2024 Northwestern State Demons football team

American college football season

2024 Northwestern State Demons football

Conference	Southland Conference
Record	0–1 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Blaine McCorkle (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Norman Joseph (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Matt Conner (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Harry Turpin Stadium
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Incarnate Word	0	–	0	1	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	1	–	0
McNeese	0	–	0	1	–	1
Houston Christian	0	–	0	0	–	1
Lamar	0	–	0	0	–	1
No. 22 Nicholls	0	–	0	0	–	1
Northwestern State	0	–	0	0	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	0	–	1
Texas A&M–Commerce *	0	–	0	0	–	1

* – Texas A&M–Commerce is ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of September 2, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

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]

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	at Tulsa*	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	L 28–62	16,483
September 7	TBA	Prairie View A&M*	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+	–
September 12	6:30 pm	at South Alabama*	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	–
September 21	TBA	Weber State*	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+	–
September 28	3:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	–
October 5	TBA	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (Chief Caddo)	ESPN+	–
October 12	TBA	Texas A&M–Commerce	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+	–
October 19	TBA	at Nicholls	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	ESPN+	–
October 26	TBA	Lamar	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+	–
November 9	6:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivalry)	ESPN+	–
November 16	TBA	McNeese	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	ESPN+	–
November 23	2:00 pm	at Houston Christian	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	–
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Tulsa (FBS)

Game One – Northwestern State Demons (0-0) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern State	14	0	0	14	28
Tulsa (FBS)	14	27	7	14	62

at H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK

Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 16,483
Referee: Steven Anderson
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter (14:13) NWST – Kennieth Lacy 75-yard run (Reed Honshtein kick) ('Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:47; Northwestern State 7-0) (9:40) TLSA – Kamdyn Benjamin 36-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:11; Tied 7-7) (7:19) TLSA – Kamdyn Benjamin 66-yard punt return (Seth Morgan kick) (Tulsa 14-7) (1:06) NWST – Antonio Hall 74-yard missed field goal return (Reed Honshtein kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:32; Tied 14-14) Second quarter (12:34) TLSA – Jeremiah Ballard 29-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:03; Tulsa 21-14) (7:45) TLSA – Anthony Watkins 33-yard run (PAT failed) (Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:44; Tulsa 27-14) (4:16) TLSA – Connor Vaughn 20-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:23; Tulsa 34-14) (0:37) TLSA – Connor Vaughn 14-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:05; Tulsa 41-14) Third quarter (11:22) TLSA – Braylin Presley 19-yard run (Seth Morgan kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; Tulsa 48-14) Fourth quarter (14:39) NWST – Myles Kitt-Denton 12-yard pass from Quaterius Hawkins (Reed Honshtein kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:13; Tulsa 48-21) (14:28) TLSA – Lloyd Avant 100-yard kickoff return (Seth Morgan kick) (Tulsa 55-21) (10:29) NWST – Chance Newman 4-yard run (Reed Honshtein kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:52; Tulsa 55-28) (4:30) TLSA – Cardell Williams 22-yard run (Seth Morgan kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:59; Tulsa 62-28)

Game information

First quarter

(14:13) NWST – Kennieth Lacy 75-yard run (Reed Honshtein kick) ('Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:47; Northwestern State 7-0)
(9:40) TLSA – Kamdyn Benjamin 36-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:11; Tied 7-7)
(7:19) TLSA – Kamdyn Benjamin 66-yard punt return (Seth Morgan kick) (Tulsa 14-7)
(1:06) NWST – Antonio Hall 74-yard missed field goal return (Reed Honshtein kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:32; Tied 14-14)

Second quarter

(12:34) TLSA – Jeremiah Ballard 29-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:03; Tulsa 21-14)
(7:45) TLSA – Anthony Watkins 33-yard run (PAT failed) (Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:44; Tulsa 27-14)
(4:16) TLSA – Connor Vaughn 20-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:23; Tulsa 34-14)
(0:37) TLSA – Connor Vaughn 14-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:05; Tulsa 41-14)

Third quarter

(11:22) TLSA – Braylin Presley 19-yard run (Seth Morgan kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; Tulsa 48-14)

Fourth quarter

(14:39) NWST – Myles Kitt-Denton 12-yard pass from Quaterius Hawkins (Reed Honshtein kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:13; Tulsa 48-21)
(14:28) TLSA – Lloyd Avant 100-yard kickoff return (Seth Morgan kick) (Tulsa 55-21)
(10:29) NWST – Chance Newman 4-yard run (Reed Honshtein kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:52; Tulsa 55-28)
(4:30) TLSA – Cardell Williams 22-yard run (Seth Morgan kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:59; Tulsa 62-28)

Statistics	NWST	TLSA
First downs	12	31
Total yards	52–243	71–622
Rushing yards	33–131	41–323
Passing yards	112	299
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–19–0	23–30–0
Time of possession	28:30	31:30

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

Prairie View A&M

Prairie View A&M Panthers at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Date: September 7
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	PVAM	NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at South Alabama (FBS)

Game Three – Northwestern State Demons at South Alabama Jaguars (FBS) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern State	0	0	0	0	0
South Alabama (FBS)	0	0	0	0	0

at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL

Date: Thursday September 12, 2024
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NWST	USA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Weber State

Weber State Wildcats at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Date: September 21
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	WEB	NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Southeast Missouri State

Game Five – Northwestern State Demons at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern State	0	0	0	0	0
Southeast Missouri State	0	0	0	0	0

at Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NWST	SEMO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeast Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Stephen F. Austin

Northwestern State Demons at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

Date: October 5

Statistics	NWST	SFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Texas A&M–Commerce

Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Northwestern State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Date: October 12
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	TAMC	NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Nicholls

Northwestern State Demons at Nicholls Colonels – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

Date: October 19
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	NWST	NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lamar

Lamar Cardinals at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Date: October 26
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	LAM	NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Southeastern Louisiana

Northwestern State Demons at Southeastern Louisiana Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana

Date: November 9
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	NWST	SELA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. McNeese (rivalry)

Game Eleven – McNeese Cowboys vs Northwestern State Demons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
McNeese	0	0	0	0	0
Northwestern State	0	0	0	0	0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: TBA
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MCN	NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Houston Christian

Game Twelve – Northwestern State Demons at Houston Christian Huskies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0

at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: November 23
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	NWST	HCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2024 Northwestern State Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ "2024 Demon Football Schedule". Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ "Northwestern State Demons Schedule 2024". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ "Two NSU Football Games Moved To Thursdays". Northwestern State University Athletics. March 8, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

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