2018 Nicholls Colonels football team

American college football season

2018 Nicholls Colonels football

Southland co-champion

NCAA Division I Second Round, L 21–42 at Eastern Washington

Conference| Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS| No. 14
FCS Coaches| No. 14
Record| 9–4 (7–2 Southland)
Head coach|

* Tim Rebowe (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Rob Christophel (4th season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple spread
Defensive coordinator| Tommy Rybacki (4th season)
Base defense| Multiple
Home stadium| John L. Guidry Stadium

Seasons

<- 2017

2019 ->

2018 Southland Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 14 Nicholls +^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Incarnate Word +^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Lamar ^  |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Abilene Christian |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Central Arkansas |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
McNeese State |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Sam Houston State |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Northwestern State |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Southeastern Louisiana |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Stephen F. Austin |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Houston Baptist |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS poll

The 2018 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tim Rebowe, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, sharing the Southland title with Incarnate Word. Nicholls State received the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship, beating San Diego in the first round before losing to Eastern Washington in the second round. The team played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

## Preseason

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### Preseason All-Conference Teams

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On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Colonels having a conference leading 14 players selected.[1]

Offense first team

* Chase Fourcade – Jr. QB
* Damion Jeanpiere – Sr. WR
* Ryan Hanley – Sr. OL
* Chandler Arceneaux – Sr. OL

Defense first team

* Sully Laiche – Jr. DL
* Kenny Dotson – Sr. DL
* Allen Pittman – Jr. LB
* Hezekiah White – Sr. LB
* Corey Abraham – Sr. DB
* Ahmani Martin – Sr. DB

Offense second team

* Kyran Irvin – Jr. RB
* Dai'Jean Dixon – Sr. WR
* Eddie Houston – Sr. OL
* Lorran Fonseca – Sr. P

### Preseason poll

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On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Colonels predicted to finish in second place.[2]

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)

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1 | Sam Houston State | 187 (10)
2 | Nicholls | 173 (6)
3 | Central Arkansas | 170 (5)
4 | McNeese State | 159 (1)
5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 119
6 | Stephen F. Austin | 90
7 | Abilene Christian | 89
8 | Northwestern State | 86
9 | Incarnate Word | 53
10 | Lamar | 52
11 | Houston Baptist | 32

## Roster

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2018 Nicholls Colonels football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `1` | Dontrell Taylor | Jr
RB | `2` | Kendall Bussey | Jr
WR | `3` | Damion Jeanpiere Jr. | Sr
WR | `5` | Dai'Jean Dixon | So
WR | `6` | Gabe Fuselier | Sr
WR | `7` | Christian Booker | Jr
QB | `9` | Chase Fourcade | Jr
QB | `10` | Charles Brooks | Jr
WR | `13` | Mason Roberts | Sr
WR | `14` | Arron McKenney |  So
QB | `15` | Kohen Granier |  Fr
QB | `16` | Nick Conley | Sr
TE | `18` | Jordan Talley | Jr
RB | `22` | Jeremy Rounds | Jr
WR | `24` | Cedric Williams | Fr
WR | `25` | Damontrion Brunson |  Fr
WR | `26` | Tahj Smith |  So
RB | `27` | Devin Briscoe | Fr
RB | `28` | Julien Gums | Fr
RB | `30` | Kyran Irvin | Jr
RB | `32` | Mason Boudreaux | Sr
WR | `33` | Stefano Guarisco | Jr
RB | `37` | Bailey Badeaux | So
WR | `39` | Alek Domangue | Fr
TE | `40` | Garret LeBlanc | Jr
RB | `42` | Brennan Rogers | Fr
TE | `44` | Codi Willis | Fr
OL | `57` | Sam Gruenig | Jr
OL | `60` | Demetrius Gleaton | Sr
OL | `61` | Jeremiah James | Fr
OL | `62` | Zach Trahan |  Fr
OL | `63` | Ryan Hanley | Sr
OL | `64` | Alex Anderson | Sr
OL | `65` | Chad Cheramie | Fr
OL | `67` | Cameron Maheu |  Fr
OL | `69` | Hunter Austin | Jr
OL | `70` | Eddie Houston | Sr
OL | `71` | Chandler Arceneaux | Sr
OL | `72` | Tyrin Arceneaux | Jr
OL | `73` | Jair Joseph |  So
OL | `74` | Bradston Burnside | Jr
OL | `75` | Charlton Arceneaux | So
OL | `77` | Ja'Cobey Lee | Fr
OL | `78` | Jacob Martin |  Fr
OL | `79` | P. J. Burkhalteer |  So
TE | `80` | Morell Bartholomew | Jr
WR | `81` | David Robinson Jr. | Fr
WR | `82` | Miguel Harris | Sr
WR | `83` | Darrion Cook | Jr
WR | `84` | Bryson Simmons | Jr
WR | `85` | Dontaze Costly |  Fr
TE | `86` | Cameron Carrier |  So
WR | `87` | Chris Raymond |  Fr
TE | `88` | David Mosley | So
TE | `89` | Bry'Kiethon Mouton | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `4` | Darryl Adams Jr. | Sr
DB | `8` | Alonzo Craighton | Sr
LB | `11` | Aquindas Steib |  So
DB | `12` | Joel Dullary | Sr
DB | `15` | Anfernee Poindexter |  So
DB | `17` | Lloyd Nash | Fr
DB | `19` | Jerrion Burton | Sr
LB | `20` | Mikey Corcoran | Jr
DB | `21` | Jamal Walter |  Fr
LB | `23` | Korey Louis | So
DB | `24` | Darren Evans |  So
LB | `25` | Laryon James | Jr
DB | `26` | Christopher Boutte | Fr
DB | `27` | Jonavon Lewis | Sr
DB | `29` | Chase Brown |  Fr
DB | `30` | Kairon Brooks | Jr
DB | `31` | Corey Abraham | Sr
DB | `34` | Kristian Mims | Jr
LB | `35` | Donnell Adair |  So
DB | `36` | B. J. Randale Jr. | Fr
DB | `38` | Kevin Johnson |  So
LB | `39` | Adrian Richardson | Sr
DB | `40` | Jarvais Robinson | So
DB | `41` | Grid Isidore Jr. |  Fr
DB | `42` | Rejean Wright |  Fr
DL | `43` | Patrick Riley | Jr
DB | `44` | Ahmani Martin | Sr
DB | `45` | Austin Dickerson | Jr
DB | `46` | Chris Duplantis |  So
LB | `47` | Allen Pittman | Jr
LB | `48` | Evan Veron | Jr
DL | `50` | Emanuel Dayries | Sr
LB | `51` | Michael Mosley | Jr
LB | `52` | Dellary Oubre | Fr
LB | `54` | Moroni Pointer | Sr
DL | `55` | Sully Laiche | Jr
LB | `57` | Aaron Buckwalter | Fr
LB | `58` | Hezekiah White | Sr
DL | `59` | Jeremy Hudson | Fr
DL | `70` | Zach Gremillion | Fr
DL | `76` | Al Wilson | Jr
DL | `87` | Kris Lewis | Sr
DL | `89` | Devin Edinburgh |  So
DL | `90` | Tyler Johnson | Sr
DL | `91` | Xavier Anderson |  So
DL | `92` | Danquan Edwards |  Fr
DL | `93` | Ronald Ollie | Sr
DL | `94` | Brandon Fontenot | Jr
DL | `95` | Devin Simoneaux | Sr
DL | `96` | Glen Thurmond | Fr
DL | `97` | Kenny Dotson | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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P | `22` | Matthew Alfonso | Fr
K | `37` | Bray Dunsenbery | Fr
K | `49` | Lorran Fonseca | Sr
LS | `53` | Dominic Brocato |  Fr
LS | `54` | Andrea Dragna | Fr
LS | `59` | Wesley Barnett | Sr
LS | `60` | Jalen Himel | Fr
P | `99` | Winston Jones | Jr

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

* Lee Roussel (Southeastern Louisiana)
Defensive line

* Chris Thompson (Nicholls State)
Cornerbacks

* Brian Wallace (Louisiana College)
Safeties

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: May 1, 2019

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 1| 6:00 p.m.| at Kansas*| No. 18|

* David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| ESPN+| W 26–23 OT| 24,305
September 8| 7:00 p.m.| at Tulane*| No. 11|

* Yulman Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| ESPN3| L 17–42| 21,092
September 15| 6:00 p.m.| at No. 16 McNeese State| No. 13|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| CST| L 10–20| 13,140
September 22| 3:00 p.m.| No. 11 Sam Houston State| No. 18|

* John L. Guidry Stadium
* Thibodaux, LA

| ESPN+| W 27–7| 5,025
September 29| 3:00 p.m.| Lamar| No. 15|

* John L. Guidry Stadium
* Thibodaux, LA

| ELVN/CST| W 50–27| 8,044
October 6| 6:30 p.m.| at Northwestern State| No. 12|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)

| CST| W 28–10| 7,055
October 13| 2:30 p.m.| at Abilene Christian| No. 11|

* Wildcat Stadium
* Abilene, TX

| ESPN3| L 12–28| 10,973
October 27| 3:00 p.m.| Incarnate Word| No. 20|

* John L. Guidry Stadium
* Thibodaux, LA

| SLC Digital| W 48–21| 8,061
November 3| 2:00 p.m.| at Houston Baptist| No. 20|

* Husky Stadium
* Houston, TX

| SLC Digital| W 41–20| 1,926
November 10| 3:00 p.m.| Stephen F. Austin| No. 17|

* John L. Guidry Stadium
* Thibodaux, LA

| CST/ESPN3| W 47–14| 7,025
November 15| 6:00 p.m.| Southeastern Louisiana| No. 18|

* John L. Guidry Stadium
* Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)

| CST/ESPN3| W 44–0| 9,454
November 24| 3:00 p.m.| No. 19 San Diego*| No. 14|

* John L. Guidry Stadium
* Thibodaux, LA (NCAA Division I First Round)

| ESPN3| W 49–30| 8,571
December 1| 2:00 p.m.| at No. 4 Eastern Washington*| No. 14|

* Roos Field
* Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Second Round)

| ESPN3| L 21–42| 5,250

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Game summaries

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### At Kansas

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See also: 2018 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Nicholls at Kansas – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total

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Colonels | 7 | 3 | 7| 3| 6| 26
Jayhawks | 7 | 3 | 0| 10| 3| 23

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS

* Date: September 1
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 24,305
* Referee: Mike Cuttone
* TV: ESPN+
* [1] [2] [3]

Game information

First quarter

* NICH - Dontrell Taylor 15-yard TD run, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 10:29 (NICH 7-0)
* KU - Steven Sims Jr. 2-yard TD pass from Peyton Bender, Gabriel Rui kick good, 3:34 (TIE 7-7)

Second quarter

* KU - Rui 54-yard field goal, 13:00 (KU 10-7)
* NICH - Fonseca 28-yard field goal, 4:06 (TIE 10-10)

Third quarter

* NICH - Kendall Bussey 40-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 3:50 (NICH 17-10)

Fourth quarter

* KU - Team safety, 13:17 (NICH 17-12)
* KU - Kerr Johnson Jr. 15-yard TD pass from Bender, Sims Jr. two-point conversion pass to Marvin Saunders good, 4:26 (KU 20-17)
* NICH - Fonseca 43-yard field goal, 0:47 (TIE 20-20)

First overtime

* KU - Rui 41-yard field goal, (KU 23-20)
* NICH - Chase Fourcade 4-yard TD run, (NICH 26-23)

Top passers

* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 12/24, 142 yards
* KU - Peyton Bender - 19/35, 187 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* NICH - Kendall Bussey - 28 carries, 123 yards, TD
* KU - Khalil Herbert - 12 carries, 61 yards

Top receivers

* NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 2 receptions, 67 yards
* KU - Kerr Johnson Jr. - 3 receptions, 54 yards, TD

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### At Tulane

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See also: 2018 Tulane Green Wave football team

Nicholls at Tulane – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 10 (FCS) Colonels | 3 | 7 | 0| 7| 17
Green Wave | 7 | 14 | 7| 14| 42

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

* Date: September 8
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 21,092
* Referee: Henry Wimberg
* TV: ESPN3
* [4] [5] [6]

Game information

First quarter

* TULN - Corey Dauphine 38-yard TD run, Merek Glover kick good, 6:12 (TULN 7-0)
* NICH - Lorran Fonseca 21-yard field goal, 0:07 (TULN 7-3)

Second quarter

* TULN - Dauphine 69-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 14:46 (TULN 14-3)
* TULN - Jonathan Banks 5-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 8:46 (TULN 21-3)
* NICH - Gabe Fuselier 7-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 0:23 (TULN 21-10)

Third quarter

* TULN - Darnell Mooney 12-yard TD pass from Banks, Glover kick good, 0:50 (TULN 28-10)

Fourth quarter

* NICH - Dontrell Taylor 32-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 12:47 (TULN 28-17)
* TULN - Dauphine 35-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 8:47 (TULN 35-17)
* TULN - Amare Jones 1-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 2:00 (TULN 42-17)

Top passers

* TULN - Jonathan Banks - 12/16, 190 yards, TD
* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 17/31, 239 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

* TULN - Corey Dauphine - 6 carries, 152 yards, 3 TD
* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 14 carries, 53 yards

Top receivers

* TULN - Darnell Mooney \- 6 receptions, 111 yards, TD
* NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon \- 4 receptions, 112 yards

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### At McNeese State

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See also: 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Nicholls at McNeese State – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 12 Colonels | 0 | 3 | 0| 7| 10
No. 15 Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 3| 3| 20

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

* Date: September 15
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); overcast
* Game attendance: 13,140
* Referee: Vidal Jones
* TV: CST
* [7] [8] [9]

Game information

First quarter

* MCNS - Lawayne Ross 16-yard TD pass from James Tabary, Gunnar Raborn kick good, 14:50 (MCNS 7-0)

Second quarter

* MCNS - Cyron Sutton 11-yard TD pass from Tabary, Raborn kick good, 12:37 (MCNS 14-0)
* NICH - Lorran Fonseca 21-yard field goal, 3:08 (MCNS 14-3)

Third quarter

* MCNS - Raborn 24-yard field goal, 8:11 (MCNS 17-3)

Fourth quarter

* MCNS - Raborn 42-yard field goal, 11:53 (MCNS 20-3)
* NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 2-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 0:06 (MCNS 20-10)

Top passers

* MCNS - James Tabary - 14/19, 133 yards, 2 TD
* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 22/41, 257 yards, TD

Top rushers

* MCNS - Justin Pratt - 11 carries, 45 yards
* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 14 carries, 45 yards

Top receivers

* MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD
* NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 4 receptions, 100 yards

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### Sam Houston State

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See also: 2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Sam Houston State at Nicholls – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Bearkats | 7 | 0 | 0| 0| 7
No. 11 Colonels | 3 | 7 | 3| 14| 27

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

* Date: September 22
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); rainy, overcast
* Game attendance: 5,025
* Referee: Michael VanderVelde
* TV: ESPN+
* [10] [11] [12]

Game information

First quarter

* NICH - Lorran Fonseca 35-yard field goal, 6:17 (NICH 3-0)
* SHSU - Davion Davis 19-yard TD pass from Mike Dare, Tre Honshtein kick good, 1:41 (SHSU 7-3)

Second quarter

* NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. 12-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 3:20 (NICH 10-7)

Third quarter

* NICH - Fonseca 22-yard field goal, 8:07 (NICH 13-7)

Fourth quarter

* NICH - Dontrell Taylor 6-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 4:04 (NICH 20-7)
* NICH - Kendall Bussey 2-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 2:55 (NICH 27-7)

Top passers

* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 15/23, 197 yards, TD
* SHSU - Mike Dare - 18/24, 214 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

* NICH - Kyran Irvin - 14 carries, 73 yards
* SHSU - Remus Bulmer - 8 carries, 29 yards

Top receivers

* NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon \- 3 receptions, 62 yards
* SHSU - Nathan Stewart - 8 receptions, 113 yards

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### Lamar

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See also: 2018 Lamar Cardinals football team

Lamar at Nicholls – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Cardinals | 10 | 7 | 3| 7| 27
No. 15 Colonels | 13 | 14 | 14| 9| 50

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

* Date: September 29
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); rainy, cloudy
* Game attendance: 8,044
* Referee: Dan Lewis
* TV: CST/Eleven Sports
* [13] [14] [15]

Game information

First quarter

* NICH - Austin Dickerson 26-yard interception returned for TD, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 11:23 (NICH 7-0)
* LAM - Elvin Martinez 47-yard field goal, 7:50 (NICH 7-3)
* LAM - Darrel Colbert Jr. 1-yard TD run, Martinez kick good, 3:44 (LAM 10-7)
* NICH - Chase Fourcade 4-yard TD run, Fonseca kick no good, 1:17 (NICH 13-10)

Second quarter

* LAM - Mason Sikes 44-yard TD pass from Colbert Jr., Martinez kick good, 9:37 (LAM 17-13)
* NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 10-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 7:22 (NICH 20-17)
* NICH - Julien Gums 68-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 4:07 (NICH 27-17)

Third quarter

* LAM - Martinez 48-yard field goal, 10:34 (NICH 27-20)
* NICH - Kyran Irvin 36-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 6:52 (NICH 34-20)
* NICH - Dontaze Costly 41-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 2:49 (NICH 41-20)

Fourth quarter

* NICH - Fourcade 12-yard TD run, Fonseca kick no good, 14:53 (NICH 47-20)
* NICH - Fonseca 25-yard field goal, 4:53 (NICH 50-20)
* LAM - Jordan Hoy 8-yard TD run, Martinez kick good, 2:14 (NICH 50-27)

Top passers

* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 12/24, 299 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
* LAM - Darrel Colbert Jr. - 10/20, 159 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

* NICH - Jalen Gums - 10 carries, 152 yards, TD
* LAM - A. J. Walker - 12 carries, 77 yards

Top receivers

* NICH - Stefano Guarisco - 3 receptions, 110 yards
* LAM - Mason Sikes - reception, 44 yards, TD

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### At Northwestern State

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See also: 2018 Northwestern State Demons football team and NSU Challenge

Nicholls at Northwestern State – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 12 Colonels | 0 | 14 | 7| 7| 28
Demons | 3 | 7 | 0| 0| 10

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

* Date: October 6
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); cloudy and clearing
* Game attendance: 7,055
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV: CST
* [16] [17] [18]

Game information

First quarter

* NSU - Austyn Fendrick 28-yard field goal, 13:39 (NSU 3-0)

Second quarter

* NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 5-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 14:16 (NICH 7-3)
* NSU - Stadford Anderson 12-yard TD run, Fendrick kick good, 10:28 (NSU 10-7)
* NICH - Fourcade 3-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 5:01 (NICH 14-10)

Third quarter

* NICH - Kendall Bussey 1-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 12:35 (NICH 21-10)

Fourth quarter

* NICH - Jalen Gums 2-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 1:42 (NICH 28-10)

Top passers

* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 8/17, 118 yards, TD, INT
* NSU - Shelton Eppler - 16/27, 218 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

* NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 11 carries, 103 yards
* NSU - Jared West - 14 carries, 57 yards

Top receivers

* NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 2 receptions, 60 yards
* NSU - Jaylen Watson - 4 receptions, 72 yards

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### At Abilene Christian

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See also: 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Nicholls at Abilene Christian – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 11 Colonels | 6 | 6 | 0| 0| 12
Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 0| 7| 28

at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, TX

* Date: October 13
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); overcast, rainy
* Game attendance: 10,973
* Referee: Dan Lewis
* [19] [20] [21]

Game information

First quarter

* ACU - Luke Anthony 1-yard TD run, Oscar Hernandez kick good, 10:55 (ACU 7-0)
* NICH - Lorran Fonseca 35-yard field goal, 7:04 (ACU 7-3)
* NICH - Fonseca 25-yard field goal, 3:01 (ACU 7-6)

Second quarter

* ACU - Kalin Sadler 65-yard TD pass from Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 11:18 (ACU 14-6)
* ACU - Billy McCrary 42-yard TD run, Hernandez kick good, 5:44 (ACU 21-6)
* NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 21-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick no good, 1:10 (ACU 21-12)

Fourth quarter

* ACU - Josh Fink 16-yard TD pass from Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 7:59 (ACU 28-12)

Top passers

* ACU - Luke Anthony - 20/33, 209 yards, 2 TD
* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 27/46, 261 yards, TD

Top rushers

* ACU - Billy McCrary - 15 carries, 91 yards, TD
* NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 14 carries, 86 yards

Top receivers

* ACU - Kalin Sadler - 2 receptions, 71 yards, TD
* NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon \- 7 receptions, 110 yards, TD

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### Incarnate Word

[edit]

See also: 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word at Nicholls – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7| 7| 21
No. 20 Colonels | 21 | 17 | 7| 3| 48

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

* Date: October 27
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); sunny and clear
* Game attendance: 8,061
* Referee: Cal McNeill
* [22] [23] [24]

Game information

First quarter

* NICH - Dontrell Taylor 66-yard TD run, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 14:41 (NICH 7-0)
* NICH - Jordan Talley 6-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 5:31 (NICH 14-0)
* NICH - Talley 8-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 3:41 (NICH 21-0)
* UIW - Philip Baptiste 2-yard TD pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick good, 0:59 (NICH 21-7)

Second quarter

* NICH - Gabe Fuselier 42-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 13:51 (NICH 28-7)
* NICH - Fonseca 29-yard field goal, 3:26 (NICH 31-7)
* NICH - Fourcade 10-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 1:08 (NICH 38-7)

Third quarter

* NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. 48-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 8:33 (NICH 45-7)
* UIW - Jaelin Campbell 0-yard fumble returned for TD, Seidel kick good, 4:54 (NICH 45-14)

Fourth quarter

* NICH - Fonseca 25-yard field goal, 7:12 (NICH 48-14)
* UIW - Campbell 9-yard TD pass from Copeland, Rhett Marshall kick good, 3:02 (NICH 48-21)

Top passers

* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 15/18, 266 yards, 4 TD, INT
* UIW - Jon Copeland - 32/47, 392 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

* NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 6 carries, 117 yards, TD
* UIW - Ameer King - 12 carries, 55 yards

Top receivers

* NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 3 receptions, 127 yards, TD
* UIW - Ameer King - 6 receptions, 88 yards

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### At Houston Baptist

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See also: 2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Nicholls at Houston Baptist – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 20 Colonels | 10 | 17 | 14| 0| 41
Huskies | 0 | 0 | 7| 13| 20

at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX

* Date: November 3
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); sunny, scattered clouds
* Game attendance: 1,926
* Referee: Ed Bourgeois
* [25] [26] [27]

Game information

First quarter

* NICH - Lorran Fonseca 56-yard field goal, 10:18 (NICH 3-0)
* NICH - Kendall Bussey 4-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 6:17 (NICH 10-0)

Second quarter

* NICH - Dontrell Taylor 13-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 11:04 (NICH 17-0)
* NICH - Fonseca 35-yard field goal, 6:32 (NICH 20-0)
* NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 2-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 0:14 (NICH 27-0)

Third quarter

* NICH - Fourcade 6-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 10:44 (NICH 34-0)
* HBU - Terry Tillmon 67-yard TD pass from Bailey Zappe, David Dominguez kick good, 9:36 (NICH 34-7)
* NICH - Fourcade 1-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 0:30 (NICH 41-7)

Fourth quarter

* HBU - Jack Blanco 40-yard blocked punt returned for TD, Dominguez kick good, 6:57 (NICH 41-14)
* HBU - Jarreth Sterns 1-yard TD run, Dominguez kick no good, 2:03 (NICH 41-20)

Top passers

* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 24/30, 279 yards, 2 TD
* HBU - Bailey Zappe \- 22/38, 258 yards, TD

Top rushers

* NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 9 carries, 104 yards
* HBU - Ean Beek - 2 carries, 12 yards

Top receivers

* NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 7 receptions, 96 yards
* HBU - Terry Tillmon - 2 receptions, 80 yards, TD

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### Stephen F. Austin

[edit]

See also: 2018 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 7| 7| 14
No. 16 Colonels | 14 | 10 | 13| 10| 47

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

* Date: November 10
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C); sunny and clear
* Game attendance: 7,025
* Referee: Dan Lewis
* TV: CST
* [28] [29] [30]

Game information

First quarter

* NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 11-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 13:10 (NICH 7-0)
* NICH - Dixon 38-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 4:52 (NICH 14-0)

Second quarter

* NICH - Gabe Fuselier 7-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 7:33 (NICH 21-0)
* NICH - Fonseca 22-yard field goal, 0:00 (NICH 24-0)

Third quarter

* SFA - Tamrick Pace 2-yard TD pass from Jake Blumrick, Storm Ruiz kick good, 12:15 (NICH 24-7)
* NICH - Dontrell Taylor 2-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 10:12 (NICH 31-7)
* NICH - Julien Gums 4-yard TD run, Fonseca kick no good, 0:41 (NICH 37-7)

Fourth quarter

* SFA - Terian Goree 2-yard TD pass from Foster Sawyer, Ruiz kick good, 13:30 (NICH 37-14)
* NICH - Kendall Bussey 48-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 10:42 (NICH 44-14)
* NICH - Fonseca 26-yard field goal, 5:03 (NICH 47-14)

Top passers

* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 13/19, 261 yards, 4 TD
* SFA - Jake Blumrick - 16/25, 132 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

* NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 13 carries, 77 yards, TD
* SFA - Dominic Williams - 7 carries, 56 yards

Top receivers

* NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon \- 5 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD
* SFA - Tamrick Pace - 7 receptions, 75 yards, TD

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### Southeastern Louisiana

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See also: 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and River Bell Classic

Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls – Game summary

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Lions | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
No. 15 Colonels | 13 | 10 | 7| 14| 44

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

* Date: November 15
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 9,454
* Referee: Kevin Boitman
* TV: CST
* [31] [32] [33]

Game information

First quarter

* NICH - Dontrell Taylor 14-yard TD run, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 13:58 (NICH 7-0)
* NICH - Julien Gums 2-yard TD run, Fonseca kick no good, 0:08 (NICH 14-0)

Second quarter

* NICH - Chase Fourcade 9-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 12:18 (NICH 21-0)
* NICH - Fonseca 23-yard field goal, 7:49 (NICH 24-0)

Third quarter

* NICH - Gabe Fuselier 10-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 10:20 (NICH 30-0)

Fourth quarter

* NICH - Fourcade 1-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 14:55 (NICH 37-0)
* NICH - Gums 10-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 5:05 (NICH 44-0)

Top passers

* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 11/18, 128 yards, TD
* SELA - Chason Virgil - 16/31, 193 yards, INT

Top rushers

* NICH - Julien Gums - 14 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD
* SELA - Darren Johnson - 10 carries, 42 yards

Top receivers

* NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon \- 4 receptions, 58 yards
* SELA - Bransen Schwebel - 3 receptions, 51 yards

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### San Diego–NCAA Division I First Round

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See also: 2018 San Diego Toreros football team

San Diego at Nicholls – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 18 Toreros | 7 | 3 | 13| 7| 30
No. 13 Colonels | 21 | 14 | 7| 7| 49

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

* Date: November 24
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); overcast
* Game attendance: 8,571
* Referee: Kelly Holman
* [34] [35] [36]

Game information

First quarter

* NICH - Dontrell Taylor 27-yard TD run, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 10:59 (NICH 7-0)
* USD - Dlaton Kincaid 10-yard TD pass from Anthony Lawrence, Aedan Johnson kick good, 8:00 (TIE 7-7)
* NICH - Taylor 49-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 7:17 (NICH 14-7)
* NICH - Chase Fourcade 19-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 4:26 (NICH 21-7)

Second quarter

* USD - Johnson 32-yard field goal, 13:31 (NICH 21-10)
* NICH - Julien Gums 1-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 6:58 (NICH 28-10)
* NICH - Tahj Smith 52-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 4:25 (NICH 35-10)

Third quarter

* NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. 17-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 9:59 (NICH 42-10)
* USD - Kincaid 38-yard TD pass from Lawrence, Johnson kick good, 7:51 (NICH 42-17)
* USD - Kincaid 8-yard TD pass from Lawrence, Johnson kick no good, 4:50 (NICH 42-32)

Fourth quarter

* USD - Kincaid 17-yard TD pass from Lawrence, Johnson kick good, 14:50 (NICH 42-30)
* NICH - Fourcade 13-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 8:53 (NICH 49-30)

Top passers

* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 21/31, 337 yards, 2 TD, INT
* USD - Anthony Lawrence - 30/56, 322 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

* NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 14 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD
* USD - Emilio Martinez - 6 carries, 8 yards

Top receivers

* NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 7 receptions, 143 yards, TD
* USD - Michael Bandy - 9 receptions, 144 yards

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### At Eastern Washington–NCAA Division I Second Round

[edit]

See also: 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Nicholls at Eastern Washington – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 14 Colonels | 7 | 7 | 0| 7| 21
No. 4 Eagles | 3 | 7 | 10| 22| 42

at Roos Field, Cheney, WA

* Date: December 1
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 5,250
* Referee: Tony Marcella
* [37] [38] [39]

Game information

First quarter

* NICH - Chase Fourcade 1-yard TD run, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 10:02 (NICH 7-0)
* EWU - Roldan Alcobendas 22-yard field goal, 1:59 (NICH 7-3)

Second quarter

* NICH - Dontrell Taylor 3-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 13:11 (NICH 14-3)
* EWU - Kedrick Johnson 55-yard blocked field goal returned for TD, Alcobendas kick good, 0:00 (NICH 14-10)

Third quarter

* EWU - Andrew Boston 34-yard TD pass from Eric Barriere, Alcobendas kick good, 9:24 (EWU 17-14)
* EWU - Alcobendas 45-yard field goal, 3:52 (EWU 20-14)

Fourth quarter

* EWU - Sam McPherson 4-yard TD run, Barriere two-point conversion pass to Jayce Glider good, 10:05 (EWU 28-14)
* EWU - McPherson 34-yard TD run, Alcobendas kick good, 7:19 (EWU 35-14)
* EWU - Ketner Kupp 95-yard interception returned for TD, Alcobendas kick good, 3:34 (EWU 42-14)
* NICH - Fourcade 34-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 1:35 (EWU 42-21)

Top passers

* EWU - Eric Barriere \- 17/29, 162 yards, TD, INT
* NICH - Chase Fourcade \- 17/30, 146 yards, INT

Top rushers

* EWU - Sam McPherson - 20 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD
* NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 20 carries, 112 yards, TD

Top receivers

* EWU - Andrew Boston - 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD
* NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 5 receptions, 39 yards

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## Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| Final
STATS FCS| 18| 11| 13| 18| 15| 12| 11| 20| 20| 20| 17| 18| 14| 14
Coaches| 17| 10| 12| 18| 15| 12| 11| 22| 19| 20–T| 16| 15| 14| 14

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams".
2. ^ "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll".
3. ^ "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
4. ^ "Nicholls Colonels Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
5. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

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* Southeastern Louisiana: River Bell Classic
* Texas State: Battle for the Paddle

Culture & lore|

* Colonel Tillou
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* Nicholls State Alma Mater
* Nicholls State Colonels Fight Song
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Southland Conference football champions

College Division|

* Lamar Tech (1964)
* Lamar Tech (1965)
* Arlington State & Lamar Tech (1966)
* Texas–Arlington (1967)
* Arkansas State (1968)
* Arkansas State (1969)
* Arkansas State (1970)
* Lamar, Louisiana Tech, & Trinity (1971)
* Louisiana Tech (1972)

Division II|

* Louisiana Tech (1973)
* Louisiana Tech (1974)

Division I|

* Arkansas State (1975)
* McNeese State (1976)
* Louisiana Tech (1977)

Division I-A|

* Arkansas State & Louisiana Tech (1978)
* McNeese State (1979)
* McNeese State (1980)
* Texas–Arlington (1981)

Division I-AA/FCS|

* Louisiana Tech (1982)
* North Texas State & Northeast Louisiana (1983)
* Louisiana Tech (1984)
* Arkansas State (1985)
* Arkansas State (1986)
* Northeast Louisiana (1987)
* Northwestern State (1988)
* Stephen F. Austin (1989)
* Northeast Louisiana (1990)
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* Northeast Louisiana (1992)
* McNeese State (1993)
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* McNeese State (1995)
* Troy State (1996)
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* McNeese State (2002)
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* Southeastern Louisiana (2013)
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* Central Arkansas (2017)
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* Central Arkansas & Nicholls (2019)
* Sam Houston State (2020)
* Incarnate Word (2021)
* Incarnate Word & Southeastern Louisiana (2022)
* Nicholls (2023)

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* Colgate
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