1972 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1972 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumColonel Stadium
Seasons
1973 →
1972 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Northwestern State $ 6 0 0 8 2 0
No. 3 Livingston ^ 5 1 0 8 1 2
No. 19 Jacksonville State 4 1 1 7 2 1
Delta State 5 2 0 7 3 1
Troy State 2 3 1 4 5 1
Southeastern Louisiana 2 4 0 4 7 0
Nicholls State 1 5 0 3 8 0
Florence State 1 5 0 2 9 0
Tennessee–Martin 1 5 0 1 9 0
Mississippi College 0 0 0 4 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Kinchen, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at Colonel Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Jacksonville StateL 0–316,000[1]
September 16Ouachita Baptist*W 12–76,000
September 23Slippery Rock*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 18–146,000
September 30at Southeastern LouisianaL 9–318,500
October 7Northeast Louisiana*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 7–277,000[2]
October 14Mississippi College
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 13–427,000
October 21McNeese State*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 7–247,600[3]
October 28at Tennessee–MartinW 18–152,500
November 4Livingston
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 0–265,000
November 11at Lamar*L 15–228,000
November 18at Delta StateL 0–42200
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Nicholls bombed". Daily World. September 10, 1972. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northeast is victor over Nicholls State". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1972. p. 55. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "McNeese State whips Nicholls". The Daily Advertiser. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1972 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 12, 2017.