2001 Northwestern State Demons football team
American college football season
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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, losing in the first round to the eventual national champion, Montana. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Sports NetworkNo. 14
Record8–4 (4–2 Southland)
Headcoach
- Steve Roberts (2nd season)
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 19–28 at Montana | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 14 |
| Record | 8–4 (4–2 Southland) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Doug Ruse (4th season) |
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| Home stadium | Harry Turpin Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Southern* | W 30–21 | [1] | |||||
| September 8 | Henderson State* | W 55–17 | 13,029 | [2] | ||||
| September 15 | Gardner–Webb* | No. 24 |
| Canceled | N/A | [3] | ||
| September 22 | 6:05 pm | at TCU* | No. 24 | W 27–24 OT | 30,409 | [4] | ||
| September 29 | 7:00 pm | at Oklahoma State* | No. 16 | L 0–24 | 36,110 | [5] | ||
| October 6 | at No. 25 Sam Houston State | No. 15 | L 14–30 | [6] | ||||
| October 13 | at Elon* | No. 20 | W 24–6 | 2,850 | [7] | |||
| October 20 | Nicholls State | No. 17 |
| W 47–14 | [8] | |||
| October 27 | 2:00 pm | No. 22 Jacksonville State | No. 15 |
| W 42–17 | 8,816 | [9] | |
| November 3 | Southwest Texas State | No. 12 |
| TSAA | W 20–17 | [10] | ||
| November 10 | at No. 13 McNeese State | No. 12 | SCTN | L 10–17 | 16,200 | [11] | ||
| November 17 | 2:00 pm | No. 21 Stephen F. Austin | No. 16 |
| W 31–17 | [12] | ||
| December 1 | 1:00 pm | at No. 1 Montana* | No. 14 | MTN | L 19–28 | 17,289 | [13] | |
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