2001 Northwestern State Demons football team

2001 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 14
Record8–4 (4–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Sam Houston State +^   5 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 13 McNeese State +^   5 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 14 Northwestern State ^   4 – 2     8 – 4  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 2     6 – 5  
Jacksonville State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Southwest Texas State   0 – 6     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Steve Roberts, the Demons compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying in third place in Southland. Northwestern advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs before losing to Montana. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1 at Southern*
W 30–21[1]
September 8 Henderson State*
W 55–17
September 226:05 pmat TCU*
W 27–24 OT30,409
September 297:00 pmat Oklahoma State*
L 0–2436,110
October 6 at No. 25 Sam Houston StateNo. 15
L 14–30
October 13 at Elon*No. 20
W 24–6
October 20 Nicholls StateNo. 17
W 47–14
October 272:00 pmNo. 22 Jacksonville StateNo. 15
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 42–178,816
November 3 Southwest Texas StateNo. 12
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
TSAAW 20–17[2]
November 10 at No. 13 McNeese StateNo. 12
SCTNL 10–1716,200[3]
November 172:00 pmStephen F. Austin
 W 31–17
December 11:00 pmat No. 1 Montana*
MTNL 19–2817,289

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References

  1. ^ "Behind Nall, NSU tops Southern at Mumford". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 2, 2001. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northwestern St. holds on". The News-Star. November 4, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Demons fall to Cowboys, 17–10". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2001 Football Schedule". Northwestern State Demons. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "2001 Northwestern State Football". static.nsudemons.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.