McNeese at Northwestern State

Saturday, November 16, 2024

McNeese beat Northwestern State 35–⁠3. It was their 28th meeting; after it, McNeese led the series 23–⁠5.

AwayMcNeese6–⁠6 in 2024
35
HomeNorthwestern State0–⁠12 in 2024
3

Final at Harry Turpin Stadium, NatchitochesTV: ESPN+Attendance 7,754

At kickoff
74°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER), 1 km from the stadium
Official
Gary LeeperGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
McNeese01414735
Northwestern State03003

Standouts

Player stats

McNeese

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Alex Flores7/105710
Kamden Sixkiller5/73900
Jamaal Levi1/12510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Joshon Barbie17112039
Bryce Strong344116
Coleby Hamm537116
Kamden Sixkiller2305
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jessie Campbell334016
Joshon Barbie231125
Kameran Senegal224013
Jer’Michael Carter110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Thomas Miles0001
Tristan Driggers0001

Northwestern State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Abram Johnston4/87901
J.T. Fayard4/51101
Kareame Cotton Jr1/1-200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jeremiah James51808
Abram Johnston814014
Ke’Nard King1909
Ray McKneely-Harris5607
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ray McKneely-Harris154054
Twon Hines41109
Joseph Moreland111011
Ke’Nard King110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Blake Gotcher0001

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

Team stats

McNeeseNorthwestern State
320Total yards133
121Passing yards88
199Rushing yards45
6.4Yards per pass6.3
7.1Yards per rush1.4
17First downs8
4–⁠8Third downs4–⁠12
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠1
2Turnovers2
4–⁠40Penalties3–⁠17
17:47Possession26:25

Efficiency

McNeeseNorthwestern State
58%Success rate28%
0.27EPA per play−0.34
0.78Explosiveness1.05
0.21Rushing EPA−0.43
0.35Passing EPA0.16
30%Passing-down success28%
5%Havoc by its defense4%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

McNeese 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

McNeese −25.5, over/under 51.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Northwestern State end zoneMcNeese end zoneQ1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 McNeesePunt, 3 playsQ1 Northwestern StatePunt, 11 playsQ1 McNeesePunt, 6 playsQ1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 McNeeseTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Northwestern StateField goal, 7 playsQ2 McNeesePunt, 4 playsQ2 Northwestern StateInterception, 1 playQ2 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 McNeeseTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 Northwestern StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 McNeesePunt, 3 playsQ3 Northwestern StateInterception, 4 playsQ3 McNeeseTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Northwestern StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 McNeeseTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 McNeeseFumble, 1 playQ3 Northwestern StateTurnover on downs, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northwestern State drives left to right, McNeese right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  2. Q1 McNeesePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  3. Q1 Northwestern StatePunt, 11 plays, 52 yards
  4. Q1 McNeesePunt, 6 plays, 37 yards
  5. Q1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  6. Q2 McNeeseTouchdown, 7 plays, 42 yards
  7. Q2 Northwestern StateField goal, 7 plays, 58 yards
  8. Q2 McNeesePunt, 4 plays, 8 yards
  9. Q2 Northwestern StateInterception, 1 play, −5 yards
  10. Q2 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  11. Q2 McNeeseTouchdown, 13 plays, 91 yards
  12. Q2 Northwestern StateEnd of half, 1 play, 5 yards
  13. Q3 McNeesePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  14. Q3 Northwestern StateInterception, 4 plays, 12 yards
  15. Q3 McNeeseTouchdown, 3 plays, 27 yards
  16. Q3 Northwestern StatePunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  17. Q3 McNeeseTouchdown, 6 plays, 74 yards
  18. Q3 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  19. Q3 McNeeseFumble, 1 play, 14 yards
  20. Q3 Northwestern StateTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 15 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 0
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tyler Larco kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Kareame Cotton Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 24
15:002nd & 11 at own 24JT Fayard pass complete to Twon Hines for 3 yds to the NWST 21
15:003rd & 14 at own 21JT Fayard pass complete to Twon Hines for 7 yds to the NWST 28
13:034th & 7 at own 28Scotty Roblow punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Matthew McCallister at the MCN 39
McNeese Punt, 3 plays
13:031st & 10 at own 39Kamden Sixkiller pass complete to Jonathan Harris for 4 yds to the MCN 43
13:032nd & 6 at own 43Joshon Barbie run for no gain to the MCN 43
13:033rd & 6 at own 43Kamden Sixkiller pass complete to Jessie Campbell III for 3 yds to the MCN 46
12:014th & 3 at own 46Finn Lappin punt for 50 yds
Northwestern State Punt, 11 plays
12:011st & 10 at own 4Jeremiah James run for 1 yd to the NWST 5
12:012nd & 9 at own 5Jeremiah James run for 4 yds to the NWST 9
12:013rd & 5 at own 9Abram Johnston run for 6 yds to the NWST 15 for a 1ST down
12:011st & 10 at own 15Jeremiah James run for no gain to the NWST 15
12:012nd & 10 at own 15McNeese Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Thomas Miles) to the NWST 38 for a 1ST down
12:011st & 10 at own 38Abram Johnston pass complete to Ke’Nard King for 10 yds to the NWST 48 for a 1ST down
12:011st & 10 at own 48Ray Mckneely-Harris run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 47
12:012nd & 11 at own 47Abram Johnston run for 14 yds to the MCN 39 for a 1ST down
12:011st & 10 at opp 39Abram Johnston sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the MCN 47
12:012nd & 18 at opp 47Abram Johnston run for 3 yds to the MCN 44
12:013rd & 15 at opp 44Abram Johnston pass incomplete to Amaaz Eugene
5:074th & 15 at opp 44Reed Honshtein punt for 35 yds
McNeese Punt, 6 plays
5:071st & 10 at own 9Joshon Barbie run for 5 yds to the MCN 14
5:072nd & 5 at own 14Kamden Sixkiller pass complete to Tyronne Hayes for 7 yds to the MCN 21 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at own 21Joshon Barbie run for 23 yds to the MCN 44 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun Sixkiller,Kamden rush middle for 5 yards gain to the McN49 (Huddleston,Landry) PENALTY McN Holding 10 yards from McN44 to McN34. NO PLAY.
5:071st & 20 at own 34Joshon Barbie run for 2 yds to the MCN 36
5:072nd & 18 at own 36Kamden Sixkiller pass incomplete to Jonathan Harris
5:073rd & 18 at own 36Kamden Sixkiller pass complete to Jessie Campbell III for 15 yds to the NWST 49
5:074th & 3 at opp 49PENALTY McN False Start 5 yards from NSU49 to McN46. NO PLAY.
1:324th & 8 at own 46Finn Lappin punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Ke’Nard King at the NWST 8
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
1:321st & 10 at own 8Zay Davis run for a loss of 2 yards to the NWST 6
1:322nd & 12 at own 6Zay Davis run for 1 yd to the NWST 7
0:003rd & 11 at own 7JT Fayard pass complete to Zay Davis for 2 yds to the NWST 5
Q2 15:004th & 13 at own 5PENALTY NSU False Start 2 yards from NSU05 to NSU03. NO PLAY.
Q2 14:554th & 15 at own 3Scotty Roblow punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Matthew McCallister at the NWST 42
2nd quarter6 drives, then McNeese 14, Northwestern State 3
McNeese Touchdown, 7 plays
14:551st & 10 at opp 42Joshon Barbie run for 5 yds to the NWST 37
14:552nd & 5 at opp 37Joshon Barbie run for 4 yds to the NWST 33
14:553rd & 1 at opp 33Joshon Barbie run for 3 yds to the NWST 30 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 30Northwestern State Penalty, Defensive Holding (10 Yards) to the NWST 15 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 15Coleby Hamm run for 9 yds to the NWST 6
14:552nd & 1 at opp 6Coleby Hamm run for 4 yds to the NWST 2 for a 1ST down
11:571st & goal at opp 2Coleby Hamm run for 2 yds for a TD (Tyler Larco KICK)McNeese 7, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Field goal, 7 plays
11:451st & 10 at own 35Tyler Larco kickoff for 65 yds , Myles Kitt-Denton return for 34 yds to the NWST 34
11:451st & 10 at own 34Abram Johnston pass complete to Myles Kitt-Denton for 4 yds to the NWST 38
11:452nd & 6 at own 38Ray Mckneely-Harris run for 1 yd to the NWST 39
11:453rd & 5 at own 39Abram Johnston pass complete to Ray Mckneely-Harris for 54 yds to the MCN 7 for a 1ST down
11:451st & goal at opp 7Kareame Cotton Jr. run for 1 yd to the MCN 6
11:452nd & goal at opp 6Kareame Cotton Jr. pass complete to Twon Hines for 2 yds to the MCN 8
8:393rd & goal at opp 8Timeout Northwestern State, clock 08:39
8:393rd & goal at opp 8Abram Johnston pass incomplete to Ke’Nard King
8:314th & goal at opp 8Reed Honshtein 25 yd FG GOODMcNeese 7, Northwestern State 3
McNeese Punt, 4 plays
8:311st & 10 at own 35Scotty Roblow kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:311st & 10 at own 25Kamden Sixkiller pass complete to Jer’Michael Carter for 10 yds to the MCN 35 for a 1ST down
8:311st & 10 at own 35Joshon Barbie run for no gain to the MCN 35
8:312nd & 10 at own 35Kamden Sixkiller pass incomplete to Logan Mauldin
8:313rd & 10 at own 35Kamden Sixkiller sacked by Chancellor Owens for a loss of 2 yards to the MCN 33
6:394th & 12 at own 33Finn Lappin punt for 48 yds , Twon Hines returns for no gain to the NWST 19
6:391st & 10 at own 19PENALTY NSU False Start (Barr,John) 5 yards from NSU19 to NSU14. NO PLAY.
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
6:201st & 10 at opp 41Ke’Nard King run for 9 yds to the MCN 32
6:202nd & 1 at opp 32Kareame Cotton Jr. run for a loss of 4 yards to the MCN 36
6:203rd & 5 at opp 36Zay Davis run for a loss of 8 yards to the MCN 44
4:084th & 13 at opp 44Reed Honshtein punt for 35 yds
McNeese Touchdown, 13 plays
4:081st & 10 at own 9Joshon Barbie run for 4 yds to the MCN 13
4:082nd & 6 at own 13Joshon Barbie run for 8 yds to the MCN 21 for a 1ST down
4:081st & 10 at own 21Joshon Barbie run for 1 yd to the MCN 22
4:082nd & 9 at own 22Alex Flores pass complete to Jessie Campbell III for 16 yds to the MCN 38 for a 1ST down
4:081st & 10 at own 38Alex Flores pass incomplete to Jer’Michael Carter
1:572nd & 10 at own 38Timeout Northwestern State, clock 01:57
1:462nd & 10 at own 38Joshon Barbie run for 39 yds for a 1ST down McNeese Penalty, Offensive Holding (Jessie Campbell III) to the NWST 33 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at opp 33Alex Flores pass complete to Coleby Hamm for 4 yds to the NWST 29
1:462nd & 6 at opp 29Alex Flores pass complete to Jonathan Harris for 5 yds to the NWST 24
1:103rd & 1 at opp 24Timeout McNeese, clock 01:10
1:103rd & 1 at opp 24Joshon Barbie run for 4 yds to the NWST 20 for a 1ST down
1:101st & 10 at opp 20Alex Flores pass complete to Kameran Senegal for 11 yds to the NWST 9 for a 1ST down
1:101st & goal at opp 9Alex Flores pass complete to Joshon Barbie for 6 yds to the NWST 3
1:102nd & goal at opp 3Joshon Barbie run for 1 yd to the NWST 2
0:323rd & goal at opp 2Timeout McNeese, clock 00:32
0:293rd & goal at opp 2Alex Flores pass complete to Logan Mauldin for 2 yds for a TD (Tyler Larco KICK)McNeese 14, Northwestern State 3
Northwestern State End of half, 1 play
0:201st & 10 at own 35Tyler Larco kickoff for 65 yds , Myles Kitt-Denton return for 26 yds to the NWST 26
0:001st & 10 at own 26Jeremiah James run for 5 yds to the NWST 31
3rd quarter7 drives, then McNeese 28, Northwestern State 3
McNeese Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Scotty Roblow kickoff for 64 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 35Joshon Barbie run for 2 yds to the MCN 37
15:002nd & 8 at own 37Alex Flores pass incomplete to Jessie Campbell III
15:003rd & 8 at own 37Alex Flores run for 3 yds to the MCN 40
13:474th & 5 at own 40Finn Lappin punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Twon Hines at the NWST 8
Northwestern State Interception, 4 plays
13:471st & 10 at own 8Zay Davis run for no gain to the NWST 8
13:472nd & 10 at own 8JT Fayard pass complete to Twon Hines for 9 yds to the NWST 17
13:473rd & 1 at own 17Zay Davis run for 3 yds to the NWST 20 for a 1ST down
11:521st & 10 at own 20JT Fayard pass intercepted
McNeese Touchdown, 3 plays
11:521st & 10 at opp 27Joshon Barbie run for 12 yds to the NWST 15 for a 1ST down
11:521st & 10 at opp 15Joshon Barbie run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 16
10:532nd & 11 at opp 16Bryce Strong run for 16 yds for a TD (Tyler Larco KICK)McNeese 21, Northwestern State 3
Northwestern State Punt, 5 plays
10:531st & 10 at own 35Tyler Larco kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:531st & 10 at own 25Ray Mckneely-Harris run for 3 yds to the NWST 28
10:532nd & 7 at own 28Abram Johnston pass complete to Joseph Moreland for 11 yds to the NWST 39 for a 1ST down
10:531st & 10 at own 39Ray Mckneely-Harris run for a loss of 4 yards to the NWST 35
10:532nd & 14 at own 35Abram Johnston run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 34
10:533rd & 15 at own 34Abram Johnston run for 8 yds to the NWST 42
7:374th & 7 at own 42Reed Honshtein punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Matthew McCallister at the MCN 26
McNeese Touchdown, 6 plays
7:371st & 10 at own 26Bryce Strong run for 14 yds to the MCN 40 for a 1ST down
7:371st & 10 at own 40Coleby Hamm run for 16 yds to the NWST 44 for a 1ST down
7:371st & 10 at opp 44Coleby Hamm run for 6 yds to the NWST 38
7:372nd & 4 at opp 38Alex Flores pass incomplete to Curtis Deville
7:373rd & 4 at opp 38Alex Flores pass complete to Kameran Senegal for 13 yds to the NWST 25 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at opp 25Jamaal Levi pass complete to Joshon Barbie for 25 yds for a TD (Tyler Larco KICK)McNeese 28, Northwestern State 3
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
5:301st & 10 at own 35Tyler Larco kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:301st & 10 at own 25Zay Davis run for no gain to the NWST 25
5:302nd & 10 at own 25Abram Johnston pass incomplete to Zay Davis
5:303rd & 10 at own 25Abram Johnston sacked by Tristan Driggers for a loss of 8 yards to the NWST 17
3:574th & 18 at own 17Reed Honshtein punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MCN 43
3:451st & 10 at own 43Bryce Strong run for 14 yds to the NWST 43 Bryce Strong fumbled, recovered by NWST Christian Williams
Northwestern State Turnover on downs, 6 plays
3:451st & 10 at opp 48Abram Johnston run for no gain to the MCN 48
3:452nd & 10 at opp 48Ray Mckneely-Harris run for 7 yds to the MCN 41
3:453rd & 3 at opp 41Kareame Cotton Jr. run for 6 yds to the MCN 35 for a 1ST down
3:452nd & 4 at opp 35Kareame Cotton Jr. run for 3 yds to the MCN 32
3:453rd & 1 at opp 32McNeese Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Yards) to the MCN 32
0:544th & 1 at opp 32Timeout McNeese, clock 00:54
0:484th & 1 at opp 32Matthew Broad run for a loss of 1 yard to the MCN 33

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.

McNeese leads 25–⁠5 in 30 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2026McNeese 24, Northwestern State 21
2025McNeese 50, Northwestern State 3
2024McNeese 35, Northwestern State 3
2023McNeese 1, Northwestern State 0
2021Northwestern State 24, McNeese 20
2021McNeese 35, Northwestern State 17

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