1972 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1972 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumColonel Stadium
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 State
L 0–316,000[1]
September 16Ouachita Baptist*
W 12–76,000[2]
September 23Slippery Rock*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 18–146,000[3]
September 30at Southeastern Louisiana
L 9–318,000–8,500[4]
October 7Northeast Louisiana*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 7–277,000[5]
October 14Mississippi College
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 13–427,000[6]
October 21McNeese State*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 7–247,600[7]
October 28at Tennessee–Martin
W 18–152,500[8]
November 4Livingston
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 0–265,000[9]
November 11at Lamar*
L 15–228,000[10]
November 18at Delta State
L 0–42200[11]

References

  1. ^ "Nicholls bombed". Daily World. September 10, 1972. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lonnie Rogers passes Nicholls past Ouachita". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 17, 1972. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Slippery Rock rocked, 18–14". The Pittsburgh Press. September 24, 1972. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SLU scores easily over Nicholls, 31–9". The Times-Picayune. October 1, 1972. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northeast is victor over Nicholls State". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1972. p. 55. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Choctaws drop Nicholls State". The Mississippi Press. October 15, 1972. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "McNeese State whips Nicholls". The Daily Advertiser. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nicholls State rallies to defeat UTM Pacers". The Jackson Sun. October 29, 1972. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Livingston blanks Nicholls". The Selma Times-Journal. November 5, 1972. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lamar wins homecoming". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 12, 1972. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "DSC bombs Nicholls 42–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1972. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Nicholls State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1972 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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