2020 Northwestern State Demons football team

2020 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record1–5 (1–5 SLC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Smiley (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Lucas (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Sam Houston State $^   6 0     10 0  
No. 20 Southeastern Louisiana   4 2     4 3  
No. 23 Nicholls   3 3     4 3  
Incarnate Word   3 3     3 3  
Lamar   2 4     2 4  
McNeese State*   2 4     3 4  
Northwestern State   1 5     1 5  
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Brad Laird, the Demons compiled an overall record of 1–5 with an identical mark in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the Southland. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.