1940 Louisiana Normal Demons football team

1940 Louisiana Normal Demons football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3–1 (3–1–1 LIC, 4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
1940 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Louisiana College 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Centenary 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rollins $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Newberry 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
SW Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Union (TN) 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 2
Murray State 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Centre 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Presbyterian 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Wofford 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Tampa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Stetson 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Troy State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Union (KY) 0 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Centenary 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Louisville 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Jacksonville State 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Erskine 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Delta State 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Louisiana Normal Demons football team represented the Louisiana State Normal School—now known as Northwestern State University—as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Harry Turpin, the Demons compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with mark of 3–1–1 in LIC play and 4–1–1 in SIAA play.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Murray StateNatchitoches, LAW 20–6[2]
October 4Southeastern LouisianaNatchitoches, LA (rivalry)W 32–0[3]
October 128:00 p.m.at Louisiana College
T 7–7[4][5]
October 192:30 p.m.vs. Louisiana Tech
W 13–07,500[6][7]
October 25CentenaryNatchitoches, LAW 7–06,000[8]
November 2at Stephen F. Austin*Nacogdoches, TX (rivalry)L 7–14[9]
November 9Mississippi SoutherndaggerNatchitoches, LAW 9–6[10]
November 15at Ouachita*Arkadelphia, ARW 7–14[11]
November 232:00 p.m.at Tulane*
L 47–020,000[12][13]
November 28at Southwestern Louisiana
L 7–126,000[14]

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References

  1. ^ "Football Standings". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. December 2, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Stahl, Charlie (September 28, 1940). "Murray Easy For Demons". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 10. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Normal Wins 13th Straight". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 5, 1940. pp. 11, 14. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "College-Normal Battle in Pineville Tonight to Attract 5,000 or More". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. October 12, 1940. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Cats Upset Dope to Tie Powerful Normal Team". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. October 14, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Carter, Joe R. (October 19, 1940). "City Mecca For N. LA. Grid Fans". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. pp. 8–9. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Louisiana Normal rolls over Tech, 13 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 20, 1940. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miques runs 78 yards for touchdown in last quarter to give State Normal win over Centenary". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1940. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Axmen Smear Louisiana Normal In Last 10 Seconds". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 3, 1940. p. 4, section 2. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Demons rally in last quarter to defeat Mississippi Southern". The Times. November 10, 1940. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Demons Wins From Arkansas Eleven". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 16, 1940. p. 15. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "25,000 May See Tulane Warm Up for Ole Lou in Game With State Normal". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 23, 1940. p. 14. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Tulane Wave runs over Louisiana Normal Demons, 47–0". Monroe Morning World. November 24, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Southwestern Defeats Normal, 12-7". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 29, 1940. p. 17. Retrieved July 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "2024 Football Information Guide" (PDF). Northwestern State University. p. 79. Retrieved July 23, 2025.


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