1998 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Football League
Record4–7 (3–4 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorManny Michel (4th season)
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
1998 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Northwestern State $^  6 –1   11 –3  
No. 8 McNeese State ^  5 –2   9 –3  
No. 13 Troy State ^  5 –2   8 –4  
Jacksonville State  4 –3   7 –4  
Nicholls State  3 –4   4 –7  
Southwest Texas State  2 –5   4 –7  
Stephen F. Austin  2 –5   3 –8  
Sam Houston State  1 –6   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Darren Barbier in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Northeast Louisiana*L 10–44
September 12vs. Mississippi Valley State*
W 41–26[1]
September 26Jacksonville StateL 20–212,418
October 3at Samford*L 16–17
October 8Sam Houston State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 36–333,188[2]
October 24No. 4 Northwestern State
L 26–28
October 31at Louisiana Tech*L 28–5612,204[3]
November 7at No. 11 Troy StateL 10–3116,631
November 14Stephen F. Austin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 14–7
November 21at No. 2 McNeese StateW 31–20[4]
November 28at Southwest Texas StateL 27–28[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Miss. Valley St. falls to Nicholls". The Commercial Appeal. September 13, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Colonels outlast Bearkats". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 9, 1998. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "La. Tech 56, Nicholls 28". Daily World. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Nicholls' upset deprives McNeese of SFL crown". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bobcats overtake Nicholls St". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 29, 1998. Retrieved March 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1998 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
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