2020 Northwestern State Demons football team

2020 Northwestern State Demons football
2020 Northwestern State Demons football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	1–5 (1–5 SLC)
Head coach	Brad Laird (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brad Smiley (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Mike Lucas (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Harry Turpin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Sam Houston State $^	6	–	0	10	–	0
No. 20 Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	2	4	–	3
No. 23 Nicholls	3	–	3	4	–	3
Incarnate Word	3	–	3	3	–	3
Lamar	2	–	4	2	–	4
McNeese State*	2	–	4	3	–	4
Northwestern State	1	–	5	1	–	5

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions Note: Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, and Stephen F. Austin played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Brad Laird, the Demons compiled an overall record of 1–5 with an identical mark in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the Southland. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Preseason

Recruiting class

Reference(s):^[1]

College recruiting information (2020)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Scooter Adams Running Back	Hallettsville, TX	Hallettsville HS Kilgore College	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Scooter Adams Running Back	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marquise Bridges Wide Receiver	Brookhaven, MS	Petal HS Mississippi Gulf Coast CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Marquise Bridges Wide Receiver	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Logan Canerdy Offensive Line	Caledonia, MS	Caledonia HS Jones County JC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Logan Canerdy Offensive Line	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Malik Carey Cornerback	Shreveport, LA	Captain Shreve HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Malik Carey Cornerback	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Natea "Tay" Coleman Safety	Beaumont, TX	West Brook HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Natea "Tay" Coleman Safety	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kevin Davis, Jr. Safety	Freeport, TX	Brazosport HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Kevin Davis, Jr. Safety	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Cayden Dunn Running Back	Los Angeles, CA	Bishop Alemany HS College of the Canyons	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Cayden Dunn Running Back	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Logan Gabriel Running Back	Opelousas, LA	Lafayette Christian Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Logan Gabriel Running Back	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Eddie Godina Kicker	Whitehouse, TX	Whitehouse HS Trinity Valley CC	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Eddie Godina Kicker	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kendal Harmon Defensive Line	Crowley, LA	Crowley HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Kendal Harmon Defensive Line	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
PJ Herrington Defensive Back	Natchez, MS	Natchez HS East Mississippi CC	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
PJ Herrington Defensive Back	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jewell Holmes, III Wide Receiver	New Orleans, LA	Warren Easton HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Jewell Holmes, III Wide Receiver	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Monte Johnson Tight End	Burleson, TX	Burleson Centennial HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Monte Johnson Tight End	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Princeton Malbrue Outside Linebacker	Carencro, LA	Lafayette Christian Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Princeton Malbrue Outside Linebacker	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jordan McClaine Offensive Line	Ruston, LA	Ruston HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Jordan McClaine Offensive Line	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Johnny Mitchell, Jr. Defensive Line	Stonewall, LA	North DeSoto HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Johnny Mitchell, Jr. Defensive Line	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jalen Momerelle offensive Line	Houston, TX	Manvel HS Navarro College/Texas State	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Jalen Momerelle offensive Line	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Andy Pierre-Antoine Wide Receiver	North Miami, FL	North Miami Sr. HS Reedley College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Andy Pierre-Antoine Wide Receiver	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Isaiah Robinson Defensive Back	Bossier City, LA	Parkway HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Isaiah Robinson Defensive Back	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brayden Staggs Offensive Line	Cypress, TX	Langham Creek HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Brayden Staggs Offensive Line	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dante Thomas Defensive Back	Hammond, LA	John Curtis HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Dante Thomas Defensive Back	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaheim Walters Wide Receiver	New Orleans, LA	St. Augustine HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Jaheim Walters Wide Receiver	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Malik Williams Linebacker	Gilmer, TX	Gilmer HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
Malik Williams Linebacker	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their spring preseason poll in January 2021. The Demons were picked to finish sixth in the conference.^[2] In addition, two Demons were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nicholls	67 (7)
2	Sam Houston State	65 (6)
3	Southeastern Louisiana	48
4	McNeese State	45 (1)
5	Incarnate Word	32
6	Northwestern State	20
7	Lamar	17

Preseason All–Southland Teams

Defense

1st Team

Ja'Quay Pough – Linebacker, SR

2nd Team

Shemar Bartholomew – Defensive Back, JR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
March 6	6:00 p.m.	No. 7 Nicholls	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)	ESPN+	L 24–31	4,305
March 13	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 24–27	3,016
March 20	4:00 p.m.	McNeese State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	CST	L 7–21	6,577
March 27	3:00 p.m.	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 23–31	3,833
April 1	6:00 p.m.	No. 5 Sam Houston State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+	L 16–24	1,221
April 10	7:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 49–47	1,055
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Nicholls

Nicholls at Northwestern State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 7 Colonels	14	7	3	7	31
Demons	7	0	10	7	24

Date: February 19, 2021
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes
Game attendance: 4,305
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear
Television network: ESPN+

Pregame line	Over/under
NICH −49.0	60

Statistics	Nicholls	Northwestern State
First downs	29	12
Total yards	545	304
Rushing yards	246	237
Passing yards	299	67
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	39:31	20:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Lindsey Scott Jr.	21/33, 229 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Julien Gums	36 carries, 156 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dai'Jean Dixon	7 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TDs
Northwestern State	Passing	Kaleb Fletcher	8/17, 49 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Aubrey Scott	9 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Gavin Landry	2 receptions, 19 yards, 1 TD

At Southeastern Louisiana

Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	14	0	7	3	24
• No. 18 Lions	0	7	7	13	27

Date: March 13, 2021
Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA
Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes
Game attendance: 3,016
Referee: Ed Bourgeois
Television network: ESPN+

Pregame line	Over/under
SELA −15.5	62

Statistics	Northwestern State	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	23	23
Total yards	422	477
Rushing yards	249	131
Passing yards	173	346
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	30:46	29:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing	Kaleb Fletcher	7/15, 96 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Scooter Adams	19 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Marquise Bridges	1 reception, 40 yards
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Cole Kelley	28/39, 338 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Morgan Ellison	10 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	CJ Turner	9 receptions, 72 yards

McNeese State

McNeese State at Northwestern State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	7	0	14	0	21
Demons	7	0	0	0	7

Date: March 20, 2021
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes
Game attendance: 6,577
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 6 MPH
Referee: Ed Bourgeois
Television network: CST

Pregame line	Over/under
NSU −3.5	48

Statistics	McNeese State	Northwestern State
First downs	20	21
Total yards	416	394
Rushing yards	110	33
Passing yards	306	361
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	30:36	29:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese State	Passing	Cody Orgeron	17/22, 306 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Josh Parker	16 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Trevor Begue	8 receptions, 165 yards, 1 TD
Northwestern State	Passing	Kaleb Fletcher	13/18, 171 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Scooter Adams	8 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Javon Antonio	6 receptions, 103 yards

At Lamar

Northwestern State at Lamar

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	7	0	16	23
• Cardinals	14	14	3	0	31

Date: March 27, 2021
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
Game attendance: 3,833
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Cloudy and Humid • Wind: SSE 13 MPH
Referee: Vidal Jones
Television network: ESPN+

Pregame line	Over/under
NSU −7.0	50

Statistics	Northwestern State	Lamar
First downs	17	19
Total yards	409	358
Rushing yards	215	239
Passing yards	194	119
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	19:46	40:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing	Bryce Rivers	7/19, 136 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Scooter Adams	18 carries, 212 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Marquise Bridges	1 reception, 45 yards
Lamar	Passing	Jalen Dummett	6/12, 94 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jalen Dummett	13 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kirkland Banks	2 receptions, 43 yards

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Northwestern State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 5 Bearkats	7	7	7	3	24
Demons	0	3	0	13	16

Date: April 1, 2021
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
Game attendance: 1,221
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: 11 SW MPH
Referee: Ed Bourgeois
Television network: ESPN+

Pregame line	Over/under
SHSU −27.5	67

Statistics	Sam Houston State	Northwestern State
First downs	23	24
Total yards	445	453
Rushing yards	133	43
Passing yards	312	410
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	32:30	27:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sam Houston State	Passing	Eric Schmid	22/41, 312 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Ramon Jefferson	18 carries, 107 yards
	Receiving	Ife Adeyi	6 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD
Northwestern State	Passing	Bryce Rivers	29/51, 410 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Scooter Adams	13 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Javon Antonio	10 receptions, 190 yards, 1 TD

At Incarnate Word

Northwestern State at Incarnate Word

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Demons	17	0	9	23	49
No. 19 Cardinals	10	13	7	17	47

Date: April 10, 2021
Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
San Antonio, TX
Game start: 7:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 4 hours and 4 minutes
Game attendance: 1,055
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 9 MPH
Referee: Vidal Jones
TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), Lainie Fritz (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
UIW −10.0	67

Statistics	Northwestern State	Incarnate Word
First downs	36	29
Total yards	707	627
Rushing yards	230	196
Passing yards	477	431
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	30:20	29:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing	Bryce Rivers	34/61, 477 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Scooter Adams	20 carries, 208 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Javon Antonio	11 receptions, 192 yards, 2 TDs
Incarnate Word	Passing	Cam Ward	33/59, 431 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kevin Brown	19 carries, 160 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Robert Ferrel	7 receptions, 144 yards, 1 TD

Roster

2020 Northwestern State Demons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`2`	Kaleb Fletcher	Jr
WR	`6`	Robbie Williams, III	Fr
QB	`7`	Bryce Rivers	Jr
WR	`8`	Levar Gumms	Jr
WR	`11`	Tanner Ash	Jr
QB	`13`	Zachary Clement	Fr
WR	`14`	Coby McGee	Jr
WR	`15`	Jalen Willis	So
TE	`17`	David Fitzwater	Sr
WR	`18`	Kendrick Price	Sr
WR	`19`	Curtis Williams	So
RB	`20`	Trevor Morgan	Jr
RB	`27`	Erik Hart	Fr
OL	`56`	Kenny Sheldon	Jr
OL	`61`	Spencer Cody	Fr
OL	`62`	Jake Gore	Jr
OL	`63`	Alyzcha Ulufale-Hentz	So
OL	`64`	Reggie Young	So
OL	`67`	Jordan Cooper	Fr
OL	`69`	Jakob Sell	Jr
OL	`72`	Khalil Corbett-Canada	Jr
OL	`78`	Cody Coleman	Fr
OL	`79`	Clay Cotten	Fr
TE	`82`	Aaron Howell	So
WR	`83`	Jacob Sylvia	Fr
WR	`84`	Gavin Landry	Sr
WR	`85`	Gabriel Ernest	So
WR	`86`	Patrick Heard	So
WR	`89`	McKane Kinchen	Jr
RB		Scooter Adams	Jr
WR		Marquise Bridges	Jr
OL		Logan Canerdy	Jr
WR		Andy Pierre-Antonie	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`1`	Tobias Williams	So
CB	`3`	Shemar Bartholomew	Jr
S	`4`	Cedric Anderson	So
ILB	`5`	Jalen Angelle	So
CB	`6`	Kunta Hester	Fr
LB	`10`	Ja'Quay Pough	Sr
OLB	`11`	Jomard Valsin	Jr
CB	`15`	William Hooper	Jr
CB	`16`	Fred Lee	So
ILB	`21`	Jared Pedraza	Fr
ILB	`22`	Adrion Robertson	Sr
S	`25`	Hayden Bourgeois	Sr
CB	`26`	Keldrick Ward	Jr
S	`29`	Trey Williams	Jr
ILB	`30`	Bishop Breaux	So
CB	`31`	Jalen Garrison	So
OLB	`32`	Landon King	Jr
ILB	`33`	Isaiah Longino	Jr
OLB	`35`	Kyle Moore	Sr
OLB	`39`	Chandler Moncrief	So
S	`40`	T. K. Evans	So
ILB	`43`	Blake Stephenson	Sr
S	`45`	Tyson Ford	Fr
CB	`46`	Ray Johnson	Fr
DL	`47`	Rashaud Powell	Jr
DE	`48`	Johnathan Daigle	Fr
S	`49`	Keenan Leechman	So
ILB	`50`	Ricky Chatman	Sr
DT	`51`	Nathalohn Nanai	Jr
OLB	`54`	Matthew Pajinag	Fr
DL	`71`	Devin Gabriel	So
DE	`90`	Darius Whitfield	Sr
DE	`93`	Ty Cormier	So
DT/DE	`96`	Jabralen Yarber	So
DE	`97`	John-Alex Perkins	Jr
DT	`98`	Tyrus Butler	Sr
NT	`99`	Damien Thomas	Sr
S		P. J. Herrington	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`37`	Daniel Justino	Sr
K/P	`43`	Scotty Roblow	Fr
LS	`55`	Evan Gibson	So
K		Eddie Godina	Jr

Head coach

Brad Laird (Northwestern State)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Brad Smiley (Baylor)
Offensive coordinator/te
Mike Lucas (Liberty)
Defensive coordinator/ilb
De'Von Lockett (Northwestern State)
Defensive backs
Ledell Love (Texas Tech)
Defensive linemen
Jake Olsen (Valley City State)
Recruiting coordinator/olb
J Pond (Texas A&M)
Video coordinator/ol
Anthony Scelfo (Tulane)
Quarterbacks
Alvin Slaughter (Clarion)
Wide receivers

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 23, 2020

References

^ "Championship DNA prevalent in Demons' 23-man signing class". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^ "Nicholls Favored to Win Southland Football Spring Season". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
^ "Southland Announces 2020 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Northwestern State Demons Football Schedule". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
^ "Northwestern State Demons". ESPN. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
^ "Southland Conference Postponed Spring Football Schedule Announced". www.southland.org. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

[1] "Championship DNA prevalent in Demons' 23-man signing class". Northwestern State University Athletics. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

[2] "Nicholls Favored to Win Southland Football Spring Season". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

[3] "Southland Announces 2020 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

[4] "2020-21 Northwestern State Demons Football Schedule". Retrieved August 11, 2021.

[5] "Northwestern State Demons". ESPN. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

[6] "Southland Conference Postponed Spring Football Schedule Announced". www.southland.org. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

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1	08:10	NICH	Julien Gums 5-yard rush (Gavin Lasseigne kick) (13 plays, 66 yards, 5:59)	NICH 7–0
	06:24	NSU	Scooter Adams 58-yard rush (Eddie Godina kick) (5 plays, 78 yards, 1:40)	TIE 7–7
	02:17	NICH	Dai'Jean Dixon 6-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick)br/>(9 plays, 69 yards, 4:01)	NICH 14–7

2	14:07	NICH	Dai'Jean Dixon 1-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick) (4 play, 69 yards, 0:56)	NICH 21–7

3	09:03	NSU	Aubrey Scott 80-yard rush (Eddie Godina kick) (1 play, 80 yards, 0:13)	NICH 21–14
	04:04	NICH	Gavin Lasseigne 30-yard field goal (10 plays, 58 yards, 4:51)	NICH 24–14
	01:01	NSU	Eddie Godina 25-yard field goal (8 plays, 32 yards, 2:50)	NICH 24–17

4	14:45	NICH	David Robertson Jr. 42-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick) (4 plays, 76 yards, 1:10)	NICH 31–17
4	05:40	NSU	Gavin Landry 13-yard pass from Kaleb Fletcher (Eddie Godina kick) (9 plays, 76 yards, 2:26)	NICH 31–24


1	13:36	NSU	Bryce Rivers 1-yard rush (Eddie Godina kick) (4 plays, 14 yards, 1:24)	NSU 7–0
1	01:46	NSU	Scooter Adams 2-yard rush (Eddie Godina kick) (15 plays, 99 yards, 6:15)	NSU 14–0

2	11:20	SELA	Cole Kelley 8-yard pass from Terrell Carter (Mateo Rengifo kick) (11 plays, 83 yards, 5:18)	NSU 14–7

3	10:23	SELA	Matt DeBlaiso 9-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:30)	TIE 14–14
3	07:42	NSU	Aubrey Scott 25-yard pass from Gavin Landry (Eddie Godina kick) (1 pla, 25 yards, 0:08)	NSU 21–14

4	14:55	NSU	Eddie Godina 47-yard field goal (10 plays, 50 yards, 4:54)	NSU 24–14
	12:21	SELA	Cole Kelley 1-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (8 plays, 83 yards, 2:28)	NSU 24–21
	03:33	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 26-yard field goal (10 plays, 40 yards, 4:16)	TIE 24–24
	00:02	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 21-yard field goal (4 plays, 21 yards, 0:28)	SELA 27–24


1	04:42	NSU	Kendrick Price 13-yard pass from Kaleb Fletcher (Eddie Godina kick) (8 plays, 91 yards, 3:28)	NSU 7–0
1	02:07	MCNS	Jamal Pettigrew 2-yard pass from Cody Orgeron (Jacob Abel kick) (5 plays, 59 yards, 2:29)	TIE 7–7

3	13:45	MCNS	Trevor Begue 75-yard pass from Cody Orgeron (Jacob Abel kick) (3 plays, 96 yards, 1:07)	MCNS 14–7
3	07:45	MCNS	Walker Wood 1-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick) (7 plays, 66 yards, 2:30)	MCNS 21–7


1	09:34	LAMR	Chaz Ward 1-yard rush (Bailey Giffen kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 5:25)	LAMR 7–0
1	04:09	LAMR	Connor Ventis 10-yard pass from Jalen Dummett (Bailey Giffen kick) (8 plays, 73 yards, 4:09)	LAMR 14–0

2	12:12	LAMR	Jalen Dummett 31-yard rush (Bailey Giffen kick) (3 plays, 25 yards, 0:52)	LAMR 21–0
	04:37	LAMR	Jacoby Davis 0-yard return of blocked punt (Bailey Giffen kick) (3 plays, 0 yards, 0:25)	LAMR 28–0
	02:42	NSU	Scooter Adams 63-yard rush (Eddie Godina kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:55)	LAMR 28–7

3	05:11	LAMR	Bailey Giffen 43-yard field goal (7 plays, 34 yards, 3:17)	LAMR 31–7

4	12:19	NSU	Scooter Adams 25-yard rush (Bryce Rivers two-point conversion pass to Javon Antonio) (2 plays, 25 yards, 0:15)	LAMR 31–15
4	01:18	NSU	Javon Antonio 9-yard pass from Bryce Rivers (Bryce Rivers two-point conversion pass to Javon Antonio) (5 plays, 80 yards, 0:37)	LAMR 31–23


1	11:43	SHSU	Cody Chrest 28-yard pass from Eric Schmid (Seth Morgan kick) (6 plays, 51 yards, 1:40)	SHSU 7–0

2	02:19	SHSU	Ife Adeyi 19-yard pass from Eric Schmid (Seth Morgan kick) (8 plays, 76 yards, 3:14)	SHSU 14–0
2	00:00	NSU	Eddie Godina 35-yard field goal (12 plays, 62 yard, 2:12)	SHSU 14–3

3	05:55	SHSU	Donovan Williams 6-yard rush (Seth Morgan kick) (7 plays, 70 yards, 2:12)	SHSU 21–3

4	13:44	NSU	Marquise Bridges 20-yard pass from Bryce Rivers (Eddie Godina PAT blocked) (1 play, 20 yards, 0:06)	SHSU 21–9
	10:13	SHSU	Seth Morgan 41-yard field goal (8 plays, 50 yards, 3:30)	SHSU 24–9
	00:21	NSU	Javon Antonio 7-yard pass from Bryce Rivers (Eddie Godina kick) (12 plays, 85 yards, 2:12)	SHSU 24–16