2002 Northwestern State Demons football team
American college football season
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The 2002 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Scott Stoker, the Demons compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing in second in Southland. Northwestern advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs before losing to Montana. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Sports NetworkNo. 16
Record9–4 (4–2 Southland)
Headcoach
- Scott Stoker (1st season)
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 14–45 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 16 |
| Record | 9–4 (4–2 Southland) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Darryl Mason (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | J. C. Harper (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Harry Turpin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 McNeese State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Northwestern State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Nicholls State | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 29 | 6:00 pm | Delta State* | No. 19 | W 35–7 | 8,456 | [1] | ||
| September 7 | 6:00 pm | vs. Southern* | No. 16 |
| W 30–20 | 23,572 | [2] | |
| September 14 | 1:00 pm | at Delaware State* | No. 13 | W 34–14 | 3,850 | [3] | ||
| September 21 | 12:00 pm | at No. 8 (I-A) Georgia* | No. 10 | L 7–45 | 86,520 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | 4:00 pm | Elon* | No. 9 |
| W 47–20 | 11,259 | [5] | |
| October 10 | 7:00 pm | Southwest Texas State | No. 7 |
| TSAA | W 40–27 | 7,920 | [6] |
| October 19 | 3:00 pm | Southwestern Oklahoma State* | No. 5 |
| W 38–0 | 7,202 | [7] | |
| October 24 | 7:00 pm | at No. 22 Nicholls State | No. 3 | W 21–14 | 7,816 | [8] | ||
| October 31 | 7:00 pm | Sam Houston State | No. 3 |
| W 38–10 | 7,628 | [9] | |
| November 9 | 4:00 pm | at Jacksonville State | No. 3 | L 10–19 | 9,844 | [10] | ||
| November 16 | 2:00 pm | No. 2 McNeese State | No. 7 |
| SCTN | L 3–27 | 17,031 | [11] |
| November 23 | 4:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | No. 12 | W 42–35 | 8,221 | [12] | ||
| November 30 | 1:00 pm | at No. 9 Montana* | No. 13 | MTN | L 14–45 | 15,758 | [13] | |
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