2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team

2015 Nicholls State Colonels football
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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.

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	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.

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: 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

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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; 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

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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 • 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

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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 • 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

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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 • 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

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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 • 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

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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 Game attendance: 5,104 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 - 3 - 4 -

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

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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 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

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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 mph • 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), 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

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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 Game attendance: 5,002 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 - 3 - 4 -

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

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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: TBA CST Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 - 3 - 4 -

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–12	2014	L 3–62

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