146:30 p.m.at No. 4 (FBS) LSU*
SECNL 14–65100,334
September 216:00 p.m.at Houston Baptist
ESPN3L 21–481,941
September 286:00 p.m.No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
CST/ESPN+L 27–447,584
October 123:00 p.m.at No. 12 NichollsCST/ESPN+L 35–458,103
October 196:00 p.m.No. 13 Central Arkansasdagger
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
CST/ESPN+L 30–317,584
October 264:00 p.m.at Incarnate WordUIWtvW 44–41 OT3,373
November 24:00 p.m.at McNeese StateCST/ESPN+L 20–309,295
November 96:00 p.m.Lamar
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
CST/ESPN+W 34–135,122
November 162:00 p.m.at Sam Houston StateESPN+W 31–284,280
November 216:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austin
DemonTVL 20–325,822
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3][4]

Game summaries

At UT Martin

Statistics Northwestern State UT Martin
First downs 28 17
Total yards 483 309
Rushing yards 96 179
Passing yards 387 130
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 35:53 24:07
Northwestern State at Tennessee–Martin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Demons 7 13 0020
Skyhawks 14 0 141442

at Graham Stadium, Martin, TN

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 3,008
  • Referee: Drew Myers
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [1] [2] [3]
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:53) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 14-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Scotty Roblow kick
    Northwestern State 7–0; Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:07
  • (06:02) UTM TD – Colton Dowell 39-yard pass from John Bachus III, Ryan Courtright kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:46
  • (02:17) UTM TD – Jaylon Moore 43-yard pass from John Bachus III, Ryan Courtright kick
    Tennessee–Martin 14–7; Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 2:11
Second quarter
  • (11:11) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 7-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Scotty Roblow kick
    Tied 14–14; Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:06
  • (06:35) NSU TD – Corey Smallwood 26-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Scotty Roblow PAT failed
    Northwestern State 20–14; Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:02
Third quarter
  • (04:22) UTM TD – Payton Logan 21-yard rush, Ryan Courtright kick
    Tennessee–Martin 21–20; Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:42
  • (02:13) UTM TD – Terry Williams 55-yard punt returned, Ryan Courtright kick
    Tennessee–Martin 28–20; Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 2:04
Fourth quarter
  • (05:06) UTM TD – Wanya Moton 78-yard interception returned, Ryan Courtright kick
    Tennessee–Martin 35–20; Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:18
  • (02:53) UTM TD – Payton Logan 53-yard rush, Ryan Courtright kick
    Tennessee–Martin 42–20; Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:54
Top passers
  • NSU – Shelton Eppler – 43/62, 387 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • UTM – John Bachus III – 8/20, 130 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • NSU – Shelton Eppler – 9 carries, 45 yards
  • UTM – Payton Logan – 13 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • NSU – Quan Shorts – 12 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD
  • UTM – Jaylon Moore – 1 reception, 43 yards, TD

Midwestern State

Statistics Midwestern State Northwestern State
First downs 22 14
Total yards 425 243
Rushing yards 102 58
Passing yards 323 185
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 33:35 26:25
Midwestern State at Northwestern State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 20 (DII) Mustangs 13 13 0733
Demons 0 7 007

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 102 °F (39 °C); hot
  • Game attendance: 7,010
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone
  • [4] [5] [6]
Game information
First quarter
  • (05:50) MID TD – Tyrique Edwards 38-yard pass from Zach Purceli, Jacob Rowland PAT blocked
    Midwestern State 6–0; Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:15
  • (01:03) MID TD – Kylan Harrison 25-yard pass from Zach Purceli, Jacob Rowland kick
    Midwestern State 13–0; Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:01
Second quarter
  • (08:25) MID FG – Jaron Imbriani 28-yard field goal
    Midwestern State 16–0; Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:45
  • (05:35) MID FG – Jaron Imbriani 25-yard field goal
    Midwestern State 19–0; Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 1:53
  • (01:07) NSU TD – Jared West 10-yard rush, Scotty Roblow kick
    Midwestern State 19–7; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:28
  • (00:00) MID TD – Juwan Johnson 32-yard pass from Zach Purceli, Jaron Imbriani kick
    Midwestern State 26–7; Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:13
Fourth quarter
  • (11:05) MID TD – Zach Purceli 7-yard rush, Jaron Imbriani kick
    Midwestern State 33–7; Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:18
Top passers
  • MID – Zach Purceli – 26/40, 323 yards, 3 TD
  • NSU – Shelton Eppler – 28/42, 177 yards, INT
Top rushers
  • MID – Lazarus Fisher – 15 carries, 69 yards
  • NSU – Jared West – 10 carries, 27 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • MID – Tyrique Edwards – 5 receptions, 76 yards, TD
  • NSU – Quan Shorts – 8 receptions, 60 yards

At LSU

Statistics Northwestern State LSU
First downs 15 31
Total yards 278 610
Rushing yards 46 122
Passing yards 232 488
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 33:38 26:22
Northwestern State at Louisiana State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Demons 7 7 0014
No. 4 (FBS) Tigers 3 21 271465

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 100,334
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV: SEC Network
  • [7] [8] [9]
Game information
First quarter
  • (05:30) LSU FG – Cade York 26-yard field goal
    LSU 3–0; Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:19
  • (00:16) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 17-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Scotty Roblow kick
    Northwestern State 7–3; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:14
Second quarter
  • (12:38) LSU TD – Clyde Edwards-Helaire 4-yard rush, Cade York kick
    LSU 10–7; Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:38
  • (08:50) LSU TD – Terrace Marshall Jr. 14-yard pass from Joe Burrow, Cade York kick
    LSU 17–7; Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:44
  • (05:38) NSU TD – David Fitzwater 26-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Scotty Roblow kick
    LSU 17–14; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:12
  • (03:27) LSU TD – Clyde Edwards-Helaire 3-yard rush, Cade York kick
    LSU 24–14; Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:11
Third quarter
  • (13:19) LSU TD – Joe Burrow 5-yard rush, Cade York PAT failed
    LSU 30–14; Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:41
  • (09:36) LSU TD – Terrace Marshall Jr. 6-yard pass from Joe Burrow, Cade York kick
    LSU 37–14; Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:28
  • (06:26) LSU TD – John Emery Jr. 4-yard rush, Cade York kick
    LSU 44–14; Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:32
  • (02:16) LSU TD – Tyrion Davis-Price 1-yard rush, Cade York kick
    LSU 51–14; Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:38
Fourth quarter
  • (07:22) LSU TD – Trey Palmer 54-yard punt returned, Cade York kick
    LSU 58–14; Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 2:33
  • (02:12) LSU TD – Tyrion Davis-Price 2-yard rush, Cade York kick
    LSU 65–14; Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:23
Top passers
  • NSU – Shelton Eppler – 21/38, 225 yards, 2 TD
  • LSU – Joe Burrow – 21/24, 373 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • NSU – Stadford Anderson – 9 carries, 40 yards
  • LSU – Clyde Edwards-Helaire – 13 carries, 50 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • NSU – David Fitzwater – 3 receptions, 68 yards, TD
  • LSU – Justin Jefferson – 5 receptions, 124 yards

At Houston Baptist

Statistics Northwestern State Houston Baptist
First downs 25 27
Total yards 447 532
Rushing yards 146 266
Passing yards 301 266
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 30:36 29:24
Northwestern State at Houston Baptist – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Demons 0 0 14721
Huskies 14 10 17748

at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); sunny, some clouds
  • Game attendance: 1,941
  • Referee: Ed Bourgeois
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [10] [11] [12]
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:05) HBU TD – Jerreth Sterns 12-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick
    Houston Baptist 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:00
  • (08:28) HBU TD – Ean Beek 52-yard rush, Gino Garcia kick
    Houston Baptist 14–0; Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:46
Second quarter
  • (13:08) HBU TD – Dreshawn Minnieweather 4-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick
    Houston Baptist 21–0; Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 2:53
  • (00:48) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 33-yard field goal
    Houston Baptist 24–0; Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:31
Third quarter
  • (11:58) HBU TD – Ben Ratzlaff 9-yard pass from Jerreth Sterns, Gino Garcia kick
    Houston Baptist 31–0; Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 2:53
  • (08:36) NSU TD – Jared West 7-yard rush, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Houston Baptist 31–7; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:22
  • (07:40) HBU TD – Ben Ratzlaff 66-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick
    Houston Baptist 38–7; Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:41
  • (05:20) NSU TD – Akile Davis 30-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Houston Baptist 38–14; Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:14
  • (01:15) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 51-yard field goal
    Houston Baptist 41–14; Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:05
Fourth quarter
  • (14:06) NSU TD – Akile Davis 26-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Houston Baptist 41–21; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:09
  • (09:57) HBU TD – Coleman Robinson 2-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick
    Houston Baptist 48–21; Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:02
Top passers
  • NSU – Shelton Eppler – 26/42, 287 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
  • HBU – Bailey Zappe – 22/37, 257 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • NSU – Jared West – 17 carries, 80 yards, TD
  • HBU – Ean Beek – 17 carries, 131 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • NSU – Akile Davis – 3 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD
  • HBU – Ben Ratzlaff – 5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD

Southeastern Louisiana

Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Northwestern State
First downs 26 27
Total yards 537 378
Rushing yards 143 45
Passing yards 394 333
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 30:30 29:30
Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Lions 10 7 20744
Demons 7 10 3727

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); sunny and warm
  • Game attendance: 7,584
  • Referee: Ed Bourgeois
  • TV: CST
  • [13] [14] [15]
Game information
First quarter
  • (09:18) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 34-yard field goal
    Southeastern Louisiana 3–0; Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:44
  • (07:16) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 26-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Northwestern State 7–3; Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:54
  • (03:49) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 35-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
    Southeastern Louisiana 10–7; Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:27
Second quarter
  • (09:17) NSU TD – Kendrick Price 19-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Northwestern State 14–10; Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:47
  • (04:43) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
    Southeastern Louisiana 17–14; Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:27
  • (00:00) NSU FG – Ryan Gremillion 24-yard field goal
    Tied 17–17; Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 4:37
Third quarter
  • (09:12) NSU FG – Ryan Gremillion 25-yard field goal
    Northwestern State 20–17; Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:15
  • (07:07) SELA TD – Taron Jones 5-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
    Southeastern Louisiana 24–20; Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:02
  • (05:59) SELA TD – CJ Turner 46-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick
    Southeastern Louisiana 31–20; Drive: 1 play, 42 yards, 0:07
  • (00:52) SELA TD – Kendall Collins Jr. 25-yard rush, Bryce Broussard PAT failed
    Southeastern Louisiana 37–20; Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:51
Fourth quarter
  • (04:30) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 17-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Southeastern Louisiana 37–27; Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:13
  • (00:48) SELA TD – Taron Jones 2-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
    Southeastern Louisiana 44–27; Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:42
Top passers
  • SELA – Chason Virgil – 24/32, 344 yards, TD
  • NSU – Shelton Eppler – 35/55, 333 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
  • SELA – Taron Jones – 18 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD
  • NSU – Jared West – 13 carries, 24 yards
Top receivers
  • SELA – CJ Turner – 7 receptions, 128 yards, TD
  • NSU – Quan Shorts – 11 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD

At Nicholls

Statistics Northwestern State Nicholls
First downs 21 30
Total yards 428 537
Rushing yards 41 349
Passing yards 387 188
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 22:32 37:28
Northwestern State at Nicholls – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Demons 0 7 141435
No. 12 Colonels 14 10 71445

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); overcast
  • Game attendance: 8,103
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV: CST
  • [16] [17] [18]
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:25) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 13-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick
    Nicholls 7–0; Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:50
  • (01:33) NICH TD – Dontrell Taylor 1-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick
    Nicholls 14–0; Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:43
Second quarter
  • (14:56) NSU TD – Jared West 1-yard rush, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Nicholls 14–7; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:37
  • (04:57) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 29-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick
    Nicholls 21–7; Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:15
  • (00:00) NICH FG – Gunnar Jones 20-yard field goal
    Nicholls 24–7; Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:21
Third quarter
  • (11:27) NICH TD – Julien Gumms 10-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gunnar Jones kick
    Nicholls 31–7; Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:21
  • (10:13) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 23-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Nicholls 31–14; Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:09
  • (03:12) NSU TD – Gavin Landry 6-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Nicholls 31–21; Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:40
Fourth quarter
  • (14:23) NICH TD – Dontrell Taylor 27-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick
    Nicholls 38–21; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49
  • (10:09) NSU TD – Akile Davis 9-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Nicholls 38–28; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:08
  • (02:31) NICH TD – Dontrell Taylor 3-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick
    Nicholls 45–28; Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:32
  • (00:32) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 1-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Nicholls 45–35; Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 1:51
Top passers
  • NSU – Shelton Eppler – 27/37, 387 yards, 4 TD
  • NICH – Chase Fourcade – 20/29, 188 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
  • NSU – Jared West – 10 carries, 33 yards, TD
  • NICH – Chase Fourcade – 14 carries, 135 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • NSU – Akile Davis – 7 receptions, 155 yards, TD
  • NICH – Tahj Smith – 4 receptions, 70 yards

Central Arkansas

Statistics Central Arkansas Northwestern State
First downs 23 22
Total yards 388 406
Rushing yards 89 96
Passing yards 299 310
Turnovers 4 2
Time of possession 30:42 29:18
Central Arkansas at Northwestern State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Bears 7 7 10731
Demons 14 10 0630

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 7,584
  • Referee: Christian Watso
  • TV: CST
  • [19] [20] [21]
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:07) NSU TD – Jared West 2-yard rush, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Northwestern State 7–0; Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 4:53
  • (08:26) NSU TD – Gavin Landry 54-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Northwestern State 14–0; Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 0:53
  • (04:59) UCA TD – Carlos Blackman 14-yard rush, Hayden Ray kick
    Northwestern State 14–7; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:27
Second quarter
  • (12:10) NSU TD – Jared West 12-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Northwestern State 21–7; Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:50
  • (07:32) UCA TD – Joshua Nix 2-yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kick
    Northwestern State 21–14; Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:24
  • (01:22) NSU FG – Ryan Gremillion 22-yard field goal
    Northwestern State 24–14; Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:02
Third quarter
  • (11:21) UCA FG – Hayden Ray 28-yard field goal
    Northwestern State 24–17; Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:33
  • (10:24) UCA TD – Carlos Blackman 5-yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kick
    Tied 24–24; Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 0:56
Fourth quarter
  • (13:20) UCA TD – Lujuan Winingham 25-yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kick
    Central Arkansas 31–24; Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:22
  • (01:30) NSU TD – Akile Davis 9-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, two-point pass conversion attempt failed
    Central Arkansas 31–30; Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:09
Top passers
  • UCA – Breylin Smith – 30/43, 299 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
  • NSU – Shelton Eppler – 26/49, 310 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • UCA – Carlos Blackman – 11 carries, 44 yards, TD
  • NSU – Jared West – 13 carries, 56 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • UCA – Lujuan Winningham – 9 receptions, 168 yards, TD
  • NSU – Quan Shorts – 11 receptions, 106 yards

At Incarnate Word

Statistics Northwestern State Incarnate Word
First downs 19 28
Total yards 358 422
Rushing yards 99 147
Passing yards 259 275
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 29:20 30:40
Northwestern State at Incarnate Word – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Demons 7 9 715644
No. 20 Cardinals 7 10 147341

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 3,373
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • [22] [23] [24]
Game information
First quarter
  • (08:49) NSU TD – Jared West 3-yard rush, Ryan Gremillion kick
    Northwestern State 7–0; Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 5:25
  • (04:40) UIW TD – Jon Copeland 4-yard rush, Carson Mohr kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:58
Second quarter
  • (13:34) UIW FG – Carson Mohr 46-yard field goal
    Incarnate Word 10–7; Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:32
  • (11:33) UIW TD – Keyondrick Philio 3-yard rush, Carson Mohr kick
    Incarnate Word 17–7; Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 1:56
  • (07:27) NSU TD – Jared West 2-yard rush, Ryan Gremillion PAT failed
    Incarnate Word 17–13; Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:01
  • (00:00) NSU FG – Daniel Justino 29-yard field goal
    Incarnate Word 17–16; Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 1:01
Third quarter
  • (13:46) UIW TD – Jerick Pitre 32-yard interception returned, Carson Mohr kick
    Incarnate Word 24–16; Drive: 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:14
  • (09:23) UIW TD – Mark Sullivan 39-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
    Incarnate Word 31–16; Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:44
  • (06:31) NSU TD – Stadford Anderson 2-yard rush, Daniel Justino kick
    Incarnate Word 31–23; Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:21
Fourth quarter
  • (08:27) NSU TD – Jared West 5-yard rush, Daniel Justino kick
    Incarnate Word 31–30; Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:46
  • (02:42) UIW TD – Brady Rogers 8-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
    Incarnate Word 38–30; Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:37
  • (00:19) NSU TD – Tanner Ash 19-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Shelton Eppler two-point conversion pass to Akile Davis
    Tied 38–38; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:23
First overtime
  • UIW FG – Carson Mohr 26-yard field goal
    Incarnate Word 41–38; Drive: 16 plays, 0 yards, 0:13
  • NSU TD – Quan Shorts 1-yard pass from Shelton Eppler
    Northwestern State 44–41; Drive: 16 plays, 0 yards, 0:13
Top passers
  • NSU – Shelton Eppler – 30/40, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • UIW – Jon Copeland – 27/36, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • NSU – Stadford Anderson –13 carries, 60 yards, TD
  • UIW – Kevin Brown – 21 carries, 116 yards
Top receivers
  • NSU – Quan Shorts – 11 receptions, 99 yards, TD
  • UIW – CJ Hardy – 4 receptions, 84 yards

At McNeese State

Statistics Northwestern State McNeese State
First downs 18 14
Total yards 314 308
Rushing yards 20 117
Passing yards 294 191
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 27:19 32:41
Northwestern State at McNeese State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Demons 10 7 3020
Cowboys 6 3 81330

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); fair and cool
  • Game attendance: 9,295
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV: CST
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Game information
First quarter
  • (11:22) NSU TD – Jared West 9-yard rush, Daniel Justino kick
    Northwestern State 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:41
  • (11:09) MCNS TD – D'Andre Hicks 96-yard kickoff returned, Bailey Raborn PAT blocked
    Northwestern State 7–6; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
  • (06:59) NSU FG – Daniel Justino 37-yard field goal
    Northwestern State 10–6; Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:05
Second quarter
  • (14:14) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 23-yard field goal
    Northwestern State 10–9; Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 2:46
  • (10:27) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 22-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Daniel Justino kick
    Northwestern State 17–9; Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:12
Third quarter
  • (10:34) NSU FG – Daniel Justino 21-yard field goal
    Northwestern State 20–9; Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:26
  • (02:45) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 27-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Cody Orgeron two-point conversion pass to J'Uan Gross
    Northwestern State 20–17; Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:21
Fourth quarter
  • (14:57) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 3-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick
    McNeese State 24–20; Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:41
  • (08:14) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 20-yard field goal
    McNeese State 27–20; Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:52
  • (01:06) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 29-yard field goal
    McNeese State 30–20; Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:58
Top passers
  • NSU – Shelton Eppler – 28/53, 294 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • MCNS – Cody Orgeron – 16/18, 191 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
  • NSU – Jared West – 8 carries, 31 yards, TD
  • MCNS – Justin Pratt – 29 carries, 87 yards
Top receivers
  • NSU – Akile Davis – 4 receptions, 73 yards
  • MCNS – Cyron Sutton – 7 receptions, 71 yards

Lamar

Statistics Lamar Northwestern State
First downs 12 22
Total yards 200 466
Rushing yards 93 177
Passing yards 107 289
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 26:44 33:16
Lamar at Northwestern State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 7 3013
Demons 7 7 71334

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); clear and calm
  • Game attendance: 5,122
  • Referee: Cooper Castlebe
  • TV: CST
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Game information
First quarter
  • (07:22) LAMR FG – Bailey Giffen 37-yard field goal
    Lamar 3–0; Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:28
  • (04:35) NSU TD – Miles Ward 39-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Daniel Justino kick
    Northwestern State 7–3; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:47
Second quarter
  • (08:25) NSU TD – Kendrick Price 4-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Daniel Justino kick
    Northwestern State 14–3; Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:20
  • (03:34) LAMR TD – Michael Lawson 15-yard interception returned, Bailey Giffen kick
    Northwestern State 14–10; Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:35
Third quarter
  • (08:29) LAMR FG – Bailey Giffen 25-yard field goal
    Northwestern State 14–13; Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:13
  • (01:09) NSU TD – Tanner Ash 2-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Daniel Justino kick
    Northwestern State 21–13; Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, 1:14
Fourth quarter
  • (12:00) NSU TD – Kendrick Price 12-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Daniel Justino kick
    Northwestern State 28–13; Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:30
  • (06:10) NSU TD – Stadford Anderson 40-yard rush, Daniel Justino PAT failed
    Northwestern State 34–13; Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:52
Top passers
  • LAMR – Marcellus Johnson – 5/20, 107 yards, INT
  • NSU – Shelton Eppler – 24/35, 289 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • LAMR – Marcellus Johnson – 15 carries, 57 yards
  • NSU – Stadford Anderson – 13 carries, 84 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • LAMR – Kirkland Banks – 1 reception, 43 yards
  • NSU – Kendrick Price – 6 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD

At Sam Houston State

Statistics Northwestern State Sam Houston State
First downs 21 19
Total yards 380 359
Rushing yards 74 135
Passing yards 306 224
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 34:17 25:43
Northwestern State at Sam Houston State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Demons 7 17 7031
Bearkats 21 0 7028

at Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); sunny and clear
  • Game attendance: 4,280
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV: ESPN+
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Game information
First quarter
  • (12:06) SHSU TD – Donovan Williams 12-yard rush, Hunter Pinegar kick
    Sam Houston State 7–0; Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 2:54
  • (09:48) NSU TD – Kendrick Price 67-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Daniel Justino kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:14
  • (06:38) SHSU TD – Donovan Williams 1-yard rush, Hunter Pinegar kick
    Sam Houston State 14–7; Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:03
  • (06:02) SHSU TD – Dwayne Williams 23-yard interception returned, Hunter Pinegar kick
    Sam Houston State 21–7; Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:36
Second quarter
  • (07:27) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 1-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Daniel Justino kick
    Sam Houston State 21–14; Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 5:52
  • (02:52) NSU FG – Daniel Justino 43-yard field goal
    Sam Houston State 21–17; Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:59
  • (00:19) NSU TD – Shemar Bartholomew 96-yard interception returned, Daniel Justino kick
    Northwestern State 24–21; Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 2:28
Third quarter
  • (09:57) SHSU TD – Donovan Williams 10-yard rush, Hunter Pinegar kick
    Sam Houston State 28–24; Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:38
  • (08:03) NSU TD – Shelton Eppler 5-yard rush, Daniel Justino kick
    Northwestern State 31–28; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:54
Top passers
  • NSU – Shelton Eppler – 26/42 306 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • SHSU – Ty Brock – 10/20, 146 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
  • NSU – Stadford Anderson – 15 carries, 62 yards
  • SHSU – Donovan Williams – 23 carries, 152 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
  • NSU – Kendrick Price – 4 receptions, 114 yards, TD
  • SHSU – Chandler Harvin – 4 receptions, 108 yards

Stephen F. Austin

Statistics Stephen F. Austin Northwestern State
First downs 21 20
Total yards 418 389
Rushing yards 232 56
Passing yards 186 333
Turnovers 3 3
Time of possession 36:37 23:23
Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lumberjacks 13 14 5032
Demons 0 7 7620

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); cloudy and calm
  • Game attendance: 5,822
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
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Game information
First quarter
  • (08:07) SFA FG – Storm Ruiz 54-yard field goal
    Stephen F. Austin 3–0; Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:17
  • (05:38) SFA TD – Thomas Hutchings 7-yard rush, Storm Ruiz kick
    Stephen F. Austin 10–0; Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 1:10
  • (00:28) SFA FG – Storm Ruiz 41-yard field goal
    Stephen F. Austin 13–0; Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 2:57
Second quarter
  • (10:47) SFA TD – Josh McGowen 20-yard rush, Storm Ruiz kick
    Stephen F. Austin 20–0; Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:19
  • (10:39) SFA TD – Xavier Gipson 55-yard pass from Trae Self, Storm Ruiz kick
    Stephen F. Austin 27–0; Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:08
  • (02:24) NSU TD – Kendrick Price 15-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Daniel Justino kick
    Stephen F. Austin 27–7; Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 1:06
Third quarter
  • (11:09) SFA SF – Team Safety
    Stephen F. Austin 29–7; Drive: 1 play, -2 yards, 0:09
  • (08:48) SFA FG – Storm Ruiz 44-yard field goal
    Stephen F. Austin 32–7; Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:21
  • (00:27) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 15-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Daniel Justino kick
    Stephen F. Austin 32–14; Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:15
Fourth quarter
  • (09:22) NSU TD – Jared West 10-yard rush, two-point pass conversion attempt failed
    Stephen F. Austin 32–20; Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 1:38
Top passers
  • SFA – Trae Self – 15/29, 177 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • NSU – Shelton Eppler – 27/50, 333 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • SFA – Josh McGowen – 22 carries, 158 yards, TD
  • NSU – Stadford Anderson – 6 carries, 35 yards
Top receivers
  • SFA – Xavier Gipson – 7 receptions, 98 yards, TD
  • NSU – Quan Shorts – 9 receptions, 132 yards, TD

Roster

2019 Northwestern State Demons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Quan Shorts Sr
QB 2 Kaleb Fletcher So
RB 3 Stadford Anderson Jr
WR 4 Benaiah Franklin Jr
QB 5 Shelton Eppler Sr
WR 6 Robbie Wiliams III Fr
QB 7 Bryce Waters So
WR 8 Levar Gumms So
WR 9 Akile Davis Sr
WR 10 Myles Ward So
WR 11 Tanner Ash So
QB 13 Zachary Clement Fr
WR 14 Coby McGee So
WR 15 Jalen Willis  Fr
TE 17 David Fitzwater  Jr
WR 18 Kendrick Price Jr
WR 19 Curtis Williams  Fr
RB 20 Trevor Morgan So
RB 21 Jared West Sr
RB 25 JaQuan Jackson  Fr
RB 27 Erik Hart Fr
WR 35 T. K. Hamilton Fr
RB 42 Matthew Nelson  Fr
OL 56 Kenny Sheldon So
OL 57 Brody Griffin  Jr
OL 59 Jalen Haydel Jr
OL 60 Tyler Rapp Sr
OL 61 Spencer Cody Fr
OL 62 Jake Gore So
OL 63 Alyzcha Ulufale-Hentz  Fr
OL 64 Reggie Young  Fr
OL 67 Jordan Cooper Fr
OL 69 Jakob Sell So
OL 70 Jonathan Hubbard Sr
OL 72 Khalil Corbett-Canada  So
OL 74 Chris Zirkle Sr
OL 75 Dustin Burns Sr
OL 76 Christian Mobley Fr
OL 77 Parker Fink So
OL 78 Cody Coleman So
OL 79 Clay Cotten Fr
TE 82 Aaron Howell  Fr
WR 83 Jacob Sylvia Fr
WR 84 Gavin Landry Jr
WR 85 Gabriel Ernest  Fr
WR 86 Patrick Heard Fr
TE 88 Tyler O'Donoghue Sr
WR 89 McKane Kinchen So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Tobias Williams  Fr
CB 2 D'Ronne Littleton Sr
CB 3 Shemar Bartholomew So
S 4 Cedric Anderson  Fr
ILB 5 Jalen Angelle  Fr
CB 6 Kunta Hester Fr
S 7 Kevin Ratliff Sr
S 8 Ryan Reed Sr
LB 10 Ja'Quay Pough Jr
OLB 11 Jomard Valsin Jr. So
S 14 Isaiah Armstrong Sr
CB 15 William Hooper So
CB 16 Fredrick Lee Jr.  Fr
S 18 Ronald Malbrough Sr
OLB 19 Tevyn Johnson Jr
CB 20 Malik Sonnier Jr
ILB 21 Jared Pedraza Fr
ILB 22 Adrion Robertson Jr
S 23 Nicholas Forde Sr
S 24 Ian Edwards Sr
S 25 Hayden Bourgeois Jr
CB 26 Keldrick Ward So
CB 28 Dylan Wilson Sr
CB 29 Trey Williams So
ILB 30 Bishop Breaux  Fr
CB 31 Jalen Garrison  Fr
OLB 32 Landon King So
ILB 33 Isaiah Longino Jr
OLB 35 Kyle Moore Jr
ILB 36 Corban James Jr
OLB 38 Quindarrius Whitley Sr
OLB 39 Chandler Moncrief Fr
S 40 TK Evans  Fr
ILB 43 Blake Stephenson Sr
CB 45 Tyson Ford Fr
CB 46 Ray Johnson Fr
OLB 47 Rashuad Powell So
DE 48 Johnathan Daigle Fr
S 49 Keenan Leachman  Fr
ILB 50 Ricky Chatman Jr
DT 51 Nathalohn Nanai So
DE 52 Desmond Prejean Sr
ILB 53 Brice Borgeson Sr
OLB 54 Matthew Pajinag Fr
DT 55 O'Shea Jackson Sr
OLB 57 Jackson Matthews So
DT 58 Myles Mitchell So
NT 70 Khalil Sumlin Jr
DL 71 Devin Gabriel Fr
DE 90 Darius Whitfield Jr
DE 91 Jarviar Wade Fr
DE 93 Ty Cormier  Fr
DT 94 Ja'Quez Jackson Fr
NT 95 Joey McNeely  Fr
DT 96 Jabralen Yarber Fr
DE 97 John-Alex Perkins So
DT 98 Tyrus Butler Jr
NT 99 Damian Thompson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 9 Parker Pastorello Sr
K 37 Daniel Justino Jr
K, P 43 Scotty Roblow Fr
LS 55 Evan Gibson  Fr
K 94 Ryan Gremillion Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 5, 2020

References

  1. ^ "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Demon Football Schedule". Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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