This is a list of seasons completed by the Nicholls Colonels football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), representing Nicholls State University in the Southland Conference. Nicholls plays their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Nicholls' first fielded a football team in 1972.
Seasons Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024 Season
NCAA Division I FCS champions Conference champions *Division champions Playoff Appearance ^Undefeated Season #
YearNCAA DivisionConferenceConference DivisionOverallConferenceCoachFinal Ranking Win Loss Tie Pct. Win Loss Tie Pct. Standing 1972 NCAA College Division Gulf South N/A 3 8 0 1 5 0 N/A Gary Kinchen - 1973 II Gulf South N/A 2 9 0 2 7 0 N/A Gary Kinchen - 1974 II Gulf South N/A 5 6 0 4 5 0 N/A Bill Clements -1975* II Gulf South* N/A 8 2 0 7 2 0 1st* Bill Clements - 1976 II Gulf South N/A 4 6 1 2 6 1 N/A Bill Clements - 1977 II Gulf South N/A 4 7 0 2 5 0 N/A Bill Clements - 1978 II Gulf South N/A 5 6 0 4 2 0 N/A Bill Clements - 1979 II Division II Independent N/A 8 3 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Bill Clements - 1980 I-AA Division I-AA Independent N/A 2 9 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Bill Clements - 1981 I-AA Division I-AA Independent N/A 5 5 1 0 0 0 .000 N/A Sonny Jackson - 1982 I-AA Division I-AA Independent N/A 7 4 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Sonny Jackson - 1983 I-AA Division I-AA Independent N/A 5 6 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Sonny Jackson -1984* I-AA Gulf Star* N/A 6 5 0 4 1 0 T–1st* Sonny Jackson - 1985 I-AA Gulf Star N/A 6 5 0 2 3 0 N/A Sonny Jackson - 1986 I-AA^ Gulf Star N/A 10 3 0 2 2 0 N/A Sonny Jackson 12 1987 I-AA Division I-AA Independent N/A 5 5 1 0 0 0 .000 N/A Phil Greco - 1988 I-AA Division I-AA Independent N/A 7 4 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Phil Greco - 1989 I-AA Division I-AA Independent N/A 5 6 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Phil Greco - 1990 I-AA Division I-AA Independent N/A 5 6 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Phil Greco - 1991 I-AA Southland N/A 4 7 0 2 5 0 6th Phil Greco - 1992 I-AA Southland N/A 1 9 1 0 6 1 8th Phil Greco - 1993 I-AA Southland N/A 3 8 0 2 5 0 7th Rick Rhoades - 1994 I-AA Southland N/A 5 6 0 1 5 0 6th Rick Rhoades - 1995 I-AA Southland N/A 0 11 0 .000 0 5 0 .000 6th Darren Barbier - 1996 I-AA^ Southland N/A 8 4 0 4 2 0 2nd Darren Barbier 12 1997 I-AA Southland N/A 5 6 0 3 4 0 5th Darren Barbier - 1998 I-AA Southland N/A 4 7 0 3 4 0 5th Darren Barbier - 1999 I-AA Southland N/A 1 10 0 1 6 0 8th Daryl Daye - 2000 I-AA Southland N/A 2 9 0 1 6 0 8th Daryl Daye - 2001 I-AA Southland N/A 3 8 0 1 6 0 6th Daryl Daye - 2002 I-AA Southland N/A 7 4 0 3 3 0 3rd Daryl Daye 23 2003 I-AA Southland N/A 0 11 0 .000 0 5 0 .000 6th Daryl Daye - 2004 I-AA Southland N/A 5 5 0 2 3 0 4th Jay Thomas -2005* I-AA^ Southland* N/A 6 4 0 5 1 0 1st* Jay Thomas 17 2006 FCS Southland N/A 4 7 0 2 4 0 5th Jay Thomas - 2007 FCS Southland N/A 6 5 0 3 4 0 4th Jay Thomas - 2008 FCS Southland N/A 3 6 0 3 4 0 5th Jay Thomas - 2009 FCS Southland N/A 3 8 0 2 5 0 7th Jay Thomas - 2010 FCS Southland N/A 4 7 0 3 4 0 6th Charlie Stubbs - 2011 FCS Southland N/A 1 10 0 0 7 0 .000 8th Charlie Stubbs - 2012 FCS Southland N/A 1 10 0 0 7 0 .000 8th Charlie Stubbs - 2013 FCS Southland N/A 4 8 0 1 6 0 7th Charlie Stubbs - 2014 FCS Southland N/A 0 12 0 0 8 0 11th Charlie StubbsSteve Axman - 2015 FCS Southland N/A 3 8 0 3 6 0 8th Tim Rebowe - 2016 FCS Southland N/A 5 6 0 5 4 0 5th Tim Rebowe - 2017 FCS^ Southland N/A 8 4 0 7 2 0 3rd Tim Rebowe -2018* FCS^ Southland* N/A 9 4 0 7 2 0 T-1st* Tim Rebowe 142019* FCS^ Southland* N/A 9 5 0 7 2 0 T-1st* Tim Rebowe 14 2020 FCS Southland N/A 4 3 0 3 3 0 3rd Tim Rebowe 23 2021 FCS Southland N/A 6 5 0 5 3 0 3rd Tim Rebowe - 2022 FCS Southland N/A 3 8 0 3 3 0 4th Tim Rebowe -2023* FCS^ Southland* N/A 6 5 0 7 0 0 1st* Tim Rebowe - 2024 FCS Southland N/A 4 8 0 2 5 0 8th Tim Rebowe - 2025 FCS Southland N/A 4 8 0 4 4 0 T–5th Tommy Rybacki - Totals 243 351 4 125 187 2 Sources:
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