Demon Stats 2017
L - @La Tech , 24-52 L - @ Grambling State, 10-23 (FCS #17) W - Lamar, 35-28 L - Southeastern, 20-49 L - @ Nicholls State, 10-14 (FCS #20) L - @ Sam Houston State, 36-40 (FCS #7)
La Tech has Ws over NWS, Western Kentucky and South Alabama and one point losses @South Carolina and @UAB.
Demons probably the best 5 loss team in all of D1............after UCA they finish @HBU, then ACU, @McNeese State and SFA at home.
@Nicholls State
Colonels scored with 3:54 to go after a 8 play 40 yd drive........Nicholls had punted with 9:02 to NWS 1 ....Demons could not move ball and punted to NWS40 with 7:29. Colonels then scored TD after a 3rd and 17 reception to 16 and a personal foul penalty to 4. demons has two more possessions but could get nothing going.
NWS/NSU
First downs: 15/19 Rush: 115/181 Pass: 10-28-1-87/12-27-1-145 Total: 202/336 Fumbles: 0-2/2-1 Punts: 9-41.8/7-36.0 3rd: 5-16/7-18 Sacks: 4-18/2-8
@SHS
Led 24-7 in Q2 and hung on to 27-21 lead at H2 after SHS scored with 2:52 left and demons took KO down to kick 40 yd FG. Pushed lead out to 33-21 in early Q3 and then 38-28 at end of Q3..........then SHS slowly crawled back into the lead with a 70 yard Briscoe to Davion Davis bomb and a 1 yd Corey Avery run with 1:04 to go to cap a 96 yard drive with a 64 pass completion by the Kats' Nathan Stewart.
NWS/SHS
First downs: 22/26 Rush: 297/107 Pass: 22-43-0-221/33-57-2-509 Total: 518/616 Fumbles: 0-0/1-1 Punts: 10-37.6/6-41.5 3rd: 3-17/8-16 Sacks: 1-3/2-7
NWS had 5.5 TFL
Clay Holgerson, 21-36-207 and 2 TDs passing Chris Jones, 12-156 rushing and Jared West 4/77 6 receivers had at least 3 catches 3-3 FGs from 31, 40 and 44
J. D. Almond is QB with most reps but played little vs SHS.
"The Demons' Purple Swarm defense, undaunted by ninth-ranked Sam Houston State's powerful offense, came up with three turnovers and stopped two fourth-down tries."
"But Sam Houston's ability to make long plays in the passing game did in the Demons."
""It's terrible," said NSU's leading tackler (7), linebacker Nick Pierotti. "You have the lead with two minutes left, and they're on their 4-yard line. One big play. Gotta stop big plays. Gotta finish. That's what it comes down to. "
Gonna have to buckle it up and play good ball.
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