Louisiana Normal football, 1910–1919

The Louisiana Normal football program, 1910–1919 represented Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as an independent (1910–1914) and as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (LIAA) (1915–1917, 1919) during the decade of the 1910s. During this period, Louisiana Normal played their home games on campus at Normal Athletic Park in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

During this time, the Demons were led by two different head coaches and had an overall record for the decade of 33–18–2. From 1910 to 1912, Normal was lead by head coach Clarence G. Pool and had an overall record of 12–7–1. H. Lee Prather next served as head coach at Normal, and he led the team to an overall record of 21–11–1.

1910

1910 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
  • Clarence G. Pool (1st season)
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
1910 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central University     9 0 0
Louisiana Industrial     7 0 0
Stetson     3 0 0
Navy     8 0 1
North Carolina A&M     4 0 2
Spring Hill     3 0 1
Texas A&M     8 1 0
Arkansas     7 1 0
Florida     6 1 0
Baylor     6 1 1
Georgetown     6 1 1
Marshall     5 1 1
Kentucky State     7 2 0
Texas     6 2 0
Virginia     6 2 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     6 2 1
Chattanooga     5 2 1
Kendall     2 1 1
Maryland     4 3 1
Oklahoma     4 2 1
Washington and Lee     4 3 0
South Carolina     4 4 0
Birmingham     3 3 1
VMI     3 3 1
Davidson     3 4 2
Oklahoma A&M     3 4 0
West Virginia     2 4 1
Catholic University     2 4 0
North Carolina     3 6 0
George Washington     2 2 2
Wake Forest     2 7 0
Delaware     1 2 2
Mississippi College     0 4 0
Southwest Texas State     0 4 0
Tulane     0 7 0

The 1910 Louisiana Normal football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as an independent during the 1910 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Clarence G. Pool, the Louisiana Normal compiled an overall record of 6–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7Natchitoches Athletic Club
W 5–0
October 15at Louisiana College
W 5–0[1]
October 22Alumni
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 22–0
October 29Winnfield High School
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 34–5[2]
November 5Louisiana College
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 26–0[3]
November 19Louisiana Industrial
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
L 0–32[4]
November 24Centenary
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 28–0[5]

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1911

1911 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
  • Clarence G. Pool (2nd season)
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
1911 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma     8 0 0
Florida     5 0 1
VMI     7 1 0
Texas A&M     6 1 0
Georgetown     7 1 1
Navy     6 0 3
North Carolina     6 1 1
VPI     6 1 2
Virginia     8 2 0
Louisiana Industrial     4 1 1
Marshall     4 1 1
Arkansas     6 2 1
Oklahoma A&M     5 2 0
Texas     5 2 0
Washington and Lee     4 2 2
West Virginia     6 3 0
Davidson     5 3 0
North Carolina A&M     5 3 0
Chattanooga     3 2 0
Catholic University     3 2 2
Maryland     4 4 2
Baylor     3 4 2
Wake Forest     3 5 0
Delaware     2 5 2
South Carolina     1 4 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     1 4 1
Spring Hill     1 3 0
Southwest Texas State     1 3 0
Stetson     1 3 0
Birmingham     0 6 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal     0 1 0

The 1911 Louisiana Normal football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as an independent during the 1911 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Clarence G. Pool, the Louisiana Normal compiled an overall record of 2–5.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7Louisiana College
L 3–10[8]
October 14at LSUL 0–46[9]
October 21at Tulane
L 0–45[10]
November 11Monroe City High School
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 23–0[11]
November 18Centenary
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 22–0[12]
November 21at Louisiana CollegePineville, LAL 0–1 (forfeit)[13]
November 30Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
L 6–30[14]

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1912

1912 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–1
Head coach
  • Clarence G. Pool (3rd season)
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
1912 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal     1 0 0
Texas     7 1 0
VMI     7 1 0
Maryland     6 1 1
Oklahoma A&M     5 2 0
Stetson     5 2 0
Livingstone     3 1 1
Louisville     3 1 0
Mississippi Normal     2 1 0
South Carolina     5 2 1
Navy     6 3 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
West Virginia     6 3 0
Oklahoma     5 4 0
Rice     3 2 0
Chattanooga     4 4 0
Morris Harvey     2 2 0
Sam Houston Normal     2 2 0
Southwest Texas State     3 3 2
Davidson     3 4 0
Marshall     3 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     3 4 0
Tennessee Docs     3 4 0
Arkansas     4 6 0
Baylor     3 5 0
Catholic University     3 5 0
Louisiana Industrial     1 2 1
West Tennessee State Normal     1 2 1
Wake Forest     2 6 0
Kendall     1 4 0
Delaware     1 6 1
Birmingham     1 6 0
Biddle     0 1 0

The 1912 Louisiana Normal football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as an independent during the 1912 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Clarence G. Pool, the Louisiana Normal compiled an overall record of 4–1–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 12Winnfield High School
W 45–6[16][17]
October 18Monroe City High School
  • Fairgrounds
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 20–0[17][18]
October 26at Centenary
T 6–6[19]
October 29Picked Team
L 0–22
November 9at Louisiana CollegePineville, LAW 39–6[20]
November 16at Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
W 13–6[21]

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1913

1913 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
1913 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Stetson     3 0 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     1 0 0
Navy     7 1 1
VMI     7 1 2
Louisville     5 1 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 1 1
Arkansas     7 2 0
Oklahoma     6 2 0
Kendall     5 2 0
Sam Houston Normal     3 1 1
TCU     5 2 1
Furman     6 3 0
Maryland     6 3 0
Ole Miss     6 3 1
Presbyterian     5 3 0
Howard (AL)     5 3 1
Richmond     5 3 1
Chattanooga     4 3 0
Oklahoma A&M     4 3 0
South Carolina     4 3 0
Southern College     1 1 0
Polytechnic (TX)     2 2 4
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     4 4 0
Southwest Texas State     4 4 0
Spring Hill     3 3 0
West Virginia     3 4 2
Louisiana Industrial     3 4 1
Marshall     3 4 0
Delaware     2 4 2
Catholic University     1 4 1
Davidson     2 5 0
Mississippi Normal     1 5 1
West Tennessee State Normal     1 2 0
North Texas State Normal     0 1 0
Birmingham     0 5 0
Wake Forest     0 8 0

The 1913 Louisiana Normal football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as an independent during the 1913 college football season. Led by first-year head coach H. Lee Prather, the Louisiana Normal compiled an overall record of 3–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 11Monroe City High School
W 14–0[23]
October 18Louisiana College
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 45–0[24]
October 25Centenary
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
L 7–23[25]
November 3at Louisiana IndustrialRuston, LA (rivalry)L 0–40[26]
November 27Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 26–6[27]

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1914

1914 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
1914 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas     8 0 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 0 1
Oklahoma     9 1 1
Delaware     7 1 1
Davidson     5 1 1
Birmingham     3 1 1
Georgia Tech     6 2 0
Presbyterian     4 1 1
Oklahoma A&M     6 2 1
Navy     6 3 0
Maryland     5 3 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     5 3 0
Howard (AL)     4 3 1
Maryville (TN)     6 4 0
Sam Houston Normal     3 2 0
Marshall     5 4 0
West Virginia     5 4 0
Rice     3 2 3
North Texas State Normal     3 3 0
South Carolina     5 5 1
VMI     4 4 0
Mississippi Normal     2 3 1
Texas Mines     2 3 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     1 2 0
Baylor     3 5 2
West Tennessee State Normal     3 5 0
Arkansas     3 6 0
Louisiana Industrial     2 4 0
Wake Forest     3 6 0
Furman     2 5 0
Southwest Texas State     2 6 0
Stetson     1 4 0
Louisville     1 7 0
Catholic University     0 6 1

The 1914 Louisiana Normal football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as an independent during the 1914 college football season. Led by second-year head coach H. Lee Prather, the Louisiana Normal compiled an overall record of 4–1–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10at Shreveport High School
T 0–0[29]
October 17at Louisiana CollegePineville, LAW 33–0[30]
October 30Shreveport High School
W 28–7[31]
November 15Louisiana College
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 85–0
November 26at Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
L 0–12[32]
Monroe City High School
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 57–0

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1915

1915 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2 (3–2 LIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park

The 1915 Louisiana Normal football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (LIAA) during the 1915 college football season. Led by third-year head coach H. Lee Prather, the Louisiana Normal compiled an overall record of 4–2.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
Monroe City High School*
W 134–0
October 16at St. Charles College (LA)Grand Coteau, LAL 7–25[34][35]
October 23at Louisiana CollegePineville, LAW 52–0[36]
November 62:00 p.m.vs. Louisiana Industrial
L 7–20[37][38]
November 14Louisiana College
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 70–0[39]
November 25Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 14–0[40]
  • *Non-conference game

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1916

1916 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–3 (1–3 LIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park

The 1916 Louisiana Normal football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (LIAA) during the 1916 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach H. Lee Prather, the Louisiana Normal compiled an overall record of 2–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7at St. Charles College (LA)Grand Coteau, LAL 6–7[42]
October 27at Louisiana CollegePineville, LAW 44–0[43]
November 4vs. Louisiana Industrial
L 0–24[44]
November 18at Third District Agricultural*Magnolia, ARW 84–0
November 30at Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
L 0–20[45]
  • *Non-conference game

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1917

1917 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–1 (1–1 LIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park

The 1917 Louisiana Normal football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (LIAA) during the 1917 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach H. Lee Prather, the Louisiana Normal compiled an overall record of 3–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at Minden High School*Minden, LAW 14–0[47]
November 3vs. Louisiana Industrial
W 7–0[48]
November 29Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
L 0–34[49]
Winnfield High School*
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 12–0
  • *Non-conference game

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1918

No team was fielded in 1918 due to impacts resulting from World War I.

1919

1919 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2 (3–2 LIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park

The 1919 Louisiana Normal football team was an American football team that represented the Louisiana State Normal School (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (LIAA) during the 1919 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach H. Lee Prather, the Louisiana Normal compiled an overall record of 3–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Winnfield High School*
W 43–0[50]
October 11at Louisiana CollegePineville, LAL 0–6[51]
October 18St. Charles College (LA)
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 37–0[52]
October 25at Centenary*
W 7–6[53]
November 8at Louisiana IndustrialRuston, LA (rivalry)W 27–0[54]
November 17Louisiana College
  • Normal Athletic Park
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 24–0[55]
November 27at Southwestern Louisiana Industrial
L 0–13[56]
  • *Non-conference game

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