American college football season
The 1973 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Gary Kinchen in his second and final seasons as head coach, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Tennessee–Martin | | W 7–0 | 6.800 | |
September 15 | Jacksonville State | - John L. Guidry Stadium
- Thibodaux, LA
| L 10–28 | 8,300 | [1] |
September 22 | at Troy State | | L 7–42 | 6,500 | [2] |
September 29 | at Southeastern Louisiana | | L 0–10 | 8,500 | |
October 6 | Northwestern State | | W 3–0 | 9,000 | |
October 13 | at Mississippi College | | L 7–21 | 3,800 | |
October 20 | at McNeese State* | | L 7–28 | 10,000 | [3] |
October 27 | Florence State | - John L. Guidry Stadium
- Thibodaux, LA
| L 11–27 | 6,500 | |
November 3 | at Livingston | | L 16–29 | 4,500 | |
November 10 | at Northeast Louisiana* | | L 0–37 | 7,800 | [4] |
November 17 | Delta State | - John L. Guidry Stadium
- Thibodaux, LA
| L 22–27 | 4,000 | |
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References
- ^ "GaJacksonville, 28–10". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 1973. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy State rolls to easy 42–7 win". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 23, 1973. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese, 28–7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeast La. blanks Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1973. p. 36. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1973 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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