HCU Huskies (4-6, 3-4 SLC) at Northwestern State Demons (0-10, 0-7 SLC)
Saturday, Nov. 14 – 1 p.m.
Turpin Stadium – Natchitoches, Louisiana
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NATCHITOCHES, La. – HCU football leaves the state of Texas for just the second time this season when then the Huskies take on Northwestern State on Saturday with an eye toward snapping a three-game losing skid at Turpin Stadium at 1:00 p.m.
The Huskies (4-6, 3-4 SLC) will face the Demons (0-10, 0-7 SLC) in Natchitoches for the first time since the 2021 season. HCU is 4-5 all-time against Northwestern State, defeating the Demons in Houston each of the last two seasons. The Huskies were scheduled to visit Turpin Stadium in 2023 before the Demons cancelled their season due to the tragic death of Ronnie Caldwell midway through the season.
Last year, the Huskies rushed for 242 yards and forced a pair of turnovers en route to a 20-17 win at Husky Stadium.
Maddox Kopp connected with
Ja'Ryan Wallace on a 33-yard touchdown in the victory.
HCU heads into Saturday's game looking to get back in the win column after dropping the last three, including a pair of losses to teams ranked in the top-15 of the FCS. Last Saturday, the Huskies' offense struggled to get going as the Huskies fell to visiting McNeese, 10-0.
Trayjen Llanas-Wilcox stood out in the loss, finishing with five catches for 99 yards. Defensively,
Jayven Anderson set a new career-high with 13 tackles that included 3.5 tackles for loss. The HCU linebacker now has 15.5 TFLs this season, tied for third-most in the nation.
The Demons dropped a 52-7 decision at home last weekend to UT Rio Grande Valley. NSU turned the ball over four times in the loss with the Vaqueros turning those into 24 points. Quarterback Zach Wilcke completed 28-of-50 passing for 244 yards but he had three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns. Joseph Moreland led the receiving corps with 6 catches for 60 yards.
Wilcke has thrown for 1,713 yards and 13 touchdowns this season but the grad student has also been picked off 10 times. Linebacker Danny Sears leads the Demons' defense with 67 tackles so far this year while KB Anderson-Dale leads the team with eight TFLs and 2.5 sacks.
The Huskies will return to Husky Stadium for the season finale, and Senior Day, on Saturday, Nov. 21, against the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at 4:00 p.m.
