American college football season
The 2020 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Demons played their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana , and competed in the Southland Conference . They were led by third-year head coach Brad Laird .
Previous season [ ]
The Demons finished the 2019 season 3–9, 3–6 in Southland play to finish eighth in Southland play. The Demons were not invited/did not qualify to any postseason play.
Preseason [ ]
Recruiting class [ ]
Reference(s) :[1]
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
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Marquise Bridges Wide Receiver
Brookhaven, MS
Petal HSMississippi Gulf Coast CC
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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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
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Malik Carey Cornerback
Shreveport, LA
Captain Shreve HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Natea "Tay" Coleman Safety
Beaumont, TX
West Brook HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Kevin Davis, Jr. Safety
Freeport, TX
Brazosport HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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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
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Logan Gabriel Running Back
Opelousas, LA
Lafayette Christian Academy
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Eddie Godina Kicker
Whitehouse, TX
Whitehouse HS Trinity Valley CC
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Kendal Harmon Defensive Line
Crowley, LA
Crowley HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
273 lb (124 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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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
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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
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Monte Johnson Tight End
Burleson, TX
Burleson Centennial HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Princeton Malbrue Outside Linebacker
Carencro, LA
Lafayette Christian Academy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Jordan McClaine Offensive Line
Ruston, LA
Ruston HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
280 lb (130 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Johnny Mitchell, Jr. Defensive Line
Stonewall, LA
North DeSoto HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
310 lb (140 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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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
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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
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Isaiah Robinson Defensive Back
Bossier City, LA
Parkway HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Brayden Staggs Offensive Line
Cypress, TX
Langham Creek HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
285 lb (129 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Dante Thomas Defensive Back
Hammond, LA
John Curtis HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Jaheim Walters Wide Receiver
New Orleans, LA
St. Augustine HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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Malik Williams Linebacker
Gilmer, TX
Gilmer HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Feb 5, 2020
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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
Roster [ ]
Schedule [ ]
[4] [5] [6]
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, 2021Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutesGame attendance: 4,305Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: ClearTelevision 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
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, 2021Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutesGame attendance: 3,016Referee: Ed BourgeoisTelevision 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
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, 2021Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutesGame attendance: 6,577Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 6 MPH Referee: Ed BourgeoisTelevision 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
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, 2021Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutesGame attendance: 3,833Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Cloudy and Humid • Wind: SSE 13 MPH Referee: Vidal JonesTelevision 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
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, 2021Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutesGame attendance: 1,221Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: 11 SW MPH Referee: Ed BourgeoisTelevision 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
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, 2021Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: 7:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 4 minutesGame attendance: 1,055Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 9 MPH Referee: Vidal JonesTelevision network: ESPN+
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 Cameron 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
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
Cameron 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
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