1980 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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1980
Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons
1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Lehigh ^   –   9 – 1 – 2
No. 6 Delaware   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Northwestern State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Portland State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 4 – 0
James Madison   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lafayette   –   3 – 7 – 0
Nicholls State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Northeastern   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Illinois State
L 13–288,182[1]
September 13
John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
    		• W 20–2
    September 20at McNeese State
    		L 0–2120,650[2]
    September 27No. 3 Troy State
    • John L. Guidry Stadium
    • Thibodaux, LA
    		L 15–256,400–6,800[3][4]
    October 4No. 5 Southwest Texas State
    • John L. Guidry Stadium
    • Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)
    		W 24–214,425–5,000[5][6]
    October 11at Southern
    		L 0–48[7]
    October 18at Austin Peay
    		L 16–35
    October 25Tennessee State
    • John L. Guidry Stadium
    • Thibodaux, LA
    		L 15–4010,050[8]
    November 1Northeast Louisiana
    • John L. Guidry Stadium
    • Thibodaux, LA
    		L 28–29[9]
    November 8at Northwestern State
    		L 14–21
    November 15Southeastern Louisiana
    • John L. Guidry Stadium
    • Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)
    		L 20–21
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    4. ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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    6. ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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    10. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1980 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
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