2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team

The 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Tim Rebowe, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

2016 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–6 (5–4 Southland)
Head coach	Tim Rebowe (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple spread
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Rybacki (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium

2016 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^		9	–	0					12	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^		8	–	1					10	–	3
SE Louisiana		7	–	2					7	–	4
McNeese State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Nicholls State		5	–	4					5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	5					5	–	6
Houston Baptist		3	–	5					4	–	7
Incarnate Word *		3	–	6					3	–	8
Lamar		3	–	6					3	–	8
Abilene Christian *		2	–	7					2	–	9
Northwestern State		0	–	9					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	11:00 am	at No. 9 (FBS) Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	SECN	L 24–26	92,746
September 17	3:00 pm	Incarnate Word	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	NOLA	W 35–28	6,283
September 24	6:00 pm	at South Alabama*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	L 40–41 OT	13,086
October 1	6:00 pm	at No. 23 McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	CST	L 13–38	10,130
October 8	3:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ASN	W 35–28 2OT	9,002
October 15	7:00 pm	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	FSGO	W 33–30 OT	3,217
October 22	3:00 pm	No. 1 Sam Houston State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ASN	L 21–38	7,759
October 29	6:00 pm	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)	WHNO	W 31–14	5,825
November 3	6:00 pm	Lamar	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN3	W 35–10	7,121
November 12	2:30 pm	at No. 13 Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ASN	L 24–31	5,785
November 17	6:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)	ASN	L 42–44	7,002
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

@ Georgia

See also: Georgia Bulldogs football and 2016 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Nicholls at Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 7 7 10 24 • #9 (FBS) Bulldogs 7 3 16 0 26 Date: September 10 Location: Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Game start: 11:00 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 92,746 Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Sunny, 47% humidity Referee: Brad Rogers Television network: SECN Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:54 Georgia Nick Chubb 6 yard run (William Ham kick), Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:06 0–7 2 7:57 Georgia William Ham 23 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 7:23 0–10 2 0:45 Nicholls Dontrell Taylor 4 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:01 7–10 3 12:22 Georgia William Ham 26 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:54 7–13 3 6:48 Nicholls Jarrell Rogers 20 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:34 14–13 3 5:43 Georgia Isaiah McKenzie 66 yard pass from Jacob Eason (William Ham kick), Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:05 14–20 3 4:50 Georgia Lorenzo Carter 24 yard fumble return (two-point run conv. failed), Drive: 2 plays, -6 yards, 0:53 14–26 4 7:50 Nicholls David McKey 26 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 1:20 17–26 4 3:42 Nicholls C.J. Bates 6 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:36 24–26

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Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word at Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 6 0 22 28 • Colonels 14 0 7 14 35 Date: September 17 Location: Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 6,283 Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind SSW 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Overcast Referee: Vidal Jones TV announcers (NOLA[usurped]): Ken Berthelot, Wayde Keiser Sources: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 11:44 Nicholls Dami Jeanpiere 23 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:21 7–0 1 9:41 Nicholls Dontrel Taylor 3 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:29 14–0 2 6:44 Incarnate Word Robert Hayes 76 yard blocked field goal return (Cody Seidel kick blocked), Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:14 14–6 3 7:24 Nicholls C.J. Okpalobi 5 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:36 21–6 4 14:56 Nicholls C.J. Okpalobi 4 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:02 28–6 4 14:38 Incarnate Word Desmond Hite 85 yard run (Breylann McCollum pass), Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:12 28–14 4 11:44 Nicholls Chris Booker 11 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:43 35–14 4 9:23 Incarnate Word Jamari Gilbert 40 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:11 35–21 4 4:36 Incarnate Word Jamari Gilbert 63 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:43 35–28

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@ South Alabama

See also: South Alabama Jaguars football and 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Nicholls at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 OT Total Colonels 0 23 3 8 6 40 • Jaguars 7 17 3 7 7 41 Date: September 24 Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:59 Game attendance: 13,086 Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind S 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Partly cloudy Referee: Marshall Lewis Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 14:48 South Alabama Xavier Johnson 95 yard kickoff return (Gavin Patterson kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:12 0–7 2 14:09 South Alabama Dami Ayoola 3 yard run (Gavin Patterson kick), Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:11 0–14 2 13:37 Nicholls Chris Major 33 yard interception return (David McKey kick), Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:09 7–14 2 11:09 Nicholls Christian Boutte 51 yard return of blocked field goal (David McKey kick), Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:28 14–14 2 9:33 Nicholls Mason Boudreaux 1 yard run (David McKey kick failed), Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:50 20–14 2 8:06 Nicholls David McKey 37 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:27 23–14 2 6:43 South Alabama Xavier Johnson 16 yard run (Gavin Patterson kick), Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:23 23–21 2 4:02 South Alabama Gavin Patterson 22 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:44 23–24 3 12:17 Nicholls David McKey 21 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 2:43 26–24 3 6:42 South Alabama Gavin Patterson 26 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 5:35 26–27 4 8:45 Nicholls Damion Jeanpiere 16 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (Josh Singleton pass to C.J. Bates for two-point conv.), Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:33 34–27 4 0:16 South Alabama Tyrone Williams 9 yard pass from Dallas Davis (Gavin Patterson kick), Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 2:31 34–34 OT 15:00 South Alabama Xavier Johnson 4 yard run (Gavin Patterson kick), Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 0:00 34–41 OT 15:00 Nicholls Dontrell Taylor 4 yard run (two-point run conv. failed), Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:00 40–41

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@ McNeese State

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Nicholls at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 3 0 3 7 13 • #23 Cowboys 7 14 7 10 38 Date: October 1 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 10,130 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind NE 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Partly cloudy Referee: Dan Lewis Television network: CST Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:10 McNeese State Andre Fuller 27 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:13 0–7 1 3:08 Nicholls David McKey 23 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:02 3–7 2 6:24 McNeese State Ryan Ross 4 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:56 3–14 2 0:18 McNeese State Parker Orgeron 8 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:46 3–21 3 10:44 Nicholls David McKey 33 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:16 6–21 3 5:17 McNeese State Ryan Ross 11 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:27 6–28 4 13:35 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 37 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:35 6–31 4 8:10 McNeese State Kylon Highshaw 80 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12 6–38 4 3:54 Nicholls Team 0 yard fumble return (David McKey kick), Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 4:16 13–38

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Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Lumberjacks 14 0 7 0 7 0 28 • Colonels 0 14 7 0 7 7 35 Date: October 8 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:52 Game attendance: 9,002 Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind NNW 11 mph (18 km/h) • Sunny Referee: Ross Smith Television network: ASN Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:45 Stephen F. Austin Joshawa West 30 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:15 0–7 1 12:15 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 1 yard run (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:11 0–14 2 7:52 Nicholls C.J. Okpalobi 1 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:37 7–14 2 0:54 Nicholls Chase Fourcade 14 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:44 14–14 3 7:31 Nicholls C.J. Okpalobi 36 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:39 21–14 3 3:34 Stephen F. Austin Tamrick Pace 49 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 0:29 21–21 OT 15:00 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 1 yard run (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 9 plays, 0 yards, 0:38 21–28 OT 15:00 Nicholls Damion Jeanpiere 25 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:00 28–28 2OT 15:00 Nicholls Chase Fourcade 1 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 0:00 35–28

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@ Houston Baptist

See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Nicholls at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Colonels 7 14 0 6 6 33 Huskies 3 7 10 7 3 30 Date: October 15 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:29 Game attendance: 3,217 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind SE 10 mph (16 km/h) • Partly Cloudy Referee: Vidal Jones TV announcers (FSGO): Neal Raphael, Jeff Power, Ashley Prendergast Sources:

Scoring summary 1 9:17 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 34 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 5:43 0–3 1 4:17 Nicholls Ronald Ollie 84 yard blocked field goal return (David McKey kick), Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:27 7–3 2 14:22 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 2 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:49 7–10 2 6:37 Nicholls Dami Jeanpiere 50 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:10 14–10 2 3:17 Nicholls Chase Fourcade 10 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 4 plays, 87 yards, 1:26 21–10 3 10:50 Houston Baptist Ricard Barnett 6 yard pass from Tony Dawson (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:48 21–17 3 2:07 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 35 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 5:37 21–20 4 11:26 Nicholls David McKey 44 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:22 24–20 4 1:25 Houston Baptist Tony Dawson 24 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 14 plays, 94 yards, 5:42 24–27 4 0:06 Nicholls David McKey 35 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 1:19 27–27 OT 15:00 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 35 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 27–30 OT 15:00 Nicholls C.J. Okpalobi 12 yard run, Drive: 9 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 33–30

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Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Sam Houston State at Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Bearkats 10 14 7 7 38 Colonels 0 0 14 7 21 Date: October 22 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 2:09 Game attendance: 7,759 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Slight wind Referee: Michael VanderVelde Television network: ASN Sources:

Scoring summary 1 6:52 Sam Houston State Luc Swimberghe 41 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:19 0–3 1 0:16 Sam Houston State Javin Webb 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:04 0–10 2 7:57 Sam Houston State Remus Bulmer 3 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 3:49 0–17 2 0:48 Sam Houston State Derrick Dick 40 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:37 0–24 3 9:03 Nicholls C.J. Okpalobi 16 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:51 7–24 3 4:05 Sam Houston State Deon Hutchinson 1 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:52 7–31 3 0:18 Nicholls Chase Fourcade 25 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:47 14–31 4 10:11 Sam Houston State Deon Hutchinson 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:59 14–38 4 1:17 Nicholls C.J. Bates 7 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 0:00 21–38

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@ Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football, 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team, and NSU Challenge

Nicholls at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total • Colonels 0 14 14 3 31 Demons 7 7 0 0 14 Date: October 29 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:03 Game attendance: 5,825 Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind SSE 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Sunny and warm Referee: Kevin Boitmann Television network: WHNO Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:29 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 34 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:20 0–7 2 14:16 Nicholls C.J. Bates 24 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:33 7–7 2 4:00 Nicholls Chase Fourcade 1 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 20 plays, 80 yards, 7:52 14–7 2 2:16 Northwestern State Bobby Chan-Chan 56 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:43 14–14 3 10:50 Nicholls C.J. Bates 2 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:04 21–14 3 7:27 Nicholls C.J. Bates 74 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:03 28–14 4 12:16 Nicholls David McKey 31 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 5:02 31–14

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Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team

Lamar at Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 3 0 7 10 • Colonels 7 14 7 7 35 Date: November 3 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:55 Game attendance: 7,121 Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind ESE 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Clear Referee: Dan Lewis Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:56 Nicholls Chase Fourcade 9 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:04 7–0 2 11:55 Lamar Juan Carranco 27 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:20 7–3 2 9:39 Nicholls Damion Jeanpiere 25 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:10 14–3 2 1:52 Nicholls Mason Boudreaux 4 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 1:12 21–3 3 2:29 Nicholls Mason Boudreaux 1 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:06 28–3 4 12:29 Nicholls Chase Fourcade 1 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07 35–3 4 3:14 Lamar Zae Giles 13 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 3:48 35–10

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@ Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Nicholls at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 7 7 10 24 • #13 Bears 0 10 7 14 31 Date: November 12 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Game start: 3:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:41 Game attendance: 5,785 Referee: Cooper Castleberry Television network: ASN Sources:

Scoring summary 2 7:51 Central Arkansas Matt Cummins 32 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:35 3–0 2 4:44 Nicholls C.J. Bates 45 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:07 3–7 2 0:30 Central Arkansas Antwon Wells 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:05 10–7 3 11:15 Nicholls Kyran Irvin 1 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:45 10–14 3 2:09 Central Arkansas Carlo Blackman 1 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:01 17–14 4 11:42 Nicholls C.J. Bates 80 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 1 plays, 80 yards, 0:14 17–21 4 11:16 Central Arkansas Carlo Blackman 15 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:17 24–21 4 8:15 Central Arkansas Jaylon Lofton 79 yard interception (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:56 31–21 4 5:09 Nicholls David McKey 46 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:00 31–24

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Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football, 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team, and River Bell Classic

Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total • Lions 14 0 13 17 44 Colonels 0 21 0 21 42 Date: November 17 Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 7,002 Game attendance: 3:54 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind SE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Clear Referee: Michael VanderVelde Television network: ASN Sources:

Scoring summary 1 2:28 Southeastern Louisiana Julius Maracalin 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:28 0–7 1 1:58 Southeastern Louisiana Justin Alo 9 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:06 0–14 2 11:45 Nicholls C.J. Bates 24 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:13 7–14 2 10:03 Nicholls Chase Fourcade 1 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:30 14–14 2 5:24 Nicholls Dontrell Taylor 33 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:37 21–14 3 8:59 Southeastern Louisiana Javon Conner 9 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick failed), Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 0:31 21–20 3 3:01 Southeastern Louisiana Julius Maracalin 21 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:22 21–27 4 13:17 Southeastern Louisiana Julius Maracalin 10 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:13 21–34 4 12:20 Nicholls C.J. Bates 57 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 0:51 28–34 4 9:51 Southeastern Louisiana Juwan Dickey 48 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:21 28–41 4 5:04 Southeastern Louisiana Dillon Burkhard 22 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 4:16 28–44 4 1:18 Nicholls Damion Jeanpiere 5 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (Chase Fourcade pass to C.J. Bates for two-point conv.), Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 2:19 36–44 4 0:04 Nicholls Chase Fourcade 2 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:07 42–44

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