Louisiana Normal/Northwestern State Demons football, 1940–1949
American college football seasons
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
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.
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1941
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.
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