1988 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1988 Nicholls State Colonels football
1988 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Phil Greco (2nd season);
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Phil Greco, the Colonels compiled a record of 7–4. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^		–		9	–	4	–	0
Liberty		–		8	–	3	–	0
Nicholls State		–		7	–	4	–	0
William & Mary		–		6	–	4	–	1
Towson		–		5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State		–		5	–	6	–	0
James Madison		–		5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern		–		4	–	7	–	0
Youngstown State		–		4	–	7	–	0
Lamar		–		3	–	8	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	No. 2 Northeast Louisiana	No. 13	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 6–22		^[1]
September 10	at Samford	No. 13	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 43–17
September 17	at Weber State	No. 13	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 28–23
September 24	at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 10–31	18,339	^[2]
October 1	No. 17 McNeese State		John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 23–19		^[3]
October 8	Southern		John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 24–0		^[4]
October 15	at No. 18 Northwestern State		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)	L 12–27		^[5]
October 29	at Southwest Texas State		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (rivalry)	W 13–10		^[6]
November 5	at No. 3 Stephen F. Austin		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 7–30		^[7]
November 12	Northern Arizona		John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 23–5
November 19	Texas Southern		John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 26–13		^[8]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Northeast rolls over No. 13 Nicholls St". The Shreveport Times. September 4, 1988. p. 2C. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Louisiana Tech 31, Nicholls St. 10". Abbeville Meridional. September 25, 1988. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nicholls State 23, McNeese State 19". Abbeville Meridional. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nicholls St. 24, Southern U. 0". The Daily Advertiser. October 9, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Turner keeps NSU Demons rolling with 27–12 victory". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nicholls St. 13, SWTSU 10". Victoria Advocate. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SFA romps". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nicholls defeats Texas Southern". Daily World. November 20, 1988. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1988 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 63. Retrieved September 10, 2017.