Nicholls Colonels

The Nicholls Colonels football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Nicholls State University located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and they will be competing with the Ohio Valley Conference football current teams for the 2022 and 2023 season, as part of the OVC/Southland Conference new football alliance.

The Ohio Valley Conference and Southland Conference have announced plans for a football scheduling alliance between the two NCAA Division I FCS leagues in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche and Southland Commissioner Tom Burnett made the joint announcement on Monday, October 11, 2021.

Facilities

 * John L. Guidry Stadium - Football