1983 Nicholls State Colonels football team

The 1983 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by third-year head coach Sonny Jackson. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were an NCAA Division I-AA Independent. They finished the season 5–6.

1983 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceIndependent
1983 record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
(Capacity: 11,600)
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^ 0 0 0  9 1 1
No. 17 Tennessee State 0 0 0  8 2 1
No. 7 Colgate ^ 0 0 0  8 3 0
Lehigh 0 0 0  8 3 0
Lafayette 0 0 0  6 4 0
Northeastern 0 0 0  6 4 1
Southeastern Louisiana 0 0 0  6 5 0
William & Mary 0 0 0  6 5 0
Nicholls State 0 0 0  5 6 0
Bucknell 0 0 0  4 5 1
Delaware 0 0 0  4 7 0
Northwestern State 0 0 0  4 7 0
James Madison 0 0 0  3 8 0
Richmond 0 0 0  3 8 0
Western Kentucky 0 0 0  2 8 1
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

Previous season

The Colonels finished the season 7–4 as an NCAA Division I-AA Independent.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3LamarW 21–14
September 10at Troy State (Division II)L 25–33
September 24at McNeese StateW 30–27
October 1Jackson State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–27
October 8Southern
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–21
October 15at Northeast LouisianaL 27–47
October 22Illinois State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 29–34
October 29Southwest Missouri State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 33–7
November 5Northwestern State
L 21–24
November 12at Central Florida (Division II)W 37–14
November 19at Southeastern LouisianaW 6–0

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References

  1. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1983 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 63. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  2. Troy Football Media Guide (PDF). troytrojans.com. p. 168. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. "ULM Football Media Guide" (PDF). ulmathletics.com. p. 102. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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