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1972 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumColonel Stadium
Seasons1973 →
1972 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Northwestern State $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Livingston ^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 2
No. 19 Jacksonville State 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Delta State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Troy State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Nicholls State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Florence State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Tennessee–Martin 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Mississippi College * 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    * – Did not compete for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Kinchen, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at Colonel Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Jacksonville StateL 0–316,000
September 16Ouachita Baptist*W 12–76,000
September 23Slippery Rock*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 18–146,000
September 30at Southeastern LouisianaL 9–318,500
October 7Northeast Louisiana*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 7–277,000
October 14Mississippi College
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 13–427,000
October 21McNeese State*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 7–247,600
October 28at Tennessee–MartinW 18–152,500
November 4Livingston
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 0–265,000
November 11at Lamar*L 15–228,000
November 18at Delta StateL 0–42200
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Nicholls bombed". Daily World. September 10, 1972. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Northeast is victor over Nicholls State". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1972. p. 55. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "McNeese State whips Nicholls". The Daily Advertiser. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1972 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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