2019 Northwestern State Demons football team

American college football season

2019 Northwestern State Demons football

Conference| Southland Conference
Record| 3–9 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach|

* Brad Laird (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Brad Smiley (2nd season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Mike Lucas (3rd season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Harry Turpin Stadium

Seasons

<- 2018

2020 ->

2019 Southland Conference football standings

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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

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### Preseason poll

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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)

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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

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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

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## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 29| 6:30 p.m.| at UT Martin*|

* Graham Stadium
* Martin, TN

| ESPN+| L 20–42| 3,008
September 7| 6:00 p.m.| Midwestern State*|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA

| DemonTV| L 7–33| 7,010
September 14| 6:30 p.m.| at No. 4 (FBS) LSU*|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| SECN| L 14–65| 100,334
September 21| 6:00 p.m.| at Houston Baptist|

* Husky Stadium
* Houston, TX

| ESPN3| L 21–48| 1,941
September 28| 6:00 p.m.| No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)

| CST/ESPN+| L 27–44| 7,584
October 12| 3:00 p.m.| at No. 12 Nicholls|

* John L. Guidry Stadium
* Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)

| CST/ESPN+| L 35–45| 8,103
October 19| 6:00 p.m.| No. 13 Central Arkansas|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA

| CST/ESPN+| L 30–31| 7,584
October 26| 4:00 p.m.| at Incarnate Word|

* Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
* San Antonio, TX

| UIWtv| W 44–41 OT| 3,373
November 2| 4:00 p.m.| at McNeese State|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)

| CST/ESPN+| L 20–30| 9,295
November 9| 6:00 p.m.| Lamar|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA

| CST/ESPN+| W 34–13| 5,122
November 16| 2:00 p.m.| at Sam Houston State|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| ESPN+| W 31–28| 4,280
November 21| 6:00 p.m.| Stephen F. Austin|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA (Chief Caddo)

| DemonTV| L 20–32| 5,822

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Game summaries

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### At UT Martin

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See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Statistics | Northwestern State | UT Martin

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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 | 3| 4| Total

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Demons | 7 | 13 | 0| 0| 20
Skyhawks | 14 | 0 | 14| 14| 42

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

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### Midwestern State

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See also: Midwestern State Mustangs football

Statistics | Midwestern State | Northwestern State

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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 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 20 (DII) Mustangs | 13 | 13 | 0| 7| 33
Demons | 0 | 7 | 0| 0| 7

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

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### At LSU

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See also: 2019 LSU Tigers football team

Statistics | Northwestern State | LSU

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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 | 3| 4| Total

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Demons | 7 | 7 | 0| 0| 14
No. 4 (FBS) Tigers | 3 | 21 | 27| 14| 65

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

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### At Houston Baptist

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See also: 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Statistics | Northwestern State | Houston Baptist

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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 | 3| 4| Total

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Demons | 0 | 0 | 14| 7| 21
Huskies | 14 | 10 | 17| 7| 48

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

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### Southeastern Louisiana

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See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana football rivalry

Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Northwestern State

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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 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 19 Lions | 10 | 7 | 20| 7| 44
Demons | 7 | 10 | 3| 7| 27

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

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### At Nicholls

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See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team and NSU Challenge

Statistics | Northwestern State | Nicholls

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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

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Demons | 0 | 7 | 14| 14| 35
No. 12 Colonels | 14 | 10 | 7| 14| 45

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

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### Central Arkansas

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See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Statistics | Central Arkansas | Northwestern State

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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 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 13 Bears | 7 | 7 | 10| 7| 31
Demons | 14 | 10 | 0| 6| 30

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

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### At Incarnate Word

[edit]

See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Statistics | Northwestern State | Incarnate Word

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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 | 3| 4| OT| Total

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Demons | 7 | 9 | 7| 15| 6| 44
No. 20 Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 14| 7| 3| 41

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

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### At McNeese State

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See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team and McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry

Statistics | Northwestern State | McNeese State

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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 | 3| 4| Total

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Cowboys | 6 | 3 | 8| 13| 30

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
* [25] [26] [27]

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

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### Lamar

[edit]

See also: 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team

Statistics | Lamar | Northwestern State

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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 | 3| 4| Total

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Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 3| 0| 13
Demons | 7 | 7 | 7| 13| 34

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
* [28] [29] [30]

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

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### At Sam Houston State

[edit]

See also: 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Statistics | Northwestern State | Sam Houston State

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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 | 3| 4| Total

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Demons | 7 | 17 | 7| 0| 31
Bearkats | 21 | 0 | 7| 0| 28

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+
* [31] [32] [33]

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

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### Stephen F. Austin

[edit]

See also: 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Statistics | Stephen F. Austin | Northwestern State

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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 | 3| 4| Total

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Lumberjacks | 13 | 14 | 5| 0| 32
Demons | 0 | 7 | 7| 6| 20

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
* [34] [35] [36]

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

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## Roster

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2019 Northwestern State Demons football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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

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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

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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

* Brad Laird (Northwestern State)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Brad Smiley (Baylor)
Offensive coordinator, tight ends

* Mike Lucas (William & Mary)
Defensive coordinator, inside linebackers

* De'Von Lockett (Northwestern State)
Defensive backs

* Gerald Howse (Georgia)
Running backs

* Ledell Love (Northwestern State)
Defensive line

* Jake Olsen (Valley City State)
Safeties, recruiting coordinator

* J Pond (Texas A&M)
Offensive line

* Anthony Scelfo (Tulane)
Quarterbacks

* Alvin Slaughter (Clarion)
Wide receivers

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: May 5, 2020

## References

[edit]

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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