| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Northwestern State Demons |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 1–10 |
| Conf Record: | 0–9 |
| Head Coach: | Jay Thomas |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Ben Norton |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Daryl Daye |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Harry Turpin Stadium |
The 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jay Thomas, the Demons compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–9 in conference play, placing last out of 11 teams in the Southland. Northwestern State played home games at Harry Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
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