# 2018 Nicholls Colonels football team

The 2018 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tim Rebowe, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, sharing the Southland title with Incarnate Word. Nicholls State received the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship, beating San Diego in the first round before losing to Eastern Washington in the second round. The team played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

## 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.
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
* 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.
| 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 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas* | No. 18 | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | ESPN+ | W 26–23 $^{OT}$ | 24,305 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane* | No. 11 | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN3 | L 17–42 | 21,092 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 16 McNeese State | No. 13 | Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA | CST | L 10–20 | 13,140 |
| September 22 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 11 Sam Houston State | No. 18 | John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | ESPN+ | W 27–7 | 5,025 |
| September 29 | 3:00 p.m. | Lamar | No. 15 | John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | ELVN/CST | W 50–27 | 8,044 |
| October 6 | 6:30 p.m. | at Northwestern State | No. 12 | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge) | CST | W 28–10 | 7,055 |
| October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Abilene Christian | No. 11 | Wildcat StadiumAbilene, TX | ESPN3 | L 12–28 | 10,973 |
| October 27 | 3:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word | No. 20 | John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | SLC Digital | W 48–21 | 8,061 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | No. 20 | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | SLC Digital | W 41–20 | 1,926 |
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | No. 17 | John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | CST/ESPN3 | W 47–14 | 7,025 |
| November 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | No. 18 | John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, 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 StadiumThibodaux, LA (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | W 49–30 | 8,571 |
| December 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Eastern Washington* | No. 14 | Roos FieldCheney, WA (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 21–42 | 5,250 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At Kansas

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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 :

### San Diego–NCAA Division I First Round

| Quarter | 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–NCAA Division I Second Round

| Quarter | 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 т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 |