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1961 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceGulf States
Record7-3-0 (3-2 Gulf States)
Home stadiumTurpin Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Southeastern Louisiana + 4 1 0 9 1 0
No. 10 McNeese State + 4 1 0 7 2 0
Northwestern State 3 2 0 7 3 0
Louisiana Tech 3 2 0 5 4 0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Southwestern Louisiana 0 5 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1961 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State as a member of the Gulf States Conference during the 1961 college football season. The Demons compiled a record of 7-3-0. Northwestern State played home games at Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana. During week 4 of the college football season they were tied for number 7th in the small college football poll with Hofstra.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16vs. Stephen F. Austin*Shreveport, LAW 35-19[2][3]
September 23Mexico Poly Institute - White*
  • Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 35-19[4][5]
September 30at Louisiana Christian*Pineville, LAW 7-6[6][7]
October 7Louisiana Monroe
  • Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 28-7[8][9]
October 14Texas A&M-Corpus Christi*
  • Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 57-6[10][11]
October 21vs. Louisiana Tech
  • State Fair Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA
W 19-7[12][13][14]
October 28vs. Arkansas*Little Rock, ARL 7-42[15][16][17][18]
November 4McNeese State
  • Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
L 14-28[19][20][21]
November 11at LouisianaLafayette, LAW 27-14[22][23][24]
November 18at Southeastern LouisianaHammond, LAL 0-19[25][26][27]
  • *Non-conference game



References

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  1. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/alton-evening-telegraph-poll-1961-1026-s/8554556/
  2. ^ https://sfajacks.com/sports/football/schedule/1961
  3. ^ http://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1961.html
  4. ^ https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/schedule/1961
  5. ^ http://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1961.html
  6. ^ https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/schedule/1961
  7. ^ http://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1961.html
  8. ^ https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/schedule/1961
  9. ^ http://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1961.html
  10. ^ https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/schedule/1961
  11. ^ http://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1961.html
  12. ^ https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/schedule/1961
  13. ^ http://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1961.html
  14. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80370064/nsc-wallops-tech-in-fair-game-197/
  15. ^ https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/schedule/1961
  16. ^ http://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1961.html
  17. ^ https://www.cfrc.com/team/arkansas#1961
  18. ^ https://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Arkansas.htm#1961
  19. ^ https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/schedule/1961
  20. ^ http://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1961.html
  21. ^ https://mcneesesports.com/sports/football/schedule/1961
  22. ^ https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/schedule/1961
  23. ^ http://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1961.html
  24. ^ https://ahsfhs.org/college/Teams2/gamesbyyear.asp?year=1961&Team=Louisiana
  25. ^ https://nsudemons.com/sports/football/schedule/1961
  26. ^ http://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1961.html
  27. ^ https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/lionsports.net/documents/2023/7/23/2023_slu_fb_mg.pdf