The 2024 Northwestern State Demons football team will represent Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Blaine McCorkle, the Demons will play home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
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Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Demons were picked to finish last in the conference.[1]
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Predicted finish |
Team |
Votes (1st place) |
1 | Nicholls | 119 (9) |
2 | Incarnate Word | 113 (8) |
3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 94 |
4 | Lamar | 88 (1) |
5 | Stephen F. Austin | 72 |
6 | McNeese | 64 |
7 | Houston Christian | 41 |
8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 37 |
9 | Northwestern State | 25 |
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at Tulsa
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Demons |
14 |
0 |
0 | 14 | 28 |
Golden Hurricane |
14 |
27 |
7 | 14 | 62 |
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- First quarter
- NWST – Kennieth Lacy 75-yard run (Reed Honshtein kick), 14:13. Demons 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:47.
- TLSA – Kamdyn Benjamin 36-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick), 9:40. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:11.
- TLSA – Kamdyn Benjamin 66-yard punt return (Seth Morgan kick), 7:19. Golden Hurricane 14–7.
- NWST – Antonio Hall 74-yard missed field goal return (Reed Honshtein kick), 1:06. Tied 14–14.
- Second quarter
- TLSA – Jeremiah Ballard 29-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick), 12:34. Golden Hurricane 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:03.
- TLSA – Anthony Watkins 33-yard run (kick failed), 7:45. Golden Hurricane 27–14. Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:44.
- TLSA – Connor Vaughn 20-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick), 4:16. Golden Hurricane 34–14. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:23.
- TLSA – Connor Vaughn 14-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick), 0:37. Golden Hurricane 41–14. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:05.
- Third quarter
- TLSA – Braylin Presley 19-yard run (Seth Morgan kick), 11:22. Golden Hurricane 48–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:38.
- Fourth quarter
- NWST – Myles Kitt-Denton 12-yard pass from Quaterius Hawkins (Reed Honshtein kick), 14:39. Golden Hurricane 48–21. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:13.
- TLSA – Lloyd Avant 100-yard kickoff return (Seth Morgan kick), 14:28. Golden Hurricane 55–21.
- NWST – Chance Newman 4-yard run (Reed Honshtein kick), 10:29. Golden Hurricane 55–28. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:52.
- TLSA – Cardell Williams 22-yard run (Seth Morgan kick), 4:30. Golden Hurricane 62–28. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:59.
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More information Statistics, NWST ...
Statistics | NWST | TLSA |
First downs | 12 | 31 |
Total yards | 243 | 622 |
Rushing yards | 131 | 323 |
Passing yards | 112 | 299 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 28:30 | 31:30 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Northwestern State | Passing | Quaterius Hawkins | 4/5, 57 yards, TD |
Rushing | Kennieth Lacy | 7 carries, 72 yards, TD |
Receiving | Amaaz Eugene | 2 receptions, 34 yards |
Tulsa | Passing | Kirk Francis | 23/30, 299 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Lloyd Avant | 11 carries, 64 yards |
Receiving | Zion Steptoe | 5 receptions, 88 yards |
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Prairie View A&M
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3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers |
10 |
10 |
10 | 7 | 37 |
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14 |
0 |
7 | 10 | 31 |
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First quarter
- NWST – Myles Kitt-Denton 71-yard pass from J. T. Fayard (Reed Honshtein kick), 14:46. Demons 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 71 yards, 0:09.
- PV – Albert Thomas 42-yard pass from Cameron Peters (Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick), 9:12. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:50.
- NWST – Emanuel Brown 37-yard interception return (Reed Honshtein kick), 5:19. Demons 14–7.
- PV – Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez 34-yard field goal, 1:08. Demons 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:05.
Second quarter
- PV – Connor Wishman 5-yard run (Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick), 12:31. Panthers 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 2:14.
- PV – Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez 22-yard field goal, 2:53. Panthers 20–14. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 5:41.
Third quarter
- NWST – Kennieth Lacy 55-yard run (Reed Honshtein kick), 11:17. Demons 21–20. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:43.
- PV – Shemar Savage 4-yard pass from Cameron Peters (Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick), 6:05. Panthers 27–21. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:12.
- PV – Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez 41-yard field goal, 0:25. Panthers 30–21. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 3:49.
Fourth quarter
- NWST – Cadillac Rhone 16-yard interception return (Reed Honshtein kick), 13:38. Panthers 30–28.
- PV – Lamagea McDowell 18-yard run (Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick), 12:02. Panthers 37–28. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:36.
- NWST – Reed Honshtein 38-yard field goal, 7:56. Panthers 37–31. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:52.
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More information Statistics, PV ...
Statistics | PV | NWST |
First downs | 25 | 16 |
Total yards | 468 | 282 |
Rushing yards | 188 | 105 |
Passing yards | 280 | 177 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 37:29 | 22:31 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Prairie View A&M | Passing | Cameron Peters | 18/33, 280 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Connor Wisham | 22 rushes, 83 yards, TD |
Receiving | Shemar Savage | 6 receptions, 133 yards, TD |
Northwestern State | Passing | J. T. Fayard | 12/31, 177 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Kennieth Lacy | 9 rushes, 75 yards, TD |
Receiving | Myles Kitt-Denton | 3 receptions, 103 yards, TD |
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at South Alabama
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3 | 4 | Total |
Demons |
10 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
Jaguars |
24 |
28 |
28 | 7 | 87 |
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- First quarter
- USA – Jamaal Pritchett 62-yard punt return (Laith Marjan kick), 13:24. Jaguars 7–0
- USA – Jeremiah Webb 39-yard pass from Gio Lopez (Laith Marjan kick), 10:58. Jaguars 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:08.
- NWST – Reed Honshtein 31-yard field goal, 7:30. Jaguars 14–3. Drive 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:28.
- USA – DJ Thomas-Jones 12-yard pass from Gio Lopez (Laith Marjan kick), 5:07. Jaguars 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:23.
- USA – Laith Marjan 28-yard field goal, 0:03. Jaguars 24–3. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:07.
- NWST – Myles Kitt-Denton 75-yard pass from J. T. Fayard (Reed Honshtein kick), 0:00. Jaguars 24–10. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:04.
- Second quarter
- USA – Kentrel Bullock 1-yard run (Laith Marjan kick), 13:15. Jaguars 31–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45.
- USA – Fluff Bothwell 7-yard run (Laith Marjan kick), 10:15. Jaguars 38–10. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:21.
- USA – D. J. Thomas-Jones 4-yard pass from Gio Lopez (Laith Marjan kick), 9:25. Jaguars 45–10. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:07.
- USA – Fluff Bothwell 5-yard run (Laith Marjan kick), 2:04. Jaguars 52–10. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:41.
- Third quarter
- USA – Kentrel Bullock 59-yard run (Laith Marjan kick), 14:18. Jaguars 59–10. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:38.
- USA – Jamaal Pritchett 10-yard pass from Gio Lopez (Davis Little kick), 6:48. Jaguars 66–10. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:41.
- USA – P. J. Martin 4-yard run (Davis Little kick), 2:40. Jaguars 73–10. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 2:10.
- USA – Chrystyile Caldwell 30-yard interception return (Davis Little kick), 0:55. Jaguars 80–10.
- Fourth quarter
- USA – Jarvis Durr 4-yard run (Davis Little kick), 3:57. Jaguars 87–10. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 11:48.
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More information Statistics, NWST ...
Statistics | NWST | USA |
First downs | 8 | 22 |
Total yards | 237 | 620 |
Rushing yards | 66 | 363 |
Passing yards | 171 | 257 |
Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Time of possession | 26:47 | 33:13 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Northwestern State | Passing | J. T. Fayard | 9/23, 165 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Zay Davis | 9 rushes, 32 yards |
Receiving | Myles Kitt-Denton | 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD |
South Alabama | Passing | Gio Lopez | 15/19, 257 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Fluff Bothwell | 7 rushes, 143 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Jeremiah Webb | 2 receptions, 74 yards, TD |
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The fourth quarter was shortened to six minutes as South Alabama was up 80–10 at the end of the third.[6][7]
Weber State
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats |
10 |
17 |
9 | 3 | 39 |
Demons |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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- WEB – Kyle Thompson 29-yard field goal, 4:22. Wildcats 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:14.
- WEB – Jacob Sharp 35-yard pass from Richie Munoz (Sloan Calder kick), 0:19. Wildcats 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:37.
Second quarter
- WEB – Damon Bankston 7-yard run (Sloan Calder kick), 10:47. Wildcats 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:21.
- WEB – Sloan Calder 28-yard field goal, 5:28. Wildcats 20–0. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 3:01.
- WEB – Jaden Thrower 17-yard pass from Richie Munoz (Sloan Calder kick), 2:40. Wildcats 27–0. Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 1:10.
Third quarter
- WEB – Jayleen Record 33-yard pass from Richie Munoz (Sloan Calder kick), 12:14. Wildcats 34–0. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:41.
- WEB – J. T. Fayard tackled in own end zone, 7:57. Wildcats 36–0.
Fourth quarter
- WEB – Sloan Calder 20-yard field goal, 10:53. Wildcats 39–0. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:01.
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Weber State Wildcats at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana
- Date: September 21
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 92 °F (33 °C)
- Game attendance: 6,736
- Referee: James Brookhart
- TV: ESPN+
- Box score, Recap
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Statistics | WEB | NWST |
First downs | 20 | 9 |
Total yards | 433 | 157 |
Rushing yards | 106 | 84 |
Passing yards | 327 | 73 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 30:27 | 29:33 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Weber State | Passing | Richie Munoz | 19/31, 327 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Damon Bankston | 10 rushes, 56 yards, TD |
Receiving | Jacob Sharp | 8 receptions, 119 yards, TD |
Northwestern State | Passing | J. T. Fayard | 13/24, 68 yards |
Rushing | Kolbe Burrell | 5 rushes, 60 yards |
Receiving | Twon Hines | 3 receptions, 27 yards |
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at No. 13 Southeast Missouri State
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0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 13 Redhawks |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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At Stephen F. Austin
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3 | 4 | Total |
Demons |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Lumberjacks |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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Texas A&M–Commerce
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3 | 4 | Total |
Lions |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Demons |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Northwestern State – Game summary
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana
- Date: October 12
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
- TV: ESPN+
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At Nicholls
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3 | 4 | Total |
Demons |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Colonels |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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Lamar
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3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Demons |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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Lamar Cardinals at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana
- Date: October 26
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
- TV: ESPN+
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At Southeastern Louisiana
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Demons |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Lions |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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Northwestern State | Passing | | |
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McNeese
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3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Demons |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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McNeese Cowboys at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana
- Date: November 16
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- TV: ESPN+
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At Houston Christian
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3 | 4 | Total |
Demons |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Huskies |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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Northwestern State Demons at Houston Christian Huskies
at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: November 23
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
- TV: ESPN+
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