| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NWST
Northwestern State
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MINN
Minnesota
|
35 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 66 |
| Team | ATS (Margin) | O/U (Margin) |
|---|---|---|
|
NWST
Northwestern State
|
+43.5 | 50.5o (15.5) |
|
MINN
Minnesota
|
-43.5 (22.5) | 50.5u |
| 1st Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:54 | |
TD
J. Nestor
29 yard interception return
(
B. Denaburg
kick)
|
0 - 7 |
| 9:33 | |
0 - 14 | |
| 5:32 | |
TD
L. Brockington
7 yard run
(
B. Denaburg
kick)
|
0 - 21 |
| 1:07 | |
0 - 28 | |
| 0:27 | |
TD
M. Kingsbury
fumble recovery
for 25 yards
(
B. Denaburg
kick)
|
0 - 35 |
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| 12:20 | |
0 - 42 | |
| 10:43 | |
TD
C. Davis
7 yard run
(
B. Denaburg
kick)
|
0 - 49 |
| 5:40 | |
0 - 56 | |
| 2:38 | |
FG
B. Denaburg
27 yard field goal
|
0 - 59 |
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| 11:47 | |
0 - 66 | |
| 4th Quarter | |||
| No Scoring | |||
| statistical category |
Northwestern State
|
Minnesota
|
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 2 | 25 |
| Rushes-Yards | 22-19 | 46-258 |
| Passing Yards | 23 | 226 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-9 | 1-8 |
| Return Yardage | 39 | 64 |
| Passing | 9-15-0 | 13-17-2 |
| Punts-Average | 8-29.4 | 1-40.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 2-13 | 4-45 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Time of Possession | 20:32 | 33:13 |
| Passing | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | ||||||||||||||
| A. Johnston | 6/11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| E. Anderson | 3/4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | ||||||||||||||
| J. James | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| M. Hicks | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| R. Tyler | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| E. Anderson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| K. Burrell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Z. Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| A. Johnston | 2 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | |||||||||||||
| M. Hicks | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| K. Burrell | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| T. Siddons | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| K. Finley | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| L. Carter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| B. Buisson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Z. Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | TD | |||||||||||||||
| T. Santa Marina Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Sacks | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | ||||||||||||||||
| B. Woods | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TK | AST | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Mackey | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| C. Magee III | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Sears | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| F. Washington | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Cage | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| T. Lewis | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Hall | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| P. Hickey | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. King | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| C. Anokwuru | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| T. Santa Marina Jr. | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Reed | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| L. Huddleston | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Natali | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Anderson-Dale | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| B. Woods | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Q. Cook | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Council | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Lathan | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| R. Lambert | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | LOST | ||||||||||||||||
| Z. Davis | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| R. Tyler | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Punting | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| Z. Stone | 5 | 148 | 40 | |||||||||||||||
| C. Evans | 3 | 87 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| No Punt Return Data | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| Z. Davis | 3 | 37 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| P. Goree | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Passing | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | ||||||||||||||
| D. Lindsey | 8/9 | 139 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| M. Shikenjanski | 4/5 | 80 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| D. Wittke | 1/3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | ||||||||||||||
| G. Washington | 20 | 126 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| F. Ijeboi | 7 | 51 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| A. Turner | 6 | 33 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| D. Taylor | 3 | 20 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| C. Davis | 2 | 13 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| X. Ford | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| L. Brockington | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| D. Lindsey | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| M. Shikenjanski | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| L. Loya | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | |||||||||||||
| K. Lanier II | 3 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 52 | |||||||||||||
| J. Tracy | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 45 | |||||||||||||
| C. Davis | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| K. Perich | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| F. Ijeboi | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| D. Biber | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| D. Taylor | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| M. Coleman | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| J. Geers | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | TD | |||||||||||||||
| J. Nestor | 2 | 29 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Sacks | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Smith | 1.5 | 8.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Williams | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TK | AST | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Gerlach | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Perich | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| G. Monroe | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E. Karmo | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Kissayi | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Bowden | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Williams | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Smith | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Roberson | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| M. Baranowski | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| M. Kingsbury | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Green | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| M. Carrier | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Eastern | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| R. Sunram | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Brown | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Menz | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| R. Lawrence | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| L. Finnessy | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Howard | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Hicks | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. McMillan | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | LOST | ||||||||||||||||
| No Fumble Data | ||||||||||||||||||
| Punting | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| T. Weston | 1 | 40 | 40 | |||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| K. Perich | 4 | 33 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Q. Redding | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| No Kick Return Data | ||||||||||||||||||
Location Huntington Bank Stadium
Temperature 52° Temperature
Attendance 42,447 attendance
| Team | Record | ATS | O/U | Away | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NWST
|
0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
|
MINN
|
1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
NWST RecordLast 10
| Date | vs | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, '25 |
ALCN
|
W 20 - 10 | -- | -- |
| Sep 12, '24 |
@
USA
|
L 10 - 87 | L 37.5 | o60.5 |
| Aug 29, '24 |
@
TLSA
|
L 28 - 62 | W 36.5 | o55.5 |
| Sep 09, '23 |
@
LT
|
L 21 - 51 | L 21.5 | o58.5 |
| Sep 02, '23 |
@
ULL
|
L 13 - 38 | W 35 | u54.5 |
| Sep 17, '22 |
@
USM
|
L 10 - 64 | L 33.5 | o49.5 |
| Sep 04, '21 |
@
UNT
|
L 14 - 44 | L 20 | u66.0 |
| Sep 14, '19 |
@
LSU
|
L 14 - 65 | W 51.5 | o68.0 |
| Aug 30, '18 |
@
TAM
|
L 7 - 59 | L 46.5 | o64.5 |
| Sep 02, '17 |
@
LT
|
L 24 - 52 | W 39.5 | o71.0 |
NWST Next 3 GamesNorthwestern State does not have any upcoming games scheduled.
Minnesota earned a victory in its season opener, but that doesn't mean coach P.J. Fleck is satisfied heading into his team's next matchup.
Fleck is looking for improvement on both sides of the ball when Minnesota (1-0) faces Northwestern State (1-0) on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis.
The Golden Gophers are coming off a 23-10 win at home over Buffalo last week.
"There's a lot of fundamental details, techniques that we've got to clean up," Fleck said. "We saw in Game 1 that the great thing about playing Buffalo is they're a really good football team. ... We got tested in a lot of different areas."
Golden Gophers quarterback Drake Lindsey passed many of his tests in his first collegiate start. He completed 19 of 35 passes for 290 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception.
Fleck praised Lindsey but said the young quarterback still had room to improve. The Golden Gophers had the ball on the opposing 9-yard line last week when Lindsey took a sack for an 11-yard loss to prompt the offense to settle for a 38-yard field goal.
"There's a lot of things he learned," Fleck said. "You can't take a sack down there in the green zone."
Northwestern State will make the trip north from Louisiana to Minnesota, where the weekend forecast calls for temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. That is a big difference from campus in Natchitoches, La., where the high temperature is forecast for 88 degrees on Saturday.
The Demons are coming off a 20-10 win over Alcorn State in their season opener. Northwestern State built a 13-0 lead at the half and held on for the victory, a momentous one for Northwestern State, which snapped a 20-game losing streak and earned its first win since Nov. 5, 2022.
Second-year coach Blaine McCorkle said the victory inspired confidence -- and relief.
"I don't think I've ever seen a team and a campus and a city as in need of a win as this football team, this university and Natchitoches did," McCorkle said. "It allows everybody to take a sigh of relief and lets people know that this football program (that) this city and this campus loves so much is alive and well."
Demons quarterback Abram Johnston will try to build on his opening week. He completed nine of 18 passes for 85 yards and one touchdown, with one interception.
--Field Level Media
Northwestern State's Injuries| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
Minnesota's Injuries| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Johnston | Aug 28, 2025 | NWST 20 - ALCN 10 | 85 | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 4.7 | 1/1 | 0.0 |
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.Lindsey | Aug 28, 2025 | MINN 23 - BUFF 10 | 290 | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 8.3 | 2/1 | 137.0 |
| M.Brosmer | Jan 3, 2025 | VT 10 - MINN 24 | 211 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 7.3 | 1/1 | 127.7 |
| D.Lindsey | Jan 3, 2025 | VT 10 - MINN 24 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15.0 | 0/0 | 226.0 |
| M.Brosmer | Nov 29, 2024 | WIS 7 - MINN 24 | 191 | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 7.3 | 2/0 | 152.5 |
| M.Brosmer | Nov 23, 2024 | MINN 25 - PSU 26 | 175 | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 7.6 | 1/1 | 134.8 |
| M.Brosmer | Nov 9, 2024 | RUTG 26 - MINN 19 | 262 | 45 | 27 | 60.0 | 5.8 | 1/0 | 116.2 |
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards | (--) | 151.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Play | (--) | 3.4 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Rush Yds | (--) | 44.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Rush Att | (--) | 24.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Rush | (--) | 1.8 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Pass Yds | (--) | 107.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Pass Att | (--) | 20.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Comp | (--) | 12.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Comp% | (--) | 60.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Comp | (--) | 8.9 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Att | (--) | 5.3 |
| .0 | (--) | QB rating | (--) | 121.4 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 351.0 |
| 5.4 |
| 150.1 |
| 35.3 |
| 4.3 |
| 201.2 |
| 29.7 |
| 18.3 |
| 61.6 |
| 11.0 |
| 6.8 |
| - |
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | (--) | Sacks | (--) | 2.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Sack Yds | (--) | 10.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Intercepts | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Fumbles | (--) | 1.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Penalties | (--) | 4.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Penalty Yds | (--) | 45.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 1.9 |
| 12.2 |
| 0.6 |
| 0.5 |
| 6.1 |
| 50.7 |
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | (--) | Score | (--) | 10.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | 1st Q | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | 2nd Q | (--) | 3.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | 3rd Q | (--) | 7.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | 4th Q | (--) | 0.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 24.7 |
| 5.4 |
| 7.4 |
| 5.3 |
| 6.6 |
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Punt Ret | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/KO Ret | (--) | 18.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | FG Att | (--) | 2.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | FG Made | (--) | 1.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | FG% | (--) | 50.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 10.8 |
| 21.3 |
| 8.6 |
| 6.8 |
| 78.3 |
