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1929 Louisiana Normal Demons football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–2 (1–0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal athletic field, Natchitoches fair grounds
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Spring Hill 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Centre 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
The Citadel 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Louisiana College 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Centenary 1 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Louisiana Normal 1 – 0 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Furman 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Stetson 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Millsaps 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 3
Southwestern (TN) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Transylvania 2 – 1 – 2 6 – 4 – 3
Miami (FL) 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Erskine 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Howard (AL) 3 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Presbyterian 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wofford 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
Louisville 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Southern College 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Mercer 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Mississippi College 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
SW Louisiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Union (TN) 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Newberry 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
Rollins 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 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 1929 college football season. Led by 16th-year head coach H. Lee Prather, the Demons compiled an overall record of 4–3–2 with a mark of 1–0–2 in conference play.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Tulane*
L 6–4010,000[1]
October 5at East Texas State*Commerce, TXW 20–13[2]
October 11at Sam Houston State*
L 6–26[3]
October 19Louisiana College
T 13–13[4]
October 262:15 p.m.Stephen F. Austin*
  • Natchitoches fair grounds
  • Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)
W 41–65,000[5][6]
November 1at Louisiana TechRuston, LA (rivalry)T 0–0[7]
November 112:30 p.m.vs. Magnolia A&M*
L 0–131,000[8][9][10]
November 16Lon Morris*
  • Normal athletic field
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 40–14[11]
November 28Southwestern Louisiana
  • Normal athletic field
  • Natchitoches, LA
W 6–05,000[12]

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References

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  1. ^ "Normal scores early in game with Tulane only to be loser to Greenies by large score". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Normal Demons Defeat Texans by Seven Points". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 7, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Normal defeated by Sam Houston on Texas field". The Shreveport Journal. October 12, 1929. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Wildcats and Normal Demons Battle to 13-13 Tie On Natchitoches Field". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 20, 1929. p. 16B. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "State Normal Demons Will Meet Austin Lumberjacks As Added Attraction To Fair". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 26, 1929. p. 14. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "State Normal Demons Score Easy Win Over Stephen Austin Teachers". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 27, 1929. pp. 14–15. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "State Normal and Polytech Battle to Tie". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 2, 1929. pp. 13–14. Retrieved July 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Carter, Joe R. (November 11, 1929). "State Normal, Magnolia Aggies To Close Grid Program At Fair With Game Monday". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 9. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Garner, Floyd (November 12, 1929). "Magnolia Aggies Defeat State Normal to Give Arkansas Second Win On State Fair Card". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 11. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Louisiana Youth Stars as Magnolia Aggies Defeat Normal at State Fair Grounds". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 12, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved July 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Passing And Broken Field Running Give State Normal Demons Win Over Lon Morris". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. November 17, 1929. p. 14. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Normal beats Southwestern first time in six seasons by scoring lonely touchdown". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1929. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2024 Football Information Guide" (PDF). Northwestern State University. p. 79. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
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