1982 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1982 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
1982 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Delaware ^ – 12–2–0
No. 4 Tennessee State ^ – 10–1–1
No. 13 Holy Cross – 8–3–0
James Madison – 8–3–0
No. 9 Colgate ^ – 8–4–0
No. 20 Lafayette – 7–3–0
Nicholls State – 7–4–0
No. 18 Northwestern State – 6–5–0
Western Kentucky – 5–5–0
Bucknell – 4–6–0
Lehigh – 4–6–0
Southeastern Louisiana – 4–7–0
Northeastern – 3–6–0
Alabama State – 2–6–1
William & Mary – 3–8–0
North Texas State – 2–9–0
Richmond – 0–10–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

The 1982 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Sonny Jackson, the Colonels compiled a record of 7–4. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Texas Southern
W 14–65,000[1]
September 11Northeast Louisiana
L 14–396,598[2]
September 18at Southwest Texas State
L 7–149,000[3][4]
September 25Troy State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 10–36,100[5][6]
October 2at Jackson State
W 21–1713,294[7]
October 9at No. 8 Southern
W 28–1423,660[8]
October 23UCFdagger
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 60–108,500[9]
October 30at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 15
W 30–193,900[10]
November 6at Northwestern StateNo. 10
L 6–384,500[11]
November 13Grambling State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 15–3312,200[12]
November 20Southeastern Louisiana
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)
W 20–144,600[13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nicholls State nips Texas Southern 14–6". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 5, 1982. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Defense leads NLU by Nicholls, 29–14". The Shreveport Times. September 12, 1982. p. 3D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "SWT sacks Nicholls St". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southwest Texas State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Troy State rally falls short". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1982. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Troy State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Nicholls wins". The Daily Advertiser. October 3, 1982. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Nicholls St. 28, Southern U. 14". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 10, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Nicholls St. pounds UCF for 60–10 homecoming win". The Orlando Sentinel. October 24, 1982. p. 3D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Colonels defeat Southwest Missouri". The Daily Advertiser. October 31, 1982. p. 3D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Northwestern Demons club Nicholls State". The Daily Advertiser. November 7, 1982. Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Grambling clobbers Nicholls State 33–15". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Nicholls turns back SLU, 20–14". Daily News. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Nicholls State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1982 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. pp. 62–63. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
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