{"id":448378,"date":"2026-09-26T10:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/448378\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T10:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:40:11","slug":"state-college-football-capsules-northwest-arkansas-democrat-gazette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/448378\/","title":{"rendered":"State college football capsules | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>State college capsules &#8212; Erick Taylor<\/p>\n<p>NAIA<\/p>\n<p>LANGSTON (OKLA.) AT ARKANSAS BAPTIST<\/p>\n<p>WHEN 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>WHERE Quigley-Cox Stadium, Little rock<\/p>\n<p>STREAMING None<\/p>\n<p>TV None<\/p>\n<p>RECORDS Langston 2-1; Arkansas Baptist 1-3<\/p>\n<p>COACHES Calvin Miller (2-1 in first season at Langston and overall); Richard Wilson (19th season at Arkansas Baptist, 13-45 in fifth season at NAIA level)<\/p>\n<p>SERIES Langston leads 5-0.<\/p>\n<p>LAST MEETING Langston led 28-0 early and dominated in a 48-14 win Oct. 11, 2025, in Langston, Okla.<\/p>\n<p>NOTEWORTHY All five meetings have resulted in victories of at least 31 points for Langston. The last time the two played in Little Rock, the Lions won 42-0. &#8230; Arkansas Baptist returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown and ran a fumble back 80 yards for a score over a five-play span in the third quarter of last week&#8217;s 35-28 loss at Nelson (Texas). &#8230; Langston opened the year with a loss at Louisiana Christian but has since won two games in a row. &#8230; The Buffaloes are last in the Sooner Athletic Conference in scoring offense (14.3 points) and scoring defense (49.8 points), but Brenden Ward has defended a league-high five passes. Also, Christopher Moore is tied for second in the SAC with 7.5 tackles for loss.<\/p>\n<p>NCAA DIVISION III<\/p>\n<p>HENDRIX AT AUSTIN (TEXAS)<\/p>\n<p>WHEN 1 p.m. Central<\/p>\n<p>WHERE Jerry Apple Stadium, Sherman, Texas<\/p>\n<p>STREAMING FloCollege<\/p>\n<p>TV None<\/p>\n<p>RECORDS Hendrix 1-1; Austin 1-2<\/p>\n<p>COACHES Buck Buchanan (63-63 in 14th season at Hendrix and overall); Tony Joe White 7-25 in fourth season at Austin and 42-46 in 10 seasons overall)<\/p>\n<p>SERIES Hendrix leads 8-6.<\/p>\n<p>LAST MEETING Hendrix led 34-7 at halftime before rolling 60-21 on Oct. 11, 2025, in Conway.<\/p>\n<p>NOTEWORTHY Austin led Texas Lutheran 20-15 at halftime last week but was outscored 42-6 in the second half. &#8230; Two Hendrix players garnered awards from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference last week. Christian Roberts was the co-defensive player of the week after recording 18 tackles and forcing 2 fumbles while Josh Gil was named the special teams player of the week after averaging 39 yards per punt. &#8230; Leyton Riviere is second in the SCAC in completions (48) and first in attempts (93), yards (719), touchdown passes (7) and interceptions (7). &#8230; Westin Bruce had seven catches for 139 yards for Hendrix in its 39-point victory over Austin in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>LYON AT WESTMINSTER (MO.)<\/p>\n<p>WHEN 7 p.m. Central<\/p>\n<p>WHERE Kent and Judith Mueller Stadium, Fuller, Mo.<\/p>\n<p>STREAMING Westminster College Athletics<\/p>\n<p>TV None<\/p>\n<p>RECORDS Lyon 1-2; Westminster 1-1<\/p>\n<p>COACHES Chris Douglas (11-44 in seventh season at Lyon and 71-121 in 21 seasons overall); Luke Butts (6-16 in third season at Westminster and overall)<\/p>\n<p>SERIES Lyon leads 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>LAST MEETING Lyon snapped a tie by scoring 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to win 38-24 on Sept. 27, 2025, in Batesville.<\/p>\n<p>NOTEWORTHY Malaki Lockhart and Grayson Johnson combined to complete 21 of 30 passes for 277 yards with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception last week for Lyon in its 33-32 loss to Greenville (Ill.). The Scots led by 13 points in the final quarter before surrendering 14 straight points. &#8230; Westminster is coming off a bye week but beat Eureka (Ill.) 41-0 in its last game Sept. 12. &#8230; Tky Posey leads Lyon in rushing with 143 yards on 34 carries. Also, both Javarion Williams and Jace Birkes have caught two touchdown passes apiece. &#8230; Martez Stephenson has rushed 19 times for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns for Westminster. Trey Thomas has also completed 28 of 47 passes for 322 yards and 3 scores.<\/p>\n<p>Southern Collegiate Athletic Association;CONF.;ALLTexas Lutheran;0-0;2-1Hendrix;0-0;1-1Austin (Texas);0-0;1-2Lyon;0-0;1-2Centenary (La.);0-0;0-2Gallaudet (D.C.);0-0;0-3Saturday&#8217;s gamesAll times CentralRoanoke (Va.) at Gallaudet (D.C.), noonHendrix at Austin (Texas), 1 p.m.Texas Lutheran at East Texas Baptist, 1 p.m.Schreiner (Texas) at Centenary (La.), 6 p.m.Lyon at Westminster (Mo.), 7 p.m.Sooner Athletic Conference standings;CONF.;ALLOttawa (Ariz.);3-0;3-1Louisiana Christian;2-0;3-1Texas Wesleyan;1-0;1-2Langston (Okla.);1-1;2-1Nelson (Texas);1-1;1-2Arkansas Baptist;1-1;1-3Okla. Panhandle State;0-1;2-2Wayland Baptist (Texas);0-2;1-3Texas College;0-3;0-3Saturday&#8217;s gamesAll times CentralWayland Baptist at Texas College, 6 p.m.Langston (Okla.) at Arkansas Baptist, 6 p.m.Nelson (Texas) at Texas Wesleyan, 6 p.m.Okla. Panhandle State at Louisiana Christian, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/staff\/erick-taylor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erick Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"author-email\"><a class=\"staffer__email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nwaonline.com\/news\/2026\/sep\/26\/state-college-football-capsules\/mailto:ericktaylor@adgnewsroom.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ericktaylor@adgnewsroom.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Untitled_design_57_Q81l5jH_t261.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Erick Taylor is the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette&#8217;s high school sports coordinator and lead reporter for Division II, Division III and NAIA football. He has been involved in sports journalism for 25 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"State college capsules &#8212; Erick Taylor NAIA LANGSTON (OKLA.) 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