McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry

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McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry
McNeese State "M" logo.png
McNeese State Cowboys
Northwestern State Demons wordmark.svg
Northwestern State Demons
SportFootball
First meetingOctober 6, 1951
McNeese State, 38–21
Latest meetingNovember 20, 2021
Nortwestern State, 24–20
TrophyNone
Statistics
Meetings total72
All-time seriesMcNeese State leads, 48–23–1
Largest victoryMcNeese State, 50–7 (1997)
Longest win streakMcNeese State, 13 (2005–2017)
Current win streakNorthwestern State, 1 (2021–present)
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Locations of McNeese State and Northwestern State

The McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the McNeese State Cowboys and the Northwestern State Demons. Both schools are members of the University of Louisiana System, and compete together as members of the Southland Conference.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

History[]

The two teams have met 70 times on the football field, with McNeese State currently holding a 48–23–1 edge in the all-time series.

Game results[]

McNeese State victoriesNorthwestern State victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 October 6, 1951 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 38–21
2 October 4, 1952 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 32–13
3 October 3, 1953 Lake Charles, LA Northwestern State 20–6
4 October 2, 1954 Natchitoches, LA Northwestern State 32–20
5 October 1, 1955 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 14–6
6 September 29, 1956A Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 20A–13A
7 September 28, 1957 Natchitoches, LA Northwestern State 23–20
8 September 27, 1958 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 25–8
9 September 19, 1959 Natchitoches, LA Northwestern State 19–6
10 November 5, 1960 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 20–7
11 November 4, 1961 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 28–14
12 November 3, 1962 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 26–6
13 November 9, 1963 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 21–13
14 November 7, 1964 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 12–10
15 November 6, 1965 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 29–21
16 November 5, 1966 Lake Charles, LA Northwestern State 14–6
17 November 4, 1967 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 21–7
18 November 9, 1968 Lake Charles, LA Northwestern State 28–12
19 November 8, 1969 Natchitoches, LA Northwestern State 29–28
20 November 7, 1970 Lake Charles, LA Northwestern State 14–7
21 November 6, 1971 Natchitoches, LATie3–3
22 November 4, 1972 Lake Charles, LA Northwestern State 25–10
23 November 3, 1973 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 14–0
24 November 9, 1974 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 17–7
25 November 8, 1975 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 31–14
26 November 6, 1976 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 24–15
27 November 5, 1977 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 14–7
28 September 23, 1978 Natchitoches, LA Northwestern State 10–7
29 November 3, 1979 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 44–13
30 September 27, 1980 Lake Charles, LA Northwestern State 13–10
31 October 10, 1981 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 42–21
32 October 9, 1982 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 21–11
33 September 3, 1983 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 18–13
34 September 1, 1984 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 17–14
35 September 14, 1985 Natchitoches, LA Northwestern State 14–13
36 September 13, 1986 Lake Charles, LA Northwestern State 9–3
37 September 12, 1987 Natchitoches, LA Northwestern State 39–3
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
38 October 8, 1988 Lake Charles, LA Northwestern State 25–20
39 September 23, 1989 Natchitoches, LA Northwestern State 18–17
40 October 13, 1990 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 38–21
41 October 19, 1991 Natchitoches, LA Northwestern State 20–3
42 October 17, 1992 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 29–0
43 November 13, 1993 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 34–7
44 November 12, 1994 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 28–7
45 November 11, 1995 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 20–10
46 November 16, 1996 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 20–3
47 October 11, 1997 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 50–7
48 October 15, 1998 Natchitoches, LA Northwestern State 14–10
49 October 23, 1999 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 20–17
50 October 21, 2000 Natchitoches, LA Northwestern State 37–34
51 November 10, 2001 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 17–10
52 November 16, 2002 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 27–3
53 November 15, 2003 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 13–9
54 October 16, 2004 Natchitoches, LA Northwestern State 47–17
55 November 12, 2005 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 22–17
56 November 11, 2006 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 29–26
57 November 10, 2007 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 27–21
58 November 15, 2008 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 24–17
59 October 17, 2009 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 51–23
60 October 2, 2010 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 24–7
61 October 1, 2011 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 20–18
62 September 29, 2012 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 30–22
63 November 16, 2013 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 43–17
64 November 1, 2014 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 35–28
65 October 24, 2015 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 47–27
66 October 22, 2016 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 48–27
67 November 11, 2017 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 44–24
68 November 10, 2018 Natchitoches, LA Northwestern State 37–34 OT
69 November 2, 2019 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State 30–20
70 March 20, 2021 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 21–7
71 October 16, 2021 Natchitoches, LA McNeese State 35–17
72 November 20, 2021 Lake Charles, LA Northwestern State 24–20
Series: McNeese State leads 48–23–1
A McNeese State initially won the game, but later forfeited the victory.

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Cowboys and Demons renew rivalry at 7 on Saturday". mcneesesports.com. September 28, 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  3. ^ "Northwestern State University football seeks to end 8-game losing streak against McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. November 15, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
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  5. ^ "Northwestern State seeks to end 8-game losing streak against McNeese". The Times. November 15, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  6. ^ "Northwestern State Demons and Lamar looking for second straight victories". The Town Talk. November 9, 2013. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  7. ^ "Bragging Rights". myneworleans.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  8. ^ "Northwestern State announced football dates". americanownews.com. April 23, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  9. ^ "Cowboys host Demons Saturday night in Southland Conference home opener". americanpress.com. September 28, 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  10. ^ "Friday's sports briefs". The Advocate. June 17, 2013. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  11. ^ "McNeese State vs Northwestern St. (LA)". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
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