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

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 4). Aidan McCown, Lamar beats Northwestern State 42-14, extends Demons' losing streak to 17 games. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/aidan-mccown-lamar-beats-northwestern-state-42-14-extends-demons-losing-streak-to-17-games/article_0f445bfb-249b-52e2-8c62-aabd30549701.html

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In a Division-I football game, Aidan McCown led Lamar to a 42-14 victory over Northwestern State in Beaumont, Texas, extending the latter’s losing streak to 17 games. Northwestern State hasn’t won since their opening game of the 2025 season against Alcorn State. Lamar’s key players included McCown with two touchdown passes and Zay Davis who ran for a decisive 24-yard touchdown near the end of the game.
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Aidan McCown led Lamar to a 42-14 victory over Northwestern State in Beaumont, Texas, extending the Demons' losing streak to 17 games. McCown threw two touchdown passes and scored one rushing touchdown himself. Zach Wilcke of Northwestern State threw one touchdown pass but failed to convert on 10 third-down attempts in the first half. Lamar improved its record to 4-1, while Northwestern State remains winless at 0-6 in Division I football. The Cardinals have won three consecutive games following a loss to Louisiana-Lafayette earlier this season.

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BEAUMONT Demons Lamar Northwestern State Texas

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Lamar ORG · 4× Northwestern State ORG · 3× Demons ORG · 2× Aidan McCown PERSON · 1× BEAUMONT GPE · 1× Cardinals ORG · 1× Division-I ORG · 1× Southland Conference ORG · 1× Texas GPE · 1× the Football Championship Subdivision ORG · 1×

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Aidan McCown threw two touchdown passes and added one of Lamar’s four rushing touchdowns Saturday night and the Cardinals beat Northwestern State 42-14 to extend the longest active losing streak in Division-I football to 17 games.
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Aidan McCown threw two touchdown passes and added one of Lamar’s four rushing touchdowns Saturday night and the Cardinals beat Northwestern State 42-14 to extend the longest active losing streak in Division-I football to 17 games. asserted
Cardinals → throw → games
Northwestern State (0-6, 0-3 Southland Conference), a member the Football Championship Subdivision, hasn’t won a game since a 20-10 victory over Alcorn State to open the 2025 season that ended the program’s 20-game skid. asserted
that → win → skid
McCown threw a short pass to LaDamion McDowell who raced to the end zone for a 37-yard touchdown to give Lamar the lead for good with 4:41 left in the first quarter. asserted
4:41 → throw → quarter
Zach Wilcke threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Brendan Webb in the first quarter for the Demons. asserted
Wilcke → throw → Demons
Zay Davis took a pitch to the right, bent it back to the middle and raced untouched for a 24-yard TD that capped the scoring with 14:11 left in the game. asserted
that → take → game
The Demons went 0 for 10 on third-down conversions in the first half and finished 2 of 17. asserted
Demons → go → 17
Lamar (4-1, 2-0) — No. 14 in the Stats Perform poll — has won three in a row since a 38-7 loss at Louisiana-Lafayette of the Football Bowl Subdivision on Sept. 5. asserted
Lamar → win → Sept.
Jojo Uga ripped off a 45-yard TD run that opened the scoring less than 2 minutes into the game. asserted
that → rip → game
Parker Jenkins added a 39-yard rushing touchdown and Cam Patterson’s 8-yard scoring run made it 42-7 about 3 1/2 minutes into the second half. asserted
it → add → half
Up next Northwestern State: Hosts McNeese State on Oct. 17. asserted
State → host → Oct.
Lamar: Hosts Incarnate Word next Saturday. asserted
Lamar → host → Word
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