1998 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Football League
Record4–7 (3–4 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorManny Michel (4th season)
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
1998 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Northwestern State $^  6 1   11 3  
No. 8 McNeese State ^  5 2   9 3  
No. 13 Troy State ^  5 2   8 4  
Jacksonville State  4 3   7 4  
Nicholls State  3 4   4 7  
Southwest Texas State  2 5   4 7  
Stephen F. Austin  2 5   3 8  
Sam Houston State  1 6   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Darren Barbier in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Northeast Louisiana*L 10–44
September 12vs. Mississippi Valley State*
W 41–26[1]
September 26Jacksonville StateL 20–212,418
October 3at Samford*L 16–17
October 8Sam Houston State
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 36–333,188[2]
October 24No. 4 Northwestern State
L 26–28
October 31at Louisiana Tech*L 28–5612,204[3]
November 7at No. 11 Troy StateL 10–3116,631
November 14Stephen F. Austin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 14–7
November 21at No. 2 McNeese StateW 31–20[4]
November 28at Southwest Texas StateL 27–28[5]

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References

  1. "Miss. Valley St. falls to Nicholls". The Commercial Appeal. September 13, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Colonels outlast Bearkats". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 9, 1998. Retrieved December 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "La. Tech 56, Nicholls 28". Daily World. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Nicholls' upset deprives McNeese of SFL crown". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bobcats overtake Nicholls St". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 29, 1998. Retrieved March 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1998 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
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