2016 Northwestern State Demons football team

2016 Northwestern State Demons football
Conference Southland Conference
2016 record 1–10 (0–9 Southland)
Head coach Jay Thomas (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Ben Norton (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Daryl Daye (2nd year)
Home stadium Harry Turpin Stadium
(Capacity: 15,971)
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Sam Houston State $^   9 0         12 0  
#11 Central Arkansas ^   8 1         10 3  
SE Louisiana   7 2         7 4  
McNeese State   5 4         6 5  
Nicholls State   5 4         5 6  
Stephen F. Austin   4 5         5 6  
Houston Baptist   3 5         4 7  
Incarnate Word*   3 6         3 8  
Lamar   3 6         3 8  
Abilene Christian*   2 7         2 9  
Northwestern State   0 9         1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • *Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team represents Northwestern State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Demons are led fourth year head coach Jay Thomas and play their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 1–10, 0–9 in Southland play to finish in last place.

Previous season

The Demons finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:30 PM at No. 23 (FBS) Baylor McLane StadiumWaco, TX FSN L 7–55   44,849
September 8 6:00 PM Incarnate Word Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA ASN L 18–21   9,120
September 17 6:00 PM at Central Arkansas Estes StadiumConway, AR BNN L 10–24   8,047
September 24 6:00 PM at Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA CST L 24–34   6,406
October 8 6:00 PM Kentucky Wesleyan* Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA DTV W 49–7   8,189
October 15 6:00 PM at Lamar Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX ESPN3 L 31–32   7,159
October 22 6:00 PM McNeese Statedagger Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA (Rivalry) DTV L 27–48   10,159
October 29 6:00 PM Nicholls State Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge) WHNO L 14–31   5,825
November 5 6:00 PM at Abilene Christian Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX ACUSports L 22–25   3,957
November 12 6:00 PM No. 1 Sam Houston State Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA ESPN3 L 16–48   6,421
November 19 3:00 PM at Stephen F. Austin Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX (Chief Caddo) ESPN3 L 31–45   7,539
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

@ Baylor

Northwestern State at Baylor
1 234Total
Demons 0 070 7
#23 (FBS) Bears 24 2470 55
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: McLane Stadium
    Waco, TX
  • Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 44,849
  • Game weather: 86°F • N 8 • Sunny
  • Referee: Brad Van Vark
  • Television network: FSN

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 2014 L 6–70

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Cardinals 7 770 21
Demons 3 357 18
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 9,120
  • Game weather: 96°F • N 6 • Hot and humid
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • Television network: ASN

Sources: Box Score

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2015 L 31–45

@ Central Arkansas

Northwestern State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Demons 0 703 10
Bears 0 14100 24
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 8,047
  • Referee: S. Baron
  • Television network: BNN

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–5 2015 L 21–49

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Demons 6 0153 24
Lions 14 776 34
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:07 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 6,406
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
  • Television network: CST

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
29–30 2015 L 20–34

Kentucky Wesleyan

Kentucky Wesleyan at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Panthers 0 700 7
Demons 14 71414 49
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 8,189
  • Game weather: 73°F • NE 7 • Clear skies
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: DTV

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

@ Lamar

Northwestern State at Lamar
1 234Total
Demons 3 1477 31
Cardinals 0 9617 32
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 7,159
  • Game weather: 81°F • SSE 8 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
9–7–1 2015 W 48–35

McNeese State

McNeese State at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Cowboys 14 71710 48
Demons 7 7103 27
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 10,159
  • Game weather: 71°F • ESE 3 • Clear and crisp
  • Referee: Kevin Muir
  • Television network: DTV

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
20–44–1 2015 L 27–47

Nicholls

Nicholls at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Colonels 0 14143 31
Demons 7 700 14
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 5,825
  • Game weather: 82°F • SSE 4 • Sunny and warm
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • Television network: WHNO

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
28–15 2015 W 37–21

@ Abilene Christian

Northwestern State at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Demons 13 063 22
Wildcats 2 3911 25
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 3,957
  • Game weather: 68°F • ESE 11 • Cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ACUSports

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–5 2015 W 39–22

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Northwestern State
1 234Total
#1 Bearkats 20 2107 48
Demons 13 030 16
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 6,421
  • Game weather: 71°F • SSE 7 • Calm and cool
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
20–18 2015 L 21–59

@ Stephen F. Austin

Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Demons 7 14010 31
Lumberjacks 20 1078 45
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:42
  • Game attendance: 7,539
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
44–25 2015 W 33–17

References

  1. "2016 Demon Football Schedule". Northwestern State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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