The 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented
Nicholls State University
Nicholls State University is a public university in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Founded in 1948, Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System. Originally named Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the university is named for Francis T. Nicholl ...
as a member of the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it pa ...
during the
2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach
Tim Rebowe, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at
John L. Guidry Stadium in
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Thibodaux ( ) is a city in, and the parish seat of, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 15,948 at the 2020 census. Thibodaux is a principal city ...
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Schedule
Game summaries
@ Georgia
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@ South Alabama
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@ McNeese State
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Stephen F. Austin
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@ Houston Baptist
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Sam Houston State
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@ Northwestern State
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Lamar
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@ Central Arkansas
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Southeastern Louisiana
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References
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Nicholls State Colonels football
The Nicholls Colonels football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Nicholls State University located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) ...