1996 Northwestern State Demons football team
American college football season
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The 1996 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 14th year under head coach Sam Goodwin, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Southland.
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 SLC)
Headcoach
- Sam Goodwin (14th season)
OffensivecoordinatorSteve Mullins (3rd as OC, 7th overall season)
| 1996 Northwestern State Demons football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–3 SLC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Steve Mullins (3rd as OC, 7th overall season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bradley Dale Peveto (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Harry Turpin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Troy State $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Nicholls State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | Southern* | W 27–10 | 16,222 | [1] | |||
| September 21 | No. 4 (D-II) Texas A&M–Commerce* |
| W 33–7 | 11,256 | [2] | ||
| September 28 | 8:05 p.m. | at Boise State* | No. 22 | W 20–16 | 18,893 | [3] | |
| October 5 | at Northeast Louisiana* | No. 19 |
| L 10–13 | [4] | ||
| October 12 | at Nicholls State | No. 19 | L 7–19 | [5] | |||
| October 19 | Sam Houston State | No. 22 |
| W 38–21 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | at Youngstown State* | No. 19 | L 14–24 | [7] | |||
| November 2 | at Southwest Texas State | W 49–0 | [8] | ||||
| November 9 | No. 5 Troy State | No. 19 |
| L 13–26 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | McNeese State | No. 25 |
| L 3–20 | 8,100 | [10] | |
| November 23 | at No. 14 Stephen F. Austin | W 17–10 | [11] | ||||
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