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2009 Nicholls State Colonels football
2009 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 Southland)
Head coach	Jay Thomas (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	H. T. Kinney (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jeremy Atwell (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Nicholls State Colonels football team

American college football season

The 2009 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jay Thomas in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	1:00 p.m.	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–72	42,205
September 12	1:00 p.m.	Duquesne*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 14–7	5,383
September 19	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 13–48	19,400
September 26	3:00 p.m.	No. 22 Jacksonville State*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 10–60	8,213
October 10	2:00 p.m.	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	L 21–44	11,144	^[1]
October 17	1:00 p.m.	Texas State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (Battle for the Paddle)	L 28–34	3,583	^[2]
October 24	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	L 13–42	10,653
October 31	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 McNeese State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 17–38	5,989
November 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 27–31	10,214
November 14	1:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	W 28–21	4,324
November 19	6:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (River Bell Classic)	W 45–30	5,551
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Stephen F. Austin +^	6	–	1	10	–	3
No. 12 McNeese State +^	6	–	1	9	–	2
No. 25 Texas State	5	–	2	7	–	4
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	3	6	–	5
Sam Houston State	3	–	4	5	–	6
Central Arkansas	2	–	5	5	–	6
Nicholls State	2	–	5	3	–	9
Northwestern State	0	–	7	0	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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