The 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team represented

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as a member of the

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during the

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. Led by second-year head coach

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, the Demons compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the Southland. Northwestern State played home games at

Harry Turpin Stadium Harry Turpin Stadium is a 15,971-seat multi-purpose stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It opened in 1975 and is home to the Northwestern State University Demons football team. History Donald Gray Horton (1945–2013), a Coushatta lawyer and ...

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Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Demons were picked to finish in tenth place.

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Demons placed four players on the preseason all–Southland teams. Offense ''2nd team'' Chris Zirkle – OL Defense ''1st team'' Hayden Bourgeois – DB ''2nd team'' O'Shea Jackson – DL Myles Ward – KR

Schedule

Game summaries

At UT Martin

Midwestern State

At LSU

At Houston Baptist

Southeastern Louisiana

At Nicholls

Central Arkansas

At Incarnate Word

At McNeese State

Lamar

At Sam Houston State

Stephen F. Austin

Roster

References

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Northwestern State Demons football seasons

Northwestern State Demons football The Northwestern State Demons football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Northwestern State University located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision ( ...