2020 Northwestern State Demons football team

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

2020 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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):

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Malik Carey Cornerback	Shreveport, LA	Captain Shreve HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Natea "Tay" Coleman Safety	Beaumont, TX	West Brook HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Kevin Davis, Jr. Safety	Freeport, TX	Brazosport HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Logan Gabriel Running Back	Opelousas, LA	Lafayette Christian Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Eddie Godina Kicker	Whitehouse, TX	Whitehouse HS Trinity Valley CC	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Kendal Harmon Defensive Line	Crowley, LA	Crowley HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Monte Johnson Tight End	Burleson, TX	Burleson Centennial HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Princeton Malbrue Outside Linebacker	Carencro, LA	Lafayette Christian Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Jordan McClaine Offensive Line	Ruston, LA	Ruston HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Johnny Mitchell, Jr. Defensive Line	Stonewall, LA	North DeSoto HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Isaiah Robinson Defensive Back	Bossier City, LA	Parkway HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Brayden Staggs Offensive Line	Cypress, TX	Langham Creek HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Dante Thomas Defensive Back	Hammond, LA	John Curtis HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jaheim Walters Wide Receiver	New Orleans, LA	St. Augustine HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Malik Williams Linebacker	Gilmer, TX	Gilmer HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A

Preseason poll

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

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

Game summaries

Nicholls

Nicholls at Northwestern State

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+

Scoring summary 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 05:40 NSU Gavin Landry 13-yard pass from Kaleb Fletcher (Eddie Godina kick) (9 plays, 76 yards, 2:26) NICH 31–24

See also: 2020 Nicholls Colonels football team and NSU Challenge

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

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+

Scoring summary 1 13:36 NSU Bryce Rivers 1-yard rush (Eddie Godina kick) (4 plays, 14 yards, 1:24) NSU 7–0 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 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

See also: 2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana football rivalry

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

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

Scoring summary 1 04:42 NSU Kendrick Price 13-yard pass from Kaleb Fletcher (Eddie Godina kick) (8 plays, 91 yards, 3:28) NSU 7–0 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 07:45 MCNS Walker Wood 1-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick) (7 plays, 66 yards, 2:30) MCNS 21–7

See also: 2020 McNeese State Cowboys football team and McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry

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

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+

Scoring summary 1 09:34 LAMR Chaz Ward 1-yard rush (Bailey Giffen kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 5:25) LAMR 7–0 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 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

See also: 2020 Lamar Cardinals football team

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

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+

Scoring summary 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 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

See also: 2020 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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

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)

Scoring summary 1 12:10 NSU Levar Gumms 12-yard pass from Bryce Rivers (Eddie Godina kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:50) NSU 7–0 08:39 UIW Robert Ferrel 23-yard rush (Carson Mohr kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 3:24) TIE 7–7 05:01 NSU Eddie Godina 30-yard field goal (10 plays, 62 yard, 3:38) NSU 10–7 00:40 UIW Carson Mohr 32-yard field goal (8 plays, 45 yards, 3:17) TIE 10–10 00:00 NSU Scooter Adams 64-yard rush (Eddie Godina kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:40) NSU 17–10 2 07:52 UIW Kevin Brown 1-yard rush (Carson Mohr PAT failed) (4 plays, 15 yards, 1:25) NSU 17–16 05:21 UIW Kevin Brown 3-yard rush (Carson Mohr kick) (5 plays, 63 yards, 1:03) UIW 23–17 3 11:25 NSU Javon Antonio 38-yard pass from Bryce Rivers (two-point conversion rush) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:43) TIE 23–23 05:32 NSU Eddie Godina 42-yard field goal (11 plays, 75 yards, 3:37) NSU 26–23 04:13 UIW Kevin Brown 53-yard rush (Carson Mohr kick) (5 plays, 64 yards, 1:07) UIW 30–26 4 11:47 UIW Robert Ferrel 23-yard pass from Cam Ward (Carson Mohr kick) (11 plays, 79 yards, 3:25) UIW 37–26 10:55 NSU Scooter Adams 10-yard rush (Eddie Godina kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 0:52) UIW 37–33 07:22 NSU Javon Antonio 14-yard pass from Bryce Rivers (Eddie Godina kick) (7 plays, 66 yards, 2:10) NSU 40–37 04:16 UIW Carson Mohr 37-yard field goal (9 plays, 68 yards, 2:56) TIE 40–40 01:28 NSU Scooter Adams 9-yard rush (Eddie Godina PAT blocked) (10 plays, 76 yards, 2:42) NSU 46–40 00:55 UIW Darion Chafin 34-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr kick) (3 plays, 48 yards, 0:22) UIW 47–46 00:00 NSU Eddie Godina 32-yard field goal (4 plays, 58 yards, 0:55) NSU 49–47

See also: 2020 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

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