Northwestern State Demons football, 1950–1959

The Northwestern State Demons football program, 1950–1959 represented Northwestern State College of Louisiana (now known as Northwestern State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the decade of the 1950s. During this time, the Demons were led by four different head coaches and had an overall record for the decade of 50–39–4. During this decade, the Demons played their home games on campus at Demon Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Harry Turpin had served as head coach for the Demons since 1934, and remained in this position through the 1956 season. He led Northwestern State to a share of the GSC championship in 1953. After the sixth game of the 1956 season, Turpin resigned as head coach immegiately, citing on-going health issues. His record during the 1950s was 28–29–3. At the time of his resignation, H. Alvin Brown and Walter Ledet were named as co-head coaches for the remainder of the season and compiled an overall record of 3–1.

In January 1957, Jack Clayton was hired as head coach at Northwestern State. To finish the decade, Clayton led the Demons to a share of the GSC championship in both 1957 and 1958 and an overall record of 19–9–1.