1990 Northwestern State Demons football team

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1990 Northwestern State Demons football
Conference Southland Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Harry Turpin Stadium
Seasons
  1989
1991 
1990 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Northeast Louisiana $^ 5 1 07 5 0
McNeese State 4 2 05 6 0
Southwest Texas State 3 3 06 5 0
Northwestern State 3 3 05 6 0
Sam Houston State 3 3 04 7 0
North Texas 2 4 06 5 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 5 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Sam Goodwin, the team compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8No. T–17 Eastern Illinois *L 22–23 [1]
September 15 Nicholls State *
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
L 7–19 [2]
September 22 East Texas State *
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 24–1710,400 [3]
September 29at No. 13 North Texas W 28–1813,825 [4]
October 6at Arkansas State *L 8–1616,839 [5]
October 13at McNeese State L 21–38 [6]
October 20No. 19 Southwest Texas State
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
L 12–218,800 [7]
October 27at Northeast Louisiana L 3–1415,718 [8]
November 3 Sam Houston State
  • Harry Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 27–104,600 [9]
November 10at No. 11 Jackson State *W 31–2415,000 [10]
November 17at Stephen F. Austin W 20–3 [11]

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References

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