1974 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1974 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	5–6 (4–5 GSC)
Head coach	Bill Clements (1st season)
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Gulf South Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Jacksonville State $	7	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Delta State	7	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 8 Livingston	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Troy State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
North Alabama	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Nicholls State	4	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern State	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Mississippi College	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1974 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Clements, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Tennessee–Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	W 16–14	5,500
September 21	at No. 14 Jacksonville State	Burgess–Snow Field Jacksonville, AL	L 0–29	7,200	^[1]
September 28	No. 9 Troy State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 0–26	8,500	^[2]
October 5	Baptist Christian*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 67–0	7,000
October 12	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)	W 7–0	5,000
October 19	Mississippi College	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 21–12	8,750
October 26	Livingston	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 19–33	5,500
November 2	No. 12 McNeese State*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 20–26	8,000	^[3]
November 9	at North Alabama	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	L 8–17	6,000
November 16	Southeastern Louisiana	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)	W 10–0	9,000
November 23	at Delta State	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	L 14–19	3,100
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Busted! Colonels stripped to privates as JSU defense throws shutout". The Anniston Star. September 22, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Troy tops Nicholls". The Selma Times-Journal. September 29, 1974. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wilcon leads McNeese past Cols, 26–20". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 3, 1974. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1974 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

v t e 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 2024

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