2002 Nicholls State Colonels football team
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| 2002 record | 7–4 (3–3 Southland) |
| Head coach | Daryl Daye (4th year) |
| Home stadium | John L. Guidry Stadium (Capacity: 12,800) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 McNeese State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Northwestern State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #23 Nicholls State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by fourth year head coach Daryl Daye. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 3–3 in Southland play to finish tied for third place.
Previous season
The Colonels finished the season 3–8, 1–5 in Southland play to finish in sixth place.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | |||
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| August 29 | West Virginia Tech* | John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA | W 63–6 | ||||||
| September 7 | at North Texas* | Fouts Field • Denton, TX | L 0–23 | ||||||
| September 14 | at Samford* | Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL | W 45–17 | ||||||
| September 21 | Jacksonville State | John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA | W 14–6 | ||||||
| September 28 | at Southern* | Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 21–13 | ||||||
| October 5 | Florida Atlantic* | John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA | W 33–22 | ||||||
| October 12 | Stephen F. Austin | John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA | L 14–17 | ||||||
| October 19 | at Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX (Battle for the Paddle) | W 24–21 | ||||||
| October 24 | Northwestern State | John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge) | L 14–21 | ||||||
| November 9 | at Sam Houston State | Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX | W 34–16 | ||||||
| November 23 | at McNeese State | Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA | L 21–33 | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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