1997 Northwestern State Demons football team
American college football season
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The 1997 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Sam Goodwin, the Demons compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as Southland co-champion. Northwestern State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, and lost to Eastern Washington in the first round. The team played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Sports NetworkNo. 21
Record8–4 (6–1 Southland)
Headcoach
- Sam Goodwin (15th season)
| 1997 Northwestern State Demons football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 10–40 at Eastern Washington | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 21 |
| Record | 8–4 (6–1 Southland) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Doug Ruse (1st as OC, 4th overall season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bradley Dale Peveto (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Harry Turpin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 McNeese State +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Northwestern State +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Stephen F. Austin | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at No. 17 Southern* | No. 18 | L 9–27 | [1] | |||
| September 13 | Henderson State* | No. 24 | W 42–7 | 11,817 | [2] | ||
| September 27 | No. 15 Nicholls State | No. 24 |
| W 19–0 | 11,510 | [3] | |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Northeast Louisiana* | No. 21 |
| L 7–17 | 15,834 | [4] |
| October 11 | at No. 4 McNeese State | L 7–50 | 15,276 | [5] | |||
| October 18 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 31–3 | [6] | |||
| October 25 | Arkansas Tech* |
| W 49–10 | [7] | |||
| November 1 | at Troy State | W 14–13 | [8] | ||||
| November 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State |
| W 42–21 | 5,247 | [9] | |
| November 15 | at Sam Houston State | No. 25 | W 35–19 | 4,019 | [10] | ||
| November 20 | No. 13 Stephen F. Austin | No. 21 |
| W 38–24 | [11] | ||
| November 29 | at No. 6 Eastern Washington* | No. 21 | L 10–40 | 6,384 | [12] | ||
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