| Year: | 2013 |
| Team: | Nicholls State Colonels |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 4–8 |
| Conf Record: | 1–6 |
| Head Coach: | Charlie Stubbs |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Charlie Stubbs |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple pro-style |
| Def Coach: | Jeremy Atwell |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | John L. Guidry Stadium |
The 2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Stubbs, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.