2001 Nicholls State Colonels football team
American college football season
| 2001 Nicholls State Colonels football | |
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| Conference | Southland Football League |
| Record | 3–8 (1–5 Southland) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Richards (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jay Thomas (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | John L. Guidry Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Sam Houston State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 McNeese State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Northwestern State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 0 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head Daryl Daye, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Louisiana–Lafayette* | L 0–20 | ||||
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville State | L 15–34 | 9,289 | ||
| September 22 | at Troy State* |
| L 0–26 | 18,154 | ||
| September 29 | Samford* | W 20–16 | ||||
| October 13 | No. 19 Sam Houston State |
| L 32–35 | |||
| October 20 | at No. 17 Northwestern State | L 14–47 | ||||
| October 27 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 33–14 | [1] | ||
| November 3 | at No. 22 Stephen F. Austin | L 21–23 | ||||
| November 10 | No. 9 Grambling State* |
| L 27–38 | 7,371 | [2] | |
| November 17 | No. 11 McNeese State |
| L 27–34 | 4,107 | [3] | |
| November 22 | at Arkansas State* | W 28–22 | ||||
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References
- ^ "Southwest Texas falls to Nicholls St". Austin American-Statesman. October 28, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hymes delivers for GSU". The News-Star. November 11, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese St. 34, Nicholls St. 27". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 2001 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
