2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team

2015 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–8 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach	Tim Rebowe (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple spread
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Rybacki (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium

2015 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 McNeese State $^		9	–	0					10	–	1
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^		7	–	2					11	–	4
Central Arkansas		7	–	2					7	–	4
Incarnate Word *		5	–	4					6	–	5
Lamar		4	–	5					5	–	6
Northwestern State		4	–	5					4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	5					4	–	7
SE Louisiana		3	–	6					4	–	7
Abilene Christian *		3	–	6					3	–	8
Nicholls State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Houston Baptist		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

The 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Tim Rebowe, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

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.

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	No. 23 McNeese State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	COX	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 No. 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)	SLCTV	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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

@ Louisiana–Monroe

See also: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football and 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

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: Stadium Monroe, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 20,397 Game weather: 78°F • NNW 14 • Clear Referee: Jason Autrey Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:07 Louisiana–Monroe Craig Ford 25 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 3:53 0–3 1 5:45 Louisiana–Monroe DeVontae McNeal 3 yard run (Craig Ford kick), Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 3:59 0–10 2 12:08 Louisiana–Monroe Garrett Smith 10 yard run (Craig Ford kick), Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:04 0–17 2 6:44 Louisiana–Monroe Ajalen Holley 13 yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 1:19 0–24 2 2:09 Louisiana–Monroe Harley Scioneaux 17 yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 0:58 0–31 2 1:37 Louisiana–Monroe Chris Sciambra punt blocked by Caleb Tucker for a safety, Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:32 0–33 3 1:21 Louisiana–Monroe Garrett Smith pass complete to Ajalen Holley 47 yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:11 0–40 4 13:35 Louisiana–Monroe Ben Luckett 12 yard run (Spencer Perkins kick), Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:11 0–47

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@ Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2015 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

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 TV announcers (UIWtv): Chris Reyes & Anthony Gollab Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:35 Nicholls C.J. Bates 5 yard pass from Tuskani Figaro (Francisco Conado kick), Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 4:19 7–0 2 14:02 Incarnate Word Cole Wick 12 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 4:12 7–7 2 9:16 Nicholls Francisco Conado 42 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:23 10–7 3 8:43 Incarnate Word Ramon Coto 49 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:44 10–10 4 13:13 Incarnate Word Cody Seidel 25 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 1:57 10–13 4 1:18 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 4 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:13 10–20

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@ Colorado

See also: Colorado Buffaloes football and 2015 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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 • E 5 • Sunny, Humid 43% Referee: S. Strimling TV announcers: Kevin Calabro (play-by-play) and Yogi Roth (analyst) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:25 Colorado Phillip Lindsay 4 yard run (Diego Gonzalez kick), Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:35 0–7 1 9:34 Colorado Christian Powell 1 yard run (Diego Gonzalez kick), Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:53 0–14 1 4:55 Colorado Jay MacIntyre 38 yard pass from Sefo Liufau (Diego Gonzalez kick), Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:01 0–21 2 2:21 Colorado Diego Gonzalez 46 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:41 0–24 3 7:15 Colorado Phillip Lindsay 1 yard run (Diego Gonzalez kick), Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:49 0–31 3 4:22 Colorado Donovan Lee 59 yard run (Diego Gonzalez kick), Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:15 0–38 3 0:57 Colorado Diego Gonzalez 46 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:33 0–41 4 4:46 Colorado Kyle Evans 2 yard run (Chris Graham kick), Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:19 0–48

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McNeese State

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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 • NNW 11 • Clear Referee: Kevin Hassell Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:25 McNeese State Tavarious Battiste 34 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:32 0–7 2 10:53 McNeese State Ryan Ross 6 yard run (Trent Manuel kick missed), Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:22 0–13 2 1:51 McNeese State Daniel Sams 4 yard run (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 6:49 0–20 2 1:31 McNeese State Kent Shelby 49 yard pass from David Bush (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:12 0–27 2 0:27 Nicholls Damion Jeanpiere 52 yard from Tuskani Figaro (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:04 7–27 3 6:13 McNeese State Anthony Yruegas 0 yard fumble return (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 2 plays, -20 yards, 0:25 7–34 4 7:03 McNeese State Trent Manuel 36 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:41 7–37

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@ Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

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 • N 5 • Sunny Referee: Dan Lewis Sources:

Scoring summary 1 14:36 Nicholls Tuskani Figaro 30 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:24 7–0 1 6:35 Nicholls Michael Henry 3 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:08 14–0 1 0:44 Stephen F Austin Justice Liggins 22 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:56 14–7 2 10:04 Nicholls Darryl Watson 8 yard pass from Tuskani Figaro (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:36 21–7 3 8:16 Stephen F Austin Loren Easly 3 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 5:09 21–14 4 10:50 Nicholls Francisco Condado 32 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:07 24–14 4 9:14 Stephen F Austin Zach Conque 18 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:29 24–21 4 0:26 Stephen F Austin Zach Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 6:09 24–28

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Houston Baptist

See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

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 • NE 12 • Sunny 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

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@ Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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 Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 5,104 TV announcers (FCS Central): Tom Franklin, Kenneth Moore, Maya Golden Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:48 Sam Houston State Team Safety, 4 plays, -25 yards, 1:06 0–2 1 11:49 Sam Houston State Deon Hutchinson 13 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:55 0–9 1 3:01 Sam Houston State Hayden Cagle 3 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Tre Honshtein kick), 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:30 0–16 1 0:47 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 12 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:19 0–23 2 1:05 Sam Houston State Jalen Overstreet 12 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), 1 play, 22 yards, 0:17 0–30 3 12:09 Sam Houston State Ridgeway Frank 11 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick), 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:21 0–37 3 3:37 Nicholls Tuskani Figaro 80 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:18 7–37

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Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football, 2015 Northwestern State Demons football team, and NSU Challenge

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 • Rainy Referee: Kevin Mar Sources:

Scoring summary 1 9:25 Nicholls Michael Henry 19 yard pass from Tuskani Figaro (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:35 7–0 1 6:24 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 1 yard run (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:55 7–7 1 3:10 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 24 yard run (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:43 7–14 2 10:43 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 13 yard run (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 4:58 7–21 2 1:49 Nicholls Michael Henry 1 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:40 14–21 3 11:33 Northwestern State De'Mard Llorens 2 yard run (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:23 14–28 3 10:14 Northwestern State JeMarcus Marshall Safety, Drive: 3 plays, -13 yards, 1:13 14–30 3 8:12 Northwestern State Daniel Taylor 38 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 2:02 14–37 3 2:29 Nicholls Tuskani Figaro 39 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:54 21–37

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@ Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team

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 • Rain and Windy Referee: Mike Vanderveld Television network: Live Streaming - Big Red Sports Network Sources:

Scoring summary 1 10:36 Lamar Kade Harrington 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:24 0–7 1 9:33 Nicholls Michael Henry 2 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 0:59 7–7 1 7:52 Lamar Kade Harrington 68 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:36 7–14 2 11:39 Lamar Carson Earp 72 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:35 7–21 2 8:13 Nicholls Tobias Lofton 82 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:20 14–21 3 11:37 Nicholls Michael Henry 9 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:17 21–21 3 10:23 Lamar Joe Minden 12 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:10 21–28 3 5:08 Nicholls Landry Klann 5 yard run (Francisco Condado kick failed), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:15 27–28 4 2:46 Nicholls Francisco Condado 28 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:15 30–28

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Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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 Elapsed time: 3:27 Game attendance: 5,002 Game weather: 60°F • NE 4 • Clear Referee: Dan Lewis Television network: SLDN Sources:

Scoring summary 1 0:11 Central Arkansas Jace Denker 30 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:43 0–3 2 10:32 Nicholls C.J. Bates 15 yard pass from Landry Klann (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:39 7–3 2 10:17 Central Arkansas Jatavious Wilson 22 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:08 7–10 2 4:05 Nicholls Francisco Condado 23 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:01 10–10 2 2:37 Central Arkansas Justin Dickey 27 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:14 10–17 3 13:36 Nicholls C.J. Bates 9 yard pass from Landry Klann (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:42 17–17 3 8:49 Central Arkansas Jace Denker 33 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:41 17–20 3 7:39 Central Arkansas Blake Veasley 6 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:04 17–27 4 13:34 Central Arkansas Blake Veasley 1 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 6:05 17–34 4 10:22 Nicholls Terry Lucas 51 yard pass from Landry Klann (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:11 24–34 4 6:13 Nicholls Stephe LeBouef 17 yard pass from Landry Klann (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:30 31–34

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@ Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football, 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team, and River Bell Classic

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: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 5,491 Game weather: 64°F • Clear Referee: Ross Smith Television network: ASN Sources:

Scoring summary 1 9:31 Southeastern Louisiana Micah Eugene 17 yard run (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:13 0–7 2 9:31 Southeastern Louisiana Jonathan Tatum 35 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 4:43 0–10 2 9:31 Nicholls Francisco Condado 45 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:50 3–10 2 1:01 Southeastern Louisiana Brandon Acker 28 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:37 3–17 3 13:14 Nicholls Tobias Lofton 62 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:46 10–17 3 9:06 Nicholls Landry Klann 6 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:06 17–17 4 14:51 Nicholls Michael Henry 2 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:20 24–17 4 0:59 Southeastern Louisiana Brandon Acker 4 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 1:24 24–24 4 0:00 Nicholls Francisco Condado 40 yard field goal, Drive:8 plays, 52 yards, 0:59 27–24

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