2005 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 2005 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by second-year head coach Jay Thomas. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–4, 5–1 in Southland play to finish tied for first place.
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Southland Conference champion | |
Division I-AA Playoffs First Round, L 12–14 vs. Furman | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| 2005 record | 6–4 (5–1 Southland) |
| Head coach | Jay Thomas (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | John L. Guidry Stadium (Capacity: 12,800) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Texas State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Nicholls State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Colonels finished the season 5–5, 2–3 in Southland play to finish in fourth place.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 10 | at Indiana (Division I-A)* |
| L 31–35 |
| September 17 | Cheyney (Division II)* |
| W 54–0 |
| October 1 | at North Dakota State* | L 13–26 | |
| October 8 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 21–27 | |
| October 15 | Sam Houston State |
| W 37–17 |
| October 29 | Texas State |
| W 32–29 |
| November 5 | at Northwestern State | W 31–24 | |
| November 12 | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 38–28 | |
| November 19 | McNeese State |
| W 39–26 |
| November 26 | Furman |
| L 12–14 |
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References
- "Nicholls State University Athletics - 2005 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- "2005 Nicholls Colonels Schedule". foxsports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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