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2024 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record0–5 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNorman Joseph (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMatt Conner (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 McNeese   1 – 0     4 – 2  
No. 24 Lamar   0 – 0     3 – 2  
No. 15 Incarnate Word   0 – 0     2 – 2  
Houston Christian   0 – 0     2 – 3  
Nicholls   0 – 0     1 – 3  
Southeastern Louisiana   0 – 0     1 – 4  
Texas A&M–Commerce *   0 – 0     0 – 4  
Northwestern State   0 – 0     0 – 5  
Stephen F. Austin   0 – 1     2 – 2  
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce is ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
As of October 2, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Northwestern State Demons football team will represent Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Blaine McCorkle, the Demons will play home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Preseason

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Preseason poll

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The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Demons were picked to finish last in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Nicholls 119 (9)
2 Incarnate Word 113 (8)
3 Southeastern Louisiana 94
4 Lamar 88 (1)
5 Stephen F. Austin 72
6 McNeese 64
7 Houston Christian 41
8 Texas A&M–Commerce 37
9 Northwestern State 25

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pmat Tulsa*
ESPN+L 28–6216,483
September 76:00 pmPrairie View A&M*
ESPN+L 31–379,132
September 126:30 pmat South Alabama*
ESPN+L 10–87N/A
September 216:00 pmWeber State*
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
ESPN+L 0–396,736
September 283:00 pmat No. 13 Southeast Missouri State*
ESPN+L 0–19N/A
October 57:00 pmat Stephen F. Austin
ESPN+ –
October 122:00 pmTexas A&M–Commerce
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
ESPN+ –
October 1911:00 amat Nicholls
ESPN+ –
October 262:00 pmLamardagger
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
ESPN+ –
November 96:00 pmat Southeastern Louisiana
ESPN+ –
November 161:00 pmMcNeese
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
ESPN+ –
November 232:00 pmat Houston Christian
ESPN+ –
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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at Tulsa

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See also: 2024 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Northwestern State Demons at Tulsa Golden Hurricane – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demons 14 0 01428
Golden Hurricane 14 27 71462

at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 91 °F (33 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,483
  • Referee: Steven Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling and Leger Douzable
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • NWST – Kennieth Lacy 75-yard run (Reed Honshtein kick), 14:13. Demons 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:47.
  • TLSA – Kamdyn Benjamin 36-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick), 9:40. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:11.
  • TLSA – Kamdyn Benjamin 66-yard punt return (Seth Morgan kick), 7:19. Golden Hurricane 14–7.
  • NWST – Antonio Hall 74-yard missed field goal return (Reed Honshtein kick), 1:06. Tied 14–14.
Second quarter
  • TLSA – Jeremiah Ballard 29-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick), 12:34. Golden Hurricane 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:03.
  • TLSA – Anthony Watkins 33-yard run (kick failed), 7:45. Golden Hurricane 27–14. Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:44.
  • TLSA – Connor Vaughn 20-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick), 4:16. Golden Hurricane 34–14. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:23.
  • TLSA – Connor Vaughn 14-yard pass from Kirk Francis (Seth Morgan kick), 0:37. Golden Hurricane 41–14. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:05.
Third quarter
  • TLSA – Braylin Presley 19-yard run (Seth Morgan kick), 11:22. Golden Hurricane 48–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:38.
Fourth quarter
  • NWST – Myles Kitt-Denton 12-yard pass from Quaterius Hawkins (Reed Honshtein kick), 14:39. Golden Hurricane 48–21. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:13.
  • TLSA – Lloyd Avant 100-yard kickoff return (Seth Morgan kick), 14:28. Golden Hurricane 55–21.
  • NWST – Chance Newman 4-yard run (Reed Honshtein kick), 10:29. Golden Hurricane 55–28. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:52.
  • TLSA – Cardell Williams 22-yard run (Seth Morgan kick), 4:30. Golden Hurricane 62–28. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:59.
Statistics NWST TLSA
First downs 12 31
Total yards 243 622
Rushing yards 131 323
Passing yards 112 299
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 28:30 31:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern State Passing Quaterius Hawkins 4/5, 57 yards, TD
Rushing Kennieth Lacy 7 carries, 72 yards, TD
Receiving Amaaz Eugene 2 receptions, 34 yards
Tulsa Passing Kirk Francis 23/30, 299 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Lloyd Avant 11 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Zion Steptoe 5 receptions, 88 yards

Prairie View A&M

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See also: 2024 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
Prairie View A&M Panthers at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 10 10 10737
Demons 14 0 71031

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,132
  • Referee: Matt Beck
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • NWST – Myles Kitt-Denton 71-yard pass from J. T. Fayard (Reed Honshtein kick), 14:46. Demons 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 71 yards, 0:09.
  • PV – Albert Thomas 42-yard pass from Cameron Peters (Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick), 9:12. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:50.
  • NWST – Emanuel Brown 37-yard interception return (Reed Honshtein kick), 5:19. Demons 14–7.
  • PV – Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez 34-yard field goal, 1:08. Demons 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:05.

Second quarter

  • PV – Connor Wishman 5-yard run (Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick), 12:31. Panthers 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 2:14.
  • PV – Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez 22-yard field goal, 2:53. Panthers 20–14. Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 5:41.

Third quarter

  • NWST – Kennieth Lacy 55-yard run (Reed Honshtein kick), 11:17. Demons 21–20. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:43.
  • PV – Shemar Savage 4-yard pass from Cameron Peters (Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick), 6:05. Panthers 27–21. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:12.
  • PV – Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez 41-yard field goal, 0:25. Panthers 30–21. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 3:49.

Fourth quarter

  • NWST – Cadillac Rhone 16-yard interception return (Reed Honshtein kick), 13:38. Panthers 30–28.
  • PV – Lamagea McDowell 18-yard run (Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kick), 12:02. Panthers 37–28. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:36.
  • NWST – Reed Honshtein 38-yard field goal, 7:56. Panthers 37–31. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:52.
Statistics PV NWST
First downs 25 16
Total yards 468 282
Rushing yards 188 105
Passing yards 280 177
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 37:29 22:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Prairie View A&M Passing Cameron Peters 18/33, 280 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Connor Wisham 22 rushes, 83 yards, TD
Receiving Shemar Savage 6 receptions, 133 yards, TD
Northwestern State Passing J. T. Fayard 12/31, 177 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Kennieth Lacy 9 rushes, 75 yards, TD
Receiving Myles Kitt-Denton 3 receptions, 103 yards, TD

at South Alabama

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See also: 2024 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Northwestern State Demons at South Alabama Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demons 10 0 0010
Jaguars 24 28 28787

at Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, Alabama

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Referee: Tim Barker
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Pat Greenwood (play-by-play) and Brian Genard (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • USA – Jamaal Pritchett 62-yard punt return (Laith Marjan kick), 13:24. Jaguars 7–0
  • USA – Jeremiah Webb 39-yard pass from Gio Lopez (Laith Marjan kick), 10:58. Jaguars 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:08.
  • NWST – Reed Honshtein 31-yard field goal, 7:30. Jaguars 14–3. Drive 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:28.
  • USA – DJ Thomas-Jones 12-yard pass from Gio Lopez (Laith Marjan kick), 5:07. Jaguars 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:23.
  • USA – Laith Marjan 28-yard field goal, 0:03. Jaguars 24–3. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:07.
  • NWST – Myles Kitt-Denton 75-yard pass from J. T. Fayard (Reed Honshtein kick), 0:00. Jaguars 24–10. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:04.
Second quarter
  • USA – Kentrel Bullock 1-yard run (Laith Marjan kick), 13:15. Jaguars 31–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45.
  • USA – Fluff Bothwell 7-yard run (Laith Marjan kick), 10:15. Jaguars 38–10. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:21.
  • USA – D. J. Thomas-Jones 4-yard pass from Gio Lopez (Laith Marjan kick), 9:25. Jaguars 45–10. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:07.
  • USA – Fluff Bothwell 5-yard run (Laith Marjan kick), 2:04. Jaguars 52–10. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:41.
Third quarter
  • USA – Kentrel Bullock 59-yard run (Laith Marjan kick), 14:18. Jaguars 59–10. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:38.
  • USA – Jamaal Pritchett 10-yard pass from Gio Lopez (Davis Little kick), 6:48. Jaguars 66–10. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:41.
  • USA – P. J. Martin 4-yard run (Davis Little kick), 2:40. Jaguars 73–10. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 2:10.
  • USA – Chrystyile Caldwell 30-yard interception return (Davis Little kick), 0:55. Jaguars 80–10.
Fourth quarter
  • USA – Jarvis Durr 4-yard run (Davis Little kick), 3:57. Jaguars 87–10. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 11:48.
Statistics NWST USA
First downs 8 22
Total yards 237 620
Rushing yards 66 363
Passing yards 171 257
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 26:47 33:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern State Passing J. T. Fayard 9/23, 165 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Zay Davis 9 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving Myles Kitt-Denton 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD
South Alabama Passing Gio Lopez 15/19, 257 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Fluff Bothwell 7 rushes, 143 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jeremiah Webb 2 receptions, 74 yards, TD

The fourth quarter was shortened to six minutes as South Alabama was up 80–10 at the end of the third.[6][7]

Weber State

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See also: 2024 Weber State Wildcats football team
Weber State Wildcats at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 10 17 9339
Demons 0 0 000

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 92 °F (33 °C)
  • Game attendance: 6,736
  • Referee: James Brookhart
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • WEB – Kyle Thompson 29-yard field goal, 4:22. Wildcats 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:14.
  • WEB – Jacob Sharp 35-yard pass from Richie Munoz (Sloan Calder kick), 0:19. Wildcats 10–0. Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:37.

Second quarter

  • WEB – Damon Bankston 7-yard run (Sloan Calder kick), 10:47. Wildcats 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:21.
  • WEB – Sloan Calder 28-yard field goal, 5:28. Wildcats 20–0. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 3:01.
  • WEB – Jaden Thrower 17-yard pass from Richie Munoz (Sloan Calder kick), 2:40. Wildcats 27–0. Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 1:10.

Third quarter

  • WEB – Jayleen Record 33-yard pass from Richie Munoz (Sloan Calder kick), 12:14. Wildcats 34–0. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:41.
  • WEB – J. T. Fayard tackled in own end zone, 7:57. Wildcats 36–0.

Fourth quarter

  • WEB – Sloan Calder 20-yard field goal, 10:53. Wildcats 39–0. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:01.
Statistics WEB NWST
First downs 20 9
Total yards 433 157
Rushing yards 106 84
Passing yards 327 73
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 30:27 29:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing Richie Munoz 19/31, 327 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Damon Bankston 10 rushes, 56 yards, TD
Receiving Jacob Sharp 8 receptions, 119 yards, TD
Northwestern State Passing J. T. Fayard 13/24, 68 yards
Rushing Kolbe Burrell 5 rushes, 60 yards
Receiving Twon Hines 3 receptions, 27 yards

at No. 13 Southeast Missouri State

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See also: 2024 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
Northwestern State Demons at No. 13 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demons 0 0 000
No. 13 Redhawks 10 3 3319

at Houck Stadium, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Referee: Jeremee Tate
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Erik Sean (play-by-play) and Rick Weiser (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • SEMO – Cam Pedro 10-yard pass from Paxton DeLaurent (D. C. Pippin kick), 9:03. Redhawks 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 2:44.
  • SEMO – D. C. Pippin 30-yard field goal, 5:54. Redhawks 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:46.

Second quarter

  • SEMO – D. C. Pippin 38-yard field goal, 7:15. Redhawks 13–0. Drive: 17 plays, 29 yards, 7:39.

Third quarter

  • SEMO – D. C. Pippin 37-yard field goal, 11:11. Redhawks 16–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:39.

Fourth quarter

  • SEMO – D. C. Pippin 24-yard field goal, 7:04. Redhawks 19–0. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 6:25.
Statistics NWST SEMO
First downs 5 26
Total yards 120 420
Rushing yards 53 183
Passing yards 67 237
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 18:15 41:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern State Passing Quaterius Hawkins 5/6, 51 yards
Rushing Zay Davis 7 rushes, 16 yards
Receiving Travon Jones 3 receptions, 26 yards
Southeast Missouri State Passing Paxton DeLaurent 21/43, 237 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Darrell Smith 31 rushes, 127 yards
Receiving Cam Pedro 4 receptions, 58 yards, TD

At Stephen F. Austin

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See also: 2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
Northwestern State Demons at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demons 0 0 000
Lumberjacks 0 0 000

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NWST SFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stephen F. Austin Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Texas A&M–Commerce

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See also: 2024 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Northwestern State – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 0 000
Demons 0 0 000

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics AMC NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northwestern State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Nicholls

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See also: 2024 Nicholls Colonels football team
Northwestern State Demons at Nicholls Colonels – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demons 0 0 000
Colonels 0 0 000

at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • 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

Lamar

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See also: 2024 Lamar Cardinals football team
Lamar Cardinals at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 000
Demons 0 0 000

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. 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 Southeastern Louisiana

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See also: 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Northwestern State Demons at Southeastern Louisiana Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demons 0 0 000
Lions 0 0 000

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NWST SELA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana Passing
Rushing
Receiving

McNeese

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See also: 2024 McNeese Cowboys football team
McNeese Cowboys at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 0 000
Demons 0 0 000

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics MCN NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northwestern State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Houston Christian

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See also: 2024 Houston Christian Huskies football team
Northwestern State Demons at Houston Christian Huskies
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demons 0 0 000
Huskies 0 0 000

at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NWST HCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Houston Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Northwestern State Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Demon Football Schedule". Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Northwestern State Demons Schedule 2024". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Two NSU Football Games Moved To Thursdays". Northwestern State University Athletics. March 8, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  6. ^ Pereles, Zach (September 12, 2024). "South Alabama trounces Northwestern State 87-10, scores most points in a game by FBS team since 1991". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "South Alabama gives new coach Major Applewhite first victory with 87-10 romp over Northwestern State". ABC News. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
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