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

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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

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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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Pennington Lovell scored from 16 yards out. With Magee's PAT, Nicholls led 10-0. Troy quarterback Bobby Lee then moved his team 80 yards, ending with a six-yard pass to Billy Dixon. Bobert Bampschmidt added the point to cut the lead to 10-7. Bergeron came back with a 52-yard pass to Artie l-lypolite for another Colonel touchdown. Magee added the point for a 17-7 lead. Troy came back with a 15-play, 87-yard drive with Lee scoring from the one-yard line. Busty Bebowe stopped Sullivan Walker on the two-point attempt. Using defense for the remainder of the game, Nicholls again held on for their fourth win. After the Troy win, Nicholls learned it was named to the ninth position in the top ten NCAA Division ll poll. This was the first time the Colonels had been recognized for the honor. It wouIdn't be the last before the end of the sea- son. With the ranking, Nicholls again traveled to play Southeast Missouri State. Bergeron brought Nicholls back from a 17-6 deficit with two last-period touchdowns for an 18-17 win. The indians scored first on Bobby Evenge's four-yard run in the first period and Mike Woods extra point. Nicholls came back in the second quarter on Cary Barbaro's 14- yard interception return Magee missed the PAT Wood kicked a 81 -yard field goal for a 10- 8 Indian lead in the third duarter Colonel Mike Schilling fumbled the following kickoff and Indian Larry Hearon recovered Two plays later Wieser hit Tom Slattery for a 14-yard touch- down and a 17-6 lead, Nicholls came back on a 72-yard drive with Sfropolo scoring from a yard out. but the two points failed. Later in the same period the Colonels scored on a 9-yard pass from Ber- geron to Bucky Lovell for an 18-17 lead. The two-point attempt failed, but the Colonels had their fourth win Finishing the road trip, the Colonels returned home with a boost to the fifth spot on the top ten poll, and prepared to face the Northwest- ern Demons for Homecoming. Northwestern was the opponent and despite its 0-41 record, the Demons came out strong, taking a 8-0 lead on Dennis Pendergrafts 411- yard field goal. The Colonels came back with a touchdown on a one-yard run by Sfropolo, set up by a Tim McCabe-to-Gerald Butler pass to the Demon one-yard line. However, the Demons scored a touchdown on Butch Ballards six-yard run in the second guarter to take a10-7lead, Nicholls came back Before the ball hits the ground, Carl Tem- plet is in pursuit of Frank Haring's fumble, This was the first of tour consecutive fum- bles by Nicholls and Northwestern, The offense shows their happiness asthe Mggees extra point gave Nicholls a 28- scoreboard tells why Gerald Butters Q7 win and stopped 3 twrg game losing reception ot a Ted Bergeron pass was grriggit important against North Alabama Terry ootbalt