Highlights
YOUTUBEScoring plays
12 SCORES
Ed Eagan 97 Yd Kickoff Return (Chris Moore Kick)
7-0
Daniel Sams 1 Yd Run (Trent Manuel Kick)
7-7
Tavarious Battiste 29 Yd pass from Daniel Sams (Trent Manuel Kick)
7-14
Chris Moore 20 Yd Field Goal
10-14
Kent Shelby 73 Yd pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux Kick)
10-21
Joel Blumenthal 62 Yd Run (Chris Moore Kick)
17-21
Chris Moore 44 Yd Field Goal
20-21
Ryan Ross 2 Yd Run (Jean Breaux PAT failed)
20-27
Tuff McClain 42 Yd pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore Kick)
27-27
Daniel Sams 52 Yd Run (Jean Breaux Kick)
27-34
Austin Nelson 2 Yd pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux PAT blocked)
27-40
Ryan Ross 1 Yd Run (Jean Breaux Kick)
27-47
What happened
ESPN RECAPSams leads McNeese St. to 47-27 win over Northwestern State
LAKE CHARLES, La. -- Daniel Sams scored five touchdowns and racked up 357 total yards as McNeese State defeated Northwestern State 47-27 on Saturday night. Both teams thrived on the big plays but Sams, who threw for 242 yards and rushed for 115, led McNeese State (7-0, 6-0 Southland Conference) to the win. Northwestern State (1-6, 1-4) struck first when Ed Eagan returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a score. Leading 14-10, Sams hit Kent Shelby , who finished with 110 yards receiving, on a 73-yard scoring strike to open the second half. Northwestern responded on the next play from scrimmage when Joel Blumenthal broke for a 60-yard scoring run to close to 21-17 with less than one minute gone in the third quarter. Northwestern State's Stephen Rivers opened the final quarter with a 42-yard scoring strike to Tuff McClain to tie the score at 27.
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Team stats
NWST · MCNSNAVARRE STADIUM, LAKE CHARLES · ATTENDANCE 9,806
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