2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team

2016 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Southland Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Tim Rebowe (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Rybacki (2nd year)
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium (Capacity: 10,500)

2016 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Abilene Christian*		0	–	0					0	–	0
Central Arkansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Houston Baptist		0	–	0					0	–	0
Incarnate Word*		0	–	0					0	–	0
Lamar		0	–	0					0	–	0
McNeese State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nicholls State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Sam Houston State		0	–	0					0	–	0
SE Louisiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin		0	–	0					0	–	0
$ – Conference champion Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team will represent Nicholls State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels will be led by second year head coach Tim Rebowe. They will play their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and are a member of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Colonels finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	TBA	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	SECN	–
September 17	TBA	Incarnate Word	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA		–
September 24	TBA	at South Alabama*	Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL		–
October 1	TBA	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		–
October 8	TBA	Stephen F. Austin	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA		–
October 15	TBA	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium • Houston, TX		–
October 22	TBA	Sam Houston State	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA		–
October 29	TBA	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)		–
November 5	TBA	Lamar	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA		–
November 12	TBA	at Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR		–
November 17	TBA	Southeastern Louisiana	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)		–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game Summaries

@ Georgia

Nicholls at Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 10 Location: Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 17 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2015	L 10–20

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@ South Alabama

Nicholls at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Jaguars 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 24 Location: Ladd Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2012	L 3–9

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@ McNeese State

Nicholls at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 1 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–29	2015	L 7–37

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Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 0 0 0 0 Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 8 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–25	2015	L 24–28

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@ Houston Baptist

Nicholls at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Huskies 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 15 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	W 38–17

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Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total Bearkats 0 0 0 0 0 Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 22 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 - 3 - 4 -

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–19–1	2015	L 7–37

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@ Northwestern State

Nicholls at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 29 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–28	2015	L 21–37

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Lamar

Lamar at Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 5 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: TBA CST Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2015	W 30–28

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@ Central Arkansas

Nicholls at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 12 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Game start: TBA CST Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 - 3 - 4 -

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–8	2015	L 31–34

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Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 17 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: TBA CST Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 - 3 - 4 -

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–12	2015	W 27–24

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS
Coaches

References

1. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 2016 Football Schedule". Nichols State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2016.