1996 Nicholls State Colonels football team

The 1996 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by second-gyear 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 8–4, 4–2 in Southland play to finish in second place.

1996 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1996 record8–4 (4–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
(Capacity: 12,800)
1996 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Troy State $^  5 1   12 2  
No. 19 Nicholls State ^  4 2   8 4  
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin  3 3   7 4  
Northwestern State  3 3   6 5  
Sam Houston State  3 3   4 7  
Southwest Texas State  2 4   5 6  
McNeese State  1 5   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 29at Northeast Louisiana (Division I-A)*L 12–14
September 14Jacksonville State*W 21–8
September 21at Troy StateL 7–37
October 5at Samford*W 10–3
October 12Northwestern State
W 19–7
October 19Stephen F. Austin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 11–27
October 26at Southwest Texas StateW 49–36 5OT[1]
November 2Southern*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 14–0
November 9Sam Houston State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 20–10
November 16Harding (Division II)*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 29–19
November 23at McNeese StateW 17–16
November 30MontanaL 3–48
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Nicholls State captivates win in five OTs". The Daily Advertiser. October 27, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1996 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  3. "ULM Football Media Guide" (PDF). ulmathletics.com. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
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