1995 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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1995 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record0–11 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorManny Michel (1st season)
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 McNeese State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 13 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Stephen F. Austin ^ 4 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Northwestern State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Sam Houston State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southwest Texas State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Nicholls State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Darren Barbier, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 0–11 with mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Hofstra*
L 10–344,379[1]
September 9at Northeast Louisiana*
L 21–3419,470[2]
September 16No. 8 Troy State*
L 3–17[3]
September 23at Southern Illinois*
L 20–487,600[4]
September 30Samford*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 20–362,503[5]
October 7at Northwestern State
L 14–34[6]
October 14at No. 4 Stephen F. Austin
L 3–56[7]
October 21Southwest Texas State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)
L 25–35[8]
October 28at No. 13 Southern*
L 3–41[9]
November 4Sam Houston State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 17–24[10]
November 18No. 1 McNeese State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 6–313,061[11]

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References

  1. ↑ "A good beginning; QB Brown impresses as Hofstra routs Nicholls State". Newsday. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "NLU wins game, loses QB". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Troy State rallies to defeat Nicholls State Colonels 17–3". Southwest Daily News. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Weaner, Phil (September 24, 1995). "Dawgs dump Colonels". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1D. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Without Staley, Yancey propels Samford to 4–0". The Birmingham News. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Northwestern State Demons defeat Nicholls State 34–14". Beauregard Daily News. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Stephen F. Austin smashes Nicholls State Colonels 56–3". The Leesville Daily Leader. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Williams leads SWT by Nicholls". Austin American-Statesman. October 22, 1995. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Randall-led Jaguars rout overmatched NSU Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. October 29, 1995. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Sam Houston 24, Nicholls 17". Daily World. November 5, 1995. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cowboys capture perfect record". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1995 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
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