Northwestern State Demons football

Northwestern State Demons
2018 Northwestern State Demons football team
First season 1907 (1907)
Athletic director Greg Burke
Head coach Brad Laird
1st season, 2–2 (.500)
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

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]

History

Conference affiliations

Championships

Conference championships

Year Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1939Southern Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationHarry Turpin11–0–0N/A
1953Gulf States Conference (Co-Championship)6–2–0
1957Jack Clayton7–2–0
19588–2–0
1962Gulf States Conference7–2–1
19669–0–0
1972George Doherty8–2–0
1984Gulf Star Conference (Co-Championship)Sam Goodwin7–4–0
1988Southland Conference10–3–06–0–0
1997Southland Conference (Co-Championship)8–4–06–1–0
1998Southland Conference11–36–1
2004Southland Conference (Co-Championship)Scott Stoker8–44–1
Total conference championships 12

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.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1988First Round
Quarterfinals		Boise State
Idaho		W 22–13
L 30–38
1997First RoundEastern WashingtonL 10–40
1998First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		Illinois State
Appalachian State
Massachusetts		W 48–28
W 31–20
L 31–41
2001First RoundMontanaL 19–28
2002L 14–45
2004L 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

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of October 8, 2018.[6]

2019 2020 2021 2022
at LSU at Mississippi 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. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  5. ↑ "A history of bizarre mascot incidents". CNN.
  6. ↑ "Northwestern State Demons Football Schedules and Future Schedules". fbschedules.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
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