2016 Northwestern State Demons football team

2016 Northwestern State Demons football

Conference	Southland Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Jay Thomas (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Ben Norton (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Daryl Daye (2nd year)
Home stadium	Harry Turpin Stadium (Capacity: 15,971)

2016 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Abilene Christian*		0	–	0		0	–	0
Central Arkansas		0	–	0		0	–	0
Houston Baptist		0	–	0		0	–	0
Incarnate Word*		0	–	0		0	–	0
Lamar		0	–	0		0	–	0
McNeese State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Nicholls State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Northwestern State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Sam Houston State		0	–	0		0	–	0
SE Louisiana		0	–	0		0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin		0	–	0		0	–	0

$ – Conference champion Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team will represent Northwestern State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Demons will be by fourth year head coach Jay Thomas and will play their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Demons finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 3	TBA	at Baylor	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX		–
September 10	6:00 PM	Incarnate Word	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA		–
September 17	TBA	at Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR		–
September 24	TBA	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA		–
October 8	6:00 PM	Kentucky Wesleyan*	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA		–
October 15	6:00 PM	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	–
October 22	6:00 PM	McNeese State	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA (Rivalry)		–
October 29	6:00 PM	Nicholls State	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)		–
November 5	TBA	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX		–
November 12	6:00 PM	Sam Houston State	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA		–
November 19	3:00 PM	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX (Chief Caddo)	ESPN3	–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

@ Baylor

Northwestern State at Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 3
Location: McLane Stadium
Waco, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–0

2				-

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
–	????	W/L 0–0

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 10
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–0

2				-

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	L 31–45

@ Central Arkansas

Northwestern State at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 17
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2015	L 21–49

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 24
Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–30	2015	L 20–34

Kentucky Wesleyan

Kentucky Wesleyan at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 8
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–0	????	W/L 0–0

@ Lamar

Northwestern State at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 15
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–7–1	2015	W 48–35

McNeese State

McNeese State at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 22
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–44–1	2015	L 27–47

Nicholls

Nicholls at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 29
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–15	2015	W 37–21

@ Abilene Christian

Northwestern State at Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 5
Location: Shotwell Stadium
Abilene, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2015	W 39–22

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Demons	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 12
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–18	2015	L 21–59

@ Stephen F. Austin

Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 19
Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
Nacogdoches, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				–

3				–

4				–

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
44–25	2015	W 33–17

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS
Coaches

References

↑ "2015 Demon Football Schedule". Northwestern State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

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

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