2023 (6 wins, 5 losses and undefeated at 7-0 in SLC play with the automatic berth to the FCS Playoffs) — Next home game: Fall 2024
 SACRAMENTO STATE 24-38   Thursday night season opener in Thibodaux
 at Texas Christian 6-41
 at Tulane 7-36
 at McNeese State**** 31-10
 HOUSTON CHRISTIAN**** 38-7
 NORTHWESTERN STATE**** 0-0   No contest, but a conference win credited to the Colonels after game was cancelled due to the shooting death of NWST player
 at Texas A&M-Commerce**** 27-7
 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 31-35
 at Incarnate Word**** 45-32
 LAMAR**** 37-24
 at Southeastern Louisiana**** 21-16
#Southern Illinois 0-35




2022 (3 wins, 8 losses)
 at South Alabama 7-48
 at Louisiana-Monroe 7-35
 at Southeast Missouri 16-42
 JACKSONVILLE STATE 21-52
 at Northwestern State**** 33-36
 at Houston Baptist**** 19-17
 INCARNATE WORD 14-49
 McNEESE STATE**** 40-35
 at Lamar**** 17-24
 TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE**** 12-10
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA**** 17-40

2021 Fall Schedule (6 wins, 5 losses)
 at Memphis 17-42
 at Louisiana-Lafayette 24-27
 NORTH ALABAMA 31-14
 HOUSTON BAPTIST**** 48-17
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA**** 48-58
 at Incarnate Word**** 21-38
 at Houston Baptist**** 44-14
 NORTHWESTERN STATE**** 42-21
 at McNeese State**** 24-14
 INCARNATE WORD**** 23-27
 at Southeastern Louisiana**** 45-42

2021 Spring Schedule (4 wins, 3 losses)
 LINCOLN (Missouri) 87-3   Colonels led, 46-0, at halftime before giving the visiting Blue Tigers their only real scoring opportunity on a poor punt snap turnover inside their own 10-yard line
 LAMAR 55-0   Colonels ranked #7 following second straight blowout victory!!
 at Northwestern State**** 31-24
 at Sam Houston State**** 17-71
 INCARNATE WORD**** 75-45
 at McNeese State**** 31-43
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA**** 45-52

2020 - All games cancelled by the Southland Conference due to Covid-19 pandemic ☹

2019 (9 wins, 5 losses; 7-2 in Southland Conference play)
 at Kansas State 14-49   Nicholls ranked #11 in preseason FCS coaches poll, #12 in STATS; #10 in both polls following loss to KSU
 at Prairie View A&M 42-35   Colonels up to #9 in FCS coaches poll after win over PVAMU, down to #13 in STATS poll
 at Stephen F. Austin**** 48-30   Four straight wins over the Lumberjacks for the first time in program history!
 at Texas State 3-24   FBS team dominant in TSU Bobcats' win over Nicholls, after which the Colonels dropped to #15 in the FCS coaches poll
 CENTRAL ARKANSAS**** 34-14   After eight straight losses to UCA, Colonels blow out the Bears who came into Thibodaux ranked tenth-best in the FCS
 NORTHWESTERN STATE**** 45-35
 at Sam Houston State**** 0-17
 ABILENE CHRISTIAN**** 31-37 (OT)
 at Incarnate Word**** 27-23  
 HOUSTON BAPTIST**** 48-27
 McNEESE STATE**** 34-20
 at Southeastern Louisiana**** 28-27   Colonels claim a share of a second straight Southland Conference title with a win in the River Bell Classic
#NORTH DAKOTA 24-6
#at North Dakota State 13-37   Colonels ranked #14 in final FCS coaches and STATS polls

2018 (9 wins, 4 losses; 7-2 in Southland Conference play)
 at Kansas 26-23 (OT)   Colonels climb to #10 in the FCS coaches poll after season-opening win over a “Power 5” BCS conference team!
 at Tulane 17-42
 at McNeese State**** 10-20
 SAM HOUSTON STATE**** 27-7   Nicholls' first win over the Bearkats since 2005, and that was also a 20-point win in Thibodaux
 LAMAR**** 50-27   Colonels' first 50-point game since 2012 when they defeated Evangel, 73-17
 at Northwestern State**** 28-10   Three straight wins for the Colonels over the Demons, six of the last ten; Nicholls has never won four-in-a-row versus NW St.
 at Abilene Christian**** 12-28
 INCARNATE WORD**** 48-21   Colonels dominated UIW which entered the game in a first-place tie atop the Southland Conference standings
 at Houston Baptist**** 41-20
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN**** 47-14   Colonels' biggest margin of victory over the 'Jacks, previously 26 pts. in 1991
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA**** 44-0   Southland Conference Champions for the second time! (2005, 2018!!)
#SAN DIEGO 49-30   Colonels' first-ever home playoff WIN!
#at Eastern Washington 21-42   Colonels ranked #14 in final FCS coaches and STATS polls

2018 Southland Conference Champions !!



THIBODAUX – The Nicholls Colonels claimed their second Southland Conference football championship with an astoundingly crushing 44-0 win over Southeastern Louisiana.  The Colonels played their best game of the year on a chilly Thursday evening in front of a sizeable loud and proud home crowd, finishing the regular season with an 8-3 record for the second year-in-a-row and a #13 ranking in the FCS coaches poll!

P.S.  Junior QB Chase Fourcade was named the Southland Conference Player of the Year with 14 of his teammates named to the two all-conference teams (15 Colonels in all!)  Central Arkansas, Incarnate Word and Southeastern had seven players each on the All-SLC teams.

P.P.S.  Nicholls hosted a first-round NCAA Division I FCS playoff game for the second straight year, welcoming the #18 San Diego Toreros (9-2) - winners of the 2018 Pioneer League Championship - to Manning Field at Guidry Stadium.  This year's result was a Colonel playoff win and advancing to the second round.  Way to GEAUX COLONELS!


2017 (8 wins, 4 losses; 7-2 in Southland Conference play)
 McNEESE STATE****  37-35
 at Texas A&M  14-24   Colonels and Aggies were tied, 14-14, until a short TD run with 7:34 in 4Q and a late FG that extended the scoring margin
 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M  44-13   Nicholls ranked in the FCS Top 25 for the first time since 2007 at #23
 at Sam Houston State****  17-66
 at Lamar****  41-14
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  14-10
 ABILENE CHRISTIAN****  29-20
 at Incarnate Word****  38-31
 HOUSTON BAPTIST****  23-17   Colonels ranked #17 in the FCS Coaches Top 25 poll, won on last play of game, 44-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade to Dai'Jean Dixon
 at Stephen F. Austin****  34-13   Seventh win in conference play, most in one season by any Nicholls football team in school history!
 at Southeastern Louisiana****  17-21
#SOUTH DAKOTA  31-38   Colonels' first-ever home playoff game   Colonels ranked #23 in final FCS coaches poll, #25 in STATS poll

2016 (5 wins, 6 losses)
 at (9) Georgia  24-26   Just six games after ending a 23-game losing streak, the Colonels traveled to Athens and went toe-to-toe with UGA!
 INCARNATE WORD****  35-28
 at South Alabama  40-41 (OT)
 at McNeese State****  13-38
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN****  35-28 (2OT)
 at Houston Baptist****  33-30 (2OT)
 SAM HOUSTON STATE****  21-38   Bearkats were ranked #1 in the FCS, teams had a combined 51 first downs (SHS 27, NSU 24)
 at Northwestern State****  31-14
 LAMAR****  35-10
 at Central Arkansas****  24-31
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA****  42-44

2015 (3 wins, 8 losses)  Tim Rebowe's first year as head coach
 at Louisiana-Monroe  0-47
 at Incarnate Word****  10-20
 at Colorado  0-48
 McNEESE STATE****  7-37
 at Stephen F. Austin****  24-28  
 HOUSTON BAPTIST****  38-17   Win snapped Colonels' 23-game losing streak, nine games longer than the previous school record (14) set in 1994-96 seasons
 at Sam Houston State****  7-37
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  21-37
 at Lamar****  30-28   Cardinals missed a 28-yard field goal as time expired
 CENTRAL ARKANSAS****  31-34
 at Southeastern Louisiana****  27-24

* Associated Press reported that "Nicholls has hired Louisiana-Lafayette assistant Tim Rebowe as its new head football coach.  Rebowe has 
   been an assistant with the Ragin' Cajuns for 11 seasons, and also was a Nicholls assistant for six years earlier in his coaching career."
   (11/21/14)

2014 (0 wins, 12 losses)
 at Air Force  16-44
 at Arkansas  7-73   First football game against a Southeastern Conference team ("Welcome to the SEC!")
 HENDERSON STATE  10-27   Coach Charlie Stubbs resigned following this game due to health reasons; Steve Axman was named Interim Head Coach
 at North Texas  3-77
 at Central Arkansas****  18-52
 at McNeese State****  3-45
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN****  20-42
 LAMAR****  21-63
 at Houston Baptist****  21-31
 INCARNATE WORD****  20-38
 at Northwestern State****  21-48
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA****  3-62

2013 (4 wins, 8 losses)
 at (3) Oregon  3-66
 at Western Michigan  27-23   First win against an FBS school since 2007
 at Louisiana-Lafayette  7-70   Ragin' Cajuns' 500th all-time win
 LANGSTON  42-22
 ARKANSAS TECH  44-34
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  33-21   First Southland Conference win since 11/13/2010 (37-7 over Northwestern State)
 at Stephen F. Austin****  41-55
 McNEESE STATE****  30-55
 at Lamar****  27-42
 at Sam Houston State****  24-49
 CENTRAL ARKANSAS****  10-17
 at Southeastern Louisiana****  27-52

2012 (1 win, 10 losses)
 at Oregon State   Game postponed due to Hurricane Isaac
 at South Alabama  3-9
 at Tulsa  16-66
 EVANGEL  73-17
 at Central Arkansas****  14-34
 SAM HOUSTON STATE****  0-41
 at Stephen F. Austin****  10-44
 at Northwestern State****  26-27
 McNEESE STATE****  10-42
 at Lamar****  24-34
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA****  16-35
 at (15) Oregon State  3-77   Game rescheduled from Sept. 1 and played on Dec. 1 in Corvallis, OR

2011 (1 win, 10 losses)
 EVANGEL  42-0
 at Western Michigan  7-38
 at Louisiana-Lafayette  21-38
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  0-34
 at Texas State****  12-38
 CENTRAL ARKANSAS****  31-37
 at Sam Houston State****  7-47
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN****  21-57 
 at McNeese State  17-26
 LAMAR****  26-34
 at Southeastern Louisiana****  14-31

2010 (4 wins, 7 losses)  Charlie Stubbs' first year as head coach
 at San Diego State  0-47   Aztecs scored all of their points in the last three quarters after a scoreless first period
 at Western Michigan  14-49
 at South Alabama  21-39
 BACONE COLLEGE  44-28
 SAM HOUSTON STATE****  7-26
 at Texas State****  47-45 (4OT!)
 CENTRAL ARKANSAS****  7-31
 at McNeese State****  14-24
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN****  13-48
 at Northwestern State****  37-7
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA****  27-25

2009 (3 wins, 8 losses)
 at Air Force  0-72
 DUQUESNE  14-7
 at Louisiana Tech  13-48
 JACKSONVILLE STATE  10-60
 at Sam Houston State****  21-44
 TEXAS STATE****  28-34
 at Central Arkansas****  13-42
 McNEESE STATE****  17-38
 at Stephen F. Austin****  27-31
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  28-21
 at Southeastern Louisiana****  45-30   Coach Jay Thomas was fired after a second three-win season at NSU,
    elevating assistant Kent Keith to interim head coach before hiring Charlie Stubbs for the job

2008 (3 wins, 6 losses)
 at New Mexico State   Game cancelled due to Hurricane Gustav
 BOWIE STATE   Second game cancelled due to Hurricane Gustav; lights at Guidry Stadium damaged and all night games
    moved to daytime kickoffs until further notice
 at Memphis  10-31
 at Northern Iowa  14-34
 at Northwestern State****  28-36
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN****  39-50
 at McNeese State****  38-35
 CENTRAL ARKANSAS****  20-17   Ross Schexnayder kicked a 38-yard FG as time expired to give the Colonels a second
    straight win over a Top 12 FCS (1-AA) opponent
 SAM HOUSTON STATE****  37-47
 at Texas State****  10-34
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA****  35-28   Colonels won despite turning the ball over five times, while forcing only one
    Lions turnover

2007 (6 wins, 5 losses)
 at Rice  16-14   Colonels outlasted the Owls in a game that had two long weather delays (lightning)
 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS  31-13   First game played on the new Manning Field built by AstroTurf at Guidry Stadium
 at Nevada  17-52
 AZUSA PACIFIC  30-28
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  58-0   Future pro DB Lardarius Webb combined with teammate Kareem Moore to return four
    first-half INTs for scores, tying the NCAA record for most in a game and setting the NCAA mark for most in a half
 at Stephen F. Austin****  17-16
 McNEESE STATE****  7-28
 at Central Arkansas****  42-49 (OT)
 at Sam Houston State****  13-16
 TEXAS STATE****  52-28
 at Southeastern Louisiana****  13-17

2006 (4 wins, 7 losses)
 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS  35-0
 at Nebraska  7-56   Game played in front of a Memorial Stadium crowd of 84,076
 at Louisiana Tech  21-31   Colonels led, 21-7, at the end of the first quarter; outscored 24-0 the rest of the way
 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE  17-24
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA****  14-10
 at Sam Houston State****  7-37
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  0-9
 ASSUMPTION COLLEGE  44-0
 at Texas State****  21-19   Colonels trailed, 0-13, at halftime, but scored 21 unanswered points in the third Quarter
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN****  13-16
 at McNeese State****  10-26

2005 (6 wins, 4 losses)
 at Utah State   Game cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina
 at Indiana  31-35
 CHEYNEY  54-0
 WESTERN CAROLINA   Game cancelled due to Hurricane Rita
 at North Dakota State  13-26
 at Stephen F. Austin****  21-27 (OT)
 SAM HOUSTON STATE****  37-17
 TEXAS STATE****  32-29 (OT)
 at Northwestern State****  31-24
 at Southeastern Louisiana****  38-28
 McNEESE STATE****  39-26   Southland Conference Champions!
#at Furman  12-14   Colonels ranked #16 in final USA Today I-AA poll

2004 (5 wins, 5 losses)  Coach Daye replaced by Jay Thomas just prior to start of season
 EASTERN WASHINGTON  37-14
 at Western Carolina  7-28
 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE   Postponed / Game not played
 at Texas Southern  21-6
 NORTH DAKOTA STATE  14-24
 at Florida A&M  42-25
 at Sam Houston State****  10-38
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  40-14
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN****  41-23
 at Texas State****  12-35
 at McNeese State****  9-30

2003 (0 wins, 11 losses)  Five wins forfeited due to NCAA violations
 BETHEL (TN)  70-0
 at South Florida  17-27
 at Portland State  37-44
 at Texas A&M-Kingsville  26-27
 TEXAS SOUTHERN  64-5
 at Florida Atlantic  23-31
 at Northwestern State****  40-30
 SAM HOUSTON STATE****  37-12
 TEXAS STATE**** (formerly Southwest Texas State)  31-13
 at Stephen F. Austin****  16-28
 McNEESE STATE****  28-63

2002 (7 wins, 4 losses)
 WEST VIRGINIA TECH  63-6
 at North Texas  0-23
 at Samford  45-17
 JACKSONVILLE STATE****  14-6
 at Southern  21-13
 FLORIDA ATLANTIC  33-22
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN****  14-17
 at Southwest Texas State****  24-21
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  14-21
 at Sam Houston State****  34-16
 at McNeese State****  21-33

2001 (3 wins, 8 losses)
 at Louisiana-Lafayette (formerly Southwestern Louisiana)  0-20
 at Jacksonville State****  15-34
 at Troy State  0-26
 SAMFORD  20-16
 SAM HOUSTON STATE****  32-35
 at Northwestern State****  14-47
 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE****  33-14
 at Stephen F. Austin****  21-23
 GRAMBLING STATE  28-37
 McNEESE STATE****  27-34
 at Arkansas State  28-22

2000 (2 wins, 9 losses)
 CENTRAL ARKANSAS  52-44
 JACKSONVILLE STATE  3-10
 at Louisiana-Monroe  21-27
 at Western Illinois  3-44
 at Samford  10-28
 at Southwest Texas State****  0-25
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  21-27 (win by forfeit)
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN****  20-27
 at Troy State****  12-41
 SAM HOUSTON STATE****  21-27
 at McNeese State****  7-12

1999 (1 wins, 10 losses)  Daryl Daye's first year as head coach
 at Louisiana-Monroe (formerly Northeast Louisiana)  10-27
 WESTERN ILLINOIS  13-14
 at Jacksonville State****  45-42
 at Northwestern State****  17-42
 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE****  0-16
 at Central Florida  0-28
 at Stephen F. Austin****  7-38
 TROY STATE****  0-20
 at Sam Houston State****  17-69
 SAMFORD  24-28
 McNEESE STATE****  0-38

1998 (4 wins, 7 losses)
 at Northeast Louisiana  10-44
 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE  41-26
 JACKSONVILLE STATE****  20-21
 at Samford  16-17
 SAM HOUSTON STATE****  36-33
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  26-28
 at Louisiana Tech  28-56
 at Troy State****  10-31
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN****  14-7
 at McNeese State****  31-30
 at Southwest Texas State****  27-28

1997 (5 wins, 6 losses)
 at Northeast Louisiana  0-28
 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS  33-0
 TROY STATE****  22-20
 at Northwestern State****  0-19
 SAMFORD  17-14
 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE****  29-28
 at Sam Houston State****  17-24
 at Jacksonville State****  16-14
 at Southern  14-21
 at Stephen F. Austin****  7-39
 McNEESE STATE****  13-31

1996 (8 wins, 4 losses)
 at Northeast Louisiana  12-14
 JACKSONVILLE STATE  21-8
 at Troy State****  7-37
 at Samford  10-3
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  19-17
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN****  11-27
 at Southwest Texas State****  49-36 (5OT)
 SOUTHERN  14-0
 SAM HOUSTON STATE****  20-10
 HARDING  29-19
 at McNeese State****  17-16
#at Montana  3-48

1995 (0 wins, 11 losses)  Darren Barbier's first year as head coach
 at Hofstra  10-34
 at Northeast Louisiana  21-34
 TROY STATE  3-17
 at Southern Illinois  20-48
 SAMFORD  20-36
 at Northwestern State****  14-34
 at Stephen F. Austin****  3-56
 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE****  25-35
 at Southern  3-41
 SAM HOUSTON STATE****  17-24
 McNEESE STATE****  6-31

1994 (5 wins, 6 losses)
 at Connecticut  16-7
 LIVINGSTON  77-7
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  3-35
 at Samford  24-6
 at Troy State  14-35
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN****  10-24
 at Southwest Texas State****  26-27
 SOUTHERN  20-14
 at Sam Houston State****  24-0
 NORTH TEXAS****  17-31
 at McNeese State****  24-41

1993 (3 wins, 8 losses)  Rick Rhoades' first year as head coach
 at Livingston  42-51
 TROY STATE  17-24
 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA****  30-51
 SAMFORD  6-21
 at Northwestern State****  21-35
 at Stephen F. Austin****  21-35
 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE****  63-37
 at Southern  28-14
 SAM HOUSTON STATE****  20-19
 at North Texas****  21-63
 at McNeese State****  0-27

1992 (1 win, 9 losses, 1 tie)
 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA****  10-38
 at Texas A&I  12-50
 McNEESE STATE****  17-21
 at Southwest Texas State****  13-38
 SAM HOUSTON STATE****  19-19 (tie)
 at Central Florida  18-42
 at Stephen F. Austin****  6-21
 SOUTHERN  27-24
 at North Texas****  3-31
 at Northwestern State****  6-44
 TROY STATE  0-21

1991 (4 wins, 7 losses)
 TEXAS A&I  3-7
 at Northeast Louisiana****  15-10
 at Troy State  25-17
 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE****  10-19
 at McNeese State****  3-21
 at Sam Houston State****  19-28
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN****  26-0
 at Southern  21-7
 NORTH TEXAS****  19-24
 NORTHWESTERN STATE****  10-16
 at Georgia Southern  6-40

1990 (5 wins, 6 losses)
 McNEESE STATE  31-24
 at Southwestern Louisiana  21-24
 at Northwestern State  19-7
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN  23-41 (win by forfeit)
 at Southwest Texas State  30-33
 SAM HOUSTON STATE  28-16
 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA  20-27
 at Northern Arizona  34-41
 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE  20-31
 at Troy State  23-24
 SOUTHERN  23-19

1989 (5 wins, 6 losses)
 at Northeast Louisiana  13-29
 DELTA STATE  14-15
 at Stephen F. Austin  7-24
 at McNeese State  14-28
 at Sam Houston State  28-14
 GEORGIA SOUTHERN  13-21
 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE  22-21
 at Southern  28-31
 NORTHWESTERN STATE  21-15
 SAMFORD  23-17
 ILLINOIS STATE  32-28

1988 (7 wins, 4 losses)
 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA  6-22
 at Samford  43-17
 at Webre State  28-23
 at Louisiana Tech  10-31
 McNEESE STATE  23-19
 SOUTHERN  24-0
 at Northwestern State  12-27
 at Southwest Texas State  13-10
 at Stephen F. Austin  7-30
 NORTHERN ARIZONA  23-5
 TEXAS SOUTHERN  26-13

1987 (5 wins, 5 losses, 1 tie)  Phil Greco's first year as head coach
 ST. CLOUD STATE  17-3
 TROY STATE  17-17 (tie)
 at Southwest Missouri  21-9
 at Northeast Louisiana  14-26
 ALCORN STATE  14-3
 at Southern  27-21
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN  21-24
 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE  16-31
 at Akron  17-23
 NORTHWESTERN STATE  28-31
 at McNeese State  29-7

1986 (10 wins, 3 losses)
 at Youngstown State  34-17
 at Troy State  26-25
 McNEESE STATE  34-10
 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA  17-13
 at Southwest Missouri  31-0
 SOUTHERN  17-10
 at Stephen F. Austin***  14-10
 at Southwest Texas State***  35-21
 SAM HOUSTON STATE***  38-41
 at Northwestern State***  13-28
 WEBRE STATE  34-30
#at Appalachian State  28-26
#at Georgia Southern  31-55

1985 (6 wins, 5 losses)
 TROY STATE  40-22
 at McNeese State  37-35
 at Northeast Louisiana  15-17
 BISHOP COLLEGE  39-12
 at Southern  22-25
 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN***  10-20
 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE***  20-12
 at Sam Houston State***  14-28
 NORTHWESTERN STATE***  14-20
 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI  31-28
 at Southestern Louisiana***  21-17

1984 (6 wins, 5 losses)
 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA  6-13
 at Troy State  7-26
 McNEESE STATE  21-24
 AUSTIN PEAY  31-6
 SAM HOUSTON STATE***  24-6
 SOUTHERN  43-26
 at Northwestern State***  0-19
 at Stephen F. Austin***  25-21
 at Lamar  16-20
 at Southwest Texas State***  30-14
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA***  36-7   Gulf Star Conference Champions!

1983 (5 wins, 6 losses)
 LAMAR  21-14
 at Troy State  25-33
 at McNeese State  30-27
 JACKSON STATE  20-27
 SOUTHERN  20-21
 at Northeast Louisiana  27-47
 ILLINOIS STATE  29-34
 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI  33-7
 NORTHWESTERN STATE  21-24
 at Central Florida  37-14
 at Southeastern Louisiana  6-0

1982 (7 wins, 4 losses)
 at Texas Southern  14-6
 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA  14-29
 at Southwest Texas State  7-14
 TROY STATE  10-3
 at Jackson State  21-17
 at Southern  26-14
 CENTRAL FLORIDA  60-10
 at Southwest Missouri  30-19
 at Northwestern State  6-38
 GRAMBLING  15-33
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA  20-14

1981 (5 wins, 5 losses, 1 tie)  Sonny Jackson's first year as head coach
 DELTA STATE  34-10
 McNEESE STATE  9-59
 at Troy State  23-26
 MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY  45-3
 SOUTHERN  56-14   Game played in front of the largest crowd in John L. Guidry Stadium history (14,125)
 TEXAS SOUTHERN  31-27
 at Tennessee State  11-49
 at Northeast Louisiana  18-55
 NORTHWESTERN STATE  17-31
 at Southeastern Louisiana  29-17
 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI  20-20 (tie)

1980 (2 wins, 9 losses)
 at Illinois State  13-28
 LIVINGSTON  20-2
 at McNeese State  0-21
 TROY STATE  15-25
 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE  24-21
 at Southern  0-48
 at Austin Peay  16-35
 TENNESSEE STATE  15-40
 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA  28-29
 at Northwestern State  14-21
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA  20-35

1979 (8 wins, 3 losses)
 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO  37-7
 at Livingston  21-14
 SAM HOUSTON STATE  29-10
 at Troy State  15-35
 at Tennessee Tech  13-10
 at Northeast Louisiana  23-16
 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE  14-28
 NORTHWESTERN STATE  27-24
 TENNESSEE-MARTIN  15-7
 at Southestern Louisiana  0-38
 EVANGEL COLLEGE  40-17

1978 (5 wins, 6 losses)
 TENNESSEE TECH  20-10
 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA  0-3
 at Jacksonville State**  19-17
 TROY STATE**  6-16
 at McNeese State  10-35
 at Cameron  17-22
 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE**  10-7
 at Northwestern State  18-28
 at Tennessee-Martin**  7-3
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA**  0-10
 at Delta State**  17-14

1977 (4 wins, 7 losses)
 at Mississippi College**  6-0
 JACKSONVILLE STATE**  7-10
 at Troy State**  6-23
 at Cameron  0-13
 NORTHWESTERN STATE**  10-6
 TENNESSEE-MARTIN**  0-34
 at Austin Peay  15-13
 at McNeese State  24-7
 at Northeast Louisiana  2-19
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA**  14-17
 DELTA STATE**  0-14

1976 (4 wins, 6 losses, 1 tie)
 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE**  17-7
 at Jacksonville State**  7-34
 TROY STATE**  9-14
 CAMERON  14-0
 at Northwestern State**  8-20
 at Tennessee-Martin**  3-0
 AUSTIN PEAY  7-0
 LIVINGSTON**  14-20
 at North Alabama**  7-37
 at Southeastern Louisiana**  7-17
 at Delta State**  7-7 (tie)
 
1975 (8 wins, 2 losses)
 TENNESEE-MARTIN**  23-0
 JACKSONVILLE STATE**  18-6
 at Troy State**  17-13
 at Southeast Missouri State  18-17
 NORTHWESTERN STATE*  23-10
 at Mississippi College**  7-19
 at Livingston**  7-13
 NORTH ALABAMA**  28-27
 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA**  14-6
 DELTA STATE**  24-21   Gulf South Conference Champions!

1974 (5 wins, 6 losses)  Bill Clements' first year as head coach
 at Tennessee-Martin**  16-14
 at Jacksonville State**  0-29
 TROY STATE**  0-26
 BAPTIST CHRISTIAN  67-0
 at Northwestern State**  7-0
 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE**  21-12
 LIVINGSTON**  19-33
 McNEESE STATE  20-26
 at North Alabama**  8-17
 at Southeastern Louisiana**  10-0
 at Delta State**  14-19

1973 (2 wins, 9 losses)
 TENNESSEE-MARTIN*  7-0   First shutout win for Nicholls State football program
 JACKSONVILLE STATE*  10-28
 at Troy State*  7-42
 at Southeastern Louisiana*  0-10
 NORTHWESTERN STATE*  3-0
 at Mississippi College*  7-21
 at McNeese State  7-28
 FLORENCE STATE*  11-27
 at Livingston*  16-29
 at Northeast Louisiana  0-37
 DELTA STATE*  22-27

1972 (3 wins, 8 losses)  Gary Kinchen was head coach during the Colonels' first two seasons of play
 at Jacksonville State*  0-31
 OUACHITA BAPTIST  12-7   First win!
 SLIPPERY ROCK  18-14   Nicholls' first win streak in program history (two-in-a-row!)
 at Southeastern Louisiana*  9-31
 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA  7-27
 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE*  13-42
 McNEESE STATE  7-24
 at Tennessee-Martin*  18-15   Colonels' first conference win
 LIVINGSTON*  0-26
 at Lamar  15-22
 at Delta State*  0-42



* Gulf State Conference game

** Gulf South Conference game

*** Gulf Star Conference game

**** Southland Conference game

(Southland Football League, 1996-2003)

# 1-AA playoff game

 




	

		

			

			
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2005 Southland Conference Champions !

THIBODAUX – The No. 24 Nicholls Colonels clinched their first-ever Southland Conference Championship on Saturday by defeating the McNeese State Cowboys, 39-26 at John L. Guidry Stadium.  The Colonels will now advance to the Division 1-AA playoffs next week as the conference champion, based on their 32-29 overtime victory over then fifth-ranked Texas State.

“Phenomenal,” commented head coach Jay Thomas.  “Your wildest dreams coming true.  Our guys overcame adversity . . . that’s the biggest thing.  They stared it down.  With everything that has happened, not only in the past, but just this year . . . losing two games earlier in the season to the hurricanes and starting off conference play 0-1, we were able to come back, focus on football and win the conference title.  It’s just unbelievable.

“I can’t say enough about the senior leadership on this year’s team.  It’s been awesome to see them lead the team through everything that we have endured.  They have truly made it a storybook ending.”

Source:  Nicholls State University Sports Information Press Release, 11/19/2005

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