2015 Northwestern State Demons football team

2015 Northwestern State Demons football
Conference Southland Conference
2015 record 4–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach Jay Thomas (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Ben Norton (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Daryl Daye (1st year)
Home stadium Harry Turpin Stadium
(Capacity: 15,971)
2015 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#7 McNeese State $^   9 0         10 1  
#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

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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA (Rivalry) ASN L 20–34   10,621
September 12 6:00 PM at Louisiana–Lafayette* Cajun FieldLafayette, LA ESPN3 L 17–44   26,824
September 19 3:00 PM at Mississippi State* Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS SECN L 13–62   61,574
September 26 6:00 PM Central Arkansas Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA ESPN3 L 21–49   10,725
October 3 6:00 PM at Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX UIWtv L 31–45   3,012
October 17 6:00 PM Lamardagger Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA DTV W 48–35   9,133
October 24 6:00 PM at No. 12 McNeese State Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA (Rivalry) CST L 27–47   9,806
October 31 3:00 PM at Nicholls State John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge) SLDN W 37–21   5,066
November 7 6:00 PM Abilene Christian Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA W 39–22   5,377
November 14 2:30 PM at No. 13 Sam Houston State Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX SLDN L 21–59   7,408
November 21 3:00 PM Stephen F. Austin Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA (Chief Caddo) SLDN W 33–17   6,147
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

Southeastern Louisiana

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

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

Northwestern at Mississippi State
1 234Total
Demons 0 670 13
Bulldogs 20 141414 62

Source: Northwestern State vs Mississippi State

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1946 L 0–27

Central Arkansas

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

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: M. Vandervelde
  • Television network: UIWtv

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 W 49–12

Lamar (Homecoming)

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

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

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

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

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: Carl McNeil

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
20–17 2014 W 31–27

Stephen F. Austin

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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