Louisiana Tech–Northwestern State football rivalry

(Redirected from Louisiana Tech vs. Northwestern State football rivalry) American college football rivalry

Louisiana Tech–Northwestern State football rivalry
Statistics
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Northwestern State Demons
Sport	Football
First meeting	1907 Louisiana Industrial, 43–4
Latest meeting	September 9, 2023 Louisiana Tech, 51–21
Next meeting	September 12, 2026
Trophy	None
Meetings total	80
All-time series	Louisiana Tech leads, 55–20–5
Largest victory	Louisiana Tech, 45–0 (1909)
Longest win streak	Louisiana Tech, 9 (1945–1952)
Longest unbeaten streak	Louisiana Tech, 11 (1944–1952)
Current win streak	Louisiana Tech, 2 (2017–present)
Louisiana Tech UniversityNorthwestern State UniversityLocations in Louisiana

The Louisiana Tech–Northwestern State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Northwestern State Demons. The rivalry stems from the proximity of the two colleges, as well as the two teams sharing multiple conferences including the LIAA (1915–24), the SIAA (1928–38), the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (1942–57), and the Gulf States Conference (1948–70). The Demons and the Bulldogs often met at the Louisiana State Fair in Shreveport, playing there annually from 1946 to 1987. The game has been infrequently played since 1987, following Louisiana Tech's transition to the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision. No future matchups have been scheduled.

History and notable games

The two teams have met 80 times on the football field, with Louisiana Tech currently holding a 55–20–5 edge in the all-time series. For the majority of the rivalry, games were held during the State Fair of Louisiana in Shreveport, which is about 75 miles from both Ruston and Natchitoches.

1907: Louisiana Industrial and Louisiana State Normal meet for the first time in Natchitoches, with Louisiana Industrial winning 43–4.
November 4, 1911: The two schools meet for the first time in Shreveport, with Louisiana Industrial winning 39–0.
October 26, 1946: While the two teams had met in Shreveport in the past, this game began a 31-year streak of playing at the state fair. Louisiana Tech beat Louisiana State Normal 14–7.
October 19, 1968: With 25 seconds remaining, Tech quarterback Terry Bradshaw completes a touchdown pass to Ken Liberto, winning 42–39 and snapping a 2 loss streak against the Demons.
October 24, 1987: In the final game in the Shreveport series, Louisiana Tech beat Northwestern State 23–0. This would be the last game between the two schools for many years, as Tech would begin transitioning to FBS the following year.
September 20, 2014: After a 20-year hiatus, the two schools met in Ruston, with Northwestern State winning 30–27.

Game results

Louisiana Tech victories

Northwestern State victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 25, 1907	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Industrial	43–4
2	November 19, 1909	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Industrial	45–0
3	November 19, 1910	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Industrial	32–0
4	November 4, 1911	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Industrial	39–0
5	November 3, 1913	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Industrial	40–0
6	November 6, 1915	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Industrial	20–7
7	November 4, 1916	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Industrial	24–0
8	November 3, 1917	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana State Normal	7–0
9	November 8, 1919	Ruston, LA	Louisiana State Normal	27–0
10	October 30, 1920	Ruston, LA	Louisiana State Normal	12–0
11	November 19, 1921	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	17–0
12	October 19, 1922	Ruston, LA	Tie	0–0
13	November 10, 1923	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	33–2
14	October 2, 1926	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	28–0
15	October 15, 1927	Natchitoches, LA	Louisiana Tech	33–0
16	October 13, 1928	Ruston, LA	Louisiana State Normal	6–0
17	November 1, 1929	Ruston, LA	Tie	0–0
18	October 31, 1930	Natchitoches, LA	Louisiana State Normal	19–14
19	October 30, 1931	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	18–2
20	October 28, 1932	Natchitoches, LA	Louisiana State Normal	33–0
21	October 28, 1933	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	6–0
22	October 26, 1934	Natchitoches, LA	Louisiana State Normal	6–0
23	October 26, 1935	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	33–6
24	October 23, 1936	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	32–0
25	October 23, 1937	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	14–0
26	October 22, 1938	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana State Normal	7–6
27	October 21, 1939	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana State Normal	26–0
28	October 19, 1940	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana State Normal	13–0
29	October 18, 1941	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	10–0
30	October 24, 1942	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana State Normal	10–6
31	October 28, 1944	Natchitoches, LA	Louisiana Tech	21–7
32	November 11, 1944	Ruston, LA	Tie	0–0
33	October 27, 1945	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	18–7
34	November 10, 1945	Natchitoches, LA	Louisiana Tech	7–2
35	October 26, 1946	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	14–7
36	October 25, 1947	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	24–0
37	October 23, 1948	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	10–7
38	October 21, 1949	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	28–21
39	October 21, 1950	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	15–7
40	October 20, 1951	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	21–6
41	October 18, 1952	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	22–0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
42	October 23, 1953	Shreveport, LA	Northwestern State	15–7
43	October 23, 1954	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	13–6
44	October 22, 1955	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	21–20
45	October 20, 1956	Shreveport, LA	Tie	0–0
46	October 19, 1957	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	20–13
47	October 18, 1958	Shreveport, LA	Northwestern State	18–14
48	October 24, 1959	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	27–14
49	October 22, 1960	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	13–7
50	October 21, 1961	Shreveport, LA	Northwestern State	19–7
51	October 20, 1962	Shreveport, LA	Northwestern State	19–2
52	October 18, 1963	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	27–13
53	October 24, 1964	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	16–7
54	October 23, 1965	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	42–14
55	October 22, 1966	Shreveport, LA	Northwestern State	28–7
56	October 21, 1967	Shreveport, LA	Northwestern State	7–0
57	October 19, 1968	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	42–39
58	October 18, 1969	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	42–21
59	October 24, 1970	Shreveport, LA	Northwestern State	20–17
60	October 23, 1971	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	33–21
61	October 21, 1972	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	20–16
62	October 20, 1973	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	26–7
63	October 19, 1974	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	34–0
64	October 18, 1975	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	41–14
65	October 23, 1976	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	35–6
66	October 22, 1977	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	30–8
67	October 20, 1978	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	45–20
68	October 20, 1979	Shreveport, LA	Northwestern State	25–21
69	October 18, 1980	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	27–23
70	October 24, 1981	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	37–33
71	October 23, 1982	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	33–0
72	October 22, 1983	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	21–10
73	October 20, 1984	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	5–0
74	October 26, 1985	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	33–17
75	October 25, 1986	Shreveport, LA	Tie	13–13
76	October 24, 1987	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana Tech	23–0
77	November 5, 1994	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	38–28
78	September 20, 2014	Ruston, LA	Northwestern State	30–27
79	September 2, 2017	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	52–24
80	September 9, 2023	Ruston, LA	Louisiana Tech	51–21
Series: Louisiana Tech leads 55–20–5

References

"La. Tech, NSU alum share memories of rivalry". September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
"Winsipedia – Louisiana Tech Head-To-Head Records". Winsipedia.
"Ruston Beats State Normal". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 27, 1907. p. 9. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Tech forced hard to beat Demons". The Times. October 27, 1946. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bradshaw's bomb topples Northwestern". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 20, 1968. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Defense lifts Tech by NSU". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1987. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"What we learned from La. Tech's shocking loss to NSU". The News Star. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
"l.asp2023 Louisiana Tech Football Record Book". Ruston, Louisiana: Louisiana Tech University. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
"Demon Football History vs Louisiana Tech from Oct 19, 1922 – Sep 2, 2017". Natchitoches, Louisiana: Northwestern State University. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

v t e Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Venues	Unknown (1901–1903) Louisiana Tech Athletic Field (1904–1928) Tech Stadium (1928–1967) Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present) Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Louisiana Louisiana–Monroe Northwestern State Southern Miss: Rivalry in Dixie
Culture & lore	Tech Spirit of '88 Fire Bell State Fair Game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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v t e Northwestern State Demons football
Venues	Harry Turpin Stadium (1976–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana Tech McNeese Nicholls: NSU Challenge Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin: Chief Caddo
Culture & lore	Vic the Demon Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Conference USA football rivalries
Conference	100 Miles of Hate (Middle Tennessee–Western Kentucky) Battle of I-10 (New Mexico State–UTEP)
Non-conference	Coastal Carolina–Liberty Battle of the Bluegrass (Eastern Kentucky–Western Kentucky) Shula Bowl (Florida Atlantic–Florida International) Jacksonville State–Samford Battle for the Ol' School Bell (Jacksonville State–Troy) Louisiana–Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana Tech–Northwestern State Rivalry in Dixie (Louisiana Tech–Southern Miss) Battle for the Palladium (Middle Tennessee–Troy) Battle for the Red Belt (Murray State–Western Kentucky) Rio Grande Rivalry (New Mexico–New Mexico State) Battle of the Piney Woods (Sam Houston–Stephen F. Austin) Sam Houston–Texas State

Conference USA football rivalries

Conference

100 Miles of Hate (Middle Tennessee–Western Kentucky)
Battle of I-10 (New Mexico State–UTEP)

Non-conference

Coastal Carolina–Liberty
Battle of the Bluegrass (Eastern Kentucky–Western Kentucky)
Shula Bowl (Florida Atlantic–Florida International)
Jacksonville State–Samford
Battle for the Ol' School Bell (Jacksonville State–Troy)
Louisiana–Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Monroe
Louisiana Tech–Northwestern State
Rivalry in Dixie (Louisiana Tech–Southern Miss)
Battle for the Palladium (Middle Tennessee–Troy)
Battle for the Red Belt (Murray State–Western Kentucky)
Rio Grande Rivalry (New Mexico–New Mexico State)
Battle of the Piney Woods (Sam Houston–Stephen F. Austin)
Sam Houston–Texas State

v t e Southland Conference football rivalries
Conference	Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese) Chief Caddo (Northwestern State–Stephen F. Austin) McNeese–Northwestern State NSU Challenge (Nicholls–Northwestern State) River Bell Classic (Nicholls–Southeastern Louisiana) Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana
Non-conference	Red Beans and Rice Bowl (Central Arkansas–McNeese) Sabine Shoe (Lamar–Louisiana) Cajun Crown (Louisiana–McNeese) Cypress Mug (Louisiana–Southeastern Louisiana) Louisiana Tech–Northwestern State Louisiana–Monroe–Northwestern State Battle for the Paddle (Nicholls–Texas State) Battle of the Piney Woods (Sam Houston–Stephen F. Austin)

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