American college football season
The2021 Nicholls State Colonels football team representedNicholls State University as a member of theSouthland Conference during the2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by seventh-year head coachTim Rebowe , the Colonels compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games atJohn L. Guidry Stadium inThibodaux, Louisiana .
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll in July 2021. The Colonels were picked to finish second in the conference.[ 1] [ 2]
[ edit ] Offense
1st Team
David Mosley – Tight End/Halfback, SR Dai'Jean Dixon – Wide Receiver, SRP. J. Burkhalter – Offensive Lineman, SR Jair Joseph – Offensive Lineman, SR Evan Roussel – Offensive Lineman, SO 2nd Team
Julien Gums – Running Back, SR KJ Franklin – Wide Receiver, JR
Defense
1st Team
Kevin Moore III – Defensive Back, SR 2nd Team
Perry Ganci – Defensive Lineman, SO Hayden Shaheen – Linebacker, FR Dontaze Costly – Kick Returner, SR
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 4 6:00 p.m. atMemphis * No. 22 ESPN+ L 17–4230,263 September 11 6:00 p.m. atLouisiana * ESPN3 L 24–2725,417 September 25 3:00 p.m. North Alabama * ESPN+ W 31–177,314 October 2 3:00 p.m. Houston Baptist Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA ESPN3 W 48–175,840 October 9 12:00 p.m. No. 14Southeastern Louisiana No. 25 ESPN+ L 48–587,402 October 16 11:00 a.m. at No. 18Incarnate Word ESPN3 L 21–381,369 October 23 6:00 p.m. at Houston Baptist ESPN+ W 44–142,362 October 30 12:00 p.m. Northwestern State Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge ) ESPN+ W 42–217,328 November 6 12:00 p.m. atMcNeese State ESPN+ W 24–148,898 November 13 3:00 p.m. No. 17 Incarnate Word Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA ESPN3 L 23–276,392 November 18 6:00 p.m. at No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana ESPN+ W 45–426,057
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Nicholls at Memphis
Team 1 2 3 4 Total No. 22(FCS ) Colonels 7 0 7 3 17 •Tigers 10 19 6 7 42
Statistics Nicholls Memphis First downs 17 32 Total yards 299 587 Rushing yards 100 322 Passing yards 199 265 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 28:45 31:15
Team Category Player Statistics Nicholls Passing Lindsey Scott Jr. 17/30, 194 yards, 1 TD Rushing Julien Gums 13 carries, 48 yards Receiving Dai'Jean Dixon 7 receptions, 107 yards Memphis Passing Seth Henigan 19/32, 265 yards, 1 TD Rushing Brandon Thomas 16 carries, 147 yards, 1 TD Receiving Javon Ivory 5 receptions, 106 yards
Nicholls at Louisiana
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 7 3 0 14 24 •Ragin' Cajuns 10 7 7 3 27
Date: September 11, 2021Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 6:04 p.m.CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutesGame attendance: 25,417Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 5MPH Referee: Trennis LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Dan McDonald (play–by–play) and Scott Brazda (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 12:10 LA John Stephens Jr. 14-yard pass fromLevi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 2:46) LA 7–0 10:54 NICH Dai'Jean Dixon 21-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick)(3 plays, 25 yards, 1:10) TIE 7–7 08:20 LA Kenneth Almendares 46-yard field goal(6 plays, 21 yards, 2:26) LA 10–7 2 05:54 LA Michael Jefferson 46-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick)(4 plays, 99 yards, 2:09) LA 17–7 00:36 NICH Gavin Lasseigne 42-yard field goal(9 plays, 32 yards, 1:38) LA 17–10 3 00:43 LA Kris Moncrief 67-yard interception returned (Kenneth Almendares kick)(2 plays, 0 yards, 0:52) LA 24–10 4 09:29 LA Kenneth Almendares 28-yard field goal(14 plays, 72 yards, 4:10) LA 27–10 05:03 NICH K. J. Franklin 20-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26) LA 27–17 00:33 NICH Dai'Jean Dixon 6-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick)(7 plays, 81 yards, 1:45) LA 27–24
Statistics Nicholls Louisiana First downs 24 20 Total yards 511 417 Rushing yards 152 113 Passing yards 359 304 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 33:12 26:48
Team Category Player Statistics Nicholls Passing Lindsey Scott Jr. 26/37, 359 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Lindsey Scott Jr. 18 carries, 121 yards Receiving Dai'Jean Dixon 14 receptions, 198 yards, 2 TDs Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 19/33, 304 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Chris Smith 11 carries, 46 yards Receiving Michael Jefferson 3 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
North Alabama at Nicholls
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 7 7 0 0 14 •Colonels 0 3 14 14 31
Statistics North Alabama Nicholls First downs 21 28 Total yards 314 463 Rushing yards 130 291 Passing yards 184 172 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 30:42 29:18
Team Category Player Statistics North Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving Nicholls Passing Rushing Receiving
Houston Baptist at Nicholls
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 14 0 3 17 •Colonels 21 14 10 3 48
Statistics Houston Baptist Nicholls First downs 10 33 Total yards 182 650 Rushing yards 35 421 Passing yards 147 229 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 22:45 37:15
Team Category Player Statistics Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving Nicholls Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 14 Southeastern Louisiana [ edit ] Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •No. 14 Lions 7 24 14 13 58 No. 25 Colonels 7 7 21 13 48
Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Nicholls First downs 32 26 Total yards 573 507 Rushing yards 167 209 Passing yards 406 298 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 37:51 22:09
Team Category Player Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Passing Rushing Receiving Nicholls Passing Rushing Receiving
At No. 18 Incarnate Word [ edit ] Nicholls at Incarnate Word
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 7 14 0 0 21 •No. 18 Cardinals 0 14 7 17 38
Date: October 16, 2021Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: 11:00 a.m.CDT Elapsed time: 3:09Game attendance: 1,369Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather:Sunny • Wind: 14mph SSWReferee: Ed BourgeoisTV announcers (ESPN3 ): David Saltzman (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), & Lainie Fritz (sideline)
Statistics Nicholls Incarnate Word First downs 28 19 Total yards 445 469 Rushing yards 202 81 Passing yards 243 388 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 35:25 24:35
Team Category Player Statistics Nicholls Passing Lindsey Scott Jr. 19/29, 214 yards, TD, INT Rushing Lindsey Scott Jr. 20 carries, 90 yards, TD Receiving Dai'Jean Dixon 9 receptions, 120 yards, TD Incarnate Word Passing Cam Ward 25/36, 388 yards, 4 TD Rushing Kevin Brown 14 carries, 80 yards, TD Receiving Taylor Grimes 9 receptions, 182 yards, 4 TD
Nicholls at Houston Baptist
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Colonels 27 3 7 7 44 Huskies 7 7 0 0 14
Date: October 23, 2021Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 6:00 p.m.CDT Elapsed time: 03:11Game attendance: 2,362Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: 9mph SReferee: Craig HelserTV announcers (ESPN+ ):
Statistics Nicholls Houston Baptist First downs 30 15 Total yards 572 157 Rushing yards 347 8 Passing yards 225 149 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 36:52 23:04
Team Category Player Statistics Nicholls Passing Rushing Receiving Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving
Northwestern State at Nicholls
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 14 0 7 21 •Colonels 7 21 14 0 42
Statistics Northwestern State Nicholls First downs 17 34 Total yards 345 564 Rushing yards 135 300 Passing yards 210 264 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 25:54 34:06
Team Category Player Statistics Northwestern State Passing Rushing Receiving Nicholls Passing Rushing Receiving
Nicholls at McNeese State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Colonels 0 7 7 10 24 Cowboys 7 0 7 0 14
Date: November 6, 2021Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 12:00 p.m.CDT Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 8,898Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: PC • Wind: NNE 8mphReferee: Gary LeeperTV announcers (ESPN+ ):
Statistics Nicholls McNeese State First downs 22 22 Total yards 367 352 Rushing yards 180 188 Passing yards 187 164 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 30:25 29:35
Team Category Player Statistics Nicholls Passing Rushing Receiving McNeese State Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 17 Incarnate Word [ edit ] Incarnate Word at Nicholls
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •No. 17 Cardinals 0 13 14 0 27 Colonels 10 10 0 3 23
Date: November 13, 2021Location: Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 3:00 p.m.CST Elapsed time: 3:40Game attendance: 6392Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NNW11mphReferee: Craig HelserTV announcers (ESPN3 ): John Liddle (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (analyst), Lainie Fritz (sideline)
Statistics Incarnate Word Nicholls First downs 13 31 Total yards 376 491 Rushing yards 268 220 Passing yards 108 271 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 17:52; 42:08
Team Category Player Statistics Incarnate Word Passing Cameron Ward 13/30, 108 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Kevin Brown 11 carries, 185 yards, 2 TD Receiving Robert Ferrel 4 receptions, 47 yards Nicholls Passing Kohen Granier 18/27, 191 yards, TD Rushing Collin Guggenheim 32 carries, 141 yards, TD Receiving Dai'Jean Dixon 8 receptions, 90 yards
At No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana [ edit ] Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Colonels 21 0 17 7 45 No. 15 Lions 14 14 0 14 42
Date: November 18, 2021Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 6:00 p.m.CST Elapsed time: 3:45Game attendance: 6,057Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N13mphReferee: Gary LeeperTV announcers (ESPN+ ):
Statistics Nicholls Southeastern Louisiana First downs 28 26 Total yards 556 496 Rushing yards 292 111 Passing yards 264 385 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 33:29 26:31
Team Category Player Statistics Nicholls Passing Rushing Receiving Southeastern Louisiana Passing Rushing Receiving
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