By: NSUDemons.com
NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- Old rivals playing for pride and the biggest trophy in sports collide Saturday afternoon on Southland TV as Northwestern State shoots for its first win in four years over Stephen F. Austin.
Kickoff is 3:05 p.m. from SFA's Homer Bryce Stadium. The game can be heard on the Demon Sports Network, flagshipped by 100.7 FM KZBL in Natchitoches and including 710 AM KEEL in Shreveport, 104.3 KEZP FM in Alexandria, 99.9 FM KTEZ in Many, and 92.1 FM The Eagle in Leesville.
Dozens of TV stations in the region will carry the game live with replays available on regional and national networks.
All Southland TV games will be streamed live and for free on the Southland Digital Network, available via Southland.org and the official mobile and tablet apps for iPhone and Android. Coverage is also accessible from ESPN3 on WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN app for iPhone, iPad and Android users, as well as Xbox LIVE systems.
The list of Louisiana markets includes Baton Rouge on WBTR (41); Lafayette on KLFY (10.2), Lake Charles on KVHP (29.2); Morgan City-Houma on KWBJ (22); Monroe on KWMS (17); New Orleans on WHNO (20.1); and Shreveport on KPXJ (21.1).
Both teams are 4-6 and wrap up their seasons Saturday.
The Lumberjacks dominated the Demons 33-0 last season in Natchitoches to retain possession of Chief Caddo, the 7-foot-6, 320-pound wooden statue of a mythical Native American. The tradition pays homage to the original inhabitants of the region.
Last week, Northwestern fell 52-17 at home against No. 3-ranked Sam Houston State as the Bearkats clinched a share of the Southland crown. Southeastern Louisiana rebounded from a 70-0 loss at Sam Houston a week earlier to surprise SFA 42-27 in Hammond last Saturday night.
Northwestern head coach Bradley Dale Peveto got his first full-time Division I coaching post at Stephen F. Austin in 1988, working under Demons' defensive coordinator Gary DeLoach, who was the Lumberjacks' DC from 1983-89. Peveto stayed at SFA from 1988-91.
SFA has three former Demons on its coaching staff, including head coach J.C. Harper, defensive coordinator for NSU's 2002 playoff team. Offensive line coach Chris Truax was also part of that staff and helped the Demons win the 2004 Southland title in his tenure from 2002-05.
Defensive ends coach Jake Morrison was also part of the Demons' 2004 championship season as a graduate assistant working with the defensive line and was on staff in 2005.
The list of Texas markets includes Abilene-Sweetwater on KRBC (9.2); Amarillo on KCPN (19.2); Austin on Time Warner YNN Sports (408/1509); Beaumont-Port Arthur on KUIL (12.3); Corpus Christi on KIII (3.2); Dallas-Fort Worth on KTXD (47.1); El Paso on KVIA (7.2); Houston on KUBE (57.1); Laredo on KTXW (8.2); Lubbock on KMYL (22.2/14.1); Midland-Odessa on KWWT (30.2); San Antonio on KSAT (12.2); Tyler-Longview on KCEB (54.1); and Waco-Temple-Bryan on KCEN (6.2).
The network reaches the Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas, market on KARZ (42.1). Viewers in Oklahoma City and Tulsa will find the game on Oklahoma's Cox Channel (3/703).
Delayed airings include Comcast SportsNet Houston Sunday at 8 a.m., Central. Cox Sports Television, which is available to more than two million viewers in nine states, will carry the broadcast Monday at 7 p.m., Central.
Nationally, the game will air on a tape-delayed basis on Fox College Sports Central, Sunday at 5 p.m., Central.
Southland TV Network Affiliate List for Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin
Live Coverage
Arkansas |
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Little Rock-Pine Bluff |
KARZ 42.1 (MyNetwork) |
Texarkana |
KPXJ 21.1 (CW) |
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Louisiana |
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Baton Rouge |
WBTR 41 |
Lafayette |
KLFY 10.2 (Live Well) |
Lake Charles |
kVHP 29.2 (CW) |
Morgan City-Houma |
KWBJ 22 |
Monroe |
KWMS 17 (Retro) |
New Orleans |
WHNO 20.1 |
Shreveport |
KPXJ 21.1 (CW) |
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Oklahoma |
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Oklahoma City |
Cox 3/703 |
Tulsa |
Cox 3/703 |
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Texas |
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Abilene-Sweetwater |
KRBC 9.2 (Bounce) |
Amarillo |
KCPN 19.2 (MyNetwork) |
Austin |
Time Warner 77/288 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur |
KUIL 12.3 (MYTX/MyNetwork) |
Corpus Christi |
KIII 3.2 (Me-TV) |
Dallas-Fort Worth |
KTXD 47.1 (Me-TV) |
El Paso |
KVIA 7.2 (CW) |
Houston |
KUBE 57.1 |
Laredo |
KTXW 8.2 (CW) |
Lubbock |
KMYL 22.2/14.1 (MyNetwork) |
Midland-Odessa |
KWWT 30.2 (Me-TV) |
San Antonio |
KSAT 12.2 (Me-TV) |
Tyler-Longview |
KCEB 54.1 (Me-TV) |
Waco-Temple-Bryan |
KCEN 6.2 (MYTX/This TV) |
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Online |
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Southland Digital Network |
Southland.org and Official SLC App (iPhone/iPad/Android) |
ESPN3 |
WatchESPN.com, WatchESPN App (iPhone/iPad/Android) and Xbox LIVE |
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Tape-Delayed Coverage |
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Regional |
Comcast SportsNet Houston | Sunday at 8 a.m., Central |
National |
Fox College Sports Central | Sunday at 5 p.m., Central |
Regional |
Cox Sports Television | Monday at 7 p.m., Central |