The Nicholls Colonels college football team represents Nicholls State University in the Southland Conference. The Colonels compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship (FCS). The program has had 10 head coaches since it began play during the 1972 season.[1] Since November 2014, Tim Rebowe has served as Nicholls' head coach.[2] Bill Clements is the leader in seasons coached with seven, and Sonny Jackson is both the leader in games won with 39 and winning percentage with .581.[1] Charlie Stubbs has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .208.[1]

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
† Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[A 5]
No. Name Term G W L T PCT CW CL CT PCT PW PL PT CCs NCs Awards
1 Gary Kinchen 1972–1973 22 5 17 0 0.227 3 12 0 0.200 0 0 0 0 0 —
2 Bill Clements 1974–1980 76 36 39 1 0.480 19 20 1 0.488 0 0 0 1 0 —
3 Sonny Jackson 1981–1986 68 39 28 1 0.581 8 6 0 0.571 1 1 0 1 0 —
4 Phil Greco 1987–1992 66 27 37 2 0.424 2 11 1 0.179 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Rick Rhoades 1993–1994 22 8 14 0 0.364 3 10 0 0.231 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Darren Barbier 1995–1998 45 17 28 0 0.378 10 15 0 0.400 0 1 0 0 0 Eddie Robinson Award (1996)[6]
Southland Conference Coach of the Year (1996)[6]
7 Daryl Daye 1999–2003 55 13 42 — 0.236 6 26 — 0.188 0 0 — 0 0 —
8 Jay Thomas 2004–2009 62 27 35 — 0.435 17 21 — 0.447 0 1 — 1 0 —
9 Charlie Stubbs 2010–2014 48 10 38 — 0.208 4 24 — 0.143 0 0 — 0 0 —
Int Steve Axman
[A 6] 		2014 9 0 9 — .000 0 8 — .000 0 0 — 0 0 —
10 Tim Rebowe 2015–present 101 53 48 — 0.525 47 25 — 0.653 2 4 — 2 0 —

Notes

  1. ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[3]
  2. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[4]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[5]
  5. ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 college football season.[1]
  6. ^ Steve Axman was named interim head coach for the final nine games of the 2014 season, following health issues with Charlie Stubbs.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 2012 Nicholls State Football Media Guide
  2. ^ "Former area coach Stubbs hired at Nicholls State". Spartanburg Herald Journal. GoUpstate.com. January 6, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  3. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  4. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  5. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Nicholls State coach leaves". The Victoria Advocate. Google News Archives. January 24, 1999. p. 2B. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
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