The 1976 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Clements, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 2–5–1 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
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Conference | Gulf South Conference |
Record | 4–6–1 (2–5–1 GSC) |
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Home stadium | John L. Guidry Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Troy State $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee–Martin | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Livingston | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Alabama | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delta State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi College | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | Mississippi College | W 17–7 | 12,500 | ||
September 18 | at Jacksonville State | L 7–34 | 8,000 | [1] | |
September 25 | Troy State |
| L 9–14 | 11,500 | [2] |
October 2 | Cameron* |
| W 14–0 | 7,000 | |
October 9 | at Northwestern State | L 8–20 | 9,000 | ||
October 16 | at Tennessee–Martin | W 3–0 | 7,000 | ||
October 23 | Austin Peay* |
| W 7–0 | 10,500 | |
October 30 | Livingston |
| L 14–20 | 8,000 | |
November 6 | at North Alabama | L 7–37 | 6,800 | ||
November 13 | vs. Southeastern Louisiana | L 7–17 | 15,000 | ||
November 20 | at Delta State | T 7–7 | 1,000 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Nicholls falls". Daily World. September 19, 1976. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy State, 14–9". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 26, 1976. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1976 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 10, 2017.