Aidan McCown, Lamar beats Northwestern State 42-14, extends Demons' losing streak to 17 games

Beaumont, Texas (AP) — Aidan McCown's two touchdown passes and one of his own rushing TDs propelled the Lamar Cardinals to a 42-14 victory over Northwestern State on Saturday evening, extending Northwestern State's losing streak to an all-time high of 17 games in Division-I football. Northwestern State, competing in the Football Championship Subdivision, had not won a game since their 20-10 win over Alcorn State at the start of the 2025 season, breaking a 20-game winning streak.

McCown connected with LaDamion McDowell on a short 37-yard touchdown pass to establish Lamar's lead with 4:41 remaining in the first quarter. Zach Wilcke followed by throwing a 7-yard touchdown pass to Brendan Webb in the same quarter for the Demons. Zay Davis sealed the game with a 24-yard touchdown run with 14:11 left on the clock.

The Demons struggled on third-down conversions in the first half, going 0 for 10 and finishing the half 2 of 17. Lamar, currently ranked No. 14 in the Stats Perform poll, has won three consecutive games following a loss to Louisiana-Lafayette of the Football Bowl Subdivision on September 5th. Jojo Uga's 45-yard rushing touchdown opened the scoring less than two minutes into the game, with Parker Jenkins adding a 39-yard rushing touchdown and Cam Patterson's 8-yard scoring run extending the lead to 42-7 by the second half's 3 1/2 minutes.

Northwestern State is set to host McNeese State on October 17th, while Lamar will face Incarnate Word next Saturday.