1978 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1978 Nicholls State Colonels football
1978 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	5–6 (5–2 GSC)
Head coach	Bill Clements (5th season);
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bill Clements, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a conference mark of 5–2, tying for third place in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

1978 Gulf South Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Jacksonville State $	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Troy State	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Nicholls State	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
North Alabama	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Delta State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Livingston	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Tennessee Tech*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 20–10	6,900	^[1]
September 9	Northeast Louisiana	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 0–3	3,500	^[2]
September 16	at Jacksonville State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 19–17	12,000	^[3]
September 23	Troy State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 6–16	7,325	^[4]
October 7	at McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 10–35	18,000	^[5]
October 14	at Cameron*	Cameron Stadium Lawton, OK	L 17–22	5,000
October 21	Mississippi College	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 10–7	8,275
October 28	at Northwestern State*	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)	L 18–28	8,100	^[6]
November 4	at Tennessee–Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	W 7–3	5,133
November 11	vs. Southeastern Louisiana	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (River Bell Classic)	L 0–10	10,000
November 18	at Delta State	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	W 17–14	1,217
*Non-conference game

^ "Nicholls tops Tennessee Tech". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 3, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Northeast nips Nicholls on field goal". The Shreveport Times. September 10, 1978. p. 4D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nicholls St. captures GSC contest". The Daily Advertiser. September 17, 1978. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Troy ends Nicholls' reign". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1978. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese rips Nicholls". Daily World. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Northwest Louisiana beats Nicholls State". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1978 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 9, 2017.