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1990 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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1990 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
(capacity: 12,800)
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^     11 1 0
No. 7 William & Mary ^     10 2 0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^     9 3 0
No. 18 UCF ^     9 3 0
Liberty     7 4 0
Samford     6 4 1
James Madison     5 6 0
Nicholls State     5 6 0
Arkansas State     3 7 1
Western Kentucky     2 8 0
Towson     2 9 0
Northeastern     1 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Phil Greco, the Colonels compiled a record of 5–6. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1McNeese StateW 31–24
September 8at Southwestern LouisianaL 21–24
September 15at Northwestern StateW 19–7
September 22Stephen F. Austin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 23–41 (forfeit win)
September 29at Southwest Texas StateL 30–33[1]
October 6Sam Houston State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 28–16
October 20Northeast Louisiana
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–27[2]
October 27at Northern ArizonaL 34–41
November 3No. 2 Mississippi College
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–31
November 10at Troy StateL 23–313,000[3][4]
November 17Southern
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 23–19

[5]

References

  1. ^ "SW Texas St., 33 Nicholls St. 30". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "NE Louisiana 27, Nicholls St 20". The Daily Advertiser. October 21, 1990. p. C4. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Colonels miss two-point attempt, fall to Trojans". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 11, 1990. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1990 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1990 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 63. Retrieved September 9, 2017.