2026 · Week 1Final

Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 8:00 PM EDT

Louisiana Christian at Northwestern State

LCLouisiana Christian

Northwestern StateDemonsSouthland Conference

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Game details

Kickoff: Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 8:00 PM EDT
Matchup: Louisiana Christian at Northwestern State
Venue: Harry Turpin Stadium

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Louisiana Christian	7	7	21	7	42
Northwestern State	13	14	3	7	37

Excitement index: 5.81
Louisiana Christian final win probability: 47.9%
Northwestern State final win probability: 52.1%

Full comparison

Team stats

Louisiana ChristianNorthwestern State

First downs: 19; 29
Third-down efficiency: 8-14; 6-14
Fourth-down efficiency: 0-0; 1-2
Total yards: 347; 525
Passing yards: 183; 341
Completions / attempts: 15-27; 32-45
Yards per pass: 6.8; 7.6
Rushing Yards: 164; 184
Rushing Attempts: 36; 32
Yards per rush: 4.6; 5.8
Penalties / yards: 10-75; 12-111
Turnovers: 1; 3
Fumbles lost: 0; 2
Interceptions: 1; 1
Time of possession: 23:07; 36:53
Passes defended: 3; 0
QB hurries: 1; 3
Sacks: 2; 2
Tackles: 49; 17
Defensive touchdowns: 1; 0
Tackles for loss: 9; 4
Total fumbles: 1; 2
Fumbles recovered: 2; 0
Passes Intercepted: 1; 1
Interception TDs: 1; 0
Interception Yards: 42; 26
Kicking Points: 6; 13
Kick returns: 2; 2
Kick Return TDs: 0; 0
Kick Return Yards: 78; 70
Passing touchdowns: 2; 2
Rushing touchdowns: 3; 2
Punt returns: —; 2
Punt Return TDs: —; 0
Punt Return Yards: —; 0

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

Louisiana Christian

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Bryce Perkins	14/25	178	7.1	2	1
Phillip Jones II	1/2	5	2.5	0	0

Northwestern State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Abram Johnston	30/42	319	7.6	2	1
Zach Wilcke	2/3	22	7.3	0	0

Rushing

Louisiana Christian

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Datlan Cunningham	14	117	8.4	2	37
Jaterrius Johnson	13	43	3.3	1	11
Ashontis Brooks	2	8	4.0	0	6
Phillip Jones II	1	2	2.0	0	2
Obadiah Butler	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bryce Perkins	5	-6	-1.2	0	14

Northwestern State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Zay Davis	12	124	10.3	1	60
Abram Johnston	14	35	2.5	1	18
Jimmie Duncan	1	8	8.0	0	8
Zach Wilcke	1	6	6.0	0	6
Myion Hicks	2	6	3.0	0	5
Brendan Webb	1	5	5.0	0	5
Kameron Thomas	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving

Louisiana Christian

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Omarius Davis	5	81	16.2	1	52
EJ Scott	2	46	23.0	0	30
Darius Washington	3	32	10.7	1	24
Xavion Butler	2	20	10.0	0	14
Grayson Thibodeaux	1	4	4.0	0	4
Datlan Cunningham	2	0	0.0	0	2

Northwestern State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jimmie Duncan	3	93	31.0	1	59
Dylan Rhodes	6	55	9.2	1	14
Matt Gower	4	42	10.5	0	20
Brendan Webb	5	42	8.4	0	13
Joseph Moreland	1	31	31.0	0	31
Zay Davis	4	28	7.0	0	17
Luke Carter	3	26	8.7	0	14
Ben Buisson	3	21	7.0	0	10
Kameron Thomas	1	4	4.0	0	4
Myion Hicks	2	-1	-0.5	0	5

Fumbles

Louisiana Christian

Player	FUM	REC
Bryce Perkins	1	0
Ernest Mitchell	0	1
Kawarren Scott	0	1

Northwestern State

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Zach Wilcke	1	1	0
Luke Carter	1	1	0

Defensive

Louisiana Christian

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Jaden Jones	13	11	0	0	0	0	0
Trace McHugh	7	6	1	3	0	0	0
Cameron Leonard	6	5	0	1	0	0	0
Judson Mixon	6	1	0	1	0	0	0
Brandon Johnson Ii	5	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jermarian Jackson	4	3	1	2	0	0	0
Kawarren Scott	4	2	0	0.5	0	0	0
Kristian Doyle	4	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Marques Hampton	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
David Voorhies III	2	2	0	0	2	0	0
Jordan Oglesby	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Amir Franklin-Sanders	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Coleman Jr.	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Ernest Mitchell	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jonathan Moore-LeDay	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Cameron Brazzle	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Brumfield	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaxson Fields	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler England Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaden Manuel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kerrick Gaines	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Northwestern State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Donovan Dozier	7	2	0.5	0.5	2
Tywon Wray Jr.	6	3	0	0.5	0
Danny Sears	6	1	0	0	0
Jadon Weber	5	1	0	0	0
Braden Woods	4	1	1	1.5	0
Brennon Thompson	4	1	0	0.5	0
Joe Natali	3	2	0	0	0
Brandon Ross	3	2	0	0	0
Christian Williams	3	1	0	0	0
Keshawn Reed	3	0	0	0	0
Blake Fann	3	0	0	0.5	0
Harold Lawson	3	0	0	0	0
Alex Larry	3	0	0	0	0
Troy Santa Marina Jr.	2	1	0	0	0
Kemarion Ivory	2	0	0.5	0.5	0
Ben Bienvenu	2	0	0	0	0
Mikel Hines	2	0	0	0	0
Jace Williams	1	1	0	0	0
Diego Sanchez	1	1	0	0	0
Krypto Norwood	1	0	0	0	0
Geoffrey Ojeh	1	0	0	0	0
Tyler Lewis	0	0	0	0	1

Interceptions

Louisiana Christian

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Ernest Mitchell	1	42	1

Northwestern State

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Joe Natali	1	26	0

Kick returns

Louisiana Christian

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Obadiah Butler	2	78	39.0	65	0

Northwestern State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Zay Davis	1	47	47.0	47	0
Antonio Hall	1	23	23.0	23	0

Kicking

Louisiana Christian

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Preston Baker	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Northwestern State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Payne Williams III	3/3	100.0	47	4/4	13

Punting

Louisiana Christian

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Preston Baker	4	172	43.0	0	1	45

Northwestern State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cooper Evans	2	74	37.0	0	0	39

Punt returns

Northwestern State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ben Buisson	2	0	0.0	0	0

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

Louisiana ChristianNorthwestern State

Total predicted points added

Plays: 68; 75
Overall · Total: 12.4; 10.2
Overall · Q1: 2.9; 4.5
Overall · Q2: -0.8; 10
Overall · Q3: 9.6; -6
Overall · Q4: 0.6; 1.6
Passing · Total: 8; 6
Passing · Q1: 5.7; -0.2
Passing · Q2: -1.8; 15.8
Passing · Q3: 2.3; -12.3
Passing · Q4: 1.8; 2.7
Rushing · Total: 4.3; 4.2
Rushing · Q1: -2.6; 4.7
Rushing · Q2: 0.6; -5.7
Rushing · Q3: 7.4; 6.3
Rushing · Q4: -1.2; -1.2

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 1.32; 1.28
Overall · Q1: 1.25; 1.22
Overall · Q2: 0.64; 1.12
Overall · Q3: 1.64; 2.13
Overall · Q4: 1.64; 1.21

Field position

Average starting field position: 68.4; 62.8
Average starting predicted points: 1.48; 1.84

Havoc

Total: 0%; 8.8%
Front Seven: 0%; 7.4%
Defensive backs: 0%; 1.5%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 68; 75
Overall · Total: 0.18; 0.14
Overall · Q1: 0.16; 0.24
Overall · Q2: -0.05; 0.44
Overall · Q3: 0.53; -0.37
Overall · Q4: 0.04; 0.09
Passing · Total: 0.28; 0.13
Passing · Q1: 0.71; -0.02
Passing · Q2: -0.23; 1.31
Passing · Q3: 0.29; -1.23
Passing · Q4: 0.36; 0.21
Rushing · Total: 0.12; 0.14
Rushing · Q1: -0.29; 0.53
Rushing · Q2: 0.1; -0.52
Rushing · Q3: 0.83; 1.06
Rushing · Q4: -0.1; -0.29

Rushing profile

Power Success: 100%; 66.7%
Stuff Rate: 22.2%; 23.3%
Line Yards: 83; 87
Line Yards Average: 2.3; 2.9
Second Level Yards: 36; 40
Second Level Yards Average: 1; 1.3
Open Field Yards: 52; 71
Open Field Yards Average: 1.4; 2.4

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 7; 10
Points: 28; 30
Points Per Opportunity: 4; 3

Success rates

Overall · Total: 39.7%; 44%
Overall · Q1: 38.9%; 36.8%
Overall · Q2: 40%; 69.6%
Overall · Q3: 50%; 25%
Overall · Q4: 29.4%; 35.3%
Standard Downs · Total: 45.2%; 45.7%
Standard Downs · Q1: 50%; 46.2%
Standard Downs · Q2: 50%; 56.3%
Standard Downs · Q3: 38.5%; 37.5%
Standard Downs · Q4: 44.4%; 33.3%
Passing Downs · Total: 30.8%; 41.4%
Passing Downs · Q1: 25%; 16.7%
Passing Downs · Q2: 20%; 100%
Passing Downs · Q3: 80%; 12.5%
Passing Downs · Q4: 12.5%; 37.5%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Northwestern State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Zach Wilcke	QB	2.7%	0%	8.7%	0%	0%	0%	4.4%
Myion Hicks	RB	5.3%	21.1%	0%	0%	0%	6.7%	4.4%
Luke Carter	TE	2.7%	5.3%	0%	6.3%	0%	0%	4.4%
Joseph Moreland	TE	2.7%	10.5%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4.4%
Dylan Rhodes	WR	12%	10.5%	8.7%	12.5%	17.6%	0%	20%
Kameron Thomas	RB	2.7%	0%	4.3%	6.3%	0%	3.3%	2.2%
Camryn Davis	WR	1.3%	0%	0%	0%	5.9%	0%	2.2%
Abram Johnston	QB	69.3%	63.2%	65.2%	62.5%	88.2%	33.3%	93.3%
Zay Davis	RB	20%	15.8%	17.4%	25%	23.5%	36.7%	8.9%
Ben Buisson	WR	5.3%	5.3%	4.3%	0%	11.8%	0%	8.9%
Matt Gower	TE	5.3%	0%	13%	0%	5.9%	0%	8.9%
Jimmie Duncan	WR	8%	0%	17.4%	6.3%	5.9%	3.3%	11.1%
Brendan Webb	WR	12%	15.8%	4.3%	18.8%	11.8%	3.3%	17.8%

Average player PPA

Northwestern State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Zach Wilcke	QB	0.48	—	0.48	—	—	0	0.48
Myion Hicks	RB	-0.62	-0.62	—	—	—	-0.11	-1.12
Luke Carter	TE	0.17	-0.02	—	0.37	—	0	0.17
Joseph Moreland	TE	1.02	1.02	—	—	—	0	1.02
Dylan Rhodes	WR	0.64	-0.11	1.6	-0.76	1.45	0	0.64
Kameron Thomas	RB	-0.64	—	-1.11	-0.17	—	-1.11	-0.17
Camryn Davis	WR	-1.11	—	—	—	-1.11	0	-1.11
Abram Johnston	QB	0.18	-0	0.92	-0.61	0.12	-0.32	0.3
Zay Davis	RB	0.45	0.58	0.47	1.2	-0.42	0.51	0.3
Ben Buisson	WR	0.28	0.42	1.2	—	-0.24	0	0.28
Matt Gower	TE	0.73	—	0.86	—	0.34	0	0.73
Jimmie Duncan	WR	1.48	—	1.97	-0.66	1.67	0.61	1.65
Brendan Webb	WR	-0.18	0.07	-1.16	-0.44	0.31	0.36	-0.25

Total player PPA

Northwestern State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Zach Wilcke	QB	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Myion Hicks	RB	-2.5	-2.5	0	0	0	-0.2	-2.2
Luke Carter	TE	0.3	0	0	0.4	0	0	0.3
Joseph Moreland	TE	2	2	0	0	0	0	2
Dylan Rhodes	WR	5.8	-0.2	3.2	-1.5	4.3	0	5.8
Kameron Thomas	RB	-1.3	0	-1.1	-0.2	0	-1.1	-0.2
Camryn Davis	WR	-1.1	0	0	0	-1.1	0	-1.1
Abram Johnston	QB	9.5	0	13.8	-6.1	1.8	-3.2	12.6
Zay Davis	RB	6.8	1.7	1.9	4.8	-1.7	5.6	1.2
Ben Buisson	WR	1.1	0.4	1.2	0	-0.5	0	1.1
Matt Gower	TE	2.9	0	2.6	0	0.3	0	2.9
Jimmie Duncan	WR	8.9	0	7.9	-0.7	1.7	0.6	8.3
Brendan Webb	WR	-1.7	0.2	-1.2	-1.3	0.6	0.4	-2