View source for Louisiana Normal football, 1907–1909

{{short description|American college football seasons}}
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The '''Louisiana Normal football program from 1907 to 1909''' represented Louisiana State Normal School—now known as [[Northwestern State University]]—in its first decade of [[college football]] competition.
==1907==
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1907
| team = Louisiana Normal
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 0–1
| head_coach = [[John W. Coolidge]]
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium =
| prev_year = none
}}
The '''1907 Louisiana Normal football team''' represented Louisiana State Normal School—now known as [[Northwestern State University]]—during the [[1907 college football season]]. Led by first-year head coach [[John W. Coolidge]], Louisiana Normal played only one game, losing to [[1907 Louisiana Industrial football team|Louisiana Industrial]] in a contest played on October 25 at [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]. This was the first football team fielded by Louisiana Normal.
===Schedule===
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[1907_Louisiana Industrial football team|Louisiana Industrial]]
| site_stadium = Parish Fair
| site_cityst = [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]]
| score = 4–43
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Ruston Beats State Normal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81272360/the-times/ |newspaper=[[The Times (Shreveport)|The Times]] |location=[[Shreveport, Louisiana]] |date=October 27, 1907 |page=9 |access-date=July 11, 2021 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
}}
}}
<ref name=":0">{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Northwestern State 2023 Information Guide |url=https://nsudemons.com/documents/2023/9/2/23FBMGOnline.pdf |publisher=[[Northwestern State University|Northwestern State University of Louisiana]] |page=84 |access-date=July 3, 2024 }}</ref>
==1908==
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1908
| team = Louisiana Normal
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 1–2–1
| head_coach = [[John W. Coolidge]]
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Hanchy
| stadium =
}}
The '''1908 Louisiana Normal football team''' represented Louisiana State Normal School—now known as [[Northwestern State University]]—during the [[1908 college football season]]. Led by second-year head coach [[John W. Coolidge]], the team finished with a 1–2–1 record.
===Schedule===
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1908|team=Centenary Gentlemen|title=Centenary}}
| site_stadium = League Park
| site_cityst = [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches, LA]]
| score = 0–16
| source = <ref>{{cite news |title=Centenary-Normal Game On Gridiron |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-centenary-normal-game-on-gridi/167031422/ |access-date=March 2, 2025 |work=[[The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)|The Times]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=October 17, 1908 |location=[[Shreveport, Louisiana]] |page=3 }} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Centenary Wins Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-centenary-wins-game/167031067/ |access-date=March 2, 2025 |work=[[The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)|The Times]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=October 18, 1908 |location=[[Shreveport, Louisiana]] |page=7 }} {{Open access}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date =
| w/l = t
| opponent = Natchitoches Athletic Club
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst =
| score = 0–0
| source =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date =
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1908|team=Louisiana College Wildcats|title=Louisiana College}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst =
| score = 7–0
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Shreveport High School
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst =
| score = 5–16
| source =
}}
}}
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==References==
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[[Category:Northwestern State Demons football seasons|1907]]
[[Category:1900s in sports in Louisiana]]
[[Category:College football multi-season team articles|Louisiana Normal, 1907]]