| 2002 Northwestern State Demons football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 14–45 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 16 |
| Record | 9–4 (4–2 Southland) |
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| Defensive coordinator | J. C. Harper (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Harry Turpin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 McNeese State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Northwestern State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Nicholls State | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Scott Stoker, the Demons compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing in second in Southland. 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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 29 | 6:00 pm | Delta State* | No. 19 | W 35–7 | 8,456 | |||
| September 7 | 6:00 pm | vs. Southern* | No. 16 |
| W 30–20 | 23,572 | [1] | |
| September 14 | 1:00 pm | at Delaware State* | W 34–14 | 3,850 | ||||
| September 21 | 12:00 pm | at No. 8 Georgia* | L 7–45 | 86,520 | ||||
| October 5 | 4:00 pm | Elon* | No. 9 |
| W 47–20 | 11,259 | ||
| October 10 | 7:00 pm | Southwest Texas State | No. 7 |
| TSAA | W 40–27 | 7,920 | [2] |
| October 17 | 3:00 pm | Southwestern Oklahoma State* |
| W 38–0 | 7,202 | |||
| October 24 | 7:00 pm | at No. 22 Nicholls State | W 21–14 | 7,816 | ||||
| October 31 | 7:00 pm | Sam Houston State |
| W 38–10 | 7,628 | [3] | ||
| November 9 | 4:00 pm | at Jacksonville State | No. 3 | L 10–19 | 9,844 | |||
| November 16 | 2:00 pm | No. 2 McNeese State | No. 7 |
| SCTN | L 3–27 | 17,031 | |
| November 23 | 4:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | W 42–35 | 8,221 | ||||
| November 30 | 12:00 pm | at Montana* | MTN | L 14–45 | 15,758 | |||
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References
- ↑ "NSU puts squeeze on SU". The Shreveport Times. September 8, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "NSU coach likes team's progress". The Shreveport Times. October 13, 2002. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Demons rip Bearkats". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2002 Football Schedule". Northwestern State Demons. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ↑ "2002 Northwestern State Football". static.nsudemons.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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