2015 Northwestern State Demons football team

2015 Northwestern State Demons football

Conference	Southland Conference
2015 record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Jay Thomas (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Ben Norton (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Daryl Daye (1st year)
Home stadium	Harry Turpin Stadium (Capacity: 15,971)


2015 Southland Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Abilene Christian*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	0	–	0
Houston Baptist	0	–	0	0	–	0
Incarnate Word*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lamar	0	–	0	0	–	0
McNeese State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Nicholls State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northwestern State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Sam Houston State	0	–	0	0	–	0
SE Louisiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	0	–	0

† – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II As of 10 January 2015; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2015 Northwestern State Demons football team will represent Northwestern State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Demons will be led by third year head coach Jay Thomas and will play their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
Regular Season
September 3	6:00 PM	Southeastern Louisiana	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA	DTV	–
September 12	6:00 PM	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	–
September 19	TBA	at Mississippi State*	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECN	–
September 26	6:00 PM	Central Arkansas	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA	DTV	–
October 3	6:00 PM	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX		–
October 17	6:00 PM	Lamar	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA	DTV	–
October 24	TBA	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		–
October 31	TBA	at Nicholls	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA	DTV	–
November 7	6:00 PM	Abilene Christian	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA	DTV	–
November 14	TBA	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX		–
November 21	3:00 PM	Stephen F. Austin	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA	DTV	–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 3
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Television network: DTV

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–29	2014	Southeastern Louisiana, 20–30

@ (FBS) Louisiana–Lafayette

Northwestern State at Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 12
Location: Cajun Field
Lafayette, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–35	2005	Louisiana–Lafayette, 28–49

@ (FBS) Mississippi State

Northwestern State at Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 19
Location: Davis Wade Field
Starkville, MS
Game start: TBA CDT
Television network: SECN

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1946	Mississippi State, 0–27

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 26
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Television network: DTV

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2014	Central Arkansas, 35–58

@ Incarnate Word

Northwestern State at Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 3
Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
San Antonio, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Television network: DTV

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	Northwestern State, 49–12

Lamar (Homecoming)

Lamar at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 17
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Television network: DTV

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–7–1	2013	Northwestern State, 37–28

@ McNeese State

Northwestern State at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 24
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–43	2014	McNeese State, 28–35

@ Nicholls

Northwestern State at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 31
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–16	2014	Northwestern State, 48–21

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 7
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CST
Television network: DTV

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2014	Northwestern State, 34–10

@ Sam Houston State

Northwestern State at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 14
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: TBA CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–17	2014	Northwestern State, 31–27

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 21
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
43–25	2014	Stephen F. Austin, 24–27

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Sports Network
Coaches

References

↑ "2015 Demon Football Schedule". Northwestern State Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

Northwestern State Demons football

Venues	Harry Turpin Stadium (1976–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Chief Caddo (Stephen F. Austin) NSU Challenge (Nicholls State) Louisiana–Monroe McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana

Culture & lore	Vic the Demon Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014