2025 Northwestern State Demons football team

2025 Northwestern State Demons football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	1–3 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Blaine McCorkle (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Carson Stewart (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Conner (2nd season)
Home stadium	Harry Turpin Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Nicholls		1	–	0					1	–	3
UT Rio Grande Valley		0	–	0					4	–	0
No. 22 Lamar		0	–	0					2	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana		0	–	0					2	–	2
Stephen F. Austin		0	–	0					2	–	2
Houston Christian		0	–	0					1	–	3
McNeese		0	–	0					1	–	3
Northwestern State		0	–	0					1	–	3
East Texas A&M		0	–	0					0	–	3
Incarnate Word		0	–	1					1	–	3
As of September 25, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Northwestern State Demons football team represents Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Blaine McCorkle, the Demons play home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 p.m.	Alcorn State *	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+	W 20–10	9,434
September 6	11:00 a.m.	at Minnesota *	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 0–66	42,447
September 13	2:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	L 0–70	30,014
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M *	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	SWAC TV	L 24–27	4,559
October 4	6:00 p.m.	East Texas A&M	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+
October 11	6:00 p.m.	at Houston Christian	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+
October 18	4:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivalry)	ESPN+
October 25	4:00 p.m.	Lamar	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+
November 1	6:00 p.m.	at McNeese	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	ESPN+
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+
November 15	3:00 p.m.	at Nicholls	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	ESPN+
November 20	6:30 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (Chief Caddo)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Alcorn State

See also: 2025 Alcorn State Braves football team

Alcorn State Braves (0–0) at Northwestern State Demons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	0	0	10	0	10
Demons	13	0	0	7	20

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
• Game attendance: 9,434
• Referee: Gil Rora
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Patrick Netherton (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (analyst) and Jason Pugh (sideline)

Game information

First quarter NWST – Ty Moore 15-yard pass from Abram Johnston (Grayson Lytton kick BLOCKED), 13:53. Demons 6–0. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:07. NWST – Ty Moore 8-yard punt return (Grayson Lytton kick), 7:44. Demons 13–0. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter ALCN – Orlandus McLaurin 72-yard interception return (Grandin Willcox kick), 2:25. Demons 13–7. ALCN – Grandin Willcox 51-yard field goal, 0:34. Demons 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, -8 yards, 0:56. Fourth quarter NWST – Ryan Tyler 1-yard run (Grayson Lytton kick), 9:06. Demons 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 6:17.

Statistics	ALCN	NWST
First downs	18	12
Total yards	301	270
Rushing yards	119	185
Passing yards	182	85
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	30:03	29:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alcorn State	Passing	Jaylon Tolbert	19/44, 182 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Reggie Davis	15 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Griffin	2 receptions, 58 yards
Northwestern State	Passing	Abram Johnston	9/18, 85 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Abram Johnston	17 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Kody Finley	1 reception, 26 yards

at Minnesota (FBS)

See also: 2025 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Northwestern State Demons (1–0) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (FBS) (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Gophers (FBS)	35	24	7	0	66

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance: 42,447
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (BTN):  

Game information

First quarter MINN – John Nestor 29-yard interception return (Brady Denaburg kick), 14:54. Golden Gophers 7–0. MINN – A.J. Turner 1-yard run (Brady Denaburg kick), 9:33. Golden Gophers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:40. MINN – Le'Meke Brockington 7-yard run (Brady Denaburg kick), 5:32. Golden Gophers 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:00. MINN – Drake Lindsey 1-yard run (Brady Denaburg kick), 1:07. Golden Gophers 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 2:05. MINN – Matt Kingsbury 25-yard fumble return (Brady Denaburg kick), 0:27. Golden Gophers 35–0. Second quarter MINN – Javon Tracy 45-yard pass from Drake Lindsey (Brady Denaburg kick), 12:20. Golden Gophers 42–0. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:45. MINN – Cam Davis 7-yard run (Brady Denaburg kick), 10:43. Golden Gophers 49–0. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:24. MINN – Fame Ijeboi 22-yard pass from Max Shikenjanski (Daniel Jackson kick), 5:40. Golden Gophers 56–0. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:48. MINN – Brady Denaburg 27-yard field goal, 2:38. Golden Gophers 59–0. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 2:03. Third quarter MINN – Max Shikenjanski 8-yard run (Daniel Jackson kick), 11:47. Golden Gophers 66–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:13. Fourth quarter No scoring plays.

Statistics	NWST	MINN
First downs	2	25
Plays–yards	37–42	63–484
Rushes–yards	22–19	46–258
Passing yards	23	226
Passing: comp–att–int	9–15–2	13–17–1
Time of possession	20:32	33:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing	Eli Anderson	3/4, 13 yards
	Rushing	Jeremiah James	3 carries, 8 yards
	Receiving	Myion Hicks	2 receptions, 10 yards
Minnesota	Passing	Drake Lindsey	8/9, 139 yards, TD
	Rushing	Grant Washington	20 carries, 126 yards
	Receiving	Kenric Lanier II	2 receptions, 59 yards

at Cincinnati (FBS)

See also: 2025 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
CIN –48.5	55.5 [2]

Northwestern State Demons (1–1) at Cincinnati Bearcats (FBS) (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Bearcats (FBS)	35	21	7	7	70

at Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W 7 mph
• Game attendance: 30,014
• Referee: Henry Johns
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Jeff Woody (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (13:24) CIN – Joe Royer 21-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:36; Cincinnati 7–0) (11:18) CIN – Caleb Goodie 55-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:09; Cincinnati 14–0) (7:07) CIN – Tawee Walker 10-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:43; Cincinnati 21–0) (4:11) CIN – Joe Royer 2-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:14; Cincinnati 28–0) (2:46) CIN – Isaiah Johnson 8-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:30; Cincinnati 35–0) Second quarter (9:40) CIN – Brendan Sorsby 23-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:41; Cincinnati 42–0) (5:38) CIN – Tawee Walker 15-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:26; Cincinnati 49–0) (0:16) CIN – Cyrus Allen 29-yard pass from Brady Lichtenberg, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:43; Cincinnati 56–0) Third quarter (4:14) CIN – Chance Williams 3-yard run, Dino Beslagic kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:32; Cincinnati 63–0) Fourth quarter (5:00) CIN – Isaiah Johnson 42-yard pass from Samaj Jones, Dino Beslagic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:45; Cincinnati 70–0)

Statistics	NWST	CIN
First downs	6	27
Plays–yards	51–102	49–605
Rushes–yards	35–68	26–243
Passing yards	34	362
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	39:15	20:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing	Abram Johnston	7/11, 32 yards
	Rushing	Kolbe Burrell	12 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Luke Carter	1 reception, 11 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Brendan Sorsby	15/15, 253 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Tawee Walker	6 carries, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	Caleb Goodie	3 receptions, 106 yards, TD

at Prairie View A&M

See also: 2025 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

Northwestern State Demons (1–2) at Prairie View A&M Panthers (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demons			0
Panthers			0

at Panther Stadium, Prairie View, Texas

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (SWAC TV): Butch Alsandor (play-by-play) and Jorge Vargas (analyst)

Statistics	NWST	PV
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Prairie View A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

East Texas A&M

See also: 2025 East Texas A&M Lions football team

East Texas A&M Lions at Northwestern State Demons (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Demons			0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	ETAM	NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Houston Christian

See also: 2025 Houston Christian Huskies football team

Northwestern State Demons at Houston Christian Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demons			0
Huskies			0

at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	NWST	HCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2025 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana football rivalry

Northwestern State Demons at Southeastern Louisiana Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demons			0
Lions			0

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 4:00 PM CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	NWST	SELA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lamar

See also: 2025 Lamar Cardinals football team

Lamar Cardinals at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cardinals			0
Demons			0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 4:00 PM CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	LAM	NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at McNeese

See also: 2025 McNeese Cowboys football team and McNeese–Northwestern State football rivalry

Northwestern State Demons at McNeese Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demons			0
Cowboys			0

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	NWST	MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
McNeese	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Incarnate Word

See also: 2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cardinals			0
Demons			0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:00 PM CST
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	UIW	NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Nicholls

See also: 2025 Nicholls Colonels football team and NSU Challenge

Northwestern State Demons at Nicholls Colonels – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demons			0
Colonels			0

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

• Date: November 15
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	NWST	NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team and Chief Caddo

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lumberjacks			0
Demons			0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

• Date: November 20
• Game time: 6:30 PM CST
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	SFA	NWST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

2025 Northwestern State Demons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Myion Hicks  Sr WR 1 Dylan Rhodes  So RB 3 Kolbe Burrell GS WR 5 Amaaz Eugene  So WR 6 Ty Moore GS RB 7 Zay Davis Sr TE 8 Luke Carter  Fr WR 9 Camryn Davis  Fr QB 10 Abram Johnston  Fr WR 11 Dane Wallace GS TE 13 Joseph Moreland  So QB 14 Eli Anderson Sr QB 15 Ben Taylor Fr RB 16 Kyron Angeletti  So QB 17 Nico Victorian Fr WR 18 Kody Finley  Jr QB 19 Garrett Graves  Fr RB 20 Trevor Allen Jr. Fr RB 24 Brian Banks  So RB 25 Jeremiah James  Fr RB 27 Ian Vigo  Fr FB 29 Liam Cohen  So WR 30 Brock Comeaux Fr WR 32 Ben Buisson  Fr FB 42 Matthew Broad  Sr WR 45 Jackson Hedrick  Fr TE 47 Ryan Tyler Sr OL 50 Caleb Billiot  Sr OL 55 Isaiah Ybarra Jr C 56 Sam Nations Fr OL 58 Rory Lambert Fr OL 60 Christian Thibodaux  Fr OL 62 Eli Little  Fr OL 63 Landon Vallee  Fr OL 65 Chris Allen  So OL 66 Christian Menard Fr OL 69 Nicholas Soileau  Jr OL 70 Lawson Champagne  Fr OL 71 Logan Brady  Fr OL 73 Garrett Morphis So OL 74 Ryan Larson  So OL 75 Ralee Jackson  Fr OL 77 Guadalupe Cedillo Sr OL 78 Keegan Moten  Fr WR 82 Andrew Fields Fr TE 83 George "Tyler" Siddons Jr WR 84 Jimmie Duncan Fr WR 85 Brendan Webb Fr WR 86 Jackson Chiasson  Fr TE 87 Jojo Fagin Fr TE 88 Matt Gower  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Cam George  Sr S 1 Christian Williams  Sr CB 2 Antonio Hall  So CB 3 Caesar Magee III GS CB 5 Rahmaan Rinkin Jr S 6 Kaden Mackey  Fr DE 7 Jeremiah Bodwin GS S 8 Gylen Ford  Fr LB 9 Danny Sears  Jr LB 10 Fernando Washington Jr LB 11 Nehemiah Barrett Fr S 14 Je'Careon Lathan Sr LB 15 Barrett Newman So LB 16 Kolbe Cage Sr CB 18 Tyler Welch Fr CB 19 Brennon Thompson Fr S 20 Jeremiah Keppard  So CB 21 Ja'Marion Bonner  So LB 23 Jackson King  Fr LB 25 KB Anderson-Dale Fr S 28 Jacob Miranda Fr CB 30 Troy Santa Marina Jr.  So LB 33 Landry Huddleston Sr CB 38 Jason Blackwell II  Fr DL 39 Ford Clark  Fr S 40 Brian "BJ" Young  So DE 42 Braden Woods  Fr LB 45 Ben Bienvenu So LB 46 Jayden Cook  Fr S 48 Joe Natali  Fr LB 49 Jadon Weber Fr DL 51 Chad Gooden Jr.  Jr LB 52 Andre Williams  Fr DE 54 Kemarion Ivory  So DL 90 Tyler Lewis  Sr DL 91 Elijah Sims Jr DL 92 Sanplice Simien Fr DL 93 Quintin Cook Jr DL 94 Preston Hickey  Jr DL 96 Javian Council  Fr DL 97 Darius Servick Fr DT 99 Ke'shawn Reed  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 17 Cooper Evans  Fr LS 57 Colby Carranza Jr LS 67 Jack Devens So P 81 Zack Stone  Jr K 89 Grayson Lytton Fr K 90 Ben Jump Fr	Head coach Blaine McCorkle Coordinators/assistant coaches Norman Joseph Quarterbacks Matt Conner Defensive coordinator Carson Stewart Offensive coordinator Tyson Wachenheim Special teams coordinator Justin Williamson Linebackers/Recruiting coordinator Isaac Bails Defensive line Cade Camp Offensive line Tylan Martin Running backs Maurice Stewart Wide receivers Kendrick Van Ackeren Defensive backs Kendrioun Boatman Offensive line graduate assistant Tyrius "TJ" Hersey Defensive backs graduate assistant Darrin Peterson Jr. Tight ends and fullbacks graduate assistant Andrew Norton Equipment manager Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 8, 2025

References

1. "2025 Demon Football Schedule". Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
2. "Northwestern State Demons vs Cincinnati Bearcats - NCAAF". Odds Shark. September 13, 2025. Retrieved September 14, 2025.