River Bell Classic

River Bell Classic
	Nicholls Colonels Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Sport	Football
First meeting	September 30, 1972; Southeastern Louisiana 31, Nicholls State 9
Latest meeting	November 16, 2023; Nicholls 21, Southeastern Louisiana 16
Next meeting	November 21, 2024
Trophy	River Bell Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total	34
All-time series	Tied, 17–17
Largest victory	Southeastern Louisiana, 62–3 (2014)
Longest win streak	Nicholls State, 7 (1981–2006)
Current win streak	Nicholls, 1 (2023–present)

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Locations of Nicholls and Southeastern Louisiana

The River Bell Classic is the annual football game between Nicholls State University and Southeastern Louisiana University with the winner being presented with the River Bell Trophy.^[1]^[2]^[3] The two schools are 94 miles apart. The game played between the rivals^[4] began in 1972 and was played annually until 1985 when Southeastern Louisiana dropped its football program.^[5]^[6] It resumed 20 years later in 2005 when football was reinstated by the university.^[4]

The River Bell Trophy, which was redesigned for the 2012 contest, is a wooden trophy which has a ship's bell under an arch which reads "River Bell Classic".^[4]^[7] On each side of the bell are the teams' athletic logos with Nicholls on the left and Southeastern Louisiana on the right. Underneath the bell is a plaque surrounded by the yearly victors on each side of the plaque. The trophy was conceived by the Phi Chapter Alumni Association of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity at Southeastern Louisiana.

Game results

Nicholls victories	Southeastern Louisiana victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	September 30, 1972	Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	31–9
2	September 29, 1973	Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	10–0
3	November 16, 1974	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	10–0
4	November 15, 1975	New Orleans, LA	Nicholls State	14–6
5	November 13, 1976	New Orleans, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	17–7
6	November 12, 1977	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	17–14
7	November 11, 1978	New Orleans, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	10–0
8	November 10, 1979	Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	38–0
9	November 15, 1980	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	35–20
10	November 14, 1981	Hammond, LA	Nicholls State	29–17
11	November 20, 1982	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	20–14
12	November 19, 1983	Hammond, LA	Nicholls State	6–0
13	November 17, 1984	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	36–7
14	November 23, 1985	Hammond, LA	Nicholls State	21–17
15	November 12, 2005	Hammond, LA	Nicholls State	38–28
16	October 7, 2006	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	14–10
17	November 17, 2007	Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	17–13
18	November 22, 2008	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	35–28

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
19	November 19, 2009	Hammond, LA	Nicholls State	45–30
20	November 18, 2010	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	27–25
21	November 17, 2011	Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	31–14
22	November 15, 2012	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	35–16
23	November 21, 2013	Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	52–27
24	November 20, 2014	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	62–3
25	November 19, 2015	Hammond, LA	Nicholls State	27–24
26	November 17, 2016	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	44–42
27	November 16, 2017	Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	21–17
28	November 15, 2018	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls	44–0
29	November 21, 2019	Hammond, LA	Nicholls	28–27
30	April 10, 2021	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	52–45
31	October 9, 2021	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	58–48
32	November 18, 2021	Hammond, LA	Nicholls	45–42
33	November 17, 2022	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	40–17
34	November 16, 2023	Hammond, LA	Nicholls	21–16
Series: Tied 17–17

References

↑ "Southeastern battles back, nips Nicholls 21-17 in River Bell Classic". The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
↑ "Bragging Rights". myneworleans.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
↑ "Cox Sports TV to broadcast annual River Bell Classic". geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
1 2 3 "River Bell Classic". lionsports.net. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
↑ "Southland's Week 12 features ASN, ESPN3 Broadcasts". southland.org. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
↑ "The River Bell stays in Hammond". lionsroarnews.com. 18 November 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
↑ Beck, Stan; Wilkinson, Jack (19 September 2013). College Sports Traditions [Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others]. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 315. ISBN 978-0810891210. Retrieved May 28, 2019.

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[1] "Southeastern battles back, nips Nicholls 21-17 in River Bell Classic". The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved October 8, 2018.

[note1-2] "Bragging Rights". myneworleans.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.

[3] "Cox Sports TV to broadcast annual River Bell Classic". geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.

[River_Bell_Trophy-4] 1 2 3 "River Bell Classic". lionsports.net. Retrieved October 7, 2018.

[5] "Southland's Week 12 features ASN, ESPN3 Broadcasts". southland.org. Retrieved October 8, 2018.

[6] "The River Bell stays in Hammond". lionsroarnews.com. 18 November 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2018.

[7] Beck, Stan; Wilkinson, Jack (19 September 2013). College Sports Traditions [Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others]. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 315. ISBN 978-0810891210. Retrieved May 28, 2019.

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Nicholls Colonels football
Venues	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Northwestern State: NSU Challenge Southeastern Louisiana: River Bell Classic Texas State: Battle for the Paddle
Culture & lore	Colonel Tillou Pride of Nicholls Marching Band Nicholls State Alma Mater Nicholls State Colonels Fight Song Colonelettes and Colorguard Nicholls Cheerleaders
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees
Seasons	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Venues	Strawberry Stadium (1936–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Louisiana: Cypress Mug Nicholls: River Bell Classic Northwestern State
Culture & lore	The Spirit of the Southland Roomie the Lion
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Hollis "Roomie" Wilson
Seasons	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986–2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Southland Conference football rivalries
Conference	Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese) McNeese–Northwestern State NSU Challenge (Nicholls–Northwestern State) River Bell Classic (Nicholls–Southeastern Louisiana) Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana
Non-conference	Red Beans and Rice Bowl (Central Arkansas–McNeese) Sabine Shoe (Lamar–Louisiana) Cajun Crown (Louisiana–McNeese) Cypress Mug (Louisiana–Southeastern Louisiana) Louisiana–Monroe vs. Northwestern State Battle for the Paddle (Nicholls–Texas State) Chief Caddo (Northwestern State–Stephen F. Austin)

Game results

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