2019 Nicholls Colonels football team

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.

2019 Nicholls Colonels football
Southland co-champion
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)
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

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)
1Nicholls200 (20)
2Central Arkansas154
3Incarnate Word150 (1)
4Sam Houston State146
5Lamar123
6McNeese State114
7Abilene Christian112 (1)
8Southeastern Louisiana71
9Stephen F. Austin63
10Northwestern State56
11Houston Baptist21

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.#NameClass
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
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • 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
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

Game summaries

at Kansas State
See also: 2019 Kansas State Wildcats football team
StatisticsNichollsKansas State
First downs1133
Total yards276575
Rushing yards150361
Passing yards126212
Turnovers20
Time of possession18:5141:09
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+
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
StatisticsNichollsPrairie View A&M
First downs3028
Total yards463463
Rushing yards239136
Passing yards224327
Turnovers04
Time of possession39:1420:46
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
Game information

at Stephen F. Austin
See also: 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
StatisticsNichollsStephen F. Austin
First downs3117
Total yards436414
Rushing yards29158
Passing yards145356
Turnovers11
Time of possession35:3124:29
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
Game information

at Texas State
See also: 2019 Texas State Bobcats football team and Battle for the Paddle
StatisticsNichollsTexas State
First downs1216
Total yards220362
Rushing yards75109
Passing yards145253
Turnovers21
Time of possession27:1732:43
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
Game information

Central Arkansas
See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team
StatisticsCentral ArkansasNicholls
First downs1823
Total yards320477
Rushing yards138150
Passing yards182327
Turnovers22
Time of possession26:1833:42
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
Game information

Northwestern State
See also: 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team
StatisticsNorthwestern StateNicholls
First downs2130
Total yards428537
Rushing yards41349
Passing yards387188
Turnovers11
Time of possession22:3237:28
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
Game information

at Sam Houston State
See also: 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
StatisticsNichollsSam Houston State
First downs1413
Total yards271295
Rushing yards55104
Passing yards216191
Turnovers30
Time of possession29:2630:34
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+
Game information

Abilene Christian
See also: 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
StatisticsAbilene ChristianNicholls
First downs3319
Total yards472369
Rushing yards282153
Passing yards190216
Turnovers24
Time of possession36:4723:13
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
Game information

at Incarnate Word
See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
StatisticsNichollsIncarnate Word
First downs1727
Total yards424483
Rushing yards274102
Passing yards150381
Turnovers20
Time of possession28:5131:09
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
Game information

Houston Baptist
See also: 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
StatisticsHouston BaptistNicholls
First downs2126
Total yards428515
Rushing yards182207
Passing yards246308
Turnovers31
Time of possession23:0236:58
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
Game information

McNeese State
See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team
StatisticsMcNeese StateNicholls
First downs1424
Total yards236519
Rushing yards52145
Passing yards184374
Turnovers12
Time of possession27:1232:48
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
Game information

at Southeastern Louisiana
See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and River Bell Classic
StatisticsNichollsSoutheastern Louisiana
First downs1726
Total yards468460
Rushing yards180113
Passing yards228347
Turnovers22
Time of possession31:1528:45
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
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
StatisticsNorth DakotaNicholls
First downs2123
Total yards316481
Rushing yards44316
Passing yards272165
Turnovers21
Time of possession25:0234:58
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
Game information

at North Dakota State (Second Round)
See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team
StatisticsNichollsNorth Dakota State
First downs1821
Total yards265434
Rushing yards171265
Passing yards94169
Turnovers20
Time of possession26:3133:29
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
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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