Northwestern State Demons football

Northwestern State Demons football
2024 Northwestern State Demons football team
First season1907; 117 years ago (1907)
Athletic director Kevin Bostian
Head coachBlaine McCorkle
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
(capacity: 15,971)
Field surfaceFieldturf
LocationNatchitoches, Louisiana
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceSouthland Conference
All-time record631–398–40 (.609)
Conference titles12
RivalriesMcNeese State (rivalry)
Nicholls (rivalry)
Southeastern Louisiana (rivalry)
Louisiana–Monroe (rivalry)
ColorsPurple, white, and orange trim[1]
     
Fight songNorthwestern Fight[2]
MascotVic the Demon
Marching bandSpirit of Northwestern[3]
WebsiteNSUDemons.com

The Northwestern State Demons football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Northwestern State University located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a member of the Southland Conference. Northwestern State's first football team was fielded in 1907. The team plays its home games at the 15,971 seat Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.[4]

  1. ^ 2017 Northwestern State Demons Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Fight song
  3. ^ Spirit of Northwestern
  4. ^ "Northwestern State Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.