NSU Challenge
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| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | October 6, 1973 Nicholls State 3, Northwestern State 0 |
| Latest meeting | October 31, 2015 Nicholls State 21, Northwestern State 37 |
| Next meeting | 2016 |
| Trophy | NSU Trophy |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 42 |
| All-time series | Northwestern State leads, 28–15 |
| Largest victory | Nicholls State, 58–0 (2007) |
| Longest win streak | Northwestern State, 9 (1980–1988) |
| Current win streak | Northwestern State, 2 (2015) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nich St | NW St | |||||
| 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 |
| Totals | 768 | 986 | NW St 28–15 | |||
