2023 Nicholls Colonels football team

2023 Nicholls Colonels football
Southland champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (7–0 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Christophel (9th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTommy Rybacki (9th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumManning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
2023 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Nicholls $^   7 0     6 5  
No. 22 Incarnate Word   6 1     8 2  
Lamar   5 2     6 5  
Houston Christian   4 3     5 5  
Southeastern Louisiana   3 4     3 8  
Texas A&M–Commerce *   2 5     1 9  
McNeese   1 6     0 10  
Northwestern State **   0 2     0 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
    ** – Northwestern State canceled its season on October 26.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Nicholls Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by ninth-year head coach Tim Rebowe and played their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.