Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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Two of the standouts, punter Terry Magee and defensive back Gary Barbaro became the first two Colonels selected to play in the 1976 Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. ln the bowl game, the last collegiate game many seniors play before being drafted, Magee kicked five extra points and Barbaro recovered a fumble in the South's loss to the North squad 42-35. To open the page of its record-breaking sea- son, the Colonels had a 23-O conference win over the University of Tennessee-Martin. Nicholls got its first score on a four yard run by Stropolo late in the first period, Tim McCabe added the extra point. The special teams accounted for the second score when Carl Templet returned a low punt 42 yards for a touchdown. McCabe's PAT was blocked and the Colonels led 13-O at half. Late in the third quarter Magee hit a 41 -yard field goal for a 16- 0 lead. ln the fourth quarter after a UTM punt, the Colonels moved 59 yards in six plays for a score, and the Colonel defense set a new GSC record by forcing the Pacers to punt 14 times. Nicholls used its defense to come up with an 18-6 upset win over the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, the defending conference cham- pions. Magee came up with a record-breaking 51-yard field goal in the second quarter for a brief Colonel lead. Jacksonville came back at Nicholls with a tough running game and hit paydirt on a one-yard plunge by Mike l-lobson. The point after was no good. Q NBL-QNEL5 1-51. Kilnn . . .GSC Champ ! Supporters hold the banner as Doug Love and Audie Hymel lead the way for the Colonels' fourth year of competition. Different campus groups brought ban- ners to the home games for the Colonels' entrance. Bobby April and C. J. Landry show their elation when the clock ran out on Delta State, giving the Colonels the Gulf South Championship. The Colonels finished the season with an 8-2 record. 37 l 1-LN 1 4 P 1 Q.: A V If I , -are ., , I 'Q ff' ., bg- 7 ' if r I - -I gui.-AJC.. .4r ' a. ' U fb 3 Q 3 9. Q 162.4 3 Football 97

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Still another milestone: Nicholls wins first two games of season Fambrough ii' 74.1 nys.. Magee kicked his second field goal of the quarter from 38 yards out to tie the score at 6- 6. McCabe missed a 21-yard field goal right before the half ended leaving the score tied. Two fumbles by the Gamecocks in the third quarter proved costly as the Golonels con- verted both into touchdowns. Jay Graham fumbled a Terry Magee punt at his own 6-yard line which was recovered by Ken Ortolano. Stropolo scored on the next play. On the first play following the kickoff, Jess Wright fumbled at his 24 yard line where Bichard Berard recovered. Four plays later Bergeron hit Gerald Butler for a 10-yard score, Magee's extra point was blocked, but the Colo- nels held on for the win, the first time Nicholls had ever won its opening two games. The Colonels next traveled to Troy, Ala., for their third conference game against Troy State. With running backs Stropolo and Bicky Lovell both going over 100 yards rushing, the Colo- nels picked up their third straight win 17-13. Magee started the scoring with a 33-yard field goal in the first period. ln the third period, Clyde l-lymel goes off the ground to stop the pass of Northwestern's Butch Ballard. Although Ballard completed 60 per cent ot his passes, Northwestern still lost to the Colonels. Eddie Davis' catch on the North Alabama Lions' 28-yard line set up the Colonels' first score after he was stopped by Jim Ezelt. 1, .. ' - ' G ' X' 7' 5 I W Mum x 'K tk J, -, 5 -1- W --.......,l ... , 4 . W N - ' f',f.g,,u,'M A x ' J. tm .I 5 , . ' , p . I-51 ns. ,Y W S, 2 , , ,, 1 Q, .- gh - V ,, j X , W , fy.. X - t 4' -it iw - ' A -. . gg , . EFI 'mga-i f N Q LQ J., N' t , vw t -Q ' t .ff fa, .ir i 1 ' Q N ,. W, f , V: Z -'-NW',v , W b it 4 A .wx h M Q 1 . ' ' - ai' ' i' 3 ' s-me t 'X A... 'Z' . ' 004,31 ' wt- ' ' - fa. ,, , WL.: Wg: K K JI A .I ' Q K ,rpg l x :Mtv X V , t, A .N 1 Qs! , as l ' Jflrfftf' -.Q-an ., 1 ,, 1 X' 1 - 3 ' an , i, tg . W, 5, ,,.:.A 4 X V is , QQ, . 33 n at ' MM YJ 'V-uwti,,M ' i ,- Q ' i iw-. -- t 'i A .. ' if Q. t ur S N. 6- it - ... it ' M., X ff ' ' 4' . r i 'f T aj: ,, i' ' K ' 4 xy 1, , ,-l' v , i ' A X , WIQWW-'+W 1 559---34 .f .tt .-fr. ft-Jia N -- T:: -A . N.. . . 'K' as-:.,. Ky A R li- flfxlzyim.-Q.. M tw , 'Q ,. . ' ' - I