2009 Nicholls State Colonels football team

The 2009 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by sixth-year head coach Jay Thomas. They played their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in seventh place.

2009 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2009 record3–8 (2–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumManning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
(Capacity: 12,800)
2009 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 10 Stephen F. Austin +^  6 1     10 3  
No. 12 McNeese State +^  6 1     9 2  
No. 25 Texas State  5 2     7 4  
Southeastern Louisiana  4 3     6 5  
Sam Houston State  3 4     5 6  
Central Arkansas  2 5     5 6  
Nicholls State  2 5     3 9  
Northwestern State  0 7     0 11  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Previous season

The Colonels finished the season 3–6, 3–4 in Southland play to finish in fifth place.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at Air Force (FBS)*L 0–72
September 12Duquesne*W 14–7
September 19at Louisiana Tech (FBS)*L 13–48
September 26Jacksonville State*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 10–60
October 10at Sam Houston StateL 21–44
October 17Texas State
L 28–34
October 24at Central ArkansasL 13–42
October 31McNeese State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 17–38
November 7at Stephen F. AustinL 27–31
November 14Northwestern State
W 28–21
November 19at Southeastern LouisianaW 45–30
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 2009 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 65. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  2. "2009 Nicholls Colonels Schedule". foxsports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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