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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.
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 |
Ranking | |
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 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 |
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 |
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Special teams
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Roster |
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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Quarter | 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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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 |
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]
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 12 Colonels | 6 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 42 |
Panthers | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
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at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field, Prairie View, TX
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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 13 Colonels | 7 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 48 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
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at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, TX
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 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Texas State | –4.0 |
Quarter | 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 |
Quarter | 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 |
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at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA
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 |
Quarter | 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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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 |
Quarter | 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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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 |
Quarter | 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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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 25 Colonels | 6 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
Cardinals | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
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at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
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 |
Quarter | 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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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 |
Quarter | 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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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 |
Quarter | 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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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 |
The Colonels received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against North Dakota.[8]
Quarter | 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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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 |
Quarter | 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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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 |
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