1996 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 1996 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by second-gyear head coach Darren Barbier. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 4–2 in Southland play to finish in second place.
| 1996 Nicholls State Colonels football | |
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Division I-AA Playoffs First Round, L 3–48 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| 1996 record | 8–4 (4–2 Southland) |
| Head coach | Darren Barbier (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | John L. Guidry Stadium (Capacity: 12,800) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Troy State $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Nicholls State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Colonels finished the season 0–11, 0–5 in Southland play to finish in sixth place.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| August 29 | at Northeast Louisiana (Division I-A)* |
| L 12–14 |
| September 14 | Jacksonville State* |
| W 21–8 |
| September 21 | at Southwest Texas State | L 7–37 | |
| October 5 | at Samford* | W 10–3 | |
| October 12 | Northwestern State |
| W 19–7 |
| October 19 | Stephen F. Austin |
| L 11–27 |
| October 26 | at Troy State | W 46–36 | |
| November 2 | Southern* |
| W 14–0 |
| November 9 | Sam Houston State |
| W 20–10 |
| November 16 | Harding (Division II)* |
| W 29–19 |
| November 23 | at McNeese State | W 17–16 | |
| November 30 | Montana |
| L 3–48 |
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References
- "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1996 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- "ULM Football Media Guide" (PDF). ulmathletics.com. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
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