A Few Tickets Are Still Available For Northwestern State vs Southern Football Game

By Doug Ireland

NATCHITOCHES - Fans of Northwestern State and Southern were streaming into the parking lots around Turpin Stadium on Friday, stoking the excitement of Saturday night's 6 o'clock renewal of an in-state rivalry between two tradition-rich schools.

Tickets go on sale at the ticket office in the NSU athletic fieldhouse at 9 a.m. Saturday. Just over 3,000 seats at $20 each remain available for 15,971-seat Turpin Stadium. They can also be purchased before 2 p.m. Saturday online at NSUDemons.com/Tickets, said NSU athletic ticket manager Kyle Barnard.

The institutions are two of the three oldest public universities in Louisiana. Southern was founded in 1880, and Northwestern State was formed as the Louisiana State Normal School, designed to train teachers, in 1884. Each features a renowned marching band, NSU's 300-plus member Spirit of Northwestern and Southern's Human Jukebox.

The Demons (1-0) play host to the Jaguars (0-1) at Turpin Stadium for the first time since 2000. The teams last met in Shreveport in 2002, a 30-21 NSU win that knotted the series at 5-5, including three straight Demon victories. All but the last matchup were season-opening contests.

Northwestern posted a 23-17 road victory last Thursday at Missouri State. Southern was beaten 62-13 at Houston last Friday night.