2014 Northwestern State Demons football team

2014 Southland Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – FCS playoff participant; * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II ; Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2014 Northwestern State Demons football
2014 Northwestern State Demons football
Conference	Southland Conference
2014 record	6–6 (4–4 Southland)
Head coach	Jay Thomas (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Ben Norton (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Lucas (1st season)
Home stadium	Harry Turpin Stadium; (Capacity: 15,971)
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

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 Stadium Natchitoches, LA	DTV	L 27–34	9,284
September 6	6:30 pm	at No. 10 (FBS) Baylor*	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FSSW+	L 6–70	45,034
September 13	6:00 pm	at Southern*	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST	W 51–27	15,011
September 20	6:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		W 30–27	26,004
October 4	3:00 pm	at No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Rivalry)	SLCTV	L 22–30	4,165
October 11	6:00 pm	Incarnate Word	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN3	W 49–12	8,931
October 18	3:00 pm	No. 24 Sam Houston State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	SLCTV	W 31–27	7,895
October 25	3:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR		L 35–58	11,163
November 1	6:00 pm	No. 9 McNeese State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (Rivalry)	DTV	L 28–35	9,178
November 8	2:00 pm	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, 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 Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (Battle for Chief Caddo)		L 24–27	4,810
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries[]

Missouri State[]

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

Date: September 6
Location: McLane Stadium
Waco, TX
Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
Game attendance: 45,034
Television network: FSSW+

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

Date: September 13
Location: Ace W. Mumford Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 15,011
Television network: CST

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

Date: September 20
Location: Joe Aillet Stadium
Ruston, LA
Game start: TBA CDT
Game attendance: 26,004

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

Date: October 4
Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 4,165
Television network: SLCTV

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

Date: October 11
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 8,931
Television network: ESPN3

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

Date: October 18
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 7,895
Television network: SLCTV

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

Date: October 25
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 11,163

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

Date: November 1
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 9,178
Television network: DTV

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

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

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

Date: November 22
Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
Nacogdoches, TX
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 4,810

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

References[]

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

[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". . 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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v t Northwestern State Demons football
Venues	Harry Turpin Stadium (1976–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Chief Caddo (Stephen F. Austin) Louisiana–Monroe McNeese State NSU Challenge (Nicholls) Southeastern Louisiana
Culture & lore	Vic the Demon
People	NFL draftees
Seasons	1918 1939 1943 1982 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2014 Southland Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 6 Sam Houston St +^		7	–	1		11	–	5
No. 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 * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from The Sports Network poll