American college football season
The 2014 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by second-year head coach Jay Thomas , the Demons compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Southland. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 28 6:00 pm Missouri State * DemonTV L 27–349,284
September 6 6:30 pm at No. 10 (FBS ) Baylor * FSSW+ L 6–7045,034
September 13 6:00 pm at Southern * CST W 51–2715,011
September 20 6:00 pm at Louisiana Tech * W 30–2726,004
October 4 3:00 pm at No. 11 Southeastern Louisiana SLCTV L 22–304,165
October 11 6:00 pm Incarnate Word Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA ESPN3 W 49–128,931
October 18 3:00 pm No. 24 Sam Houston State Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA SLCTV W 31–277,895
October 25 3:00 pm at Central Arkansas L 35–5811,163
November 1 6:00 pm No. 9 McNeese State Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry ) DTV L 28–359,178
November 8 2:00 pm at Abilene Christian W 34–104,800
November 15 6:00 pm Nicholls State DTV W 48–214,189
November 22 3:00 pm at Stephen F. Austin L 24–274,810
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Game summaries
Missouri State
Missouri State @ Northwestern State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bears
0
7 7 20
34
Demons
10
14 0 3
27
In their first game of the season, the Demons lost, 34–27 to the Missouri State Bears.[ 2]
@ Baylor
Northwestern State @ Baylor
1
2 3 4 Total
Demons
0
3 3 0
6
• #10 Bears
28
21 7 14
70
In their second game of the season, the Demons lost, 70–6 to the Baylor Bears.[ 3]
@ Southern
Northwestern State @ Southern
1
2 3 4 Total
• Demons
17
17 14 3
51
Jaguars
7
0 14 6
27
In their third game of the season, the Demons won, 51–27 over the Southern Jaguars.[ 4]
@ Louisiana Tech
Northwestern State @ Louisiana Tech
1
2 3 4 Total
• Demons
0
3 7 20
30
Bulldogs
10
3 7 7
27
In their fourth game of the season, the Demons won, 30–27 over the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.[ 5] [ 6]
@ Southeastern Louisiana
Northwestern State @ Southeastern Louisiana
1
2 3 4 Total
Demons
0
0 8 14
22
• #11 Lions
0
6 17 7
30
In their fifth game of the season, the Demons lost, 30–22 to the Southeastern Louisiana Lions.[ 7]
Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word @ Northwestern State
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
3 3 6
12
• Demons
7
28 14 0
49
In their sixth game of the season, the Demons won, 49–12 over the Incarnate Word Cardinals.[ 8]
Sam Houston State
Sam Houston State @ Northwestern State
1
2 3 4 Total
#24 Bearkats
14
7 0 6
27
• Demons
7
14 0 10
31
In their seventh game of the season, the Demons won, 31–27 over the Sam Houston State Bearkats.[ 9]
@ Central Arkansas
Northwestern State @ Central Arkansas
1
2 3 4 Total
Demons
14
7 0 14
35
• Bears
21
16 14 7
58
In their eighth game of the season, the Demons lost, 58–35 to the Central Arkansas Bears.[ 10]
McNeese State
McNeese State @ Northwestern State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #9 Cowboys
21
14 0 0
35
Demons
0
3 3 22
28
In their ninth game of the season, the Demons lost, 35–28 to the McNeese State Cowboys.[ 11]
@ Abilene Christian
Northwestern State @ Abilene Christian
1
2 3 4 Total
• Demons
7
13 7 7
34
Wildcats
0
0 10 0
10
Date: November 8Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: 2:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:55Game attendance: 4,800Game weather: Temp: 65 Wind: NE 16mph Weather: Clear, windy, coolReferee: Eddy Shelton
In their tenth game of the season, the Demons won, 34–10 over the Abilene Christian Wildcats.[ 12]
Nicholls State
Nicholls State @ Northwestern State
1
2 3 4 Total
Colonels
7
0 7 7
21
• Demons
14
14 14 6
48
Date: November 15Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:44Game attendance: 4,189Game weather: Temp: 47, Wind: 5 ESE, Weather: Cloudy and ChillyReferee: David AlvarezTelevision network: DTV
In their eleventh game of the season, the Demons won, 48–21 over the Nicholls State Colonels.[ 13]
@ Stephen F. Austin
Northwestern State @ Stephen F. Austin
1
2 3 4 Total
Demons
0
14 0 10
24
• Lumberjacks
3
7 7 10
27
In their twelfth game of the season, the Demons lost, 27–24 to the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.[ 14]
References
^ "2014 Demon Football Schedule" . Northwestern State Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2014 .
^ "Missouri St Beats Northwestern St 34–27" . ESPN . Associated Press . August 28, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014 .
^ "Seth Russell Tosses 5 First-Half TDs as Baylor Throttles FCS Team" . ESPN . Associated Press . September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014 .
^ "Northwestern State Beats Southern 51–27" . ESPN . Associated Press . September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014 .
^ "Northwestern State Beats Louisiana Tech 30–27" . ESPN . Associated Press . September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014 .
^ Isabella, Sean (September 20, 2014). "Northwestern State Shocks Tech with Late FG" . The News-Star . Monroe. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2014 .
^ "SE Louisiana Holds on for 30–22 Win Over NW State" . ESPN . Associated Press . October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014 .
^ "Northwestern State vs. Incarnate Word" . ESPN . Associated Press . October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014 .
^ "Northwestern State knocks off Sam Houston 31–27" . ESPN . Associated Press . October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014 .
^ "Central Arkansas blows past Northwestern St 58–35" . ESPN . Associated Press . October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014 .
^ "McNeese St hangs on to beat Northwestern St, 35–28" . ESPN . Associated Press . November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014 .
^ "Northwestern State stops Abilene Christian 34–10" . ESPN . Associated Press . November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014 .
^ "Adkins leads Northwestern St past Nicholls 48–21" . ESPN . Associated Press . November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014 .
^ "Stephen F. Austin gets by Northwestern State 27–24" . ESPN . Associated Press . November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014 .
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