1961 Northwestern State Demons football team
Appearance
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Conference | Gulf States |
Record | 7-3-0 (3-2 Gulf States) |
Home stadium | Turpin Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State as a member of the Gulf States Conference during the 1961 college football season. The Demons compiled a record of 7-3-0. Northwestern State played home games at Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana. During week 4 of the college football season they were tied for number 7th in the small college football poll with Hofstra.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | vs. Stephen F. Austin* | Shreveport, LA | W 35–19 | [2][3] | |
September 23 | Mexico Poly Institute - White* |
| W 35–19 | [4][3] | |
September 30 | at Louisiana Christian* | Pineville, LA | W 7–6 | [4][3] | |
October 7 | Northeast Louisiana State |
| W 28–7 | [5] | |
October 14 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* |
| W 57–6 | [4][3] | |
October 21 | vs. Louisiana Tech |
| W 19–7 | 24,000–27,000 | [6] |
October 28 | vs. Arkansas* | L 7–42 | [4][3][7][8] | ||
November 4 | McNeese State |
| L 14–28 | 7,000 | [9] |
November 11 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 27–14 | 6,500 | [4][3][10] | |
November 18 | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 0–19 | [4][3][11] | ||
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References
- ^ "Poll 1961 1026 Small AP". Alton Evening Telegraph. 26 October 1961. p. 15. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "1961 Football Schedule".
- ^ a b c d e f g "1961".
- ^ a b c d e f "1961 Demon Football Schedule".
- ^ "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 July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CFRC Encyclopedia".
- ^ "Arkansas Historical Scores".
- ^ "McNeese in 28–14 upset over Demons". Daily World. November 5, 1961. Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Football".
- ^ "2023 Southeastern Football Media Guide" (PDF).
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