Louisiana–Monroe vs. Northwestern State football rivalry explained

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Louisiana–Monroe vs. Northwestern State football rivalry
Team1:Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
Team1logo:ULM Warhawks wordmark.svg
Team2:Northwestern State Demons
Team2logo:Northwestern State Demons wordmark.svg
Sport:Football
Firstmeeting:November 8, 1952
Northeast Louisiana State, 20–14
Mostrecent:September 1, 2005
Northwestern State, 27–23
Nextmeeting:TBD
Total:48
Series:Northwestern State leads, 28–19–1
Largestvictory:Northeast Louisiana, 46–0 (1978)
Longeststreak:Northwestern State, 9 (1961–1969)
Currentstreak:Northwestern State, 2 (2003–2005)
Trophy:None
Map Location:Louisiana
Map Width:295
Map Label1:University of Louisiana at Monroe
Map Mark1:Brown pog.svg
Map Label1 Position:bottom
Coordinates1:32.527°N -92.074°W
Map Label2:Northwestern State University
Map Mark2:Purple pog.svg
Map Label2 Position:bottom
Coordinates2:31.75°N -93.097°W

The Louisiana–Monroe vs. Northwestern State football rivalry is a former American college football rivalry between the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks and the Northwestern State Demons. The rivalry stems from the time the two teams spent competing together in the Gulf States Conference (1953–71) and later in the Southland Conference (1987–93). The game has been infrequently played since 1994, following Louisiana–Monroe's move to the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision.

History

The two teams have met 48 times on the football field, with Northwestern State currently holding a 28–19–1 edge in the all-time series. In the 1992 game, the teams' mascots Vic the Demon and Chief Brave Spirit got involved in a fight that distracted television cameras to the point that the entire altercation was caught on video.[1] In the scuffle, Vic the Demon's head is ripped off as the two crashed to the ground behind one of the end zones, which according to the video clip breaks a "cardinal rule" of being a mascot. The melee was broken up by college police without further incident.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hunsucker . Adam . September 8, 2016 . NSU President fires shot at ULM . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922012359/http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/both-teams-played-hard/2016/09/08/nsu-president-fires-shot-ulm/90007314/ . September 22, 2016 . September 21, 2016 . The News-Star . Monroe.
  2. News: A history of bizarre mascot incidents . CNN.