2017 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 2017 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by third-year head coach Tim Rebowe and edtheir home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 7–2 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they were defeated by South Dakota in the first round.
| 2017 Nicholls State Colonels football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 31–38 vs. South Dakota | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 25 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 23 |
| 2017 record | 8–4 (7–2 Southland) |
| Head coach | Tim Rebowe (3rd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Rob Christophel (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tommy Rybacki (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium (Capacity: 10,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Central Arkansas $^ | 9 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Sam Houston State ^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Nicholls State ^ | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 McNeese State | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | McNeese State | ESPN3 | W 37–35 | 9,024 | ||
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M* | ESPNU | L 14–24 | 100,276 | ||
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M* |
| SLDN | W 44–13 | 8,212 | |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Sam Houston State | ESPN3 | L 17–66 | 12,863 | ||
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Lamar | ESPN3 | W 41–14 | 6,167 | ||
| October 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Northwestern State |
| CST | W 14–10 | 5,011 | |
| October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian |
| W 29–20 | 7,233 | ||
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word |
| W 38–31 | 4,999 | ||
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist |
| SLDN | W 23–17 | 8,203 | |
| November 11 | 3:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3 | W 34–13 | 8,348 | ||
| November 16 | 6:30 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | No. 25 | CST | L 17–21 | 6,866 | |
| November 25 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 16 South Dakota* |
| ESPN3 | L 31–38 | 9,612 | |
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Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 25 | |||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | 25 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | |||||||
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References
- "2017 Football Schedule". Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- "2017 Nicholls Colonels Schedule". foxsports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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