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
SLIPPERY ROCK 18-14
at Southeastern Louisiana* 9-31
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA 7-27
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* 13-42
McNEESE STATE 7-24
at Tennessee-Martin* 18-15
LIVINGSTON* 0-26
at Lamar 15-22
at Delta State* 0-42
1973 (2 wins, 9 losses)
TENNESSEE-MARTIN* 7-0
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
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
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!
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
1991 (4 wins, 7 losses)
TEXAS A&I 3-7
at Northest 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
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
1993 (3 wins, 8 losses) Rick Rhoades' first year as head coach
at Livingston 42-51
TROY STATE 17-24
NORTHEST 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Colonels secondary returned four (4) interceptions for touchdowns in the first 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**** (Family Day) 52-28
at Southeastern Louisiana**** 13-17
2008 (1 win, 4 losses) - Next home game: Nov. 1 vs. Central Arkansas (1 p.m. kickoff)
at New Mexico State Game cancelled due to Hurricane Gustav
BOWIE STATE Second game cancelled due to Hurricane Gustav
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****
SAM HOUSTON STATE**** (1 p.m. kickoff)
at Texas State****
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA**** (1 p.m. kickoff)
* Gulf State Conference game
** Gulf South Conference game
*** Gulf Star Conference game
**** Southland Conference game
***** Southland Football League game
# 1-AA playoff game
2006 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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