2025 Northwestern State
1–11 (0–8 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Alcorn State 20–10Aug 28
By 10 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Nicholls 21–26Nov 15
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs Alcorn State | W 20–10 | 31% |
| Sep 6 | at Minnesota | L 0–66 | 5% |
| Sep 13 | at Cincinnati | L 0–70 | 8% |
| Sep 20 | at Prairie View A&M | L 24–27 | 28% |
| Oct 4 | vs East Texas A&M | L 10–40 | 52% |
| Oct 11 | at Houston Christian | L 17–20 | 25% |
| Oct 18 | at SE Louisiana | L 0–49 | 10% |
| Oct 25 | vs Lamar | L 14–41 | 18% |
| Nov 1 | at McNeese | L 3–50 | 24% |
| Nov 8 | vs Incarnate Word | L 3–38 | 21% |
| Nov 15 | at Nicholls | L 21–26 | 17% |
| Nov 20 | vs Stephen F. Austin | L 14–62 | 10% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Stephen F. Austin 62–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).
- Record
- 1–11
- Conference
- 0–8 10th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 126–499
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1012 −83 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −46.2 No. 117 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 197
- Offensive coordinator
- Carson Stewart
- Defensive coordinator
- Matt Conner
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 3–4
Leaders
| Passing yards | Abram Johnston QB | 1,121 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Abram Johnston QB | 7 TD |
| Rushing yards | Myion Hicks RB | 311 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Abram Johnston QB | 4 TD |
| Receiving yards | Ty Moore WR | 232 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Ty Moore WR | 4 TD |
| Tackles | Kaden Mackey S | 13 tkl |
| Sacks | Braden Woods DE | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Kaden Mackey S | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Ben Taylor QB | ★★★ | No. 2771 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.820 |
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.
Roster 100
The 2025 roster100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 53 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 7
The 2025 portal Anthony James DL | ★★★ | from  Eastern Washington |
 Jecareon Lathan CB | ★★★ | from  Texas State |
 Kabriel Anderson-Dale LB | ★★★ | from  North Texas |
 Kolbe Cage S | ★★★ | from  Southern Miss |
| Luke Carter TE | ★★★ | from North Texas |
 Cooper Evans K | from  South Florida | |
 Garrett Morphis OL | from  Texas Tech |
Transfers out 3
2025 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 8–0 | 11–3 | |
| SE Louisiana | 7–1 | 9–4 | |
 UT Rio Grande Valley | 5–3 | 9–3 | |
| Lamar | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| McNeese | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| Nicholls | 4–4 | 4–8 | |
| Incarnate Word | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| East Texas A&M | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
| Houston Christian | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
 Northwestern State | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.