2015 Northwestern State Demons football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2015 Northwestern State Demons football Northwestern State Demons wordmark.svg 250 Southland Conference Southland 4–7 4–5 Jay Thomas 3rd Ben Norton 2nd Daryl Daye 1st Harry Turpin Stadium The 2015 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jay Thomas, the Demons compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Southland. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Schedule 2015 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Central September 3 6:00 pm l Southeastern Louisiana 19 Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA ASN rivalry 20–34 10,621 September 12 6:00 pm l y y Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, LA ESPN3 17–44 26,824 September 19 3:00 pm l y y Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN 13–62 61,574 September 26 6:00 pm l Central Arkansas Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA ESPN3 21–49 10,725 October 3 6:00 pm l y Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX UIWtv 31–45 3,012 October 17 6:00 pm w y Lamar Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA DemonTV 48–35 9,133 October 24 6:00 pm l y McNeese State 12 Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA rivalry CST 27–47 9,806 October 31 3:00 pm w y Nicholls State John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA NSU Challenge SLDN Southland Digital Network 37–21 5,066 November 7 6:00 pm w Abilene Christian Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA 39–22 5,377 November 14 2:30 pm l y Sam Houston State 13 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX SLDN 21–59 7,408 November 21 3:00 pm w Stephen F. Austin Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Chief Caddo SLDN 33–17 6,147 2015 Demon Football Schedule http://www.nsudemons.com/schedule.aspx?path=football Northwestern State University Department of Athletics March 19, 2015 Game summaries Southeastern Louisiana Southeastern Louisiana Lions football 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State #19 Lions 6 7 13 8 Demons 3 3 7 7 September 3 Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA 6:00 PM CDT 3:32 10,621 93 °F °C on • Wind: 1 N • Humid and sticky Ross Smith ASNSources: yes 1 13:01 Northwestern State Chris Moore 37 yd field goal 3–0 1 1:42 Southeastern Louisiana Xavier Roberson run for 1 yd for a TD, Jonathon Tatum extra point failed 3–6 2 12:26 Northwestern State Chris Moore 46 yd field goal 6–6 2 0:43 Southeastern Louisiana Jeff Smiley run for 12 yds for a TD, Jonathon Tatum kick good 6–13 3 9:58 Southeastern Louisiana Kody Sutton run for 2 yds for a TD, Jonathon Tatum extra point failed 6–19 3 6:03 Southeastern Louisiana D'Shaie Landor run for 81 yds for a TD, Jonathon Tatum kick good 6–26 3 3:16 Northwestern State Daniel Taylor run for 27 yds for a TD, Chris Moore kick good 13–26 4 8:53 Northwestern State Joel Blumenthal pass complete to Shakeir Ryan for 44 yds for a TD, Chris Moore kick good 20–26 4 1:01 Southeastern Louisiana Kody Sutton run for 3 yds for a TD, D'Shaie Landor pass to Jeff Smiley for Two-Point Conversion 20–34 yes @ Louisiana–Lafayette Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team Northwestern State at Louisiana–Lafayette Demons 0 10 7 0 Ragin' Cajuns 14 13 7 10 September 12 Cajun FieldLafayette, LA 6:00 PM CDT 2:56 26,824 82 °F °C on • Wind: NNE 14 • Mostly Sunny Jeff Hilyer ESPN3Sources: yes 1 13:01 Louisiana–Lafayette Elijah McGuire run for 7 yds for a TD, (Stevie Artigue KICK), 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:59 0–7 1 9:07 Louisiana–Lafayette Elijah McGuire run for 88 yds for a TD, (Stevie Artigue KICK), 1 play, 88 yards, 0:13 0–14 2 10:17 Northwestern State Chris Jones run for 41 yds for a TD, (Chris Moore KICK), 7 plays, 76 yards, 4:31 7–14 2 3:55 Louisiana–Lafayette Elijah McGuire run for 3 yds for a TD, (Stevie Artigue PAT MISSED), 11 plays, 69 yards, 6:22 7–20 2 1:16 Louisiana–Lafayette Elijah McGuire run for 24 yds for a TD, (Stevie Artigue KICK), 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:06 7–27 2 0:07 Northwestern State Chris Moore 21 yd FG GOOD, 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:09 10–27 3 6:16 Louisiana–Lafayette Elijah McGuire run for 1 yd for a TD, (Stevie Artigue KICK), 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:17 10–34 3 2:30 Northwestern State J.D. Almond pass complete to Cody Jones for 14 yds for a TD, (Chris Moore KICK), 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:46 17–34 4 14:56 Louisiana–Lafayette Torrey Pierce run for 1 yd for a TD, (Stevie Artigue KICK), 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:34 17–41 4 7:33 Louisiana–Lafayette Stevie Artigue 26 Yd Field Goal, 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:04 17–44 yes @ Mississippi State Mississippi State Bulldogs football 2015 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team Northwestern at Mississippi State Demons 0 6 7 0 Bulldogs 20 14 14 14 September 19 Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS 3:00 PM CDT 3:00 61,574 95 °F °C on • Light Wind • Clear Skies Marc Curles Dave Neal (Play-by-Play), Matt Stinchcomb (Color), Kayce Smith (Sideline Reporter) SECN Source: Northwestern State vs Mississippi State yes 1 13:21 Mississippi State Gabe Myles 49-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Logan Cooke pass failed 0–6 1 3:42 Mississippi State Ashton Shumpert 17-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good 0–13 1 0:07 Mississippi State Aeris Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good 0–20 2 10:09 Northwestern State Chris Moore 52-yard kick good 3–20 2 8:39 Mississippi State Gabe Myles 6-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good 3–27 2 2:27 Northwestern State Chris Moore 26-yard kick good 6–27 2 0:56 Mississippi State Brandon Holloway 6-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good 6–34 3 6:59 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 10-yard touchdown run, Chris Moore kick good 13–34 3 4:02 Mississippi State Nick Fitzgerald 4-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good 13–41 3 0:26 Mississippi State Joe Morrow 37-yard touchdown pass from Elijah Staley, Westin Graves kick good 13–48 4 12:12 Mississippi State Donald Gray 49-yard touchdown pass from Nick Fitzgerald, Devon Bell kick good 13–55 4 1:48 Mississippi State Nick Fitzgerald 3-yard touchdown run, Devon Bell kick good 13–62 yes Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Bears football 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team Central Arkansas at Northwestern State Bears 18 10 14 7 Demons 0 7 7 7 September 26 Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA 6:00 PM CDT 3:25 10,725 87 °F °C on • Wind: NNE 7 • Mostly Sunny Ross Smith ESPN3Sources: yes 1 10:17 Central Arkansas Alex Deason 47 Yd Field Goal, 12 plays, 44 yards, 4:43 0–3 1 6:32 Central Arkansas Desmond Smith 16 Yd pass from Taylor Reed (Scott Matiaha Run for Two-Point Conversion), 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:01 0–11 1 2:47 Central Arkansas Blake Veasley 1 Yd Run (Jace Denker Kick), 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:32 0–18 2 10:12 Central Arkansas Blake Veasley 3 Yd Run (Jace Denker Kick), 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:43 0–25 2 4:31 Central Arkansas Jace Denker 22 Yd Field Goal, 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:54 0–28 2 1:28 Northwestern State Ed Eagan 6 Yd pass from J.D. Almond (Chris Moore Kick), 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:57 7–28 3 10:05 Central Arkansas Jacquez McMillian 45 Yd pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker Kick), 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:19 7–35 4 8:12 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 4 Yd Run (Chris Moore Kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:53 14–35 4 5:17 Central Arkansas Jatavious Wilson 42 Yd pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker Kick), 1 play, 42 yards, 0:08 14–42 4 12:19 Central Arkansas Blake Gardner 22 Yd pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker Kick), 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:14 14–49 4 8:35 Northwestern State Ed Eagan 28 Yd pass from J.D. Almond (Chris Moore Kick), 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:38 21–49 yes @ Incarnate Word Incarnate Word Cardinals football 2015 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team Northwestern State at Incarnate Word Demons 14 7 3 7 Cardinals 0 14 14 17 October 3 Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX 6:00 PM CDT 3:08 3,012 82 °F °C on • Wind: ENE 6 • Sunny Michael VanderVelde UIWtv Sources: yes 1 11:05 Northwestern State Chris Jones 10 Yd Run, Chris Moore Kick; 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:43 7–0 1 1:08 Northwestern State Daniel Taylor 1 Yd run, Chris Moore Kick; 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:23 14–0 2 14:54 Incarnate Word Kody Edwards 32 Yd Pass from Trent Brittain, Cody Seidel Kick; 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:14 14–7 2 9:41 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 1 Yd Run, Chris Moore Kick; 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:13 21–7 2 0:26 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 2 Yd Run, Cody Seidel Kick; 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:22 14–21 3 10:40 Incarnate Word Broderick Reeves 23 Yd Run, Cody Seidel Kick; 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:07 21–21 3 6:27 Northwestern State Chris Moore 32 Yd Field Goal; 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:13 24–21 3 0:23 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 1 Yd Run, Cody Seidel Kick; 13 plays, 66 yards, 5:57 24–28 4 13:11 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 47 Yd Run, Cody Seidel Kick; 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:43 24–35 4 9:53 Incarnate Word John Oglesby 7 Yd Pass from Trent Brittain, Cody Seidel Kick; 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:23 24–42 4 8:26 Northwestern State Daniel Taylor 51 Yd Run, Chris Moore Kick; 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:17 31–42 4 2:54 Incarnate Word Cody Seidel 37 Yd Field Goal; 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:32 31–45 yes Lamar Lamar Cardinals football 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team Lamar at Northwestern State Cardinals 0 14 7 14 Demons 14 17 3 14 October 17 Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA 6:00 PM CDT 3:31 9,133 77 °F °C on • NE 9 • Sunny and mild Scott Campbell Sources:Lamar (3–3, 2–2) -VS- Northwestern State (1–5, 1–3) http://lamarcardinals.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=1162 Lamar University Department of Athletics October 20, 2015 yes 1 12:43 Northwestern State Daniel Taylor 12 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 4 plays, 67 yards, TOP 2:17 7–0 1 03:47 Northwestern State De'Mar Llorens 53 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 4 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:20 14–0 2 14:26 Northwestern State Chris Moore 26 yard field goal 9 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:31 17–0 2 14:13 Lamar Kad Harrington 79 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:13 17–7 2 9:31 Northwestern State Shakeir Ryan 22 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 1:45 24–7 2 8:13 Lamar Kad Harrington 5 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 3 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:10 24–14 2 00:13 Northwestern State Zach White 2 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), 8 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:27 31–14 3 12:35 Lamar Kad Harrington 2 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:25 31–21 3 02:54 Northwestern State Chris Moore 28 yard field goal, 11 plays, 55 yards, TOP 5:50 34–21 4 14:17 Northwestern State Adam Jones 95 yard fumble recovery (Chris Moore kick) 41–21 4 11:36 Lamar Kad Harrington 3 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 7 plays, 42 yards, TOP 2:36 41–28 4 08:16 Northwestern State De'Mar Llorens 1 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 3:19 48–28 4 05:41 Lamar Kad Harrington 2 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:35 48–35 yes @ McNeese State McNeese State Cowboys football 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team Northwestern State at McNeese State Demons 7 3 10 7 #12 Cowboys 7 7 13 20 October 24 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 6:00 PM CDT 3:28 9,806 73 °F °C on • NE 8 • Cloudy/40% rain Kevin Hassell Sources: yes 1 14:47 Northwestern State Ed Eagan 97 yard kickoff return (Chris Moore kick) 7–0 1 4:22 McNeese State Daniel Sams 1 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:22 7–7 2 14:56 McNeese State Tavarious Battiste 29 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Trent Manuel kick), 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:19 7–14 2 7:45 Northwestern State Chris Moore 20 yard field goal, 16 plays, 74 yards, 7:11 10–14 3 14:40 McNeese State Kent Shelby 73 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick), 1 play, 73 yards, 0:20 10–21 3 14:24 Northwestern State Joel Blumenthal 62 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 1 play, 62 yards, 0:29 17–21 3 5:45 Northwestern State Chris Moore 44 yard field goal, 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:33 20–21 3 2:17 McNeese State Ryan Ross 2 yard run (Jean Breaux PAT failed), 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:28 20–27 4 14:53 Northwestern State Tuff McClain 42 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:24 27–27 4 12:42 McNeese State Daniel Sams 52 yard run (Jean Breaux kick), 4 plays, 65 yards, 2:11 27–34 4 5:25 McNeese State Austin Nelson 2 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux PAT blocked), 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:35 27–40 4 2:19 McNeese State Ryan Ross 1 yard run (Jean Breaux kick), 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:51 27–47 yes @ Nicholls Nicholls State Colonels football 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team NSU Challenge Northwestern State at Nicholls Demons 14 7 16 0 Colonels 7 7 7 0 October 31 John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA 3:00 PM CDT 3:05 5,066 80 °F °C on • S 12 mph • Rainy Kevin Mar Sources: yes 1 9:25 Nicholls Michael Henry 19 yard pass from Tuskani Figaro (Francisco Condado kick), 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:35 0–7 1 6:24 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 1 yard run (Chris Moore kick) 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:55 7–7 1 3:10 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 24 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:43 14–7 2 10:43 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 13 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 12 plays, 88 yards, 4:58 21–7 2 1:49 Nicholls Michael Henry 1 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:40 21–14 3 11:33 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 2 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:23 28–14 3 10:14 Northwestern State JeMarcus Marshall Safety, 3 plays, −13 yards, 1:13 30–14 3 8:12 Northwestern State Daniel Taylor 38 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), 4 plays, 50 yards, 2:02 37–14 3 2:29 Nicholls Tuskani Figaro 39 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:54 37–21 yes Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Wildcats football 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team Abilene Christian at Northwestern State Wildcats 7 0 0 15 Demons 6 17 16 0 November 7 Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA 6:00 PM CST 3:03 5,377 55 °F °C on • NNE 3 • Chilly and Rainy Ross Smith Sources: yes 1 13:43 Northwestern State Cody Jones 3 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore PAT failed), 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:17 6–0 1 3:24 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 11 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:03 6–7 2 11:42 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 4 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:35 13–7 2 3:54 Northwestern State Chris Moore 52 yard field goal, 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:05 16–7 2 0:23 Northwestern State Shakeir Ryan 2 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:06 23–7 3 7:48 Northwestern State Chris Moore 31 yard field goal, 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:28 26–7 3 5:42 Northwestern State Ed Eagan 65 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), 1 play, 65 yards, 0:10 33–7 3 0:56 Northwestern State Chris Jones 37 yard run (Chris Moore PAT blocked), 1 play, 32 yards, 0:20 39–7 4 14:49 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 68 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03 39–14 4 7:21 Abilene Christian Cody Ennis 2 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Dallas Sealey pass to Monte Green-Avery for two-point conv.), 15 plays, 79 yards, 5:38 39–22 yes @ Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Bearkats football 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team Northwestern State at Sam Houston State Demons 7 7 7 0 #13 Bearkats 14 21 10 14 November 14 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 2:30 PM CST 3:03 7,408 Cal McNeill Sources: yes 1 13:29 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 24 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:31 0–7 1 3:51 Northwestern State Chris Jones 19 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:04 7–7 1 1:10 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 24 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:32 7–14 2 11:42 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 27 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:32 7–21 2 7:06 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 9 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), 11 plays, 77 yards, 2:59 7–28 2 5:27 Sam Houston State Gerald Thomas 15 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:56 7–35 2 2:03 Northwestern State Ed Eagan 22 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:22 14–35 3 12:01 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 15 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:53 21–35 3 9:52 Sam Houston State Jalen Overstreet 8 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:09 21–42 3 5:23 Sam Houston State Tre Honshtein 31 yard field goal, 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:51 21–45 4 12:54 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 78 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:10 21–52 4 2:23 Sam Houston State Ridgeway Frank 11 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:20 21–59 yes Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football 2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team Chief Caddo Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State Lumberjacks 7 7 3 0 Demons 0 17 10 6 November 21 Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA 3:00 PM CST 6,147 Sources: yes 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – yes References Northwestern State Category:Northwestern State Demons football seasons Northwestern State Demons football