13-2, 2-0 Southland

Final

	1	2	T
McNeese MCN	31	37	68
N'Western St NWST	26	33	59

Northwestern State DemonsN'Western StNWST

2-13, 0-2 Southland

McNeese Cowboys @ Northwestern State Demons

Game Information

Natchitoches, LA

ESPN+

Referee:Jon Stigliano

Referee:Marques Pettigrew

Referee:Bobby Bissant III

NCAA Division I

Southland Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Stephen F. Austin	20-2	-	28-6
McNeese	19-3	1	28-6
UT Rio Grande Valley	14-8	6	19-14
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	13-9	7	18-15
LSU New Orleans	12-10	8	15-18
Nicholls	12-10	8	14-19
Houston Christian	8-14	12	12-20
Northwestern State	8-14	12	10-22
Incarnate Word	7-15	13	12-19
Lamar	7-15	13	12-19
East Texas A&M	6-16	14	11-21
SE Louisiana	6-16	14	9-22

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