2014 Northwestern State Demons football team

2014 Northwestern State Demons football
Conference Southland Conference
2014 record 6–6 (4–4 Southland)
Head coach Jay Thomas (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Ben Norton (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Chris Boone (1st year)
Home stadium Harry Turpin Stadium
(Capacity: 15,971)
2014 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 Sam Houston St +^   7 1         11 5  
#14 SE Louisiana +^   7 1         9 4  
Lamar   5 3         8 4  
Stephen F. Austin ^   5 3         8 5  
Central Arkansas   5 3         6 6  
McNeese State   4 4         6 5  
Abilene Christian*   4 4         6 6  
Northwestern State   4 4         6 6  
Incarnate Word*   2 6         2 9  
Houston Baptist   1 7         2 9  
Nicholls State   0 8         0 12  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
As of 19 December 2014; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Demons were led by second year head coach Jay Thomas and played their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. The Demons finished the season 6–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 28 6:00 PM Missouri State* Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA DTV L 27–34   9,284
September 6 6:30 PM at #10 (FBS) Baylor* McLane StadiumWaco, TX FSSW+ L 6–70   45,034
September 13 6:00 PM at Southern* Ace W. Mumford StadiumBaton Rouge, LA CST W 51–27   15,011
September 20 6:00 PM at Louisiana Tech* Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA W 30–27   26,004
October 4 3:00 PM at #11 Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA (Rivalry) SLCTV L 22–30   4,165
October 11 6:00 PM Incarnate Worddagger Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA ESPN3 W 49–12   8,931
October 18 3:00 PM #24 Sam Houston State Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA SLCTV W 31–27   7,895
October 25 3:00 PM at Central Arkansas Estes StadiumConway, AR L 35–58   11,163
November 1 6:00 PM #9 McNeese State Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA (Rivalry) DTV L 28–35   9,178
November 8 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX W 3410   4,800
November 15 6:00 PM Nicholls State Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge) DTV W 48–21   4,189
November 22 3:00 PM at Stephen F. Austin Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX (Battle for Chief Caddo) L 24–27   4,810
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summeries

Missouri State

Missouri State @ Northwestern State
1 234Total
Bears 0 7720 34
Demons 10 1403 27

In their first game of the season, the Demons lost, 34–27 to the Missouri State Bears.[2]

@ Baylor

Northwestern State @ Baylor
1 234Total
Demons 0 330 6
#10 Bears 28 21714 70

In their second game of the season, the Demons lost, 70–6 to the Baylor Bears.[3]

@ Southern

Northwestern State @ Southern
1 234Total
Demons 17 17143 51
Jaguars 7 0146 27

In their third game of the season, the Demons won, 51–27 over the Southern Jaguars.[4]

@ Louisiana Tech

Northwestern State @ Louisiana Tech
1 234Total
Demons 0 3720 30
Bulldogs 10 377 27

In their fourth game of the season, the Demons won, 30–27 over the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.[5][6]

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Northwestern State @ Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Demons 0 0814 22
#11 Lions 0 6177 30

In their fifth game of the season, the Demons lost, 30–22 to the Southeastern Louisiana Lions.[7]

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word @ Northwestern State
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 336 12
Demons 7 28140 49

In their sixth game of the season, the Demons won, 49–12 over the Incarnate Word Cardinals.[8]

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State @ Northwestern State
1 234Total
#24 Bearkats 14 706 27
Demons 7 14010 31

In their seventh game of the season, the Demons won, 31–27 over the Sam Houston State Bearkats.[9]

@ Central Arkansas

Northwestern State @ Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Demons 14 7014 35
Bears 21 16147 58

In their eighth game of the season, the Demons lost, 58–35 to the Central Arkansas Bears.[10]

McNeese State

McNeese State @ Northwestern State
1 234Total
#9 Cowboys 21 1400 35
Demons 0 3322 28

In their ninth game of the season, the Demons lost, 35–28 to the McNeese State Cowboys.[11]

@ Abilene Christian

Northwestern State @ Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Demons 7 1377 34
Wildcats 0 0100 10
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:55
  • Game attendance: 4,800
  • Game weather: Temp: 65 Wind: NE 16mph Weather: Clear, windy, cool
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton

In their tenth game of the season, the Demons won, 34–10 over the Abilene Christian Wildcats.[12]

Nicholls State

Nicholls State @ Northwestern State
1 234Total
Colonels 7 077 21
Demons 14 14146 48
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:44
  • Game attendance: 4,189
  • Game weather: Temp: 47, Wind: 5 ESE, Weather: Cloudy and Chilly
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • Television network: DTV

In their eleventh game of the season, the Demons won, 48–21 over the Nicholls State Colonels.[13]

@ Stephen F. Austin

Northwestern State @ Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Demons 0 14010 24
Lumberjacks 3 7710 27

In their twelfth game of the season, the Demons lost, 27–24 to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.[14]

References

  1. "2014 Demon Football Schedule". Northwestern State Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  2. "Missouri St Beats Northwestern St 34-27". ESPN. Associated Press. August 28, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  3. "Seth Russell Tosses 5 First-Half TDs as Baylor Throttles FCS Team". ESPN. Associated Press. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  4. "Northwestern State Beats Southern 51-27". ESPN. Associated Press. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  5. "Northwestern State Beats Louisiana Tech 30-27". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  6. Isabella, Sean (September 20, 2014). "Northwestern State Shocks Tech with Late FG". The News-Star (Monroe). Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  7. "SE Louisiana Holds on for 30-22 Win Over NW State". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  8. "Northwestern State vs. Incarnate Word". ESPN. Associated Press. October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  9. "Northwestern State knocks off Sam Houston 31-27". ESPN. Associated Press. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  10. "Central Arkansas blows past Northwestern St 58-35". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  11. "McNeese St hangs on to beat Northwestern St, 35-28". ESPN. Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  12. "Northwestern State stops Abilene Christian 34-10". ESPN. Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  13. "Adkins leads Northwestern St past Nicholls 48-21". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  14. "Stephen F. Austin gets by Northwestern State 27-24". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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