2018 Nicholls Colonels football team

The 2018 Nicholls Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by fourth-year head coach Tim Rebowe and played their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 7–2 in Southland play to win a share of the Southland Conference championship. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated San Diego in the first round, before losing in the second round to Eastern Washington.

2018 Nicholls Colonels football
Southland co-champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 21–42 vs. Eastern Washington
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 14
FCS Coaches	No. 14
2018 record	9–4 (7–2 Southland)
Head coach	Tim Rebowe (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Rybacki (4th season)
Home stadium	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium (Capacity: 10,500)

2018 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Nicholls +^		7	–	2					9	–	4
Incarnate Word +^		6	–	2					6	–	5
Lamar ^		6	–	3					7	–	5
Abilene Christian		5	–	4					6	–	5
Central Arkansas		5	–	4					6	–	5
McNeese State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Sam Houston State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Northwestern State		4	–	5					5	–	6
Southeastern Louisiana		4	–	5					4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin		2	–	7					2	–	8
Houston Baptist		0	–	9					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2017 season with an overall record of 8–4 and a 7–2 record in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they were defeated by South Dakota in the first round.

Preseason

Preseason All-Conference Teams

On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Colonels having a conference leading 14 players selected.[1]

Offense First Team

• Chase Fourcade – Jr. QB
• Damion Jeanpiere – Sr. WR
• Ryan Hanley – Sr. OL
• Chandler Arceneaux – Sr. OL

Defense First Team

• Sully Laiche – Jr. DL
• Kenny Dotson – Sr. DL
• Allen Pittman – Jr. LB
• Hezekiah White – Sr. LB
• Corey Abraham – Sr. DB
• Ahmani Martin – Sr. DB

Offense Second Team

• Kyran Irvin – Jr. RB
• Dai’jean Dixon – Sr. WR
• Eddie Houston – Sr. OL
• Lorran Fonseca – Sr. P

Preseason Poll

On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Colonels predicted to finish in second place.[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Sam Houston State	187 (10)
2	Nicholls	173 (6)
3	Central Arkansas	170 (5)
4	McNeese State	159 (1)
5	Southeastern Louisiana	119
6	Stephen F. Austin	90
7	Abilene Christian	89
8	Northwestern State	86
9	Incarnate Word	53
10	Lamar	52
11	Houston Baptist	32

Roster

2018 Nicholls Colonels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 Dontrell Taylor Jr RB 2 Kendall Bussey Jr WR 3 Damion Jeanpiere Jr. Sr WR 5 Dai'Jean Dixon So WR 6 Gabe Fuselier Sr WR 7 Christian Booker Jr QB 9 Chase Fourcade Jr QB 10 Charles Brooks Jr WR 13 Mason Roberts Sr WR 14 Arron McKenney  So QB 15 Kohen Granier  Fr QB 16 Nick Conley Sr TE 18 Jordan Talley Jr RB 22 Jeremy Rounds Jr WR 24 Cedric Williams Fr WR 25 Damontrion Brunson  Fr WR 26 Tahj Smith  So RB 27 Devin Briscoe Fr RB 28 Julien Gums Fr RB 30 Kyran Irvin Jr RB 32 Mason Boudreaux Sr WR 33 Stefano Guarisco Jr RB 37 Bailey Badeaux So WR 39 Alek Domangue Fr TE 40 Garret LeBlanc Jr RB 42 Brennan Rogers Fr TE 44 Codi Willis Fr OL 57 Sam Gruenig Jr OL 60 Demetrius Gleaton Sr OL 61 Jeremiah James Fr OL 62 Zach Trahan  Fr OL 63 Ryan Hanley Sr OL 64 Alex Anderson Sr OL 65 Chad Cheramie Fr OL 67 Cameron Maheu  Fr OL 69 Hunter Austin Jr OL 70 Eddie Houston Sr OL 71 Chandler Arceneaux Sr OL 72 Tyrin Arceneaux Jr OL 73 Jair Joseph  So OL 74 Bradston Burnside Jr OL 75 Charlton Arceneaux So OL 77 Ja'Cobey Lee OL 78 Jacob Martin  Fr OL 79 P. J. Burkhalteer TE 80 Morell Bartholomew WR 81 David Robinson Jr. WR 82 Miguel Harris WR 83 Darrion Cook WR 84 Bryson Simmons WR 85 Dontaze Costly TE 86 Cameron Carrier WR 87 Chris Raymond TE 88 David Mosley TE 89 Bry'Kiethon Mouton	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 4 Darryl Adams Jr. Sr DB 8 Alonzo Craighton Sr LB 11 Aquindas Steib  So DB 12 Joel Dullary Sr DB 15 Anfernee Poindexter  So DB 17 Lloyd Nash Fr DB 19 Jerrion Burton Sr LB 20 Mikey Corcoran Jr DB 21 Jamal Walter  Fr LB 23 Korey Louis So DB 24 Darren Evans  So LB 25 Laryon James Jr DB 26 Christopher Boutte Fr DB 27 Jonavon Lewis Sr DB 29 Chase Brown  Fr DB 30 Kairon Brooks Jr DB 31 Corey Abraham Sr DB 34 Kristian Mims Jr LB 35 Donnell Adair  So DB 36 B. J. Randale Jr. Fr DB 38 Kevin Johnson  So LB 39 Adrian Richardson Sr DB 40 Jarvais Robinson So DB 41 Grid Isidore Jr.  Fr DB 42 Rejean Wright  Fr DL 43 Patrick Riley Jr DB 44 Ahmani Martin Sr DB 45 Austin Dickerson Jr DB 46 Chris Duplantis  So LB 47 Allen Pittman Jr LB 48 Evan Veron Jr DL 50 Emanuel Dayries Sr LB 51 Michael Mosley Jr LB 52 Dellary Oubre Fr LB 54 Moroni Pointer Sr DL 55 Sully Laiche Jr LB 57 Aaron Buckwalter Fr LB 58 Hezekiah White Sr DL 59 Jeremy Hudson Fr DL 70 Zach Gremillion Fr DL 76 Al Wilson Jr DL 87 Kris Lewis Sr DL 89 Devin Edinburgh  So DL 90 Tyler Johnson Sr DL 91 Xavier Anderson  So DL 92 Danquan Edwards  Fr DL 93 Ronald Ollie Sr DL 94 Brandon Fontenot Jr DL 95 Devin Simoneaux Sr DL 96 Glen Thurmond Fr DL 97 Kenny Dotson Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 22 Matthew Alfonso Fr K 37 Bray Dunsenbery Fr K 49 Lorran Fonseca Sr LS 53 Dominic Brocato  Fr LS 54 Andrea Dragna Fr LS 59 Wesley Barnett Sr LS 60 Jalen Himel Fr P 99 Winston Jones Jr	Head coach Tim Rebowe (LSU) Coordinators/assistant coaches Rob Christophel (Austin Peay) Offensive Coordinator Tommy Rybacki (Jacksonville State) Defensive Coordinator Russ Gisclair (Nicholls State) Tight Ends Sammy Joseph (LSU) Running Backs Sean Murphy (Millsaps) Wide Receivers Lee Roussel (Southeastern Louisiana) Defensive Line Chris Thompson (Nicholls State) Cornerbacks Brian Wallace (Louisiana College) Safeties Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: May 1, 2019

Schedule

Source: [3][4][5][6]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas*	No. 18	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPN+	W 26–23 ^OT	24,305
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane*	No. 11	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	L 17–42	21,092
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at No. 16 McNeese State	No. 13	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	CST	L 10–20	13,140
September 22	3:00 p.m.	No. 11 Sam Houston State	No. 18	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	W 27–7	5,025
September 29	3:00 p.m.	Lamar	No. 15	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ELVN/CST	W 50–27	8,044
October 6	6:30 p.m.	at Northwestern State	No. 12	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)	CST	W 28–10	7,055
October 13	2:30 p.m.	at Abilene Christian	No. 11	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN3	L 12–28	10,973
October 27	3:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	No. 20	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	SLC Digital	W 48–21	8,061
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist	No. 20	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	SLC Digital	W 41–20	1,926
November 10	3:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	No. 17	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	CST/ESPN3	W 47–14	7,025
November 15	6:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	No. 18	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)	CST/ESPN3	W 44–0	9,454
November 24	3:00 p.m.	No. 19 San Diego*	No. 14	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 49–30	8,571
December 1	2:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Eastern Washington*	No. 14	Roos Field Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 21–42	5,250
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at Kansas

See also: 2018 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Nicholls at Kansas – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Colonels	7	3	7	3	6	26
Jayhawks	7	3	0	10	3	23

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS

• Date: September 1
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 24,305
• Referee: Mike Cuttone
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter NICH - Dontrell Taylor 15-yard TD run, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 10:29 (NICH 7-0) KU - Steven Sims Jr. 2-yard TD pass from Peyton Bender, Gabriel Rui kick good, 3:34 (TIE 7-7) Second quarter KU - Rui 54-yard field goal, 13:00 (KU 10-7) NICH - Fonseca 28-yard field goal, 4:06 (TIE 10-10) Third quarter NICH - Kendall Bussey 40-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 3:50 (NICH 17-10) Fourth quarter KU - Team safety, 13:17 (NICH 17-12) KU - Kerr Johnson Jr. 15-yard TD pass from Bender, Sims Jr. two-point conversion pass to Marvin Saunders good, 4:26 (KU 20-17) NICH - Fonseca 43-yard field goal, 0:47 (TIE 20-20) First overtime KU - Rui 41-yard field goal, (KU 23-20) NICH - Chase Fourcade 4-yard TD run, (NICH 26-23) Top passers NICH - Chase Fourcade - 12/24, 142 yards KU - Peyton Bender - 19/35, 187 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NICH - Kendall Bussey - 28 carries, 123 yards, TD KU - Khalil Herbert - 12 carries, 61 yards Top receivers NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 2 receptions, 67 yards KU - Kerr Johnson Jr. - 3 receptions, 54 yards, TD

at Tulane

See also: 2018 Tulane Green Wave football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Nicholls at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 (FCS) Colonels	3	7	0	7	17
Green Wave	7	14	7	14	42

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 21,092
• Referee: Henry Wimberg
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter TULN - Corey Dauphine 38-yard TD run, Merek Glover kick good, 6:12 (TULN 7-0) NICH - Lorran Fonseca 21-yard field goal, 0:07 (TULN 7-3) Second quarter TULN - Dauphine 69-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 14:46 (TULN 14-3) TULN - Jonathan Banks 5-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 8:46 (TULN 21-3) NICH - Gabe Fuselier 7-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 0:23 (TULN 21-10) Third quarter TULN - Darnell Mooney 12-yard TD pass from Banks, Glover kick good, 0:50 (TULN 28-10) Fourth quarter NICH - Dontrell Taylor 32-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 12:47 (TULN 28-17) TULN - Dauphine 35-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 8:47 (TULN 35-17) TULN - Amare Jones 1-yard TD run, Glover kick good, 2:00 (TULN 42-17) Top passers TULN - Jonathan Banks - 12/16, 190 yards, TD NICH - Chase Fourcade - 17/31, 239 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers TULN - Corey Dauphine - 6 carries, 152 yards, 3 TD NICH - Chase Fourcade - 14 carries, 53 yards Top receivers TULN - Darnell Mooney - 6 receptions, 111 yards, TD NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon - 4 receptions, 112 yards

at McNeese State

See also: 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–29	2017	NSU, 37–35

Nicholls at McNeese State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Colonels	0	3	0	7	10
No. 15 Cowboys	7	7	3	3	20

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

• Date: September 15
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); overcast
• Game attendance: 13,140
• Referee: Vidal Jones
• TV: CST

Game information

First quarter MCNS - Lawayne Ross 16-yard TD pass from James Tabary, Gunnar Raborn kick good, 14:50 (MCNS 7-0) Second quarter MCNS - Cyron Sutton 11-yard TD pass from Tabary, Raborn kick good, 12:37 (MCNS 14-0) NICH - Lorran Fonseca 21-yard field goal, 3:08 (MCNS 14-3) Third quarter MCNS - Raborn 24-yard field goal, 8:11 (MCNS 17-3) Fourth quarter MCNS - Raborn 42-yard field goal, 11:53 (MCNS 20-3) NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 2-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 0:06 (MCNS 20-10) Top passers MCNS - James Tabary - 14/19, 133 yards, 2 TD NICH - Chase Fourcade - 22/41, 257 yards, TD Top rushers MCNS - Justin Pratt - 11 carries, 45 yards NICH - Chase Fourcade - 14 carries, 45 yards Top receivers MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 4 receptions, 100 yards

Sam Houston State

See also: 2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–20–1	2017	SHSU, 66–17

Sam Houston State at Nicholls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	7	0	0	0	7
No. 11 Colonels	3	7	3	14	27

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

• Date: September 22
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); rainy, overcast
• Game attendance: 5,025
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter NICH - Lorran Fonseca 35-yard field goal, 6:17 (NICH 3-0) SHSU - Davion Davis 19-yard TD pass from Mike Dare, Tre Honshtein kick good, 1:41 (SHSU 7-3) Second quarter NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. 12-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 3:20 (NICH 10-7) Third quarter NICH - Fonseca 22-yard field goal, 8:07 (NICH 13-7) Fourth quarter NICH - Dontrell Taylor 6-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 4:04 (NICH 20-7) NICH - Kendall Bussey 2-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 2:55 (NICH 27-7) Top passers NICH - Chase Fourcade - 15/23, 197 yards, TD SHSU - Mike Dare - 18/24, 214 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NICH - Kyran Irvin - 14 carries, 73 yards SHSU - Remus Bulmer - 8 carries, 29 yards Top receivers NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon - 3 receptions, 62 yards SHSU - Nathan Stewart - 8 receptions, 113 yards

Lamar

See also: 2018 Lamar Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–6	2017	NSU, 41–14

Lamar at Nicholls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	7	3	7	27
No. 15 Colonels	13	14	14	9	50

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

• Date: September 29
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); rainy, cloudy
• Game attendance: 8,044
• Referee: Dan Lewis
• TV: CST/Eleven Sports

Game information

First quarter NICH - Austin Dickerson 26-yard interception returned for TD, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 11:23 (NICH 7-0) LAM - Elvin Martinez 47-yard field goal, 7:50 (NICH 7-3) LAM - Darrel Colbert Jr. 1-yard TD run, Martinez kick good, 3:44 (LAM 10-7) NICH - Chase Fourcade 4-yard TD run, Fonseca kick no good, 1:17 (NICH 13-10) Second quarter LAM - Mason Sikes 44-yard TD pass from Colbert Jr., Martinez kick good, 9:37 (LAM 17-13) NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 10-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 7:22 (NICH 20-17) NICH - Julien Gums 68-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 4:07 (NICH 27-17) Third quarter LAM - Martinez 48-yard field goal, 10:34 (NICH 27-20) NICH - Kyran Irvin 36-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 6:52 (NICH 34-20) NICH - Dontaze Costly 41-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 2:49 (NICH 41-20) Fourth quarter NICH - Fourcade 12-yard TD run, Fonseca kick no good, 14:53 (NICH 47-20) NICH - Fonseca 25-yard field goal, 4:53 (NICH 50-20) LAM - Jordan Hoy 8-yard TD run, Martinez kick good, 2:14 (NICH 50-27) Top passers NICH - Chase Fourcade - 12/24, 299 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT LAM - Darrel Colbert Jr. - 10/20, 159 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NICH - Jalen Gums - 10 carries, 152 yards, TD LAM - A. J. Walker - 12 carries, 77 yards Top receivers NICH - Stefano Guarisco - 3 receptions, 110 yards LAM - Mason Sikes - reception, 44 yards, TD

at Northwestern State

See also: 2018 Northwestern State Demons football team and NSU Challenge

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–28	2017	NSU Colonels, 14–10

Nicholls at Northwestern State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Colonels	0	14	7	7	28
Demons	3	7	0	0	10

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

• Date: October 6
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); cloudy and clearing
• Game attendance: 7,055
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV: CST

Game information

First quarter NSU - Austyn Fendrick 28-yard field goal, 13:39 (NSU 3-0) Second quarter NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 5-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 14:16 (NICH 7-3) NSU - Stadford Anderson 12-yard TD run, Fendrick kick good, 10:28 (NSU 10-7) NICH - Fourcade 3-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 5:01 (NICH 14-10) Third quarter NICH - Kendall Bussey 1-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 12:35 (NICH 21-10) Fourth quarter NICH - Jalen Gums 2-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 1:42 (NICH 28-10) Top passers NICH - Chase Fourcade - 8/17, 118 yards, TD, INT NSU - Shelton Eppler - 16/27, 218 yards, 2 INT Top rushers NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 11 carries, 103 yards NSU - Jared West - 14 carries, 57 yards Top receivers NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 2 receptions, 60 yards NSU - Jaylen Watson - 4 receptions, 72 yards

at Abilene Christian

See also: 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2017	NSU, 29–20

Nicholls at Abilene Christian – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Colonels	6	6	0	0	12
Wildcats	7	14	0	7	28

at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, TX

• Date: October 13
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); overcast, rainy
• Game attendance: 10,973
• Referee: Dan Lewis

Game information

First quarter ACU - Luke Anthony 1-yard TD run, Oscar Hernandez kick good, 10:55 (ACU 7-0) NICH - Lorran Fonseca 35-yard field goal, 7:04 (ACU 7-3) NICH - Fonseca 25-yard field goal, 3:01 (ACU 7-6) Second quarter ACU - Kalin Sadler 65-yard TD pass from Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 11:18 (ACU 14-6) ACU - Billy McCrary 42-yard TD run, Hernandez kick good, 5:44 (ACU 21-6) NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 21-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick no good, 1:10 (ACU 21-12) Fourth quarter ACU - Josh Fink 16-yard TD pass from Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 7:59 (ACU 28-12) Top passers ACU - Luke Anthony - 20/33, 209 yards, 2 TD NICH - Chase Fourcade - 27/46, 261 yards, TD Top rushers ACU - Billy McCrary - 15 carries, 91 yards, TD NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 14 carries, 86 yards Top receivers ACU - Kalin Sadler - 2 receptions, 71 yards, TD NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon - 7 receptions, 110 yards, TD

Incarnate Word

See also: 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2017	NSU, 38–31

Incarnate Word at Nicholls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	7	7	21
No. 20 Colonels	21	17	7	3	48

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

• Date: October 27
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); sunny and clear
• Game attendance: 8,061
• Referee: Cal McNeill

Game information

First quarter NICH - Dontrell Taylor 66-yard TD run, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 14:41 (NICH 7-0) NICH - Jordan Talley 6-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 5:31 (NICH 14-0) NICH - Talley 8-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 3:41 (NICH 21-0) UIW - Philip Baptiste 2-yard TD pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick good, 0:59 (NICH 21-7) Second quarter NICH - Gabe Fuselier 42-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 13:51 (NICH 28-7) NICH - Fonseca 29-yard field goal, 3:26 (NICH 31-7) NICH - Fourcade 10-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 1:08 (NICH 38-7) Third quarter NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. 48-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 8:33 (NICH 45-7) UIW - Jaelin Campbell 0-yard fumble returned for TD, Seidel kick good, 4:54 (NICH 45-14) Fourth quarter NICH - Fonseca 25-yard field goal, 7:12 (NICH 48-14) UIW - Campbell 9-yard TD pass from Copeland, Rhett Marshall kick good, 3:02 (NICH 48-21) Top passers NICH - Chase Fourcade - 15/18, 266 yards, 4 TD, INT UIW - Jon Copeland - 32/47, 392 yards, 3 TD Top rushers NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 6 carries, 117 yards, TD UIW - Ameer King - 12 carries, 55 yards Top receivers NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 3 receptions, 127 yards, TD UIW - Ameer King - 6 receptions, 88 yards

at Houston Baptist

See also: 2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2017	NSU, 23–17

Nicholls at Houston Baptist – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Colonels	10	17	14	0	41
Huskies	0	0	7	13	20

at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: November 3
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); sunny, scattered clouds
• Game attendance: 1,926
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois

Game information

First quarter NICH - Lorran Fonseca 56-yard field goal, 10:18 (NICH 3-0) NICH - Kendall Bussey 4-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 6:17 (NICH 10-0) Second quarter NICH - Dontrell Taylor 13-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 11:04 (NICH 17-0) NICH - Fonseca 35-yard field goal, 6:32 (NICH 20-0) NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 2-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 0:14 (NICH 27-0) Third quarter NICH - Fourcade 6-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 10:44 (NICH 34-0) HBU - Terry Tillmon 67-yard TD pass from Bailey Zappe, David Dominguez kick good, 9:36 (NICH 34-7) NICH - Fourcade 1-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 0:30 (NICH 41-7) Fourth quarter HBU - Jack Blanco 40-yard blocked punt returned for TD, Dominguez kick good, 6:57 (NICH 41-14) HBU - Jarreth Sterns 1-yard TD run, Dominguez kick no good, 2:03 (NICH 41-20) Top passers NICH - Chase Fourcade - 24/30, 279 yards, 2 TD HBU - Bailey Zappe - 22/38, 258 yards, TD Top rushers NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 9 carries, 104 yards HBU - Ean Beek - 2 carries, 12 yards Top receivers NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 7 receptions, 96 yards HBU - Terry Tillmon - 2 receptions, 80 yards, TD

Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2018 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–25	2017	NSU, 34–13

Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	7	7	14
No. 16 Colonels	14	10	13	10	47

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

• Date: November 10
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C); sunny and clear
• Game attendance: 7,025
• Referee: Dan Lewis
• TV: CST

Game information

First quarter NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 11-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 13:10 (NICH 7-0) NICH - Dixon 38-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 4:52 (NICH 14-0) Second quarter NICH - Gabe Fuselier 7-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 7:33 (NICH 21-0) NICH - Fonseca 22-yard field goal, 0:00 (NICH 24-0) Third quarter SFA - Tamrick Pace 2-yard TD pass from Jake Blumrick, Storm Ruiz kick good, 12:15 (NICH 24-7) NICH - Dontrell Taylor 2-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 10:12 (NICH 31-7) NICH - Julien Gums 4-yard TD run, Fonseca kick no good, 0:41 (NICH 37-7) Fourth quarter SFA - Terian Goree 2-yard TD pass from Foster Sawyer, Ruiz kick good, 13:30 (NICH 37-14) NICH - Kendall Bussey 48-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 10:42 (NICH 44-14) NICH - Fonseca 26-yard field goal, 5:03 (NICH 47-14) Top passers NICH - Chase Fourcade - 13/19, 261 yards, 4 TD SFA - Jake Blumrick - 16/25, 132 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 13 carries, 77 yards, TD SFA - Dominic Williams - 7 carries, 56 yards Top receivers NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon - 5 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD SFA - Tamrick Pace - 7 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and River Bell Classic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–14	2017	SELA, 21–17

Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
No. 15 Colonels	13	10	7	14	44

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

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 9,454
• Referee: Kevin Boitman
• TV: CST

Game information

First quarter NICH - Dontrell Taylor 14-yard TD run, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 13:58 (NICH 7-0) NICH - Julien Gums 2-yard TD run, Fonseca kick no good, 0:08 (NICH 14-0) Second quarter NICH - Chase Fourcade 9-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 12:18 (NICH 21-0) NICH - Fonseca 23-yard field goal, 7:49 (NICH 24-0) Third quarter NICH - Gabe Fuselier 10-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 10:20 (NICH 30-0) Fourth quarter NICH - Fourcade 1-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 14:55 (NICH 37-0) NICH - Gums 10-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 5:05 (NICH 44-0) Top passers NICH - Chase Fourcade - 11/18, 128 yards, TD SELA - Chason Virgil - 16/31, 193 yards, INT Top rushers NICH - Julien Gums - 14 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD SELA - Darren Johnson - 10 carries, 42 yards Top receivers NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon - 4 receptions, 58 yards SELA - Bransen Schwebel - 3 receptions, 51 yards

FCS Playoffs

San Diego (First Round)

See also: 2018 San Diego Toreros football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

San Diego at Nicholls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Toreros	7	3	13	7	30
No. 13 Colonels	21	14	7	7	49

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

• Date: November 24
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); overcast
• Game attendance: 8,571
• Referee: Kelly Holman

Game information

First quarter NICH - Dontrell Taylor 27-yard TD run, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 10:59 (NICH 7-0) USD - Dlaton Kincaid 10-yard TD pass from Anthony Lawrence, Aedan Johnson kick good, 8:00 (TIE 7-7) NICH - Taylor 49-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 7:17 (NICH 14-7) NICH - Chase Fourcade 19-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 4:26 (NICH 21-7) Second quarter USD - Johnson 32-yard field goal, 13:31 (NICH 21-10) NICH - Julien Gums 1-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 6:58 (NICH 28-10) NICH - Tahj Smith 52-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 4:25 (NICH 35-10) Third quarter NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. 17-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 9:59 (NICH 42-10) USD - Kincaid 38-yard TD pass from Lawrence, Johnson kick good, 7:51 (NICH 42-17) USD - Kincaid 8-yard TD pass from Lawrence, Johnson kick no good, 4:50 (NICH 42-32) Fourth quarter USD - Kincaid 17-yard TD pass from Lawrence, Johnson kick good, 14:50 (NICH 42-30) NICH - Fourcade 13-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 8:53 (NICH 49-30) Top passers NICH - Chase Fourcade - 21/31, 337 yards, 2 TD, INT USD - Anthony Lawrence - 30/56, 322 yards, 4 TD Top rushers NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 14 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD USD - Emilio Martinez - 6 carries, 8 yards Top receivers NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 7 receptions, 143 yards, TD USD - Michael Bandy - 9 receptions, 144 yards

at Eastern Washington (Second Round)

See also: 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2004	NSU, 37–14

Nicholls at Eastern Washington – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Colonels	7	7	0	7	21
No. 4 Eagles	3	7	10	22	42

at Roos Field, Cheney, WA

• Date: December 1
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 5,250
• Referee: Tony Marcella

Game information

First quarter NICH - Chase Fourcade 1-yard TD run, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 10:02 (NICH 7-0) EWU - Roldan Alcobendas 22-yard field goal, 1:59 (NICH 7-3) Second quarter NICH - Dontrell Taylor 3-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 13:11 (NICH 14-3) EWU - Kedrick Johnson 55-yard blocked field goal returned for TD, Alcobendas kick good, 0:00 (NICH 14-10) Third quarter EWU - Andrew Boston 34-yard TD pass from Eric Barriere, Alcobendas kick good, 9:24 (EWU 17-14) EWU - Alcobendas 45-yard field goal, 3:52 (EWU 20-14) Fourth quarter EWU - Sam McPherson 4-yard TD run, Barriere two-point conversion pass to Jayce Glider good, 10:05 (EWU 28-14) EWU - McPherson 34-yard TD run, Alcobendas kick good, 7:19 (EWU 35-14) EWU - Ketner Kupp 95-yard interception returned for TD, Alcobendas kick good, 3:34 (EWU 42-14) NICH - Fourcade 34-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 1:35 (EWU 42-21) Top passers EWU - Eric Barriere - 17/29, 162 yards, TD, INT NICH - Chase Fourcade - 17/30, 146 yards, INT Top rushers EWU - Sam McPherson - 20 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 20 carries, 112 yards, TD Top receivers EWU - Andrew Boston - 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD NICH - Dontrell Taylor - 5 receptions, 39 yards

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	18	11	13	18	15	12	11	20	20	20	17	18	14	14
Coaches	17	10	12	18	15	12	11	22	19	20–T	16	15	14	14

References

1. "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams".
2. "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll".
3. "2018 Football Schedule". Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
4. "2017 Nicholls Colonels Schedule". foxsports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
5. "Kickoff times announced for Nicholls home games". geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
6. "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.