2019 Nicholls Colonels football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 13–37 at North Dakota State | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
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STATS | No. 14 |
FCS Coaches | No. 14 |
Record | 9–5 (7–2 Southland) |
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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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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.[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 |
Roster
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Special teams
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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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 |
| 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 |
| Cox/ESPN+ | W 48–27 | 4,558 | ||
November 16 | 3:00 p.m. | McNeese State | No. 24 |
| Cox/ESPN+ | W 34–20 | 8,958 | ||
November 21 | 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 | |||
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Game summaries
At Kansas State
Statistics | Nicholls | Kansas State |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 12 (FCS) Colonels | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 49 |
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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
Statistics | Nicholls | Prairie View A&M |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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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At Stephen F. Austin
Statistics | Nicholls | Stephen F. Austin |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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 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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At Texas State
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Texas State | –4.0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 12 (FCS) Colonels | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Bobcats | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
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Statistics | Nicholls | Texas State |
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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
Statistics | Central Arkansas | Nicholls |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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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Northwestern State
Statistics | Northwestern State | Nicholls |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Demons | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
No. 12 Colonels | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
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At Sam Houston State
Statistics | Nicholls | Sam Houston State |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 9 Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bearkats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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Abilene Christian
Statistics | Abilene Christian | Nicholls |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 37 |
No. 15 Colonels | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
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At Incarnate Word
Statistics | Nicholls | Incarnate Word |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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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Houston Baptist
Statistics | Houston Baptist | Nicholls |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
No. 25 Colonels | 13 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
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McNeese State
Statistics | McNeese State | Nicholls |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
No. 24 Colonels | 10 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
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At Southeastern Louisiana
Statistics | Nicholls | Southeastern Louisiana |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 23 Colonels | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 21 Lions | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
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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.[8]
Statistics | North Dakota | Nicholls |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 24 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
No. 19 Colonels | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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At North Dakota State—NCAA Division I Second Round
Statistics | Nicholls | North Dakota State |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 19 Colonels | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
No. 1 Bison | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
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Ranking movements
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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 |
References
- ↑ "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Southland TV Selections Announced For First Four Weeks". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Nicholls Colonels Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ↑ "2019 Football Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ↑ "K-State rolls Nicholls 49-14 in Klieman's coaching debut". ESPN. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ↑ Gegenheimer, Mike (September 2, 2019). "Nicholls football climbs into FCS Top 10 thanks to... SLU?". The Daily Comet. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ↑ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.