NSU Challenge

Nicholls State Colonels

Northwestern State Demons

Sport

Football

First meeting

October 6, 1973
Nicholls State 3, Northwestern State 0

Latest meeting

October 29, 2016
Nicholls State 31, Northwestern State 14

Next meeting

2017

Trophy

NSU Trophy

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Northwestern State leads, 28–16

Largest victory

Nicholls State, 58–0 (2007)

Longest win streak

Northwestern State, 9 (1980–1988)

Current win streak

Nicholls State, 1 (2016)

Nicholls State University

Northwestern State University

Locations in Louisiana

The NSU Challenge is an American college football rivalry game played annually between the Nicholls State Colonels football team representing Nicholls State University and Northwestern State Demons football team representing Northwestern State University.^[1] Both universities are members of the Southland Conference. The NSU Trophy, which is a wooden trophy enscripted with NSU goes to the winning team.^[2]

The first game in the Nicholls State–Northwestern State series was played in 1973.

Game results

Nicholls State victories
Northwestern State victories

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score		Series
#	Date	Location	Winner	Nich St	NW St	Series
1	October 6, 1973	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	3	0	Nich St 1–0
2	October 12, 1974	Natchitoches, LA	Nicholls State	7	0	Nich St 2–0
3	October 11, 1975	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	23	10	Nich St 3–0
4	October 9, 1976	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	8	20	Nich St 3–1
5	October 8, 1977	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	10	6	Nich St 4–1
6	October 28, 1978	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	18	28	Nich St 4–2
7	October 27, 1979	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	27	24	Nich St 5–2
8	November 8, 1980	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	14	21	Nich St 5–3
9	November 7, 1981	Thibodaux, LA	Northwestern State	17	31	Nich St 5–4
10	November 6, 1982	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	6	38	Tied 5–5
11	November 5, 1983	Thibodaux, LA	Northwestern State	21	24	NW St 6–5
12	October 11, 1984	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	0	19	NW St 7–5
13	November 9, 1985	Thibodaux, LA	Northwestern State	14	20	NW St 8–5
14	November 8, 1986	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	13	28	NW St 9–5
15	November 7, 1987	Thibodaux, LA	Northwestern State	28	31	NW St 10–5
16	October 15, 1988	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	12	27	NW St 11–5
17	November 4, 1989	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	21	15	NW St 11–6
18	September 15, 1990	Natchitoches, LA	Nicholls State	19	7	NW St 11–7
19	November 16, 1991	Thibodaux, LA	Northwestern State	10	16	NW St 12–7
20	November 14, 1992	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	6	44	NW St 13–7
21	October 9, 1993	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	21	35	NW St 14–7
22	September 17, 1994	Thibodaux, LA	Northwestern State	3	35	NW St 15–7
23	October 7, 1995	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	14	34	NW St 16–7
24	October 12, 1996	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	19	17	NW St 16–8
25	September 27, 1997	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	0	19	NW St 17–8
26	October 24, 1998	Thibodaux, LA	Northwestern State	26	28	NW St 18–8
27	October 2, 1999	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	17	42	NW St 19–8
28	October 14, 2000	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State (Forfeit win)	21	27	NW St 19–9
29	October 20, 2001	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	14	47	NW St 20–9
30	October 24, 2002	Thibodaux, LA	Northwestern State	14	21	NW St 21–9
31	October 25, 2003	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State (Forfeit win)	40	30	NW St 22–9
32	October 21, 2004	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	40	14	NW St 22–10
33	November 5, 2005	Natchitoches, LA	Nicholls State	31	24	NW St 22–11
34	October 21, 2006	Thibodaux, LA	Northwestern State	0	9	NW St 23–11
35	October 6, 2007	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	58	0	NW St 23–12
36	October 11, 2008	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	28	36	NW St 24–12
37	November 14, 2009	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	28	21	NW St 24–13
38	November 13, 2010	Natchitoches, LA	Nicholls State	37	7	NW St 24–14
39	September 24, 2011	Thibodaux, LA	Northwestern State	0	34	NW St 25–14
40	October 27, 2012	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	26	27	NW St 26–14
41	October 12, 2013	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	33	21	NW St 26–15
42	November 15, 2014	Natchitoches, LA	Northwestern State	21	48	NW St 27–15
43	October 31, 2015	Thibodaux, LA	Northwestern State	21	37	NW St 28–15
44	October 29, 2016	Natchitoches, LA	Nicholls State	31	14	NW St 28–16
Totals				799	1000	NW St 28–16

^[3]

References

↑ "Nicholls prepares to face SLC rival Northwestern State". houmatoday.com. October 27, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
↑ "Demons hoping to get back in the groove for Homecoming". www.nsudemons.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
↑ "Northwestern State (LA) vs Nicholls State - All Time" (PDF). geauxcolonel.com.

Additional sources

Nicholls State Colonels football

Venues	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium (1972–present) Barker Athletic Building Chabert Strength and Conditioning Facility

Bowls & rivalries	Playoffs Northwestern State: NSU Challenge Southeastern Louisiana: River Bell Classic Texas State: Battle for the Paddle

Culture & lore	Championships History Colonel Tillou Pride of Nicholls Marching Band Nicholls State Alma Mater Nicholls State Colonels Fight Song Colonelettes and Colorguard Nicholls Cheerleaders

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees

Seasons	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Northwestern State Demons football

Venues	Harry Turpin Stadium (1976–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Chief Caddo (Stephen F. Austin) NSU Challenge (Nicholls State) Louisiana–Monroe McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana

Culture & lore	Vic the Demon Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Southland Conference football rivalries

Conference	Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese State) Battle of the Piney Woods (Sam Houston State–Stephen F. Austin) Chief Caddo (Northwestern State–Stephen F. Austin) McNeese State–Northwestern State Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana NSU Challenge (Nicholls State–Northwestern State) Red Beans and Rice Bowl (Central Arkansas–McNeese State) River Bell Classic (Nicholls State–Southeastern Louisiana)

Non-conference	Battle for the Paddle (Nicholls State–Texas State) Cajun Crown (McNeese State–ULL) Cypress Mug (Southeastern Louisiana–ULL) Northwestern State–ULM Sabine Shoe (Lamar–ULL)

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See also

References

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