# 2018 Northwestern State Demons football team

The 2018 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Brad Laird, the Demons compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–5 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

On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Demons predicted to finish in eighth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 187 (10) |
| 2 | Nicholls State | 173 (6) |
| 3 | Central Arkansas | 170 (5) |
| 4 | McNeese State | 159 (1) |
| 5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 119 |
| 6 | Stephen F. Austin | 90 |
| 7 | Abilene Christian | 89 |
| 8 | Northwestern State | 86 |
| 9 | Incarnate Word | 53 |
| 10 | Lamar | 52 |
| 11 | Houston Baptist | 32 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M* | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (SEC Nation) | SECN | L 7–59 | 95,855 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Grambling State* | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | DemonTV | W 34–7 | 13,525 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Lamar | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN+ | W 49–48 | 6,021 |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA (rivalry) | CST/ESPN3 | L 17–24 | 5,118 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 12 Nicholls | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge) | CST | L 10–28 | 7,055 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 Sam Houston State | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | CST/ESPN+ | L 28–42 | 5,125 |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Central Arkansas | Estes StadiumConway, AR | Bear Nation Network | L 17–38 | 6,754 |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | DemonTV | W 31–28 | 7,098 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian | Wildcat StadiumAbilene, TX | ACU Stretch | L 47–49 | 6,936 |
| November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 18 McNeese State | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA (rivalry) | ESPN3 | W 37–34 | 6,111 |
| November 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin | Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX (Battle for Chief Caddo) | ELVN/SLC Digital | W 35–23 | 2,611 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Aggies | 7 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 59 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, TX
* Date: August 30
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: E/SE 6 MPH
* Game attendance: 95,855
* Referee: Ken Williamson
* TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sidelines)
Game information :
First quarter
TAMU - Trayveon Williams 73-yard TD run, Daniel LaCamera kick good, 11:41 (TAMU 7-0)
Second quarter
TAMU - Jace Sternberger 7-yard TD pass from Kellen Mond, LaCamera kick good, 14:56 (TAMU 14-0)
TAMU - Williams 2-yard TD run, LaCamera kick good, 8:11 (TAMU 21-0)
TAMU - Mond 1-yard TD run, LaCamera kick good, 4:16 (TAMU 28-0)
TAMU - Sternberger 8-yard TD pass from Mond, LaCamera kick good, 0:06 (TAMU 35-0)
Third quarter
TAMU - Williams 40-yard TD run, LaCamera kick good, 12:20 (TAMU 42-0)
TAMU - Kwame Etwi 4-yard TD run, LaCamera kick good, 9:23 (TAMU 49-0)
TAMU - LaCamera 52-yard field goal, 3:24 (TAMU 52-0)
Fourth quarter
NSU - Jazz Ferguson 71-yard TD pass from Clay Holgorsen, Austyn Fendrick kick good, 14:39 (TAMU 52-7)
TAMU - Jalen Preston 14-yard D pass from Nick Starkel, LaCamera kick good, 8:00 (TAMU 59-7)
Top passers
TAMU - Kellen Mond - 17/25, 184 yards, 2 TD
NSU - Clay Holgorsen - 9/19, 125 yards, TD
Top rushers
TAMU - Trayveon Williams - 20 carries, 240 yards, TD
NSU - Clay Holgorsen - 2 carries, 7 yards
Top receivers
TAMU - Jhamon Ausbon - 6 receptions, 81 yards
NSU - Jazz Ferguson - 4 receptions, 129 yards, TD :

### Grambling State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Demons | 21 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); overcast
* Game attendance: 13,525
* Referee: Eddie Kelley
Game information :
First quarter
NSU - Jaylen Watson 20-yard TD pass from Shelton Eppler, Austyn Fendrick kick good, 12:33 (NSU 7-0)
NSU - Jazz Ferguson 13-yard TD pass from Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 6:57 (NSU 14-0)
NSU - Da'Von Smith 12-yard TD pass from Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 4:59 (NSU 21-0)
Second quarter
GRAM - Kevin Dominique 6-yard TD run, Garrett Urban kick good, 14:45 (NSU 21-7)
NSU - Levar Gumms 10-yard TD pass from Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 1:48 (NSU 28-7)
Fourth quarter
NSU - Jared West 3-yard TD run, Fendrick kick good, 13:42 (NSU 34-7)
Top passers
NSU - Shelton Eppler - 24/31, 263 yards, 4 TD
GRAM - Aldon Clark - 14/22, 125 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
NSU - Jared West - 15 carries, 87 yards, TD
GRAM - Aldon Clark - 14 carries, 67 yards
Top receivers
NSU - Quan Shorts - 6 receptions, 78 yards
GRAM - Raylon Richardson - reception, 38 yards :

### At Lamar

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 48 |
at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, TX
* Date: September 15
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); scattered thunderstorm; SSW 5 mph
* Game attendance: 6,021
* Referee: Dan Lewis
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Butch Alsandor (play-by-play) and Lemont Williams (analyst)
Game information :
First quarter
NSU - Jared West 1-yard TD run, Austyn Fendrick kick good, 10:58 (NSU 7-0)
NSU - Quan Shorts 17-yard TD pass from Shelton Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 2:56 (NSU 14-0)
Second quarter
NSU - Levar Gumms 22-yard TD pass from Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 10:21 (NSU 21-0)
NSU - Marquisian Chapman 38-yard TD pass from Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 6:01 (NSU 28-0)
LAM - Darrel Colbert Jr. 3-yard TD run, Elvin Martinez kick good, 4:04 (NSU 28-7)
LAM - Dorian Gaston 25-yard TD pass from Darrel Colbert Jr., Martinez kick good, 1:39 (NSU 28-14)
Third quarter
LAM - Jawun Ruffin 45-yard TD pass from Colbert Jr., Martinez kick good, 9:10 (NSU 28-21)
LAM - Gaston 43-yard TD pass from Colbert Jr., Martinez kick good, 6:01 (TIE 28-28)
NSU - Watson 11-yard TD pass from Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 3:43 (NSU 35-28)
Fourth quarter
LAM - Colbert Jr., 3-yard TD run, Martinez kick good, 13:03 (TIE 35-35)
NSU - Jazz Ferguson 70-yard TD pas from Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 12:54 (NSU 42-35)
NSU - Ferguson 9-yard TD pass from Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 9:30 (NSU 49-35)
LAM - Colbert Jr. 8-yard TD run, Martinez kick good, 5:01 (NSU 49-42)
LAM - Gaston 37-yard TD pass from Colbert Jr., Martinez kick no good, 2:38 (NSU 49-48)
Top passers
NSU - Shelton Eppler - 27/48, 474 yards, 6 TD
LAM - Darrel Colbert Jr. - 15/31, 263 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
NSU - Jared West - 12 carries, 60 yards, TD
LAM - Darrel Colbert Jr. - 27 carries, 137 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
NSU - Jazz Ferguson - 4 receptions, 142 yards, 2 TD
LAM - Dorian Gaston - 4 receptions, 114 yards, 3 TD :

### At Southeastern Louisiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Lions | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 5,118
* Referee: C. Watson
* TV: CST/ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
SELA - Austin Mitchell 76-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 14:25 (SELA 7-0)
NSU - Austyn Fendrick 36-yard field goal, 8:54 (SELA 7-3)
Second quarter
SELA - CJ Turner 8-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 13:05 (SELA 14-3)
SELA - Lorenzo Nunez 1-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 2:29 (SELA 21-3)
Third quarter
SELA - Tatum 24-yard field goal, 10:53 (SELA 24-3)
Fourth quarter
NSU - Jaylen Watson 11-yard TD pass from Shelton Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 11:18 (SELA 24-10)
NSU - Blake Stephenson 0-yard fumble return for TD, Fendrick kick good, 5:34 (SELA 24-17)
Top passers
SELA - Chason Virgil - 19/28, 316 yards, 2 TD, INT
NSU - Shelton Eppler - 25/40, 268 yards, TD
Top rushers
SELA - Darren Johnson - 7 carries, 22 yards
NSU - Jared West - 22 carries, 137 yards
Top receivers
SELA - Austin Mitchell - 5 receptions, 182 yards, TD
NSU - Jazz Ferguson - 6 receptions, 117 yards :

### Nicholls

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Colonels | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Demons | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA
* Date: October 6
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 7,055
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV: CST
Game information :
First quarter
NSU - Austyn Fendrick 28-yard field goal, 13:39 (NSU 3-0)
Second quarter
NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 5-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 14:16 (NICH 7-3)
NSU - Stadford Anderson 12-yard TD run, Fendrick kick good, 10:28 (NSU 10-7)
NICH - Fourcade 3-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 5:01 (NICH 14-10)
Third quarter
NICH - Kendall Bussey 1-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 12:35 (NICH 21-10)
Fourth quarter
NICH - Julien Gums 2-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 1:42 (NICH 28-10)
Top passers
NICH - Chase Fourcade - 8/17, 118 yards, TD, INT
NSU - Shelton Eppler - 16/27, 218 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 11 carries, 103 yards
NSU - Jared West - 14 carries, 57 yards
Top receivers
NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 2 receptions, 60 yards
NSU - Jaylen Watson - 4 receptions, 72 yards :

### Sam Houston State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Bearkats | 14 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 42 |
| Demons | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA
* Date: October 13
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 5,125
* Referee: Kevin Boitmann
* TV: CST/ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
SHSU - Davion Davis 21-yard TD pass from Ty Brock, Tre Honshtein kick good, 9:52 (SHSU 7-0)
SHSU - Davis 2-yard TD pass from Brock, Honshtein kick good, 4:19 (SHSU 14-0)
Second quarter
NSU - Jazz Ferguson 28-yard TD pass from Shelton Eppler, Austyn Fendrick kick good, 14:51 (SHSU 14-7)
NSU - Quan Shorts 44-yard TD pass from Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 7:16 (TIE 14-14)
NSU - Ferguson 20-yard TD pass from Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 6:37 (NSU 21-14)
SHSU - Davis 11-yard TD pass from Brock, Honshtein kick good, 2:46 (TIE 21-21)
SHSU - Team safety, 1:22 (SHSU 23-21)
NSU - Hayden Bourgeois 55-yard interception returned for TD, Fendrick kick good, 0:27 (NSU 28-23)
Third quarter
SHSU - Kyran Jackson 28-yard TD run, Brock two-point conversion pass to Davis good, 6:16 (SHSU 31-28)
SHSU - Honshtein 46-yard field goal, 0:36 (SHSU 34-28)
Fourth quarter
SHSU - Davis 2-yard TD pass from Brock, Brock two-point conversion pass to Woody Brandom good, 13:07 (SHSU 42-28)
Top passers
SHSU - Ty Brock - 24/49, 374 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
NSU - Shelton Eppler - 27/47, 351 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SHSU - Kyron Jackson - 23 carries, 152 yards, TD
NSU - Jared West - 17 carries, 71 yards
Top receivers
SHSU - Kyron Jackson - 4 receptions, 116 yards
NSU - Jazz Ferguson - 9 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD :

### At Central Arkansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 15 Bears | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
at Estes Stadium, Conway, AR
* Date: October 20
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 6,754
* Referee: Cooper Castleberry
Game information :
First quarter
UCA - Jakari Dillard 31-yard TD pass from Luke Hales, Matt Cummins kick good, 13:04 (UCA 7-0)
UCA - Lester Wells 53-yard TD pass from Hales, Cummins kick good, 1:02 (UCA 14-0)
Second quarter
UCA - Lujuan Winningham 15-yard TD pass from Hales, Cummins kick good, 13:41 (UCA 21-0)
NSU - Austyn Fendrick 35-yard field goal, 7:33 (UCA 21-3)
UCA - Dillard 25-yard TD pass from Hales, Cummins kick good, 5:46 (UCA 28-3)
NSU - Kaleb Fletcher 7-yard TD run, Fendrick kick good, 1:01 (UCA 28-10)
Third quarter
UCA - Carlos Blackman 25-yard TD pass from Hales, Cummins kick good, 9:59 (UCA 35-10)
Fourth quarter
UCA - Cummins 34-yard field goal, 6:57 (UCA 38-10)
NSU - Jaylen Watson 53-yard TD pass from Kaleb Fletcher, Fendrick kick good, 0:39 (UCA 38-17)
Top passers
UCA - Luke Hales - 12/28, 278 yards, 5 TD, INT
NSU - Kaleb Fletcher - 16/29, 187 yards, TD
Top rushers
UCA - Carlos Blackman - 14 carries, 84 yards
NSU - Jared West - 10 carries, 52 yards
Top receivers
UCA - Jakari Dillard - 4 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD
NSU - Jazz Ferguson - 8 receptions, 108 yards :

### Houston Baptist

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Demons | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); sunny
* Game attendance: 7,098
* Referee: Christian Watso
Game information :
First quarter
NSU - Jaylen Watson 51-yard TD pass from Kenny Sears, Fendrick kick good, 13:10 (NSU 7-0)
HBU - Bailey Zappe 68-yard TD run, David Dominguez kick good, 7:59 (TIE 7-7)
HBU - David Racine 34-yard TD pass from Zappe, Dominguez kick good, 0:29 (HBU 14-7)
Second quarter
NSU - Fendrick 38-yard field goal, 11:37 (HBU 14-10)
HBU - Dreshawn Minnieweather 19-yard TD pass from Zappe, Dominguez kick good, 3:34 (HBU 21-10)
Third quarter
HBU - Ladarius Dickens 15-yard TD pass from Zappe, Dominguez kick good, 7:31 (HBU 28-10)
NSU - Watson 11-yard TD pass from Kaleb Fletcher, Fendrick kick good, 3:33 (HBU 28-17)
Fourth quarter
NSU - Jazz Ferguson 13-yard TD pass from Fletcher, two-point conversion attempt no good, 9:34 (HBU 28-23)
NSU - Ferguson 2-yard TD pass from Fletcher, Fletcher two-point conversion pass to Ferguson good, 4:12 (NSU 31-28)
Top passers
NSU - Kaleb Fletcher - 30/44, 253 yards, 3 TD
HBU - Bailey Zappe - 25/38, 251 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
NSU - Jared West - 17 carries, 76 yards
HBU - Bailey Zappe - 13 carries, 132 yards, TD
Top receivers
NSU - Jaylen Watson - 6 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD
HBU - Jarreth Sterns - 8 receptions, 75 yards :

### At Abilene Christian

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 49 |
at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, TX
* Date: November 3
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 6,936
* Referee: Vidal Jones
Game information :
First quarter
NSU - Jaylen Watson 42-yard TD pass from Shelton Eppler, Austyn Fendrick kick good, 12:56 (NSU 7-0)
ACU - Tracy James 13-yard TD run, Oscar Hernandez kick good, 10:05 (TIE 7-7)
ACU - Billy McCrary 4-yard TD run, Hernandez kick good, 3:42 (ACU 14-7)
Second quarter
ACU - Hernandez 23-yard field goal, 13:02 (ACU 17-7)
NSU - Bryson Bourque 30-yard TD pass from Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 8:22 (ACU 17-14)
ACU - James 2-yard TD pass from Luke Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 0:15 (ACU 24-14)
Third quarter
ACU - Tyrese White 2-yard TD pass from Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 12:16 (ACU 31-14)
ACU - Hernandez 23-yard field goal, 9:58 (ACU 34-14)
NSU - Jazz Ferguson 25-yard TD pass from Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 8:28 (ACU 34-21)
NSU - Ferguson 33-yard TD pass from Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 5:07 (ACU 34-28)
ACU - James 10-yard TD pass from Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 2:53 (ACU 41-28)
Fourth quarter
NSU - Stadford Anderson 3-yard TD run, Fendrick kick good, 7:16 (ACU 41-35)
ACU - Qua'Shawn Washington 37-yard interception returned for TD, James two-point conversion run good, 4:39 (ACU 49-35)
NSU - Bourque 19-yard Td pass from Eppler, Fendrick kick no good, 3:09 (ACU 49-41)
NSU - Ferguson 13-yard TD pass from Eppler, two-point conversion run attempt no good, 1:34 (ACU 49-47)
Top passers
ACU - Luke Anthony - 31/47, 344 yards, 3 TD, INT
NSU - Shelton Eppler - 25/41, 367 yards, 6 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
ACU - Tracy James - 24 carries, 93 yards, TD
NSU - Jared West - 15 carries, 29 yards
Top receivers
ACU - Kalin Sadler - 6 receptions, 85 yards
NSU - Jazz Ferguson - 4 receptions, 82 yards, 3 TD :

### McNeese State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 18 Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Demons | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 37 |
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); cool and cloudy
* Game attendance: 6,111
* Referee: Eddie Shelton
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
Second quarter
MCNS - Trevor Begue 3-yard TD pass from James Tabary, Gunnar Raborn kick good, 1:14 (MCNS 7-0)
Third quarter
NSU - Jared West 19-yard TD run, Austyn Fendrick kick good, 11:15 (TIE 7-7)
MCNS - Cyron Sutton 61-yard TD pass from Tabary, Raborn kick good, 10:52 (MCNS 14-7)
MCNS - Ryan Ross 2-yard TD run, Raborn kick good, 5:10 (MCNS 21-7)
NSU - Kalen Meggs 27-yard TD pass from Shelton Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 2:24 (MCNS 21-14)
Fourth quarter
NSU - Fendrick 36-yard field goal, 12:04 (MCNS 21-17)
MCNS - Rodnell Cruell 26-yard TD pass from Tabary, Raborn kick good, 10:50 (MCNS 28-17)
NSU - Jazz Ferguson 2-yard TD pass from Eppler, two-point conversion attempt no good, 7:35 (MCNS 28-23)
MCNS - Raborn 27-yard field goal, 2:27 (MCNS 31-23)
NSU - Jaylen Watson 19-yard TD pass from Eppler, Eppler two-point conversion pass to Ferguson good, 0:27 (TIE 31-31)
Second overtime
MCNS - Raborn 38-yard field goal (MCNS 34-31)
NSU - Ferguson 6-yard TD pass from Eppler (NSU 37-34)
Top passers
NSU - Shelton Eppler - 25/46, 292 yards, 4 TD
MCNS - James Tabary - 15/27, 203 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
NSU - Jared West - 12 carries, 61 yards, TD
MCNS - David Hamm - 11 carries, 49 yards
Top receivers
NSU - Jazz Ferguson - 9 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD
MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 6 receptions, 119 yards, TD :

### At Stephen F. Austin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, TX
* Date: November 15
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); mostly clear
* Game attendance: 2,611
* Referee: Vidal Jones
* TV: Eleven Sports
Game information :
Second quarter
SFA - Storm Ruiz 43-yard field goal, 14:17 (SFA 3-0)
NSU - Stadford Anderson 1-yard TD run, Korbin Schmidt kick good, 10:27 (NSU 7-3)
SFA - Tamrick Pace 71-yard TD pass from Foster Sawyer, Ruiz kick good, 9:44 (SFA 10-7)
SFA - Ruiz 22-yard field goal, 1:12 (SFA 13-7)
SFA - Ruiz 32-yard field goal, 0:00 (SFA 16-7)
Third quarter
NSU - Myles Ward 94-yard kickoff returned for TD, Schmidt kick good, 14:46 (SFA 16-14)
NSU - Jaylen Watson 20-yard TD pass from Shelton Eppler, Schmidt kick good, 8:00 (NSU 21-16)
Fourth quarter
NSU - Watson 75-yard TD pass from Eppler, Schmidt kick good, 12:52 (NSU 28-16)
SFA - Dominic Williams 5-yard TD run, Ruiz kick good, 8:44 (NSU 28-23)
NSU - Jared West 5-yard TD run, Schmidt kick good, 5:25 (NSU 35-23)
Top passers
NSU - Shelton Eppler - 20/31, 295 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
SFA - Foster Sawyer - 30/50, 325 yards, TD
Top rushers
NSU - Jared West - 20 carries, 98 yards, TD
SFA - Josh McGowen - 12 carries, 67 yards
Top receivers
NSU - Jaylen Watson - 4 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD
SFA - Terian Goree - 10 receptions, 138 yards :