1977 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1977 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
1977 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^ 7 1 0 11 3 0
Tennessee–Martin 6 2 0 8 3 0
Troy State 6 2 0 6 4 0
Southeastern Louisiana 5 3 0 6 4 0
Mississippi College 4 4 0 6 4 0
North Alabama 3 5 0 5 5 0
Delta State 3 5 0 4 6 0
Nicholls State 2 6 0 4 7 0
Livingston 1 7 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Jacksonville State's game against Tennessee Tech, Tennessee–Martin's games against Austin Peay and Murray State, Troy State's game against Northern Michigan, Southeastern Louisiana's game against Sam Houston State, Mississippi College's game against Ouachita Baptist, North Alabama's game against Austin Peay, Nicholls State's games against Cameron and Austin Peay, and Livingston's game against Alabama State were designated as conference games and counted in the Gulf South standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Clements, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a conference mark of 2–6, placing eighth in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.