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49–48
Final
 Provost Umphrey Stadium, BeaumontNWST -10
FINALNorthwestern State 49, Lamar 48LAM covered +10CLOSED NWST -10

Highlights

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Win probability

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LAM WINNING
NWST WINNING
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KICKOFF: LAM 59% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 26 PTS

Scoring plays

14 SCORES
Q1
Rushing Touchdown

Jared West 1 Yd Run (Austyn Fendrick Kick)

10:58
7-0
Passing Touchdown

Quan Shorts 17 Yd pass from Shelton Eppler (Austyn Fendrick Kick)

2:56
14-0
Q2
Passing Touchdown

Levar Gumms 22 Yd pass from Shelton Eppler (Austyn Fendrick Kick)

10:21
21-0
Passing Touchdown

Marquisian Chapman 38 Yd pass from Shelton Eppler (Austyn Fendrick Kick)

6:01
28-0
Rushing Touchdown

Darrel Colbert Jr. 3 Yd Run (Elvin Martinez Kick)

4:04
28-7
Passing Touchdown

Dorian Gaston 25 Yd pass from Darrel Colbert Jr. (Elvin Martinez Kick)

1:39
28-14
Q3
Passing Touchdown

Jawun Ruffin 45 Yd pass from Darrel Colbert Jr. (Elvin Martinez Kick)

9:10
28-21
Passing Touchdown

Dorian Gaston 43 Yd pass from Darrel Colbert Jr. (Elvin Martinez Kick)

6:01
28-28
Passing Touchdown

Jaylen Watson 11 Yd pass from Shelton Eppler (Austyn Fendrick Kick)

3:43
35-28
Q4
Rushing Touchdown

Darrel Colbert Jr. 3 Yd Run (Elvin Martinez Kick)

13:03
35-35
Passing Touchdown

Jazz Ferguson 70 Yd pass from Shelton Eppler (Austyn Fendrick Kick)

12:54
42-35
Passing Touchdown

Jazz Ferguson 9 Yd pass from Shelton Eppler (Austyn Fendrick Kick)

9:30
49-35
Rushing Touchdown

Darrel Colbert Jr. 8 Yd Run (Elvin Martinez Kick)

5:01
49-42
Passing Touchdown

Dorian Gaston 37 Yd pass from Darrel Colbert Jr. (Elvin Martinez PAT blocked)

2:38
49-48

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Northwestern State wins wild shootout, 49-48 over Lamar

BEAUMONT, Texas -- Shelton Eppler teamed with Jazz Ferguson for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, but it was a blocked PAT in the final minutes that turned aside Lamar for a 49-48 win to open Southland Conference play with a shootout on Saturday night. Eppler threw for a school-record six touchdown passes, the last two to Ferguson, and he smashed the single-game record with 474 yards passing. Ferguson finished with four catches for 142 yards. The teams combined for 1,055 total yards. Darrel Colbert ran for three touchdowns and passed for four as Lamar (1-2-0-1), which trailed 28-0 midway through the second quarter came roaring back. Northwestern State (2-1, 1-0) broke away from a 35-35 tie thanks to a pair of terrific TD catches by the 6-fooot-5 Ferguson.

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Top performers

NWST
PASSINGShelton Eppler27/48, 474 YDS, 6 TD
RUSHINGJared West12 CAR, 60 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGJazz Ferguson4 REC, 142 YDS, 2 TD
LAM
PASSINGDarrel Colbert Jr.15/31, 263 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGDarrel Colbert Jr.27 CAR, 137 YDS, 3 TD
RECEIVINGDorian Gaston4 REC, 114 YDS, 3 TD

Team stats

NWST · LAM
562
TOTAL YARDS
493
474
PASSING
263
88
RUSHING
230
26
1ST DOWNS
29
7-15
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
9-16
0
TURNOVERS
2
14-106
PENALTIES
11-99
28:38
POSSESSION
31:22

PROVOST UMPHREY STADIUM, BEAUMONT · ATTENDANCE 6,021

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