1974 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record5–6 (4–5 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
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
September 21at No. 14 Jacksonville State
L 0–297,200[1]
September 28No. 9 Troy State
L 0–268,500[2]
October 5Baptist Christian*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 67–07,000
October 12at Northwestern State
W 7–05,000
October 19Mississippi College
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 21–128,750
October 26Livingston
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 19–335,500
November 2No. 12 McNeese State*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–268,000[3]
November 9at North Alabama
L 8–176,000
November 16Southeastern Louisiana
W 10–09,000
November 23at Delta State
L 14–193,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Busted! Colonels stripped to privates as JSU defense throws shutout". The Anniston Star. September 22, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Troy tops Nicholls". The Selma Times-Journal. September 29, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wilcon leads McNeese past Cols, 26–20". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 3, 1974. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1974 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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