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American college football season
The 1980 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented
Nicholls State University as an
independent during the
1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by
Bill Clements in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Colonels compiled a record of 2–9. 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 6 | at
Illinois State | | L 13–28 | 8,182 |
[1] |
September 13 |
Livingston | | W 20–2 | | |
September 20 | at
McNeese State | | L 0–21 | 20,650 |
[2] |
September 27 | No. 3
Troy State | - John L. Guidry Stadium
- Thibodaux, LA
| L 15–25 | 6,400–6,800 |
[3]
[4] |
October 4 | No. 5
Southwest Texas State | - John L. Guidry Stadium
- Thibodaux, LA (
rivalry)
| W 24–21 | 4,425–5,000 |
[5]
[6] |
October 11 | at
Southern | | L 0–48 | |
[7] |
October 18 | at
Austin Peay | | L 16–35 | | |
October 25 |
Tennessee State | - John L. Guidry Stadium
- Thibodaux, LA
| L 15–40 | 10,050 |
[8] |
November 1 |
Northeast Louisiana | - John L. Guidry Stadium
- Thibodaux, LA
| L 28–29 | |
[9] |
November 8 | at
Northwestern State | | L 14–21 | | |
November 15 |
Southeastern Louisiana | - John L. Guidry Stadium
- Thibodaux, LA (
rivalry)
| L 20–21 | | |
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[10]
References
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"Nicholls Loses Opener to Ill. St". The Town Talk.
United Press International. September 7, 1980. p. C2. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"McNeese rolls over Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1980. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Troy St. outpoints Nicholls". The Daily Advertiser. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report".
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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"Walker leap keys Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. October 5, 1980. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report".
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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"Southern 48, Nicholls 0". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tenn. State downs Nicholls". The Daily Advertiser. October 26, 1980. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Northeast nips Nicholls St". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 2, 1980. p. C12. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Nicholls State University Athletics - 1980 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
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