2005 Nicholls State Colonels football team
Appearance
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Southland Conference champion | |
Division I-AA Playoffs First Round, L 12–14 vs. Furman | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 6–4 (5–1 Southland) |
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Home stadium | John L. Guidry Stadium (Capacity: 12,800) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Texas State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Nicholls State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by second-year head coach Jay Thomas. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–4, 5–1 in Southland play to finish tied for first place.
Previous season
The Colonels finished the season 5–5, 2–3 in Southland play to finish in fourth place.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 10 | at Indiana (Division I-A)* | L 31–35 | |
September 17 | Cheyney (Division II)* | W 54–0 | |
October 1 | at North Dakota State* | L 13–26 | |
October 8 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 21–27 | |
October 15 | Sam Houston State |
| W 37–17 |
October 29 | Texas State |
| W 32–29 |
November 5 | at Northwestern State | W 31–24 | |
November 12 | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 38–28 | |
November 19 | McNeese State |
| W 39–26 |
November 26 | Furman |
| L 12–14 |
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References
- ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 2005 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "2005 Nicholls Colonels Schedule". foxsports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.