2006 Nicholls State Colonels football team

The 2006 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by third-year head coach Jay Thomas. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–4 in Southland play to finish tied for fifth place.

2006 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2006 record4–7 (2–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
(Capacity: 12,800)
2006 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 McNeese State $^  5 1     7 5  
Sam Houston State  4 2     6 5  
Stephen F. Austin  4 2     4 7  
Texas State  3 3     5 6  
Nicholls State  2 4     4 7  
Northwestern State  2 4     4 7  
Southeastern Louisiana  1 5     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Previous season

The Colonels finished the season 6–4, 5–1 in Southland play to finish tied for first place.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 31Southern Arkansas (Division II)*W 35–0
September 9at Nebraska (Division I-A)*L 7–56
September 16at Louisiana Tech (Division I-A)*L 21–31
September 23South Dakota State*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 17–24
October 7Southeastern Louisiana
W 14–10
October 14at Sam Houston StateL 7–37
October 21Northwestern State
L 0–9
October 28Assumption*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 44–0
November 4at Texas StateW 21–19
November 11Stephen F. Austin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 13–16
November 18at McNeese StateL 10–26
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 2006 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. pp. 64–65. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  2. "2006 Nicholls Colonels Schedule". foxsports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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