The 1972 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Kinchen, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at Colonel Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
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Conference | Gulf South Conference |
Record | 3–8 (1–5 GSC) |
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Home stadium | Colonel Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Northwestern State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Livingston ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Jacksonville State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delta State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florence State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee–Martin | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at Jacksonville State | L 0–31 | 6,000 | [1] | |
September 16 | Ouachita Baptist* | W 12–7 | 6,000 | ||
September 23 | Slippery Rock* |
| W 18–14 | 6,000 | |
September 30 | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 9–31 | 8,500 | ||
October 7 | Northeast Louisiana* |
| L 7–27 | 7,000 | [2] |
October 14 | Mississippi College |
| L 13–42 | 7,000 | |
October 21 | McNeese State* |
| L 7–24 | 7,600 | [3] |
October 28 | at Tennessee–Martin | W 18–15 | 2,500 | ||
November 4 | Livingston |
| L 0–26 | 5,000 | |
November 11 | at Lamar* | L 15–22 | 8,000 | ||
November 18 | at Delta State | L 0–42 | 200 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Nicholls bombed". Daily World. September 10, 1972. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeast is victor over Nicholls State". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1972. p. 55. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese State whips Nicholls". The Daily Advertiser. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1972 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 12, 2017.