1972 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1972 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumColonel Stadium
1972 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Northwestern State $ 6 0 08 2 0
No. 3 Livingston ^ 5 1 08 1 2
No. 19 Jacksonville State 4 1 17 2 1
Delta State 5 2 07 3 1
Troy State 2 3 14 5 1
Southeastern Louisiana 2 4 04 7 0
Nicholls State 1 5 03 8 0
Florence State 1 5 02 9 0
Tennessee–Martin 1 5 01 9 0
Mississippi College * 0 0 04 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    * – Did not compete for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Kinchen, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at Colonel Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.