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1939 Louisiana Normal Demons football team

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1939 Louisiana Normal Demons football
LIC champion
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record11–0 (7–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Normal $ 7 0 0 11 0 0
Tennessee Tech 4 0 0 6 3 1
Mississippi College 3 0 0 6 1 1
Miami (FL) 2 0 0 5 5 0
Rollins 5 1 0 8 1 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 1 1 7 1 1
Mississippi State Teachers 4 1 0 4 2 3
Murray State 4 1 1 4 4 1
Newberry 3 1 1 4 1 4
Presbyterian 3 1 2 4 3 2
Georgetown (KY) 2 1 1 4 4 1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 3 2 0 6 3 0
Union (TN) 3 2 0 7 2 0
Morehead State 2 2 0 6 2 0
Louisville 1 1 1 5 2 1
Union (KY) 1 1 1 3 3 1
Oglethorpe 3 3 1 3 4 1
Centre 1 1 1 1 5 2
Centenary 1 1 0 2 9 1
Louisiana Tech 3 4 0 5 6 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 3 4 0 3 8 0
Troy State 2 3 0 7 4 0
SW Louisiana 2 3 0 3 5 1
Stetson 2 4 2 3 5 2
Louisiana College 2 5 0 4 6 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 5 1 1 6 1
Erskine 1 5 0 1 9 0
Delta State 1 6 0 1 9 0
Wofford 0 2 3 1 5 3
Tampa 0 3 1 2 7 1
Jacksonville State 0 3 1 0 8 2
Transylvania 0 7 0 1 8 0
Emory and Henry 0 0 0 7 2 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Louisiana Normal Demons football team represented Northwestern State University in the 1939 college football season.[1] Louisiana Normal finished with an 11–0 record and claimed the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference championship.[2]: 88 

Louisiana Normal was ranked at No. 105 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Centenary
W 15–0[4]
September 29at East Texas State*
W 6–0[5]
October 6at Southeastern LouisianaW 18–6[6]
October 14Louisiana College
W 19–0[7]
October 21vs. Louisiana Tech
W 26–07,500[8]
October 28at Delta State
W 40–6[9]
November 4Stephen F. Austin*
  • Demon Field
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 20–6[10]
November 11at Murray State
W 19–0[11]
November 17Ouachita Baptist*
  • Demon Field
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 19–0[12]
November 23at Mississippi State TeachersW 7–0[13]
November 30Southwestern Louisiana
  • Demon Field
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 6–0[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Seven Are Inducted Into Athletic Hall of Fame". Alumni Columns (Northwestern State University). December 1969. p. 4. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). nsudemons.com. Northwestern State Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Normal beats Centenary, 15–0". The Shreveport Times. September 17, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lions lose to Demons". The Paris News. October 1, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southeastern loses to Normal". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 7, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Demons trim Louisiana College Cats, 19–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 16, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Normal winner". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Statesmen bow to Louisianans". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wiggins stars as Demons beat Jacks". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Louisiana Normal beats Murray to keep slate clean". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 12, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Demons win ninth game". The Shreveport Journal. November 18, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Normal wins 10th straight". The Shreveport Journal. November 24, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Demons take championship with 6–0 win". The Monroe News-Star. December 1, 1939. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.