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Northwestern State at Louisiana

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Louisiana beat Northwestern State 44–⁠17. It was their 12th meeting; after it, Louisiana led the series 7–⁠5.

AwayNorthwestern State4–⁠6 in 2015
17
HomeLouisiana4–⁠8 in 2015
44

Final at Cajun Field, LafayetteTV: ESPN3Attendance 26,824

At kickoff
81°F, clear, wind 11 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT), 5 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Jeff Hilyer; umpire Ken Huffhines; head linesman Greg LeFils, Sr; line judge Terry Allgeier; side judge Sherman Shields; field judge Tom McCarter; back judge Bill Sorah; center judge Bill GreerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northwestern State0107017
Louisiana141371044

Standouts

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Player stats

Northwestern State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
J.D. Almond5/106610
Joel Blumenthal3/55600
Daniel Hazlewood1/11300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Daniel Taylor1360011
Chris Jones757141
De’Mard Llorens145209
Cody Jones126026
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Cody Jones262148
Tuff McClain129029
Ed Eagan113013
Daniel Taylor21109

Louisiana

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brooks Haack7/818700
Jordan Davis0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Elijah McGuire14162588
Darius Hoggins458058
Torrey Pierce125219
Brooks Haack651022
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Devin Scott390048
Jamal Robinson268058
Keenan Barnes127027
Gabe Fuselier1202

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Northwestern StateLouisiana
369Total yards547
135Passing yards187
234Rushing yards360
8.4Yards per pass20.8
4.3Yards per rush8.6
21First downs21
8–⁠17Third downs6–⁠9
2–⁠5Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers0
5–⁠44Penalties5–⁠35
34:39Possession25:21

Efficiency

Northwestern StateLouisiana
38%Success rate52%
0.08EPA per play0.78
1.39Explosiveness1.76
0.18Rushing EPA0.73
−0.14Passing EPA1.11
20%Passing-down success50%
0.15First-down EPA0.71
−0.34Second-down EPA0.56
0.51Third-down EPA1.47

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Louisiana 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Louisiana end zoneNorthwestern State end zoneQ1 LouisianaTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Northwestern StateDefensive TD, 6 plays (Louisiana scores)Q1 LouisianaResult not recorded, 1 playQ1 Northwestern StatePunt, 12 playsQ1 LouisianaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northwestern StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 LouisianaTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 LouisianaTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Northwestern StateField goal, 7 playsQ2 LouisianaResult not recordedQ3 Northwestern StateDefensive TD, 10 plays (Louisiana scores)Q3 Northwestern StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 LouisianaTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Northwestern StateTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 LouisianaField goal, 8 playsQ4 Northwestern StateTurnover on downsQ4 LouisianaEnd of game
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Louisiana drives left to right, Northwestern State right to left.
  1. Q1 LouisianaTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 Northwestern StateDefensive TD, 6 plays (Louisiana scores), 18 yards
  3. Q1 LouisianaResult not recorded, 1 play, 88 yards
  4. Q1 Northwestern StatePunt, 12 plays, 30 yards
  5. Q1 LouisianaPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  6. Q2 Northwestern StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 76 yards
  7. Q2 LouisianaTouchdown, 11 plays, 69 yards
  8. Q2 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, −14 yards
  9. Q2 LouisianaTouchdown, 3 plays, 40 yards
  10. Q2 Northwestern StateField goal, 7 plays, 65 yards
  11. Q2 LouisianaResult not recorded, 0 yards
  12. Q3 Northwestern StateDefensive TD, 10 plays (Louisiana scores), 55 yards
  13. Q3 Northwestern StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 LouisianaTouchdown, 6 plays, 74 yards
  15. Q4 Northwestern StateTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 28 yards
  16. Q4 LouisianaField goal, 8 plays, 58 yards
  17. Q4 Northwestern StateTurnover on downs, 41 yards
  18. Q4 LouisianaEnd of game, 53 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Louisiana 14, Northwestern State 0
Louisiana Touchdown, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Chris Moore kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Elijah McGuire run for no gain to the LaLaf 25
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Brooks Haack pass complete to Devin Scott for 20 yds to the LaLaf 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Elijah McGuire run for 9 yds to the NWSt 46
15:002nd & 1 at opp 46Torrey Pierce run for 5 yds to the NWSt 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 41Brooks Haack pass complete to Keenan Barnes for 27 yds to the NWSt 14 for a 1ST down NORTHWESTERN ST Penalty, roughing passer (Lyn Clark) to the NWSt 7 for a 1ST down
13:011st & goal at opp 7Elijah McGuire run for 7 yds for a TD, (Stevie Artigue KICK)Louisiana 7, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Defensive TD, 6 plays (Louisiana scores)
13:011st & 0 at own 35Stevie Artigue kickoff for 58 yds , Ed Eagan return for 25 yds to the NWSt 32
13:011st & 10 at own 32Daniel Taylor run for 9 yds to the NWSt 41
13:012nd & 1 at own 41Daniel Taylor run for no gain to the NWSt 41
13:013rd & 1 at own 41Daniel Taylor run for 3 yds to the NWSt 44 for a 1ST down
13:011st & 10 at own 44Joel Blumenthal run for 3 yds to the NWSt 47
13:012nd & 7 at own 47Daniel Taylor run for 2 yds to the NWSt 49
13:013rd & 5 at own 49De’Mard Llorens run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
13:014th & 4 at the 50Andy Wickman punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Elijah McGuire at the LaLaf 12
Louisiana Result not recorded, 1 play
9:071st & 10 at own 12Elijah McGuire run for 88 yds for a TD, (Stevie Artigue KICK)Louisiana 14, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Punt, 12 plays
9:071st & 0 at own 35Stevie Artigue kickoff for 59 yds , Ed Eagan return for 20 yds to the NWSt 26
9:071st & 10 at own 26Joel Blumenthal run for no gain to the NWSt 26
9:072nd & 10 at own 26De’Mard Llorens run for 3 yds to the NWSt 29
9:073rd & 7 at own 29Joel Blumenthal run for 7 yds to the NWSt 36 for a 1ST down
9:071st & 10 at own 36Daniel Taylor run for 5 yds to the NWSt 41
9:072nd & 5 at own 41Shakeir Ryan run for 6 yds to the NWSt 47 for a 1ST down
9:071st & 10 at own 47Chris Jones run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
9:072nd & 7 at the 50De’Mard Llorens run for 5 yds to the LaLaf 45
9:073rd & 2 at opp 45De’Mard Llorens run for no gain to the LaLaf 45
9:074th & 2 at opp 45De’Mard Llorens run for 4 yds to the LaLaf 41 for a 1ST down
9:071st & 10 at opp 41Daniel Taylor run for 4 yds to the LaLaf 37
9:072nd & 6 at opp 37Joel Blumenthal sacked by Tyren Alexander for a loss of 6 yards to the LaLaf 43
9:073rd & 12 at opp 43Joel Blumenthal pass complete to De’Mard Llorens for a loss of 1 yard to the LaLaf 44
9:074th & 13 at opp 44Daniel Hazlewood punt for 38 yds, downed at the LaLaf 6
Louisiana Punt, 3 plays
1:511st & 10 at own 6Elijah McGuire run for 4 yds to the LaLaf 10
1:512nd & 6 at own 10Elijah McGuire run for 2 yds to the LaLaf 12
1:513rd & 4 at own 12Elijah McGuire run for 3 yds to the LaLaf 15
Q2 15:004th & 1 at own 15Steven Coutts punt for 48 yds , Ed Eagan returns for a loss of 1 yard to the NWSt 14 NORTHWESTERN ST Penalty, illegal block (12 Yards) to the NWSt 24
2nd quarter5 drives, then Louisiana 27, Northwestern State 10
Northwestern State Touchdown, 7 plays
14:481st & 10 at own 24Ed Eagan run for 6 yds to the NWSt 30
14:482nd & 4 at own 30Llorens, De’Mard rush over right end for 2 yards to the NWST32, PENALTY UL offside (Lee,Taboris) 5 yards to the NWST35, 1ST DOWN NWST, NO PLAY.
14:481st & 10 at own 35Joel Blumenthal run for 5 yds to the NWSt 40
14:482nd & 5 at own 40Daniel Taylor run for 1 yd to the NWSt 41
14:483rd & 4 at own 41Daniel Taylor run for 7 yds to the NWSt 48 for a 1ST down
14:481st & 10 at own 48Joel Blumenthal run for 1 yd to the NWSt 49
14:482nd & 9 at own 49De’Mard Llorens run for 5 yds to the LaLaf 46
14:483rd & 4 at opp 46Llorens, De’Mard rush up middle for 3 yards to the UL43, PENALTY UL offside (McCollum,Troy) 5 yards to the UL41, 1ST DOWN NWST, NO PLAY.
10:171st & 10 at opp 41Chris Jones run for 41 yds for a TD, (Chris Moore KICK)Louisiana 14, Northwestern State 7
Louisiana Touchdown, 11 plays
10:171st & 0 at own 35Chris Moore kickoff for 53 yds , Torrey Pierce return for 19 yds to the LaLaf 31
10:171st & 10 at own 31Haack,Brooks sideline pass complete to Robinson,Jamal for 10 yards to the UL41, PENALTY UL illegal formation 5 yards to the UL26, NO PLAY.
10:171st & 15 at own 26Torrey Pierce run for 5 yds to the LaLaf 31
10:172nd & 10 at own 31Brooks Haack run for 6 yds to the LaLaf 37
10:173rd & 4 at own 37Elijah McGuire run for 6 yds to the LaLaf 43 for a 1ST down
10:171st & 10 at own 43Brooks Haack pass complete to Devin Scott for 22 yds to the NWSt 35 for a 1ST down
10:171st & 10 at opp 35Brooks Haack pass complete to Gabe Fuselier for 2 yds to the NWSt 33
10:172nd & 8 at opp 33Torrey Pierce run for 5 yds to the NWSt 28
10:173rd & 3 at opp 28Brooks Haack run for 8 yds to the NWSt 20 for a 1ST down
10:171st & 10 at opp 20Brooks Haack pass incomplete to Gabe Fuselier, broken up by Joseph Mobley
10:172nd & 10 at opp 20McGuire,Elijah rush over left end for 4 yards to the NWST16 (Mobley, Joseph;Clark, Lyn), PENALTY UL illegal block (Byrne,Nick) 15 yards to the NWST35, NO PLAY.
10:172nd & 25 at opp 35Elijah McGuire run for 10 yds to the NWSt 25
10:173rd & 15 at opp 25Brooks Haack run for 22 yds to the NWSt 3 for a 1ST down
3:551st & goal at opp 3Elijah McGuire run for 3 yds for a TD, (Stevie Artigue PAT MISSED)Louisiana 20, Northwestern State 7
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
3:551st & 0 at own 35Stevie Artigue kickoff for 64 yds , Ed Eagan return for 17 yds to the NWSt 18
3:551st & 10 at own 18Joel Blumenthal run for a loss of 2 yards to the NWSt 16
3:552nd & 12 at own 16Shakeir Ryan run for a loss of 6 yards to the NWSt 10
3:553rd & 18 at own 10Joel Blumenthal sacked by Zachary DeGrange for a loss of 6 yards to the NWSt 4
2:324th & 24 at own 4Andy Wickman punt for 44 yds , Elijah McGuire returns for 8 yds to the NWSt 40
2:324th & 24 at own 4Timeout UL LAFAYETTE, clock 02:32
Louisiana Touchdown, 3 plays
2:221st & 10 at opp 40Torrey Pierce run for 5 yds to the NWSt 35
2:222nd & 5 at opp 35Brooks Haack run for 11 yds to the NWSt 24 for a 1ST down
1:161st & 10 at opp 24Elijah McGuire run for 24 yds for a TD, (Stevie Artigue KICK)Louisiana 27, Northwestern State 7
Northwestern State Field goal, 7 plays
1:161st & 0 at own 35Stevie Artigue kickoff for 39 yds , Tuff McClain return for 5 yds to the NWSt 31
1:161st & 10 at own 31De’Mard Llorens run for 9 yds to the NWSt 40
1:162nd & 1 at own 40De’Mard Llorens run for 7 yds to the NWSt 47 for a 1ST down
1:161st & 10 at own 47Joel Blumenthal pass complete to Cody Jones for 48 yds to the LaLaf 5 for a 1ST down
0:271st & 0 at opp 5Timeout NORTHWESTERN ST, clock 00:27
0:271st & goal at opp 5Joel Blumenthal run for 1 yd to the LaLaf 4
0:202nd & 0 at opp 4Timeout NORTHWESTERN ST, clock 00:20
0:202nd & goal at opp 4Joel Blumenthal pass incomplete to Cody Jones
0:203rd & goal at opp 4Joel Blumenthal pass incomplete
0:074th & goal at opp 4Chris Moore 21 yd FG GOODLouisiana 27, Northwestern State 10
0:071st & 0 at own 35Chris Moore kickoff for 42 yds , Torrey Pierce return for 21 yds to the LaLaf 44
3rd quarter3 drives, then Louisiana 34, Northwestern State 17
Northwestern State Defensive TD, 10 plays (Louisiana scores)
15:001st & 10 at own 35Stevie Artigue kickoff for 64 yds , Ed Eagan return for 22 yds to the NWSt 23
15:001st & 10 at own 23Joel Blumenthal run for 3 yds to the NWSt 26
15:002nd & 7 at own 26Daniel Taylor run for 11 yds to the NWSt 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 37Ed Eagan run for 4 yds to the NWSt 41
15:002nd & 6 at own 41De’Mard Llorens run for 4 yds to the NWSt 45
15:003rd & 2 at own 45De’Mard Llorens run for no gain to the NWSt 45
15:004th & 2 at own 45Cody Jones run for 26 yds to the LaLaf 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29NORTHWESTERN ST Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the LaLaf 34
15:001st & 15 at opp 34Joel Blumenthal pass complete to Daniel Taylor for 9 yds to the LaLaf 25
15:002nd & 6 at opp 25Chris Jones run for a loss of 1 yard to the LaLaf 26
15:003rd & 7 at opp 26Joel Blumenthal sacked by Blain Winston for a loss of 9 yards to the LaLaf 35
15:004th & 16 at opp 35Daniel Hazlewood pass complete to Ed Eagan for 13 yds to the LaLaf 22
Northwestern State Touchdown, 10 plays
6:161st & 0 at own 35Stevie Artigue kickoff for 65 yds, downed at the NWSt 0
6:161st & 10 at own 25Daniel Taylor run for 3 yds to the NWSt 28
6:162nd & 7 at own 28Daniel Taylor run for 4 yds to the NWSt 32
6:163rd & 3 at own 32De’Mard Llorens run for 8 yds to the NWSt 40 for a 1ST down
6:161st & 10 at own 40De’Mard Llorens run for 2 yds to the NWSt 42
6:162nd & 8 at own 42J.D. Almond pass incomplete to Ed Eagan
6:163rd & 8 at own 42J.D. Almond pass complete to Tuff McClain for 29 yds to the LaLaf 29 for a 1ST down
6:161st & 10 at opp 29Ed Eagan run for 11 yds to the LaLaf 18 for a 1ST down
6:161st & 10 at opp 18J.D. Almond pass incomplete
6:162nd & 10 at opp 18De’Mard Llorens run for 4 yds to the LaLaf 14
2:303rd & 6 at opp 14J.D. Almond pass complete to Cody Jones for 14 yds for a TD, (Chris Moore KICK)
Louisiana Touchdown, 6 plays
2:301st & 0 at own 35Chris Moore kickoff for 60 yds , Jeryl Brazil return for 21 yds to the LaLaf 26
2:301st & 10 at own 26Torrey Pierce run for 5 yds to the LaLaf 31
2:302nd & 5 at own 31Torrey Pierce run for 2 yds to the LaLaf 33
2:303rd & 3 at own 33Brooks Haack run for 8 yds to the LaLaf 41 for a 1ST down
2:301st & 10 at own 41Brooks Haack pass complete to Jamal Robinson for 58 yds to the ULLAFAYTTE 1 for a 1ST down NORTHWESTERN ST Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
2:301st & goal at opp 1Torrey Pierce run for no gain to the NWSt 1
Q4 14:562nd & goal at opp 1Torrey Pierce run for 1 yd for a TD, (Stevie Artigue KICK)
4th quarter4 drives, then Louisiana 44, Northwestern State 17
Northwestern State Turnover on downs, 7 plays
14:561st & 0 at own 35Stevie Artigue kickoff for 45 yds , Matthew Flores return for 19 yds to the NWSt 39
14:561st & 10 at own 39J.D. Almond pass complete to De’Mard Llorens for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at the 50J.D. Almond run for 4 yds to the LaLaf 46
14:562nd & 6 at opp 46Daniel Taylor run for 3 yds to the LaLaf 43
14:563rd & 3 at opp 43Daniel Taylor run for 8 yds to the LaLaf 35 for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at opp 35De’Mard Llorens run for no gain to the LaLaf 35
14:562nd & 10 at opp 35J.D. Almond pass incomplete to Tuff McClain
14:563rd & 10 at opp 35J.D. Almond pass complete to Daniel Taylor for 2 yds to the LaLaf 33
11:504th & 8 at opp 33Timeout NORTHWESTERN ST, clock 11:50
7:334th & 8 at opp 9Stevie Artigue 26 Yd Field Goal
Louisiana Field goal, 8 plays
11:441st & 10 at own 33Montrel Carter run for 1 yd to the LaLaf 34
11:442nd & 9 at own 34Brooks Haack pass complete to Jamal Robinson for 10 yds to the NWSt 44 for a 1ST down NORTHWESTERN ST Penalty, roughing passer (Josh Roberts) to the NWSt 41 for a 1ST down
11:441st & 10 at opp 41Montrel Carter run for 11 yds to the NWSt 30 for a 1ST down
11:441st & 10 at opp 30Montrel Carter run for 17 yds to the NWSt 13 for a 1ST down
11:441st & 10 at opp 13Montrel Carter run for 3 yds to the NWSt 10
11:442nd & 7 at opp 10Brooks Haack sacked by Shaw Stephens for a loss of 4 yards to the NWSt 14
11:443rd & 11 at opp 14Darius Hoggins run for 5 yds to the NWSt 9
Northwestern State Turnover on downs
7:331st & 0 at own 35Stevie Artigue kickoff for 65 yds , Shakeir Ryan return for 21 yds to the NWSt 21
7:261st & 10 at own 21Timeout NORTHWESTERN ST, clock 07:26
7:261st & 10 at own 21Matthew Flores run for 12 yds to the NWSt 33 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at own 33Chris Jones run for 14 yds to the NWSt 47 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at own 47Chris Jones run for 1 yd to the NWSt 48
7:262nd & 9 at own 48Chris Jones run for 1 yd to the NWSt 49
7:263rd & 8 at own 49J.D. Almond pass complete to Glenn Irons for 10 yds to the LaLaf 41 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at opp 41Chris Jones run for a loss of 2 yards to the LaLaf 43
7:262nd & 12 at opp 43J.D. Almond run for 6 yds to the LaLaf 37
7:263rd & 6 at opp 37J.D. Almond pass incomplete to Glenn Irons
7:264th & 6 at opp 37J.D. Almond sacked by Mario Osborne for a loss of 1 yard to the LaLaf 38
Louisiana End of game
3:291st & 10 at own 38Darius Hoggins run for a loss of 4 yards to the LaLaf 34
3:292nd & 14 at own 34Jordan Davis run for 5 yds to the LaLaf 39
3:293rd & 9 at own 39Darius Hoggins run for 58 yds to the NWSt 3 for a 1ST down
3:291st & goal at opp 3Montrel Carter run for no gain to the NWSt 3
3:292nd & goal at opp 3Jordan Davis pass incomplete to Lorenzo Cryer
3:293rd & goal at opp 3Darius Hoggins run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWSt 4
3:294th & goal at opp 4UL LAFAYETTE Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the NWSt 9

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Louisiana leads 8–⁠5 in 13 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Louisiana 38, Northwestern State 13
2015Louisiana 44, Northwestern State 17
2005Louisiana 49, Northwestern State 28
2004Louisiana 14, Northwestern State 7
2000Northwestern State 23, Louisiana 21
1998Northwestern State 24, Louisiana 22

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