1997 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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1997 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1997 record5–6 (3–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
(Capacity: 12,800)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southland Football League standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State +^   6 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^   6 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Sam Houston State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Troy State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Jacksonville State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by third-year head coach Darren Barbier. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 3–4 in Southland play to finish tied for fourth place.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Northeast Louisiana (Division I-A)*
L 0–28
September 6Southern Illinois*
W 33–03,348[1]
September 20Troy State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 22–20
September 27at Northwestern State
L 0–19
October 4Samford*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 17–14
October 11Southwest Texas State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA (Rivalry)
W 29–28
October 18at Sam Houston State
L 17–24
October 25at Jacksonville State
W 16–14
November 1at Southern*
L 14–21
November 15at Stephen F. Austin
L 7–39
November 22McNeese State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 13–31
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ Hardwig, Greg (September 7, 1997). "Debuts or nightmares?". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1997 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "ULM Football Media Guide" (PDF). ulmathletics.com. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
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