ALVA, Okla. – SWOSU Football closed the 2025 season in dominant fashion, rolling past Northwestern 45-3 in the regular-season finale on Saturday.
With the win, SWOSU finishes the season 6-5, earning the program's first winning record since 2015. The Bulldogs also completed a perfect 5-0 mark against teams from Oklahoma, their first undefeated in-state run since 2016.
The Bulldogs piled up 531 yards of offense — their highest total since 2018 — and came within a long, GAC-tying 53-yard Ranger field goal of securing a second straight shutout.
SWOSU scored on all four of its first-half drives to build a 24-3 halftime lead. After a fumble on their opening possession of the third quarter and a punt on the next, the Bulldogs slammed the door by scoring touchdowns on their next three drives to break the game wide open.
Baylor Nash sparked the scoring with a 30-yard touchdown grab on SWOSU's opening drive and later added a second score on a double-pass trick play — a 49-yard strike from
Isaac Norris that left him wide open downfield. Nash needed only three receptions to record his third 100-yard game of the season, finishing with 127 yards.
Quarterback
MJ Rivers turned in another efficient performance, going 18-for-22 for 277 yards and three touchdowns — just five yards shy of matching his season high in passing yardage.
On the ground,
Malik Roberson led the way with 89 yards on only five carries, highlighted by a 67-yard burst.
Red Martel added 44 yards on 10 attempts, scoring his sixth rushing touchdown of the season and later his first receiving touchdown on a 29-yard catch.
Defensively, the Bulldogs held an opponent under 300 yards for the fifth time this season. Northwestern managed just 280 yards and committed three turnovers — all produced by
Malcolm Murphy, who intercepted two passes (including one in the end zone) and both forced and recovered a fumble.
Malcom Gooden anchored the defense with a team-high six tackles.
Offensively, SWOSU finished 5-of-10 on third down, 2-of-3 on fourth down, and piled up 26 first downs—their second-highest total this season. The Bulldogs' 326 passing yards also marked a new season high.
