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1977 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
Tennessee–Martin 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Troy State 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi College 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Alabama 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Delta State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Nicholls State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Livingston 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Clements, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a conference mark of 2–6, placing eighth in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Mississippi College
W 6–04,236
September 17Jacksonville State
L 7–109,700[1]
September 24at Troy State
L 6–236,500[2]
October 1at Cameron*
L 0–136,000
October 8Northwestern State
W 10–66,379
October 15Tennessee–Martin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 0–343,051
October 22at Austin Peay
W 15–137,100
October 29at McNeese State*
W 24–717,725[3]
November 5at Northeast Louisiana*
L 2–197,300[4]
November 12Southeastern Louisiana
L 14–174,124
November 19Delta State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 0–141,155
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Colonels lose tough contest, 10–7". The Daily Advertiser. September 18, 1977. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Colonels fall". Daily World. September 25, 1977. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Passing gives Nicholls upset". The Daily Advertiser. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tribe shocks Colonels, 19–2". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1977. p. 4D. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1977 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
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