1979 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1979 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumJohn L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Delaware ^     13 1 0
Towson State     9 1 0
No. 4 Morgan State ^     9 2 0
Eastern Washington     7 2 0
Nicholls State     8 3 0
United States International     8 3 0
American International     6 3 0
No. 10 Santa Clara     6 3 0
Kentucky State     6 5 0
Central State (OH)     5 5 0
Central Connecticut     4 5 0
James Madison     4 5 0
West Chester     4 7 0
Southern Connecticut State     3 7 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff     2 8 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bill Clements, the Colonels compiled a record of 8–3. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.