1987 Nicholls State Colonels football team

The 1987 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by first-year head coach Phil Greco. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were an NCAA Division I-AA Independent. They finished the season 5–5–1.

1987 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record5–5–1
Head coachPhil Greco (1st season)
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
(Capacity: 12,800)
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^ 0 0 0  9 4 0
No. 8 James Madison ^ 0 0 0  9 3 0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^ 0 0 0  8 4 1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^ 0 0 0  7 4 0
Villanova 0 0 0  6 4 0
Northeastern 0 0 0  6 5 0
Florida A&M 0 0 0  5 5 1
Nicholls State 0 0 0  5 5 1
William & Mary 0 0 0  5 6 0
Towson 0 0 0  4 6 0
Tennessee State 0 0 0  3 7 1
Lamar 0 0 0  3 8 0
Louisiana Tech 0 0 0  3 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

Previous season

The Colonels finished the season 10–3, 2–2 in Gulf Star Conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5St. Cloud State
W 17–3
September 12No. 25 (D–II) Troy State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
T 17–17
September 19at Southwest Missouri StateW 21–9
September 26at Northeast Louisiana
L 14–26
October 3Alcorn State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 14–3
October 10at Southern
W 27–21
October 17Stephen F. Austin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 21–24
October 24Southwest Texas State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)
L 16–31
October 31at AkronL 17–23
November 7Northwestern State
L 28–31
November 14at McNeese StateW 29–7

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References

  1. "Unbreakable: A look back at the 1986 Nicholls State Colonels football team". houmatoday.com. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  2. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1987 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 63. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  3. Troy Football Media Guide (PDF). troytrojans.com. p. 168. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. "ULM Football Media Guide" (PDF). ulmathletics.com. p. 102. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
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