2024 Northwestern State Demons football team explained
The 2024 Northwestern State Demons football team represented 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 played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Preseason
Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Demons were picked to finish last in the conference.[1]
| 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 | |
Schedule
[2] [3] [4] [5]
Game summaries
at Tulsa (FBS)
See also: 2024 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.
| 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 | | 23/30, 299 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Lloyd Avant | 11 carries, 64 yards |
| Receiving | Zion Steptoe | 5 receptions, 88 yards | |
Prairie View A&M
| 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 | |
at South Alabama (FBS)
See also: 2024 South Alabama Jaguars football team.
| 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 | | 15/19, 257 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | | 7 rushes, 143 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Jeremiah Webb | 2 receptions, 74 yards, TD | |
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
See also: 2024 Weber State Wildcats football team.
| 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 | |
at No. 13 Southeast Missouri State
See also: 2024 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team.
| Statistics | NWST | SEMO |
|---|
| First downs | 5 | 26 |
| Total yards | 120 | 420 |
| Rushing yards | 53 | 183 |
| Passing yards | 67 | 237 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 18:15 | 41:45 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Northwestern State | Passing | Quaterius Hawkins | 5/6, 51 yards |
| Rushing | Zay Davis | 7 rushes, 16 yards |
| Receiving | Travon Jones | 3 receptions, 26 yards |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing | Paxton DeLaurent | 21/43, 237 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Darrell Smith | 31 rushes, 127 yards |
| Receiving | Cam Pedro | 4 receptions, 58 yards, TD | |
At Stephen F. Austin (Chief Caddo)
See also: 2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team and Chief Caddo.
| Statistics | NWST | SFA |
|---|
| First downs | 13 | 24 |
| Total yards | 379 | 623 |
| Rushing yards | 49 | 256 |
| Passing yards | 330 | 367 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:23 | 29:37 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Northwestern State | Passing | J. T. Fayard | 18/29, 322 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Zay Davis | 9 rushes, 55 yards |
| Receiving | Kenard King | 3 receptions, 83 yards |
| Stephen F. Austin | Passing | Sam Vidlak | 23/29, 307 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Jaylen Jenkins | 10 rushes, 113 yards |
| Receiving | Blaine Green | 4 receptions, 100 yards, TD | |
Texas A&M–Commerce
| Statistics | TAMC | NWST |
|---|
| First downs | 21 | 16 |
| Total yards | 439 | 330 |
| Rushing yards | 159 | 29 |
| Passing yards | 280 | 301 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 30:01 | 29:59 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Ron Peace | 15/21, 275 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | B. K. Jackson | 12 rushes, 62 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Christian Jourdain | 3 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD |
| Northwestern State | Passing | Abraham Johnston | 14/22, 301 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Kennieth Lacy | 13 rushes, 43 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Amaaz Eugene | 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD | |
At Nicholls (NSU Challenge)
See also: 2024 Nicholls Colonels football team and NSU Challenge.
| Statistics | NWST | NICH |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northwestern State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Nicholls | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Lamar
See also: 2024 Lamar Cardinals football team.
| Statistics | LAM | NWST |
|---|
| First downs | 22 | 18 |
| Total yards | 493 | 329 |
| Rushing yards | 268 | 98 |
| Passing yards | 225 | 231 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11-17-0 | 19-38-2 |
| Time of possession | 29:28 | 30:32 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Lamar | Passing | Robert Coleman | 8/14, 202 yds, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Khalan Griffin | 19 carries, 120 yds, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Sevonne Rhea | 2 receptions, 74 yds, 1 TD |
| Northwestern State | Passing | Quaterius Hawkins | 14/25, 139 yds, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Kareame Cotton | 5 carries, 40 yds |
| Receiving | Myles Kit-Denton | 5 receptions, 77 yds | |
At Southeastern Louisiana (rivalry)
See also: 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana football rivalry.
| Statistics | NWST | SELA |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northwestern State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
McNeese (rivalry)
See also: 2024 McNeese Cowboys football team and McNeese–Northwestern State football rivalry.
| Statistics | MCN | NWST |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| McNeese | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Northwestern State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
At Houston Christian
See also: 2024 Houston Christian Huskies football team.
| Statistics | NWST | HCU |
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| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northwestern State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Houston Christian | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Southland Conference Announces 2024 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team . www.southland.org . 24 July 2024 . en.
- Web site: 2024 Northwestern State Football Schedule. fbschedules.com. January 31, 2024.
- Web site: 2024 Demon Football Schedule . Northwestern State University of Louisiana . January 31, 2024.
- Web site: Northwestern State Demons Schedule 2024 . ESPN Enterprises, Inc. . August 25, 2024.
- Web site: Two NSU Football Games Moved To Thursdays. Northwestern State University Athletics. March 8, 2024. May 1, 2024.
- Web site: . Pereles . Zach . South Alabama trounces Northwestern State 87-10, scores most points in a game by FBS team since 1991 . September 12, 2024 . September 13, 2024.
- Web site: . South Alabama gives new coach Major Applewhite first victory with 87-10 romp over Northwestern State . September 12, 2024 . September 13, 2024.
