1961 Northwestern State Demons football team: Difference between revisions
Appearance
Content deleted Content added
→Schedule: cleanup refs |
→Schedule: add time and stadium for Stephen F. Austin and Louisiana College games, improve refs |
||
Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
| rankdivision = small college |
| rankdivision = small college |
||
| poll = AP |
| poll = AP |
||
| timezone = Central |
|||
|{{CFB schedule entry |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
||
| date = September 16 |
| date = September 16 |
||
| time = 8:00 p.m. |
|||
| w/l = w |
| w/l = w |
||
| nonconf = y |
| nonconf = y |
||
| neutral = y |
| neutral = y |
||
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}} |
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}} |
||
| site_stadium = |
| site_stadium = [[State Fair Stadium (Shreveport)|State Fair Stadium]] |
||
| site_cityst = [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]] |
| site_cityst = [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]] |
||
| score = 35–19 |
| score = 35–19 |
||
| attend = 6,000 |
| attend = 6,000 |
||
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Demons, Lumberjacks Tangle Here Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/150552660/ |newspaper=[[The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)|The Shreveport Times]] |location=[[Shreveport, Louisiana]] |date=September 16, 1961 |page=7A |access-date=July 3, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shearer |first=Ed |title=Northwestern State Rolls Past Lumberjacks in 35-19 Run |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article//the-times/150552763/ |newspaper=[[The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)|The Shreveport Times]] |location=[[Shreveport, Louisiana]] |date=September 17, 1961 |page=1D |access-date=July 3, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> |
|||
| source = <ref>{{cite web | url=https://sfajacks.com/sports/football/schedule/1961 | title=1961 Football Schedule | website=[[Stephen F. Austin State University|Stephen F. Austin State University Jacks]] | access-date=2024-07-02 | archive-date=2024-07-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702062658/https://sfajacks.com/sports/football/schedule/1961 | url-status=live }}</ref> |
|||
}} |
}} |
||
|{{CFB schedule entry |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
||
Line 45: | Line 47: | ||
| score = 55–8 |
| score = 55–8 |
||
| attend = 6,000 |
| attend = 6,000 |
||
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Northwestern Demons Streak To Win Over Mexicans, 55-8 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/150552872/ |newspaper=[[The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)|The Shreveport Times]] |location=[[Shreveport, Louisiana]] |date=September 24, 1961 |page=4D |access-date=July 3, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> |
|||
| source = |
|||
}} |
}} |
||
|{{CFB schedule entry |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
||
| date = September 30 |
| date = September 30 |
||
| time = 8:00 p.m. |
|||
| w/l = w |
| w/l = w |
||
| nonconf = y |
| nonconf = y |
||
| away = y |
| away = y |
||
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Louisiana College Wildcats|title=Louisiana College}} |
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Louisiana College Wildcats|title=Louisiana College}} |
||
| site_stadium = |
| site_stadium = Bolton Stadium |
||
| site_cityst = [[ |
| site_cityst = [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria, LA]] |
||
| score = 7–6 |
| score = 7–6 |
||
| attend = 8,000 |
| attend = 8,000 |
||
| source = <ref>{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Bill |title=Perfect Records Risked At Bolton Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article//the-times/150553227/ |newspaper=Alexandria Daily Town Talk |location=[[Alexandria, Louisiana]] |date=September 30, 1961 |page=11 |access-date=July 3, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Robichaux |first=Gerry |title=Demons Dump Wildcats, 7-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article//the-times/150553227/ |newspaper=[[The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)|The Shreveport Times]] |location=[[Shreveport, Louisiana]] |date=October 1, 1961 |page=1D |access-date=July 3, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> |
|||
| source = |
|||
}} |
}} |
||
|{{CFB schedule entry |
|{{CFB schedule entry |
||
Line 86: | Line 89: | ||
| neutral = y |
| neutral = y |
||
| opponent = [[1961 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]] |
| opponent = [[1961 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]] |
||
| site_stadium = |
| site_stadium = State Fair Stadium |
||
| site_cityst = Shreveport, LA |
| site_cityst = Shreveport, LA |
||
| score = 19–7 |
| score = 19–7 |
Revision as of 13:00, 3 July 2024
1961 Northwestern State Demons football | |
---|---|
Conference | Gulf States Conference |
Record | 7–3 (3–2 GSC) |
Head coach |
|
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Southeastern Louisiana + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 McNeese State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeast Louisiana State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The 1961 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana—now known as Northwestern State University—as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1961 college football season. led by fifth-year head coach Jack Clayton, the Demons compiled an overall record of record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the GSC. On October 27, the Demons were tied for No. 7 in the AP small college football rankings with Hofstra.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 16 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Stephen F. Austin* | W 35–19 | 6,000 | [2][3] | ||
September 23 | Mexico Polytechical Institute* |
| W 55–8 | 6,000 | [4] | ||
September 30 | 8:00 p.m. | at Louisiana College* |
| W 7–6 | 8,000 | [5][6] | |
October 7 | Northeast Louisiana State |
| W 28–7 | 6,000 | [7] | ||
October 14 | Corpus Christi* |
| W 57–6 | 4,000 | |||
October 21 | vs. Louisiana Tech |
| W 19–7 | 22,000–27,000 | [8][9] | ||
October 28 | vs. Arkansas* | No. T–7 | L 7–42 | 31,500 | |||
November 4 | McNeese State |
| L 14–28 | 7,000 | [10] | ||
November 11 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 27–14 | 6,000–6,500 | [11] | |||
November 18 | at No. 9 Southeastern Louisiana | L 0–19 | 6,500 | ||||
|
References
- ^ "Gorillas Lead Small College Football Poll". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. October 26, 1961. p. 15. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Demons, Lumberjacks Tangle Here Tonight". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 16, 1961. p. 7A. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ Shearer, Ed (September 17, 1961). "Northwestern State Rolls Past Lumberjacks in 35-19 Run". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 1D. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "Northwestern Demons Streak To Win Over Mexicans, 55-8". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 24, 1961. p. 4D. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ Carter, Bill (September 30, 1961). "Perfect Records Risked At Bolton Tonight". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. p. 11. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ Robichaux, Gerry (October 1, 1961). "Demons Dump Wildcats, 7-6". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 1D. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "Northwestern downs Northeast Indians, 28–7". Monroe Morning World. October 8, 1961. p. 6B. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NSC wallops Tech in Fair game, 19–7". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1961. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "McNeese in 28–14 upset over Demons". Daily World. November 5, 1961. Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northwestern State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "1961 Demon Football Schedule". Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Retrieved July 3, 2024.