River Bell Classic

River Bell Classic
Nicholls State Colonels Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Sport(s) Football
Total meetings 24
Series record Series tied, 12–12
First meeting September 30, 1972
Southeastern Louisiana 31, Nicholls State 9
Last meeting November 21, 2013
Southeastern Louisiana 62, Nicholls State 3
Next meeting 2015
Largest win Southeastern Louisiana, 62–3 (2014)
Longest win streak Nicholls State, 7 (1981–2006)
Current win streak Southeastern Louisiana, 4 (2011–present)
Trophy River Bell Trophy
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 Series
NSU SLU
1 September 30, 1972 Hammond, LA Southeastern Louisiana931 SELU 1–0
2 September 29, 1973 Hammond, LA Southeastern Louisiana010 SELU 2–0
3 November 16, 1974 Thibodaux, LA Nicholls State100 SELU 2–1
4 November 15, 1975 New Orleans, LA Nicholls State146 Tied 2–2
5 November 13, 1976 New Orleans, LA Southeastern Louisiana717 SELU 3–2
6 November 12, 1977 Thibodaux, LA Southeastern Louisiana1417 SELU 4–2
7 November 11, 1978 New Orleans, LA Southeastern Louisiana010 SELU 5–2
8 November 10, 1979 Hammond, LA Southeastern Louisiana038 SELU 6–2
9 November 15, 1980 Thibodaux, LA Southeastern Louisiana2035 SELU 7–2
10 November 14, 1981 Hammond, LA Nicholls State2917 SELU 7–3
11 November 20, 1982 Thibodaux, LA Nicholls State2014 SELU 7–4
12 November 19, 1983 Hammond, LA Nicholls State60 SELU 7–5
13 November 17, 1984 Thibodaux, LA Nicholls State367 SELU 7–6
14 November 23, 1985 Hammond, LA Nicholls State2117 Tied 7–7
15 November 12, 2005 Hammond, LA Nicholls State3828 NSU 8–7
16 October 7, 2006 Thibodaux, LA Nicholls State1410 NSU 9–7
17 November 17, 2007 Hammond, LA Southeastern Louisiana1317 NSU 9–8
18 November 22, 2008 Thibodaux, LA Nicholls State3528 NSU 10–8
19 November 19, 2009 Hammond, LA Nicholls State4530 NSU 11–8
20 November 18, 2010 Thibodaux, LA Nicholls State2725 NSU 12–8
21 November 17, 2011 Hammond, LA Southeastern Louisiana1431 NSU 12–9
22 November 15, 2012 Thibodaux, LA Southeastern Louisiana1635 NSU 12–10
23 November 21, 2013 Hammond, LA Southeastern Louisiana2752 NSU 12–11
24 November 20, 2014 Thibodaux, LA Southeastern Louisiana362 Tied 12–12
Totals 418475 Tied 12–12

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bragging Rights". myneworleans.com. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  2. ↑ "Southeastern Louisiana vs Nicholls State - All Time". cfreference.net. Retrieved 2013-01-12.

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