1998 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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1998 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1998 record4–7 (3–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
(Capacity: 12,800)
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Northwestern State $^   6 1     11 3  
No. 8 McNeese State ^   5 2     9 3  
No. 13 Troy State ^   5 2     8 4  
Jacksonville State   4 3     7 4  
Nicholls State   3 4     4 7  
Southwest Texas State   2 5     4 7  
Stephen F. Austin   2 5     3 8  
Sam Houston State   1 6     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll


The 1998 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by fourth-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 4–7, 3–4 in Southland play to finish in fifth place.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 5at Northeast Louisiana (Division I-A)*
L 10–44
September 12vs. Mississippi Valley State*
W 41–26
September 26Jacksonville State
L 20–21
October 3at Samford*L 16–17
October 8Sam Houston State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 36–33
October 24Northwestern State
L 26–28
October 31at Louisiana Tech (Division I-A)*L 28–56[1]
November 7at Troy StateL 10–31
November 14Stephen F. Austin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 14–7
November 21at McNeese StateW 31–20
November 28at Southwest Texas StateL 27–28
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ "La. Tech 56, Nicholls 28". Daily World. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1998 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "1998 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
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