Chief Caddo

Northwestern State Demons

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Sport

Football

First meeting

September 14, 1957
Northwestern State 20, Stephen F. Austin 7

Latest meeting

November 21, 2015
Northwestern State 33, Stephen F Austin 17

Next meeting

2016

Trophy

Chief Caddo

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Northwestern State leads, 30–19–2

Largest victory

Northwestern State, 52–0 (1991)

Longest streak

Northwestern State, 7 (1976–1982)

Current streak

Northwestern State, 1 (2015–present)

Chief Caddo is the name of the statue given to the winner of the annual football game between Southland Conference members Northwestern State University (NSU) of Natchitoches, Louisiana and Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) of Nacogdoches, Texas.

Made of solid wood, Chief Caddo is the largest trophy in college football, standing 2.3-metre (7.5 ft) and weighing in excess of 150-kilogram (330 lb).

History

The idea of the statue was created in 1960 when longtime rivals NSU and SFA decided to award the winner of the game a trophy. The two schools settled on a wooden statue (both schools are located in heavily forested areas) of a legendary Indian chief whose tribe (the Caddo) was responsible for settling the locations that became the cities in which university was located (both of which are named for branches of the tribe).^[1] Under the agreement, the losing school would chop down a tree from one of its nearby forests, while the winning school would receive the log and carve the statue from it.

NSU won the 1961 game 35-19; thus, SFA delivered a 2,000-pound black gum log to NSU. Woodcarver Harold Green spent some 230 hours fashioning the statue. He was named Chief Caddo to honor the Indian tribe that not only settled the two communities, but provided safety for the early white settlers in the area.

In June 2010, Chief Caddo was given a much needed refurbishing by Flynn Paint & Decorating of Nacogdoches, TX. The project, headed by Bill Flynn, undertook the restoration of the trophy after years of transportation to and from games left Chief Caddo in poor condition. Among the many restorations to the trophy were: the repairing of the base, the construction and replacement of feathers in the headdress, the restaining and repainting of the entire trophy, and intricate detailing.

NSU and SFA have been playing for Chief Caddo since 1961 and NSU has a 29-14-1 advantage in the trophy game.^[2]

Currently Chief Caddo resides at Northwestern State University after the Demons beat the Jacks 33-17 at Turpin Stadium.

Importance of the Caddo Tribe

Historians say had it not been for the Caddo Indians, the Spanish and French colonists who came to the area would not have survived the onslaughts of Apache and Comanche warriors from the west, and the Natchez from the east. In addition, French and Spanish writers of the time said it was certain, wise Caddo chiefs made it possible for the colonists to live as neighbors while their mother countries were at war against each other.

Nacogdoches and Natchitoches both received their names from Caddo place names. In Caddo language "Na" simply means "place of." Nacogdoches is thought to mean "the place of places." Two myths exist about how the cities got their names. Both versions of the myth agree that an Indian chief with two sons sent one east and the other west, and they traveled the same distance and established villages. As for the folklore in question:

One version, as reported by historian Samuel Stewart Mims in "Rios Sabinas", credits the chief of an Adae Indian village on the Sabine River. The village was overpopulated and the chief ordered his two grown sons to report to him precisely at sunrise. He told one son to walk east and the other to walk west until the very moment of sunset. The sons were to establish a village at the place they reached. The son who went west wound up in a grove of persimmon trees, and named his village Nacogdoches, meaning persimmon. The eastbound son reached a grove of papaw trees and named his village Natchitoches, meaning papaw.

Another version says that the chief had twin sons, Nacogdoches and Natchitoches, and could not decide who would lead the tribe following his death. The chief split the tribe between them and sent each in different directions. They traveled for three days, one eastbound and one westbound, and wound up where the cities are located today.

Game results

Northwestern State victories
Stephen F. Austin victories
Tie games

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score		Series
#	Date	Location	Winner	NSU	SFA	Series
1	September 14, 1957	Shreveport, LA	Northwestern State	20	7	NSU 1–0
2	September 12, 1959	Shreveport, LA	Tied	14	14	NSU 1–0–1
3	September 17, 1960	Shreveport, LA	Northwestern State	14	0	NSU 2–0–1
4	September 16, 1961	Shreveport, LA	Northwestern State	35	19	NSU 3–0–1
5	September 15, 1962	Shreveport, LA	Northwestern State	23	6	NSU 4–0–1
6	September 14, 1963	Shreveport, LA	Stephen F. Austin	0	10	NSU 4–1–1
7	September 19, 1964	Shreveport, LA	Northwestern State	34	14	NSU 5–1–1
8	September 18, 1971	Nacogdoches, TX	Northwestern State	18	7	NSU 6–1–1
9	September 16, 1972	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	20	7	NSU 7–1–1
10	September 21, 1974	Natchitoches, LA	Stephen F. Austin	13	14	NSU 7–2–1
11	September 20, 1975	Nacogdoches, TX	Stephen F. Austin	13	17	NSU 7–3–1
12	September 18, 1976	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	47	0	NSU 8–3–1
13	September 24, 1977	Nacogdoches, TX	Northwestern State	20	6	NSU 9–3–1
14	September 16, 1978	Nacogdoches, TX	Northwestern State	21	14	NSU 10–3–1
15	September 15, 1979	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	27	21	NSU 11–3–1
16	September 20, 1980	Nacogdoches, TX	Northwestern State	22	3	NSU 12–3–1
17	September 19, 1981	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	42	13	NSU 13–3–1
18	September 18, 1982	Nacogdoches, TX	Northwestern State	28	14	NSU 14–3–1
19	October 1, 1983	Natchitoches, LA	Stephen F. Austin	25	27	NSU 14–4–1
20	November 17, 1984	Nacogdoches, TX	Stephen F. Austin	18	22	NSU 14–5–1
21	November 23, 1985	Natchitoches, LA	Stephen F. Austin	10	19	NSU 14–6–1
22	November 22, 1986	Nacogdoches, TX	Stephen F. Austin	14	28	NSU 14–7–1
23	November 21, 1987	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	33	21	NSU 15–7–1
24	November 19, 1988	Nacogdoches, TX	Northwestern State	20	17	NSU 16–7–1
25	September 18, 1989	Natchitoches, LA	Tied	17	17	NSU 16–7–2
26	November 17, 1990	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	20	3	NSU 17–7–2
27	November 23, 1991	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	52	0	NSU 18–7–2
28	November 21, 1992	Nacogdoches, TX	Northwestern State	24	10	NSU 19–7–2
29	November 20, 1993	Natchitoches, LA	Stephen F. Austin	20	51	NSU 19–8–2
30	November 19, 1994	Nacogdoches, TX	Stephen F. Austin	13	34	NSU 19–9–2
31	November 16, 1995	Natchitoches, LA	Stephen F. Austin	20	25	NSU 19–10–2
32	November 23, 1996	Nacogdoches, TX	Northwestern State	17	10	NSU 20–10–2
33	November 20, 1997	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	38	24	NSU 21–10–2
34	November 21, 1998	Nacogdoches, TX	Northwestern State	35	21	NSU 22–10–2
35	November 20, 1999	Natchitoches, LA	Stephen F. Austin	14	29	NSU 22–11–2
36	November 18, 2000	Nacogdoches, TX	Stephen F. Austin	3	17	NSU 22–12–2
37	November 17, 2001	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	31	17	NSU 23–12–2
38	November 23, 2002	Nacogdoches, TX	Northwestern State	42	35	NSU 24–12–2
39	November 22, 2003	Natchitoches, LA	Stephen F. Austin	14	44	NSU 24–13–2
40	November 20, 2004	Nacogdoches, TX	Northwestern State	37	16	NSU 25–13–2
41	November 17, 2005	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	41	21	NSU 26–13–2
42	November 16, 2006	Nacogdoches, TX	Stephen F. Austin	11	20	NSU 26–14–2
43	November 17, 2007	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	31	12	NSU 27–14–2
44	November 22, 2008	Nacogdoches, TX	Northwestern State	34	24	NSU 28–14–2
45	November 21, 2009	Natchitoches, LA	Stephen F. Austin	10	19	NSU 28–15–2
46	November 20, 2010	Nacogdoches, TX	Stephen F. Austin	13	36	NSU 28–16–2
47	November 19, 2011	Natchitoches, LA	Stephen F. Austin	0	33	NSU 28–17–2
48	November 17, 2012	Nacogdoches, TX	Stephen F. Austin	17	34	NSU 28–18–2
49	November 23, 2013	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	40	27	NSU 29–18–2
50	November 22, 2014	Nacogdoches, TX	Stephen F. Austin	24	27	NSU 29–19–2
51	November 21, 2015	Natchitdoches, LA	Northwestern State	33	17	NSU 30–19–2
Total						NSU 30–19–2

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References

↑ http://www.sa.sfasu.edu/traditions/caddo.htm
↑ http://sfajacks.cstv.com/trads/sasu-chief.html
↑ "Northwestern State (LA) vs Stephen F. Austin State - All Time". cfreference.net. Retrieved 2013-01-28.

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 2015

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football

Venues	Homer Bryce Stadium (1973–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Piney Woods (Sam Houston State) Chief Caddo (Northwestern State)

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	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 2015

Southland Conference football rivalries

Conference	Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese State) Battle of the Piney Woods (Sam Houston State–Stephen F. Austin) Chief Caddo (Northwestern State–Stephen F. Austin) McNeese State–Northwestern State Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana NSU Challenge (Nicholls State–Northwestern State) Red Beans and Rice Bowl (Central Arkansas–McNeese State) River Bell Classic (Nicholls State–Southeastern Louisiana)

Non-conference	Battle for the Paddle (Nicholls State–Texas State) Cajun Crown (McNeese State–ULL) Cypress Mug (Southeastern Louisiana–ULL) Northwestern State–ULM Sabine Shoe (Lamar–ULL)

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