2000 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Football League
Record2–9 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike McCarty (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJay Thomas (2nd season)
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Troy State $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 16 McNeese State ^   5 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 25 Southwest Texas State   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Sam Houston State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Stephen F. Austin   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Jacksonville State   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Northwestern State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Nicholls State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Northwestern State forfeited conference wins over Troy State and Nicholls State.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head Daryl Daye, the Colonels finished the season with an overall record of 1–10 and a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Southland.[1] Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

In the spring of 2001, Northwestern State forfeited two wins from the 2000 season, over Nicholls State and Troy State, because an ineligible player had participated for the Demons in those games. With the forfeit, the Colonels' record improved to 2–9 overall and 1–6 in conference play, moving Troy State into a tie with Northwestern State for seventh place in the Southland standings.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Central Arkansas*
W 52–442,567[3]
September 9Jacksonville State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 3–1013,211
September 16at Louisiana–Monroe*
L 21–2714,206
September 23at No. 15 Western Illinois*
L 3–444,787[4]
September 30at Samford*
L 10–287,231[5]
October 7at Southwest Texas State
L 0–2511,277[6][7]
October 14No. 10 Northwestern State
W 21–27 (forfeit)
October 21Stephen F. Austin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–272,673[8]
October 28at No. 10 Troy State
L 12–4117,547
November 4Sam Houston State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 21–271,068[9]
November 18at No. 17 McNeese State
L 7–125,000[10]

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References

  1. ^ "Southland Conference". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. November 20, 2000. p. D4. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "NSU forfeits two football games". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. April 3, 2001. p. 5C. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "2000 Final Cumulative Football Statistics Report - Division NCAA II". 2000. p. 2. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via stats.ncaa.org.
  4. ^ "Nicholls falls to WIU". Daily World. September 24, 2000. p. 1B. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Samford 28, Nicholls St. 10". The Anniston Star. October 1, 2000. p. 18. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southwest Texas St. 25, Nicholls St. 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 2000. p. 82. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SW Texas shuts out Nicholls Colonels". Daily World. October 8, 2000. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stephen F. Austin 27, Nicholls St. 20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 22, 2000. p. 68. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sam Houston St. 27, Nicholls St. 21". The Anniston Star. November 5, 2000. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "McNeese St. 12, Nicholls St. 7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 19, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 2000 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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