1984 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1984 Nicholls State Colonels football
Gulf Star champion
ConferenceGulf Star Conference
Record6–5 (4–1 Gulf Star)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
1984 Gulf Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northwestern State + 4 1 0 7 4 0
Nicholls State + 4 1 0 6 5 0
Sam Houston State 3 2 0 8 3 0
Southwest Texas State 2 3 0 7 4 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 3 1 7 3 1
Southeastern Louisiana 0 4 1 2 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II programs. Stephen F. Austin was classified NCAA Division II. Sam Houston State was classified as Division II. All the other teams were I-AA. All the other teams were Division I-AA.

The 1984 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf Star Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sonny Jackson, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the Gulf State title with Northwestern State. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.