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1975 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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1975 Nicholls State Colonels football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record8–2 (7–2 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nicholls State $ 7 2 0 8 2 0
No. 6 Livingston ^ 6 2 0 10 3 0
No. 11 Jacksonville State 5 3 0 7 4 0
Troy State 5 3 0 6 4 0
Delta State 5 4 0 6 4 0
North Alabama 4 4 0 6 4 0
Mississippi College 2 5 0 6 5 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 6 0 4 7 0
Tennessee–Martin 1 7 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Livingston and NAIA Division I poll for Jacksonville State

The 1975 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Clements, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a conference mark of 7–2, winning the GSC title. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in John L. Guidry Stadium.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Tennessee–MartinW 23–09,000
September 20Jacksonville State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 18–68,500[1]
September 27at Troy StateW 17–135,000[2]
October 4at Southeast Missouri State*W 18–175,000
October 11Northwestern State
W 23–1011,000
October 25at Mississippi CollegeL 7–195,000
November 1at LivingstonL 7–134,800
November 8North Alabama
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 28–277,500[3]
November 15vs. Southeastern LouisianaW 14–620,000
November 22Delta State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 24–217,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Nicholls beats Jacksonville". The Shreveport Times. September 21, 1975. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Nicholls State wins another, 17–13 over Troy". The Anniston Star. September 28, 1975. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UNA Falls to Nicholls". Times Daily. Florence. November 9, 1975. p. 21. Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1975 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 11, 2017.