NSU Challenge
Sport | Football |
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First meeting | October 6, 1973 Nicholls State 3, Northwestern State 0 |
Latest meeting | October 30, 2021 Nicholls 42, Northwestern State 21 |
Trophy | NSU Trophy |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 49 |
All-time series | Northwestern State leads, 28–21 |
Largest victory | Nicholls State, 58–0 (2007) |
Longest win streak | Northwestern State, 9 (1980–1988) |
Current win streak | Nicholls, 6 (2016–present) |
The NSU Challenge is an American college football rivalry game[1] played annually between the Nicholls Colonels football team representing Nicholls State University and Northwestern State Demons football team representing Northwestern State University.[2] Both universities are members of the Southland Conference. The NSU Trophy, which is a wooden trophy enscripted with NSU goes to the winning team.[3][4] Although Nicholls has changed their athletic brand name from Nicholls State to Nicholls in 2018, thus not going by NSU anymore in athletics, the rivalry is still called the NSU Challenge.
History[]
The first game in the Nicholls–Northwestern State series was played in 1973.[5]
Game results[]
Nicholls victories | Northwestern State victories |
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Rivalry trophy on the line in road test at Northwestern State". geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ "Nicholls prepares to face SLC rival Northwestern State". houmatoday.com. October 27, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ^ "Demons hoping to get back in the groove for Homecoming". nsudemons.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ "Demons handled the elements to put away Colonels". desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ "Colonels to Battle Demons in Rivalry Game". geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ "Northwestern State vs. Nicholls State - All Time" (PDF). geauxcolonel.com.
Additional sources[]
Categories:
- College football rivalries in the United States
- Nicholls Colonels football
- Northwestern State Demons football
- 1973 establishments in Louisiana