1976 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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1976 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference Gulf South Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–5–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium John L. Guidry Stadium
(capacity: 11,600)
Seasons
  1975
1977  
1976 Gulf South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Troy State $ 7 1 08 1 1
Southeastern Louisiana 6 1 19 1 1
Jacksonville State 6 2 06 4 0
Tennessee–Martin 5 3 08 3 0
Livingston 5 3 05 5 0
North Alabama 3 4 14 5 1
Delta State 2 5 14 6 1
Nicholls State 2 5 14 6 1
Mississippi College 0 8 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Clements, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 2–5–1 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 Mississippi College W 17–712,500
September 18at Jacksonville State L 7–348,000 [1]
September 25 Troy State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 9–1411,500 [2]
October 2 Cameron *
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 14–07,000
October 9at Northwestern State L 8–209,000
October 16at Tennessee–Martin W 3–07,000
October 23 Austin Peay *
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 7–010,500
October 30 Livingston
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 14–208,000
November 6at North Alabama L 7–376,800
November 13vs. Southeastern Louisiana L 7–1715,000
November 20at Delta State T 7–71,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Nicholls falls". Daily World. September 19, 1976. Retrieved November 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Troy State, 14–9". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 26, 1976. Retrieved November 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  4. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1976 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 10, 2017.