2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team

2015 Nicholls State Colonels football

Conference	Southland Conference
2015 record	3–8 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach	Tim Rebowe (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Rybacki
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium (Capacity: 10,500)

2015 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#7 McNeese State $^		9	–	0		10	–	1
#3 Sam Houston State ^		7	–	2		11	–	4
Central Arkansas		7	–	2		7	–	4
Incarnate Word*		5	–	4		6	–	5
Northwestern State		4	–	5		4	–	7
Lamar		4	–	5		5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	5		4	–	7
Nicholls State		3	–	6		3	–	8
Abilene Christian*		3	–	6		3	–	8
SE Louisiana		3	–	6		4	–	7
Houston Baptist		0	–	8		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team represents Nicholls State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels are led by first year head coach Tim Rebowe. They play their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

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	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	6:00 PM	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 0–47	20,397
September 19	2:00 PM	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	L 10–20	3,009
September 26	12:30 PM	at Colorado*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	P12N	L 0–48	37,302
October 3	3:00 PM	#23 McNeese State	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA	COX^[3]	L 7–37	6,192
October 10	3:00 PM	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	L 24–28	5,523
October 17	3:00 PM	Houston Baptist	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA		W 38–17	5,101
October 24	6:00 PM	at #9 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	FCS	L 7–37	5,104
October 31	3:00 PM	Northwestern State	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	SLDN	L 21–37	5,066
November 7	6:00 PM	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 30–28	7,730
November 14	3:00 PM	Central Arkansas	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA	SLDN	L 31–34	5,002
November 19	6:00 PM	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA (River Bell Classic)	ASN	W 27–24	5,491
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game Summaries

@ Louisiana–Monroe

Nicholls at Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
• Warhawks	10	30	0	7	47

Date: September 12
Location: Malone Stadium
Monroe, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:09
Game attendance: 20,397
Game weather: 78°F • Clear • NNW 14
Referee: Jason Autrey; Umpire: Tyrone Blanks; Linesman: Steve Green; Line judge: Chris Conway; Back judge: Timothy Smith; Field judge: Dan Moore; Side judge: Fred Wiedower; Center judge: Ron Turner
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	11:07	Louisiana–Monroe	Craig Ford 25 yd FG GOOD, 11 plays, 68 yards, 3:53	0–3

1	5:45	Louisiana–Monroe	DeVontae McNeal run for 3 yds for a TD, Craig Ford kick good, 11 plays, 51 yards, 3:59	0–10

2	12:08	Louisiana–Monroe	Garrett Smith run for 10 yds for a TD, Craig Ford kick good, 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:04	0–17

2	6:44	Louisiana–Monroe	Garrett Smith pass complete to Ajalen Holley for 13 yds for a TD, Craig Ford kick good, 7 plays, 52 yards, 1:19	0–24

2	2:09	Louisiana–Monroe	Garrett Smith pass complete to Harley Scioneaux for 17 yds for a TD, Craig Ford kick good, 3 plays, 71 yards, 0:58	0–31

2	1:37	Louisiana–Monroe	Chris Sciambra punt blocked by Caleb Tucker for a SAFETY blocked by Caleb Tucker for a SAFETY for a SAFETY, 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:32	0–33

3	1:21	Louisiana–Monroe	Garrett Smith pass complete to Ajalen Holley for 47 yds for a TD, Craig Ford kick good, 1 play, 47 yards, 0:11	0–40

4	13:35	Louisiana–Monroe	Ben Luckett run for 12 yds for a TD, Spencer Perkins kick good, 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:11	0–47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–22	2000	L 21–27

@ Incarnate Word

Nicholls at Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	7	3	0	0	10
• Cardinals	0	7	3	10	20

Date: September 19
Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
San Antonio, TX
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 2:51
Game attendance: 3,009
Game weather: 90°F, Partly cloudy
Referee: Ross Smith; Umpire: Phillip Anaya; Linesman: S. Stelljes; Line Judge: Jeremiah Harris; Back Judge: Michael Defee; Field Judge: Henry Howard; Side Judge: Scotty Melancon
TV announcers (UIWtv): Chris Reyes & Anthony Gollab

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	8:35	Nicholls	C.J. Bates 5 Yd Pass from Tuskani Figaro, Francisco Conado Kick; 9 plays, 96 yards, 4:19	7–0

2	14:02	Incarnate Word	Cole Wick 12 Yd Pass from Trent Brittain, Cody Seidel Kick; 9 plays, 84 yards, 4:12	7–7

2	9:16	Nicholls	Francisco Conado 42 Yd Field Goal; 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:23	10–7

3	8:43	Incarnate Word	Ramon Coto 49 Yd Field Goal; 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:44	10–10

4	13:13	Incarnate Word	Cody Seidel 25 Yd Field Goal; 6 plays, 27 yards, 1:57	10–13

4	1:18	Incarnate Word	Trent Brittain 4 Yd Run, Cody Seidel Kick; 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:13	10–20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	L 20–38

@ Colorado

Nicholls at Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
• Buffaloes	21	3	17	7	48

Date: September 26
Location: Folsom Field
Boulder, CO
Game start: 12:30 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 37,302
Game weather: 68°F • Sunny, Humid 43% • E 5 mph
Referee: S. Strimling

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	13:25	Colorado	Phillip Lindsay run for 4 yds for a TD, (Diego Gonzalez kick), 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:35	0–7

1	9:34	Colorado	Christian Powell run for 1 yd for a TD, (Diego Gonzalez kick), 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:53	0–14

1	4:55	Colorado	Sefo Liufau pass complete to Jay MacIntyre for 38 yds for a TD, (Diego Gonzalez kick), 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:01	0–21

2	2:21	Colorado	Diego Gonzalez 46 yd field goal, 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:41	0–24

3	7:15	Colorado	Phillip Lindsay run for 1 yd for a TD, (Diego Gonzalez kick), 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:49	0–31

3	4:22	Colorado	Donovan Lee run for 59 yds for a TD, (Diego Gonzalez kick), 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:15	0–38

3	0:57	Colorado	Diego Gonzalez 46 yd field goal, 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:33	0–41

4	4:46	Colorado	Kyle Evans run for 2 yds for a TD, (Chris Graham kick), 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:19	0–48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

McNeese State

McNeese State at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #23 Cowboys	7	20	7	3	37
Colonels	0	7	0	0	7

Date: October 3
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:03
Game attendance: 6,192
Game weather: 76°F • Clear • NNW 11 mph
Referee: Kevin Hassell

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	8:25	McNeese State	Daniel Sams pass complete to Tavarious Battiste for 34 yds for a TD, (Trent Manuel kick), 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:32	0–7

2	10:53	McNeese State	Ryan Ross run for 6 yds for a TD, (Trent Manuel PAT missed), 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:22	0–13

2	1:51	McNeese State	Daniel Sams run for 4 yds for a TD, (Jean Breaux kick), 14 plays, 90 yards, 6:49	0–20

2	1:31	McNeese State	David Bush pass complete to Kent Shelby for 49 yds for a TD, (Jean Breaux kick), 1 play, 49 yards, 0:12	0–27

2	0:27	Nicholls	Tuskani Figaro pass complete to Damion Jeanpiere for 52 yds for a TD, (Francisco Condado kick), 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:04	7–27

3	6:13	McNeese State	Tuskani Figaro sacked by Bo Brown for a loss of 10 yards Tuskani Figaro fumbled, recovered by Anthony Yruegas, return for 0 yards for a TD, (Jean Breaux kick), 2 plays, -20 yards, 0:25	7–34

4	7:03	McNeese State	Trent Manuel 36 yd field goal, 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:41	7–37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–28	2014	L 3–45

@ Stephen F. Austin

Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	14	7	0	3	24
• Lumberjacks	7	0	7	14	28

Date: October 10
Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
Nacogdoches, TX
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 5,523
Game weather: Mid 80s • Sunny • N 5 mph
Referee: Dan Lewis

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	14:36	Nicholls	Tuskani Figaro run for 30 yds for a TD, (Francisco Condado kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:24	7–0

1	6:35	Nicholls	Michael Henry run for 3 yds for a TD, (Francisco Condado kick), 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:08	14–0

1	0:44	Stephen F Austin	Zach Conque pass complete to Justice Liggins for 22 yds for a TD, (Mason Juhl kick), 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:56	14–7

2	10:04	Nicholls	Tuskani Figaro pass complete to Darryl Watson for 8 yds for a TD, (Francisco Condado kick), 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:36	21–7

3	8:16	Stephen F Austin	Loren Easly run for 3 yds for a TD, (Mason Juhl KICK), 10 plays, 94 yards, 5:09	21–14

4	10:50	Nicholls	Francisco Condado 32 yd field goal, 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:07	24–14

4	9:14	Stephen F Austin	Zach Conque run for 18 yds for a TD, (Mason Juhl kick), 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:29	24–21

4	0:26	Stephen F Austin	Zach Conque run for 1 yd for a TD, (Mason Juhl kick), 13 plays, 84 yards, 6:09	24–28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–24	2014	L 20–42

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	10	0	7	17
• Colonels	21	0	7	10	38

Date: October 17
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 5,101
Game weather: 76°F • Sunny • NE 12 mph
Referee: Ross Smith

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	8:36	Nicholls	Tuskani Figaro 3 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:51	7–0

1	2:35	Nicholls	Michael Henry 1 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:51	14–0

1	0:00	Nicholls	Michael Henry 1 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 7 plays, 68 yards, 0:00	21–0

2	11:12	Houston Baptist	B.J. Kelly 1 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:32	21–7

2	0:00	Houston Baptist	Travis Shinn 43 yard field goal, 12 plays, 63 yards, 3:36	21–10

3	12:32	Nicholls	Tobias Lofton 39 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:28	28–10

4	9:01	Nicholls	Tuskani Figaro 14 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:05	35–10

4	6:29	Nicholls	Francisco Condado 31 yard field goal, 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:05	38–10

4	4:38	Houston Baptist	B.J. Kelly 3 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:44	38–17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	L 21–31

@ Sam Houston State

Nicholls at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	7	0	7
• #9 Bearkats	23	7	7	0	37

Date: October 24
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 5,104

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–18–1	2013	L 24–49

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Demons	14	7	16	0	37
Colonels	7	7	7	0	21

Date: October 31
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:05
Game attendance: 5,066
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • S 12 mph • Rainy
Referee: Kevin Mar

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	9:25	Nicholls	Michael Henry 19 yard pass from Tuskani Figaro (Francisco Condado kick), 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:35	7–0

1	6:24	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 1 yard run (Chris Moore kick) 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:55	7–7

1	3:10	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 24 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:43	7–14

2	10:43	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 13 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 12 plays, 88 yards, 4:58	7–21

2	1:49	Nicholls	Michael Henry 1 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:40	14–21

3	11:33	Northwestern State	De'Mard Llorens 2 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:23	14–28

3	10:14	Northwestern State	JeMarcus Marshall Safety, 3 plays, -13 yards, 1:13	14–30

3	8:12	Northwestern State	Daniel Taylor 38 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), 4 plays, 50 yards, 2:02	14–37

3	2:29	Nicholls	Tuskani Figaro 39 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:54	21–37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–27	2014	L 21–48

@ Lamar

Nicholls at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colonels	7	7	13	3	30
Cardinals	14	7	7	0	28

Date: November 7
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 7:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 7,730
Game weather: 64°F • NNE 15 mph • Rain and Windy
Referee: Mike Vanderveld
Television network: Live Streaming - Big Red Sports Network^[5]

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	10:36	Lamar	Kade Harrington 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:24	0–7

1	9:33	Nicholls	Michael Henry 2 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 4 plays, 82 yards, 0:59	7–7

1	7:52	Lamar	Kade Harrington 68 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:36	7–14

2	11:39	Lamar	Carson Earp 72 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:35	7–21

2	8:13	Nicholls	Tobias Lofton 82 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:20	14–21

3	11:37	Nicholls	Michael Henry 9 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:17	21–21

3	10:23	Lamar	Joe Minden 12 yard run (Alex Ball Kick), 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:10	21–28

3	5:08	Nicholls	Landry Klann 5 yard run (Francisco Condado PAT failed), 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:15	27–28

4	2:46	Nicholls	Francisco Condado 28 yard field goal, 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:15	30–28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–6	2014	L 21–63

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	3	14	10	7	34
Colonels	0	10	7	14	31

Date: November 14
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 5,002

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–7	2014	L 18–52

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colonels	0	3	14	10	27
Lions	7	10	0	7	24

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	L 3–62

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.
↑ "Southland Conference Annouces Week Five TV Selections". Southland Conference. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 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 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

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