1975 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1975 Nicholls State Colonels football
1975 Nicholls State Colonels football
GSC champion
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	8–2 (7–2 GSC)
Head coach	Bill Clements (2nd season);
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium
	Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Gulf South Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Tennessee–Martin	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 23–0	9,000
September 20	Jacksonville State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 18–6	8,500	^[1]
September 27	at Troy State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 17–13	5,000	^[2]
October 4	at Southeast Missouri State*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 18–17	5,000
October 11	Northwestern State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	W 23–10	11,000
October 25	at Mississippi College	Robinson–Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	L 7–19	5,000
November 1	at Livingston	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	L 7–13	4,800
November 8	North Alabama	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 28–27	7,500	^[3]
November 15	vs. Southeastern Louisiana	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (River Bell Classic)	W 14–6	20,000
November 22	Delta State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 24–21	7,000
*Non-conference game

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