| 1961 Northwestern State Demons football | |
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| Conference | Gulf States Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (3–2 GSC) |
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| No. 7 Southeastern Louisiana + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 McNeese State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1961 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jack Clayton, the Demons compiled a 7–3 record (3–2 in conference games) and tied for third place in the GSC.[1]
On October 27, the Demons were tied for No. 7 in the AP small college football rankings with Hofstra.[2] They lost three of their last four games and dropped out of the rankings.
The team played its home games at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NCAAwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Gorillas Lead Small College Football Poll". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. October 26, 1961. p. 15. Retrieved January 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
