1985 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1985 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf Star Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 Gulf Star)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
1985 Gulf Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Stephen F. Austin +4–1–09–2–0
Sam Houston State +4–1–08–3–0
Nicholls State2–3–06–5–0
Northwestern State2–3–03–8–0
Southwest Texas State2–3–03–8–0
Southeastern Louisiana1–4–02–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • This conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division II and Division I-AA Programs. Sam Houston State was classified as Division II.[1] Stephen F. Austin was also classified as NCAA Division II.[2] All the other teams were I-AA.

The 1985 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf Star Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Sonny Jackson, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Gulf State. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14No. 10 (D-II) Troy State*
W 40–228,115[3][4]
September 21at McNeese State*
W 37–1519,750[5]
September 28at Northeast Louisiana*
L 15–17[6]
October 5Bishop*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 39–12[7]
October 12at No. 19 Southern*
L 22–25[8]
October 19Stephen F. Austin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 10–20[9]
October 26Southwest Texas State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)
W 20–12[10]
November 2at Sam Houston State
L 14–283,500[11]
November 9Northwestern State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)
L 14–20[12]
November 16Southwest Missouri State*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 31–28[13]
November 29at Southeastern Louisiana
W 21–177,500[14]

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References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Smith leads Nicholls State over Troy State". The Shreveport Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Final 1985 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Troy State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Nicholls St. downs McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Turner theft preserves NLU win over Nicholls". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Nicholls St. 39, Bishop 12". Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Southern 25, Nicholls 22". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "SFA tips Nicholls State". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Nicholls St. 20, Southwest Texas St. 12". Victoria Advocate. October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Nicholls St. beaten". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Northwestern 20, Nicholls State 14". Abbeville Meridional. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "SMS falls to tricky Colonels". The Springfield News-Leader. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Nicholls edges SLU Lions". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1985 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 63. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
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