1974 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1974 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record5–6 (4–5 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
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–Martin
W 16–145,500[1]
September 21at No. 14 Jacksonville State
L 0–297,200[2]
September 28No. 9 Troy State
L 0–268,500[3]
October 5Baptist Christian*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 67–07,000[4]
October 12at Northwestern State
W 7–05,000[5]
October 19Mississippi College
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 21–128,750[6]
October 26Livingston
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 19–335,500[7]
November 2No. 12 McNeese State*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–268,000[8]
November 9at North Alabama
L 8–176,000–7,000[9][10]
November 16Southeastern Louisiana
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)
W 10–09,000[11]
November 23at Delta State
L 14–193,100[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Colonels whip Martin, 16–14". The Times-Picayune. September 15, 1974. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Busted! Colonels stripped to privates as JSU defense throws shutout". The Anniston Star. September 22, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Troy tops Nicholls". The Selma Times-Journal. September 29, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Nicholls mangles hapless Warriors". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1974. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nicholls turns fumble into winning score". The Times-Picayune. October 13, 1974. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Nicholls over Miss. College". Daily World. October 20, 1974. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers claw NSU, 33–19". The Times-Picayune. October 27, 1974. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wilcon leads McNeese past Cols, 26–20". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 3, 1974. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Alabama)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  11. ^ "Nicholls blanks SLU, 10 to 0". The Times-Picayune. November 17, 1974. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "DSU wins finale". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 24, 1974. Retrieved March 9, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Nicholls State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  14. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1974 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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