1998 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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1998
Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Football League
Record4–7 (3–4 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorManny Michel (4th season)
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons
1998 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Northwestern State $^   6 1     11 3  
No. 8 McNeese State ^   5 2     9 3  
No. 13 Troy State ^   5 2     8 4  
Jacksonville State   4 3     7 4  
Nicholls State   3 4     4 7  
Southwest Texas State   2 5     4 7  
Stephen F. Austin   2 5     3 8  
Sam Houston State   1 6     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Darren Barbier in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at
Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
  • L 10–44
    September 12vs. Mississippi Valley State*
    W 41–26[1]
    September 26Jacksonville StateL 20–212,418
    October 3at
    Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
  • L 16–17
    October 8Sam Houston State
    • John L. Guidry Stadium
    • Thibodaux, LA
    W 36–333,188[2]
    October 24No. 4 Northwestern State
    L 26–28
    October 31at Louisiana Tech*L 28–5612,204[3]
    November 7at No. 11 Troy StateL 10–3116,631
    November 14Stephen F. Austin
    • John L. Guidry Stadium
    • Thibodaux, LA
    W 14–7
    November 21at No. 2 McNeese StateW 31–20[4]
    November 28at Southwest Texas StateL 27–28[5]

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    6. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1998 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 5, 2017.