2001 Nicholls State Colonels football team
| 2001 Nicholls State Colonels football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (1–5 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 Sam Houston State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 McNeese State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Northwestern State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 0 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by third-year head coach Daryl Daye. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 1–5 in Southland play to finish in sixth place.
Previous season
The Colonels officially finished the season 2–9, 1–6 in Southland play to finish tied for seventh place. The team finished with a record of 1–10, 0–7 in Southland play, but was awarded a forfeit win against Northwestern State because that team used an ineligible player.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 1 | at Louisiana–Lafayette (Division I-A)* | L 0–20 | |
| September 8 | at Jacksonville State | L 15–34 | |
| September 22 | at Troy State (Division I-A)* | L 0–26 | |
| September 29 | Samford* | W 20–16 | |
| October 13 | Sam Houston State |
| L 32–35 |
| October 20 | at Northwestern State | W 14–47 | |
| October 27 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 33–14 |
| November 3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 21–23 | |
| November 10 | Grambling State* |
| L 27–38 |
| November 17 | McNeese State |
| L 27–34 |
| November 22 | at Arkansas State* | W 28–22 | |
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References
- ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 2001 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ "2001 Nicholls Colonels Schedule". foxsports.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.