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| team = Louisiana Normal Demons |
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| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
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{{1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}} |
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⚫ | The '''1939 Louisiana Normal Demons football team''' represented [[Northwestern State University]] in the [[1939 college football season]].<ref>[https://archive.org/details/alumnicolumns69nort_7 "Seven Are Inducted Into Athletic Hall of Fame"]. ''Alumni Columns'' (Northwestern State University). December 1969. p. 4. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2016.</ref> Louisiana Normal finished with an 11–0 record and claimed the [[Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference]] championship.<ref name="NWST">{{cite web |title=2018 Media Guide |url=https://nsudemons.com/documents/2018/8/9//18FBMGOnlineFinal.pdf?id=1755 |website=nsudemons.com |publisher=Northwestern State Athletics |accessdate=December 6, 2018 |format=PDF}}</ref>{{rp|88}} |
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Louisiana Normal was ranked at No. 105 (out of 609 teams) in the final [[Litkenhous Ratings]] for 1939.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth|author=E. E. Litkenhous|newspaper=Johnson City Sunday Press|date=December 31, 1939|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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==Schedule== |
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|September 16|at|[[1939 Centenary Gentlemen football team|Centenary]]|Centenary College Stadium|[[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]]|W 15–0||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82177893/normal-beats-centenary-150/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Normal beats Centenary, 15–0|date=September 17, 1939|accessdate=April 15, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|September 29|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=East Texas State Lions|title=East Texas State}}<ncg>|East Texas Stadium|[[Commerce, Texas|Commerce, TX]]|W 6–0||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99830674/lions-lose-to-demons/|work=The Paris News|title=Lions lose to Demons|date=October 1, 1939|accessdate=April 15, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|October 6|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Southeastern Louisiana Lions|title=Southeastern Louisiana}}|[[Strawberry Stadium]]|[[Hammond, Louisiana|Hammond, LA]]|W 18–6||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99831101/southeastern-loses-to-normal/|work=Alexandria Daily Town Talk|title=Southeastern loses to Normal|date=October 7, 1939|accessdate=April 15, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|October 14||{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Louisiana College Wildcats|title=Louisiana College}}|Demon Field|[[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches, LA]]|W 19–0||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99831290/demons-trim-louisiana-college-cats-190/|work=Alexandria Daily Town Talk|title=Demons trim Louisiana College Cats, 19–0|date=October 16, 1939|accessdate=April 15, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|October 21|vs.|[[1939 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]]|[[State Fair Stadium (Shreveport)|State Fair Stadium]]|Shreveport, LA|W 26–0|7,500|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81403380/normal-winner/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Normal winner|date=October 22, 1939|accessdate=April 15, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|October 28|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Delta State Statesmen|title=Delta State}}|Delta Field|[[Cleveland, Mississippi|Cleveland, MS]]|W 40–6||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99831644/statesmen-bow-to-louisianans/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Statesmen bow to Louisianans|date=October 29, 1939|accessdate=April 15, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|November 4||{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}}<ncg>|Demon Field|Natchitoches, LA|W 20–6||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99831877/wiggins-stars-as-demons-beat-jacks/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Wiggins stars as Demons beat Jacks|date=November 5, 1939|accessdate=April 15, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|November 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Murray State Thoroughbreds|title=Murray State}}|Cutchin Stadium|[[Murray, Kentucky|Murray, KY]]|W 19–0||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99832341/louisiana-normal-beats-murray-to-keep-sl/|work=The Paducah Sun-Democrat|title=Louisiana Normal beats Murray to keep slate clean|date=November 12, 1939|accessdate=April 15, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|November 17||{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Ouachita Baptist Tigers|title=Ouachita Baptist}}<ncg>|Demon Field|Natchitoches, LA|W 19–0||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99832609/demons-win-ninth-game/|work=The Shreveport Journal|title=Demons win ninth game|date=November 18, 1939|accessdate=April 15, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|November 23|at|[[1939 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team|Mississippi State Teachers]]|[[M. M. Roberts Stadium|Faulkner Field]]|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]|W 7–0||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74902839/normal-wins-10th-straight/|work=The Shreveport Journal|title=Normal wins 10th straight|date=November 24, 1939|accessdate=April 15, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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|November 30||[[1939 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team|Southwestern Louisiana]]|Demon Field|Natchitoches, LA|W 6–0||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99832794/demons-take-championship-with-60-win/|work=The Monroe News-Star|title=Demons take championship with 6–0 win|date=December 1, 1939|accessdate=April 15, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The '''1939 Louisiana Normal Demons football team''' represented [[Northwestern State University]] in the [[1939 college football season]].<ref>[https://archive.org/details/alumnicolumns69nort_7 "Seven Are Inducted Into Athletic Hall of Fame"]. ''Alumni Columns'' (Northwestern State University). December 1969. p. 4. Archived from the original on |
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1939 Louisiana Normal Demons football | |
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LIC champion SIAA champion | |
Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 11–0 (7–0 SIAA) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Normal $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi College | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rollins | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky State Teachers | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State Teachers | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Newberry | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown (KY) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union (TN) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union (KY) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oglethorpe | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Centre | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Centenary | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Tennessee State Teachers | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW Louisiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana College | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee State Teachers | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Erskine | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delta State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tampa | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transylvania | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Emory and Henry | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 Louisiana Normal Demons football team represented Northwestern State University in the 1939 college football season.[1] Louisiana Normal finished with an 11–0 record and claimed the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference championship.[2]: 88
Louisiana Normal was ranked at No. 105 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 16 | at Centenary |
| W 15–0 | [4] | |||
September 29 | at East Texas State* |
| W 6–0 | [5] | |||
October 6 | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 18–6 | [6] | ||||
October 14 | Louisiana College |
| W 19–0 | [7] | |||
October 21 | vs. Louisiana Tech |
| W 26–0 | 7,500 | [8] | ||
October 28 | at Delta State |
| W 40–6 | [9] | |||
November 4 | Stephen F. Austin* |
| W 20–6 | [10] | |||
November 11 | at Murray State |
| W 19–0 | [11] | |||
November 17 | Ouachita Baptist* |
| W 19–0 | [12] | |||
November 23 | at Mississippi State Teachers | W 7–0 | [13] | ||||
November 30 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 6–0 | [14] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Seven Are Inducted Into Athletic Hall of Fame". Alumni Columns (Northwestern State University). December 1969. p. 4. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). nsudemons.com. Northwestern State Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Normal beats Centenary, 15–0". The Shreveport Times. September 17, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions lose to Demons". The Paris News. October 1, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southeastern loses to Normal". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 7, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Demons trim Louisiana College Cats, 19–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 16, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Normal winner". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Statesmen bow to Louisianans". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiggins stars as Demons beat Jacks". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Normal beats Murray to keep slate clean". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 12, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Demons win ninth game". The Shreveport Journal. November 18, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Normal wins 10th straight". The Shreveport Journal. November 24, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Demons take championship with 6–0 win". The Monroe News-Star. December 1, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.