Northwestern State Demons football, 1950–1959

The Northwestern State Demons football program, 1950–1959 represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the decade of the 1950s. During this time, the Demons were led by four different head coaches and had an overall record for the decade of 50–39–4. During this decade, the Demons played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Harry Turpin had served as head coach for the Demons since 1934, and remained in this position through the 1956 season. He led Northwestern State to a share of the GSC championship in 1953. After the sixth game of the 1956 season, Turpin resigned as head coach immegiately, citing on-going health issues. His record during the 1950s was 28–29–3. At the time of his resignation, H. Alvin Brown and Walter Ledet were named as co-head coaches for the remainder of the season and compiled an overall record of 3–1.

In January 1957, Jack Clayton was hired as head coach at Northwestern State. To finish the decade, Clayton led the Demons to a share of the GSC championship in both 1957 and 1958 and an overall record of 19–9–1.

1950

The 1950 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1950 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Harry Turpin, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the GSC. Northwestern State played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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1951

The 1951 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1951 college football season. In their 17th year under head coach Harry Turpin, the team compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the GSC. Northwestern State played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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1952

The 1952 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1952 college football season. In their 18th year under head coach Harry Turpin, the team compiled an overall record of 1–7–1 with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the GSC. Northwestern State played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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1953

The 1953 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1953 college football season. In their 19th year under head coach Harry Turpin, the team compiled an overall record of 6–2 record with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the GSC title with Louisiana Tech and Southeastern Louisiana. Northwestern State played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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1954

The 1954 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1954 college football season. In their 20th year under head coach Harry Turpin, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the GSC. Northwestern State played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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1955

The 1955 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1955 college football season. In their 21st year under head coach Harry Turpin, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the GSC. Northwestern State played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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1956

The 1956 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1956 college football season. In their 22nd year under head coach Harry Turpin, the team compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the GSC. Northwestern State played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

After he led the Demons to a 3–1–2 record through their first six games, Turpin resigned as head coach and cited ongoing health-related issues as the reason for his resignation. At the time of his resignation, the school announced H. Alvin Brown and Walter Ledet would serve as co-head cpached for the final four games of the season. Under the leadership of Brown and Ledet, the Demons complied an overall record of 3–1 to finish the season.

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1957

The 1957 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1957 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jack Clayton, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished as GSC co-champion. Northwestern State played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Clayton was hired as head coach in January 1957 from Western Kentucky where he had served as head coach since 1948.

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1958

The 1958 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1958 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jack Clayton, the team compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished as GSC co-champion. Northwestern State played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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1959

The 1959 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1959 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jack Clayton, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the GSC. Northwestern State played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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