River Bell Classic

Sport

First meeting

September 30, 1972
Southeastern Louisiana 31, Nicholls State 9

Latest meeting

November 17, 2016
Southeastern Louisiana 44, Nicholls State 42

Next meeting

2017

Trophy

River Bell Trophy

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Tied 13–13

Largest victory

Southeastern Louisiana, 62–3 (2014)

Longest win streak

Nicholls State, 7 (1981–2006)

Current win streak

Southeastern , 1 (2016–present)

Nicholls State University

Southeastern Louisiana
University

Locations in Louisiana

The River Bell Classic is the annual football game between Nicholls State University and Southeastern Louisiana University with the winner being presented with the River Bell Trophy.^[1] The two schools are 94 miles apart and no two football-playing schools in the Southland Conference are as close as Nicholls State and Southeastern Louisiana. The game played between the rivals began in 1972 and was played annually until 1985 when Southeastern Louisiana dropped its football program. It resumed 20 years later in 2005 when football was reinstated by the university.

The River Bell Trophy which was redesigned for the 2012 contest is a wooden trophy which has a ship's bell under an arch which reads "River Bell Classic". On each side of the bell are the teams athletic logos with Nicholls State on the left and Southeastern Louisiana on the right. Underneath the bell is a plaque surrounded by the yearly victors on each side of the plaque. The trophy was conceived by the Phi Chapter Alumni Association of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity at Southeastern Louisiana.

Game results

Nicholls State victories	Southeastern Louisiana victories

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1972	Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	31–9
2	1973	Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	10–0
3	1974	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	10–0
4	1975	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	14–6
5	1976	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	17–7
6	1977	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	17–14
7	1978	New Orleans, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	10–0
8	1979	Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	38–0
9	1980	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	35–20
10	1981	Hammond, LA	Nicholls State	29–17
11	1982	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	20–14
12	1983	Hammond, LA	Nicholls State	6–0
13	1984	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	36–7
14	1985	Hammond, LA	Nicholls State	21–17
15	2005	Hammond, LA	Nicholls State	38–28
16	2006	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	14–10
17	2007	Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	17–13
18	2008	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	35–28
19	2009	Hammond, LA	Nicholls State	45–30
20	2010	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	27–25
21	2011	Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	31–14
22	2012	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	35–16
23	2013	Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	52–27
24	2014	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	62–3
25	2015	Hammond, LA	Nicholls State	27–24
26	2016	Thibodaux, LA	Southeastern Louisiana	44–42
Series: Tied 13–13

↑ "Bragging Rights". myneworleans.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
↑ "Southeastern Louisiana vs Nicholls State - All Time". cfreference.net. Retrieved 2013-01-12.

Nicholls State Colonels football

Venues	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium (1972–present) Barker Athletic Building Chabert Strength and Conditioning Facility

Bowls & rivalries	Playoffs Northwestern State: NSU Challenge Southeastern Louisiana: River Bell Classic Texas State: Battle for the Paddle

Culture & lore	Championships History Colonel Tillou Pride of Nicholls Marching Band Nicholls State Alma Mater Nicholls State Colonels Fight Song Colonelettes and Colorguard Nicholls Cheerleaders

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees

Seasons	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Southeastern Louisiana Lions football

Venues	Strawberry Stadium (1936–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Nicholls State (River Bell Classic) Louisiana–Lafayette (Cypress Mug) Northwestern State

Culture & lore	The Spirit of the Southland Roomie

People	Head coaches Hollis "Roomie" Wilson

Seasons	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Southland Conference football rivalries

Conference	Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese State) Battle of the Piney Woods (Sam Houston State–Stephen F. Austin) Chief Caddo (Northwestern State–Stephen F. Austin) McNeese State–Northwestern State Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana NSU Challenge (Nicholls State–Northwestern State) Red Beans and Rice Bowl (Central Arkansas–McNeese State) River Bell Classic (Nicholls State–Southeastern Louisiana)

Non-conference	Battle for the Paddle (Nicholls State–Texas State) Cajun Crown (McNeese State–ULL) Cypress Mug (Southeastern Louisiana–ULL) Northwestern State–ULM Sabine Shoe (Lamar–ULL)

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