1974 Nicholls State Colonels football team
| 1974 Nicholls State Colonels football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (4–5 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | John L. Guidry Stadium |
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| No. 7 Jacksonville State $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Livingston | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Clements, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Tennessee–Martin | W 16–14 | 5,500 | ||
| September 21 | at No. 14 Jacksonville State | L 0–29 | 7,200 | [1] | |
| September 28 | No. 9 Troy State | L 0–26 | 8,500 | [2] | |
| October 5 | Baptist Christian* |
| W 67–0 | 7,000 | |
| October 12 | at Northwestern State | W 7–0 | 5,000 | ||
| October 19 | Mississippi College |
| W 21–12 | 8,750 | |
| October 26 | Livingston |
| L 19–33 | 5,500 | |
| November 2 | No. 12 McNeese State* |
| L 20–26 | 8,000 | [3] |
| November 9 | at North Alabama | L 8–17 | 6,000–7,000 | [4][5] | |
| November 16 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| W 10–0 | 9,000 | |
| November 23 | at Delta State | L 14–19 | 3,100 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Busted! Colonels stripped to privates as JSU defense throws shutout". The Anniston Star. September 22, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy tops Nicholls". The Selma Times-Journal. September 29, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wilcon leads McNeese past Cols, 26–20". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 3, 1974. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stout, Harold (November 10, 1974). "UNA Lions Stop Visiting Nicholls State, 17-8". Times Daily. Florence. p. 27. Retrieved August 2, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Alabama)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1974 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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