2001 Nicholls State Colonels football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2001
| team = Nicholls State Colonels
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southland Football League
| short_conf = Southland
| record = 3–8
| conf_record= 1–5
| head_coach = Daryl Daye
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach = Jeff Richards
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Jay Thomas
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
}}
{{2001 Southland Football League standings}}
The 2001 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head Daryl Daye, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2001
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
| site_stadium = Cajun Field
| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA
| score = 0–20
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Jacksonville State
| site_stadium = Burgess-Snow Stadium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, AL
| score = 15–34
| attend = 9,289
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Troy State
| site_stadium = Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Troy, AL
| score = 0–26
| attend = 18,154
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2001|team=Samford Bulldogs|title=Samford}}
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| score = 20–16
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Sam Houston State
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| score = 32–35
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern State
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Harry Turpin Stadium
| site_cityst = Natchitoches, LA
| gamename = NSU Challenge
| score = 14–47
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Southwest Texas State
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| gamename = Battle for the Paddle
| source = {{cite news|title=Southwest Texas falls to Nicholls St.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97840487/southwest-texas-falls-to-nicholls-st/|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|date=October 28, 2001|access-date=March 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
| score = 33–14
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2001|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}}
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Homer Bryce Stadium
| site_cityst = Nacogdoches, TX
| score = 21–23
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Grambling State
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| score = 27–38
| attend = 7,371
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121363162/hymes-delivers-for-gsu/|work=The News-Star|title=Hymes delivers for GSU|date=November 11, 2001|accessdate=March 21, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = McNeese State
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| score = 27–34
| attend = 4,107
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120461127/mcneese-st-34-nicholls-st-27/|work=The Daily Advertiser|title=McNeese St. 34, Nicholls St. 27|date=November 18, 2001|accessdate=March 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas State
| site_stadium = Indian Stadium
| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR
| score = 28–22
| attend =
}}
}}