2016_Northwestern_State_Demons_football_team

2016 Northwestern State Demons football
2016 Northwestern State Demons football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	1–10 (0–9 Southland)
Head coach	Jay Thomas (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ben Norton (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Daryl Daye (2nd season)
Home stadium	Harry Turpin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Northwestern State Demons football team

American college football season

The 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jay Thomas, the Demons compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–9 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the Southland. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 pm	at No. 23 (FBS) Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	L 7–55	44,849
September 8	6:00 pm	Incarnate Word	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ASN	L 18–21	9,120
September 17	6:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	BNN	L 10–24	8,047
September 24	6:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	CST	L 24–34	6,406
October 8	6:00 pm	Kentucky Wesleyan*	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	DemonTV	W 49–7	8,189
October 15	6:00 pm	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 31–32	7,159
October 22	6:00 pm	McNeese State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	DTV	L 27–48	10,159
October 29	6:00 pm	Nicholls State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)	WHNO	L 14–31	5,825
November 5	6:00 pm	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ACUSports	L 22–25	3,957
November 12	6:00 pm	No. 1 Sam Houston State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN3	L 16–48	6,421
November 19	3:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (Chief Caddo)	ESPN3	L 31–45	7,539
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^	9	–	0	12	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^	8	–	1	10	–	3
SE Louisiana	7	–	2	7	–	4
McNeese State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Nicholls State	5	–	4	5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	5	5	–	6
Houston Baptist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Incarnate Word *	3	–	6	3	–	8
Lamar	3	–	6	3	–	8
Abilene Christian *	2	–	7	2	–	9
Northwestern State	0	–	9	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll