2021 Nicholls Colonels football team

2021 Nicholls Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Christophel (7th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTommy Rybacki (7th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumManning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
2021 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Incarnate Word $^  7 1   10 3  
No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana ^  6 2   9 4  
Nicholls  5 3   6 5  
McNeese State *  3 5   4 7  
Northwestern State  3 5   3 8  
Houston Baptist  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tim Rebowe, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.