2016 Northwestern State Demons football team

2016 Northwestern State Demons football
2016 Northwestern State Demons football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	1–10 (0–9 Southland)
Head coach	Jay Thomas (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ben Norton (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Daryl Daye (2nd season)
Home stadium	Harry Turpin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jay Thomas, the Demons compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–9 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the Southland. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

ConferenceSouthland Conference

Record1–10 (0–9 Southland)

Headcoach

Jay Thomas (4th season)

OffensivecoordinatorBen Norton (3rd season)

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2016 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^	9	–	0	12	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^	8	–	1	10	–	3
SE Louisiana	7	–	2	7	–	4
McNeese State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Nicholls State	5	–	4	5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	5	5	–	6
Houston Baptist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Incarnate Word *	3	–	6	3	–	8
Lamar	3	–	6	3	–	8
Abilene Christian *	2	–	7	2	–	9
Northwestern State	0	–	9	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 pm	at No. 23 (FBS) Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	L 7–55	44,849
September 8	6:00 pm	Incarnate Word	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ASN	L 18–21	9,120
September 17	6:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	BNN	L 10–24	8,047
September 24	6:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	CST	L 24–34	6,406
October 8	6:00 pm	Kentucky Wesleyan*	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	DemonTV	W 49–7	8,189
October 15	6:00 pm	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 31–32	7,159
October 22	6:00 pm	McNeese State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	DTV	L 27–48	10,159
October 29	6:00 pm	Nicholls State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)	WHNO	L 14–31	5,825
November 5	6:00 pm	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ACUSports	L 22–25	3,957
November 12	6:00 pm	No. 1 Sam Houston State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN3	L 16–48	6,421
November 19	3:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (Chief Caddo)	ESPN3	L 31–45	7,539
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	7	0	7
• #23 (FBS) Bears	24	24	7	0	55


1	10:46	Baylor	Terence Williams 13 yard run (Chris Callahan kick), Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:59	0–7

1	6:52	Baylor	Chris Callahan 23 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:37	0–10

1	4:26	Baylor	Sam Tecklenburg 4 yard pass from Seth Russell (Chris Callahan kick), Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 1:24	0–17

1	1:02	Baylor	K.D. Cannon 6 yard pass from Seth Russell (Chris Callahan kick), Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:20	0–24

2	10:19	Baylor	Chris Callahan 33 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:35	0–27

2	8:03	Baylor	Jordan Feuerbacher 5 yard pass from Seth Russell (Chris Callahan kick), Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:31	0–34

2	5:00	Baylor	Pooh Stricklin 10 yard pass from Seth Russell (Chris Callahan kick), Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 0:50	0–41

2	1:07	Baylor	Terence Williams 1 yard run (Chris Callahan kick), Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 1:41	0–48

3	11:13	Baylor	Blake Lynch 12 yard pass from Zach Smith (Chris Callahan kick), Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:47	0–55

3	0:51	Northwestern State	Brooks Haack 3 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:12	7–55

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	7	7	7	0	21
Demons	3	3	5	7	18


1	10:23	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 38 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:27	3–0

1	4:03	Incarnate Word	Junior Sessions 2 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:20	3–7

2	4:07	Incarnate Word	Kody Edwards 10 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:08	3–14

2	2:09	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 47 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:58	6–14

3	10:41	Northwestern State	Team Safety, Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:37	8–14

3	5:08	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 34 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 5:26	11–14

3	4:03	Incarnate Word	Broderick Reeves 11 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 0:58	11–21

4	11:25	Northwestern State	Chris Jones 3 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:30	18–21

2016 Northwestern State Demons football team

Schedule

Game summaries

@ Baylor

Incarnate Word

@ Central Arkansas

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Kentucky Wesleyan

@ Lamar

McNeese State

Nicholls

@ Abilene Christian

Sam Houston State

@ Stephen F. Austin

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2	14:11	Central Arkansas	Jatavious Wilson 49 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 2:36	0–7

2	5:52	Central Arkansas	Desmond Smith 5 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:45	0–14

2	4:46	Northwestern State	Shakeir Ryan 25 yard pass from Joel Blumenthal (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:06	7–14

3	9:55	Central Arkansas	Hayden Hildebrand 12 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 3:02	7–21

3	3:55	Central Arkansas	Matt Cummins 33 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:38	7–24

4	14:55	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 44 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:32	10–24


1	12:00	Northwestern State	Ronald Green 14 yard run (Eric Piccione kick blocked), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:00	6–0

1	8:40	Southeastern Louisiana	Juwan Dickey 11 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:12	6–7

1	3:44	Southeastern Louisiana	Julius Maracalin 1 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:37	6–14

2	0:12	Southeastern Louisiana	Brandon Acker 13 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 1:40	6–21

3	8:10	Northwestern State	Bobby Chan-Chan 34 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:08	13–21

3	2:32	Northwestern State	Tuff McClain 20 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Brooks Haack pass to Lucas Morgan for two-point conv.), Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:27	21–21

3	0:12	Southeastern Louisiana	Brandon Acker 27 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:14	21–28

4	13:28	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 45 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 1:36	24–28

4	8:54	Southeastern Louisiana	Jonathon Tatum 30 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:29	24–31

4	2:13	Southeastern Louisiana	Jonathon Tatum 40 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:20	24–34


1	11:01	Northwestern State	Ronald Green 2 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:20	7–0

1	5:04	Northwestern State	William Mafi 31 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:17	14–0

2	13:06	Northwestern State	Cameron Lazare 6 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:32	21–0

2	6:08	Kentucky Wesleyan	Josiah Isreal 2 yard run (Cole Woodburn kick), Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:53	21–7

3	3:04	Northwestern State	William Mafi 12 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 15 plays, 93 yards, 7:20	28–7

3	0:36	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 8 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:15	35–7

4	7:57	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 13 yard run (Benny Broadway kick), Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:02	42–7

4	4:06	Northwestern State	Ronald Green 9 yard run (Benny Broadway kick), Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:41	49–7


1	6:58	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 45 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:32	3–0

2	14:57	Northwestern State	De'Mar Llorens 1 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:23	10–0

2	8:44	Lamar	Juan Carranco 22 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 6:08	10–3

2	3:03	Northwestern State	Charles Vaughn 1 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:26	17–3

2	0:12	Lamar	Michael Handy 10 yard pass from Carson Earp (Juan Carranco kick blocked), Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 2:50	17–9

3	13:59	Northwestern State	De'Mar Llorens 8 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 0:57	24–9

3	13:13	Lamar	Dewan Thompson 86 yard pass from Carson Earp (Dewan Thompson two-point run conv. failed) Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:41	24–15

4	9:06	Lamar	Juan Carranco 30 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 5:09	24–18

4	6:44	Northwestern State	Jared West 2 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:12	31–18

4	1:43	Lamar	Marcus Daggs 36 yard pass from Carson Earp (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:07	31–25

4	0:06	Lamar	DeWan Thompson 22 yard pass from Carson Earp (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:30	31–32


1	9:45	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 4 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:10	0–7

1	8:13	Northwestern State	Bobb Chan-Chan 7 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:25	7–7

1	0:10	McNeese State	Dylan Long 3 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:12	7–14

2	6:48	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 22 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:15	7–21

2	2:44	Northwestern State	Ronald Green 28 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:59	14–21

3	12:43	Northwestern State	Shakeir Ryan 26 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:10	21–21

3	9:02	McNeese State	Gunnar Raborn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:36	21–24

3	6:56	McNeese State	Justin Pratt 47 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:58	21–31

3	4:04	McNeese State	Kylon Highshaw 6 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:22	21–38

3	1:07	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 30 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:51	24–38

4	12:56	McNeese State	Gunnar Raborn 25 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:05	24–41

4	7:29	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 30 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:46	27–41

4	1:25	McNeese State	Jermai Antoine 70 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:30	27–48


1	8:29	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 34 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:20	7–0

2	14:16	Nicholls	C.J. Bates 24 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:33	7–7

2	4:00	Nicholls	Chase Fourcade 1 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 20 plays, 80 yards, 7:52	7–14

2	2:16	Northwestern State	Bobby Chan-Chan 56 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:43	14–14

3	10:50	Nicholls	C.J. Bates 2 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:04	14–21

3	7:27	Nicholls	C.J. Bates 74 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:03	14–28

4	12:16	Nicholls	David McKey 31 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 5:02	14–31


1	11:02	Northwestern State	Ronald Green 41 yard run (Eric Piccione kick blocked), Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:48	6–0

1	11:02	Abilene Christian	Keith Barnett defensive kick conv., Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:48	6–2

1	6:12	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 36 yard pass from J.D. Almond (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:21	13–2

2	6:55	Abilene Christian	Nik Grau 42 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 3:59	13–5

3	9:15	Abilene Christian	Nik Grau 30 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 2:43	13–8

3	4:33	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 1 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:34	19–8

3	1:20	Abilene Christian	Tracy James 5 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:06	19–14

4	12:16	Abilene Christian	Nik Grau 41 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 2:36	19–17

4	8:36	Abilene Christian	Dallas Sealey 1 yard run (De'Andre Brown pass to Trevor Crain for two-point conv.), Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 1:39	19–25

4	4:31	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 40 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:05	22–25


1	11:09	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 5 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:30	0–7

1	10:06	Northwestern State	Bobby Chan-Chan 79 yard pass from J.D. Almond (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 0:56	7–7

1	7:52	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 14 yard run (Eric Piccione kick blocked), Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:01	13–7

1	4:38	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 10 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 3:08	13–14

1	0:37	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 4 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick failed), Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:33	13–20

2	12:29	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 33 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 0:59	13–27

2	9:53	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:17	13–34

2	3:22	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 13 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 3:33	13–41

3	3:41	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 39 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:03	16–41

4	14:25	Sam Houston State	Tyler Scott 3 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:06	16–48


1	13:28	Stephen F. Austin	Storm Ruiz 24 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 1:20	0–3

1	10:28	Stephen F. Austin	Tamrick Pace 27 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:01	0–10

1	8:40	Northwestern State	Bobby Chan-Chan 72 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 1:43	7–10

1	7:17	Stephen F. Austin	Cody Williams 20 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:18	7–17

1	0:03	Stephen F. Austin	Storm Ruiz 31 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:07	7–20

2	13:03	Northwestern State	Bobby Chan-Chan 22 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:00	14–20

2	5:08	Stephen F. Austin	Storm Ruiz 24 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:19	14–23

2	1:59	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 3 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:03	21–23

2	0:09	Stephen F. Austin	Kiki Hill 7 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:43	21–30

3	12:50	Stephen F. Austin	Loren Easly 13 yard run (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:06	21–37

4	14:51	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 47 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, 3:22	24–37

4	11:50	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 6 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:36	31–37

4	3:35	Stephen F. Austin	Loren Easly 11 yard run (Cody Williams pass to Zach Conque for two-point conv.), Drive: 16 plays, 90 yards, 8:07	31–45