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

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with two quick third quarter touchdowns to take the lead for good. Bergeron passed to Butler for a six-yard score. Then Stropolo scored from four yards out following Bicky Lovells 60-yard run. Later in the quarter, Demon Vvaymond Waters tried returning a punt from his goal line. but was caught in the end zone for a safety, Coming up with two fourth period intercep- tions, the Colonels held off the Demons for their fifth win before a crowd of 11,000 the largest to view an intercollegiate game in Thi- bodaux. The Colonels rested a week with an open date, and although they did not play they lost a position in the top ten poll and were ranked sixth But this was the last ranking for the Colo- nels, when the next two games put them out of the polls for the rest of the season. At Clinton, lvlissr. the Colonels ran into a fired-up Mississippi College squad and came away with their first loss. 19-7, After both teams made early mistakes. the Choctaws put together a 55-yard drive capped by a 37-yard halfback pass from Ezra Tate to Bobert l-lill for the score, Nicholls came back with a touchdown on a two-yard plunge by Stropolo following a 29-yard driyet The half ended with the score 7-6 after lvlagees PAT Midway in the period. the Choctaws Tailback Steve Stropolo breaks through the Demons' defense for short yardage only to be brought down from behind by safety Greg Jackson Stropolo scored twice in the 23-10 Nicholls l-lomecoming win Safety Tom Braden demonstrates the 'tclotheslinew hit on Colonel quarterback Tim lvlcCabe when linebacker Boscoe Lewis failed to bring McCabe down lrl ,Q i, lim 1-T if :N FK A roi : l fs 1-1 i- f- ttf- ff ' 1 1 ' -' 1 ,i, i' lg l ' 'U' u J..llUJd-,4,,'.,,uu-c if c Vi ry , .- lf-w fx v- - f- i .. r ,-,Nga-, 5,51-1 ta H4-elxqcs ll riff at tglftwftw lf-ilk wfl'el-Jil i t - t l ,J L. Ly, L U Ly' -Lf-,B ':! XJ-if ,, i' r 'Ti P rf I 77 fl 1 F- -A - - 'JI l,',ff3 7' ',1'i 'Ji 'iw' H 'RQILQ-A.L L Kga xxv to X'-LL' '..z' LJ X'-JJ xfk ,Q Y- , -f -1 'fi if i A 'lit llalitjyxllb li U li cj x.t - ,. 4,f 41 100 Football

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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

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regained the lead when Barry McCay scored from five yards out to end a 48-yard drive. The two-point conversion was no good and the score was 12-7. Later, quarterback Ted Ber- geron fumbled at his own three where the Choctaws recovered, Dave Marler took the ball over and Nicholls had its first loss at 19-7 when Don Lofton added the PAT. The Colonels moved on the road to Living- ston, Ala., to play Livingston University and came away on the short end of a 13-7 score. After failing on a fake field goal attempt, Nic- holls had to play defense, but the Tigers were able to get a James Mullinax 26-yard field goal for a 3-O lead. Two plays later Stropolo fumbled and the Tigers recovered, Nicholls held inside the five yard line and took over the ball. ln the second half, Ted Bergeron fumbled and the Tigers again recovered at the Colo- nels' 15. Later, quarterback Willie Slater scored the Tigers' only touchdown, with Mulli- nax hitting the PAT for a 10-O lead. Following still another fumble, the Tigers added a Mulli- nax 36-yard field goal for a 13-O lead. After getting to the Tigers' 10-yard line, Nic- holls tailed to score, but came back minutes later on Stropolo's one-yard run. Magee hit the point after try with 6:15 left in the game. The Colonels' last chance of pulling the game out ended when safety Stanley King intercepted a Bergeron pass. Northwestern's Butch Ballard rolls to the outside in vain as Audie l-lymel closes for a tackle. Ballard's pass seconds later went incomplete. Waymond Waters stands in disgust as the referee signals his tackle means a safety for Nicholls, after he attempted to return a Terry Magee punt from his own goal line. 5 F 2 W i li., i YN 'YYZN