1997 Nicholls State Colonels football team
Appearance
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 5–6 (3–4 Southland) |
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Home stadium | John L. Guidry Stadium (Capacity: 12,800) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 McNeese State +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Northwestern State +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy State | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by third-year head coach Darren Barbier. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 3–4 in Southland play to finish tied for fourth place.
Previous season
The Colonels finished the season 8–4, 4–2 in Southland play to finish in second place.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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August 30 | at Northeast Louisiana (Division I-A)* | L 0–28 | |
September 6 | Southern Illinois* | W 33–0 | |
September 20 | Troy State |
| W 22–20 |
September 27 | at Northwestern State | L 0–19 | |
October 4 | Samford* |
| W 17–14 |
October 11 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 29–28 |
October 18 | at Sam Houston State | L 17–24 | |
October 25 | at Jacksonville State | W 16–14 | |
November 1 | at Southern* | L 14–21 | |
November 15 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 7–39 | |
November 22 | McNeese State |
| L 13–31 |
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References
- ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1997 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ "ULM Football Media Guide" (PDF). ulmathletics.com. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.