1973 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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1973
Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record2–9 (2–7 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons
1973 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–17 Troy State $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 4 Jacksonville State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Delta State
 6 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Livingston
 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Northwestern State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi College 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Florence State
 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Nicholls State 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Tennessee–Martin
 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8
Tennessee–Martin
W 7–06.800
September 15Jacksonville State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 10–288,300[1]
September 22at Troy State
L 7–426,500[2]
September 29at Southeastern Louisiana
L 0–108,500
October 6Northwestern State
W 3–09,000
October 13at Mississippi College
L 7–213,800
October 20at McNeese State*
L 7–2810,000[3]
October 27
Florence State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 11–276,500
November 3at
Livingston
L 16–294,500
November 10at
Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
    		• L 0–377,800[4]
    November 17
    Delta State
    • John L. Guidry Stadium
    • Thibodaux, LA
    		L 22–274,000
    • *Non-conference game

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    5. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
    6. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1973 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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