2018 Northwestern State
5–6 (4–5 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Grambling 34–7Sep 8
By 27 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Texas A&M 7–59Aug 30
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Texas A&M | L 7–59 | 11% |
| Sep 8 | vs Grambling | W 34–7 | 32% |
| Sep 15 | at Lamar | W 49–48 | 54% |
| Sep 29 | at SE Louisiana | L 17–24 | 36% |
| Oct 6 | vs Nicholls | L 10–28 | 44% |
| Oct 13 | vs Sam Houston | L 28–42 | 30% |
| Oct 20 | at Central Arkansas | L 17–38 | 17% |
| Oct 27 | vs Houston Christian | W 31–28 | 76% |
| Nov 3 | at Abilene Christian | L 47–49 | 34% |
| Nov 10 | vs McNeese | W 37–34 | 39% |
| Nov 15 | at Stephen F. Austin | W 35–23 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Stephen F. Austin 35–23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–5 tied for 8th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 312–380
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1262 +24 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −30.2 No. 73 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 197
- Offensive coordinator
- Brad Smiley
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike Lucas
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 3–4
Leaders
| Passing yards | Clay Holgorsen QB | 125 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Clay Holgorsen QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Clay Holgorsen QB | 7 yds |
| Receiving yards | Jazz Ferguson WR | 129 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Jazz Ferguson WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Ian Edwards S | 6 tkl |
| Sacks | D’Ronne Littleton CB | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Levar Gumms WR | ★★ | No. 2391 |
| Jalen Angelle OLB | ★★ | No. 2899 |
| Nathalohn Nanai DT | ★★ | No. 3113 |
| William Hooper CB | ||
| Reggie Young II OL |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.795 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.769 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.778 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.0 | 0.781 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2018 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 7–2 | 9–4 | |
 Incarnate Word | 6–2 | 6–5 | |
| Lamar | 6–3 | 7–5 | |
| McNeese | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Sam Houston | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Central Arkansas | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Abilene Christian | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
 Northwestern State | 4–5 | 5–6 | |
| SE Louisiana | 4–5 | 4–7 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 2–7 | 2–8 | |
| Houston Christian | 0–9 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.