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 led 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

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1910 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
Seasons
 1909
1911 
1910 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Central University  900
Louisiana Industrial  700
Stetson  300
Navy  801
North Carolina A&M  402
Spring Hill  301
Texas A&M  810
Arkansas  710
Florida  610
Baylor  611
Georgetown  611
Marshall  511
Kentucky State  720
Texas  620
Virginia  620
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  621
Chattanooga  521
Kendall  211
Maryland  431
Oklahoma  421
Washington and Lee  430
South Carolina  440
Birmingham  331
VMI  331
Davidson  342
Oklahoma A&M  340
West Virginia  241
Catholic University  240
North Carolina  360
George Washington  222
Wake Forest  270
Delaware  122
Mississippi College  040
Southwest Texas State  040
Tulane  070

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

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1911 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
Seasons
 1910
1912 
1911 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma  800
Florida  501
VMI  710
Texas A&M  610
Georgetown  711
Navy  603
North Carolina  611
VPI  612
Virginia  820
Louisiana Industrial  411
Marshall  411
Arkansas  621
Oklahoma A&M  520
Texas  520
Washington and Lee  422
West Virginia  630
Davidson  530
North Carolina A&M  530
Chattanooga  320
Catholic University  322
Maryland  442
Baylor  342
Wake Forest  350
Delaware  252
South Carolina  142
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  141
Spring Hill  130
Southwest Texas State  130
Stetson  130
Birmingham  061
Middle Tennessee State Normal  010

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

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1912 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
Seasons
 1911
1913 
1912 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee State Normal  100
Texas  710
VMI  710
Maryland  611
Oklahoma A&M  520
Stetson  520
Livingstone  311
Louisville  310
Morris Harvey  310
Mississippi Normal  210
South Carolina  521
Navy  630
Spring Hill  420
Oklahoma  540
Rice  320
Chattanooga  440
Sam Houston Normal  220
Southwest Texas State  332
Davidson  340
Marshall  340
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  340
Tennessee Docs  340
Arkansas  460
Baylor  350
Catholic University  350
Louisiana Industrial  121
West Tennessee State Normal  121
Wake Forest  260
Kendall  140
Delaware  161
Birmingham  160
Biddle  010

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

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1913 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
Seasons
 1912
1914 
1913 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Stetson  300
Western Kentucky State Normal  100
Navy  711
VMI  712
Louisville  510
Middle Tennessee State Normal  511
Arkansas  720
Oklahoma  620
Kendall  520
Sam Houston Normal  311
TCU  521
Furman  630
Maryland  630
Ole Miss  631
Presbyterian  530
Howard (AL)  531
Richmond  531
Chattanooga  430
Oklahoma A&M  430
South Carolina  430
Southern College  110
Polytechnic (TX)  224
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  440
Southwest Texas State  440
Spring Hill  330
West Virginia  342
Louisiana Industrial  341
Marshall  340
Delaware  242
Catholic University  141
Davidson  250
Mississippi Normal  151
West Tennessee State Normal  120
North Texas State Normal  010
Birmingham  050
Wake Forest  080

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

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1914 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
Seasons
 1913
1915 
1914 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas  800
Middle Tennessee State Normal  501
Oklahoma  911
Delaware  711
Davidson  511
Birmingham  311
Georgia Tech  620
Presbyterian  411
Oklahoma A&M  621
Navy  630
Maryland  530
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  530
Howard (AL)  431
Maryville (TN)  640
Sam Houston Normal  320
Marshall  540
West Virginia  540
Rice  323
North Texas State Normal  330
South Carolina  551
VMI  440
Mississippi Normal  231
Texas Mines  230
Western Kentucky State Normal  120
Baylor  352
West Tennessee State Normal  350
Arkansas  360
Louisiana Industrial  240
Wake Forest  360
Furman  250
Southwest Texas State  260
Stetson  140
Louisville  170
Catholic University  061

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

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1915 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2 (3–2 LIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
Seasons
 1914
1916 

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

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1916 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–3 (1–3 LIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
Seasons
 1915
1917 

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

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1917 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–1 (1–1 LIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
Seasons
 1916
1919 

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

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

1919

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1919 Louisiana Normal football
ConferenceLouisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2 (3–2 LIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal Athletic Park
Seasons
 1917
1920 

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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References

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  1. "Louisiana State Normal won football game". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 1910. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "State Normal news of week". The Times-Democrat. October 31, 1910. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Normal 24, Louisiana College 0". The Times-Picayune. November 7, 1910. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "An easy victory". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1910. p. 17. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Normal beat Centenary team". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1910. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
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  8. "Louisiana 10, State Normal 3". The Times-Democrat. October 8, 1911. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Louisiana University defeats Normal". The Atlanta Journal. October 15, 1911. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tulane gets brilliant victory over Normal". The Times-Democrat. October 22, 1911. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "City High School won". The Monroe News-Star. November 13, 1911. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Normal swamps local boys by score of 22–0". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1911. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Louisiana College ends football season – basketball next". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1911. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Normal school was defeated". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1911. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
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  17. 1 2 "Normal wins twice". The Times-Picayune. October 14, 1912. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
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  19. "Centenary notes". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1912. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  20. "State Normal 39, La. Col. 6". The Shreveport Times. November 10, 1912. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
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  24. "Normal 45, La. College 0". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1913. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  25. "Centenary is victorious". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1913. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  26. "Rustin wins from Normal". Weekly Town Talk. November 8, 1913. p. 9. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
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  29. "High School and Normal battle to scoreless tie". The Shreveport Times. October 11, 1914. Retrieved December 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
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  31. "Normal vs Shreveport". The Natchitoches Times. November 13, 1914. Retrieved December 2, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  32. "Southwestern wins 12 to 0". The Daily Advertiser. November 27, 1914. Retrieved December 2, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
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  35. "College victorious over State Normal". The St. Landry Clarion. October 23, 1915. Retrieved December 2, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  36. "Normal 52, Pineville 0". The Natchitoches Times. October 29, 1915. Retrieved December 2, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  37. ""Smear Louisiana," they say". The Shreveport Journal. November 6, 1915. p. 13. Retrieved December 2, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  38. "Normal no match for strong L. I. I. eleven". The Shreveport Times. November 7, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved December 2, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  39. "Thanksgiving day game". The Shreveport Journal. November 18, 1915. Retrieved December 2, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  40. "Southwestern loses to Louisiana State Normal School, 14–0". The Shreveport Times. November 27, 1915. Retrieved December 2, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
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  42. "Normal has won two". The Times-Picayune. October 14, 1916. Retrieved December 3, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  43. "Items from "Current Sauce"". The Natchitoches Times. November 3, 1916. Retrieved December 3, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  44. "L. I. I. defeats Normal, 24–0 Louisiana College". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved December 3, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  45. "So'western wins from Normal 20–0". The Times-Picayune. December 1, 1916. Retrieved December 3, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
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  47. "State Normal 11 wins first football game". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1917. Retrieved December 3, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  48. "Normal School triumphs over Industrial Institute". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved December 3, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  49. "Southwestern takes Normal into camp". The Times-Picayune. November 30, 1917. Retrieved December 3, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  50. "Normal School notes". The Natchitoches Times. October 10, 1919. Retrieved December 3, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
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  53. "Normal noses out Centenary, 7 to 6". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1919. Retrieved December 3, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  54. "Louisiana Industrial beats State Normal". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved December 3, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  55. "State Normal defeats Louisiana College". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1919. Retrieved December 3, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  56. "S.L.I.I. humbles Normal eleven". The Daily Advertiser. November 28, 1919. Retrieved December 3, 2025 via Newspapers.com.