1977 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Mississippi College
W 6–04,236
September 17Jacksonville StateL 7–109,700[1]
September 24at Troy StateL 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 PeayW 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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