Louisiana–Monroe vs. Northwestern State football rivalry

Louisiana–Monroe vs. Northwestern State football rivalry
	Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Northwestern State Demons
Sport	Football
First meeting	November 8, 1952; Northeast Louisiana State, 20–14
Latest meeting	September 1, 2005; Northwestern State, 27–23
Next meeting	TBD
Trophy	None
Statistics
Meetings total	48
All-time series	Northwestern State leads, 28–19–1
Largest victory	Northeast Louisiana, 46–0 (1978)
Longest win streak	Northwestern State, 9 (1961–1969)
Current win streak	Northwestern State, 2 (2003–2005)
	Louisiana–Monroe Northwestern State Locations in Louisiana

The Louisiana–Monroe vs. Northwestern State football rivalry is a former American college football rivalry between the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks and the Northwestern State Demons. The rivalry stems from the time the two teams spent competing together in the Gulf States Conference (1953–71) and later in the Southland Conference (1987–93). The game has been infrequently played since 1994, following Louisiana–Monroe's move to the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision.

History

The two teams have met 48 times on the football field, with Northwestern State currently holding a 28–19–1 edge in the all-time series. In the 1992 game, the teams' mascots Vic the Demon and Chief Brave Spirit got involved in a fight that distracted television cameras to the point that the entire altercation was caught on video.^[1] In the scuffle, Vic the Demon's head is ripped off as the two crashed to the ground behind one of the end zones, which according to the video clip breaks a "cardinal rule" of being a mascot. The melee was broken up by college police without further incident.^[2]

Game results

Louisiana–Monroe victories	Northwestern State victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	November 8, 1952	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	20–14
2	November 7, 1953	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	7–0
3	November 6, 1954	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	51–6
4	November 5, 1955	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	28–7
5	November 3, 1956	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	24–7
6	November 2, 1957	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	26–20
7	November 1, 1958	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	42–6
8	November 7, 1959	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	24–19
9	October 8, 1960	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana State	7–6
10	October 7, 1961	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	28–7
11	October 6, 1962	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	18–17
12	October 5, 1963	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	27–19
13	October 3, 1964	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	27–6
14	October 2, 1965	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	17–12
15	October 1, 1966	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	23–14
16	September 30, 1967	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	21–14
17	October 5, 1968	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	7–3
18	October 4, 1969	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	28–10
19	October 3, 1970	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	21–17
20	October 2, 1971	Natchitoches, LA	Northeast Louisiana	15–14
21	September 30, 1972	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	17–7
22	September 29, 1973	Natchitoches, LA	Northeast Louisiana	16–13
23	October 5, 1974	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	14–8
24	October 4, 1975	Natchitoches, LA	Northeast Louisiana	34–20
25	October 30, 1976	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	21–9

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
26	October 1, 1977	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	13–0
27	September 30, 1978	Natchitoches, LA	Northeast Louisiana	46–0
28	September 29, 1979	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	20–14
29	October 4, 1980	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	38–14
30	November 21, 1981	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	41–9
31	November 20, 1982	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	28–27
32	November 19, 1983	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	13–9
33	September 29, 1984	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	27–10
34	October 5, 1985	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	45–21
35	October 4, 1986	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	17–14
36	October 3, 1987	Natchitoches, LA	Northeast Louisiana	33–31
37	October 22, 1988	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	27–15
38	October 21, 1989	Natchitoches, LA	Tie	14–14
39	October 27, 1990	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	14–3
40	October 26, 1991	Natchitoches, LA	Northeast Louisiana	24–9
41	October 24, 1992	Natchitoches, LA	Northeast Louisiana	28–18
42	October 2, 1993	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	26–24
43	October 21, 1995	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	42–39
44	October 5, 1996	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	13–10
45	October 4, 1997	Monroe, LA	Northeast Louisiana	17–7
46	September 25, 1999	Monroe, LA	Louisiana–Monroe	38–7
47	September 20, 2003	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	14–10
48	September 1, 2005	Monroe, LA	Northwestern State	27–23
Series: Northwestern State leads 28–19–1

References

^ Hunsucker, Adam (September 8, 2016). "NSU President fires shot at ULM". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
^ "A history of bizarre mascot incidents". CNN. Archived from the original on August 11, 2003.
^ "Louisiana-Monroe vs Northwestern St. (LA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

[1] Hunsucker, Adam (September 8, 2016). "NSU President fires shot at ULM". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.

[2] "A history of bizarre mascot incidents". CNN. Archived from the original on August 11, 2003.

[results-3] "Louisiana-Monroe vs Northwestern St. (LA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

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v t e Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Venues	Brown Stadium (1933–1977) JPS Field at Malone Stadium (1978–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 2012 Independence Bowl Louisiana: Battle on the Bayou Louisiana Tech Northwestern State
Culture & lore	Chief Brave Spirit Ace the Warhawk "Cheer for Northeast" Sound of Today
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Northwestern State Demons football
Venues	Harry Turpin Stadium (1976–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana Tech McNeese Nicholls: NSU Challenge Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin: Chief Caddo
Culture & lore	Vic the Demon Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Southland Conference football rivalries
Conference	Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese) Chief Caddo (Northwestern State–Stephen F. Austin) McNeese–Northwestern State NSU Challenge (Nicholls–Northwestern State) River Bell Classic (Nicholls–Southeastern Louisiana) Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana
Non-conference	Red Beans and Rice Bowl (Central Arkansas–McNeese) Sabine Shoe (Lamar–Louisiana) Cajun Crown (Louisiana–McNeese) Cypress Mug (Louisiana–Southeastern Louisiana) Louisiana Tech–Northwestern State Louisiana–Monroe–Northwestern State Battle for the Paddle (Nicholls–Texas State) Battle of the Piney Woods (Sam Houston–Stephen F. Austin)

History

Game results

See also

References