2013 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–8 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach	Charlie Stubbs (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Stubbs (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jeremy Atwell (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana $^		7	–	0					11	–	3
No. 11 McNeese State ^		6	–	1					10	–	3
No. 14 Sam Houston State ^		4	–	3					9	–	5
Central Arkansas		4	–	3					7	–	5
Northwestern State		3	–	4					6	–	6
Lamar		2	–	5					5	–	7
Nicholls State		1	–	6					4	–	8
Stephen F. Austin		1	–	6					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:00 pm	at No. 3 (FBS) Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FS1	L 3–66	57,769
September 7	6:00 pm	at Western Michigan (FBS)*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	W 27–23	24,163
September 14	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	L 7–70	28,871
September 21	6:00 pm	Langston*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		W 42–22	5,011
September 28	6:00 pm	Arkansas Tech*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		W 44–34	5,292
October 12	3:00 pm	Northwestern State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	SLCTV	W 33–21	5,111
October 19	3:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	SLCTV	L 41–55	12,090
October 26	3:00 pm	No. 4 McNeese State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		L 30–55	5,988
November 2	6:00 pm	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		L 34–56	7,738
November 9	2:00 pm	at No. 6 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX		L 24–49	7,507
November 16	3:00 pm	Central Arkansas	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		L 10–17	5,119
November 21	6:00 pm	at No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (River Bell Classic)	ESPN3/WSNO^	L 27–52	6,821
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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^Tape delayed airing

Game summaries[edit]

Oregon[edit]

Nicholls State at #3 (FBS) Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 3 0 0 3 • #3 (FBS) Ducks 24 14 7 21 66 Date: August 31 Location: Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR Game start: 1:05 PM PST Elapsed time: 3:39 Game attendance: 57,769 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Sunny, winds calm Referee: Jack Wood TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, James Bates, and Brady Poppinga Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:29 ORE De'Anthony Thomas 4-yard touchdown run, Alejandro Maldonado kick good ORE 7–0 1 10:29 ORE Bralon Addison 27-yard touchdown pass from Marcus Mariota, Matt Wogan kick good ORE 14–0 1 6:28 ORE De'Anthony Thomas 22-yard touchdown run, Alejandro Maldonado kick good ORE 21–0 1 5:04 ORE Alejandro Maldonado 29-yard Field Goal ORE 24–0 2 14:16 NICH Andrew Dolan 35-yard Field Goal ORE 24–3 2 12:58 ORE Marcus Mariota 12-yard touchdown run, Matt Wogan kick good ORE 31–3 2 6:20 ORE Marcus Mariota 49-yard touchdown run, Alejandro Maldonado kick good ORE 38–3 3 0:49 ORE Byron Marshall 49-yard touchdown run, Alejandro Maldonado kick good ORE 45–3 4 11:20 ORE Colt Lyerla 3-yard touchdown run, Matt Wogan kick good ORE 52–3 4 6:42 ORE Jeff Lockie 8-yard touchdown run, Alejandro Maldonado kick good ORE 59–3 4 3:45 ORE Chance Allen 23-yard touchdown pass from Jake Rodrigues, Alejandro Maldonado Kick good ORE 66–3

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Western Michigan[edit]

Nicholls State at Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Colonels 14 7 0 6 27 Broncos 0 9 14 0 23 Date: September 7 Location: Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI Game start: 7:05 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:38 Game attendance: 24,163 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Overcast, winds W @ 6mph Referee: Jeff Servinski TV announcers (ESPN3): Dan Gutowsky & Forrest Connolly Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:48 NICH Marcus Washington 8-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good NICH 7–0 1 1:31 NICH Kalen Henderson 1-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good NICH 14–0 2 13:41 WMU Andrew Haldeman 42-yard Field Goal NICH 14–3 2 6:53 WMU Brian Fields 2-yard touchdown run, Desmond Bozeman 2-point pass failed NICH 14–9 2 5:07 NICH Marcus Washington 4-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good NICH 21–9 3 12:51 WMU Brian Fields 13-yard touchdown run, Andrew Haldeman kick good NICH 21–16 3 3:13 WMU Brian Fields 9-yard touchdown run, Andrew Haldeman kick good WMU 23–21 4 11:19 NICH Andrew Dolan 29-yard Field Goal NICH 24–23 4 1:44 NICH Andrew Dolan 28-yard Field Goal NICH 27–23

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Louisiana-Lafayette[edit]

Nicholls State at Louisiana-Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 7 0 0 7 • Ragin' Cajuns 28 21 14 7 70 Date: September 14 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 6:04 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 28,871 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Fair, winds SSE @ 8mph Referee: Jason Autrey TV announcers (ESPN3): Roy Philpott & Stan Lewter Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:41 ULL Alonzo Harris 65-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good ULL 7–0 1 7:50 ULL Terrance Broadway 24-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good ULL 14–0 1 1:47 ULL Torrey Pierce 7-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good ULL 21–0 1 0:53 ULL Justin Anderson 58-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Steph Brauchle kick good ULL 28–0 2 5:45 ULL Torrey Pierce 2-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good ULL 35–0 2 3:23 ULL Elijah McGuire 4-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good ULL 42–0 2 2:28 ULL Elijah McGuire 11-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good ULL 49–0 2 1:25 NICH Demon Bolt 36-yard touchdown pass from Tuskani Figaro, Andrew Dolan kick good ULL 49–7 3 11:15 ULL Jamal Robinson 25-yard touchdown pass from Terra Broadway, Steph Brauchle kick good ULL 56–7 3 8:24 ULL Elijah McGuire 42-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good ULL 63–7 4 14:03 ULL Montrel Carter 1-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good ULL 70–7

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Langston[edit]

Langston at Nicholls State

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 9 7 0 6 22 • Colonels 7 14 7 14 42 Date: September 21 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 5,011 Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Overcast and Rainy Referee: Ross Smith Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:02 NICH Josh Hanberry 19-yard touchdown pass from Beaux Hebert, Andrew Dolan kick good NICH 7–0 1 8:28 LU Mark Wright, Jr. 1-yard touchdown run, Michael Ryan kick good Tied 7–7 1 3:49 LU Team Safety LU 9–7 2 12:49 LU Talibb Woods 47-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown, Michael Ryan kick good LU 16–7 2 8:16 NICH Josh Hanberry 11-yard touchdown pass from Beaux Hebert, Andrew Dolan kick good LU 16–14 2 0:30 NICH Marcus Washington 3-yard touchdown pass from Beaux Hebert, Andrew Dolan kick good NICH 21–16 3 0:34 NICH Marcus Washington 4-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good NICH 28–16 4 6:22 NICH Carey Fortson 16-yard touchdown pass from Beaux Hebert, Andrew Dolan kick good NICH 35–16 4 3:01 LU Mark Thigpen 7-yard touchdown run, Mark Thigpen 2-point pass failed NICH 35–22 4 0:36 NICH Dalton Hilliard 16-yard Touchdown Run, Andrew Dolan kick good NICH 42–22

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Arkansas Tech[edit]

Arkansas Tech at Nicholls State

1 2 3 4 Total Wonderboys 0 21 3 10 34 • Colonels 14 13 7 10 44 Date: September 28 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game attendance: 5,292 Sources:

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Northwestern State[edit]

Northwestern State at Nicholls State

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 0 7 14 21 • Colonels 6 21 6 0 33 Date: October 12 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Television network: SLC TV Sources:

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Stephen F. Austin[edit]

Nicholls State at Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 14 7 14 6 41 • Lumberjacks 14 28 3 10 55 Date: October 19 Location: Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX Television network: SLC TV Sources:

Scoring summary 1 9:48 SFA Gus Johnson 2-yard touchdown run, Jordan Wiggs kick SFA 7–0 1 7:38 NICH Dalton Hilliard 5-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good Tied 7–7 1 5:12 SFA D.J. Ward 9-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kick good SFA 14–7 1 1:35 NICH Dalton Hilliard 2-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good Tied 14–14 2 14:55 SFA Mike Brooks 5-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kick good SFA 21–14 2 9:20 SFA Aaron Thomas 9-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kick good SFA 28–14 2 7:41 NICH Erik Buchanon 61-yard touchdown pass from Tuskani Figaro, Andrew Dolan kick good SFA 28–21 2 6:15 SFA Mike Brooks 6-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wigg kick good SFA 35–21 2 2:08 SFA D.J. Ward 6-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wigg kick good SFA 42–21 3 11:44 NICH Tuskani Figaro 43-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good SFA 42–28 3 9:25 NICH Tuskani Figaro 12-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good SFA 42–35 3 7:17 SFA Jordan Wiggs 40-yard field goal SFA 45–35 4 9:28 SFA Jordan Wiggs 21-yard field goal SFA 48–35 4 7:45 SFA Andrew Thomas 5-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kick good SFA 55–35 4 3:55 NICH Dalton Hilliard Jr. 11-yard touchdown pass from Kalen Henderson, Andrew Dolan kick good SFA 55–41

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McNeese State[edit]

McNeese State at Nicholls State

1 2 3 4 Total • #4 Cowboys 14 13 21 7 55 Colonels 3 7 13 7 30 Date: October 26 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 3:00 CST Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 5,988 Game weather: 70° F, Perfect Referee: Randy Christal Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:23 NICH Andrew Dolan 48 yard field goal NICH 3–0 1 6:02 MCN Cody Stroud pass complete to Diontae Spencer for 5 yards for a touchdown,Ryan Rome kick MCN 7–3 1 1:09 MCN Dylan Long rush for 2 yards for a touchdown, Ryan Rome kick MCN 14–3 2 12:43 MCN Dylan Long rush for 4 yards for a touchdown, Ryan Rome kick MCN 21–3 2 8:20 NICH Kalen Henderson pass complete to Erik Buchanan for 42 yards for a touchdown, Andrew Dolan kick MCN 21–10 2 4:45 MCN Ryan Rome 30 yard field goal MCN 24–10 2 0:30 MCN Ryan Rome 43 yard field goal MCN 27–10 3 11:59 MCN Marcus Wiltz rush for 17 yards for a touchdown, Ryan Rome kick MCN 34–10 3 11:19 NICH Tuskani Figaro rush for 21 yards for a touchdown, Andrew Dolan kick MCN 34–17 3 9:42 MCN Marcus Wiltz 5 yd touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick MCN 41–17 3 0:02 NICH Erik Buchanon 4 yd touchdown pass from Kalen Henderson, Andrew Dolan kick failed MCN 41–23 3 0:00 MCN Khalil Thomas 94 yd kickoff return, Ryan Rome kick MCN 48–23 4 11:23 MCN Zach Hetrick 0 yd fumble return, Ryan Rome kick MCN 55–23 4 7:46 NICH Kalen Henderson 5–yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick MCN 55–30

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Lamar[edit]

Nicholls State at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 17 10 7 34 • Cardinals 7 28 0 21 56 Date: November 2 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 6:00 CST Elapsed time: 3:27 Game attendance: 7738 Game weather: 66° F, Clear Skies, Wind: 21 Referee: Ken Ray Sources:

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Sam Houston State[edit]

Nicholls State at Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 3 0 0 21 24 • #6 Bearkats 7 14 28 0 49 Date: November 9 Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX Game start: 2:00 CST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 7507 Referee: R. Smith Television network: BSN Sources:

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Central Arkansas[edit]

Central Arkansas at Nicholls State

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 10 0 0 17 Colonels 3 0 0 7 10 Date: November 16 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 3:05 CST Elapsed time: 2:52 Game attendance: 5119 Game weather: 74° F Referee: Grantis Bell Sources:

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Southeastern Louisiana[edit]

Nicholls State at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 7 7 6 7 27 • #8 Lions 10 3 32 7 52 Date: November 21 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 6:05 CST Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 6,821 Game weather: 69° F, Cloudy, Wind: E 5 Referee: Ross Smith Sources:

Media[edit]

Nicholls State football games were broadcast live on the radio through KLRZ 100.3 FM, KLEB AM 1600, and KBZE 105.9 FM. KLRZ and KLEB also streamed the games online.

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