2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team

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

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

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

^Tape delayed airing

Game summaries

Oregon

See also: Oregon Ducks football and 2013 Oregon Ducks football team

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

See also: Western Michigan Broncos football and 2013 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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

See also: Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football and 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

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

See also: Langston Lions football

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

See also: Arkansas Tech Wonderboys football

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

See also: Northwestern State Demons football, 2013 Northwestern State Demons football team, and NSU Challenge

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

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2013 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

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

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2013 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2013 Lamar Cardinals football team

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

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2013 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2013 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

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

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.