1931 Louisiana Normal Demons football team

1931 Louisiana Normal Demons football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumDemon Field
1931 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Louisiana Tech 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Centenary 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Centre 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
The Citadel 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Howard (AL) 3 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 2
Mercer 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Southwestern (TN) 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 3
Loyola (LA) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mississippi College 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Murray State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Union (TN) 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wofford 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Spring Hill 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Normal 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Millsaps 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Presbyterian 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Transylvania 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
SW Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
Stetson 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Erskine 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 3
Louisiana College 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Rollins 0 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Newberry 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Louisville 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Louisiana Normal Demons football team represented the Louisiana State Normal College (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1931 college football season. Led by 18th-year head coach H. Lee Prather, the Demons compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Centenary
L 2–233,500[1]
October 2El Dorado Junior College*
W 92–0[2]
October 10Lon Morris*
  • Demon Field
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 13–6[3]
October 16Louisiana College
  • Demon Field
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 12–7[4]
October 23at Union (TN)
L 6–7[5]
October 30at Louisiana Tech
L 2–18[6]
November 6Stephen F. Austin*
  • Demon Field
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
W 19–0[7]
November 14at Mississippi State Teachers
L 0–32[8]
November 26Southwestern Louisiana
  • Demon Field
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 38–2[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Townson features Gents' win". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1931. Retrieved December 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Normal Demons pile up 92 points on El Dorado boys". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1931. Retrieved December 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Normal Demons beat Lon Morris". Monroe Morning World. October 10, 1931. Retrieved December 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "College loses game to State Normal 12 to 7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 1931. Retrieved December 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Union wins over Louisiana Normal". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1931. Retrieved December 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Louisiana Tech defeats Normal Demons, 18 to 2, in annual struggle Friday". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1931. Retrieved December 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Louisiana Normal beats Austin, 19 to 0". The Shreveport Journal. November 7, 1931. Retrieved December 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "La. Normal bows to Mississippi Teachers, 32 to 0". The Times. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Normal overwhelms Southwestern 38–2". The Monroe News-Star. November 27, 1931. Retrieved December 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "2024 Football Information Guide" (PDF). Northwestern State University. p. 79. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
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