# 2022 Northwestern State Demons football team

The 2022 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Brad Laird, the Demons played their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Demons were picked to finish fifth in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 90 (7) |
| 2 | Incarnate Word | 86 (7) |
| 3 | Nicholls | 79 (2) |
| 4 | McNeese State | 61 |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 44 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 39 |
| 7 | Lamar | 25 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 24 |

### Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2022 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 13, 2022. Northwestern State had a total of 5 players selected.

## Schedule

Northwestern State finalized their 2022 schedule on January 17, 2022.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Montana* | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | ESPN+ | L 0–47 | 24,096 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Grambling State* | Independence StadiumShreveport, LA | | L 21–47 | 12,591 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ESPN3 | L 10–64 | 26,202 |
| September 24 | 3:35 pm | Lamar | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | ESPN+ | W 35–27 | 4,371 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Nicholls | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge) | ESPN+ | W 36–33 | 3,883 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois* | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | ESPN+ | L 27–35 | 3,153 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Houston Christian | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | W 37–10 | 1,963 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 16 Southeast Missouri State* | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | ESPN+ | L 16–51 | 4,326 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | W 41–14 | 3,814 |
| November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Southeastern Louisiana | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA (rivalry) | ESPN3 | L 7–23 | 5,019 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 Incarnate Word | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | ESPN+ | L 7–66 | 3,142 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At No. 3 Montana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 3 Grizzles | 13 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 |

### Vs. Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Tigers | 14 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 47 |

### At Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Golden Eagles | 13 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 64 |

### Lamar

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Demons | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Statistics
| Statistics | Lamar | Northwestern State |
| First downs | 24 | 20 |
| Total yards | 394 | 545 |
| Rushing yards | 92 | 179 |
| Passing yards | 302 | 366 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Lamar | Passing | Nick Yockney | 19/39-1; 255 total yards; longest - 49 yards |
| Lamar | Rushing | Damashja Harris | 11 attempts; 41 total yards; 13 long |
| Lamar | Receiving | Sevonne Rhea | 2 receptions; 64 total yards; 41 long |
| Northwestern State | Passing | Zachary Clement | 28/49-1; 366 total yards; 80 long |
| Northwestern State | Rushing | Kenneth Lacy | 4 attempts; 83 yards; 55 long; 1 TD |
| Northwestern State | Receiving | Javon Antonio | 9 receptions; 127 total yards; 49 long; 2 TDs |

### Nicholls

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 7 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| Demons | 0 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 36 |

### At Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Panthers | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35 |

### At Houston Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 24 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 37 |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |

### No. 16 Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Redhawks | 23 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 51 |
| Demons | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |

### At Texas A&M-Commerce

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 14 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
| Lions | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### At No. 25 Southeastern Louisiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Lions | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 5,019
* Referee: Craig Heiser
* TV: ESPN3

### No. 5 Incarnate Word

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Cardinals | 14 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 66 |
| Demons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 1:05 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 47 • Wind: S 5 mph • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 3,142
* Referee: Gary Leeper
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Patrick Netherton (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (analyst), and Tyler Moody (sideline)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
NSU – 9:59 LC Greenwood 1 yard pass from Zachary Clement, Eddie Godina kick NSU 7–0 Drive 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:01
UIW – 6:19 Darion Chafin 10 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick Tied 7–7 Drive 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:34
UIW – 0:11 Taylor Grimes 16 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–7 Drive 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:42
Second Quarter
UIW – 8:40 Lindsey Scott, Jr. 18 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–7 Drive 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:17
UIW – 4:24 Jaelin Campbell 4 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–7 Drive 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:40
UIW – 0:00 Carson Mohr 31 yard field goal UIW 31–7 Drive 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:18
Third Quarter
UIW – 14:18 Darion Chafin 51 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 38–7 Drive 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:37
UIW – 7:07 Marcus Cooper 67 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 45–7 Drive 2 plays, 90 yards, 0:41
UIW – 2:46 Darion Chafin 48 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 52–7 Drive 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:11
Fourth Quarter
UIW – 14:46 Marcus Cooper 78 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 59–7 Drive 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:21
UIW – 8:04 Jarrell Wiley 39 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 66–7 Drive 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:30
Passing
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 24/36, 382 YDS, 5 TD
NSU – Zachary Clement 28/25, 239 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
UIW – Marcus Cooper 20 ATT, 254 YDS, 2 TD
NSU – Jordan Banks 17 ATT, 39 YDS
Receiving
UIW – Darion Chafin 6 REC, 143 YDS, 3 TD
NSU – Zach Patterson 8 REC, 64 YDS :