2019 Northwestern State Demons football team

The 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team represents Northwestern State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Demons are led by second-year head coach Brad Laird and play their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium.

2019 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2019 record3–9 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Smiley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Lucas (3rd season)
Home stadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
(Capacity: 15,971)
2019 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Nicholls +^  7 –2     8 –4  
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^  7 –2     9 –3  
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^  6 –3     8 –5  
Sam Houston State  6 –3     7 –5  
McNeese State  5 –4     7 –5  
Incarnate Word  4 –5     5 –7  
Abilene Christian  4 –5     5 –7  
Northwestern State  3 –6     3 –9  
Stephen F. Austin  3 –6     3 –9  
Houston Baptist  2 –6     5 –7  
Lamar  2 –7     4 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 5–6, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Demons were picked to finish in tenth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Nicholls200 (20)
2Central Arkansas154
3Incarnate Word150 (1)
4Sam Houston State146
5Lamar123
6McNeese State114
7Abilene Christian112 (1)
8Southeastern Louisiana71
9Stephen F. Austin63
10Northwestern State56
11Houston Baptist21

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Demons placed four players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]

Roster
2019 Northwestern State Demons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Quan Shorts Sr
QB 2 Kaleb Fletcher So
RB 3 Stadford Anderson Jr
WR 4 Benaiah Franklin Jr
QB 5 Shelton Eppler Sr
WR 6 Robbie Wiliams III Fr
QB 7 Bryce Waters So
WR 8 Levar Gumms So
WR 9 Akile Davis Sr
WR 10 Myles Ward So
WR 11 Tanner Ash So
QB 13 Zachary Clement Fr
WR 14 Coby McGee So
WR 15 Jalen Willis  Fr
TE 17 David Fitzwater  Jr
WR 18 Kendrick Price Jr
WR 19 Curtis Williams  Fr
RB 20 Trevor Morgan So
RB 21 Jared West Sr
RB 25 JaQuan Jackson  Fr
RB 27 Erik Hart Fr
WR 35 T. K. Hamilton Fr
RB 42 Matthew Nelson  Fr
OL 56 Kenny Sheldon So
OL 57 Brody Griffin  Jr
OL 59 Jalen Haydel Jr
OL 60 Tyler Rapp Sr
OL 61 Spencer Cody Fr
OL 62 Jake Gore So
OL 63 Alyzcha Ulufale-Hentz  Fr
OL 64 Reggie Young  Fr
OL 67 Jordan Cooper Fr
OL 69 Jakob Sell So
OL 70 Jonathan Hubbard Sr
OL 72 Khalil Corbett-Canada  So
OL 74 Chris Zirkle Sr
OL 75 Dustin Burns Sr
OL 76 Christian Mobley Fr
OL 77 Parker Fink So
OL 78 Cody Coleman So
OL 79 Clay Cotten Fr
TE 82 Aaron Howell  Fr
WR 83 Jacob Sylvia Fr
WR 84 Gavin Landry Jr
WR 85 Gabriel Enrest  Fr
WR 86 Patrick Heard Fr
TE 88 Tyler O'Donoghue Sr
WR 89 McKane Kinchen So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Tobias Williams  Fr
CB 2 D'Ronne Littleton Sr
CB 3 Shemar Bartholomew So
S 4 Cedric Anderson  Fr
ILB 5 Jalen Angelle  Fr
CB 6 Kunta Hester Fr
S 7 Kevin Ratliff Sr
S 8 Ryan Reed Sr
LB 10 Ja'Quay Pough Jr
OLB 11 Jomard Valsin Jr. So
S 14 Isaiah Armstrong Sr
CB 15 William Hooper So
CB 16 Fredrick Lee Jr.  Fr
S 18 Ronald Malbrough Sr
OLB 19 Tevyn Johnson Jr
CB 20 Malik Sonnier Jr
ILB 21 Jared Pedraza Fr
ILB 22 Adrion Robertson Jr
S 23 Nicholas Forde Sr
S 24 Ian Edwards Sr
S 25 Hayden Bourgeois Jr
CB 26 Keldrick Ward So
CB 28 Dylan Wilson Sr
CB 29 Trey Williams So
ILB 30 Bishop Breaux  Fr
CB 31 Jalen Garrison  Fr
OLB 32 Landon King So
ILB 33 Isaiah Longino Jr
OLB 35 Kyle Moore Jr
ILB 36 Corban James Jr
OLB 38 Quindarrius Whitley Sr
OLB 39 Chandler Moncrief Fr
S 40 TK Evans  Fr
ILB 43 Blake Stephenson Sr
CB 45 Tyson Ford Fr
CB 46 Ray Johnson Fr
OLB 47 Rashuad Powell So
DE 48 Johnathan Daigle Fr
S 49 Keenan Leachman  Fr
ILB 50 Ricky Chatman Jr
DT 51 Nathalohn Nanai So
DE 52 Desmond Prejean Sr
ILB 53 Brice Borgeson Sr
OLB 54 Matthew Pajinag Fr
DT 55 O'Shea Jackson Sr
OLB 57 Jackson Matthews So
DT 58 Myles Mitchell So
NT 70 Khalil Sumlin Jr
DL 71 Devin Gabriel Fr
DE 90 Darius Whitfield Jr
DE 91 Jarviar Wade Fr
DE 93 Ty Cormier  Fr
DT 94 Ja'Quez Jackson Fr
NT 95 Joey McNeely  Fr
DT 96 Jabralen Yarber Fr
DE 97 John-Alex Perkins So
DT 98 Tyrus Butler Jr
NT 99 Damian Thompson Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 9 Parker Pastorello Sr
K 37 Daniel Justino Jr
K, P 43 Scotty Roblow Fr
LS 55 Evan Gibson  Fr
K 94 Ryan Gremillion Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 5, 2020


Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:30 p.m.at UT Martin*
ESPN+L 20–423,008
September 76:00 p.m.Midwestern State*
DemonTVL 7–337,010
September 146:30 p.m.at No. 4 (FBS) LSU*
SECNL 14–65100,334
September 216:00 p.m.at Houston Baptist
ESPN3L 21–481,941
September 286:00 p.m. No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
CST/ESPN+L 27–447,584
October 123:00 p.m.at No. 12 Nicholls
CST/ESPN+L 35–458,103
October 196:00 p.m.No. 13 Central Arkansas
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
CST/ESPN+L 30–317,584
October 264:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word
UIWtvW 44–41 OT3,373
November 24:00 p.m.at McNeese State
CST/ESPN+L 20–309,295
November 96:00 p.m.Lamar
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
CST/ESPN+W 34–135,122
November 162:00 p.m.at Sam Houston State
ESPN+W 31–284,280
November 216:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austin
DemonTVL 20–325,822
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source: [3][4]

Game summaries

at UT Martin
See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
StatisticsNorthwestern StateUT Martin
First downs2817
Total yards483309
Rushing yards96179
Passing yards387130
Turnovers21
Time of possession35:5324:07
Northwestern State at Tennessee–Martin – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demons 7 13 0020
Skyhawks 14 0 141442

at Graham Stadium, Martin, TN

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 3,008
  • Referee: Drew Myers
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

Midwestern State
See also: Midwestern State Mustangs football
StatisticsMidwestern StateNorthwestern State
First downs2214
Total yards425243
Rushing yards10258
Passing yards323185
Turnovers01
Time of possession33:3526:25
Midwestern State at Northwestern State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 20 (DII) Mustangs 13 13 0733
Demons 0 7 007

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 102 °F (39 °C); hot
  • Game attendance: 7,010
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone
Game information

at LSU
See also: 2019 LSU Tigers football team
StatisticsNorthwestern StateLSU
First downs1531
Total yards278610
Rushing yards46122
Passing yards232488
Turnovers01
Time of possession33:3826:22
Northwestern State at Louisiana State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demons 7 7 0014
No. 4 (FBS) Tigers 3 21 271465

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 100,334
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV: SEC Network
Game information

at Houston Baptist
See also: 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
StatisticsNorthwestern StateHouston Baptist
First downs2527
Total yards447532
Rushing yards146266
Passing yards301266
Turnovers31
Time of possession30:3629:24
Northwestern State at Houston Baptist – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demons 0 0 14721
Huskies 14 10 17748

at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); sunny, some clouds
  • Game attendance: 1,941
  • Referee: Ed Bourgeois
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

Southeastern Louisiana
See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana football rivalry
StatisticsSoutheastern LouisianaNorthwestern State
First downs2627
Total yards537378
Rushing yards14345
Passing yards394333
Turnovers20
Time of possession30:3029:30
Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 19 Lions 10 7 20744
Demons 7 10 3727

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); sunny and warm
  • Game attendance: 7,584
  • Referee: Ed Bourgeois
  • TV: CST
Game information

at Nicholls
See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team and NSU Challenge
StatisticsNorthwestern StateNicholls
First downs2130
Total yards428537
Rushing yards41349
Passing yards387188
Turnovers11
Time of possession22:3237:28
Northwestern State at Nicholls – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demons 0 7 141435
No. 12 Colonels 14 10 71445

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); overcast
  • Game attendance: 8,103
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV: CST
Game information

Central Arkansas
See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team
StatisticsCentral ArkansasNorthwestern State
First downs2322
Total yards388406
Rushing yards8996
Passing yards299310
Turnovers42
Time of possession30:4229:18
Central Arkansas at Northwestern State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 13 Bears 7 7 10731
Demons 14 10 0630

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 7,584
  • Referee: Christian Watso
  • TV: CST
Game information

at Incarnate Word
See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
StatisticsNorthwestern StateIncarnate Word
First downs1928
Total yards358422
Rushing yards99147
Passing yards259275
Turnovers23
Time of possession29:2030:40
Northwestern State at Incarnate Word – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Demons 7 9 715644
No. 20 Cardinals 7 10 147341

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 3,373
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
Game information

at McNeese State
See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team and McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry
StatisticsNorthwestern StateMcNeese State
First downs1814
Total yards314308
Rushing yards20117
Passing yards294191
Turnovers32
Time of possession27:1932:41
Northwestern State at McNeese State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demons 10 7 3020
Cowboys 6 3 81330

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); fair and cool
  • Game attendance: 9,295
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV: CST
Game information

Lamar
See also: 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team
StatisticsLamarNorthwestern State
First downs1222
Total yards200466
Rushing yards93177
Passing yards107289
Turnovers22
Time of possession26:4433:16
Lamar at Northwestern State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 7 3013
Demons 7 7 71334

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); clear and calm
  • Game attendance: 5,122
  • Referee: Cooper Castlebe
  • TV: CST
Game information

at Sam Houston State
See also: 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
StatisticsNorthwestern StateSam Houston State
First downs2119
Total yards380359
Rushing yards74135
Passing yards306224
Turnovers14
Time of possession34:1725:43
Northwestern State at Sam Houston State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demons 7 17 7031
Bearkats 21 0 7028

at Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); sunny and clear
  • Game attendance: 4,280
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

Stephen F. Austin
See also: 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
StatisticsStephen F. AustinNorthwestern State
First downs2120
Total yards418389
Rushing yards23256
Passing yards186333
Turnovers33
Time of possession36:3723:23
Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Lumberjacks 13 14 5032
Demons 0 7 7620

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); cloudy and calm
  • Game attendance: 5,822
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
Game information

References
  1. "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. "2019 Demon Football Schedule". Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  4. "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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