1973 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1973 Nicholls State Colonels football
1973 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	2–9 (2–7 GSC)
Head coach	Gary Kinchen (2nd season);
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Gary Kinchen in his second and final seasons as head coach, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

1973 Gulf South Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–17 Troy State $	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
No. 4 Jacksonville State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Delta State	6	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Livingston	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Northwestern State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi College	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Florence State	3	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Nicholls State	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Tennessee–Martin	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 7–0	6.800
September 15	Jacksonville State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 10–28	8,300	^[1]
September 22	at Troy State	Rip Hewes Stadium Dothan, AL	L 7–42	6,500	^[2]
September 29	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond LA (River Bell Classic)	L 0–10	8,500
October 6	Northwestern State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	W 3–0	9,000
October 13	at Mississippi College	Robinson–Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	L 7–21	3,800
October 20	at McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 7–28	10,000	^[3]
October 27	Florence State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 11–27	6,500
November 3	at Livingston	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	L 16–29	4,500
November 10	at Northeast Louisiana*	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 0–37	7,800	^[4]
November 17	Delta State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 22–27	4,000
*Non-conference game

^ "GaJacksonville, 28–10". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 1973. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Troy State rolls to easy 42–7 win". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 23, 1973. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese, 28–7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Northeast La. blanks Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1973. p. 36. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1973 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 12, 2017.