2019 Nicholls Colonels football team
The 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Colonels were led by fifth-year head coach Tim Rebowe and played their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium. Previous season. The Colones finished the 2018 season with a 9–4 overall record, and a 7–2 record 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. Preseason. Preseason poll. The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Colonels were picked to finish in first place. Preseason All–Southland Teams. The Colonels placed eleven players on the preseason all–Southland teams. Offense "1st team" Chase Fourcade – QB Dai'Jean Dixon – WR P.J. Burkhalter – OL Winston Jones – P "2nd team" Dontrell Taylor – RB Jair Joseph – OL Defense "1st team" Sully Laiche – DL Evan Veron – LB Allen Pittman – LB Darren Evans – DB "2nd team" Khristian Mims – DB Game summaries. at Kansas State. Kansas  State scored touchdowns on their first four possessions and were successful 10 of 12 attempts on third down in 80 offensive plays. Kansas State also managed the clock, being on offense for more than 41 minutes. For Nicholls, this was largely different compared to last year's opener when they defeated the Kansas Jayhawks. The Colonel's Kendall Bussey and Julien Gums both produced second-half touchdown runs to put their team on the board, but it wasn't nearly enough. Despite the loss, Nicholls managed to move up in the FCS coaches poll, going from #11 to #10. They  also jumped two spots to #10 in the FCS STATS Poll. FCS Playoffs. The Colonels received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against North Dakota.