Battle for the Paddle

Battle for the Paddle
	Nicholls Colonels Texas State Bobcats
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 4, 1980; Nicholls State 24, Southwest Texas State 21
Latest meeting	October 1, 2011; Texas State 38, Nicholls State 12
Next meeting	2019
Trophy	Paddle Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total	30
All-time series	Nicholls leads, 16–14
Largest victory	Nicholls State, 63–37 (1993)
Longest win streak	3 games, three times by Nicholls, and twice by Texas State
Current win streak	Texas State, 1 (2011–present)

The Battle for the Paddle is the result of a game postponement. In fall 1998, the Nicholls Colonels were scheduled to take on the Texas State Bobcats. Prior to the game, heavy rains flooded San Marcos, Texas and the field at Texas State.^[1] Athletic directors and coaches from both schools decided to postpone the game and coined the annual contest the "Battle for the Paddle," joking that fans and athletes needed to use a boat and paddle to get to the game. The game eventually took place on November 28, 1998 with Texas State prevailing 28–27 to win the Paddle Trophy.^[2]

Nicholls Athletic Director Rob Bernardi brought controversy to the rivalry in 2011, when he refused to bring the Paddle Trophy to San Marcos due to Texas State having a scholarship advantage as an FCS transitional school.^[3] Texas State won the Battle for the Paddle 38–12.^[4] The next scheduled meeting will be in 2019.^[5]

Nicholls leads series 16–14.

Game results

Nicholls State victories	Texas State victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1980	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	24–21
2	1982	San Marcos, TX	Southwest Texas State	14–7
3	1984	San Marcos, TX	Nicholls State	30–14
4	1985	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	20–12
5	1986	San Marcos, TX	Nicholls State	35–21
6	1987	Thibodaux, LA	Southwest Texas State	31–16
7	1988	San Marcos, TX	Nicholls State	13–10
8	1989	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	22–21
9	1990	San Marcos, TX	Southwest Texas State	33–30
10	1991	Thibodaux, LA	Southwest Texas State	19–10
11	1992	San Marcos, TX	Southwest Texas State	38–13
12	1993	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	63–37
13	1994	San Marcos, TX	Southwest Texas State	27–26
14	1995	Thibodaux, LA	Southwest Texas State	35–25
15	1996	San Marcos, TX	Nicholls State	49–36
16	1997	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	29–28

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
17	1998	San Marcos, TX	Southwest Texas State	28–27
18	1999	Thibodaux, LA	Southwest Texas State	16–0
19	2000	San Marcos, TX	Southwest Texas State	25–0
20	2001	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	33–14
21	2002	San Marcos, TX	Nicholls State	24–21
22	2003	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	31–13
23	2004	San Marcos, TX	Texas State	35–12
24	2005	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	32–29
25	2006	San Marcos, TX	Nicholls State	21–19
26	2007	Thibodaux, LA	Nicholls State	52–28
27	2008	San Marcos, TX	Texas State	34–10
28	2009	Thibodaux, LA	Texas State	34–28
29	2010	San Marcos, TX	Nicholls State	47–45
30	2011	San Marcos, TX	Texas State	38–12
Series: Nicholls State leads 16–14

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Nicholls Colonels football
Venues	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium (1972–present) Barker Athletic Building Chabert Strength and Conditioning Facility Football Practice Fields
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 2017 2018

Texas State Bobcats football
Venues	Evans Field (a.k.a. Normal Field) (1915–1931) Evans Field (a.k.a. Kyle Field) (1932–1980) Bobcat Stadium (1981–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Nicholls: Battle for the Paddle UTSA: I-35 Rivalry
Culture & lore	Boko the Bobcat "Go Bobcats!" The Pride of the Hill Country
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 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 2017 2018
National championship seasons in bold