2022 Northwestern State Demons football team

The 2022 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Brad Laird, the Demons played their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

2022 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (4–2 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBeau Blair (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorWeston Glaser (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
(capacity: 15,971)
2022 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Southeastern Louisiana +^  5 –1   9 –4  
No. 3 Incarnate Word +^  5 –1   12 –2  
Northwestern State  4 –2   4 –7  
Nicholls  3 –3   3 –8  
Texas A&M–Commerce *  3 –3   5 –6  
McNeese  2 –4   4 –7  
Houston Christian  1 –5   2 –9  
Lamar  1 –5   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Demons were picked to finish fifth in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Southeastern Louisiana90 (7)
2Incarnate Word86 (7)
3Nicholls79 (2)
4McNeese State61
5Northwestern State44
6Texas A&M–Commerce39
7Lamar25
8Houston Christian24

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2022 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 13, 2022. Northwestern State had a total of 5 players selected.[2]

Schedule

Northwestern State finalized their 2022 schedule on January 17, 2022.[3][4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:00 p.m.at No. 3 Montana*
ESPN+L 0–4724,096
September 106:00 p.m.vs. Grambling State*
L 21–4712,591
September 176:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*
ESPN3L 10–6426,202
September 243:35 pmLamar
ESPN+W 35–274,371
October 13:30 p.m.Nicholls
ESPN+W 36–333,883
October 82:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois*
ESPN+L 27–353,153
October 156:00 p.m.at Houston Christian
ESPN+W 37–101,963
October 221:00 p.m. No. 16 Southeast Missouri State*dagger
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
ESPN+L 16–514,326
November 52:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–Commerce
ESPN+W 41–143,814
November 126:00 p.m.at No. 25 Southeastern Louisiana
ESPN3L 7–235,019
November 191:00 p.m.No. 5 Incarnate Word
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
ESPN+L 7–663,142
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At No. 3 Montana
1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0 0 0 0 0
No. 3 Grizzles 13 13 7 14 47
See also: 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team

Vs. Grambling State
1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 7 0 7 7 21
Tigers 14 27 6 0 47
See also: 2022 Grambling State Tigers football team

At Southern Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0 0 10 0 10
Golden Eagles 13 28 16 7 64
See also: 2022 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Lamar
See also: 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 10 0 3 14 27
Demons 0 21 14 0 35

Statistics

Statistics Lamar Northwestern State
First downs2420
Total yards394545
Rushing yards92179
Passing yards302366
Turnovers12
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LamarPassingNick Yockney19/39-1; 255 total yards; longest - 49 yards
RushingDamashja Harris11 attempts; 41 total yards; 13 long
ReceivingSevonne Rhea2 receptions; 64 total yards; 41 long
Northwestern StatePassingZachary Clement28/49-1; 366 total yards; 80 long
RushingKenneth Lacy4 attempts; 83 yards; 55 long; 1 TD
ReceivingJavon Antonio9 receptions; 127 total yards; 49 long; 2 TDs

Nicholls
1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 7 17 3 6 33
Demons 0 14 7 15 36
See also: 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team and NSU Challenge

At Eastern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 7 0 7 13 27
Panthers 21 14 0 0 35
See also: 2022 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

At Houston Christian
1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 24 0 0 13 37
Huskies 0 0 10 0 10
See also: 2022 Houston Christian Huskies football team

No. 16 Southeast Missouri State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Redhawks 23 14 14 0 51
Demons 3 0 13 0 16
See also: 2022 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

At Texas A&M-Commerce
1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 14 7 13 7 41
Lions 0 14 0 0 14
See also: 2022 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions football team

At No. 25 Southeastern Louisiana
See also: 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Northwestern State Demons at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 1 2 34Total
Demons 0 0 707
Lions 7 16 0023

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 5,019
  • Referee: Craig Heiser
  • TV: ESPN3

No. 5 Incarnate Word
See also: 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Incarnate Word Cardinals at Northwestern State Demons
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Cardinals 14 17 211466
Demons 7 0 007

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 47 • Wind: S 5 mph • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 3,142
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Patrick Netherton (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (analyst), and Tyler Moody (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

Personnel
2022 Northwestern State Demons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Javon Antonio  Jr
QB 2 Kaleb Fletcher Sr
WR 3 LC Greenwood Sr
WR 4 Ke’Nard King So
WR 5 Jaren Mitchell Jr
RB 6 Scooter Adams  Jr
WR 7 Kareame Cotton Jr.  Fr
RB 8 Garrison Johnson Jr
WR 9 Andy Pierre-Antoine Sr
WR 10 Zach Patterson Jr
WR 11 Jaheim Walters  Fr
QB 13 Zachary Clement So
QB 15 Miles Fallin Sr
QB 16 Chance Newman Jr
WR 17 Jamel Thomas Sr
QB 18 Gabe Smith Fr
QB 19 B J Higgins Fr
WR 20 Hogan Wasson Fr
RB 21 Kolbe Burrell So
RB 25 London Williams Fr
RB 28 Kennieth Lacy So
WR 30 Micah Jernigan So
RB 35 SirMichael Veasley So
WR 39 Ian Bell  Fr
RB 42 Jay Sturgis  Fr
TE 43 Jaylon Glosson  Fr
OL 50 Cameron Vaughn So
OL 51 Teeshaun Turpin Sr
OL 53 Landon Blubaugh  Fr
OL 56 Matt Mabry Jr
OL 57 Riley Birdwell  Fr
OL 58 Coby James  Fr
OL 64 Brody Heard  Fr
OL 65 Brayden Staggs So
OL 66 D'Andre Richard So
OL 67 Jordan Cooper So
OL 68 Kaden Garcia Fr
OL 69 Ryan Lira Fr
OL 70 Alyzcha Ulufale-Hentz Jr
OL 71 Stevie Ballard So
OL 72 Rod Chaney Jr
OL 75 Jordan McClaine  Fr
OL 77 Joey Milburn Sr
WR 81 T.J. Johnson Fr
TE 82 Monte Johnson  Fr
WR 83 Drake Beck Sr
TE 84 Travon Jones Fr
WR 85 Christian Thomas Fr
WR 86 Duce Hart Fr
WR 87 Caleb LaBoy Sr
WR 88 Stanley King So
WR 89 Dane Wallace  Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 0 Jomard Valsin Sr
S 1 Keenan Leachman Jr
S 2 PJ Herrington Sr
CB 3 Shemar Bartholomew Sr
CB 4 Cedric Anderson Jr
LB 5 Josh Clarke Sr
LB 6 Jordan Banks Fr
CB 7 William Hooper Sr
LB 10 Dez Williams So
S 11 Jacob Washington Jr
CB 13 AJ Burns  Fr
S 14 Cadillac Rhone  Fr
CB 15 Ty Hall So
S 17 DJ Johnson Fr
CB 18 Dante Thomas Fr
LB 19 Kwame Sarkodie Jr
S 20 Kevin Davis Jr. So
LB 21 Jared Pedraza So
S 22 Jabari Reddock Sr
S 23 Ronnie Caldwell So
S 24 Tay Coleman So
S 25 Isaiah Robinson So
LB 26 Christian Hawkins Fr
S 27 Antwon Fegans Fr
S 29 Trey Williams Sr
DE 30 Miles Dickens Jr
LB 31 Matthew Broad So
S 32 Ara Rauls III So
DE 33 Isaiah Longino Sr
LB 35 Ja’Quel Mack Fr
DL 36 Christian Thomas Fr
CB 38 Daniel Dufour Fr
LB 40 Tory Morgan Fr
LB 42 Jaeden Ward Jr
LB 43 Kyren Brown So
LB 45 Danny Sears Fr
DE 48 John Daigle So
LB 49 Race Moser Sr
DT 50 Koruth Wilson Fr
LB 51 Chad Gooden Jr. Fr
DL 54 Kendal Harmon  Fr
DT 55 JaQuon Lott Jr
DT 59 Maurice Campbell II Jr
DL 91 Kevondre Burton Fr
DL 93 Ray Gibson So
DL 95 Johnny Mitchell  Fr
DL 96 JaBralen Yarber Jr
DT 99 Donovan Green So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, P 9 Eddie Godina Sr
K, P 46 Scotty Roblow So
LS 47 Andrew Barnhill Fr
LS 55 Sawyer Benson Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References
  1. "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  2. "Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. Jason Pugh (January 17, 2022). "... Northwestern State's 2022 football schedule". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  4. Kevin Kelley (January 17, 2022). "Northwestern State announces 2022 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
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