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
Conference	Independent
1987 record	5–5–1
Head coach	Phil Greco (1st season)
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium (Capacity: 12,800)

1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	St. Cloud State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 17–3
September 12	No. 25 (D–II) Troy State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	T 17–17
September 19	at Southwest Missouri State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	W 21–9
September 26	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 14–26
October 3	Alcorn State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 14–3
October 10	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 27–21
October 17	Stephen F. Austin	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 21–24
October 24	Southwest Texas State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)	L 16–31
October 31	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 17–23
November 7	Northwestern State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	L 28–31
November 14	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 29–7
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game

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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.