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.
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 19–28 vs. Montana | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 14 |
Record | 8–4 (4–2 Southland) |
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Home stadium | Harry Turpin Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | at Southern* | W 30–21 | [1] | |||||
September 8 | Henderson State* | W 55–17 | ||||||
September 22 | 6:05 pm | at TCU* | W 27–24 OT | 30,409 | ||||
September 29 | 7:00 pm | at Oklahoma State* | L 0–24 | 36,110 | ||||
October 6 | at No. 25 Sam Houston State | No. 15 | L 14–30 | |||||
October 13 | at Elon* | No. 20 | W 24–6 | |||||
October 20 | Nicholls State | No. 17 |
| W 47–14 | ||||
October 27 | 2:00 pm | No. 22 Jacksonville State | No. 15 |
| W 42–17 | 8,816 | ||
November 3 | Southwest Texas State | No. 12 |
| TSAA | W 20–17 | [2] | ||
November 10 | at No. 13 McNeese State | No. 12 | SCTN | L 10–17 | 16,200 | [3] | ||
November 17 | 2:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 31–17 | ||||
December 1 | 1:00 pm | at No. 1 Montana* | MTN | L 19–28 | 17,289 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Behind Nall, NSU tops Southern at Mumford". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 2, 2001. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northwestern St. holds on". The News-Star. November 4, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Demons fall to Cowboys, 17–10". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2001 Football Schedule". Northwestern State Demons. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "2001 Northwestern State Football". static.nsudemons.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.