1977 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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 →

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 Jacksonville State's game against Tennessee Tech, Tennessee–Martin's games against Austin Peay and Murray State, Troy State's game against Northern Michigan, Southeastern Louisiana's game against Sam Houston State, Mississippi College's game against Ouachita Baptist, North Alabama's game against Austin Peay, Nicholls State's games against Cameron and Austin Peay, and Livingston's game against Alabama State were designated as conference games and counted in the Gulf South standings. Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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[n 1]	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[n 1]	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 15–13	7,100
October 29	at McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 24–7	17,725	[4]
November 5	at Northeast Louisiana*	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 2–19	7,300	[5]
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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Notes

1. Nicholls State's games against Cameron and Austin Peay were designated as conference games and counted in the Gulf South standings.^[3]

References

1. "Colonels lose tough contest, 10–7". The Daily Advertiser. September 18, 1977. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Colonels fall". Daily World. September 25, 1977. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1977 Gulf South Conference Composite Football Schedule". The Daily Review. Morgan City, Louisiana. September 2, 1977. p. 2B. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Passing gives Nicholls upset". The Daily Advertiser. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tribe shocks Colonels, 19–2". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1977. p. 4D. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Nicholls State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
7. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1977 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 9, 2017.