American college football season
The 2019 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by fifth-year head coach Tim Rebowe , the Colonels compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, sharing the Southland title with Central Arkansas . Nicholls State received the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship , beating North Dakota in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State , in the second round. The team played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana .
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Colonels were picked to finish in first place.[ 1]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Nicholls
200 (20)
2
Central Arkansas
154
3
Incarnate Word
150 (1)
4
Sam Houston State
146
5
Lamar
123
6
McNeese State
114
7
Abilene Christian
112 (1)
8
Southeastern Louisiana
71
9
Stephen F. Austin
63
10
Northwestern State
56
11
Houston Baptist
21
Preseason All–Southland Teams[ edit ]
The Colonels placed eleven players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[ 2]
Offense
1st team
Chase Fourcade – QB
Dai'Jean Dixon – WR
P.J. Burkhalter – OL
Winston Jones – P
2nd team
Dontrell Taylor – RB
Jair Joseph – OL
Defense
1st team
Sully Laiche – DL
Evan Veron – LB
Allen Pittman – LB
Darren Evans – DB
2nd team
Khristian Mims – DB
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:00 p.m. at Kansas State * No. 12 ESPN+ L 14–49 51,189
September 14 6:00 p.m. at Prairie View A&M * No. 12 PVAMU SN W 42–35 8,756
September 21 6:00 p.m. at Stephen F. Austin No. 13 ESPN+ W 48–30 14,575
September 28 6:00 p.m. at Texas State * No. 12 ESPN+ L 3–24 19,159
October 5 3:00 p.m. No. 11 Central Arkansas No. 16 YouTube W 34–14 7,021
October 12 3:00 p.m. Northwestern State No. 12 Cox /ESPN+ W 45–35 8,103
October 19 2:00 p.m. at Sam Houston State No. 9 ESPN+ L 0–17 3,953
October 26 3:00 p.m. Abilene Christian No. 15 John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Cox/ESPN+ L 31–37OT 5,012
November 2 4:00 p.m. at Incarnate Word No. 25 ESPN3 W 27–23 3,928
November 9 3:00 p.m. Houston Baptist No. 25 John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Cox/ESPN+ W 48–27 4,558
November 16 3:00 p.m. McNeese State No. 24 John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Cox/ESPN+ W 34–20 8,958
6:00 p.m. at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana No. 23 Cox/ESPN+ W 28–27 10,071
November 30 3:00 p.m. No. 24 North Dakota * No. 19 ESPN3 W 24–6 7,569
December 7 2:00 p.m. at No. 1 North Dakota State * No. 19 ESPN3 L 13–37 15,690
[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Game information
First quarter
(08:45) KSU TD – Harry Trotter 9-yard rush, Black Lynch kickKansas State 7–0 ; Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:15
(05:45) KSU TD – Skyler Thompson 17-yard rush, Blake Lynch kickKansas State 14–0 ; Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:21
Second quarter
(13:35) KSU TD – Josh Brown 14-yard rush, Blake Lynch kickKansas State 21–0 ; Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:47
(06:21) KSU TD – James Gilbert 24-yard rush, Blake Lynch kickKansas State 28–0 ; Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:20
Third quarter
(12:46) NICH TD – Kendall Bussey 26-yard rush, Gunner Jones kickKansas State 28–7 ; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14
Fourth quarter
(14:52) KSU TD – Dalton Schoen 38-yard pass from Skylar Thompson, Blake Lynch kickKansas State 35–7 ; Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 5:09
(14:36) KSU TD – Jonathan Alexander 25-yard fumble returned, Blake Lynch kickKansas State 42–7 ; Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:16
(06:41) KSU TD – Tyler Burns 1-yard rush, Blake Lynch kickKansas State 49–7 ; Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 6:05
(03:01) NICH TD – Julien Gums 3-yard rush, Gunner Jones kick Kansas State 49–14 ; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:40
Top passers
KSU - Skylar Thompson - 16/22, 212 yards, TD
NICH - Chase Fourcade - 10/18, 126 yards, INT
Top rushers
KSU - James Gilbert - 18 carries, 115 yards, TD
NICH - Julien Gums - 12 carries, 75 yards, TD
Top receivers
KSU - Dalton Schoen - 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD
NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon - 5 receptions, 92 yards
Statistics
Nicholls
Kansas State
First downs
11
33
Total yards
276
575
Rushing yards
150
361
Passing yards
126
212
Turnovers
2
0
Time of possession
18:51
41:09
Kansas State scored touchdowns on their first four possessions and were successful 10 of 12 attempts on third down in 80 offensive plays. Kansas State also managed the clock, being on offense for more than 41 minutes. For Nicholls, this was largely different compared to last year's opener when they defeated the Kansas Jayhawks . The Colonel's Kendall Bussey and Julien Gums both produced second-half touchdown runs to put their team on the board, but it wasn't nearly enough.[ 6] Despite the loss, Nicholls managed to move up in the FCS coaches poll, going from #11 to #10. They also jumped two spots to #10 in the FCS STATS Poll.[ 7]
At Prairie View A&M[ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
(08:29) NICH TD – Dion Ray 15-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne PAT failedNicholls 6–0 ; Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:56
Second quarter
(11:48) PVAMU TD – Jalen Morton 23-yard rush, Amaury Martinez kickPrairie View A&M 7–6 ; Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:19
(03:52) PVAMU TD – Tony Mullins 16-yard pass from Jalen Morton, Amaury Martinez kickPrairie View A&M 14–6 ; Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:20
(00:52) PVAMU TD – Kalen Riles 39-yard pass from Jalen Morton, Amaury Martinez kickPrairie View A&M 21–6 ; Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:33
Third quarter
(10:28) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 5-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kickPrairie View A&M 21–13 ; Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 4:21
(05:33) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 14-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Kendall Bussey two-point conversion rushTied 21–21 ; Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:32
(03:46) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 3-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 28–21 ; Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:26
(03:22) NICH TD – Dai'Jean 36-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 35–21 ; Drive: 1 play, 36 yards, 0:10
Fourth quarter
(13:11) PVAMU TD – Jalen Morton 1-yard rush, Amaury Martinez kickNicholls 35–28 ; Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:01
(06:41) NICH TD – Julien Gums 2-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 42–28 ; Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 6:29
(05:50) PVAMU TD – Tony Mullins 36-yard pass from Jalen Morton, Amaury Martinez kickNicholls 42–35 ; Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 0:45
Top passers
NICH - Chase Fourcade - 17/22, 224 yards, 2 TD
PVAMU - Jalen Morton - 23/36, 327 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
NICH - Kendall Bussey - 18 carries, 84 yards
PVAMU - Jalen Morton - 14 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon - 7 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD
PVAMU - Tony Mullins - 5 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD
Statistics
Nicholls
Prairie View A&M
First downs
30
28
Total yards
463
463
Rushing yards
239
136
Passing yards
224
327
Turnovers
0
4
Time of possession
39:14
20:46
At Stephen F. Austin [ edit ]
Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin – Game summary
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2
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No. 13 Colonels
7
21
7 13 48
Lumberjacks
7
16
0 7 30
at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, TX
Date : September 21Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 86 °F (30 °C); clear skiesGame attendance : 10,304Referee : Vidal Jones[7] [8] [9]
Game information
First quarter
(12:07) SFA TD – Trae Self 21-yard rush, Storm Ruiz kickStephen F. Austin 7–0 ; Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:53
(08:04) NICH TD – Julien Gums 21-yard rush, Gunner Jones kickTied 7–7 ; Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:57
Second quarter
(14:12) NICH TD – Stefano Guarisco 14-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gunner Jones kickNicholls 14–7 ; Drive: 12 plays, 98 yards, 6:43
(10:55) SFA FG – Storm Ruiz 21-yard field goalNicholls 14–10 ; Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:12
(07:13) SFA FG – Storm Ruiz 22-yard field goalNicholls 14–13 ; Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:48
(05:14) NICH TD – Jeremy Rounds 4-yard rush, Gunner Jones kickNicholls 21–13 ; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:59
(04:39) SFA TD – Xavier Gipson 47-yard pass from Trae Self, Storm Ruiz kickNicholls 21–20 ; Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:24
(01:20) NICH TD – Julien Gums 9-yard rush, Gunner Jones kickNicholls 28–20 ; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:19
(00:17) SFA FG – Storm Ruiz 35-yard field goalNicholls 28–23 ; Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 0:55
Third quarter
(11:35) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 19-yard rush, Gunner Jones kickNicholls 35–23 ; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:25
Fourth quarter
(09:48) SFA TD – Allen Arclies III 10-yard pass from Trae Self, Storm Ruiz kickNicholls 35–30 ; Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 1:04
(03:29) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 6-yard rush, Gunner Jones kickNicholls 41–30 ; Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:52
(01:54) NICH TD – Julien Gums 4-yard rush, Gunner Jones kickNicholls 48–30 ; Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:08
Top passers
NICH - Chase Fourcade - 12/16, 145 yards, TD, INT
SFA - Trae Self - 24/43, 354 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
NICH - Julien Gums - 22 carries, 135 yards, 3 TD
SFA - Da'Leon Ward - 12 carries, 26 yards
Top receivers
NICH - Stefano Guarisco - 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD
SFA - Calvin Clater - 5 receptions, 80 yards
Statistics
Nicholls
Stephen F. Austin
First downs
31
17
Total yards
436
414
Rushing yards
291
58
Passing yards
145
356
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
35:31
24:29
Pregame line
Over/under
Texas State
–4.0
Nicholls at Texas State – Game summary
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2
3 4 Total
No. 12 (FCS ) Colonels
0
3
0 0 3
Bobcats
3
0
14 7 24
at Bobcat Stadium , San Marcos, TX
Date : September 28Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 86 °F (30 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 19,159Referee : Kyle OlsonTV : ESPN3 [10] [11] [12]
Game information
First quarter
(08:15) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 36-yard field goalTexas State 3–0 ; Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:12
Second quarter
(13:05) NICH FG – Gunner Jones 39-yard field goalTied 3–3 ; Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 6:42
Third quarter
(09:20) TXST TD – Micah Hilts 12-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kickTexas State 10–3 ; Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 5:32
(06:42) TXST TD – Gresch Jensen 1-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kickTexas State 17–3 ; Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:56
Fourth quarter
(14:02) TXST TD – Javen Banks 77-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kickTexas State 24–3 ; Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:45
Top passers
TXST - Gresch Jensen - 22/29, 253 yards, 2 TD, INT
NICH - Chase Fourcade - 15/27, 145 yards, INT
Top rushers
TXST - Caleb Twyford - 17 carries, 73 yards
NICH - Chase Fourcade - 8 carries, 25 yards
Top receivers
TXST - Javen Banks - reception, 77 yards, TD
NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon - 5 receptions, 54 yards
Statistics
Nicholls
Texas State
First downs
12
16
Total yards
220
362
Rushing yards
75
109
Passing yards
145
253
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
27:17
32:43
Game information
First quarter
(10:58) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 1-yard rush, Gunnar Jones PAT failedNicholls 6–0 ; Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:02
Second quarter
(14:56) NICH TD – Julien Gums 8-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 13–0 ; Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:57
(04:02) NICH TD – Julien Gums 36-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 20–0 ; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:27
Third quarter
(09:50) UCA TD – Lujuan Winningham 4-yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kickNicholls 20–7 ; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:10
(03:03) NICH TD – Jordan Talley 26-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 27–7 ; Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:21
Fourth quarter
(11:33) NICH TD – Kendall Bussey 8-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 34–7 ; Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:28
(00:06) UCA TD – Kylan Robinson 44-yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kickNicholls 34–14 ; Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:43
Top passers
NICH - Chase Fourcade - 24/29, 327 yards, TD, INT
UCA - Breylin Smith - 20/27, 182 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
NICH - Julien Gums - 5 carries, 51 yards, 2 TD
UCA - Kierre Crossley - 11 carries, 66 yards
Top receivers
NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon - 5 receptions, 140 yards
UCA - Kylan Robinson - reception, 44 yards, TD
Statistics
Central Arkansas
Nicholls
First downs
18
23
Total yards
320
477
Rushing yards
138
150
Passing yards
182
327
Turnovers
2
2
Time of possession
26:18
33:42
Game information
First quarter
(12:25) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 13-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 7–0 ; Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:50
(01:33) NICH TD – Dontrell Taylor 1-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 14–0 ; Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:43
Second quarter
(14:56) NSU TD – Jared West 1-yard rush, Ryan Gremillion kickNicholls 14–7 ; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:37
(04:57) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 29-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 21–7 ; Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:15
(00:00) NICH FG – Gunnar Jones 20-yard field goalNicholls 24–7 ; Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:21
Third quarter
(11:27) NICH TD – Julien Gums 10-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 31–7 ; Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:21
(10:13) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 23-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kickNicholls 31–14 ; Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:09
(03:12) NSU TD – Gavin Landry 6-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kickNicholls 31–21 ; Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:40
Fourth quarter
(14:23) NICH TD – Dontrell Taylor 27-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 38–21 ; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49
(10:09) NSU TD – Akile Davis 9-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kickNicholls 38–28 ; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:08
(02:31) NICH TD – Dontrell Taylor 3-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 45–28 ; Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:32
(00:32) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 1-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kickNicholls 45–35 ; Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 1:51
Top passers
NICH – Chase Fourcade – 20/29, 188 yards, TD, INT
NSU – Shelton Eppler – 27/37, 387 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
NICH – Chase Fourcade – 14 carries, 135 yards, 2 TD
NSU – Jared West – 10 carries, 33 yards, TD
Top receivers
NICH – Tahj Smith – 4 receptions, 70 yards
NSU – Akile Davis – 7 receptions, 155 yards, TD
Statistics
Northwestern State
Nicholls
First downs
21
30
Total yards
428
537
Rushing yards
41
349
Passing yards
387
188
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
22:32
37:28
At Sam Houston State [ edit ]
Nicholls at Sam Houston State – Game summary
Period
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No. 9 Colonels
0
0
0 0 0
Bearkats
7
3
7 0 17
at Bowers Stadium , Huntsville, TX
Date : October 19Game time : 2:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 83 °F (28 °C); sunny & clearGame attendance : 3,953Referee : Brad Van VarkTV : ESPN+ [19] [20] [21]
Game information
First quarter
(07:53) SHSU TD – Brennon Tibbs 15-yard pass from Ty Brock, Hunter Pinegar kickSam Houston State 7–0 ; Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:46
Second quarter
(13:30) SHSU TD – Hunter Pinegar 40-yard field goalSam Houston State 10–0 ; Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:40
Third quarter
(00:43) SHSU TD – Ife Adeyi 47-yard pass from Ryan Humphries, Hunter Pinegar kickSam Houston State 17–0 ; Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:16
Top passers
SHSU – Ty Brock – 6/13, 116 yards, TD
NICH – Chase Fourcade – 19/34, 212 yards, INT
Top rushers
SHSU – Ryan Humphries – 11 carries, 39 yards
NICH – Julien Gums – 9 carries, 25 yards
Top receivers
SHSU – Woody Brandom – 5 receptions, 90 yards
NICH – Dion Ray – 3 receptions, 60 yards
Statistics
Nicholls
Sam Houston State
First downs
14
13
Total yards
271
295
Rushing yards
55
104
Passing yards
216
191
Turnovers
3
0
Time of possession
29:26
30:34
Game information
First quarter
(05:57) NICH TD – Julien Gums 2-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 7–0 ; Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:10
Second quarter
(14:09) ACU FG – Blair Zepeda 22-yard field goalNicholls 7–3 ; Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 6:41
(11:25) NICH TD – Julien Gums 21-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 14–3 ; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:44
(07:35) ACU TD – Sema'J Davis 13-yard rush, Blair Zepeda kickNicholls 14–10 ; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43
(00:00) ACU TD – Tracy James 1-yard rush, Blair Zepeda kickAbilene Christian 17–14 ; Drive: 17 plays, 61 yards, 5:17
Third quarter
(10:22) ACU TD – Josh Finks 11-yard pass from Luke Anthony, Blair Zepeda kickAbilene Christian 24–14 ; Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 4:32
(04:24) NICH TD – Bry'Kiethon Mouton 1-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gunnar Jones kickAbilene Christian 24–21 ; Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:49
(03:14) ACU TD – Sema'J Davis 4-yard rush, Blair Zepeda kickAbilene Christian 31–21 ; Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:01
Fourth quarter
(12:09) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 1-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kickAbilene Christian 31–28 ; Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:52
(01:53) NICH TD – Gunnar Jones 19-yard field goalTied 31–31 ; Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:37
First overtime
ACU TD – Tracy James 5-yard rushAbilene Christian 37–31 ; Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards
Top passers
ACU – Luke Anthony – 25/37, 181 yards, TD, 2 INT
NICH – Chase Fourcade – 17/22, 216 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
ACU – Sema'J Davis – 19 carries, 146 yards, 2 TD
NICH – Julien Gums – 15 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ACU – Kobe Clark – 11 receptions, 72 yards
NICH – Dion Ray – 6 receptions, 128 yards°
Statistics
Abilene Christian
Nicholls
First downs
33
19
Total yards
472
369
Rushing yards
282
153
Passing yards
190
216
Turnovers
2
4
Time of possession
36:47
23:13
Nicholls at Incarnate Word – Game summary
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2
3 4 Total
No. 25 Colonels
6
14
0 7 27
Cardinals
6
10
0 7 23
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium , San Antonio, TX
Date : November 2Game time : 4:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 69 °F (21 °C); mostly sunnyGame attendance : 3,928Referee : Christian Watso[25] [26] [27]
Game information
First quarter
(11:00) UIW FG – Carson Mohr 29-yard field goalIncarnate Word 3–0 ; Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:00
(07:25) UIW FG – Carson Mohr 40-yard field goalIncarnate Word 6–0 ; Drive: 7 plays, 4 yards, 2:03
(04:44) NICH TD – Julien Gums 9-yard rush, Gunnar Jones PAT failedTied 6–6 ; Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:35
Second quarter
(13:40) UIW TD – Ameer King 1-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kickIncarnate Word 13–6 ; Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:21
(12:26) NICH TD – K. J. Franklin 32-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gunnar Jones kickTied 13–13 ; Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:08
(06:37) UIW FG – Carson Mohr 27-yard field goalIncarnate Word 16–13 ; Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:25
(01:24) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 64-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 20–16 ; Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 2:41
Fourth quarter
(07:49) UIW TD – Kevin Brown 1-yard rush, Carson Mohr kickIncarnate Word 23–20 ; Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:50
(03:27) NICH TD – Julien Gums 1-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kickNicholls 27–23 ; Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:16
Top passers
NICH – Chase Fourcade – 10/21, 150 yards, TD
UIW – Jon Copeland – 34/55, 381 yards, TD
Top rushers
NICH – Julien Gums – 23 carries, 178 yards, 2 TD
UIW – Kevin Brown – 9 carries, 59 yards, TD
Top receivers
NICH – K. J. Franklin – 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD
UIW – CJ Hardy – 7 receptions, 102 yards
Statistics
Nicholls
Incarnate Word
First downs
17
27
Total yards
424
483
Rushing yards
274
102
Passing yards
150
381
Turnovers
2
0
Time of possession
28:51
31:09
Game information
First quarter
(12:01) NICH TD – Julien Gums 1-yard rush, Gunnar Jones PAT failedNicholls 6–0 ; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:59
(07:03) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 30-yard field goalNicholls 6–3 ; Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:52
(01:01) NICH TD – Julien Gums 10-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 13–3 ; Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:16
(00:49) HBU TD – Gamar Girdy Brito 93-yard kickoff returned; Gino Garcia kickNicholls 13–10 ; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Second quarter
(11:59) HBU TD – Terry Tillmon 17-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kickHouston Baptist 17–13 ; Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 1:34
(04:50) NICH TD – Julien Gums 4-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 20–17 ; Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:31
(01:50) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 31-yard field goalTied 20–20 ; Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:29
(01:00) NICH TD – David Robinson Jr. 38-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 27–20 ; Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 0:40
Third quarter
(05:23) NICH TD – Jordan Talley 8-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 34–20 ; Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:41
(02:03) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 2-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 41–20 ; Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:37
Fourth quarter
(10:15) HBU TD – Dreshawn Minnieweather 2-yard rush, Gino Garcia kickNicholls 41–27 ; Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:07
(03:26) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 1-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 48–27 ; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:49
Top passers
Top rushers
NICH – Julien Gums – 22 carries, 104 yards, 3 TD
HBU – Dreshawn Minnieweather – 15 carries, 145 yards, TD
Top receivers
NICH – Dion Ray – 7 receptions, 145 yards
HBU – Jerreth Sterns – 8 receptions, 88 yards
Statistics
Houston Baptist
Nicholls
First downs
21
26
Total yards
428
515
Rushing yards
182
207
Passing yards
246
308
Turnovers
3
1
Time of possession
23:02
36:58
Game information
First quarter
(11:57) NICH FG – Gavin Lasseigne 25-yard field goalNicholls 3–0 ; Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:03
(07:39) NICH TD – Dion Ray 55-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 10–0 ; Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:21
(07:25) MCNS TD – Mason Pierce 95-yard kickoff returned, Bailey Raborn kickNicholls 10–7 ; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Second quarter
(14:08) NICH TD – Jordan Talley 14-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 17–7 ; Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:23
(10:29) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 55-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 24–7 ; Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:13
(00:04) NICH FG – Gavin Lasseigne 26-yard field goalNicholls 27–7 ; Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 2:11
Third quarter
(06:25) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 5-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kickNicholls 27–14 ; Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:43
Fourth quarter
(05:45) NICH TD – Julien Gums 2-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 34–14 ; Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 6:27
(03:09) MCNS TD – Draysean Hudson 4-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn PAT blockedNicholls 34–20 ; Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 2:31
Top passers
NICH – Chase Fourcade – 21/35, 374 yards, 3 TD, INT
MCNS – Cody Orgeron – 18/36, 184 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
NICH – Julien Gums – 17 carries, 56 yards, TD
MCNS – Justin Pratt – 10 carries, 24 yards
Top receivers
NICH – Dai'Jean Dixon – 7 receptions, 185 yards, TD
MCNS – Trevor Begue – 6 receptions, 67 yards, TD
Statistics
McNeese State
Nicholls
First downs
14
24
Total yards
236
519
Rushing yards
52
145
Passing yards
184
374
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
27:12
32:48
At Southeastern Louisiana [ edit ]
Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 23 Colonels
0
14
7 7 28
No. 21 Lions
14
0
0 13 27
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, LA
Date : November 21Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 10,071Referee : Ed BourgeoisTV : CST [34] [35] [36]
Game information
First quarter
(04:45) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 2-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kickSoutheastern Louisiana 7–0 ; Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:40
(00:00) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 61-yard punt returned, Bryce Broussard kickSoutheastern Louisiana 14–0 ; Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:41
Second quarter
(11:43) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 48-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kickSoutheastern Louisiana 14–7 ; Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 3:10
(05:34) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 2-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kickTied 14–14 ; Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:31
Third quarter
(00:20) NICH TD – Julien Gums 5-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 21–14 ; Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:38
Fourth quarter
(11:34) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 4-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kickTied 21–21 ; Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:40
(02:21) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 17-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard PAT failedSoutheastern Louisiana 27–21 ; Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:46
(01:30) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 57-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 28–27 ; Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 0:45
Top passers
NICH – Chase Fourcade – 19/27, 288 yards, 3 TD, INT
SELA – Chason Virgil – 25/45, 321 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
NICH – Julien Gums – 18 carries, 133 yards, TD
SELA – Devonte Williams – 16 carries, 75 yards, TD
Top receivers
NICH – Dai'Jean Dixon – 9 receptions, 190 yards, 3 TD
SELA – Austin Mitchell – 8 receptions, 99 yards, TD
Statistics
Nicholls
Southeastern Louisiana
First downs
17
26
Total yards
468
460
Rushing yards
180
113
Passing yards
228
347
Turnovers
2
2
Time of possession
31:15
28:45
North Dakota—NCAA Division I First Round[ edit ]
The Colonels received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against North Dakota .[ 8]
Game information
First quarter
(06:34) NICH FG – Gavin Lasseigne 27-yard field goalNicholls 3–0 ; Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:40
Second quarter
(02:12) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 1-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 10–0 ; Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05
(00:00) UND FG – Brady Leach 34-yard field goalNicholls 10–3 ; Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:06
Third quarter
(06:50) UND FG – Brady Leach 42-yard field goalNicholls 10–6 ; Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:47
(04:22) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 45-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 17–6 ; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:28
Fourth quarter
(02:28) NICH TD – Dontrell Taylor 2-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 24–6 ; Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:56
Top passers
NICH – Chase Fourcade – 14/16, 165 yards, TD
UND – Nate Ketteringham – 27/47, 269 yards, INT
Top rushers
NICH – Julien Gums – 16 carries, 172 yards
UND – Nate Ketteringham – 7 carries, 20 yards
Top receivers
Statistics
North Dakota
Nicholls
First downs
21
23
Total yards
316
481
Rushing yards
44
316
Passing yards
272
165
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
25:02
34:58
At North Dakota State—NCAA Division I Second Round[ edit ]
Nicholls at North Dakota State – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 19 Colonels
3
7
3 0 13
No. 1 Bison
7
7
10 13 37
at Fargodome , Fargo, ND
Date : December 7Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : 70 °F (21 °C); N/A (indoors)Game attendance : 15,690Referee : Bob JohnsonTV : ESPN3 [40] [41] [42]
Game information
First quarter
(03:03) NICH FG – Gavin Lasseigne 35-yard field goalNicholls 3–0 ; Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:17
(00:00) NDSU TD – Phoenix Sproles 55-yard rush, Will Cardinal kickNorth Dakota State 7–3 ; Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 0:00
Second quarter
(12:53) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 25-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kickNicholls 10–7 ; Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 0:00
(04:13) NDSU TD – Jimmy Kepouros 43-yard pass from Trey Lance, Will Cardinal kickNorth Dakota State 14–10 ; Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:36
Third quarter
(10:36) NICH FG – Gavin Lasseigne 23-yard field goalNorth Dakota State 14–13 ; Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:24
(06:26) NDSU FG – Will Cardinal 32-yard field goalNorth Dakota State 17–13 ; Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:26
(02:58) NDSU TD – Noah Gindorff 3-yard pass from Trey Lance, Will Cardinal kickNorth Dakota State 24–13 ; Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:55
Fourth quarter
(08:21) NDSU TD – Trey Lance 6-yard rush, Will Cardinal kickNorth Dakota State 31–13 ; Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 6:30
(03:12) NDSU TD – Dimitri Williams 3-yard rush, Will Cardinal PAT failedNorth Dakota State 37–13 ; Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:58
Top passers
Top rushers
NDSU – Trey Lance – 11 carries, 88 yards, TD
NICH – Julien Gums – 15 carries, 77 yards
Top receivers
NDSU – Jimmy Kepouros – 2 receptions, 62 yards, TD
NICH – Dai'Jean Dixon – 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Statistics
Nicholls
North Dakota State
First downs
18
21
Total yards
265
434
Rushing yards
171
265
Passing yards
94
169
Turnovers
2
0
Time of possession
26:31
33:29
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