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Nicholls State University is a public university in Thibodaux, Louisiana.Founded in 1948, Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System.Originally named Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the university is named for Francis T. Nicholls, a former governor of Louisiana, member of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.
The Nicholls Colonels football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Nicholls State University located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. [2] [3] The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southland Conference. [4] [5] Nicholls' first football team was fielded ...
The team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. The team is a member of the Southland Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. [7] [8] Nicholls' first baseball team was fielded in 1960.
The 2024–25 Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball team represents Nicholls State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Tevon Saddler , play their home games at Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference .
The Nicholls Colonels cross country program represents Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The program includes separate men's and women's cross country teams, both of which compete in the Southland Conference , which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's Division I .
Tommy Rybacki (born July 30, 1986) is an American football coach and former player who is the current head coach of the Nicholls Colonels.. He played college football for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks and has previously coached for the Gamecocks, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and Central Arkansas Bears.
The stadium is named in honor of former state representative John L. Guidry who was instrumental in the establishment of Francis T. Nicholls Junior College. The playing surface is named Manning Field after the Manning family ( Peyton , Eli , Cooper and Archie ) because the family holds the annual Manning Passing Academy football camp at the ...
The 2020–21 Nicholls Colonels men's basketball team represented Nicholls State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by third-year head coach Austin Claunch , played their home games at Stopher Gymnasium in Thibodaux, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference .