Nicholls

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Southland · Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium · 10,500 · 6,888 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Sam Houston · our model 31% Nicholls · a number, not a pick

LastW 31–28 vs UT Rio Grande Valley · Sat Sep 12 · Kasai Jones 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 7 tackles

Nextat Sam Houston · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · Elliott T. Bowers Stadium · series 3-11, last win 2018 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

FCS Program Prestige · Nicholls

Mid-Major Contender

FCS Playoff Contender — consistent bracket participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

All-time record · Nicholls

Nicholls has won 38% of its games since 1976 — 58% at home, 23% on the road.

104-167 all-time · 41 seasons · 1976–2026

Home 64-46
Away 35-115
Neutral 5-6
9 g 1970s
8 g 1980s
8 g 1990s
44% 2000s
38% 2010s
43% 2020s

Program memory

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

2023 Southland Title

Nicholls wins the Southland Conference championship under Tim Rebowe

2018-2023 Ascent

Nicholls climbs from FCS obscurity to three Southland titles and sustained playoff contention

Moment of the season — so far · Nicholls · 2026

Won 44-10 vs Mississippi Valley State

Week 1 of 2026. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

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ConferenceWhere this team sits in this season's conference standings.

Southland standing · 2026

3rd in the Southland

Nicholls is 3rd in the Southland at 1-0. 2 teams above — that's the direct path to the title game.

#ProgramRecord
1Stephen F. Austin2-0
2Houston Christian1-0
3Nicholls1-0
4East Texas A&M1-1
–Incarnate Word0-0
–Lamar0-0
7McNeese0-1
8Northwestern State0-1
9SE Louisiana0-1
10UT Rio Grande Valley0-1
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
BowlsEvery bowl this program's played, and how it did.

Playoff History

Recent postseason (2023): 0-1

Most recent: 2023 — loss 35-0 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.

2023
CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Colonels.”
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