1984 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1984 Nicholls State Colonels football
Gulf Star champion
ConferenceGulf Star Conference
Record6–5 (4–1 Gulf Star)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Gulf Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northwestern State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Nicholls State + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Sam Houston State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Southwest Texas State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II programs. Stephen F. Austin was classified NCAA Division II. All the other teams were Division I-AA.[1]

The 1984 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf Star Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sonny Jackson, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the Gulf State title with Northwestern State. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Northeast Louisiana*
L 6–13[2]
September 8at Troy State*
L 7–267,200[3]
September 15McNeese State*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, AL
L 21–24[4]
September 22Austin Peay*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 31–6[5]
September 27Sam Houston State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 24–69,040[6]
October 6Southern*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 43–26[7]
October 11at Northwestern State
L 0–19[8]
October 20at Stephen F. Austin
W 25–21[9]
November 3at Lamar*
L 16–20[10]
November 10at Southwest Texas State
W 30–14[11]
November 17Southeastern Louisiana
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)
W 36–710,015[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "Northeast edges Nicholls State". The Daily Advertiser. September 2, 1984. p. 45. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Running backs key latest McNeese victory". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nicholls State hands APSU first loss". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Goal line stand spurs Nicholls win". The Daily Advertiser. September 28, 1984. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Nicholls wins offensive battle". Abbeville Meridional. October 7, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Demons' coach makes pitch for national recognition". The Shreveport Journal. October 12, 1984. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Nicholls St. beats SFA". The Victoria Advocate. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lamar 20, Nicholls State 16". Austin American-Statesman. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Nicholls defeats Southwest Texas". Abbeville Meridional. November 11, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Nicholls rips SLU Lions". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1984 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 63. Retrieved September 17, 2017.