2000 Nicholls State Colonels football team

2000 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Southland Football League
Record	2–9 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach	Daryl Daye (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike McCarty (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Thomas (2nd season)
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium

2000 Southland Football League standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Troy State $^		7	–	0					10	–	2
No. 16 McNeese State ^		5	–	2					8	–	4
No. 25 Southwest Texas State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Sam Houston State		4	–	3					7	–	4
Stephen F. Austin		3	–	4					6	–	5
Jacksonville State		2	–	5					4	–	6
Northwestern State		1	–	6					4	–	7
Nicholls State		1	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Northwestern State forfeited conference wins over Troy State and Nicholls State. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head Daryl Daye, the Colonels finished the season with an overall record of 1–10 and a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Southland.^[1] Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

In the spring of 2001, Northwestern State forfeited two wins from the 2000 season, over Nicholls State and Troy State, because an ineligible player had participated for the Demons in those games. With the forfeit, the Colonels' record improved to 2–9 overall and 1–6 in conference play, moving Troy State into a tie with Northwestern State for seventh place in the Southland standings.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31		Central Arkansas*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 52–44	2,567[3]
September 9	6:30 p.m.	Jacksonville State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 3–10	13,211
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 21–27	14,206
September 23	1:05 p.m.	at No. 15 Western Illinois*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 3–44	4,787	[4]
September 30		at Samford*	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 10–28	7,231[5]
October 7		at Southwest Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (Battle for the Paddle)	L 0–25	11,277[6]	[7]
October 14		No. 10 Northwestern State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	W 21–27 (forfeit)
October 21		Stephen F. Austin	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 20–27	2,673[8]
October 28		at No. 10 Troy State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 12–41	17,547
November 4		Sam Houston State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 21–27	1,068	[9]
November 18		at No. 17 McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 7–12	5,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Southland Conference". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. November 20, 2000. p. D4. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "NSU forfeits two football games". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. April 3, 2001. p. 5C. Retrieved November 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "2000 Final Cumulative Football Statistics Report - Division NCAA II". 2000. p. 2. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via stats.ncaa.org.
4. "Nicholls falls to WIU". Daily World. September 24, 2000. p. 1B. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Samford 28, Nicholls St. 10". The Anniston Star. October 1, 2000. p. 18. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
6. "Southwest Texas St. 25, Nicholls St. 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 2000. p. 82. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
7. "SW Texas shuts out Nicholls Colonels". Daily World. October 8, 2000. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Stephen F. Austin 27, Nicholls St. 20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 22, 2000. p. 68. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
9. "Sam Houston St. 27, Nicholls St. 21". The Anniston Star. November 5, 2000. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "McNeese St. 12, Nicholls St. 7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 19, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 2000 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 64. Retrieved September 1, 2017.