1987 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^   –  9 –4 –0
No. 8 James Madison ^   –  9 –3 –0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^   –  8 –4 –1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^   –  7 –4 –0
Villanova   –  6 –4 –0
Northeastern   –  6 –5 –0
Nicholls State   –  5 –5 –1
William & Mary   –  5 –6 –0
Towson   –  4 –6 –0
Tennessee State   –  3 –7 –1
Lamar   –  3 –8 –0
Louisiana Tech   –  3 –8 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Phil Greco, the Colonels compiled a record of 5–5–1. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5St. Cloud StateW 17–3
September 12No. 25 (D-II) Troy State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
T 17–172,020[1]
September 19at No. 18 Southwest Missouri StateW 21–9
September 26at No. 3 Northeast LouisianaL 14–26
October 3Alcorn State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 14–3[2]
October 10at No. T–7 SouthernW 27–21[3]
October 17Stephen F. AustinNo. 15
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 21–24
October 24Southwest Texas State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)
L 16–31[4]
October 31at AkronL 17–23
November 7Northwestern State
L 28–31
November 14at McNeese StateW 29–7[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Nicholls beats Alcorn". Hattiesburg American. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Nicholls spoils SU homecoming". Daily World. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Nicholls falls, 31–16". The Eunice News. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "McNeese St. falls again". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1987 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 63. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
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