2017 Nicholls State Colonels football team

The 2017 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by third-year head coach Tim Rebowe and edtheir home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 7–2 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they were defeated by South Dakota in the first round.

2017 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 25
FCS CoachesNo. 23
2017 record8–4 (7–2 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Christophel (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTommy Rybacki (3rd season)
Home stadiumManning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
(Capacity: 10,500)
2017 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^  9 0     10 2  
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^  8 1     12 2  
No. 25 Nicholls State ^  7 2     8 4  
No. 22 McNeese State  7 2     9 2  
Southeastern Louisiana  6 3     6 5  
Northwestern State  4 5     4 7  
Stephen F. Austin  4 5     4 7  
Abilene Christian  2 7     2 9  
Incarnate Word  1 7     1 10  
Lamar  1 8     2 9  
Houston Baptist  0 9     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Schedule

Source: [1][2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.McNeese StateESPN3W 37–359,024
September 96:00 p.m.at Texas A&M*ESPNUL 14–24100,276
September 166:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
SLDNW 44–138,212
September 236:00 p.m.at No. 3 Sam Houston StateESPN3L 17–6612,863
September 307:00 p.m.at LamarESPN3W 41–146,167
October 76:30 p.m.Northwestern State
CSTW 14–105,011
October 143:00 p.m.Abilene Christian
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 29–207,233
October 282:00 p.m.at Incarnate WordW 38–314,999
November 43:00 p.m.Houston Baptist
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
SLDNW 23–178,203
November 113:00 p.m.at Stephen F. AustinESPN3W 34–138,348
November 166:30 p.m.at Southeastern LouisianaNo. 25CSTL 17–216,866
November 253:00 p.m.No. 16 South Dakota*
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA (FCS Playoffs First Round)
ESPN3L 31–389,612

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV 25 
Coaches RV RV RV 23 RV 25 23 20 23 17 17 17 22 23

References

  1. "2017 Football Schedule". Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. "2017 Nicholls Colonels Schedule". foxsports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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