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Northwestern State vs Louisiana Tech

Final · Week 2 · Sat Sep 5 · 7:30 PM ET · Joe Aillet Stadium

Northwestern State DemonsNorthwestern State0-2

FinalSep 5, 2026

Louisiana Tech BulldogsLouisiana Tech1-0

StreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Spread

NWST +44.5−105

LT −44.5−115

Total O/U

Over 56.5−112

Under 56.5−108

Spread: Louisiana Tech −44.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 56.5 (86 points).

Recap

Louisiana Tech routed Northwestern State 80-6 at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston on Sep 5, 2026, a 74-point win to move to 1-0.

They scored 42 unanswered points in the second quarter.

Score by quarter

Northwestern State Demons and Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
NWST	3	0	0	3	6
LT	21	42	14	3	80

Scoring plays

First Quarter

NWSTField Goal · 8:59Payne Williams III 33 Yd Field Goal3-0
LTTouchdown · 8:48Jalen Mickens 75 Yd pass from Blake Baker (Kaegan Kent Kick)3-7
LTTouchdown · 7:52Jay Wilkerson 27 Yd pass from Blake Baker (Kaegan Kent Kick)3-14
LTTouchdown · 4:04Talyn Shettron 16 Yd pass from Joshua Brantley (Kaegan Kent Kick)3-21

Second Quarter

LTTouchdown · 13:48Dylone Brooks 28 Yd Run (Kaegan Kent Kick)3-28
LTTouchdown · 11:25Talyn Shettron 37 Yd Run (Kaegan Kent Kick)3-35
LTTouchdown · 7:51Eli Finley 9 Yd pass from Blake Baker (Kaegan Kent Kick)3-42
LTTouchdown · 6:17Dedrick Latulas 58 Yd Punt Return (Kaegan Kent Kick)3-49
LTTouchdown · 4:05Sergio Snider 2 Yd Run (Kaegan Kent Kick)3-56
LTTouchdown · 1:44Jaden Miller 7 Yd Run (Kaegan Kent Kick)3-63

Third Quarter

LTTouchdown · 13:22Luke Watkins 35 Yd pass from Trey Kukuk (Kaegan Kent Kick)3-70
LTTouchdown · 6:28Dedrick Latulas 6 Yd pass from Trey Kukuk (Hunter Rioux Kick)3-77

Fourth Quarter

LTField Goal · 8:56Hunter Rioux 49 Yd Field Goal3-80
NWSTField Goal · 0:47Payne Williams III 37 Yd Field Goal6-80

Team stats

NWSTLT

1st Downs: 7; 23
Total Yards: 129; 528
Passing: 43; 296
Rushing: 86; 232
3rd down efficiency: 4-18; 7-11
Turnovers: 1; 0
Possession: 35:08; 24:52

Top performers

Northwestern State DemonsLouisiana Tech Bulldogs

Passing

Abram Johnston5/13, 43 YDS, 1 INT

Blake Baker10/14, 232 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing

Sage Ingram13 CAR, 48 YDS

Trey Kukuk5 CAR, 50 YDS

Receiving

Dylan Rhodes2 REC, 25 YDS

Jalen Mickens3 REC, 133 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

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Jacob Bradford1

Tackles

Danny Sears7

Sam Fongang7

Player stats

Northwestern State · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Abram Johnston	5/13	43	3.3	0	1	--
Zach Wilcke	0/3	0	0.0	0	0	--

Northwestern State · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Sage Ingram	13	48	3.7	10
Zach Wilcke	6	43	7.2	19
Abram Johnston	7	17	2.4	11
Kameron Thomas	8	1	0.1	4
Zay Davis	9	-3	-0.3	3
Brendan Webb	1	-5	-5.0	0
Team	1	-15	-15.0	0

Northwestern State · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Dylan Rhodes	2	25	12.5	20
Zay Davis	2	11	5.5	11
Camryn Davis	1	7	7.0	7

Northwestern State · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	1	0	0
Zay Davis	1	0	0

Northwestern State · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL
Danny Sears	7	3	0
Joe Natali	6	3	0
Geoffrey Ojeh	5	3	0
Blake Fann	5	2	0
Brandon Ross	5	0	0
Harold Lawson	4	1	1
Antonio Hall	4	0	0
Jamal Cooper Jr.	3	3	1

Northwestern State · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ben Buisson	1	0	0.0	0	0

Northwestern State · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Payne Williams III	2/2	100.0	37	0/0	6

Northwestern State · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack Hurley	10	365	36.5	0	0	48

Louisiana Tech · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Blake Baker	10/14	232	16.6	3	90.7
Trey Kukuk	4/4	45	11.3	2	95.0
Joshua Brantley	1/1	16	16.0	1	--
Jackson Bradley	2/3	3	1.0	0	1.5

Louisiana Tech · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Trey Kukuk	5	50	10.0	0	20
Dylone Brooks	6	48	8.0	1	28
Talyn Shettron	1	37	37.0	1	37
Andrew Burnette	7	34	4.9	0	15
Jalen Mickens	2	31	15.5	0	28
Rayshun Hurt	5	17	3.4	0	5
Jaden Miller	2	9	4.5	1	7
Sergio Snider	4	9	2.3	1	3
Blake Baker	1	1	1.0	0	1
Jackson Bradley	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	2	-2	-1.0	0	0
David Pierro	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Louisiana Tech · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen Mickens	3	133	44.3	1	75
Eli Finley	4	52	13.0	1	29
Luke Watkins	1	35	35.0	1	35
Talyn Shettron	2	29	14.5	1	16
Jay Wilkerson	1	27	27.0	1	27
Dedrick Latulas	2	10	5.0	1	6
Brayden Bockler	2	7	3.5	0	7
David Pierro	1	3	3.0	0	3
Sergio Snider	1	0	0.0	0	0

Louisiana Tech · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Sam Fongang	7	3	1	0
Zheric Hill	6	1	2.5	0
Grayson Hardy	6	1	0.5	0
Jadon Mayfield	5	0	1	0
Ayden Combs	4	2	1	0
Janard Lockhardt	4	2	0.5	3
Alonzo Jackson Jr.	4	0	1.5	0
Kolbe Fields	3	1	0.5	0

Louisiana Tech · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Alonzo Jackson Jr.	1	0	0

Louisiana Tech · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Eli Finley	1	12	12.0	12	0

Louisiana Tech · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dedrick Latulas	4	97	24.3	58	1
Luke Watkins	1	0	0.0	0	0

Louisiana Tech · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kaegan Kent	0/0	0.0	0	10/10	10
Hunter Rioux	1/1	100.0	49	1/1	4

Louisiana Tech · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Lexington Matthews	2	74	37.0	0	2	43

Game info

VenueJoe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

Attendance13,108

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