2005 Northwestern State Demons football team

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2005 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBroderick Fobbs (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBrad Laird (3rd season)
Home stadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Texas State +^   5 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 17 Nicholls State +^   5 – 1     6 – 4  
McNeese State   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Northwestern State   3 – 3     5 – 5  
Southeastern Louisiana   2 – 4     4 – 6  
Sam Houston State   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Stephen F. Austin   1 – 5     5 – 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Scott Stoker, the Demons compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Southland. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe*
W 27–2321,726
September 106:00 pmNo. 20 North Dakota State*No. 9
L 7–3513,252[1]
September 177:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette*
L 28–4917,341
October 82:00 pmat Sam Houston StateNo. 23
W 10–610,610[2]
October 152:00 pmSoutheastern LouisianaNo. 23
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
W 31–1011,137
October 226:00 pmat No. 7 Texas StateNo. 22
TSAAL 16–3113,852[3]
October 2912:00 pmNortheastern*
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 14–126,287
November 56:00 pmNicholls State
L 24–317,368
November 121:00 pmat McNeese State
SCTNL 17–227,824[4]
November 176:30 pmStephen F. Austin
 W 41–213,872

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Demons fall hard at home". The Shreveport Times. September 11, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northwestern State outlasts Sam Houston". The Shreveport Times. October 9, 2005. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bobcats are too much for Demons". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Demons fall short again". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 2005. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "2005 Football Schedule". Northwestern State Demons. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "2005 Northwestern State Football". static.nsudemons.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
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