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1974 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record5–6 (4–5 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons← 19731975 →
1974 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Tennessee–MartinW 16–145,500
September 21at No. 14 Jacksonville StateL 0–297,200
September 28No. 9 Troy StateL 0–268,500
October 5Baptist Christian*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 67–07,000
October 12at Northwestern StateW 7–05,000
October 19Mississippi College
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 21–128,750
October 26Livingston
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 19–335,500
November 2No. 12 McNeese State*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–268,000
November 9at North AlabamaL 8–176,000–7,000
November 16Southeastern LouisianaW 10–09,000
November 23at Delta StateL 14–193,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Busted! Colonels stripped to privates as JSU defense throws shutout". The Anniston Star. September 22, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Troy tops Nicholls". The Selma Times-Journal. September 29, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wilcon leads McNeese past Cols, 26–20". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 3, 1974. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 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.
  5. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Alabama)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  6. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  7. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1974 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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