1983 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^   –  9 –1 –1
No. 17 Tennessee State   –  8 –2 –1
No. 7 Colgate ^   –  8 –3 –0
Lehigh   –  8 –3 –0
Lafayette   –  6 –4 –0
Northeastern   –  6 –4 –1
Southeastern Louisiana   –  6 –5 –0
William & Mary   –  6 –5 –0
Nicholls State   –  5 –6 –0
Bucknell   –  4 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  4 –6 –1
Delaware   –  4 –7 –0
Northwestern State   –  4 –7 –0
James Madison   –  3 –8 –0
Richmond   –  3 –8 –0
Western Kentucky   –  2 –8 –1
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Sonny Jackson, the Colonels compiled a record of 5–6. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3LamarW 21–14
September 10at Troy StateL 25–336,000[1]
September 24at McNeese StateW 30–27
October 1No. 4 Jackson StateNo. 18
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–27[2]
October 8Southern
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–21[3]
October 15at No. 8 Northeast LouisianaL 27–47[4]
October 22Illinois State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 29–34
October 29Southwest Missouri State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 33–7
November 5Northwestern State
L 21–24
November 12at UCFW 37–14
November 19at Southeastern LouisianaW 6–0

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References

  1. ↑ "Troy St. 33–25". Daily World. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "JSU holds off Nicholls 27–20". The Clarion-Ledger. October 2, 1983. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southern University 21, Nicholls State 20". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 9, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Indians win fifth straight". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1983. p. 39. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ↑ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1983 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 63. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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