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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 .
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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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[ edit ]
Defense
1st Team
Ja'Quay Pough – Linebacker, SR
2nd Team
Shemar Bartholomew – Defensive Back, JR
[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
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
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 [ edit ]
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
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 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
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
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
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 at Northwestern State
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 5 Bearkats
7
7 7 3
24
Demons
0
3 0 13
16
Date: Location: 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
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
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 JonesTV 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 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
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
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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