Colonel Tillou

Colonel Tillou
University	Nicholls State University
Conference	Southland
Description	Military officer
Origin of name	Student election
First seen	1962, 2009 (Current version)

Colonel Tillou is the official athletics mascot for Nicholls State University, a university in the US. The modern version of Col. Tillou wears a bright red uniform topped off with a contemporary-style military officer's cap.^[1]^[2]

History

By 2004, an older version of the Colonel Tillou was considered antiquated and the decision was made to retire the mascot.^[3] Nicholls State University President Stephen Hulbert stated that "The Colonel is and will remain the mascot designation for Nicholls State University and its intercollegiate athletics programs." Hulbert tasked student leaders to work on a suitable replacement. That process lasted six years and the "new" Colonel Tillou was introduced to the campus community in August 2009. It has been considered to look like a Red Army Soldier. ^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

↑ https://web.archive.org/20120306160214/http://www.nicholls.edu:80/mascot/official-logos-and-marks/behind-the-scenes-the-reinvention-of-col-tillou/. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "New mascot at Nicholls State under fire". Content.usatoday.com. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
↑ "Nicholls State revamps mascot". dailycomet.com. July 31, 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
↑ https://web.archive.org/20121225225258/http://www.nicholls.edu:80/mascot/mascot-history/. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Embrace the new Tillou". dailycomet.com. August 8, 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
↑ "Costume draws mixed reviews from students". dailycomet.com. August 28, 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
↑ "New Nicholls mascot has many alumni up in arms". nola.com. November 24, 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
↑ "New ‘Tillou’ has detractors, supporters". houmatoday.com. August 5, 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-21.

External links

Nicholls State Colonels athletics website

Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball

Venues	Stopher Gym (1970–present)

Culture & lore	Colonel Tillou 6th Man Basketball Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball

Venues	Stopher Gym

Culture & lore	Colonel Tillou 6th Man Basketball Band

Seasons	2013–14 2014–15

Nicholls State Colonels football

Venues	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium (1972–present) Barker Athletic Building Chabert Strength and Conditioning Facility

Bowls & rivalries	Playoffs Northwestern State: NSU Challenge Southeastern Louisiana: River Bell Classic Texas State: Battle for the Paddle

Culture & lore	Championships History Colonel Tillou Pride of Nicholls Marching Band Nicholls State Alma Mater Nicholls State Colonels Fight Song Colonelettes and Colorguard Nicholls Cheerleaders

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees

Seasons	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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