# 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team

The 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Tim Rebowe, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Southland. Nicholls played home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Colonels were picked to finish third in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 90 (7) |
| 2 | Incarnate Word | 86 (7) |
| 3 | Nicholls | 79 (2) |
| 4 | McNeese State | 61 |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 44 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 39 |
| 7 | Lamar | 25 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 24 |

### Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2022 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 13, 2022. Nicholls had a total of 10 players selected.

## Schedule

Nicholls finalized their 2022 schedule on March 3, 2022.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at South Alabama* | Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL | ESPN3 | L 7–48 | 15,101 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe* | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | ESPN3 | L 7–35 | 13,536 |
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri* | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | L 16–42 | 3,482 |
| September 24 | 3:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State* | Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | ESPN+ | L 21–52 | 7,231 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Northwestern State | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge) | ESPN+ | L 33–36 | 3,883 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Houston Christian | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | W 19–17 | 1,823 |
| October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 8т Incarnate Word ‡ | Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | ESPN+ | L 14–49 | 5,122 |
| October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | McNeese State | Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | ESPN+ | W 40–35 | 5,788 |
| October 29 | 3:00 p.m. | at Lamar | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN3 | L 17–24 | 2,916 |
| November 12 | 3:00p.m. | Texas A&M–Commerce | Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | ESPN+ | W 12–10 | 5,021 |
| November 17 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana | Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic) | ESPN+ | L 17–40 | 7,911 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
‡The game vs. Incarnate Word was previously scheduled as a non-conference game, and was retained as such, even though both schools are still in the Southland Conference.

## Game summaries
### At South Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Jaguars | 10 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
at Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL
* Date: September 3, 2022
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: SE 4 mph
* Game attendance: 15,101
* Referee: Javarro Edwards
* TV announcers (ESPN3): J.D. Byars (play-by-play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
| Statistics | NICH | USA |
| First downs | 10 | 24 |
| Total yards | 165 | 508 |
| Rushing yards | 59 | 176 |
| Passing yards | 106 | 332 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–28–1 | 26–35–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:11 | 34:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nicholls | Passing | Kohen Granier | 15/27, 106 yards, INT |
| Nicholls | Rushing | Julien Gums | 9 carries, 33 yards, TD |
| Nicholls | Receiving | Neno Lemay | 3 receptions, 40 yards |
| South Alabama | Passing | Carter Bradley | 17/25, 260 yards, 3 TD |
| South Alabama | Rushing | La'Damian Webb | 18 carries, 98 yards, 2 TD |
| South Alabama | Receiving | Jalen Wayne | 3 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD |

### At Louisiana-Monroe

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nicholls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • ULM | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Statistics | ULM | Nicholls |
| First downs | 14 | 23 |
| Total yards | 306 | 424 |
| Rushing yards | 75 | 167 |
| Passing yards | 231 | 257 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 28:45 | 31:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| ULM | Passing | Chandler Rogers | 20–25, 253 yards, 2 TD |
| ULM | Rushing | Malik Jackson | 12 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD |
| ULM | Receiving | Alred Luke | 3 receptions, 72 yards |
| Nicholls | Passing | Kohen Granier | 26–42, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Nicholls | Rushing | Julien Gums | 9 carries, 35 yards |
| Nicholls | Receiving | Lee Negrotto | 2 receptions, 43 yards |

### At Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Redhawks | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### Jacksonville State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 14 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 52 |
| Colonels | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### At Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 7 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| Demons | 0 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 36 |

### At HCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |

### No. 8т Incarnate Word

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8т Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
| Colonels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 5,122
* Referee: Gary Leeper
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play) and Ronnie Rantz (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
UIW – 8:15 CJ Hardy 30 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:46
UIW – 4:47 Taylor Grimes 4 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–0 Drive 7 plays 50 yards 2:30
Second Quarter
UIW – 13:30 Marcus Cooper 7 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–0 Drive 13 plays, 79 yards, 4:58
NSU – 6:16 Lee Negrotto 17 yard pass from Kohen Granier, Gavin Lasseigne kick UIW 21–7 Drive 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:43
Third Quarter
UIW – 12:19 Marcus Cooper 14 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–7 Drive 9 plays, 81 yards, 2:36
UIW – 6:41 Taylor Grimes 20 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–7 Drive 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:02
UIW – 1:48 Darion Chafin 15 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 42–7 Drive 10 plays 85 yards 3:13
Fourth Quarter
NSU – 14:04 Leonard Kelly 1 yard run, Gavin Lasseigne kick UIW 42–14 Drive 9 plays, 63 yards, 2:44
UIW – 9:41 Jaelin Campbell 14 yard pass from Steven Duncan, Carson Mohr kick UIW 49–14 Drive 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:23
Passing
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 27/36, 327 YDS, 5 TD
NSU – Leonard Kelly 12/26, 114 YDS, 2 INT
Rushing
UIW – Marcus Cooper 20 ATT, 137 YDS, 1 TD
NSU – Collin Guggenheim 9 ATT, 78 YDS
Receiving
UIW – Taylor Grimes 10 REC, 125 YDS, 2 TD
NSU – Lee Negrotto 3 REC, 46 YDS, 1 TD :

### McNeese

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 35 |
| Colonels | 7 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 40 |
at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA
* Date: October 22
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 5,788
* Referee: Nolan Dumas
* TV: ESPN+

### At Lamar

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Statistics
| Statistics | Nicholls | Lamar |
| First downs | 23 | 16 |
| Total yards | 365 | 344 |
| Rushing yards | 170 | 267 |
| Passing yards | 195 | 77 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 19:24 | 30:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nicholls | Passing | Kohen Granier | 18/29; 148 total yards; long 67 yards |
| Nicholls | Rushing | Julien Gums | 21 attempts; 100 total yards; long 10 yards |
| Nicholls | Receiving | David Robinson | 3 receptions; 80 yards; long 67 yards |
| Lamar | Passing | Michael Chandler | 6/13; 77 yards total; long 25 yards |
| Lamar | Rushing | Khalan Griffin | 17 attempts; 134 total yards; long 35 yards |
| Lamar | Receiving | S. Rhea | 3 receptions; 31 total yards; long 15 yards |

### Texas A&M-Commerce

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Colonels | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |

### No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Lions | 10 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 40 |
| Colonels | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 7,911
* Referee: Ed Bourgeois
* TV: ESPN+