2018 Northwestern State Demons football team

The 2018 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Demons were led by first-year head coach Brad Laird and played their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2018 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2018 record5–6 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Smiley (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Lucas (2nd season)
Home stadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
(Capacity: 15,971)
2018 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Nicholls +^  7 –2     9 –4  
Incarnate Word +^  6 –2     6 –5  
Lamar ^  6 –3     7 –5  
Abilene Christian  5 –4     6 –5  
Central Arkansas  5 –4     6 –5  
McNeese State  5 –4     6 –5  
Sam Houston State  5 –4     6 –5  
Northwestern State  4 –5     5 –6  
Southeastern Louisiana  4 –5     4 –7  
Stephen F. Austin  2 –7     2 –8  
Houston Baptist  0 –9     1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

On November 17, it was announced that the contract of head coach Jay Thomas would not be renewed after the season.[1] He finished at Northwestern State with a five-year record of 21–36.

Preseason

Preseason Poll

On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Demons predicted to finish in eighth place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Sam Houston State187 (10)
2Nicholls State173 (6)
3Central Arkansas170 (5)
4McNeese State159 (1)
5Southeastern Louisiana119
6Stephen F. Austin90
7Abilene Christian89
8Northwestern State86
9Incarnate Word53
10Lamar52
11Houston Baptist32

Roster
2018 Northwestern State Demons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Jazz Ferguson  Jr
QB 2 Kaleb Fletcher So
WR 3 Marquisian Chapman Sr
WR 6 Lyndemian Brooks Jr
QB 4 Clay Holgorsen Sr
QB 5 Shelton Eppler Jr
WR 6 Quan Shorts Jr
QB 7 Aaron Howell Fr
WR 8 Jaylen Watson Sr
QB 9 Kenny Sears  Fr
WR 10 Myles Ward  Fr
WR 11 Tanner Ash  Fr
RB 13 Stadford Anderson So
WR 14 Bryson Bourque Sr
WR 15 Jalen Willis Fr
WR 16 Coby McGee Fr
QB 17 Carl Randall  Fr
WR 18 Kendrick Price  Fr
WR 19 Curtis Williams Fr
RB 20 Trevor Morgan  Fr
RB 21 Jared West Jr
RB 22 Da'Von Smith  So
RB 25 JaQuan Jackson Fr
WR 26 Connor Bailey Fr
TE 31 Charles Vaughn Sr
WR 40 Shermaria Lewis So
RB 42 Matthew Nelson Fr
OL 54 Brody Griffin Jr
OL 56 Kenny Sheldon  Fr
OL 57 Timmis Bonner Sr
OL 59 Jalen Haydel So
OL 60 Tyler Rapp Jr
OL 61 Frank Boudreaux Sr
OL 62 Jake Gore  Fr
OL 63 Alyzcha Ulufale-Hentz Fr
OL 64 Reggie Young Fr
OL 66 Kyrin Tucker Sr
OL 68 Demetrius Boulieu So
OL 70 Jonathan Hubbard Jr
OL 72 Khalil Corbett-Canada So
OL 73 Zachary Perry So
OL 74 Chris Zirkle Sr
OL 75 Dustin Burns Jr
OL 77 Parker Fink  Fr
OL 79 Chris Elam Fr
TE 81 Kalen Meggs Sr
WR 82 Levar Gumms Fr
TE 83 Christian Bailiff Fr
WR 84 Gavin Landry So
WR 85 Floyd Turner So
WR 87 Reggie Williford Fr
TE 88 Tyler O'Donoghue Jr
WR 89 McKane Kinchen  Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Tobias Williams Fr
CB 2 D'Ronne Littleton Jr
CB 3 Shemar Bartholomew Fr
S 4 Cedric Anderson Fr
LB 5 Jalen Angelle Fr
CB 6 Rashaun Croney Sr
S 7 Kevin Ratliff  Jr
S 8 Ryan Reed Jr
S 10 Jordan Hester Fr
LB 11 Obinna Iheoma Sr
LB 14 Jomard Valsin Jr. Fr
CB 15 William Hooper Fr
CB 16 Fredrick Lee Jr. Fr
DE 17 Braylon Daigle So
S 18 Ronald Malbrough Jr
S 19 Tevyn Johnson So
CB 20 Malik Sonnier So
S 21 Deshon Ficklin Jr
CB 22 Dazarie Hall So
S 23 Nicholas Forde Jr
S 24 Ian Edwards Jr
S 25 Hayden Bourgeois So
CB 26 Keldrick Ward  Fr
S 27 Trent Franklin  Fr
CB 28 Dylan Wilson Sr
S 29 Trey Williams  Fr
LB 30 Bishop Breaux Fr
CB 31 Jalen Garrison Fr
LB 33 Isaiah Longino So
LB 35 Landon King  Fr
LB 36 Corban James  Fr
S 37 Cooper Bledsoe Fr
LB 38 Quindarrius Whitley Jr
LB/S 39 Kyle Moore So
S 40 Tekiren Evans Fr
NT 42 Christian Bluiett Jr
LB 43 Blake Stephenson Jr
LB 45 Dez Gray Jr
LB 46 Darion Miller  Fr
LB 47 Rashuad Powell  Fr
S 49 Keenan Leachman Fr
LB 50 Ricky Chatman So
NT 51 Nathalohn Nanai Fr
DE 52 Desmond Prejean Jr
LB 53 Brice Borgeson Jr
DT 55 O'Shea Jackson Jr
DT 58 Myles Mitchell  Fr
LB 59 Peyton Fredieu Fr
NT 70 Khalil Sumlin So
NT 78 Joey McNeely Fr
NT 90 Jalon Sangster Sr
DE 91 Jarviar Wade Fr
DE 92 J. D. May Fr
DE 93 Tyree Cormier Fr
DE 94 Zak Krolczyk Sr
DE 95 Jordan Greenlee Jr
DE 97 John-Alex Perkins Fr
NT 98 Savon Gipson  Fr
NT 99 Damian Thompson So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 9 Parker Pastorello Jr
LS 30 Brandon Eberts So
K/P 48 Austyn Fendricks  Fr
K/P 50 Korbin Schmidt Fr
LS 55 Evan Gibson Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 27, 2019

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 p.m.at Texas A&M*
SECNL 7–5995,855
September 86:00 p.m.Grambling State*
DemonTV ($)W 34–713,525
September 156:00 p.m.at Lamar
ESPN+W 49–486,021
September 297:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana
CST/ESPN3L 17–245,118
October 66:00 p.m.No. 12 Nicholls
CSTL 10–287,055
October 136:00 p.m.No. 15 Sam Houston State
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
CST/ESPN+L 28–425,125
October 206:00 p.m.at No. 15 Central Arkansas
Bear Nation NetworkL 17–386,754
October 276:00 p.m.Houston Baptist
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
DemonTVW 31–287,098
November 32:00 p.m.at Abilene Christian
ACU StretchL 47–496,936
November 106:00 p.m.No. 18 McNeese State
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
ESPN3W 37–346,111
November 156:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin
ELVN/SLC DigitalW 35–232,611
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source: [3][4][5]

Game summaries

at Texas A&M
See also: 2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Northwestern State at Texas A&M – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demons 0 0 077
Aggies 7 28 17759

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 95,855
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV: SEC Network
Game information

Grambling State
See also: 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team
Grambling State at Northwestern State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 7 007
Demons 21 6 0734

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

at Lamar
See also: 2018 Lamar Cardinals football team
Northwestern State at Lamar – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demons 14 14 71449
Cardinals 0 14 142048

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, TX

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); scattered thunderstorm
  • Game attendance: 6,021
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

at Southeastern Louisiana
See also: 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana football rivalry
Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demons 3 0 01417
Lions 7 14 3024

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

Nicholls
See also: 2018 Nicholls Colonels football team
Nicholls at Northwestern State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 10 Colonels 0 14 7728
Demons 3 7 0010

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

Sam Houston State
See also: 2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
Sam Houston State at Northwestern State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 14 Bearkats 14 9 11842
Demons 0 28 0028

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

at Central Arkansas
See also: 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Northwestern State at Central Arkansas – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demons 0 10 0717
No. 15 Bears 14 14 7338

at Estes Stadium, Conway, AR

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 6,754
  • Referee: C. Castleberry
Game information

Houston Baptist
See also: 2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Houston Baptist at Northwestern State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Huskies 14 7 7028
Demons 7 3 71431

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

at Abilene Christian
See also: 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
Northwestern State at Abilene Christian – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demons 7 7 141947
Wildcats 14 10 17849

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

McNeese State
See also: 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team and McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry
McNeese State at Northwestern State – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
No. 18 Cowboys 0 7 1410334
Demons 0 0 1417637

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

at Stephen F. Austin
See also: 2018 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team and Chief Caddo
Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demons 0 7 141435
Lumberjacks 0 16 0723

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

References
  1. "Jay Thomas out as Northwestern State head coach".
  2. "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll".
  3. "2018 Football Schedule". Northwestern State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  4. "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  5. "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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