2014 Northwestern State Demons football team

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2014 Northwestern State Demons football
NSU Demons logo.png
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)
Seasons
« 2013 2015 »
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 (FBSBaylor* 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 34–10   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 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 7 20 34
Demons 10 14 0 3 27

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

@ Baylor

Northwestern State @ Baylor
1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0 3 3 0 6
#10 Bears 28 21 7 14 70

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

@ Southern

Northwestern State @ Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 17 17 14 3 51
Jaguars 7 0 14 6 27

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

@ Louisiana Tech

Northwestern State @ Louisiana Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0 3 7 20 30
Bulldogs 10 3 7 7 27

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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 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0 0 8 14 22
#11 Lions 0 6 17 7 30

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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 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 3 3 6 12
Demons 7 28 14 0 49

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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 2 3 4 Total
#24 Bearkats 14 7 0 6 27
Demons 7 14 0 10 31

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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 2 3 4 Total
Demons 14 7 0 14 35
Bears 21 16 14 7 58

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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 2 3 4 Total
#9 Cowboys 21 14 0 0 35
Demons 0 3 3 22 28

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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 2 3 4 Total
Demons 7 13 7 7 34
Wildcats 0 0 10 0 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

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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 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 7 0 7 7 21
Demons 14 14 14 6 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

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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 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0 14 0 10 24
Lumberjacks 3 7 7 10 27

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

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