The Nicholls Colonels college football team represents Nicholls State University in the Southland Conference. The Colonels compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship (FCS). The program has had 11 head coaches since it began play during the 1972 season.2012 Nicholls State Football Media Guide Since December 2024, Tommy Rybacki has served as Nicholls' head coach. Bill Clements is the leader in seasons coached with seven, and Sonny Jackson is both the leader in games won with 39 and winning percentage with .581. Charlie Stubbs has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .208.
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Coaches + List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards No. Name Term G W L T PCT CW CL CT PCT PW PL PT CCs NCs Awards 1 1972–1973 — 2 1974–1980 — 3 1981–1986 — 4 1987–1992 — 5 1993–1994 — 6 1995–1998 7 1999–2003 — — — — 8 2004–2009 — — — — 9 2010–2014 — — — — Int 2014 — — — — 10 2015–2024 — — — — 11 2025–present — — — —
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