Northwestern State University of Louisana

Theophile Scott played both basketball and football for Northwestern, serving as a captain on the 1942 grid team that won the league championship. Scott earned all conference honors in the L.I.C as a tailback in 1941.  In his first college game, Scott returned a punt 47 yards and carried the ball five times while scoring three touchdowns. As a Demon punter, Scott’s 72 yard effort was a Demon record for 38 years. After a tour in the Marine Corp he served the students of Louisiana as a coach.  An interesting side note on Theophile  played five years of high school football, four years of college football and never dropped a punt during those 9 years. In 2006, Scott published a book, “Beat Tech,” recalling his days at the Normal School (later Northwestern State). His work focuses on the State Fair Classics that featured Normal School and Louisiana Tech battling for bragging rights each fall.