1980 Nicholls State Colonels football team

The 1980 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Bill Clements in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Colonels compiled a record of 2–9. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

1980 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Bill Clements (7th season)
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Lehigh ^			–					9	–	1	–	2
No. 6 Delaware			–					9	–	2	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Northwestern State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Portland State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
James Madison			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lafayette			–					3	–	7	–	0
Nicholls State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	9	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 13–28	8,182	[1]
September 13	Livingston	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 20–2		[2]
September 20	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 0–21	20,650	[3]
September 27	No. 3 Troy State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 15–25	6,400–6,800	[4][5]
October 4	No. 5 Southwest Texas State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)	W 24–21	4,425–5,000	[6][7]
October 11	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–48		[8]
October 18	at Austin Peay	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	L 16–35		[9]
October 25	Tennessee State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 15–40	10,050	[10]
November 1	Northeast Louisiana	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 28–29		[11]
November 8	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)	L 14–21	7,000	[12]
November 15	Southeastern Louisiana	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)	L 20–35		[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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