Sam Houston State Bearkats @ Northwestern State Demons
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHSU | 7 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
NWST | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Sam Houston St. 52, Northwestern St. 17
NATCHITOCHES, La. -- Brian Bell threw for three touchdowns and Sam Houston State broke a 7-7 first-quarter tie by scoring 45 consecutive points in a 52-17 rout of Northwestern State Saturday night.
The Bearkats (8-2, 6-1 Southland Conference) won their seventh straight. They've scored at least 41 points in each of those games.
Sam Houston State scored first on Tim Flanders' 56-yard run, then Ed Eagan returned the ensuing kickoff 82 yards for a Demons' touchdown.
But following a Bearkats' field goal early in the second quarter, Bell threw three touchdown passes. The first was a 50-yarder to T.J. Jones, then a 38-yarder to Trey Diller and a 10-yarder to Chance Nelson. Bookie Sneed also returned an interception 11 yards for a score.
Flanders, who gained 138 yards, scored on a 4-yard run. Brad Henderson tossed a 4-yard touchdown pass to Louis Hollier for Northwestern State (4-6, 2-4) to end it.
Game Information
Natchitoches, LA
2025 Standings
| Southland Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 8-0 | 11-3 |
| SE Louisiana | 7-1 | 9-4 |
| Lamar | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 5-3 | 9-3 |
| Nicholls | 4-4 | 4-8 |
| McNeese | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| East Texas A&M | 3-5 | 3-9 |
| Incarnate Word | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Houston Christian | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Northwestern State | 0-8 | 1-11 |
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