2010 Nicholls

3–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠7, over 11 games to the nine on file here.

Schedule and results

Nicholls in 2010, game by game: lost at San Diego State 0–47; lost at Western Michigan 14–49; won vs. Bacone College 44–28; lost vs. Sam Houston 7–26; lost vs. Central Arkansas 7–31; lost at McNeese 14–24; lost vs. Stephen F. Austin 13–48; won at Northwestern State 37–7; won vs. SE Louisiana 27–25+30−47Lost 0–47 at San Diego State-47San Diego StateLost 14–49 at Western Michigan-35Western MichiganWon 44–28 vs. Bacone College+16Bacone CollegeLost 7–26 vs. Sam Houston-19Sam HoustonLost 7–31 vs. Central Arkansas-24Central ArkansasLost 14–24 at McNeese-10McNeeseLost 13–48 vs. Stephen F. Austin-35Stephen F. Aust…Won 37–7 at Northwestern State+30Northwestern St…Won 27–25 vs. SE Louisiana+2SE Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat SE Louisiana 27–⁠25; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Nicholls’s 2010 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 16atTexas StateW 47–⁠45Texas State’s article
Record
3–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 6th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
163–⁠285
Coach
—
Elo
1223 −29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.9 No. 89 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jaron Fairman
Defensive coordinator
Jeremy Atwell
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

2010 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stephen F. Austin5–⁠18–⁠3
McNeese5–⁠26–⁠5
Central Arkansas4–⁠27–⁠3
Northwestern State4–⁠34–⁠6
Sam Houston3–⁠35–⁠5
Nicholls2–⁠43–⁠6
Texas State1–⁠54–⁠6
SE Louisiana1–⁠52–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.