Northwestern State Demons football

Northwestern State Demons
2017 Northwestern State Demons football team
First season 1907 (1907)
Athletic director Greg Burke
Head coach Jay Thomas
4th season, 17–24 (.415)
Stadium Harry Turpin Stadium
(Capacity: 15,971)
Field surface Fieldturf
Location Natchitoches, Louisiana
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Southland Conference
All-time record 631–398–40 (.609)
Conference titles 12
Rivalries McNeese State
Nicholls State
Southeastern Louisiana
Stephen F. Austin
Colors Purple, White, and Orange trim[1]
              
Fight song Northwestern Fight[2]
Mascot Vic the Demon
Marching band Spirit of Northwestern[3]
Website NSUDemons.com
For information on all Northwestern State University sports, see Northwestern State Demons

The Northwestern State Demons football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Northwestern State University located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southland Conference. Northwestern State's first football team was fielded in 1907. The team plays its home games at the 15,971 seat Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.[4]

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Year-by-year results

Championships

Conference championships

Year Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Harry Turpin 11–0–0 N/A
1953 Gulf States Conference (Co-Championship) 6–2–0
1957 Jack Clayton 7–2–0
1958 8–2–0
1962 Gulf States Conference 7–2–1
1966 9–0–0
1972 George Doherty 8–2–0
1984 Gulf Star Conference (Co-Championship) Sam Goodwin 7–4–0
1988 Southland Conference 10–3–0 6–0–0
1997 Southland Conference (Co-Championship) 8–4–0 6–1–0
1998 Southland Conference 11–3 6–1
2004 Southland Conference (Co-Championship) Scott Stoker 8–4 4–1
Total conference championships 12

Conference affiliations

Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results

The Demons have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs six times with an overall record of 3–6.

Year Round Opponent Result
1988 First Round
Quarterfinals 		Boise State
Idaho 		W 22–13
L 30–38
1997 First Round Eastern Washington L 10–40
1998 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals 		Illinois State
Appalachian State
Massachusetts 		W 48–28
W 31–20
L 31–41
2001 First Round Montana L 19–28
2002 L 14–45
2004 L 7–56

Rivalries

Active rivalries

McNeese State Cowboys

Nicholls State Colonels

Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Inactive rivalry

Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks

In the 1992 edition of the rivalry game, the teams' mascots Vic the Demon and Chief Brave Spirit got involved in a fight that distracted television cameras to the point that the entire altercation is caught on video. In the scuffle, Vic the Demon's head is ripped off as the two crashed to the ground behind one of the end zones, which according to the video clip breaks a "cardinal rule" of being a mascot. The melee was broken up by college police without further incident.[5]

 Louisiana–Monroe/Northwestern State: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting NSU wins NSU losses Ties Win %
48 November 8, 1952 (lost 14–20) September 1, 2005 (won 27–23) 28 19 1 59.4%

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Future non-conference opponents

2017
at Louisiana Tech
at Grambling State

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2017 Northwestern State Demons Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ Fight song
  3. ↑ Spirit of Northwestern
  4. ↑ "Northwestern State Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  5. ↑ "A history of bizarre mascot incidents". CNN.
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