| 1986Nicholls State Colonels football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Second Round, L 31–55 vs.Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Gulf Star Conference |
| Record | 10–3 (2–2 Gulf Star) |
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| Home stadium | John L. Guidry Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11Sam Houston State $^ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12Nicholls State ^ | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1986 Nicholls State Colonels football team representedNicholls State University as a member of theGulf Star Conference during the1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coachSonny Jackson, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Gulf State. Nicholls State advanced to theNCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, beatingAppalachian State in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion,Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals.[1] The team played home games atJohn L. Guidry Stadium inThibodaux, Louisiana.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | atYoungstown State* | W 34–17 | [2] | |||
| September 13 | at No. 13(D-II)Troy State* | W 26–25 | 7,500 | [3][4] | ||
| September 20 | McNeese State* | W 34–10 | [5] | |||
| September 27 | Northeast Louisiana* | No. 17 |
| W 17–13 | [6] | |
| October 4 | atSouthwest Missouri State* | No. 12 | W 31–0 | [7] | ||
| October 11 | No. T–16Southern* | No. T–9 |
| W 17–10 | [8] | |
| October 18 | at No. 19Stephen F. Austin | No. T–9 | W 14–10 | [9] | ||
| October 25 | atSouthwest Texas State | No. 10 | W 35–21 | [10] | ||
| November 1 | Sam Houston State | No. 4 |
| L 38–41 | [11] | |
| November 8 | atNorthwestern State | No. 10 | L 13–28 | [12] | ||
| November 22 | Weber State* | No. 16 |
| W 34–30 | 6,102 | [13] |
| November 29 | at No. 6Appalachian State* | No. 12 | W 28–26 | 7,767 | [14] | |
| December 6 | at No. 4Georgia Southern* | No. 12 |
| L 31–55 | 9,121 | [15] |
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