2001 Northwestern State Demons football team

2001 Northwestern State Demons football
2001 Northwestern State Demons football
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)
Head coach	Steve Roberts (2nd season);
Home stadium	Harry Turpin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Southland Football League standings
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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

+ – 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1		at Southern*		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 30–21		^[1]
September 8		Henderson State*		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA		W 55–17
September 22	6:05 pm	at TCU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 27–24 ^OT	30,409
September 29	7:00 pm	at Oklahoma State*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 0–24	36,110
October 6		at No. 25 Sam Houston State	No. 15	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX		L 14–30
October 13		at Elon*	No. 20	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 24–6
October 20		Nicholls State	No. 17	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)		W 47–14
October 27	2:00 pm	No. 22 Jacksonville State	No. 15	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA		W 42–17	8,816
November 3		Southwest Texas State	No. 12	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	TSAA	W 20–17		^[2]
November 10		at No. 13 McNeese State	No. 12	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	SCTN	L 10–17	16,200	^[3]
November 17	2:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (Chief Caddo)		W 31–17
December 1	1:00 pm	at No. 1 Montana*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	MTN	L 19–28	17,289
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "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.

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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
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