2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team

2015 Nicholls State Colonels football

Conference	Southland Conference
2015 record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Tim Rebowe (1st year)
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium (Capacity: 10,500)


2015 Southland Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Abilene Christian*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	0	–	0
Houston Baptist	0	–	0	0	–	0
Incarnate Word*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lamar	0	–	0	0	–	0
McNeese State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Nicholls State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northwestern State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Sam Houston State	0	–	0	0	–	0
SE Louisiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	0	–	0

† – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II As of 10 January 2015; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team will represent Nicholls State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels will be led by first year head coach Tim Rebowe. They will play their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and are a member of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

Fifth year head coach Charlie Stubbs resigned after the first three games. Steve Axman was named interim head coach and completed the 2014 season. The Colonels finished the season with a 0–12 overall record and were 0–8 in conference play.

On November 21, 2014, following the Colonels' season conclusion, Tim Rebowe was named the tenth head coach of the Nicholls State Colonels. Rebowe had been an assistant coach at University of Louisiana-Lafayette for eleven years as well as an assistant coach at Nicholls State for six years prior to that.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
Regular Season
September 12	TBA	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	–
September 19	TBA	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX	–
September 26	TBA	at Colorado*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	–
October 3	3:00 PM	McNeese State	John L. Guidry • Thibodaux, LA	–
October 10	3:00 PM	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX	–
October 17	3:00 PM	at Houston Baptist	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA	–
October 24	TBA	Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	–
October 31	3:00 PM	Northwestern State	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA	–
November 7	TBA	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	–
November 14	3:00 PM	Central Arkansas	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA	–
November 19	TBA	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

^[3]

Game Summaries

@ (FBS) Louisiana–Monroe

Nicholls at Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
Warhawks	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 12
Location: Malone Stadium
Monroe, LA
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–22	2000	Louisiana–Monroe, 21–27

@ Incarnate Word

Nicholls at Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 19
Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
San Antonio, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	Incarnate Word, 20–38

@ (FBS) Colorado

Nicholls at Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
Buffaloes	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 26
Location: Folsom Field
Boulder, CO
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

McNeese State

McNeese State at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 3
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–28	2014	McNeese State, 3–45

@ Stephen F. Austin

Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 10
Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
Nacogdoches, TX
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–24	2014	Stephen F. Austin, 20–42

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 17
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	Houston Baptist, 21–31

@ Sam Houston State

Nicholls at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 24
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–18–1	2013	Sam Houston State, 24–49

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 31
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–27	2014	Northwestern State, 21–48

@ Lamar

Nicholls at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 7
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: TBA CST
Television network: Live Streaming - Big Red Sports Network^[4]

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–6	2014	Lamar, 21–63

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 14
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–7	2014	Central Arkansas, 18–52

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 21
Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA
Game start: TBA CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–12	2014	Southeastern Louisiana, 3–62

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network
Coaches

References

↑ "Tim Rebowe Named Colonels Coach". ESPN. November 21, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
↑ "Tim Rebowe Named Nicholls Head Football Coach". Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. November 21, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
↑ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 2015 Football Schedule". Nichols State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
↑ "Big Red Sports Network". Lamar University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

Nicholls State Colonels football

Venues	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium (1972–present) Barker Athletic Building Chabert Strength and Conditioning Facility

Bowls & rivalries	Playoffs Northwestern State: NSU Challenge Southeastern Louisiana: River Bell Classic Texas State: Battle for the Paddle

Culture & lore	Championships History Colonel Tillou The Pride of Nicholls Marching Band Nicholls State Alma Mater Nicholls State Colonels Fight Song Colonelettes and Colorguard Nicholls Cheerleaders

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees

Seasons	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015