2017 Northwestern State Demons football team

The 2017 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Demons were led by fifth-year head coach Jay Thomas and played their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

2017 Northwestern State Demons football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2017 record4–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKyle Manley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrad Laird (1st season)
Home stadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
(Capacity: 15,971)=
2017 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^  9 0     10 2  
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^  8 1     12 2  
No. 25 Nicholls State ^  7 2     8 4  
No. 22 McNeese State  7 2     9 2  
Southeastern Louisiana  6 3     6 5  
Northwestern State  4 5     4 7  
Stephen F. Austin  4 5     4 7  
Abilene Christian  2 7     2 9  
Incarnate Word  1 7     1 10  
Lamar  1 8     2 9  
Houston Baptist  0 9     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

On November 17thit was announced that the contract of head coach Jay Thomas would not be renewed after the season.[1] He finished at Northwestern State with a five-year record of 21–36.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech*ESPN3L 24–5224,002
September 96:00 p.m.at No. 24 Grambling State*L 10–2312,689
September 166:00 p.m.LamarCST
ESPN3
W 35–2811,125
September 306:20 p.m.Southeastern Louisiana
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
CST
ESPN3
L 20–499,073
October 76:30 p.m.at Nicholls StateCSTL 10–145,011
October 146:00 p.m.at No. 9 Sam Houston StateL 36–405,229
October 216:00 p.m.No. 6 Central Arkansas
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
DTVL 17–458,252
October 286:00 p.m.at Houston BaptistW 10–72,317
November 46:00 p.m.Abilene Christian
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
DTVW 26–235,042
November 116:00 p.m.at No. 20 McNeese StateCSTL 24–4410,132
November 183:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austin
DTVW 38–214,257

Source: [2]

References

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