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1987 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
(Capacity: 12,800)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^   –   9 – 4 – 0
No. 8 James Madison ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^   –   8 – 4 – 1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^   –   7 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 5 – 0
Nicholls State   –   5 – 5 – 1
William & Mary   –   5 – 6 – 0
Towson   –   4 – 6 – 0
Tennessee State   –   3 – 7 – 1
Lamar   –   3 – 8 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   3 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by first-year head coach Phil Greco. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were an NCAA Division I-AA Independent. They finished the season 5–5–1.

Previous season

The Colonels finished the season 10–3, 2–2 in Gulf Star Conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5St. Cloud State
W 17–3
September 12No. 25 (D–II) Troy State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
T 17–17
September 19at Southwest Missouri State
W 21–9
September 26at Northeast Louisiana
L 14–26
October 3Alcorn State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 14–3
October 10at Southern
W 27–21
October 17Stephen F. Austin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 21–24
October 24Southwest Texas State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)
L 16–31
October 31at Akron
L 17–23
November 7Northwestern State
L 28–31
November 14at McNeese State
W 29–7

[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Unbreakable: A look back at the 1986 Nicholls State Colonels football team". houmatoday.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1987 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 63. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  3. ^ Troy Football Media Guide (PDF). troytrojans.com. p. 168. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ^ "ULM Football Media Guide" (PDF). ulmathletics.com. p. 102. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
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