1985 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1985 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf Star Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 Gulf Star)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
1985 Gulf Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Stephen F. Austin + 4 1 0 9 2 0
Sam Houston State + 4 1 0 8 3 0
Nicholls State 2 3 0 6 5 0
Northwestern State 2 3 0 3 8 0
Southwest Texas State 2 3 0 3 8 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 4 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • This conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division II and Division I-AA Programs. Sam Houston State was classified as Division II. Stephen F. Austin was also classified as NCAA Division II. All the other teams were I-AA.

The 1985 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf Star Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Sonny Jackson, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Gulf State. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.