Cooper, Nunez lead SE Louisiana to 49-20 win over NW State
Oct 1, 2017 - 3:46 AM NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Marcus Cooper ran for 140 yards on seven carries and Lorenzo Lee Nunez threw for 253 yards and two scores as Southeastern Louisiana scored 28 points in the second half to roll to a 49-20 victory over Northwestern State on Saturday night. Nunez was 8-of-11 passing as he had scoring strikes of 88 yards to Jariah Tolbert and Damien Dawson from the 2. Juwan Dickey hauled in four passes for 123 yards and Tolbert grabbed two for 94 yards. Cooper led 11 rushers and Julius Maracalin scored three times on nine carries. The Lions (2-3, 2-1 Southland Conference) started league play falling to Central Arkansas before knocking off Lamar 49-21 last week. Southeastern Louisiana amassed 580 total yards while holding the Demons to 371. J.D. Almond threw for 256 yards and two scores for Northwestern State (1-3, 1-1) which beat Lamar in its home opener for its only win. ___ More AP college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP_Top25No one has shouted yet.
Be the first!
Be the first!
Related News
- Northwestern football’s Las Vegas Bowl win caps a legendary season — and a foundational one Dec 24
- Stock up, stock down from Northwestern’s close Las Vegas Bowl victory over Utah Dec 23
- Rapid Reaction: Northwestern holds on to beat Utah 14-7, extend bowl winning streak Dec 23
- Pound the Talk, Episode 16: Viva Las Vegas Dec 22
- Why Northwestern will/won’t beat Utah Dec 22
- National Signing Day: Northwestern football welcomes next crop of Wildcats to Evanston Dec 21
- What a win in the Las Vegas Bowl would mean for Northwestern Dec 20
- Where are we Wednesday: Las Vegas bound Dec 20
- FILM ROOM: What Northwestern can expect against Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl Dec 18
- Send us your Holiday Mailbag questions!! Dec 17
- Pound the Talk, Episode 15: The rematch Dec 15
- Throwback Thursday: Northwestern football beats Utah in the 2018 Holiday Bowl Dec 14