1977 Nicholls State Colonels football team

The 1977 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Clements, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a conference mark of 2–6, placing eighth in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

1977 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
(capacity: 11,600)
1977 Gulf South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^ 7 –1 –011 –3 –0
Tennessee–Martin 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
Troy State 6 –2 –06 –4 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Mississippi College 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
North Alabama 3 –5 –05 –5 –0
Delta State 3 –5 –04 –6 –0
Nicholls State 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Livingston 1 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Mississippi College
W 6–04,236
September 17Jacksonville State
L 7–109,700[1]
September 24at Troy State
L 6–236,500[2]
October 1at Cameron*
L 0–136,000
October 8Northwestern State
W 10–66,379
October 15Tennessee–Martin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 0–343,051
October 22at Austin Peay
W 15–137,100
October 29at McNeese State*
W 24–717,725[3]
November 5at Northeast Louisiana*
L 2–197,300[4]
November 12Southeastern Louisiana
L 14–174,124
November 19Delta State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 0–141,155
  • *Non-conference game

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References
  1. "Colonels lose tough contest, 10–7". The Daily Advertiser. September 18, 1977. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Colonels fall". Daily World. September 25, 1977. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Passing gives Nicholls upset". The Daily Advertiser. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tribe shocks Colonels, 19–2". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1977. p. 4D. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  6. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1977 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
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