2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team

The 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Tim Rebowe, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

@ Georgia
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Incarnate Word
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@ South Alabama
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@ McNeese State
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Stephen F. Austin
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@ Houston Baptist
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Sam Houston State
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@ Northwestern State
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Lamar
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@ Central Arkansas
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Southeastern Louisiana
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