1977 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1977 Nicholls State Colonels football
1977 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 GSC)
Head coach	Bill Clements (4th season);
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Clements, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a conference mark of 2–6, placing eighth in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

1977 Gulf South Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Troy State	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi College	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
North Alabama	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Delta State	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Nicholls State	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Livingston	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Mississippi College	Robinson–Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	W 6–0	4,236
September 17	Jacksonville State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 7–10	9,700	^[1]
September 24	at Troy State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 6–23	6,500	^[2]
October 1	at Cameron*	Cameron Stadium Lawton, OK	L 0–13	6,000
October 8	Northwestern State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	W 10–6	6,379
October 15	Tennessee–Martin	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 0–34	3,051
October 22	at Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 15–13	7,100
October 29	at McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 24–7	17,725	^[3]
November 5	at Northeast Louisiana*	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 2–19	7,300	^[4]
November 12	Southeastern Louisiana	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)	L 14–17	4,124
November 19	Delta State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 0–14	1,155
*Non-conference game

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^ "Colonels fall". Daily World. September 25, 1977. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Passing gives Nicholls upset". The Daily Advertiser. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tribe shocks Colonels, 19–2". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1977. p. 4D. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1977 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 9, 2017.