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{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
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| year = 1973
| year = 1973
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| captain =
| captain =
| stadium = [[Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium|John L. Guidry Stadium]]<br>(capacity: 11,600)
| stadium = [[Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium|John L. Guidry Stadium]]
}}
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{{1973 Gulf South Conference football standings}}
{{1973 Gulf South Conference football standings}}
The '''1973 Nicholls State Colonels football team''' represented [[Nicholls State University]] in the [[1973 NCAA Division II football season]]. The Colonels were led by second-year head coach [[Gary Kinchen]]. They played their home games at [[John L. Guidry Stadium]] and were a member of the [[Gulf South Conference]]. They finished the season 2–9, 2–7 in Gulf South play.
The '''1973 Nicholls State Colonels football team''' represented [[Nicholls State University]] as a member of the [[Gulf South Conference]] (GSC) during the [[1973 NCAA Division II football season]]. Led by [[Gary Kinchen]] in his second and final seasons as head coach, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at [[Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium|John L. Guidry Stadium]] in [[Thibodaux, Louisiana]].


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Tennessee–Martin Pacers|title=Tennessee–Martin}}
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Tennessee–Martin Pacers|title=Tennessee–Martin}}
| site_stadium = [[John L. Guidry Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium|John L. Guidry Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Thibodaux, Louisiana|Thibodaux, LA]]
| site_cityst = [[Thibodaux, Louisiana|Thibodaux, LA]]
| tv =
| score = 7–0
| score = 7–0
| attend = 6.800
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| time =
| time =
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Jacksonville State Gamecocks|title=Jacksonville State}}
| opponent = [[1973 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team|Jacksonville State]]
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| tv =
| score = 10–28
| score = 10–28
| attend = 8,300
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113740098/jacksonville-2810/|work=Alexandria Daily Town Talk|title=GaJacksonville, 28–10|date=September 16, 1973|accessdate=November 27, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Troy State Trojans|title=Troy State}}
| opponent = [[1973 Troy State Trojans football team|Troy State]]
| site_stadium = [[Veterans Memorial Stadium (Troy University)|Veterans Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Rip Hewes Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Troy, Alabama|Troy, AL]]
| site_cityst = [[Dothan, Alabama|Dothan, AL]]
| tv =
| score = 7–42
| score = 7–42
| attend = 6,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112869284/troy-state-rolls-to-easy-427-win/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Troy State rolls to easy 42–7 win|date=September 23, 1973|accessdate=November 10, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_cityst = [[Hammond, Louisiana|Hammond LA]]
| site_cityst = [[Hammond, Louisiana|Hammond LA]]
| gamename = [[River Bell Classic]]
| gamename = [[River Bell Classic]]
| tv =
| score = 0–10
| score = 0–10
| attend = 8,500
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| gamename = [[NSU Challenge]]
| gamename = [[NSU Challenge]]
| tv =
| score = 3–0
| score = 3–0
| attend = 9,000
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_stadium = [[Robinson–Hale Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Robinson–Hale Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Clinton, Mississippi|Clinton, MS]]
| site_cityst = [[Clinton, Mississippi|Clinton, MS]]
| tv =
| score = 7–21
| score = 7–21
| attend = 3,800
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=McNeese State Cowboys|title=McNeese State}}
| opponent = [[1973 McNeese State Cowboys football team|McNeese State]]
| site_stadium = [[Cowboy Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Cowboy Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles, LA]]
| site_cityst = [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles, LA]]
| tv =
| score = 7–28
| score = 7–28
| attend = 10,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120085015/mcneese-287/|work=Alexandria Daily Town Talk|title=McNeese, 28–7|date=October 21, 1973|accessdate=March 3, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| time =
| time =
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Florence State Lions|title=Florence State}}
| opponent = [[1973 Florence State Lions football team|Florence State]]
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| tv =
| score = 11–27
| score = 11–27
| attend = 6,500
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_stadium = [[Tiger Stadium (West Alabama)|Tiger Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Tiger Stadium (West Alabama)|Tiger Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Livingston, Alabama|Livingston, AL]]
| site_cityst = [[Livingston, Alabama|Livingston, AL]]
| tv =
| score = 16–29
| score = 16–29
| attend = 4,500
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_stadium = [[Brown Stadium (Monroe)|Brown Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Brown Stadium (Monroe)|Brown Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe, LA]]
| site_cityst = [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe, LA]]
| tv =
| score = 0–37
| score = 0–37
| attend = 7,800
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68711769/northeast-la-blanks-colonels/|work=The Daily Advertiser|title=Northeast La. blanks Colonels|date=November 11, 1973|accessdate=January 27, 2021|page=36|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| tv =
| score = 22–27
| score = 22–27
| attend = 4,000
}}
}}
}}
}}<ref name="geauxcolonels">{{cite web|url=http://www.geauxcolonels.com/documents/2017/7/20/2017_FOOTBALL_MEDIA_GUIDE_Final.pdf|title=Nicholls State University Athletics - 1973 Football Schedule|publisher=Nicholls State University Department of Athletics|page=62|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.troytrojans.com/documents/2010/7/26/History.pdf?id=46|publisher=troytrojans.com|title=Troy Football Media Guide|page=167|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ULM Football Media Guide|url=http://www.ulmathletics.com/fls/19000/media_guides/football/2007/records.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=19000|publisher=ulmathletics.com|page=101|accessdate=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185842/http://www.ulmathletics.com/fls/19000/media_guides/football/2007/records.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=19000|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/483/stats/13634 |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=November 18, 2022 }}</ref><ref name="geauxcolonels">{{cite web|url=http://www.geauxcolonels.com/documents/2017/7/20/2017_FOOTBALL_MEDIA_GUIDE_Final.pdf|title=Nicholls State University Athletics - 1973 Football Schedule|publisher=Nicholls State University Department of Athletics|page=62|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Nicholls State Colonels football navbox}}
{{Nicholls Colonels football navbox}}


[[Category:1973 Gulf South Conference football season|Nicholls State]]
[[Category:1973 Gulf South Conference football season|Nicholls State]]

Latest revision as of 23:58, 15 July 2024

1973 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record2–9 (2–7 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–17 Troy State $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 4 Jacksonville State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Delta State 6 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Livingston 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Northwestern State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi College 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Florence State 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Nicholls State 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Tennessee–Martin 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1973 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Gary Kinchen in his second and final seasons as head coach, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Tennessee–Martin
W 7–06.800
September 15Jacksonville State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 10–288,300[1]
September 22at Troy State
L 7–426,500[2]
September 29at Southeastern Louisiana
L 0–108,500
October 6Northwestern State
W 3–09,000
October 13at Mississippi College
L 7–213,800
October 20at McNeese State*
L 7–2810,000[3]
October 27Florence State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 11–276,500
November 3at Livingston
L 16–294,500
November 10at Northeast Louisiana*
L 0–377,800[4]
November 17Delta State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
L 22–274,000
  • *Non-conference game

[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "GaJacksonville, 28–10". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 1973. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Troy State rolls to easy 42–7 win". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 23, 1973. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "McNeese, 28–7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Northeast La. blanks Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1973. p. 36. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1973 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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