The NSU Challenge is an American
college football
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rivalry
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game
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played annually between the
Nicholls Colonels football team representing
Nicholls State University
Nicholls State University is a public university in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Founded in 1948, Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System. Originally named Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the university is named for Francis T. Nichol ...
and
Northwestern State Demons football team representing
Northwestern State University
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSULA) is a public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport, Louisiana, Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville, Louisiana, Leesville/Fort Jo ...
.
Both universities are members of the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference (SLC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in ...
. The NSU Trophy, which is a wooden trophy enscripted with NSU goes to the winning team. Although Nicholls has changed their athletic brand name from Nicholls State to Nicholls in 2018, thus not going by NSU anymore in athletics, the rivalry is still called the NSU Challenge.
History
The first game in the
Nicholls–
Northwestern State
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSULA) is a public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Johnson and Alexandria. It is a part of the Un ...
series was played in 1973.
Game results
See also
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List of NCAA college football rivalry games
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NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
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References
Additional sources
Nicholls Colonels Media GuideNorthwestern State Demons media guide
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College football rivalries in the United States
Nicholls Colonels football
Northwestern State Demons football
1973 establishments in Louisiana