2015 Northwestern State Demons football team

The 2015 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Demons were by third-year head coach Jay Thomas and played their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

2015 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015 record4–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coachJay Thomas (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorBen Norton (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDaryl Daye (1st season)
Home stadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
(Capacity: 15,971)
2015 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 McNeese State $^  9 –0     10 –1  
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^  7 –2     11 –4  
Central Arkansas  7 –2     7 –4  
Incarnate Word*  5 –4     6 –5  
Northwestern State  4 –5     4 –7  
Lamar  4 –5     5 –6  
Stephen F. Austin  4 –5     4 –7  
Nicholls State  3 –6     3 –8  
Abilene Christian*  3 –6     3 –8  
SE Louisiana  3 –6     4 –7  
Houston Baptist  0 –8     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 PMNo. 19 Southeastern Louisiana
ASNL 20–3410,621
September 126:00 PMat Louisiana–Lafayette*
ESPN3L 17–4426,824
September 193:00 PMat Mississippi State*
SECNL 13–6261,574
September 266:00 PMCentral Arkansas
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
ESPN3L 21–4910,725
October 36:00 PMat Incarnate Word
UIWtvL 31–453,012
October 176:00 PMLamar
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
DTVW 48–359,133
October 246:00 PMat No. 12 McNeese State
CSTL 27–479,806
October 313:00 PMat Nicholls State
SLDNW 37–215,066
November 76:00 PMAbilene Christian
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 39–225,377
November 142:30 PMat No. 13 Sam Houston State
SLDNL 21–597,408
November 213:00 PMStephen F. Austin
SLDNW 33–176,147

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Game summaries

Southeastern Louisiana
See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State
1 234Total
• #19 Lions 6 7138 34
Demons 3 377 20
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 10,621
  • Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C) • Wind: 1 N • Humid and sticky
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–29 2014 L 20–30

@ Louisiana–Lafayette
See also: Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football and 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
Northwestern State at Louisiana–Lafayette
1 234Total
Demons 0 1070 17
• Ragin' Cajuns 14 13710 44
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:56
  • Game attendance: 26,824
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NNE 14 • Mostly Sunny
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–35 2005 L 28–49

@ Mississippi State
See also: Mississippi State Bulldogs football and 2015 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Northwestern at Mississippi State
1 234Total
Demons 0 670 13
• Bulldogs 20 141414 62
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Davis Wade Stadium
    Starkville, MS
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 61,574
  • Game weather: 95 °F (35 °C) • Light Wind • Clear Skies
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (Play-by-Play), Matt Stinchcomb (Color), Kayce Smith (Sideline Reporter)
Source: Northwestern State vs Mississippi State
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1946 L 0–27

Central Arkansas
See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Central Arkansas at Northwestern State
1 234Total
• Bears 18 10147 49
Demons 0 777 21
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 10,725
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NNE 7 • Mostly Sunny
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–5 2014 L 35–58

@ Incarnate Word
See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2015 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Northwestern State at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
Demons 14 737 31
• Cardinals 0 141417 45
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 3,012
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: ENE 6 • Sunny
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • Television network: UIWtv
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 W 49–12

Lamar (Homecoming)
See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team
Lamar at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 14714 35
• Demons 14 17314 48
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:31
  • Game attendance: 9,133
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • NE 9 • Sunny and mild
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
Sources:[2]
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–7–1 2013 W 37–28

@ McNeese State
See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team
Northwestern State at McNeese State
1 234Total
Demons 7 3107 27
• #12 Cowboys 7 71320 47
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 9,806
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • NE 8 • Cloudy/40% rain
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–43 2014 L 28–35

@ Nicholls
See also: Nicholls State Colonels football, 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team, and NSU Challenge
Northwestern State at Nicholls
1 234Total
• Demons 14 7160 37
Colonels 7 770 21
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 5,066
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • S 12 mph • Rainy
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–16 2014 W 48–21

Abilene Christian
See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
Abilene Christian at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 0015 22
• Demons 6 17160 39
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 5,377
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • NNE 3 • Chilly and Rainy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–4 2014 W 34–10

@ Sam Houston State
See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
Northwestern State at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Demons 7 770 21
• #13 Bearkats 14 211014 59
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 7,408
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–17 2014 W 31–27

Stephen F. Austin
See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football, 2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, and Chief Caddo
Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 7 730 17
• Demons 0 17106 33
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 6,147
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
43–25 2014 L 24–27

References
  1. "2015 Demon Football Schedule". Northwestern State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. "Lamar (3–3, 2–2) -VS- Northwestern State (1–5, 1–3)". Lamar University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
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