2019 Nicholls Colonels football team

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2019 Nicholls Colonels football
Nicholls State Colonels wordmark.svg
Southland co-champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 13–37 vs. North Dakota State
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 14
FCS CoachesNo. 14
2019 record9–5 (7–2 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Christophel (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTommy Rybacki (5th season)
Home stadiumManning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
(Capacity: 10,500)
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southland Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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 ooll

The 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Colonels were led by fifth-year head coach Tim Rebowe and played their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium.

Previous season[]

The Colones finished the 2018 season with a 9–4 overall record, and a 7–2 record in Southland play to win a share of the Southland Conference championship. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated San Diego in the first round, before losing in the second round to Eastern Washington.

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)
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]


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 Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 57 Jeremiah James Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 60 David Mosley Jr
OL 61 Alex Beier Fr
OL 62 Zach Trahan Redshirt.svg So
OL 64 P. J. Burkhalter Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 65 Matthew Williams Fr
OL 66 Tyrin Arceneaux Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 67 Owen Melville Fr
OL 68 Leonard Hickman Fr
OL 69 Zakk McKeehan Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 71 Cameron Carrier Jr
OL 72 Ja'Cobey Lee Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 73 Jair Joseph Jr
OL 74 Bradston Burnside Sr
OL 77 Mikhail Hill
TE 80 Morell Bartholomew
WR 81 David Robinson Jr.
TE 82 Levon Williams
WR 83 Darrion Cook Sr
WR 84 Brooks Rayburn
WR 85 Dontaze Costly
WR 87 Quincy Cage Jr.
TE 88 Bry'Kiethon Mouton
TE 89 Hoxie Brown Fr
QB Lindsey Scott Jr. Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 3 Tahj Brown Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 20 Mikey Corcoran Sr
DB 21 Jamal Walter Redshirt.svg So
LB 23 Korey Louis Jr
DB 24 Darren Evans Jr
LB 25 Laryon James Sr
DB 27 Christopher Boutte Redshirt.svg Fr
DB 29 Chase Brown Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 54 Aaron Buckwalter Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg Fr
DL 89 Devin Edinburgh Jr
DL 90 Chris Thomas Fr
DL 91 Elijah Reames Fr
DL 92 Danquan Edwards Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg Fr
K 36 Gunnar Jones Jr
K 39 Matthew Martin So
K 45 Alec Bland Redshirt.svg Fr
K 46 Gavin Lasseigne Fr
LS 53 Dominic Brocato Redshirt.svg So
LS 54 Andrea Dragna Redshirt.svg Fr
LS 61 Jalen Himel Redshirt.svg Fr
P 99 Winston Jones Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 7, 2020


Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
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
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
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
  • 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
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 (FCS Playoffs First Round)
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
  • *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
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
Nicholls at Kansas State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 12 (FCS) Colonels 0 0 7714
Wildcats 14 14 02149

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+
  • [1] [2] [3]
Game information

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.[5] 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.[6]

at Prairie View A&M[]

See also: 2019 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
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
Nicholls at Prairie View A&M – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 12 Colonels 6 0 29742
Panthers 0 21 01435

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
  • [4] [5] [6]
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at Stephen F. Austin[]

See also: 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
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
Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 13 Colonels 7 21 71348
Lumberjacks 7 16 0730

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
  • [7] [8] [9]
Game information

at Texas State[]

See also: 2019 Texas State Bobcats football team and Battle for the Paddle
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
Nicholls at Texas State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 12 (FCS) Colonels 0 3 003
Bobcats 3 0 14724

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
  • [10] [11] [12]
Game information

Central Arkansas[]

See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team
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
Central Arkansas at Nicholls – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 11 Bears 0 0 7714
No. 16 Colonels 6 14 7734

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
  • [13] [14] [15]
Game information

Northwestern State[]

See also: 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team
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
Northwestern State at Nicholls – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demons 0 7 141435
No. 12 Colonels 14 10 71445

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
  • [16] [17] [18]
Game information

at Sam Houston State[]

See also: 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
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
Nicholls at Sam Houston State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 9 Colonels 0 0 000
Bearkats 7 3 7017

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+
  • [19] [20] [21]
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Abilene Christian[]

See also: 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
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
Abilene Christian at Nicholls – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Wildcats 0 17 140637
No. 15 Colonels 7 7 710031

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
  • [22] [23] [24]
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at Incarnate Word[]

See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
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
Nicholls at Incarnate Word – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 25 Colonels 6 14 0727
Cardinals 6 10 0723

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
  • [25] [26] [27]
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Houston Baptist[]

See also: 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
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
Houston Baptist at Nicholls – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Huskies 10 10 0727
No. 25 Colonels 13 14 14748

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
  • [28] [29] [30]
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McNeese State[]

See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team
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
McNeese State at Nicholls – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 0 7620
No. 24 Colonels 10 17 0734

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
  • [31] [32] [33]
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at Southeastern Louisiana[]

See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and River Bell Classic
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
Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 23 Colonels 0 14 7728
No. 21 Lions 14 0 01327

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

FCS Playoffs[]

The Colonels received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against North Dakota.[7]

North Dakota (First Round)[]

See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
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
North Dakota at Nicholls – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 24 Fighting Hawks 0 3 306
No. 19 Colonels 3 7 7724

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

at North Dakota State (Second Round)[]

See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team
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
Nicholls at North Dakota State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 19 Colonels 3 7 3013
No. 1 Bison 7 7 101337

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

Ranking movements[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
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

References[]

  1. ^ "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Nicholls Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "K-State rolls Nicholls 49-14 in Klieman's coaching debut". ESPN. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Gegenheimer, Mike (September 2, 2019). "Nicholls football climbs into FCS Top 10 thanks to... SLU?". The Daily Comet. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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