1986 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 1986 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by sixth-year head coach Sonny Jackson. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Gulf Star Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 2–2 in Gulf Star play.[1]
| 1986 Nicholls State Colonels football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Second Round, L 31–55 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Gulf Star Conference |
| 1986 record | 10–3 (2–2 Gulf Star) |
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| Home stadium | John L. Guidry Stadium (capacity: 12,800) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Sam Houston State $^ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Nicholls State ^ | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at Youngstown State* | W 34–17 | ||||
| September 13 | at Troy State* | W 26–25 | ||||
| September 20 | McNeese State* | W 34–10 | ||||
| September 27 | Northeast Louisiana* | No. 17 |
| W 17–13 | [2] | |
| October 4 | at Southwest Missouri State* | No. 12 | W 31–0 | |||
| October 11 | No. T–16 Southern* | No. T–9 |
| W 17–10 | ||
| October 18 | at No. 19 Stephen F. Austin | No. T–9 | W 14–10 | |||
| October 25 | at Southwest Texas State | No. 10 | W 35–21 | |||
| November 1 | Sam Houston State | No. 4 |
| L 38–41 | ||
| November 8 | at Northwestern State | No. 10 | L 13–28 | |||
| November 22 | Weber State* | No. 16 |
| W 34–30 | ||
| November 29 | at No. 6 Appalachian State | No. 12 | W 28–26 | [3] | ||
| December 6 | at No. 4 Georgia Southern | No. 12 |
| L 31–55 | 9,121 | |
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References
- "Unbreakable: A look back at the 1986 Nicholls State Colonels football team". houmatoday.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- "Nicholls State stands tall against Northeast by 17–13 score". The Daily Advertiser. September 28, 1986. p. 41. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hodson leads Nicholls over Appalachian St". The Daily Advertiser. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1986 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 63. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- Troy Football Media Guide (PDF). troytrojans.com. p. 168. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- "ULM Football Media Guide" (PDF). ulmathletics.com. p. 102. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
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