1983 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^    9 1 1
No. 17 Tennessee State    8 2 1
No. 7 Colgate ^    8 3 0
Lehigh    8 3 0
Lafayette    6 4 0
Northeastern    6 4 1
Southeastern Louisiana    6 5 0
William & Mary    6 5 0
Nicholls State    5 6 0
Bucknell    4 5 1
Cincinnati    4 6 1
Delaware    4 7 0
Northwestern State    4 7 0
James Madison    3 8 0
Richmond    3 8 0
Western Kentucky    2 8 1
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Sonny Jackson, the Colonels compiled a record of 5–6. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3LamarW 21–14
September 10at Troy StateL 25–336,000[1]
September 24at McNeese StateW 30–27
October 1No. 4 Jackson StateNo. 18
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–27[2]
October 8Southern
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–21[3]
October 15at No. 8 Northeast LouisianaL 27–47[4]
October 22Illinois State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 29–34
October 29Southwest Missouri State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 33–7
November 5Northwestern State
L 21–24
November 12at UCFW 37–14
November 19at Southeastern LouisianaW 6–0

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References

  1. "Troy St. 33–25". Daily World. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "JSU holds off Nicholls 27–20". The Clarion-Ledger. October 2, 1983. Retrieved August 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern University 21, Nicholls State 20". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 9, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Indians win fifth straight". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1983. p. 39. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1983 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 63. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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