2000 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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2000 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2000 record2–9 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
(Capacity: 12,800)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Southland Football League standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Troy State $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 16 McNeese State ^   5 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 25 Southwest Texas State   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Sam Houston State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Stephen F. Austin   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Northwestern State   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Jacksonville State   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Nicholls State   0 – 7     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by second-year head coach Daryl Daye. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. The Colonels officially finished the season 2–9, 1–6 in Southland play to finish tied for seventh place. The team finished with a record of 1–10, 0–7 in Southland play, but was awarded a forfeit win against Northwestern State because that team used an ineligible player.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Central Arkansas*
W 52–44
September 9Jacksonville State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 3–10
September 16at Louisiana–Monroe (Division I-A)*
L 21–27
September 23at Western Illinois*
L 3–444,787[1]
September 30at Samford*
L 10–28
October 7at Southwest Texas State
L 0–25
October 14Northwestern State
W 21–25^
October 21Stephen F. Austin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–27
October 28at Troy State
L 12–41
November 4Sam Houston State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 21–27
November 18at McNeese State
L 7–12
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Nicholls falls to WIU". Daily World. September 24, 2000. p. 1B. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 2000 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "2000 Nicholls Colonels Schedule". foxsports.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
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