2024 Nicholls Colonels football team

2024 Nicholls Colonels football
2024 Nicholls Colonels football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–8 (2–5 Southland)
Head coach	Tim Rebowe (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Rybacki (10th season)
Home stadium	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Nicholls Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels played their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and competed in the Southland Conference. They were led by tenth–year head coach Tim Rebowe.

2024 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Incarnate Word $^	7	–	0	10	–	2
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	1	7	–	5
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	3	7	–	5
Lamar	3	–	3	6	–	5
McNeese	3	–	3	6	–	5
Houston Christian	3	–	4	5	–	7
East Texas A&M*	2	–	4	3	–	9
Nicholls	2	–	5	4	–	8
Northwestern State	0	–	7	0	–	12

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – East Texas A&M is ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of November 24, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Colonels were picked to finish first in the conference and received nine first-place votes.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nicholls	119 (9)
2	Incarnate Word	113 (8)
3	Southeastern Louisiana	94
4	Lamar	88 (1)
5	Stephen F. Austin	72
6	McNeese	64
7	Houston Christian	41
8	Texas A&M–Commerce	37
9	Northwestern State	25

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2024 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 22, 2024. Nicholls had a total of 15 players selected.^[2]

Offense

1st Team

Jaylon Spears – Running back, RS-SO
Collin Guggenheim – Running back, JR
Lee Negrotto – Tight end/halfback, JR
Quincy Brown – Wide receiver, JR
Evan Roussel – Offensive lineman, JR
Kylan Dupre – Punter, SO

2nd Team

Pat McQuaide – Quarterback, JR
Reed Lambert – Offensive lineman, JR

Defense

1st Team

Rasheed Lovelace – Defensive lineman, RS-FR
Kershawn Fisher – Defensive lineman, SR
Joe Mason – Defensive lineman, SR
Hayden Shaheen – Linebacker, RS-SO
Tyler Mouton – Defensive back, JR
Kendarius Smith – Defensive back, SR

2nd Team

Eli Ennis – Linebacker, SO

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech*	No. 23	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	L 17–25	16,570
September 7	6:30 pm	at No. 18 (FBS) LSU*	No. 22	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN+/ESPN+	L 21–44	100,242
September 14	8:00 pm	at No. 11 Sacramento State*	No. 24	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	ESPN+	L 7–34	12,494
September 21	3:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State*		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	W 66–0	4,828
October 5	6:00 pm	at Southern*		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 51–7	17,179
October 12	6:00 pm	at No. 15 Incarnate Word		Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 10–55	1,801
October 19	11:00 am	Northwestern State		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	ESPN+	W 20–0	5,494
October 26	3:00 pm	McNeese		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	W 24–19	6,593
November 2	3:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	L 12–28	5,676
November 9	2:00 pm	at Houston Christian		Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 21–24	2,081
November 16	3:00 pm	at Lamar		Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 7–24	6,275
November 21	6:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)	ESPN+	L 16–19	6,955
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Louisiana Tech (FBS)

Game One – No. 23 Nicholls Colonels at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (FBS)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Colonels	7	3	0	7	17
Bulldogs (FBS)	9	6	0	10	25

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana

Date: August 31
Game time: 7:00 pm
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: Cloudy • Temp: 79 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 16,570
Referee: Scott Hardin
TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Mycoskie (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), and Madison Kaufman (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

LT – Jaylon Spears tackled in own end zone, 12:55. Bulldogs 2–0.
NICH – Rasheed Lovelace 25-yard interception return (Ray Vallee kick), 11:22. Colonels 7–2.
LT – Solo Lewis 28-yard pass from Jack Turner (Buck Buchanan kick), 10:14. Bulldogs 9–7. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:02.

Second Quarter

LT – Marlion Jackson 14-yard pass from Blake Baker (kick blocked), 8:27. Bulldogs 15–7. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:44.
NICH – Gabe Showalter 38-yard field goal, 0:56. Bulldogs 15–10. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:25.

Third Quarter

No scoring

Fourth Quarter

LT – Buck Buchanan 24-yard field goal, 12:41. Bulldogs 18–10. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:56.
LT – Jimmy Holiday 6-yard run (Buck Buchanan kick), 7:12. Bulldogs 25–10. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:15.
NICH – Quincy Brown 27-yard pass from Pat McQuaide (Ray Vallee kick), 2:17. Bulldogs 25–17. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:47.

Statistics	NICH	LT
First downs	13	16
Total yards	63–200	73–386
Rushing yards	37–62	41–109
Passing yards	138	277
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–26–0	16–32–3
Time of possession	28:18	31:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Pat McQuaide	10/26, 138 yards, TD
	Rushing	Collin Guggenheim	18 carries, 79 yards
	Receiving	Quincy Brown	4 receptions, 70 yards, TD
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Blake Baker	12/24, 207 yards, TD
	Rushing	Marquis Crosby	9 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Marlion Jackson	3 receptions, 76 yards, TD

at No. 18 (FBS) LSU

Game Two – No. 22 Nicholls Colonels at No. 18 (FBS) LSU Tigers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Colonels	7	7	7	0	21
No. 18 (FBS) Tigers	9	14	21	0	44

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date: September 7
Game time: 6:30 pm
Game weather: Wind: NE 7 mph • Weather: Sunny • Temp: 79 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 100,242
Referee: Jeff Heaser
TV announcers (SECN/ESPN+): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Alex Chappell (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(11:15) LSU – 0-yard safety (LSU 2–0)
(7:51) LSU – Trey'Dez Green 1-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick (Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:13; LSU 9–0)
(0:30) NSU – Collin Guggenheim 2-yard run, Gabe Showalter kick (Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:17; LSU 9–7)

Second quarter

(12:17) LSU – Kyren Lacy 32-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:06; LSU 16–7)
(4:18) NSU – Lee Negrotto 18-yard pass from Quincy Brown, Gabe Showalter kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:59; LSU 16–14)
(1:53) LSU – Ju'Juan Johnson 4-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; LSU 23–14)

Third quarter

(13:52) NSU – Collin Guggenheim 67-yard run, Gave Showalter kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 1:08; LSU 23–21)
(9:03) LSU – Kyren Lacy 6-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:44; LSU 30–21)
(6:43) LSU – Kyren Lacy 7-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:10; LSU 37–21)
(1:09) LSU – Zavion Thomas 4-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:56; LSU 44–21)

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Statistics	NICH	LSU
First downs	16	24
Total yards	60–295	59–382
Rushing yards	38–150	21–68
Passing yards	145	314
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–22–0	28–38–0
Time of possession	31:09	28:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Pat McQuaide	12/16, 113 yards
	Rushing	Collin Guggenheim	25 carries, 145 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Quincy Brown	5 receptions, 48 yards
LSU	Passing	Garrett Nussmeier	27/37, 302 yards, 6 TD
	Rushing	Kaleb Johnson	8 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	CJ Daniels	4 receptions, 71 yards

at No. 11 Sacramento State

Game Three – No. 24 Nicholls Colonels at No. 11 Sacramento State Hornets

Quarter	1	2	Total
No. 24 Colonels			0
No. 11 Hornets			0

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California

Date: September 14
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	NICH	SAC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Mississippi Valley State

Game Four – Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils at Nicholls Colonels

Quarter	1	2	Total
Delta Devils			0
Colonels			0

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

Date: September 21
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	MVSU	NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi Valley State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Southern

Game Five – Nicholls Colonels at Southern Jaguars

Quarter	1	2	Total
Colonels			0
Jaguars			0

at A.W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date: October 5
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	NICH	SOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 15 Incarnate Word

Game Six – Nicholls Colonels at No. 15 Incarnate Word Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	7	0	0	10
No. 15 Cardinals	14	14	14	13	55

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas

Date: October 12
Game time: 6:00 pm
Game weather: Temperature: 92 • Wind: S 8 mph • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,801
Referee: Craig Helser
TV announcers (ESPN+): Karl Schoening (play-by-play), Sam Kaman (analyst), and Blair Villarreal (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

NSU – 5:42 Gabe Showalter 19 yard field goal
NSU 3–0 Drive: 17 plays, 63 yards, 9:18
UIW – 2:05 Lontrell Turner 30 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 7–3 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37
UIW – 1:45 Lloyd Johnson 30 yard fumble recovery, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 14–3

Second Quarter

NSU – 10:30 Scrapy Osby 8 yard pass from Pat McQuade, Gabe Showalter kick
UIW 14–10 Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 1:24
UIW – 7:51 Jackson Lowe 16 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 21–10 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:39
UIW – 0:35 Jackson Lowe 5 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 28–10 Drive: 67 plays, 28 yards, 2:23

Third Quarter

UIW – 11:35 Logan Compton 4 yard pass from Josh Lorick, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 35–10 Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:45
UIW – 0:00 Jalen Walthall 71 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 42–10 Drive: 8 plays, 733 yards, 3:30

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 8:15 Jalen Walthall 7 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
UIW 49–10 Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:49
UIW – 3:22 Dune Smith 55 yard interception return, Brack Peacock kick missed
UIW 55–10

Statistics	NICH	UIW
First downs	18	16
Total yards	72-260	57-363
Rushing yards	40-123	23-89
Passing yards	137	274
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19-32-2	26-34-1
Time of possession	36:24	23:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Pat McQuaide	17/28, 90 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jaylon Spears	12 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Dany'e Brooks	3 receptions, 41 yards
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	25/33, 270 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dekalon Taylor	6 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Walthall	4 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD

Northwestern State (NSU Challenge)

Game Seven – Northwestern State Demons at Nicholls Colonels

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demons			0
Colonels			0

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

Date: October 19
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	NWST	NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. McNeese

Game Eight – McNeese Cowboys vs Nicholls Colonels – Game summary

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

at Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 3:00 PM
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MCN	NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stephen F. Austin

Game Nine – Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (5–3; 3–2) at Nicholls Colonels (4–4; 2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	21	7	0	28
Colonels	3	3	0	6	12

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

Date: November 2
Game time: 3:02 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 5,676
TV: ESPN+
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SFA	NICH
First downs	11	23
Total yards	49–301	98–413
Rushing yards	23–39	48–165
Passing yards	262	248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–26–1	27–50–3
Time of possession	17:57	42:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing	Sam Vidlak	14/25, 262 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jerrell Wimbley	8 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Kylon Harris	6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
Nicholls	Passing	Pat McQuaide	27/50, 248 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Collin Guggenheim	17 carries, 80 yards
	Receiving	Miequle Brock	9 receptions, 89 yards

at Houston Christian

Game Ten – Nicholls Colonels (4–5; 2–2) at Houston Christian Huskies (3–6; 1–3)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Colonels			0
Huskies			0

at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: November 9
Game time: 2:00 pm
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	NICH	HCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Lamar

Game Eleven – Nicholls Colonels (4–6; 2–3) at Lamar Cardinals (5–5; 3–3)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Colonels			0
Cardinals			0

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

Date: November 16
Game time: 3:00 pm
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	NICH	LAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Southeastern Louisiana (River Bell Classic)

Game Twelve – Southeastern Louisiana Lions (6–5; 5–1) at Nicholls Colonels (4–7; 2–4)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Colonels			0

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

Date: November 21
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SELA	NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "Colonels Tabbed Preseason Favorite with League-High 15 All-League Selections". geauxcolonels.com. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ "2024 Nicholls Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ "Nicholls Colonels Schedule 2024". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

[1] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[2] "Colonels Tabbed Preseason Favorite with League-High 15 All-League Selections". geauxcolonels.com. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

[3] "2024 Nicholls Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

[4] "2024 Football Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

[5] "Nicholls Colonels Schedule 2024". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

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