2019 Nicholls Colonels football team

2019 Nicholls Colonels football
Southland co-champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 13–37 at North Dakota State
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 14
FCS Coaches	No. 14
Record	9–5 (7–2 Southland)
Head coach	Tim Rebowe (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple spread
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Rybacki (5th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium

2019 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Nicholls +^		7	–	2					8	–	4
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^		7	–	2					9	–	3
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^		6	–	3					8	–	5
Sam Houston State		6	–	3					7	–	5
McNeese State		5	–	4					7	–	5
Incarnate Word		4	–	5					5	–	7
Abilene Christian		4	–	5					5	–	7
Northwestern State		3	–	6					3	–	9
Stephen F. Austin		3	–	6					3	–	9
Houston Baptist		2	–	6					5	–	7
Lamar		2	–	7					4	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS poll

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.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Colonels were picked to finish in first place.

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

The Colonels placed eleven players on the preseason all–Southland teams.

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

Roster

2019 Nicholls Colonels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 Dontrell Taylor Sr RB 2 Kendall Bussey Sr WR 5 Dai'Jean Dixon Jr QB 9 Chase Fourcade Sr WR 10 Charles Brooks Sr QB 11 Caleb Lee Fr QB 12 Andrew Robison Fr WR 13 Mason Roberts Sr WR 14 Arron McKenney Jr QB 15 Kohen Granier  So TE 18 Jordan Talley Sr QB 19 Cameron Dartez Fr RB 20 Ronnie Jackson Fr WR 21 Dion Ray Sr RB 22 Jeremy Rounds Jr WR 23 Brooks Thomas Fr WR 24 Justin Rivet Fr WR 26 Tahj Smith Jr RB 27 Devin Briscoe So RB 28 Julien Gums So WR 33 Stefano Guarisco Sr RB 35 Donnell Adair Jr RB 37 John Carrington III Fr WR 38 Lance Williams Fr TE 40 Garret LeBlanc Sr TE 44 Codi Willis  Fr OL 57 Jeremiah James  Fr OL 60 David Mosley Jr OL 61 Alex Beier Fr OL 62 Zach Trahan  So OL 64 P. J. Burkhalter  Jr OL 65 Matthew Williams Fr OL 66 Tyrin Arceneaux  Jr OL 67 Owen Melville Fr OL 68 Leonard Hickman Fr OL 69 Zakk McKeehan  Fr OL 71 Cameron Carrier Jr OL 72 Ja'Cobey Lee  Fr OL 73 Jair Joseph Jr OL 74 Bradston Burnside Sr OL 77 Mikhail Hill  So TE 80 Morell Bartholomew Sr WR 81 David Robinson Jr.  Fr TE 82 Levon Williams Fr WR 83 Darrion Cook Sr WR 84 Brooks Rayburn Fr WR 85 Dontaze Costly  So WR 87 Quincy Cage Jr. Fr TE 88 Bry'Kiethon Mouton Sr TE 89 Hoxie Brown Fr QB Lindsey Scott Jr. Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 3 Tahj Brown  Fr LB 4 Giovanni LaFrance Jr DB 6 Anfernee Poindexter Jr DB 7 Kevin Moore III Jr DB 8 Alonzo Craighton Sr DB 10 Anthony Ruffin Fr LB 11 Aquindas Steib Jr DB 13 Dede Gant Fr DB 14 Bryce Authement Fr DB 16 Jordan Jackson Fr DB 17 Lloyd Nash  Fr LB 20 Mikey Corcoran Sr DB 21 Jamal Walter  So LB 23 Korey Louis Jr DB 24 Darren Evans Jr LB 25 Laryon James Sr DB 27 Christopher Boutte  Fr DB 29 Chase Brown  So DB 30 Kairon Brooks Jr DB 31 William Black Fr DB 31 K. J. Franklin Fr DB 32 Shawn Hall Fr DB 34 Khristian Mims Sr DB 35 Keith Henderson Fr DB 38 Kevin Johnson Jr DB 40 Jarvais Robinson  So DB 41 Zane McCrary Fr DB 42 Jarius Monroe Fr DL 43 Patrick Riley Sr DB 45 Brennan Patterson Fr DB 46 Chris Duplantis Jr LB 47 Allen Pittman Sr LB 48 Evan Veron Sr DL 50 Omar Pew Fr LB 51 Michael Mosley Sr LB 52 Dellary Oubre  Fr LB 54 Aaron Buckwalter  Fr DL 55 Sully Laiche Sr LB 56 Noah Mariana Fr LB 56 Jacob Parker Fr LB 57 Myles Guidry Fr DL 58 Chris Welch Fr LB 59 Cullen Butler Fr DL 70 Zach Gremillion  Fr DL 89 Devin Edinburgh Jr DL 90 Chris Thomas Fr DL 91 Elijah Reames Fr DL 92 Danquan Edwards  So DL 93 Caleb Jackson Fr DL 94 Brandon Fontenot Sr DL 96 Glen Thurmond So DL 97 Aaron Kent Jr DL 98 Perry Ganci Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 22 Matthew Alfonso  Fr K 36 Gunnar Jones Jr K 39 Matthew Martin So K 45 Alec Bland  Fr K 46 Gavin Lasseigne Fr LS 53 Dominic Brocato  So LS 54 Andrea Dragna  Fr LS 61 Jalen Himel  Fr P 99 Winston Jones Sr	Head coach Tim Rebowe (LSU) Coordinators/assistant coaches Rob Christophel (Austin Peay) Offensive coordinator Tommy Rybacki (Jacksonville State) Defensive coordinator Russ Gisclair (Nicholls State) Tight ends Sammy Joseph (LSU) Running backs Sean Murphy (Millsaps) Wide receivers Marcel Andry (Nicholls State) Defensive line Chris Thompson (Nicholls State) Cornerbacks Brian Wallace (Louisiana College) Safeties Lee Roussel (Southeastern Louisiana) Offensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: May 7, 2020

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas State*	No. 12	Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN+	L 14–49	51,189
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M*	No. 12	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	PVAMU SN	W 42–35	8,756
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	No. 13	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	W 48–30	14,575
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Texas State*	No. 12	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos (Battle for the Paddle)	ESPN+	L 3–24	19,159
October 5	3:00 p.m.	No. 11 Central Arkansas	No. 16	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	YouTube	W 34–14	7,021
October 12	3:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	No. 12	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	Cox/ESPN+	W 45–35	8,103
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at Sam Houston State	No. 9	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	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	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	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
November 21	6:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana	No. 23	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (River Bell Classic)	Cox/ESPN+	W 28–27	10,071
November 30	3:00 p.m.	No. 24 North Dakota*	No. 19	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 24–6	7,569
December 7	2:00 p.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State*	No. 19	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 13–37	15,690
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Kansas State

See also: 2019 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Nicholls at Kansas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 (FCS) Colonels	0	0	7	7	14
Wildcats	14	14	0	21	49

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, KS

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 51,189
• Referee: Tuta Salaam
• TV: ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter (08:45) KSU TD – Harry Trotter 9-yard rush, Black Lynch kick Kansas State 7–0; Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:15 (05:45) KSU TD – Skyler Thompson 17-yard rush, Blake Lynch kick Kansas State 14–0; Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:21 Second quarter (13:35) KSU TD – Josh Brown 14-yard rush, Blake Lynch kick Kansas State 21–0; Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:47 (06:21) KSU TD – James Gilbert 24-yard rush, Blake Lynch kick Kansas State 28–0; Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:20 Third quarter (12:46) NICH TD – Kendall Bussey 26-yard rush, Gunner Jones kick Kansas 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 kick Kansas State 35–7; Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 5:09 (14:36) KSU TD – Jonathan Alexander 25-yard fumble returned, Blake Lynch kick Kansas State 42–7; Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:16 (06:41) KSU TD – Tyler Burns 1-yard rush, Blake Lynch kick Kansas 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. 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.

At Prairie View A&M

See also: 2019 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

Nicholls at Prairie View A&M – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Colonels	6	0	29	7	42
Panthers	0	21	0	14	35

at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field, Prairie View, TX

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 99 °F (37 °C); clear & sunny
• Game attendance: 8,756
• Referee: Ver Breakfield
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Game information

First quarter (08:29) NICH TD – Dion Ray 15-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne PAT failed Nicholls 6–0; Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:56 Second quarter (11:48) PVAMU TD – Jalen Morton 23-yard rush, Amaury Martinez kick Prairie 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 kick Prairie 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 kick Prairie 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 kick Prairie 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 rush Tied 21–21; Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:32 (03:46) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 3-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 28–21; Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:26 (03:22) NICH TD – Dai'Jean 36-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 35–21; Drive: 1 play, 36 yards, 0:10 Fourth quarter (13:11) PVAMU TD – Jalen Morton 1-yard rush, Amaury Martinez kick Nicholls 35–28; Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:01 (06:41) NICH TD – Julien Gums 2-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 42–28; Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 6:29 (05:50) PVAMU TD – Tony Mullins 36-yard pass from Jalen Morton, Amaury Martinez kick Nicholls 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

See also: 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Colonels	7	21	7	13	48
Lumberjacks	7	16	0	7	30

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, TX

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); clear skies
• Game attendance: 10,304
• Referee: Vidal Jones
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Game information

First quarter (12:07) SFA TD – Trae Self 21-yard rush, Storm Ruiz kick Stephen F. Austin 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:53 (08:04) NICH TD – Julien Gums 21-yard rush, Gunner Jones kick Tied 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 kick Nicholls 14–7; Drive: 12 plays, 98 yards, 6:43 (10:55) SFA FG – Storm Ruiz 21-yard field goal Nicholls 14–10; Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:12 (07:13) SFA FG – Storm Ruiz 22-yard field goal Nicholls 14–13; Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:48 (05:14) NICH TD – Jeremy Rounds 4-yard rush, Gunner Jones kick Nicholls 21–13; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:59 (04:39) SFA TD – Xavier Gipson 47-yard pass from Trae Self, Storm Ruiz kick Nicholls 21–20; Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:24 (01:20) NICH TD – Julien Gums 9-yard rush, Gunner Jones kick Nicholls 28–20; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:19 (00:17) SFA FG – Storm Ruiz 35-yard field goal Nicholls 28–23; Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 0:55 Third quarter (11:35) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 19-yard rush, Gunner Jones kick Nicholls 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 kick Nicholls 35–30; Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 1:04 (03:29) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 6-yard rush, Gunner Jones kick Nicholls 41–30; Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:52 (01:54) NICH TD – Julien Gums 4-yard rush, Gunner Jones kick Nicholls 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

At Texas State

See also: 2019 Texas State Bobcats football team and Battle for the Paddle

Pregame line	Over/under
Texas State	–4.0

Nicholls at Texas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	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 28
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 19,159
• Referee: Kyle Olson
• TV: ESPN3
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Game information

First quarter (08:15) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 36-yard field goal Texas State 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:12 Second quarter (13:05) NICH FG – Gunner Jones 39-yard field goal Tied 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 kick Texas State 10–3; Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 5:32 (06:42) TXST TD – Gresch Jensen 1-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Texas 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 kick Texas 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

Central Arkansas

See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Central Arkansas at Nicholls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Bears	0	0	7	7	14
No. 16 Colonels	6	14	7	7	34

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 7,021
• Referee: Vidal Jones
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Game information

First quarter (10:58) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 1-yard rush, Gunnar Jones PAT failed Nicholls 6–0; Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:02 Second quarter (14:56) NICH TD – Julien Gums 8-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick Nicholls 13–0; Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:57 (04:02) NICH TD – Julien Gums 36-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick Nicholls 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 kick Nicholls 20–7; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:10 (03:03) NICH TD – Jordan Talley 26-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gunnar Jones kick Nicholls 27–7; Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:21 Fourth quarter (11:33) NICH TD – Kendall Bussey 8-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick Nicholls 34–7; Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:28 (00:06) UCA TD – Kylan Robinson 44-yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kick Nicholls 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

Northwestern State

See also: 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team

Northwestern State at Nicholls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	7	14	14	35
No. 12 Colonels	14	10	7	14	45

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); overcast
• Game attendance: 8,103
• Referee: Dan Lewis
• TV: CST
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Game information

First quarter (12:25) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 13-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick Nicholls 7–0; Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:50 (01:33) NICH TD – Dontrell Taylor 1-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick Nicholls 14–0; Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:43 Second quarter (14:56) NSU TD – Jared West 1-yard rush, Ryan Gremillion kick Nicholls 14–7; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:37 (04:57) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 29-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick Nicholls 21–7; Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:15 (00:00) NICH FG – Gunnar Jones 20-yard field goal Nicholls 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 kick Nicholls 31–7; Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:21 (10:13) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 23-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick Nicholls 31–14; Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:09 (03:12) NSU TD – Gavin Landry 6-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick Nicholls 31–21; Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:40 Fourth quarter (14:23) NICH TD – Dontrell Taylor 27-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick Nicholls 38–21; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49 (10:09) NSU TD – Akile Davis 9-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick Nicholls 38–28; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:08 (02:31) NICH TD – Dontrell Taylor 3-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick Nicholls 45–28; Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:32 (00:32) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 1-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick Nicholls 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

See also: 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Nicholls at Sam Houston State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	7	3	7	0	17

at Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX

• Date: October 19
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); sunny & clear
• Game attendance: 3,953
• Referee: Brad Van Vark
• TV: ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter (07:53) SHSU TD – Brennon Tibbs 15-yard pass from Ty Brock, Hunter Pinegar kick Sam Houston State 7–0; Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:46 Second quarter (13:30) SHSU TD – Hunter Pinegar 40-yard field goal Sam 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 kick Sam 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

Abilene Christian

See also: 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Abilene Christian at Nicholls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Wildcats	0	17	14	0	6	37
No. 15 Colonels	7	7	7	10	0	31

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 5,012
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois
• TV: CST
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Game information

First quarter (05:57) NICH TD – Julien Gums 2-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick Nicholls 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:10 Second quarter (14:09) ACU FG – Blair Zepeda 22-yard field goal Nicholls 7–3; Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 6:41 (11:25) NICH TD – Julien Gums 21-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick Nicholls 14–3; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:44 (07:35) ACU TD – Sema'J Davis 13-yard rush, Blair Zepeda kick Nicholls 14–10; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43 (00:00) ACU TD – Tracy James 1-yard rush, Blair Zepeda kick Abilene 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 kick Abilene 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 kick Abilene Christian 24–21; Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:49 (03:14) ACU TD – Sema'J Davis 4-yard rush, Blair Zepeda kick Abilene Christian 31–21; Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:01 Fourth quarter (12:09) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 1-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick Abilene Christian 31–28; Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:52 (01:53) NICH TD – Gunnar Jones 19-yard field goal Tied 31–31; Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:37 First overtime ACU TD – Tracy James 5-yard rush Abilene 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

At Incarnate Word

See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Nicholls at Incarnate Word – Game summary

Quarter	1	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 2
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 3,928
• Referee: Christian Watso
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Game information

First quarter (11:00) UIW FG – Carson Mohr 29-yard field goal Incarnate Word 3–0; Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:00 (07:25) UIW FG – Carson Mohr 40-yard field goal Incarnate Word 6–0; Drive: 7 plays, 4 yards, 2:03 (04:44) NICH TD – Julien Gums 9-yard rush, Gunnar Jones PAT failed Tied 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 kick Incarnate 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 kick Tied 13–13; Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:08 (06:37) UIW FG – Carson Mohr 27-yard field goal Incarnate Word 16–13; Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:25 (01:24) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 64-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick Nicholls 20–16; Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 2:41 Fourth quarter (07:49) UIW TD – Kevin Brown 1-yard rush, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 23–20; Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:50 (03:27) NICH TD – Julien Gums 1-yard rush, Gunnar Jones kick Nicholls 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

Houston Baptist

See also: 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Houston Baptist at Nicholls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	10	10	0	7	27
No. 25 Colonels	13	14	14	7	48

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); clear & sunny
• Game attendance: 4,558
• Referee: Vidal Jones
• TV: CST
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Game information

First quarter (12:01) NICH TD – Julien Gums 1-yard rush, Gunnar Jones PAT failed Nicholls 6–0; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:59 (07:03) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 30-yard field goal Nicholls 6–3; Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:52 (01:01) NICH TD – Julien Gums 10-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 13–3; Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:16 (00:49) HBU TD – Gamar Girdy Brito 93-yard kickoff returned; Gino Garcia kick Nicholls 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 kick Houston Baptist 17–13; Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 1:34 (04:50) NICH TD – Julien Gums 4-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 20–17; Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:31 (01:50) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 31-yard field goal Tied 20–20; Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:29 (01:00) NICH TD – David Robinson Jr. 38-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 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 kick Nicholls 34–20; Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:41 (02:03) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 2-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 41–20; Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:37 Fourth quarter (10:15) HBU TD – Dreshawn Minnieweather 2-yard rush, Gino Garcia kick Nicholls 41–27; Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:07 (03:26) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 1-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 48–27; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:49 Top passers NICH – Chase Fourcade – 17/23, 294 yards, 2 TD, INT HBU – Bailey Zappe – 26/41, 246 yards, TD, INT 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

McNeese State

See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team

McNeese State at Nicholls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	0	7	6	20
No. 24 Colonels	10	17	0	7	34

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 8,958
• Referee: Mike Vandervelde
• TV: CST
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Game information

First quarter (11:57) NICH FG – Gavin Lasseigne 25-yard field goal Nicholls 3–0; Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:03 (07:39) NICH TD – Dion Ray 55-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 10–0; Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:21 (07:25) MCNS TD – Mason Pierce 95-yard kickoff returned, Bailey Raborn kick Nicholls 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 kick Nicholls 17–7; Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:23 (10:29) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 55-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 24–7; Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:13 (00:04) NICH FG – Gavin Lasseigne 26-yard field goal Nicholls 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 kick Nicholls 27–14; Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:43 Fourth quarter (05:45) NICH TD – Julien Gums 2-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 34–14; Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 6:27 (03:09) MCNS TD – Draysean Hudson 4-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn PAT blocked Nicholls 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

See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and River Bell Classic

Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

Quarter	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 21
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 10,071
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois
• TV: CST
• [34] [35] [36]

Game information

First quarter (04:45) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 2-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:40 (00:00) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 61-yard punt returned, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern 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 kick Southeastern 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 kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:31 Third quarter (00:20) NICH TD – Julien Gums 5-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 21–14; Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:38 Fourth quarter (11:34) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 4-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Tied 21–21; Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:40 (02:21) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 17-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard PAT failed Southeastern 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 kick Nicholls 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

The Colonels received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against North Dakota.

See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

North Dakota at Nicholls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Fighting Hawks	0	3	3	0	6
No. 19 Colonels	3	7	7	7	24

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); overcast
• Game attendance: 7,569
• Referee: Nathan Black
• TV: ESPN3
• [37] [38] [39]

Game information

First quarter (06:34) NICH FG – Gavin Lasseigne 27-yard field goal Nicholls 3–0; Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:40 Second quarter (02:12) NICH TD – Chase Fourcade 1-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 10–0; Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05 (00:00) UND FG – Brady Leach 34-yard field goal Nicholls 10–3; Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:06 Third quarter (06:50) UND FG – Brady Leach 42-yard field goal Nicholls 10–6; Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:47 (04:22) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 45-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 17–6; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:28 Fourth quarter (02:28) NICH TD – Dontrell Taylor 2-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 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 NICH – Dai'Jean Dixon – 8 receptions, 122 yards, TD UND – Travis Toivonen – 10 receptions, 121 yards

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

See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team

Nicholls at North Dakota State – Game summary

Quarter	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 7
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); N/A (indoors)
• Game attendance: 15,690
• Referee: Bob Johnson
• TV: ESPN3
• [40] [41] [42]

Game information

First quarter (03:03) NICH FG – Gavin Lasseigne 35-yard field goal Nicholls 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:17 (00:00) NDSU TD – Phoenix Sproles 55-yard rush, Will Cardinal kick North 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 kick Nicholls 10–7; Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 0:00 (04:13) NDSU TD – Jimmy Kepouros 43-yard pass from Trey Lance, Will Cardinal kick North Dakota State 14–10; Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:36 Third quarter (10:36) NICH FG – Gavin Lasseigne 23-yard field goal North Dakota State 14–13; Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:24 (06:26) NDSU FG – Will Cardinal 32-yard field goal North 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 kick North Dakota State 24–13; Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:55 Fourth quarter (08:21) NDSU TD – Trey Lance 6-yard rush, Will Cardinal kick North Dakota State 31–13; Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 6:30 (03:12) NDSU TD – Dimitri Williams 3-yard rush, Will Cardinal PAT failed North Dakota State 37–13; Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:58 Top passers NDSU – Trey Lance – 10/16, 169 yards, 2 TD NICH – Chase Fourcade – 11/15, 94 yards, TD, 2 INT 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

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	12	10	12	13	12-T	16	12	9	15	25	25	24	23	19
Coaches	11	10	11	9	9	15	12	9	15	24	RV	24	23	19