The 2017 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented

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as a member of the

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during the

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. Led by third-year head coach

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, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Southland. Nicholls State received an at-large bid to the

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, losing to

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in the first round. The team played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

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