2004 Northwestern State Demons football team

American college football season

2004 Northwestern State Demons football

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|

* Scott Stoker (3rd season)

Defensive coordinator| Brad Laird (2nd season)
Home stadium| Harry Turpin Stadium

Seasons

<- 2003

2005 ->

2004 Southland Conference football standings

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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  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.

## Schedule[edit]

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September 4| 7:00 pm| at Louisiana–Lafayette*| |

* Cajun Field
* Lafayette, LA

| | L 7–14| 22,117|
September 11| 6:00 pm| at Jackson State*| |

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| | W 28–20| 10,500| [1]
September 18| 6:00 pm| Texas Southern*| No. 21|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA

| | W 52–6| 13,110| [2]
September 25| 4:00 pm| No. 17 Appalachian State*| No. 19|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA

| | W 40–35| 10,282|
October 2| 4:00 pm| Oklahoma Panhandle State*| No. 14|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA

| | W 63–14| 7,324|
October 16| 4:00 pm| McNeese State| No. 11|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)

| SCTN| W 47–17| 14,591| [3]
October 21| 7:00 pm| at Nicholls State| No. 9|

* John L. Guidry Stadium
* Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)

| | L 14–40| 5,414|
October 30| 1:00 pm| at North Dakota State*| No. 15|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND

| | L 17–30| 11,113| [4]
November 6| 4:00 pm| Texas State| No. 22|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA

| TSAA| W 44–7| 5,720| [5]
November 13| 4:00 pm| No. 3 Sam Houston State| No. 19|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA

| | W 45–27| 7,320| [6]
November 20| 2:00 pm| at Stephen F. Austin| |

* Homer Bryce Stadium
* Nacogdoches, TX (Chief Caddo)

|  | W 37–16| 7,765|
November 27| 1:00 pm| at No. 7 Montana*| No. 15|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)

| KPAX| L 7–56| 16,289|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "NSU beats Jackson State". The Shreveport Times. September 12, 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "NSU routs Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "With McEase, Demons snap Cowboys' SLC win streak at 16". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Late fade costs Demons". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 2004. Retrieved October 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "NSU stomps Texas State". The Shreveport Times. November 7, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "NSU pummels Sam Houston State". The Shreveport Times. November 14, 2004. Retrieved December 18, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "2004 Football Schedule". Northwestern State Demons. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
8. ^ "2004 Northwestern State Football". static.nsudemons.com. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

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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

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Southland Conference football champions

College Division|

* Lamar Tech (1964)
* Lamar Tech (1965)
* Arlington State & Lamar Tech (1966)
* Texas–Arlington (1967)
* Arkansas State (1968)
* Arkansas State (1969)
* Arkansas State (1970)
* Lamar, Louisiana Tech, & Trinity (1971)
* Louisiana Tech (1972)

Division II|

* Louisiana Tech (1973)
* Louisiana Tech (1974)

Division I|

* Arkansas State (1975)
* McNeese State (1976)
* Louisiana Tech (1977)

Division I-A|

* Arkansas State & Louisiana Tech (1978)
* McNeese State (1979)
* McNeese State (1980)
* Texas–Arlington (1981)

Division I-AA/FCS|

* Louisiana Tech (1982)
* North Texas State & Northeast Louisiana (1983)
* Louisiana Tech (1984)
* Arkansas State (1985)
* Arkansas State (1986)
* Northeast Louisiana (1987)
* Northwestern State (1988)
* Stephen F. Austin (1989)
* Northeast Louisiana (1990)
* McNeese State & Sam Houston State (1991)
* Northeast Louisiana (1992)
* McNeese State (1993)
* North Texas (1994)
* McNeese State (1995)
* Troy State (1996)
* McNeese State & Northwestern State (1997)
* Northwestern State (1998)
* Stephen F. Austin & Troy State (1999)
* Troy State (2000)
* McNeese State & Sam Houston State (2001)
* McNeese State (2002)
* McNeese State (2003)
* Northwestern State & Sam Houston State (2004)
* Nicholls State & Texas State (2005)
* McNeese State (2006)
* McNeese State (2007)
* Central Arkansas (2008)
* McNeese State & Stephen F. Austin (2009)
* Stephen F. Austin (2010)
* Sam Houston State (2011)
* Central Arkansas & Sam Houston State (2012)
* Southeastern Louisiana (2013)
* Sam Houston State & Southeastern Louisiana (2014)
* McNeese State (2015)
* Sam Houston State (2016)
* Central Arkansas (2017)
* Incarnate Word & Nicholls (2018)
* Central Arkansas & Nicholls (2019)
* Sam Houston State (2020)
* Incarnate Word (2021)
* Incarnate Word & Southeastern Louisiana (2022)
* Nicholls (2023)

National championships in bold

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2004 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

* Delaware
* Eastern Washington
* Furman
* Georgia Southern
* Hampton
* Jacksonville State
* James Madison
* Lafayette
* Lehigh
* Montana
* New Hampshire
* Northwestern State
* Sam Houston State
* Southern Illinois
* Western Kentucky
* William & Mary

Champion – James Madison Dukes
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