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Big plays help Northwestern St. beat Stephen F. Austin 35-23 | |
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) Shelton Eppler threw two touchdown passes to Jaylen Watson and Myles Ward had a 94-yard kickoff return for a score to help Northwestern State beat Stephen F. Austin 35-23 on Thursday night. Eppler was 20-of-31 passing for 295 yards with three first-half interceptions and Watson finished with four receptions for 123 yards. Jared West had 20 carries for 98 yards and a score and Stadford Anderson added 88 yards rushing and a touchdown for Northwestern State (5-6, 4-5 Southland Conference). Anderson's 1-yard TD run gave the Demons a 7-3 lead early in the second quarter but Tamrick Pace scored on a 71-yard catch-and-run 43 seconds later and Storm Ruiz kick field goals of 22 and 32 yards in the final 1:12 of the half to give Stephen F. Austin a nine-point lead at the break. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | J. Blumrick | 1597 | |||
| Passing TDs: | J. Blumrick | 9 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | J. McGowen | 372 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | T. Hutchings | 2 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | T. Goree | 697 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | T. Pace | 7 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2018 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/1 | at 18 Mississippi State | L 6 - 63 | ||
| 9/8 | vs. Tarleton State | Cancelled | ||
| 9/15 | at UIW | L 7 - 31 | ||
| 9/22 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 24 - 21 | ||
| 9/29 | at McNeese | L 10 - 17 | ||
| 10/6 | at Sam Houston State | L 21 - 54 | ||
| 10/13 | vs. Central Arkansas | L 17 - 27 | ||
| 10/20 | at Houston Baptist | W 42 - 14 | ||
| 10/27 | vs. Lamar | L 17 - 24 | ||
| 11/10 | at Nicholls | L 14 - 47 | ||
| 11/15 | vs. Northwestern State | L 23 - 35 | ||
| Southland | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 18 Nicholls State | 7-2 | 8-3 | ||||||||||
| 24 UIW | 6-2 | 6-4 | ||||||||||
| Lamar | 6-3 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| 22 McNeese State | 5-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 5-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 5-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 5-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 4-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 4-5 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 2-7 | 2-8 | ||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 0-9 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3467 (83) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2563 (27) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 904 (115) | ||||
| Points per game: | 18.1 (109) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 346.7 (89) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 21 (107) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 9 (58) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4253 (89) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2283 (86) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1970 (84) | ||||
| Points per game: | 33.3 (91) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 425.3 (86) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 42 (98) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 9 (71) | ||||
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