Wikiwand AI

Louisiana Normal/Northwestern State Demons football, 1940–1949

American college football seasons From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Louisiana Normal/Northwestern State Demons football program, 1940–1949 represented the Louisiana State Normal School through 1944 and Northwestern State College of Louisiana from 1945 onwards (now known as Northwestern State University), during the 1940s in college football. For the entirity of the decade, the Demons were led by head coach Harry Turpin and had an overall record for the decade of 38–36–5. During this decade, the Demons played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

In both the 1940 and 1941 seasons, the Demons competed as a member of both the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). After they withdrew from the SIAA, they competed as a member of the LIC through their 1947 season, excluding 1943 when the program was disbanded as a result of World War II, and won a conference championship in 1942. Northwestern State finished the decade as a member of the Gulf States Conference for their 1948 and 1949 seasons.

1940

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1940 Louisiana Normal Demons football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3–1 (3–1–1 LIC, 4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumDemon Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1940 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern Louisiana $4–0–06–3–1
Louisiana Normal3–1–16–3–1
Louisiana Tech3–2–06–4–0
Louisiana College0–2–12–5–2
Centenary0–2–03–7–0
Southeastern Louisiana0–3–03–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Rollins $6–0–08–1–0
Newberry4–0–07–2–1
Mississippi College2–0–05–1–1
Eastern Kentucky1–0–08–0–0
Western Kentucky State Teachers4–1–17–1–1
Louisiana Normal4–1–16–3–1
SW Louisiana4–1–06–3–1
Union (TN)3–1–06–3–0
Georgetown (KY)2–1–05–3–2
Murray State4–2–14–3–2
Centre2–1–03–6–0
Miami (FL)2–1–03–7–0
Presbyterian5–3–06–4–0
Mississippi Southern3–2–07–4–0
Louisiana Tech3–2–06–4–0
West Tennessee State Teachers4–3–05–5–0
Morehead State1–1–23–3–2
Wofford2–2–13–4–2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers2–4–04–4–0
Tampa2–4–03–6–0
Oglethorpe2–4–02–6–0
Tennessee Tech1–2–02–6–0
Transylvania1–2–15–3–1
Stetson2–5–12–5–1
Troy State1–3–03–6–0
Louisiana College1–4–22–5–2
Union (KY)0–1–15–1–1
Centenary0–2–03–7–0
Louisville0–2–03–5–1
Jacksonville State0–2–03–5–0
Erskine0–5–01–8–0
Delta State0–5–10–8–2
  • $ – Conference champion
Close

The 1940 Louisiana Normal Demons football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Harry Turpin, the Demons compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with mark of 3–1–1 in LIC play and 4–1–1 in SIAA play.[1]

Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Murray State
W 20–6[2]
October 4Southeastern Louisiana
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
W 32–0[3]
October 128:00 p.m.at Louisiana College
T 7–7[4][5]
October 192:30 p.m.vs. Louisiana TechW 13–07,500[6][7]
October 25Centenary
W 7–06,000[8]
November 2at Stephen F. Austin*
L 7–14[9]
November 9Mississippi Southerndagger
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 9–6[10]
November 15at Ouachita*Arkadelphia, ARW 7–14[11]
November 232:00 p.m.at Tulane*L 47–020,000[12][13]
November 28at Southwestern LouisianaL 7–126,000[14]
Close

[15]

1941

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1941 Louisiana Normal Demons football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–1 (2–2–1 LIC, 3–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumDemon Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1941 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech $5–0–05–4–1
Southwestern Louisiana3–1–06–2–1
Louisiana Normal2–2–14–3–1
Southeastern Louisiana1–3–04–5–0
Centenary0–1–10–8–2
Louisiana College0–4–04–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Presbyterian $5–0–06–3–0
Miami (FL)2–0–08–2–0
Centre2–0–03–4–0
Mississippi Southern6–0–19–0–1
Louisiana Tech5–1–05–4–1
Eastern Kentucky3–1–07–1–0
SW Louisiana3–1–16–2–1
Union (TN)3–1–15–3–1
Tennessee Tech3–1–05–4–0
Western Kentucky State Teachers3–1–14–5–1
Georgetown (KY)2–1–07–2–0
Wofford2–1–04–6–0
Memphis State3–2–06–3–0
Rollins2–2–05–2–1
Louisiana Normal3–3–14–3–1
Murray State3–3–24–3–2
Tampa2–2–05–4–0
Louisville1–1–04–4–0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers2–3–14–3–1
Newberry2–3–05–6–0
Mississippi College1–2–05–3–0
SE Louisiana2–4–03–6–0
Oglethorpe1–3–03–3–0
Transylvania1–3–03–5–0
Troy State1–4–05–4–0
Southeastern Louisiana0–3–03–6–1
Louisiana College1–5–04–7–0
Delta State1–7–11–8–1
Centenary0–1–10–8–2
Union (KY)0–1–00–5–0
Morehead State0–3–03–4–0
Erskine0–4–02–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Close

The 1941 Louisiana Normal Demons football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1941 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Harry Turpin, the Demons compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with mark of 2–2–1 in LIC play and 3–3–1 in SIAA play.

Louisiana Normal was ranked at No. 228 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[16]


Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Delta State
W 44–04,000[17]
October 4at CentenaryT 6–65,500[18]
October 10Louisiana College
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 7–0[19]
October 18vs. Louisiana TechL 0–108,000[20]
October 31at Southeastern LouisianaW 6–03,000[21]
November 7at Mississippi SouthernL 7–212,500[22]
November 15Ouachita Baptist*
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 7–6[23]
November 27Southwestern Louisiana
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
L 0–6[24]
  • *Non-conference game
Close

[15]

1942

Quick facts LIC champion, Conference ...
1942 Louisiana Normal Demons football
LIC champion
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–2 (3–0 LIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDemon Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1944 →
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1942 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Normal $3–0–06–2–0
Southwestern Louisiana2–1–03–4–0
Louisiana Tech1–2–06–3–0
Southeastern Louisiana0–3–05–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Close

The 1942 Louisiana Normal Demons football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) during the 1942 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Harry Turpin, the Demons compiled an overall record of 6–2 with mark of 3–0 in LIC play, and finished as LIC champion.

Louisiana Normal was ranked at No. 150 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[25]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19at LSU*L 0–40[26]
September 26East Texas State*
W 13–0[27]
October 2Sam Houston State*
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 27–6[28]
October 8Camp Beauregard*
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 68–0[29]
October 24vs. Louisiana TechW 10–6[30]
October 30Southeastern Louisiana
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
W 7–6[31]
November 6at Southwestern LouisianaW 11–6[32]
November 13at Ouachita Baptist*Arkadelphia, ARL 0–6[33]
  • *Non-conference game
Close

[15]

1943

Due to the impacts of World War II, the 1943 season was canceled.[34]

1944

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1944 Louisiana Normal Demons football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record2–4–1 (0–3–1 LIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDemon Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1945 →
Close

The 1944 Louisiana Normal Demons football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) during the 1944 college football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Harry Turpin, the Demons compiled an overall record of 2–4–1 with mark of 0–3–1 in LIC play.

Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23at Transportation Corps Marine Officers' School*W 20–7[35]
September 30Camp Polk*
W 14–0[36]
October 7Selman Field*
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
L 7–20[37]
October 21at Southwestern LouisianaL 7–19[38]
October 28Louisiana Tech
  • Demon Field
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
L 7–21[39]
November 11at Louisiana Tech
T 0–0[40]
November 188:15 p.m.at Selman Field*cancelled [41][42]
November 25Southwestern Louisiana
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
L 6–7[43]
Close

[44]

1945

Quick facts 1945 Northwestern State Demons football, Conference ...
1945 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record2–6–1 (1–2–1 LIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDemon Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
Close

The 1945 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 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) during the 1945 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Harry Turpin, the Demons compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with mark of 1–2–1 in LIC play.

Northwestern State was ranked 187th among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[45]


Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 228:30 p.m.Selman Field*
L 0–12[46]
September 29at Lake Charles AAF*Lake Charles, LAW 7–0[47]
October 68:00 p.m.at Barksdale Field*L 6–196,000[48]
October 20Southwestern Louisiana
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
T 0–0[49]
October 27at Louisiana Tech
L 7–18[50]
November 2at Selman Field*Monroe, LAL 0–13[51][52]
November 10Louisiana Tech
  • Demon Field
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
L 2–7[53]
November 17at No. 16 Mississippi State*L 0–542,200[54]
November 22at Southwestern LouisianaW 13–0[55]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Close

[44]

1946

Quick facts 1946 Northwestern State Demons football, Conference ...
1946 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record4–6 (1–3 LIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDemon Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1946 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southeastern Louisiana $4–0–09–0–0
Louisiana Tech3–1–07–3–0
Southwestern Louisiana2–2–06–4–0
Northwestern State1–3–04–6–0
Louisiana College0–4–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Close

The 1946 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Harry Turpin, the team compiled a 4–6 record with mark of 1–3 in LIC play.

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Arkansas*L 14–219,000[56]
September 28at East Texas State*
L 0–323,500[57]
October 12at Louisiana College
W 40–0[58]
October 18at Southeastern LouisianaL 0–13[59]
October 26vs. Louisiana TechL 7–14[60]
November 1Ouachita Baptist*
W 47–14[61]
November 8Mississippi Southern*
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 7–63,000[62]
November 16at Mississippi State*L 0–275,000[63]
November 23Southwestern Louisianadagger
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
L 0–145,000[64]
November 29at Stephen F. Austin*
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
W 27–61,200[65]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
Close

[44]

1947

Quick facts 1947 Northwestern State Demons football, Conference ...
1947 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Record4–5 (3–2 LIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDemon Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1947 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech $5–0–05–4–0
Southwestern Louisiana4–1–06–2–0
Northwestern State3–2–04–5–0
Southeastern Louisiana2–3–03–5–1
Centenary1–4–01–9–1
Louisiana College0–4–01–5–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Close

The 1947 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) during the 1947 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Harry Turpin, the team compiled a 4–5 record with mark of 3–2 in LIC play.

Northwestern State was ranked at No. 246 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[66]


Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Arkansas*L 0–64[67]
September 26East Texas State*
L 0–27[68]
October 10Louisiana College
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 47–7[69]
October 17Southeastern Louisiana
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
W 14–12[70]
October 25vs. Louisiana TechL 0–2410,000[71]
November 1at Ouachita Baptist*Arkadelphia, ARW 20–2[72]
November 7at Mississippi Southern*L 0–20[73]
November 15Centenary
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 22–7[74]
November 27at Southwestern LouisianaL 7–9[75]
  • *Non-conference game
Close

[44]

1948

Quick facts 1948 Northwestern State Demons football, Conference ...
1948 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record5–3–1 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDemon Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1948 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi Southern $4–0–07–3–0
Louisiana Tech4–1–07–2–1
Southwestern Louisiana3–2–06–3–1
Northwestern State2–3–05–3–1
Louisiana College1–3–02–8–0
Southeastern Louisiana0–5–03–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Close

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach Harry Turpin, the team compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the GSC. Northwestern State played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Northwestern State was ranked at No. 233 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[76]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Barksdale Field*
W 52–04,500[77]
September 25Central State (OK)*
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 26–124,500[78]
October 1at Wofford*
T 0–0[79]
October 9vs. Louisiana CollegeW 13–0[80]
October 15at Southeastern LouisianaW 49–0[81]
October 23vs. Louisiana TechL 7–1012,000[82]
October 30Mississippi Southern
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
L 14–385,000[83]
November 13Arkansas State*
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 41–6[84]
November 20Southwestern Louisianadagger
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
L 7–285,500[85]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
Close

[44]

1949

Quick facts 1949 Northwestern State Demons football, Conference ...
1949 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record5–4 (1–4 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDemon Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1949 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech $5–0–07–2–0
Mississippi Southern2–1–07–3–0
Southwestern Louisiana3–2–06–3–0
Southeastern Louisiana1–2–14–5–1
Northwestern State1–4–05–4–0
Louisiana College0–3–14–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Close

The 1949 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana—now known as Northwestern State University—as a member of the Gulf States Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Harry Turpin, the Demons compiled an overall record of 5–4 record with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the GSC.

Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Central State (OK)*
W 7–6[86]
September 308:00 p.m.at Maryville (MO)*
W 31–14[87][88][89]
October 88:15 p.m.vs. Louisiana CollegeW 7–6[90][91]
October 15Southeastern Louisianadagger
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
L 13–25[92]
October 222:30 p.m.vs. Louisiana TechL 21–28[93][94]
October 298:00 p.m.at Mississippi SouthernL 28–679,000[95][96][97][98]
November 58:00 p.m.Union (TN)*
  • Demon Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 31–14[99][100]
November 19at Southwestern LouisianaL 14–27[101]
November 242:00 p.m.at East Texas Baptist*
W 19–131,000[102][103]
Close

[44]

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks