2001 Northwestern State Demons football team

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.

2001 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 14
Record8–4 (4–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1 at Southern*W 30–21[1]
September 8 Henderson State*W 55–17
September 226:05 pmat TCU*W 27–24 OT30,409
September 297:00 pmat Oklahoma State*L 0–2436,110
October 6 at No. 25 Sam Houston StateNo. 15L 14–30
October 13 at Elon*No. 20W 24–6
October 20 Nicholls StateNo. 17
W 47–14
October 272:00 pmNo. 22 Jacksonville StateNo. 15
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 42–178,816
November 3 Southwest Texas StateNo. 12
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
TSAAW 20–17[2]
November 10 at No. 13 McNeese StateNo. 12SCTNL 10–1716,200[3]
November 172:00 pmStephen F. Austin
 W 31–17
December 11:00 pmat No. 1 Montana*MTNL 19–2817,289

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References

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  1. ^ "Behind Nall, NSU tops Southern at Mumford". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 2, 2001. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northwestern St. holds on". The News-Star. November 4, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Demons fall to Cowboys, 17–10". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2001 Football Schedule". Northwestern State Demons. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "2001 Northwestern State Football". static.nsudemons.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.