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| 2004 Northwestern State Demons football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 7–56 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 17 |
| Record | 8–4 (4–1 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Brad Laird (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Harry Turpin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Sam Houston State +^ | 4 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Northwestern State +^ | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2004 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Scott Stoker, the Demons compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished as Southland co-champion with Sam Houston State. Northwestern advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs before losing to Montana. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 7:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette* | L 7–14 | 22,117 | ||||
| September 11 | 6:00 pm | at Jackson State* | W 28–20 | 10,500 | [1] | |||
| September 18 | 6:00 pm | Texas Southern* | No. 21 | W 52–6 | 13,110 | [2] | ||
| September 25 | 4:00 pm | No. 17 Appalachian State* | No. 19 |
| W 40–35 | 10,282 | ||
| October 2 | 4:00 pm | Oklahoma Panhandle State* | No. 14 |
| W 63–14 | 7,324 | ||
| October 16 | 4:00 pm | McNeese State | No. 11 |
| SCTN | W 47–17 | 14,591 | [3] |
| October 21 | 7:00 pm | at Nicholls State | No. 9 | L 14–40 | 5,414 | |||
| October 30 | 1:00 pm | at North Dakota State* | No. 15 | L 17–30 | 11,113 | [4] | ||
| November 6 | 4:00 pm | Texas State | No. 22 |
| TSAA | W 44–7 | 5,720 | [5] |
| November 13 | 4:00 pm | No. 3 Sam Houston State | No. 19 |
| W 45–27 | 7,320 | [6] | |
| November 20 | 2:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | W 37–16 | 7,765 | ||||
| November 27 | 1:00 pm | at No. 7 Montana* | No. 15 | KPAX | L 7–56 | 16,289 | ||
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