2016 Northwestern State Demons football team

2016 Northwestern State Demons football
Conference	Southland Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Jay Thomas (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Ben Norton (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Daryl Daye (2nd year)
Home stadium	Harry Turpin Stadium (Capacity: 15,971)

2016 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Abilene Christian*		0	–	0					0	–	0
Central Arkansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Houston Baptist		0	–	0					0	–	0
Incarnate Word*		0	–	0					0	–	0
Lamar		0	–	0					0	–	0
McNeese State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nicholls State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Sam Houston State		0	–	0					0	–	0
SE Louisiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin		0	–	0					0	–	0
$ – Conference champion Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team will represent Northwestern State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Demons will be by fourth year head coach Jay Thomas and will play their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Demons finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	TBA	at Baylor	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX		–
September 10	6:00 PM	Incarnate Word	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA		–
September 17	TBA	at Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR		–
September 24	TBA	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA		–
October 8	6:00 PM	Kentucky Wesleyan*	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA		–
October 15	6:00 PM	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	–
October 22	6:00 PM	McNeese State	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA (Rivalry)		–
October 29	6:00 PM	Nicholls State	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)		–
November 5	TBA	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX		–
November 12	6:00 PM	Sam Houston State	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA		–
November 19	3:00 PM	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX (Chief Caddo)	ESPN3	–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

@ Baylor

See also: Baylor Bears football and 2016 Baylor Bears football team

Northwestern State at Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 3 Location: McLane Stadium Waco, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 –0 2 - 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
–	????	W/L 0–0

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Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 10 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 –0 2 - 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	L 31–45

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@ Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Northwestern State at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 17 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2015	L 21–49

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@ Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 24 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–30	2015	L 20–34

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Kentucky Wesleyan

See also: Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers football

Kentucky Wesleyan at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 8 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:00 PM Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–0	????	W/L 0–0

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@ Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team

Northwestern State at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 15 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–7–1	2015	W 48–35

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McNeese State

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football, 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team, and McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry

McNeese State at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 22 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–44–1	2015	L 27–47

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Nicholls

See also: Nicholls State Colonels football, 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team, and NSU Challenge

Nicholls at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 29 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–15	2015	W 37–21

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@ Abilene Christian

See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Northwestern State at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 5 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2015	W 39–22

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Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Sam Houston State at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total Bearkats 0 0 0 0 0 Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 12 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–18	2015	L 21–59

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@ Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football, 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, and Chief Caddo

Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Lumberjacks 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 19 Location: Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, LA Game start: 3:00 PM CST Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
44–25	2015	W 33–17

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

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