1976_Nicholls_State_Colonels_football_team

1976 Nicholls State Colonels football
1976 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	4–6–1 (2–5–1 GSC)
Head coach	Bill Clements (3rd season);
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Nicholls State Colonels football team

American college football season

The 1976 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Clements, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 2–5–1 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Mississippi College	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 17–7	12,500
September 18	at Jacksonville State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 7–34	8,000	^[1]
September 25	Troy State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 9–14	11,500	^[2]
October 2	Cameron*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 14–0	7,000
October 9	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)	L 8–20	9,000
October 16	at Tennessee–Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	W 3–0	7,000
October 23	Austin Peay*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 7–0	10,500
October 30	Livingston	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 14–20	8,000
November 6	at North Alabama	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	L 7–37	6,800
November 13	vs. Southeastern Louisiana	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (River Bell Classic)	L 7–17	15,000
November 20	at Delta State	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	T 7–7	1,000
*Non-conference game

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Troy State $	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
Jacksonville State	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Livingston	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
North Alabama	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Delta State	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Nicholls State	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi College	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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