1980 Nicholls State Colonels football team
| 1980 Nicholls State Colonels football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2–9 |
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| Home stadium | John L. Guidry Stadium |
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| No. 1 Lehigh ^ | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Delaware | – | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Northwestern State | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Bill Clements in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Colonels compiled a record of 2–9. 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 6 | at Illinois State | L 13–28 | 8,182 | [1] | |
| September 13 | Livingston | W 20–2 | |||
| September 20 | at McNeese State | L 0–21 | 20,650 | [2] | |
| September 27 | No. 3 Troy State |
| L 15–25 | 6,400–6,800 | [3][4] |
| October 4 | No. 5 Southwest Texas State |
| W 24–21 | 4,425–5,000 | [5][6] |
| October 11 | at Southern | L 0–48 | [7] | ||
| October 18 | at Austin Peay | L 16–35 | |||
| October 25 | Tennessee State |
| L 15–40 | 10,050 | [8] |
| November 1 | Northeast Louisiana |
| L 28–29 | [9] | |
| November 8 | at Northwestern State | L 14–21 | |||
| November 15 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| L 20–21 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Nicholls Loses Opener to Ill. St". The Town Talk. United Press International. September 7, 1980. p. C2. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese rolls over Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1980. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy St. outpoints Nicholls". The Daily Advertiser. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Walker leap keys Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. October 5, 1980. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Southern 48, Nicholls 0". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tenn. State downs Nicholls". The Daily Advertiser. October 26, 1980. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeast nips Nicholls St". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 2, 1980. p. C12. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1980 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
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