The 1993 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Rick Rhoades, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
| 1993 Nicholls State Colonels football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–5 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | John L. Guidry Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 McNeese State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 NE Louisiana ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Stephen F. Austin ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Texas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Livingston* | L 42–51 | |||
| September 18 | No. 8 Troy State* | L 17–24 | |||
| September 25 | No. 6 Northeast Louisiana |
| L 30–51 | [1] | |
| October 2 | No. 10 Samford* |
| L 6–21 | ||
| October 9 | at Northwestern State | L 21–35 | |||
| October 16 | at No. 10 Stephen F. Austin | L 21–35 | [2] | ||
| October 23 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 63–37 | [3] | |
| October 30 | at No. 12 Southern* | W 28–14 | 25,592 | [4] | |
| November 6 | Sam Houston State |
| W 20–19 | [5] | |
| November 13 | at North Texas | L 21–63 | 5,043 | [6] | |
| November 20 | at No. 5 McNeese State | L 0–27 | [7] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "NLU wins high-scoring affair over Nicholls". The Daily Advertiser. September 26, 1993. p. B5. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Jacks win fifth in a row". Longview News-Journal. October 17, 1993. Retrieved April 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls St. wins". Enterprise-Journal. October 24, 1993. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls ruins Jags' perfecto". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 31, 1993. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls State 20, Sam Houston State 19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 7, 1993. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas' frustrations end". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1992. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Joseph catapults Cowboys past NSU". The Daily Advertiser. November 21, 1993. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1993 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 63. Retrieved September 6, 2017.