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American college football season

1980 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
Seasons← 19791981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Lehigh ^   –   9 – 1 – 2
No. 6 Delaware   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Northwestern State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Portland State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 4 – 0
James Madison   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lafayette   –   3 – 7 – 0
Nicholls State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Northeastern   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach A. L. Williams, the Demons compiled an 8–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Abilene ChristianW 31–109,750
September 13UT Arlington
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 38–31
September 20at Stephen F. AustinW 22–38,500
September 27at McNeese StateNo. 9W 13–10
October 4at Northeast LouisianaNo. 4тL 14–3816,971
October 11New York TechNo. 10т
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 48–6
October 18vs. Louisiana TechNo. 10тL 23–2736,000
October 25at Central MichiganL 0–17
November 1Portland State
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 40–217,000
November 8Nicholls State
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
W 21–147,000
November 22Southeastern LouisianaNo. 10т
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
W 16–143,000

References

  1. "Demons beat devil out of ACU". Abilene Reporter-News. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Passer wipes out UTA comeback bid". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "NSU remains an unbeaten". The Shreveport Times. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Demons edge McNeese 13–10". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "NLU, Holman pop Demons' bubble". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Demons rout New Yorkers". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bulldogs pull out 27–23 win over NSU". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Central drives to 17–0 win". The Saginaw News. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Portland State clawed by Louisiana Demons". The Sunday Oregonian. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Delaney leads NSU over Nicholls". The Shreveport Times. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Demons trip SLU". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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