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2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Nicholls State University Football Quickfacts

Quick Facts Team Information Location:...... Thibodaux, La. 70301 2007 Overall Record:...... 6-5 Enrollment:...... 6,814 2007 Record:...... 3-4 Founded:...... 1948 2007 Home Record:...... 4-1 Nickname:...... Colonels 2007 Road Record:...... 2-4 Colors:...... Red and Gray Letterwinners Returning:...... 41 (18 offense, 20 defense, 3 specialist) Conference:...... Southland Conference (I-FCS) Letterwinners Lost:...... 24 (11 offense, 11 defense, 2 specialist) President:...... Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert (State University of New York at Albany ’72) Offensive Starters Returning:...... 5 Athletics Director:...... Rob Bernardi (Cal-Northridge ’83) Offensive Starters Lost:...... 6 Associate AD/SWA:...... Do Bonin (Northwestern State ’77) Defensive Starters Returning:...... 5 Associate AD/External Relations:...... Ken Berthelot ( Tech’71) Defensive Starters Lost:...... 6 Athletic Department Phone:...... (985) 448-4794 Specialists Returning:...... 3 Ticket Office Phone:...... (985) 448-4791 Specialists Lost:...... 2 Home Field/Capacity...... Guidry /10,500 Staff Information Playing Surface:...... AstroTurf 3D Grass Head Coach:...... Jay Thomas (Southern Mississippi ’87) Base Offense:...... Spread Option Thomas at Nicholls:...... 21-21/Three Seasons Base Defense:...... Multiple 4-3 Thomas Overall:...... Same Thomas’ Office Phone:...... (985) 448-4802 Sports Information Best Time to Reach Thomas:...... Through SID, Weekly SLC Conference Call Director of Media Relations/Football SID:...... Brandon Rizzuto (New Orleans ’06) Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs:...... Steve Ellis (Nicholls ‘02) Rizzuto’s Office Number:...... (985) 448-4281 Offensive Coordinator/:...... H.T. Kinney (Wisconsin-Platteville ‘88) Rizzuto’s Mobile Number:...... (504) 782-3590 Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator:...... Joshua Eargle (Memphis ‘01) Sports Information Fax Number: ...... (985) 448-4814 Running Backs:...... Johnny Tart (Southern Mississippi ‘02) Rizzuto’s Email Address:...... [email protected] Wide Receivers:...... Kent Keith (Southwest Baptist ‘86) Rizzuto’s Alternate Email Address:...... [email protected] :...... Jeremy Atwell (Southeast Missouri State ‘99) Assistant Director of Media Relations:...... Elizabeth Ballard (South Alabama ‘05) Defensive Line:...... Skylor Magee (Southern Mississippi ‘05) Volunteer Assistant:...... Gerard Waguespack (Nicholls ’91) Assistant AD/Head Athletic Trainer:...... Jeff Smith (Northwest Missouri State ‘00) Football Presss Box Number/Score Updates:...... (985) 448-4845/(985) 804-8652 Strength and Conditioning:...... Brain Thomas (Nicholls ‘03) Nicholls Athletics Website:...... www.geauxcolonels.com Equipment Manager:...... Kerry Conner (Northwestern State ’03) Sports Information Mailing Address:...... P.O. Box 2032, Thibodaux, La. 70310 Sports Information Mailing Address:...... Barker Hall, Room 147, Thibodaux, La., 70310

Radio Information Colonels 2008 Football Schedule Flagship Station:...... KBZE, 105.9 FM, Morgan City, La. Play-By-Play:...... Ken Berthelot Date Opponent Location Time Berthelot’s Office Number:...... (985) 448-4804 9/4 New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. 7:30 p.m. Color Commentator:...... Seth Thomas 9/13 Bowie State THIBODAUX, La. 6 p.m. 9/20 Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 7 p.m. 2008 Media Guide Credits 10/4 Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 4 p.m. The 2008 Nicholls State University football media guide was produced by the Nicholls Office of Media Relations for Athletics to assist media members in their coverage of Colonel 10/11 Northwestern State* Natchitoches, La. 6 p.m. football. Should you need any additional information regarding football or Nicholls athletics 10/18 Stephen F. Austin*& THIBODAUX, La. 2 p.m. in general, please contact the Nicholls Office Media Relations for Athletics at (985) 448-4281 10/25 McNeese State* Lake Charles, La. 7 p.m. without hesitation. The 2008 Nicholls State University football media guide was written, edited, and 11/01 Central Arkansas*% THIBODAUX, La. 6:30 p.m. researched by Director of Media Relations Brandon Rizzuto. Editorial assistance was 11/8 Sam Houston State* THIBODAUX, La. 4 p.m. provided by Compliance Coordinator Bobby Galinsky. Also special thanks to opposing SID 11/15 Texas State* San Marcos, Texas 3 p.m. offices for their assistance and members of the Louisiana State Highway Patrol for all their 11/22 Southeastern La.*# THIBODAUX, La. 4 p.m. hard work and dedication. All game photography is accredited to Doug Keese along with all studio photography. Cover concept was created by Rizzuto and Keese, while graphic designer Jerad David designed All times local and subject to change. the cover in the Nicholls State University Office of Student Publications and Printing. The book was printed on campus as well and could not have been produced without the hard work of Print Shop employees Kerry Boudreaux and Wayne Molaison. A special thanks *- indicates conference game goes out to Gerard Waguespack, Tim Richard, Gerard Lotz, Lisa Neal, Mike Davis and all the & - indicates Family Day student workers for all of the hard work and dedication that you give to the program each % - indicates Homecoming and every season. All apparel worn by coaches and players in the 2008 football media guide was provided by # - indicates Senior Day John’s Tuxedos of Metairie, La.

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The Colonels started off last season and representing the Southland in the competition among all newcomer ball the position, and that can with a loud bang as they opened up the playoffs” said head coach Jay Thomas. carriers. only help us in the season. The effort 2007 campaign with arguably the biggest “One of the things we stressed to the However, senior Jonathon and heart is there to have something win in school history with a 16-14 team in spring drills and throughout DeAvila, junior guard Aric Flowers and special.” victory over Rice in Houston, Texas. the off-season is finishing strong, and if senior center Nigel Cormier return for After the win, Nicholls improved to a 5-1 we do that I really believe that we will the unit to add stability on the offensive Defense: mark and as high as No. 13 in the Sports accomplish all of our goals.” line for Nicholls heading into 2008. Also The Colonels multiple 4-3 scheme seaso n review Network Poll. Then the Colonels took senior signal callers Chris Bunch and improves every year under defensive a 28-7 loss to longtime rival McNeese Offense: Vincent Montgomery along with junior coordinator Steve Ellis as the unit State at home, and Nicholls fizzled For the past eight years, it has Zach Chauvin will add experience and enters this season having led the league down the stretch to finish 6-5 overall been no secret what the Colonels are provide strong leadership for the team. last year in total defense by limiting and 3-4 in the Southland Conference. going to do on the offensive end: run In the triple-option, the their opponents to 352.5 yards per The 3-4 conference mark placed them the football, and this season will be no is often the forgotten man and even game. Nicholls also led the conference oppo n e ts third in the league. different. Still with eight seasons of though their hard work and blocking in with 18 and in Nicholls returns several seasoned power running, H.T. Kinney’s unit still stats don’t show up in the final box interceptions returned for veterans to the battlefield this season, causes headaches for opposing teams, score, their contribution to the scheme with six. and are welcoming in a fine crop of and every year it gets harder and harder does not go unnoticed. Seniors Patrick A big part of their success in talented young man that is a mix of to find teams that are willing to lineup Gordon and Reno Fells will bring all the stopping their opponents was due in prep standouts and transfers that will up against the Colonels’ feared attack in previously mentioned to the table for part to their senior laden defense with coaches help the Colonels push even further non-conference. the Colonels this season, and don’t be defensive backs Jermaine Boggan and than they did in 2007. The 2008 roster Last season, the Colonels improved surprised if they haul in more passes in Lester Brooks, safety , features 19 seniors, 23 juniors, 14 on taking care of the ball as they limited 2008. linebackers Mike Heyl and Dominic sophomores and 31 freshman. With their (26 in 2006 to 19 in 2007) “We graduated a lot of players on Cooper and defensive tackle the guidance of the upper classmen, the and minimized on total turnovers (33 in offense that meant so much to us as a Stone; all of which started the majority Colonels should be able to build on the ’06 to 23 in ’07), but this year’s squad program last season, and we have a lot if not all of the Colonels’ 11 games players progress that they made last season. will feature a lot of new faces especially of shoes to fill, but that is not to say last season. Moore was drafted by “We had a lot of positive things in the backfield. that we don’t have a lot of players in our the Washington Redskins in the 2008 happen for us last season, and we are The Colonels graduated greats system that can carry on the stability of NFL Draft after his stellar career with heading into 2008 with a lot of team Broderick Cole, Joe Tobias, Cal Jones, our offense” said Thomas. “There was Nicholls. goals with the ultimate being in the Grant Thorne and Zack Morgan a lot competition in the spring in the But with all the experience that has mix for a conference championship thus leaving a breading ground for backfield, on the offensive line, and at graduated, some great players still will outlook 2 Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 OUTLOOK carry on the Colonel tradition of tough both fascists as he boasted a team best Nicholls will then return home to gets tougher and tougher every year outlook hard nose defense as the Colonels 49.6 yards per punt on five boots with square off against Division II participant with its level of competition and this return all-conference Garrick a long of 65. However, Schexnayder Bowie State on Saturday September 13 year will be no different.” Spain and All-American safety Lardarius hasn’t received game action since 2005, at 6 p.m. Bowie State finished 3-7 last Webb. Webb burst on the scene last but the coaching staff is comfortable season with all three victories coming in Quarterbacks: season as he intercepted a school tying with him in that role heading into the Central Collegiate Athletic Association Last season saw the Colonels three interceptions against Rice in his 2008 season. play. benefit under the stability of Vincent players first time daunting a Colonel uniform, Backing up Webb on returns will Then the Colonels will face D-I FBS Montgomery as the senior started 10 of while Spain in his first collegiate start be newcomer A.J. Williams and Jamal member Memphis on September 20. the 11 games under center, however, he provided the key play with a blocked Simmons with some other newcomers The Tigers finished 2007 with a 7-6 did suffer an injury against Southeastern punt that resulted in a safety and a possible getting some action. Williams record and a loss in the New Orleans La. in the season finale that sidelined Nicholls victory. is deceptively fast and thrives in the Bowl to Florida Atlantic. him in the spring. Redshirt senior

Retuning to the fold on the line open field on making defenders miss, A bye week follows their clash Chris Bunch got most of the reps at coaches includes seniors Daun Thompson and while Simmons provides sure hands and with the Tigers, and Nicholls will quarterback for the Colonels during Chris Noble, while juniors Jarius Jarvis smart decision making to the talented resume play on Saturday October spring drills while Zach Chauvin really and Quenton Mims also look to make group. 4 at Northern Iowa. The Panthers nipped at his heals. more of an impact this season. Senior As a whole, the return game was finished off the season ranked No. 4 Nevertheless, Nicholls enters the Lance Moore started the tale end of the great for the Colonels last season as they in the Sports Network FCS Poll with season with no clear cut starter at season at linebacker, but will move to led the league in punt return average their season coming to an end in the quarterback, but that is not to say that oppo n e ts his natural position at this and finished second in kickoff return quarterfinals of the playoffs. Ironically, all the signal callers they have at their season, while Jamal Simmons looks to average, and with the core of returnees, both teams had a player selected by disposal can’t get the job done and lead see a lot of reps opposite of him in the the coaching staff feels confident that the Washington Redskins in the 2008 the Colonels to victory. defensive backfield. the group can help win the battle for NFL Draft as UNI’s and Also having great springs were “Our defense last season really field position in tight games. Nicholls’ Kareem Moore both were sophomores Tyler McAfee and Nolan stepped it up a notch and kept us in all “We have a lot of dangerous weapons drafted by the Redskins. Dumas, while freshman Hosea Chatman seaso n review of our games. We had a lot of players at our disposal to return kicks and After their last non-conference and senior Terrence Whitaker also had graduate and left some holes, but we punts, and we will try and make sure contest, Nicholls will dive right into their moments, which begs the question: brought in a really good class of signees that opposing teams have to kick to conference play at Northwestern State who will start come kickoff time at New that can and will help us immediately,” us with two lethal returners ready and on Saturday October 11 before playing Mexico State? said Jay Thomas. “I am really expecting waiting at all times,” said Thomas. “Our at home against Stephen F. Austin at It is also safe to say that athlete a lot from our defense. All of the pieces kicking game will have to learn on the 2 p.m. for Family Day on Saturday extraordinaire Lardarius Webb could are there to be a feared unit with our job so to speak, but we have confidence October 18. see some action under center since speed and hard hitting style of play.” in all of them to get the job done and Nicholls will then play at McNeese he did run the triple-option almost help us win games.” State on Saturday October 25 before flawlessly against t his is Nicholls Azusa Pacific h istory with slc Special Teams: returning to Guidry Stadium for back- eight carries for 120 yards that included It is no secret that the special teams Schedule: to-back home contests against Central a 76-yard scoring dash. In the same unit took a hit with field goal kicker The schedule features 11 games Arkansas on Saturday November 1 game, Chauvin showed off his arm as he Alex Romero, a three-year starter, with five of them being played in John L. and Sam Houston State on Saturday led the Colonels on their game winning and punter Sean Comeaux, a two- Guidry Stadium. The 2008 slate also has November 8. The game against Central drive by completing four consecutive year starter, got their undergraduate the Colonels pitted to play two Division Arkansas will kickoff at 6:30 p.m. and it passes to get into field goal range to add degrees and exhausted their eligibility, I-FBS teams (New Mexico State and is designated as homecoming. further confusion to whom will resume but special teams coordinator David Memphis) and one Division I-FCS squad The remaining two games of the the reins at quarterback. Cunningham still has Lardarius Webb in Northern Iowa. 2008 schedule have the Colonels slated Adding depth and competition to the who was third in the nation with a 17.1 The five home games include the to play at Texas State on Saturday position will be Dumas and McAfee who punt return average and 17th with 28.0 home opener against Bowie State on November 15 and at home against both got some game experience during mark on kickoff returns. Webb was an Saturday September 13 at 6 p.m., and Southeastern La. on Saturday November the 2007 campaign. Also boasting the All-Conference player as a specialist. conference matches against Stephen F. 22 to close out the regular season. core will be Whitaker and talented But with Romero and Comeaux Austin, Central Arkansas, Sam Houston “There is no doubt about it that our newcomers Jake Witt and Laquintin graduating, the Colonels will turn State and Southeastern La. 2008 schedule is tough and will provide Caston. to junior Ross Schexnayder and Nicholls will open up the season many challenges for us to overcome, “We have a lot of very talented sophomore Patrick Dolan to fill the void. at New Mexico State on Thursday but we are going to have to take it one quarterbacks on our roster, and all of Schexnayder finished spring drills as No. September 4 at 7:30 p.m. CST. The Aggies game at a time and steadily build on the them bring a very valuable and distinct 1 on the depth chart for place kicking are opening up against a Southland successes that we have,” said head coach quality to the makeup of our team this duties with Dolan backing him up, while Conference member for the second Jay Thomas. “Hopefully we minimize on season. I really believe that our guys media Dolan was named tops for punting. consecutive season having defeated our injuries and are healthy and ready to are comfortable with whoever breaks Dolan did receive time last season in Southeastern La. last year 35-14. compete in conference. The Southland the huddle and leads the team on the

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field,” said Thomas. “H.T. Kinney does combined to only account for 40 of “We have some shoes to fill at the Colonel sidelines. Gordon is known a great job grooming the quarterbacks the team’s 572 carries last season. running back and fullback, but we have for his sure hands and was tied for team each and every year, and they respect Also suiting up will be senior DeMarko a very talented group of transfers high honors with 12 receptions, while media him and his knowledge of the position Hutchinson, who redshirted 2006 and and newcomers that we have all the finishing second on the team with considering that he played it in college.” 2007 and will be playing his final season. confidence in to get the job done,” said 214 yards for a 17.8 yards per catch However, Nicholls welcomes a feat Thomas. “Johnny Tart really worked average. Offensive Backfield: of talented transfers to the fold that with all of the backs in spring, and I To close out the season last year, After graduating arguably one of its includes fullbacks Trey Hopson and know he his very enthused about this senior Lardarius Webb found his way most talented groups ever in school Juston Warthen and running backs group’s potential. It never hurts to have onto the field as a receiver as he hauled history, the Colonels are looking to Marlin Meeks, A.J. Williams and Jerald a little competition.” in one pass during the Colonels final reload and not miss a beat in 2008. Watson. Hopson and Williams come drive on 2007. It is also not to far Broderick Cole, Joseph Tobias, Cal Jones to Nicholls after guiding Gulf Coast Receivers: fetched to see Webb get some reps at and Grant Thorne all exhausted their CC to a co-national Junior College The Colonels enter the 2008 season receiver this season as well. eligibility last season, and Zack Morgan Championship last season, and will look with a new look at the receiver position Also helping bolster the core are opted to forego his senior season to to carry over that same success with as the coaching staff has opted to go with sophomores Brandon Breaux and pursue his lifelong dream of being a the Colonels, while Meeks hails from a two receiver set and do away with the Adam Brister. Both Breaux and Brister FBI agent. All of the departures left the Coahoma CC. . The unit took a hit with the served as backups last season, and while Colonels with senior Isa Hines, juniors Warthen suits up this season for the loss of seniors Michael Okoronkwo and Breaux was limited in the spring due to Kenny Owens and Chris Broussard, first time on the collegiate level, while Jared Landrum who have started every injury, Brister pushed for playing time. sophomore Byron Jones and redshirt Watson’s journey to Nicholls originally game over the past three seasons, but The Colonels will welcome sophomore Corey Buchanan as their started as a transfer from returning to the fold are seniors Reno newcomer Wesley Thornton to the fold only returning players to the unit. Southeastern La. The Central Catholic Fells and Patrick Gordon. in the fall. Thornton comes to Nicholls Of the returning players, Hines and standout started his career at Auburn Fells is a speedster who is regarded from West Jefferson in Gretna, La. slc Broussard h istory are the only t his is Nicholls ones to receive and was a part of the squad that went as one of the fastest players on the 2008 “Our receivers don’t really get the notable playing time in 2007 as the rest undefeated in 2004. team. He caught his first and only pass credit they deserve in our system. They served as backups with the exception of Newcomers that did not participate last season against Southeastern La. to work as hard as an offensive lineman on Buchanan who redshirted rehabilitating in spring practice include Colt Fisher, keep a drive alive, and took a big time hit some plays in picking up key blocks or an injury sustained in 2007 spring Gio Martin, Kendrex Salter and Jesse as he came across the middle. However, serving as decoys,” said Thomas. “Kent practice. Still, Hines and Broussard Turner. he popped right up igniting a spark from Keith has really done an excellent job seaso n review oppo n e ts coaches players outlook 4 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 OUTLOOK with our receivers, and both he and I some very heated and passionate battles for four games in 2007. last season and has combined that with outlook have confidence in our receivers to at all the positions in the spring. Our Also set to receive a lot of action in a good spring. come up with the big play in passing line never gets the credit it deserves, 2008 includes junior Jeremiah Jenkins Backing up Spain at week side is situations.” but they get the job done every game,” and sophomore Jarvis Sigler, while redshirt freshman Kevin Persick who said Thomas. “The players really take to the Colonels welcome true freshmen sat out last season in football, but Offensive Line: Coach (Joshua) Eargle, and have a lot of newcomers Marshall Crawford, Dyron did suit up for the Nicholls’ baseball The Colonels entered the 2007 respect for him having played collegiate Hart, Franklin Nduku and Oliver Thierry team. Persick batted a team best .352 players season with questions on the offensive ball at Memphis.” to the fold as well. (19-of-54) before leaving the team for line and with holes to fill, but made “The defensive line is one of the spring football practice. Also suiting up due and found themselves atop the Defensive Line: most solid areas on the team in terms this season at linebacker will be seniors conference and sixth in the nation in The defensive line enters this season of depth and skill that we have entering Ivan Ledet and Matt Schultheis, redshirt their rushing attack by putting forth as one of the most intact groups from our season. They really made our junior Cody Dimak, redshirt sophomore

266.4 yards a game. Like 2007, Nicholls a season ago having only lost one player offensive line work hard in the spring,” Yashua Willis and sophomore Jesse coaches looks to fill some shoes with guards in Jordan Stone. Stone was an All- said Thomas. “Skylor Magee does a great Montero. Newcomers include junior Benjamin Gombossy and Jesse Frazier, Conference player for the Colonels and job with his unit as he really challenges Jeremy Evans, freshman Stefan Bergeron, who were two-year starters, both exhausted his eligibility after last season, them to not only get better, but to hold Mike Walker, Alonzo Highsmith and graduating and with Davonn Dutton however, returning juniors Zac Reddix, each other accountable. He (Magee) Jordan Piper. deciding to hang up his cleats after last Quenton Mims, Jarius Jarvis and Matt helps them understand that the game is “Entering last season, our linebackers season. Fairchild and seniors Daun Thompson, won and lost in the trenches.” were for the most part young and oppo n e ts With that said, the future is bright Chris Noble and Kentario Hardy all inexperienced, but they really grew up as the Colonels return three-year started at least one game last season. Linebackers: fast and helped us win a lot of games. I starter senior Nigel Cormier at center, At defensive end, Reddix and Noble Like the defensive line, the linebacking look for this group to build on last year and both senior Jonathon DeAvila will battle it out on the right side, while core only graduated one player and and be a solid unit this season,” said and junior guard Aric Flowers to help Jarvis is currently set to start on the left return a lot of talent at the position Thomas. “Jeremy Atwell really works anchor the right side of the line while side with Hardy backing him up. Reddix for 2008. Headlining all the returnees hard in trying to put his players in the seaso n review the left side will feature fresh faces. All assumed the starting role last season as at linebacker is All-Conference player right place to have the best opportunity spring, newcomer junior Josh Green and a sophomore due to Noble battling a junior Garrick Spain, who started to make big plays, and has really helped redhirt freshman Bart Roussel battled lingering injury all season long, but with every game at weak side linebacker last all of our linebackers blossom.” it out at left tackle, while sophomores his health at 100 percent this spring, he season. Spain led the group last season Spenser Langthorn and Brandon Ward really made a case to start next season. in tackles with 61 total takedowns, Defensive Backfield: really pushed each other for the starting Either way, both are equipped to lineup but his most notable play came in the It is easy to look at the defensive spot at left guard. against the run or defend in passing Colonels’ first game against Rice when backfield and feel comfortable with Green, a 6-foot-7 300 lb. giant out of situations. he blocked a punt in the fourth quarter senior All-American and Modesto, Calif., and Roussel, a 6-foot-2 Opposite of Reddix and Noble is that resulted in a safety to give Nicholls Award Finalist Lardarius t his is Nicholls Webb at safety, h istory slc 280 lb. beast from Gramercy, La., will Jarvis who made a name for himself the 16-14 lead and the victory. but it is his teammates that are around more than likely share duties until a clear last season in his first collegiate start Nicholls’ lone graduate Mike Heyl him that help grant a sigh of relief. cut starter emerges from the two. The against Rice with 15 total tackles, which spot started for the Colonels last But that is not to down play Webb’s same will take place between Langthorn included two for a loss, one sack, a season at strong side, but midway outstanding ball hawking skills and hard and Ward while all are suitable to play forced and a fumble recovery. turned over the reins to Lance Moore hitting style of play, which netted him multiple positions along the line. Fighting for a starting role behind Jarvis who now has moved to his more arguably the most prolific single-season Both DeAvila and Flowers have a is Hardy who spot started in 2007 due natural position at defensive back. The performance in school history with season under their belt, but that is to injuries. Hardy had a solid spring and Colonels feature junior Kyle Hughes a record five interceptions and having not say that senior Blaine Burns and will look to build on his success from a and redshirt freshman Anri Stewart at three of them going for six points. sophomores Ren Cheramie and Charles season ago. strong side this season with Hughes Sure the Colonels graduated three- McDade can’t slide into a starting role The interior of the line serves as penciled in as the starter. Hughes played year starter Jermaine Boggan and two- come opening day. Sophomore Mark one of the defense’s strong points with in all 11 games last season for Nicholls year starter Lester Brooks at both Murphy will also provide quality depth Mims and redshirt freshman A.J. Carter in 2007, and has the game experience to cornerback positions and had safety behind Cormier as he had a solid anchoring one of the tackle positions, improve on his success last season. Kareem Moore get drafted by the spring. while Fairchild and Thompson battled In the middle heading into the season Washington Redskins during the annual The Colonels will welcome prep all spring to secure the starting spot at are senior Damien Reed and junior April call up, but players like senior Lance standouts Justin Daniels, Michael the other. Thompson leads all returners Jarrod Fanguy who both received playing Moore and juniors Jamal Simmons and Holman, Corey Johnston, Brandon with 23 total tackles with 4.5 for a time last season with Reed getting the Dominique Daniels should be able to McDowell, Ted Thompson and Josh loss and one , while Mims bulk at linebacker and Fanguy getting help fill the void. Verret to the mix in 2008. is second with 14 total takedowns. a lot of reps on special teams. Reed Moore always found himself around media “We have a very talented core of Fairchild was limited in his involvement tallied 18 total tackles while fighting for the ball last season, but had trouble players on the offensive line, and had due a lingering injury that sidelined him playing time in 2007, and emerged late hauling in interceptions. He was

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diagnosed as being farsighted midway in the defensive backfield. door open for the next era in Nicholls’ most feared units in the conference through 2007. His play with contacts Nicholls also welcomes true kicking game to begin, but the question with All-Conference player Lardarius was immensely better having ended the freshmen newcomers Bobby Felder is with whom. Heading into the 2008 Webb providing the Colonels with a season with an interception return for and Kerry Guidry, and junior college campaign, it looks like the Colonels opportunity every time a touchdown against Southeastern La. transfers Leon Berry and Tarbbaris will turn their sights and confidence he touched the ball. Webb finished Moore finished last season with 41 total Hicks. to junior Ross Schexnayder for place last season third in the nation in punt

seaso n review tackles and four pass break ups. “Our DB’s and safeties have really kicking duties and sophomore Patrick returns with a 17.1 average per return. Simmons and Daniels also received been a strong point for our team over Dolan for punting assignments. The Opelika, Ala. native also recorded a a lot of action last season with both the last four seasons, and this year’s Schexnayder is the only other school and conference record 96-yard getting a start against Azusa Pacific. crop is no different. It is safe to say that Colonel to have a field goal over the punt return against Texas State, while Simmons and Daniels battled each we have a secondary full of play makers last three seasons besides Romero, also being among the nation’s best in other all spring at left cornerback, heading into 2008,” said Thomas. unfortunately he hasn’t had an attempt kickoff returns as well. with Simmons pulling ahead by a small “Defensive Coordinator Steve Ellis was since the 2005 season. Dolan enters Also slated to handle some return oppo n e ts margin to be penciled in as the starter a great player at Nicholls, and the entire 2008 with a season of some action duties this season include junior Jamal come kickoff at New Mexico State. defense loves playing for him. He is under his belt having attempted five Simmons and junior newcomer A.J. Daniels, whether he starts or not, is just so energetic and positive, and the punts with a long of 65-yards and two Williams. Hopefully Simmons and set to see a good bit of playing time players buy into his philosophy.” kickoffs for an average of 56.0 per kick. Williams can emerge as return threats by serving as the primary backup to Backing up Schexnayder will be Dolan, so opposing teams are not constantly Simmons and Webb. Specialist: while providing depth behind Dolan at kicking away from Webb. coaches Filling Kareem’s shoes won’t be an If there is one group that will undergo punter will be sophomore Kyle Tizzard. “Our special teams unit last season easy task, but the Colonels will keep a complete face lift from a season ago, Other kickers on the roster include really put us in a position to win all it in the family with his cousin Andrew it is the kickers as three-year starter sophomore Bruce Waguespack and of our games with great returns and Eddie assuming the starting role heading Alex Romero and two-year starter true freshman William Foret. smart placements. There is no reason into the season. Eddie played in nine Sean Comeaux both graduated last Deep snappers include returnees why with this group that we can’t games last season while receiving one fall. Romero has kicked every field goal senior Cody Prejean and sophomore do the same. I know we have some players start against Central Arkansas in which attempt over the last three seasons with Drew Knight with Prejean entering the inexperience, but we are confident in he had a career high six take-downs. the exception of three, while Comeaux season as the starter. Knight will serve them,” said Thomas. “Coach (David) Playing behind Eddie is junior Jordan steadied the Colonels’ punting game in in a backup role while rehabilitating an Cunningham is a tireless worker that Ogletree who received a lot of playing 2007 and 2008. injury sustained in spring practice. is always working late breaking down time last season on special teams, and However, with those two getting The return game last year chalked film and game planning, and the players will make his way onto the field in 2008 their undergraduate degrees leaves the up quite a reputation as one of the respond well to his hard work ethic.” outlook 6 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Nicholls Colonels Football Roster outlook Numerical Roster (Updated June 23, 2008) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Exp. Hometown/Previous School 1 A.J. Williams RB 5-8 180 Jr./TR Jackson, Miss./Gulf Coast CC 50 Blaine Burns OL 6-0 230 Jr./2L Baton Rouge, La./Redemptorist 2 Demarco Hutchinson RB 5-7 195 Sr./2L St. Rose, La./Destrehan 51 Damien Reed LB 6-0 235 Sr./1L Houston, Texas/Blinn CC

4 Laquintin Caston QB 5-10 180 Fr./HS Baton Rouge, La./Scotlandville 52 Matt Fairchild DE 6-2 260 Jr./2L Gonzales, La./St. Amant players 5 Hosea Chatman QB 6-2 210 Fr./HS Houma, La./Ellender 53 Jarrod Fanguy LB 5-10 225 Jr./2L Houma, La./H.L. Bourgeois 7 Chris Bunch QB 6-3 190 Sr./1L Crystal River, Fla./Rainy River CC 55 Jerimiah Jenkins DE 6-2 250 Jr./2L Corpus Christi, Texas/Roy Miller 8 Trey Hopson FB 5-10 240 Jr./TR Pascagoula, Miss./Gulf Coast CC 56 Alonzo Highsmith LB 6-1 210 Fr./HS Missouri, Texas/Elkins 9 Vincent Montgomery QB 5-11 195 Sr./3L Kingsville, Texas/H.M. King 57 Matt Schultheis LB 6-1 225 RsSo./Sq. Kenner, La./John Curtis 10 Tyler McAffe QB 6-3 200 So./1L Victoria, Texas/Calhoun 58 Cody Dimak LB 6-1 225 RsJr./2L New Orleans, La./John Curtis coaches 11 Jose Avina QB 5-10 185 Jr./TR San Mateo, Calif./San Mateo College 59 Isaac Crawford LB 6-1 215 Fr./HS Livingston, Texas/Livingston 12 Zack Chauvin QB 6-0 195 Jr./2L Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux 60 Mark Murphy OL 5-10 232 So./Sq. LaPlace, La./St. Charles Catholic 13 Dominique Daniels DB 6-2 190 Jr./2L Tampa, Fla./East Bay 61 Nigel Cormier OL 6-1 260 Sr./3L Lafayette, La./Lafayette 14 Jacob Witt QB 6-1 190 Fr./HS Denton, Texas/Denton Guyer 62 Michael Holman OL 6-5 290 Fr./HS Livingston, Texas/Livingston 15 Patrick Gordon WR 6-6 195 Sr./3L Houma, La./Alabama 63 Brandon McDowell OL 6-5 280 Fr./HS McComb, Miss./McComb oppo n e ts 16 Nolan Dumas QB 6-1 170 So./Sq. Thibodaux, La./E.D. White Catholic 64 Ted Thompson OL 6-3 220 Fr./HS Monument, Colo./Lewis-Palmer 17 Kerry Guidry DB 6-0 210 Fr./HS Houma, La./H.L. Bourgeois 65 Franklin Nduku DL 6-2 280 Fr./HS Houston, Texas/George Bush 18 Jamal Simmons DB 6-2 200 Jr./2L New Orleans, La./Karr Magnet 66 Bart Roussel OL 6-2 280 Fr./RS Gramercy, La./Riverside Academy 19 Kenny Owens RB 5-10 175 So./Sq. Theodore, Ala./Theodore 67 Aric Flowers OL 6-2 280 Jr./1L Plano, Texas/Plano 20 Lardarius Webb DB 5-11 180 Sr./1L Opelika, Ala./Southern Miss 68 Ren Cheramie OL 6-1 270 So./Sq. Cut Off, La./South Lafourche 21 Chris Broussard FB 5-9 205 Jr../1L Morgan City, La./Central Catholic 69 Cody Prejean OL 5-11 265 Sr./3L Napoleonville, La./Assumption seaso n review 22 Byron Jones RB 5-10 195 Fr./RS Houma, La./Terrebonne 70 Josh Green OL 6-7 300 Jr./TR Modesto, Calif./Modesto JC 23 Jerald Watson RB 5-9 195 Sr./TR Morgan City, La./Southeastern La. 71 Drew Knight OL 6-1 245 Jr./2L Zachary, La./Redemptorist 24 Lance Moore DB 6-1 190 Sr./1L Leakesville, Miss./Southern Miss 72 Oliver Thierry DL 6-5 270 Fr./HS Opelousas, La./Opelousas 25 Andrew Eddie DB 6-0 215 Sr./1L Okolona, Miss./Itawamba CC 73 Justin Daniels OL 6-4 300 Fr./HS Mobile, Ala./Murphy 26 Isa Hines RB 5-10 185 Sr./1L San Francisco, Cali./San Mateo CC 74 Jonathan De Avila OL 6-3 255 Jr./2L Houston, Texas/Aldine 27 Kyle Hughes DB 6-5 215 Jr./2L Orange, Texas/Little Cypress-Mauriceville 75 Brandon Ward OL 6-3 288 So./1L Conroe, Texas/Oak Ridge 28 Bobby Felder DB 5-11 195 Fr./HS McComb, Miss./McComb

76 Corey Johnston OL 6-5 270 Fr./HS Collierville, Tenn./Rossville t his is Nicholls Aca. h istory slc 30 Jordan Ogletree DB 5-10 190 Jr./2L Houston, Texas/Langham Creek 77 Josh Verret OL 6-2 275 Fr./HS Houma, La./H.L. Bourgeois 31 Leon Berry DB 6-0 185 Jr./TR Griffin, Ga./East Mississippi JC 78 Spenser Langthorn OL 6-3 284 So./1L Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood 32 Marlin Meeks FB 5-7 210 Jr./TR Grenada, Miss./Coahoma CC 79 Charles McDade OL 6-0 298 Fr./RS Friendswood, Texas/Clear Brook 33 Gio Martin RB 6-0 180 Fr./HS Caryville, Fla./Vernon 80 Brandon Breaux WR 6-0 185 Fr./RS Reserve, La./East St. John 35 Patrick Dolan P 6-1 172 So./Sq. Mobile, Ala./McGill Toolen 81 Reno Fells WR 6-0 175 Jr./2L Palatka, Fla./Palatka 36 Tarbbaris Hicks DB 6-1 205 Jr./TR Monroe, La./Homes CC 82 Ross Schexnayder K 5-10 175 Sr./2L Houma, La./H.L. Bourgeois 37 Terence Whitaker QB 5-9 170 Sr./Sq. Garland, Texas/Bethune-Cookman 83 Adam Brister TE 6-1 230 Jr./1L Baton Rouge, La./Redemptorist 38 Corey Buchanan RB 5-8 183 RsSo./1L Kingsville, Texas/H.M. King 85 Chris Noble DE 6-3 255 Sr./3L Baton Rouge, La./Redemptorist 39 Jesse Turner RB 5-7 170 Fr./HS Houma, La./Ellender 86 Wesley Thornton WR 6-1 200 Fr./HS Algiers, La./West Jefferson 40 Drey Trosclair ATH 5-10 195 Fr./HS Thibodaux, La./E.D. White 87 Jairius Jarvis DE 6-5 210 Jr./2L Donaldsonville, La./Ascension Catholic 41 Colt Fisher FB 6-0 225 Fr./HS Sulphur, La./Sulphur 88 Kyle Tizzard K 5-6 150 RsSo./1L Destrahan, La./Destrehan 42 Kendrick Salter RB 6-0 180 Fr./HS Orange, Texas/Little-Cypress 90 Zac Reddix DE 6-1 224 Jr./2L Prairieville, La./Dutchtown 43 Jordan Piper LB 5-10 220 Fr./HS Ponchatoula, La./Ponchatula 91 Dyron Hart DL 6-4 325 Fr./HS Slidell, La./Slidell HS 44 Yashua Willis LB 5-11 206 RsSo./1L Napoleonville, La./Assumption 92 Kentario Hardy DL 6-3 245 Sr./1L Monticello, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln CC 45 Ivan Perry-Ledet LB 6-1 215 Sr./2L New Orleans, La./West Jefferson 93 A.J. Carter DL 6-3 285 Fr./RS Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux 46 Jeremy Evans LB 6-0 230 Jr./TR Gautier, Miss./Gulf Coast CC 94 Marshall Crawford DL 6-3 240 Fr./HS Bellville, Texas/Bellville 47 Kevin Persick LB 6-2 215 Fr./RS Zachary, La./Zachary 95 Daun Thompson DL 6-1 290 Sr./1L Hallsville, Texas/Trinity Valley C.C. media 48 Anri Stewart LB 6-1 185 Fr./RS Plaquemine, La./Plaquemine 96 Jarvis Sigler DE 6-4 225 So./1L Mobile, Ala./McGill Toolen 49 Garrick Spain LB 6-0 205 Jr./2L Franklin, La./Hanson 98 Quenton Mims DL 5-11 285 Jr./2L Boni Fay, Fla./Vernon

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media LT 70 Josh Green 6-7 290 Jr. DE 90 Zac Reddix 6-1 224 Jr. 66 Bart Roussel 6-2 280 RsFr. 85 Chris Noble 6-3 255 Sr. LG 62 Spenser Langthorn 6-3 280 So. 75 Brandon Ward 6-3 290 So. DT 98 Quenton Mims 6-1 295 Jr. 93 A.J. Carter 6-3 285 RsFr. C 61 Nigel Cormier 6-1 260 Sr. 79 Charles McDade 6-0 300 So. DT 52 Matt Fairchild 6-2 260 Jr. 95 Daun Thompson 6-1 290 Sr. RG 67 Aric Flowers 6-2 280 Jr. 68 Ren Cheramie 6-1 270 So. DE 87 Jairius Jarvis 6-5 210 Jr. 78 Kentario Hardy 6-3 245 Sr. RT 63 Jonathon DeAvila 6-3 255 Sr. 50 Blaine Burns 6-0 230 Sr. SLB 27 Kyle Hughes 6-5 215 Jr. 48 Anri Stewart 6-1 185 RsFr. QB 9 Vincent Montgomery 5-11 195 Sr. 14 Chris Bunch 6-3 190 RsSr. MLB 56 Damian Reed 6-0 235 Sr. 53 Jarrod Fanguy 5-10 225 Jr. WR 15 Patrick Gordon 6-6 195 Sr. 80 Brandon Breaux 6-0 185 So. WLB 49 Garrick Spain 6-0 205 Jr. 47 Kevin Persick 6-2 215 RsFr.

slc FB h istory 4 Trey t his is Nicholls Hopson 5-9 235 Jr. 38 Corey Buchanan 5-8 185 RsSo. CB 26 Lance Moore 6-1 190 Sr. 28 Bobby Felder 5-11 195 Fr. RB 26 Isa Hines 5-10 185 Sr. 23 Jerald Watson 5-9 195 Sr. CB 18 Jamal Simmons 6-2 200 Jr. 13 Dominique Daniels 6-2 190 Jr. RB 1 A.J. Williams 5-8 180 Jr. 2 DeMarko Hutchinson 5-7 195 Sr. FS 25 Andrew Eddie 6-0 205 Sr. 30 Jordan Ogletree 5-10 190 Jr. seaso n review WR 81 Reno Fells 6-0 185 Sr. 83 Adam Brister 6-1 280 So. SS 20 Lardarius Webb 5-11 180 Sr. 13 Dominique Daniels 6-2 190 Jr.

v Specialists oppo n e ts PK 82 Ross Schexnayder 5-10 175 Jr. 35 Patrick Dolan 6-1 172 So.

P 35 Patrick Dolan 6-1 172 So. 88 Kyle Tizzard 5-7 160 So. coaches LS 69 Cody Prejean 5-11 265 Sr. 71 Drew Knight 6-1 245 Jr.

H 88 Kyle Tizzard 5-6 160 So. 12 Zach Chauvin 6-1 195 Jr. players KR 20 Lardarius Webb 5-11 180 Sr. 1 A.J. Williams 5-8 180 Jr.

PR 20 Lardarius Webb 5-11 180 Sr. 18 Jamal Simmons 6-2 200 Sr. outlook 8 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football outlook players coaches Player Biographies oppo n e ts seaso n review t his is Nicholls h istory slc media

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Personal – Stefan Michael Bergeron was born on May 17, 1989… Son of Paula and Ricky Bergeron… Has three two siblings named Chelsie and Evon… 31 Nickname is Hollywood… Majoring in Business. media Jose Avina QB, 5’10, 185, Jr./TR San Mateo, Calif. 80 San Mateo College Brandon Breaux WR, 6’0, 185, So./Sq. At San Mateo College (2005-06) – Participated as a squad player for the Bulldogs… Finished 7-4 under head coach Larry Owens and went on to play for Reserve, La. and win the CSM Bowl Championship. East St. John High School At San Mateo High School – Led the Bearcats to a 11-2 record his senior season while playing both quarterback and linebacker… Passed for over 1,100 As a freshman (2007) – Received some action while mostly being a backup yards and rushed for over 1,000 yards his senior season… Played for head coach to the wide receiving corp… Participated in special teams as well recording one T.J. Ewings, and was named All-District. assisted tackle against Sam Houston State. Personal – Jose L. Avina was born on December 11, 1985 in San Mateo, Calif… At East St. John – Did not play football in high school. Son of Griselda and Ramiro Avina… Has an older brother named Ramiro Jr. who Personal – Brandon Joseph Breaux was born on September 1, 1988 in Kenner, La… plays football for Eastern Illinois University… Majoring in Business Administration. Son of Kermit Breaux and Allison Hopkins…Majoring in Business Administration.

slc 3 h istory t his is Nicholls 83 Brandon Beck Adam Brister K/P, 5’9, 200, Fr./TR TE, 6-1, 230, Jr./2L Houston, Tex./Blinn CC/New Baton Rouge, La. Caney High School

seaso n review At Blinn CC – Did not participate in football As a redshirt freshman (2007) – Played in seven games as a backup to At New Caney – Was a two-time All-District and All-County selection the tight end corp… Was a mainstay on special teams. for the Eagles… Received District 21-4A’s Specialist of the Year award his senior As a freshman (2006) – Was a backup in the tight end core. season… Also played forward/sweeper in soccer where he helped lead the team As a true freshman (2005) – Received a redshirt. to the state playoffs twice. At Redemptorist – Played for a team that won back to back state Personal – Robert Brandon Beck was born on September 9, 1989 in championships in 2002 and 2003….Prepped under Sid Edwards and was also a oppo n e ts Houston, Tex… Parents are Milton and Jacqueline Beck… Has three older member of the wrestling and weight lifting teams. siblings named Clay Casey and Misti. Personal – Adam Wells Brister was born on Feb. 16, 1985 in Baton Rouge, La…Son of Dewey and Phyllis Brister…Majoring in General Studies. 77 coaches Stefan Bergeron 21 LB, 6’0, 195, Fr./HS Chris Broussard Pierre Port, La. RB, 5-9, 195, Jr./2L Assumption Morgan City, La. players Central Catholic High School At Assumption – Was a four year letter-winner for the Mustangs… Primarily played defensive end as he was named All-District First Team and All- As a sophomore (2007) – Played in eight of the Colonels eight games… Bayou Second Team his sophomore season… Selected All-District Second Team Made the switch from linebacker to running back… Also saw action on special his senior season… Played for head coach Boyd Fussell his senior season in teams… Rushed for 93 yards on eight carries and one touchdown… Longest run which he led the Mustangs to a 6-4 record. of 67 yards came against Northwestern State… Rushed for a total 70 yards and outlook 10 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies outlook a touchdown against the Demons while also recording an assisted tackle. As a redshirt freshman (2006) – Was a backup on defense and on special teams. 7 As a true freshman (2005) – Received a redshirt. Chris Bunch At Central Catholic High School – Lettered in three sports…Led his team in tackles a junior and fumble recoveries as a senior…Made it onto the All- QB, 6’3, 190, RsSr./1L players District team all four years of his high school career. Crystal River, Fla. Personal – Chris Michael Broussard was born on Jan. 13, 1986 in Morgan City, La…Son of Michael and Donna Broussard…Majoring in Physical Therapy. Rainy River CC

Broussard’s Career Statistics As a senior (2007) – Sat out and received a redshirt. Year GP att. Yards avg. Long TD As a junior (2006) – Saw action in eight games while only starting one of coaches 2007 11 8 93 11.6 67 1 them… Rushed for a 104 yards on 55 carries for one touchdown and completed Career 11 8 93 11.6 67 1 five of his 18 pass attempts for 70 yards… Did have one touchdown threw the air. At Rainy River CC- Comes to Nicholls from Rainy River Community College in International Falls, Minnesota … In only nine games for Rainy River CC, he threw for 1,233 yards and rushed for 313 yards … In high school, named all-district as a quarterback … Also an exceptional track star running the 400 38 oppo n e ts meter in 48 seconds. Corey Buchanan Personal – Christopher David Bunch was born May 27, 1985 in Crystal RB, 5’8, 185, RsSo./1L River, Florida… Son of Pamela and Wiliam Bunch… Has one brother, William Jr., and one sister, Monique… Majoring in Buisness. Kingsville, Texas Bunch’s Career Statistics H.M. King High School seaso n review Rushing Passing As a sophomore (2007) – Sat out due to injury and received a medical Year GS GP att. Yards avg. Lng TD att/Com/Int Yards TD redshirt… Did help out with video throughout the season. 2006 1 8 55 104 1.9 15 1 18/5/1 70 1 2007 Redshirted As a freshman (2006) – Played in five games for the Colonels… Had Career 5 8 55 104 1.9 15 1 18/5/1 70 1 eight total carries for 25 yards…Scored his first collegiate touchdown against McNeese State from one yard out in the last game of the season. At H.M. King – Played under Scott Hafley and Richard Whitaker… Named All-District Academic team and All-Brush County his senior campaign… Named offensive MVP for District 31-4A… Selected to the All-Bay Area Team and All- t his is Nicholls h istory slc South Texas Team. Personal – Corey Javon Buchanan was born on April 7, 1988 in San Diego, … Son of Corinthia Williams and QuentinWilliams… Has four siblings named Courtlin, Courtnee, Roseanne, and Ricky… Majoring in Mass Communications.

Buchanan’s Career Statistics Year GP att. Yards avg. Long TD 2006 5 8 25 3.1 11 1 2007 Medically Redshirted Career 5 8 25 3.1 11 1 media

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and Academic All-State… Was a Wendy’s High School Heisman Nominee. Personal – Hosea Chatman Jr. was born on September 27, 1990 in Houma, La… Son of Hosea Chatman Sr. and Joyce Chatman who both graduated from

media 50 Nicholls… Hosea Sr. played football at Nicholls from 1986-89... Has four siblings Blaine Burns named Jarrod, Joshua, Ideyon and Houston… Majoring in Biology. OL, 6-0, 230, Sr./3L Baton Rouge, La. Redemptorist High School 12 Zach Chauvin As a junior (2007) – Saw action in every game except one primarily being a backup to the offensive line and special teams unit… Registered an assisted QB, 6’0, 195, Jr./2L tackle against Rice. Thibodaux, La. As a sophomore (2006) – Participated in five games for the Colonels while transitioning from fullback to offensive tackle and tight end… Played special teams Thibodaux High School As a freshman (2005) – Finished season with 43 yards on seven carries. At Redemptorist – Was a part of a state championship team under Sid As a sophomore (2007) – Played in nine games… Finished the season Edwards…Was a teammate of current Colonel Adam Brister. with 50 carries for 129 yards and two scores while Personal – Blaine Burns was born on June 8, 1985 in Baton Rouge, La…Son of completing 13-of-28 passes for 192 yards and one Warren and Julie Brister…Has one brother, Drewe…Majoring in General Studies. touchdown… Did have three interceptions… Best game came against Southern Arkansas when he completed his only two passes for 59

slc h istory t his is Nicholls yards and a touchdown while carrying 93 five times for 38 yards… Longest run of 30 yards came against Northwestern A.J. Carter State and longest pass cam against DT, 6-3, 285, Fr./RS Southern Arkansas of 47 yards. As a true freshman (2006) Thibodaux, La. – Played in 4 games while starting Thibodaux High School two of them… Finished the season as the Colonels’ most efficient passer seaso n review As a freshman (2007) – Redshirted. with a 110.67 rating and had the best At Thibodaux High School - Made 66 tackles, recorded three sacks, completion percentage with a 46.4 mark… forced two fumbles and had four tackles for a loss in his only season playing Tossed two touchdowns on the season… football in 2006… Was named to the all-bayou region, all-parish and all-district Rushed for 142 yards on 42 carries and passed teams his senior campaign… Played for Thibodaux for three seasons for 207 yards by completing 13 of 28 passes… before making the transition to the gridiron. Best game came against Assumption College when

oppo n e ts Personal – A.J. Carter was born on November 11, 1989 in Houma, La… Son he rushed for 90 yards on 9 carries and passed for of Pearlette and Alfred Carter… Has two younger siblings named Andrew and 116 yards and two touchdowns. Rachel… Cousin Jason Caffey played basketball at Alabama… Majoring in Mass At Thibodaux High School- Prepped under Communications. Coach Lenny Ford at Thibodaux High School … A two- time all-district and all-region selection … Selected as the region’s Offensive MVP … Named Honorable

coaches Mention All-State … Received the MVP award for the Tri- 5 Parish All-Star Game … Passed for 1,434 yards and 13 TDs and rushed for 226 yards … Voted team captain. Hosea Chatman Personal – Zachary James Chauvin was born December 29, 1987 in Thibodaux, La… Son of Susan and Richard “Dicky” Chauvin… Has one QB, 6’2, 210, Fr./HS older brother named Joshua… Majoring in Physical Education.

players Houma, La. Ellender Chauvin’s Career Statistics Rushing Passing Year GS GP att. Yards avg. Lng TD att/Com/Int Yards TD At Ellender – Helped lead the Patriots to the state playoffs his senior 2006 2 4 28 142 5.1 49 0 28/13/3 207 2 season… A four year letterwinner… Accounted for 1,600 total yards of offense 2007 0 9 50 129 2.6 30 2 28/13/3 192 1 while tossing 17 touchdowns and rushing for four… Named All-District in 2007 Career 2 13 78 271 3.5 49 2 56/26/6 399 3 outlook 12 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies outlook 68 13 Ren Cheramie Dominique Daniels OL, 6-1, 270, So./Sq. DB, 6’2, 190, Jr./2L players Cut Off, La. Gibsonton, Fla. South Lafourche High School East Bay High School

As a redshirt freshman (2007) – Was primarily used as a backup to the As a sophomore (2007) – Played in nine games while primarily being a offensive line… Participated as a squadman. backup to one of the best defensive back units in the conference… Finished the As a true freshman (2006) – Received a redshirt. season with five total tackles, four of which were solo… Had one interception coaches At South Lafourche – Played for Tommy Gisclair… Helped led the against Azusa Pacific that he returned for 27 yards… Best game came against Tarpons to the playoffs in 2003 and 2005… Named first team All-district, second Azusa Pacific when he had three total tackles and an interception. team All-bayou, and honorable mention all-state academic... Ran track and played As a true freshman (2006) – Played a back up role on defense seeing basketball for two years. action in seven games… Also played on special teams… Recorded two tackles Personal – Born September 11, 1980 in Cut Off, La… Son of Robert and on the season… Served as a kick return specialist for both punts and kickoffs… Kenolyn Chearmie… Has one sister named Kespi… Majoring in accounting. Returned three kickoffs for 38 yards with the longest going for 20 and took back oppo n e ts four punts for 36 yards with his long also going for 20 yards. At East Bay High School- Prepped under Coach Brian Thornton at East Bay High School … A two-year starter on both offense and defense … One of 61 the top defensive backs in central Florida as a senior, earning all-conference, all- county and Second-Team All-District honors in 5A.

Nigel Cormier Personal – Dominique Bernard Daniels was born June 20, 1988 in Tampa, seaso n review OL, 6’1, 250, Sr./3L Florida… Son of Darrell Daniels and Eva McCullough… Has three sisters named Cornieatha Gant, Trista Royal, Taneka Daniels, and two brothers named Brandon Lafayette, La. Daniels and Kalvin McCullough… Majoring in Art. Lafayette High School Daniels’ Career Statistics As a junior (2007) – Started every game at center for the third consecutive Year UT AT Tot. Int. Ret. Yards Avg. Long TD season… Was a part of an offensive line unit that led the conference in rushing. 2006 2 0 1 0 7 74 10.6 20 0 2007 4 1 5 1 0 0 - - -

As a sophomore (2006) – Started every game for the Colonels at center. t his is Nicholls h istory slc Career 6 1 6 1 7 74 10.6 20 0 As a freshman (2005) – Was a backup on the offensive line. At Lafayette High School – Played for Coach Mark Barousse at Lafayette High earning first team All-district and honorable mention All-State. Nigel was a three year starter also playing defense. Recruited by Southern, Alcorn State. 63 Personal – April 29, 1987 in Lafayette, La… Son Stephanie and Johnny Jonathan DeAvila Cormier… Has an older sister named Irie and a younger sister Aria… Majoring in Government with a concentration in Criminal Justice. OL, 6-3, 255, Sr./2L Houston, Texas Aldine High School

As a junior (2007) – Played in all 11 games while starting four of them… Primarily served as a backup at left tackle. As a sophomore (2006) – Saw action in four games as a backup to both tackles. As a sophomore (2005) – Received a redshirt. As a true freshman (2004) – Saw limited action during his freshman campaign, as he served as a backup on the offensive line. At Aldine High School – Played for Coach Bill Smith at Aldine High School whose team went to the second round of the Texas High School Championship…

Selected First team All-District…Ranked as one of the top 20 lineman in the city media of Houston. Personal – Jonathan DeAvila was born on October 10, 1985 in Houston, Texas…Son of Natalia DeAvila &Rogelia DeAvila…Majoring in Athletic Training. Nicholls Colonels Football 13 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies

Dolan’s Career Statistics 58 Punts kickoffs Year no. Yds. Avg. Long TB I20 no. Yds. avg. TB media Cody Dimak 2006 Redshirted 2007 5 248 49.6 65 1 1 2 112 56 0 LB, 6-0, 245, Sr./2L Career 5 248 49.6 65 1 1 2 112 56 0 New Orleans, La. John Curtis High School 16 As a junior (2007) – Played in three games before having a season ending injury… Received a medical redshirt. Nolan Dumas As sophomore (2006) – Played a back role on defense, but was a mainstay QB, 6’1, 170, So./1L on special teams all season… Recorded four total tackles. As a redshirt freshman (2005) - In seven games he recovered one Thibodaux, La. fumble and recorded eight tackles. E.D. White Catholic High School As a true freshman (2004) – Saw limited action for the Colonels…Played in the season opener against Eastern Washington and suffered a season ending injury. As a redshirt freshman (2007) – Played in four games under center… At John Curtis High School – Played for Coach J.T. Curtis where in 2003 his Had a total of six carries for nine yards with a long of 10 against Southern team was state runner-up and state champions in 2001 and 2002...Selected First Arkansas… Did not attempt a pass… Best game came against Southern Arkansas team All-State, All-Metro, All-East Bank and All- District…Recorded 119 tackles when he rushed for 14 yards on two carries. 7 tackles for a loss and 4 caused fumbles. As a true freshman (2006) – Received a redshirt. Personal – Cody Anthony Dimak was born on November 16, 1984 in slc h istory t his is Nicholls At E.D. White Catholic High School- Prepped under Coach Kyle Marrero, La…Son of Pete Dimak and Donna Encalade…Majoring in Biology and Lassaigne at E. D. White Catholic High School … An Honorable Mention All- Physical Therapy. District selection as well as an Academic All-District selection … Finished the 2005 season with 1,044 yards passing with six TDs along with 100 yards rushing. Dimak’s Career Statistics Personal – Robert Nolan Dumas was born January 17, 1988 in El Dorado, Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR Arkansas… Son of Bonnie Lafont and Robin Dumas… Has a sister named Lauren 2004 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lafont… Majoring in Finance. 2005 2 6 8 0 0 0 0 1 2006 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 Dumas’ Career Statistics

seaso n review 2007 Medically Redshirted Career 3 10 13 0 0 0 0 1 Rushing Passing Year GS GP att. Yards avg. Lng TD att/Com/Int Yards TD 2006 Redshirted 2007 0 9 50 129 2.6 30 2 28/13/3 192 1 35 Career 0 9 50 129 2.6 30 2 28/13/3 192 1

oppo n e ts Patrick Dolan P/K, 6’1, 180, So./1L 25 Mobile, Ala. Andrew Eddie McGill Toolen DB, 6-0, 205, Sr./1L coaches As a redshirt freshman (2007) – Played in four games… Had five punts Okolona, Miss. for a 49.6 average and a long of 65yards against Northwestern State… Registered Itawamba CC two kickoffs for a 56.0 average and a no touchbacks. As a true freshman (2006) – Received a medical redshirt. As a junior (2007) – Played in nine games while starting in one of them… At McGill Toolen High School- Prepped under Coach Steve Savarese Had a total of 12 tackles with eight of them being solo stops… Was a backup to

players at McGill-Toolen High School … A First-Team All-State punter … First-Team All- a strong defensive back unit… Best game came against Central Arkansas when Region punter and kicker … Averaged 41.8 yards per punt … 75% of his kickoffs he had six total tackles. were touchbacks … Was 6-of-9 in field goal attempts with his longest being a At Itawamba CC - Highly thought of around the nation amongst junior 48-yarder … Was 31-of-33 in extra point attempts … Was chosen to play in the college defensive backs… Had 80 tackles, three interceptions and four forced Alabama North-South All-Star Game … A four-year honor roll student. fumbles to his credit as a sophomore at Itawamba Community College… Was Personal – Born August 1, 1988 in Mobile, Alabama… Son of Danny and named junior college player of the week once during last season… Helped guide Linda Dolan… Majoring in Marketing outlook 14 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies outlook Itawamba to the Mississippi Junior College playoffs… Played high school football Personal – Matthew Fairchild was born in Gonzales, La… Son of Terry and with former Colonel Kareem Moore. Laura Fairchild… Majoring in Business Administration. Personal – Andrew Eddie was born September 7, 1986 in Tupelo, Mississippi… Son of Evelyn and Charlie Eddie Sr… Has seven siblings named Antonio, Tywayne, Fairchild’s Career Statistics Julia, Ricketa, Charlie Jr., Sheree and Faith… Cousins with former Colonel Kareem Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR Moore who is in the NFL with the Washington Redskins. 2006 7 13 20 0.5 0 0 0 1 players 2007 6 5 11 1.5 0.5 0 0 0 Eddie’s Career Statistics Career 13 18 31 2.0 0.5 0 0 1 Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 2007 9 8 17 0 0 0 0 0 Career 9 8 17 0 0 0 0 0

53 coaches Jarrod Fanguy 46 LB, 5-11, 225, Jr./1L Jeremy Evans Houma, La.

LB, 6’0, 230, Jr./TR H.L. Bourgeois High School oppo n e ts Gautier, Miss. As a sophomore (2007) – Played in four games for the Colonels… Was Miss. Gulf Coast CC a backup to the linebackers while being a mainstay of special teams… Recorded one tackle which was for a loss against Northwestern State. At Mississippi Gulf Coast CC - A two year starter for Miss Gulf Coast As a freshman (2006) – Served as a backup on defense.

CC where he was a prominent member of the 2007 co-national championship As a true freshman (2005) – Received a redshirt. seaso n review squad… Recorded over 200 career tackles in two seasons while leading his team At H.L. Bourgeois – Played both baseball and football…Was an All- in 2007 with 106… Had four sacks… Voted all-region team and was a second District and All-Region selection at linebacker in 2003 and 2004…Also named team all-state selection. Red Zone Player of the Year finalist and was the Defensive MVP at the annual Personal – Jeremy Evans was born on June 11, 1988… Son of Erica Brown… Tri-Parish All-Star game. Has three younger siblings named Josh, Sekimah, and Semay… Majoring in Allied Personal – Jarrod Michael Fanguy was born on March 3, 1987 in Thibodaux… Health. Son of Keith and Tammy Fanguy…Has two brothers, Brady and Chase…Majoring in Education.

Fanguy’s Career Statistics t his is Nicholls h istory slc 52 Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 2005 Redshirted Matt Fairchild 2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DT, 6’3, 270, Jr./2L Career 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzales, La. St. Amant High School

As a sophomore (2007) – Played in nine games while starting four of them for the Colonels… First game action came against Nevada due to overcoming a spring practice injury… Had a total of 11 tackles with six of them being solo… Best game came against Stephen F. Austin when he had four tackles, all assisted, and a half of a sack. As a freshman (2006) – Started all eleven games for the Colonels… Registered seven solo tackles and 13 assisted… Had one pass break up and recovered one fumble. As a true freshman (2005) – Received a redshirt. St. Amant High School – Played for Coach David Swacker at St. Amant High School earning first team All-District. Matt had 105 tackles with 4QB media sacks including 11 tackles for loss. He also had one forced fumble, and an interception.

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media 81 Reno Fells Billy Foret WR, 6’0,180, Jr./2L K, 5’8, 150, Fr./HS Palatka, Florida Thibodaux, La. Palatka High School E.D. White

As a sophomore (2007) – Saw action in four games… Recorded one At E.D. White – Helped lead the Cardinals to a district championship his reception of 20 yards against Southeastern La… Was primarily a backup to the senior season… A two year starter as a kicker… Finished his career 11-of-13 wide receiver unit. on field goals and 44-of-48 on extra points… Career long field goal with the As a true freshman (2006) – Participated as a backup wide receiver for Cardinals was of 37 yards… Named First Team All-District and First Team All- the Colonels as a true freshman. Region his senior season… Voted Second Team All-District and Second Team All- At Palatka – Played for Wilson Edwards… Was a part of the Panthers’ 2004 Region his junior campaign… Played for coach Kyle Lasseigne. district championship team that participated in the state playoffs… Named All- Personal – William Joseph Foret was born July 25, 1988 in Thibodaux, La… State his senior year and participated in the NFL Junior Championship Bowl… Son of Sara Day and Bill Foret… Both parents graduated from Nicholls… Has a Won the Hiesman award at Palatka for his leadership… Also played baseball and younger brother named Adam… Majoring in Marketing. ran track. Personal – Reno Chevelle Fells was born September 15, 1986 in Tallahassee, Florida… Son of Robin Wright and Reno Fells Sr… Has three brothers named Remahan and Josh, and has two sister Reniqua and Renada… Majoring in slc h istory t his is Nicholls 17 Mathematics. Freddie Frazier Fells’ Career Stats RB, 5’9, 170, Fr./RS Year Rec. Yards avg. Long TD Baton Rouge, La. 2005 Did not participate in football 2006 0 0 0 0 0 Dutchown 2007 1 20 20.0 20 0 Career 1 20 20.0 20 0 As true freshman (2006) – Received a redshirt seaso n review At Dutchtown – Was a two-sport athlete participating in both track and football… Named Honorable Mention All-District his senior season while lettering three seasons in football and track. 67 Personal – Freddie Carrwayne Frazier was born on November 8, 1989 Aric Flowers in Baton Rouge, La… Has a younger brother named Frederick… Majoring in Sociology.

oppo n e ts OL, 6-2, 280, Jr./2L Plano, Texas Plano High School

As a redshirt sophomore (2007) – Played in nine games with starting three of

coaches them at right tackle… Was a part of an offensive line unit that led the conference in rushing. As a sophomore (2006) – Received a medical redshirt. As a freshman (2005) – Received action at right tackle. At Plano High School – Two-year letterwinner…Named All-District Honorable Mention during junior season…Selected to the All-District First Team during

players senior season. Personal – Aric Harlan Flowers was born on January 3, 1987 in Dallas, Texas… Son of Jana and Chris… Has an older brother named Jamal Osaze and Chris… Majoring in Secondary Education with a concentration in Social Studies. outlook 16 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies outlook 15 70 Patrick Gordon Josh Green WR, 6-6, 215, Sr./3L OL, 6’7, 290, Jr./TR players Houma, La. Modesto, Calif. Alabama/Vandebilt Catholic Modesto JC

As a junior (2007) – Started and played in all 11 games… Had a total At Modesto JC - Started all 11 games in 2007 for Modesto JC… Had 33 of 12 receptions for 214 yards and two carries for 21 yards… Did not score a pancake blocks his sophomore season… Was an All-State and All-League first touchdown… Longest run of 19 yards came against McNeese State and longest team selection his sophomore season… Prepped at Beyer HS where the Patriots coaches reception of 43 yards came at Sam Houston State. went 18-1 his senior season. As a sophomore (2006) – Started and played in nine games for the Personal – Joshua Randall Green was born on March 6, 1987 in Modesto, Colonels last season… Caught eight passes for 100 yards and hauled in one Calif… Son of Sheridan and Lisa Green… Has four younger siblings: Garrett, touchdown reception… Averaged 12.5 yards per catch. Meagan, Madison and Ethan… Majoring in Mathematics. As a freshman (2005) – Saw action in nine games…Recorded five grabs for 78 yards. oppo n e ts At Alabama (2004) – Received a redshirt. At Vandebilt Catholic – Was a four-year letterman under former Colonel 92 assistant coach Brad Villavaso. Personal – Patrick Thomas Gordon was born on Nov. 12, 1985 in Houma, Kentario Hardy La…Son of Pat and Diana Gordon…Has four brothers and sisters…Majoring in DL, 6’3, 245, Sr./1L Business. seaso n review Monticello, Miss. Gordon’s Career Stats Copiah-Lincoln CC Year Rec. Yards avg. Long TD 2005 5 78 15.6 32 0 As a junior (2007) – Played in all 11 games… Primarily a back up to the 2006 8 100 12.5 20 1 defensive line… Registered four total tackles with two of them being solo… 2007 12 214 17.8 43 0 Had a half of a sack against Southern Arkansas… Best game came against Career 25 392 15.7 43 1 Northwestern State when he recorded three total tackles.

At Copiah-Lincoln CC – Was a two year letter-winner for t his is Nicholls the Wolves… h istory slc Led the team to a 9-3 finish his sophomore season and to the Golden Isles Bowl Championship. At Lawrence County – Helped lead his team to the playoffs four consecutive years… Awarded four letters for his participation… Named All- District First Team his senior season. Personal – Kentario Terez Hardy was born on August 3, 1987 in Monticello, Mississippi… Son of Mableine and Wayne Hardy… Has four siblings named Wayne, Kendrick, Enricka and Erika… Brother Wayne played at Southern Miss… Majoring in General Studies.

Hardy’s Career Statistics Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 2007 2 2 4 0 0.5 0 0 0 Career 2 2 4 0 0.5 0 0 0 media

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seasons... Scored 21 total touchdowns in his career and accumulated 2,600 all-purpose yards for the Mustangs... Also played baseball for the Mustangs and 91 recorded 81 career stolen bases... Played shortstop and centerfield while batting media Dyron Hart .540 for his career, and a single season school best of .597 during his junior year. Personal - Isa ibn Yahya Hines was born on March 20, 1987 in San Francisco, DL, 6’3, 355, Fr./HS California... His father is John Hines and his mother is Fabienne Palabay... Has Poplarville, Miss. an older brother named Yusuf Palabay... Father played soccer at Santa Carla... Majoring in General Studies. Slidell Hines’ Career Statistics At Slidell – Had a total of 54 tackles his junior season to go along with five Rushing Receiving sacks… Registered 65 total tackles and four sacks his sophomore season… Was Year GP att. Yards Avg. Long TD Rec. Yards avg.LngTD sidelined by a shoulder injury his entire senior season. 2007 11 32 210 6.7 20 0 3 64 21.3 43 0 Personal – Dyron LaDelle Hart was born June 9, 1989 in Poplarville, Career 11 32 210 6.7 20 0 3 64 21.3 43 0 Mississippi… Son of Maryln Hamilton and William Fowler… Has six siblings: Carlin Hart, Katrina Jones, Jamarca Woods, Germany Woods, Jametrius Woods and Richard Hamilton… Majoring in General Studies. 8 Demetrius ‘Trey’ Hopson 26 FB, 5’10, 240, Jr./TR Isa Hines Pascagoula, Miss. slc h istory t his is Nicholls RB, 5’10, 185, Sr./1L Miss. Gulf Coast CC San Francisco, Cailf. At Mississippi Gulf Coast - Rated as a Top-10 fullback amongst junior Abraham Lincoln/San Mateo CC college players… Named an All-American as a fullback his sophomore season… Dubbed a Top-25 player in the state of Mississippi coming out of high school… As a junior (2007) – Played in all 11 games while primarily being suited to The true option fullback rushed for 550 yards and six touchdowns in 2007. a back up role to the running back core… Rushed 32 times for 210 yards and Personal – Dementrius M. Hopson was born on February 11, 1987… Son caught three passes for 64 yards… Did not score a touchdown… Best rushing of Margaret and Willie McGowan… Has two siblings named Domonic and Alexis seaso n review performance came against Texas State with 67 yards on six carries and best Hopson… Relatives Willie and Michael Hopson played at Jackson receiving outing came at Rice with one reception for 43 yards… Longest run of State… Relative Virgil Hopson played at Delta State… Majoring in General 20 yards came against McNeese State… Studies. Returned two kicks against Southern Arkansas for nine yards. At San Mateo CC -

oppo n e ts Was named by his team as the most improved offensive player at San Mateo CC in 2005... Was named the 2006 Offensive MVP... In his sophomore

coaches campaign, he rushed for 547 yards on 48 carries, recorded 35 receptions for 520 yards and totaled eight touchdowns on the season... Was named second team All-Conference for

players his efforts in 2006. At Abraham Lincoln - Was an All-City selection in football his senior year while lettering three consecutive outlook 18 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies outlook the single game passing record for most yards and the single season record for most yards…Compiled over 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns through the air during his 27 junior and senior season. Kyle Hughes Personal – DeMarko Lionel Hutchinson was born on May 31, 1985 in Kenner, La…Son of David and Marie Hutchinson…Majoring in Secondary Education (Math). LB, 6’5, 215, Jr./2L players Orange, Texas Hutchinson’s Career Statistics Year GP att. Yards Avg. Long TD Ret. Yards avg. Long TD Little Cypress High School 2004 10 0 0 0 0 0 14 298 20.6 38 0 2005 11 20 95 4.8 14 0 2 27 13.5 14 0 As a sophomore (2007) – Played in all 11 games… Recorded a total of 2006 Redshirted 18 tackles with 11 of them being solo… Served as a backup to the linebackers… 2007 Did not participate in football Returned two kicks 37 yards… Best game came against Azusa Pacific when he Career 21 20 95 4.8 14 0 16 325 20.3 38 0 coaches recorded four tackles with two of them being solo. As a true freshman (2006) – Played in eight games for the Colonels… Tallied three total tackles and recovered a fumble. At Little Cypress High School - Played for Coach Todd Moody at Little 87 Cypress High School … As a quarterback, rushed 31 times for 443 yards … Defensively, recorded three interceptions for 89 yards and four punt returns for Jairius Jarvis oppo n e ts 140 yards … Named Second-Team All-District … Also an exceptional baseball DE, 6’5, 210, Jr./2L and basketball player. Personal – Kyle Hughes was born on August 12, 1987 in Panama City, Donaldsonville, La. Florida… Son of Kermit Hughes and Cindy Fuller… Has one sister named Jessica Ascension Catholic High School Hughes and four brothers named Jarrod Hughes, Erik Fuller, Ethan Fuller and Evan Fuller… Majoring in Marketing. As a sophomore (2007) – Started and played in all, but one game for the seaso n review Colonels… Recorded a total of 43 tackles on the season with 26 of them being solo… Hughes’ Career Statistics Had three sacks and eight tackles for a loss… Responsible for one forced fumble and Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR three fumble recoveries… Best game came in one of Nicholls’ most historic wins over 2006 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 Division I-FBS Rice when he had a game high 14 tackles to go along with a sack, two 2007 13 5 18 0 0 0 0 0 tackles for a loss and a forced and recovered fumble. Career 16 5 21 0 0 0 0 1 As a redshirt freshman (2006) – Played in ten games… Registered 14 solo tackles and eight assisted… Recorded three tackles for a loss, two sacks, and forced two

fumbles. t his is Nicholls h istory slc As a true freshman (2005) – Received a redshirt. 2 At Ascension Catholic High School – Played for Coach Kirke Delatte at DeMarko Hutchinson Ascension Catholic where he was an All-State performer at both defensive back and wide receiver. He had Jairus also played basketball. RB, 5’7, 195, Sr./2L Personal – Jairus Jarvis was born on January 18, 1987… Son of Melanie Jarvis and Michael Williams… Majoring in Sports Science. St. Rose, La. Destrahan Jarvis’ Career Statistics Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR As a redshirt junior (2007) – Did not participate in football. 2007 26 17 43 8 3 0 1 3 As a junior (2006) – Received a redshirt. 2006 14 8 22 3 2 0 2 0 As a sophomore (2005) – Saw action in every game for Nicholls…Racked up Career 40 25 65 11 5 0 3 3 95 yards on 20 carriers for a 4.8 yard per attempt average…Returned two kicks for 27 yards. As a true freshman (2004) – Played in all 10 games for the Colonels…Moved from quarterback to running back…Started in all 10 games as a kick returnee for the Colonels…Led the team in kick …Returned 14 kickoffs for 289 yards… Averaged 20.6 yards a return…His longest return was against Eastern Washington for 38 yards.

At Destrahan High School – Four-year letterwinner…Was a four sport media star with the Wildcats…Played basketball, football, baseball and track…Named to the All-District Team during his junior and senior season…All-River Parish during senior season…Three-time WWL Prep Player of the Week…Set the single game TD record, Nicholls Colonels Football 19 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies 55 22 media Jerimiah Jenkins Byron Jones DE, 6’2, 250, Jr./2L RB, 5-10, 195, So./Sq. Corpus Christi, Texas Houma, La. Roy Miller Terrebonne HS

As a sophomore (2007) – Played in 10 games… Recorded 13 total As a true freshman (2007) – Played in four games… Received one carry tackles with eight of them being solo… Blocked a field goal against Southern for no yards against Rice. Arkansas… Had three tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks… Best performance came At Terrebonne – Was a three year letter-winner in football and track against McNeese State when he had three solo stops. while also notching one year in soccer… Played running back and defensive As a freshman (2006) – Played in two games… Recorded four solo back… Rushed for 1,081 yards on 221 carries his senior season along with tackles. 11 touchdowns in only eight games… As a junior recorded 41 tackles, two At Roy Miller – Played Kenny Wheaton at Roy Miller… Named First Team interceptions, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries… Also scored 15 All-District, First Team All-Bay Area, Second All-Metro in his senior season… Led goals his senior season in soccer… Named All-District Second Team his junior District 31-5A in sacks his senior year…Also participated in basketball all four and senior seasons in both football and track. years for the Buccaneers… Led the team to the playoffs in 2004 during his junior Personal – Byron Anthony Jones was born on January 1, 1984 in Houma, season. La… Son of Barbara Carter and Lawrence Jones… Has one older sister named Personal - Jerimiah Alexander Jenkins was born February 13, 1988 in Latoya… Majoring in Business Management. Corpus Christi, Tx… Son of Rita and Will Williams… Majoring in Sociology. slc h istory t his is Nicholls

Jenkins’ Career Statistics Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 71 2007 8 5 13 3 1.5 0 0 0 2006 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Drew Knight Career 12 5 17 3 1.5 0 0 0 LS, 6-3, 255, So./Sq. Baton Rouge, La.

seaso n review Redemptorist High School

As a redshirt freshman (2007) – Was a mainstay on special teams throughout the season… Served as the team’s deep snapper. As a true freshman (2006) – Received a redshirt. At Redemptorist – Received four letters in football under coach Sid

oppo n e ts Edwards…Was a member of a pair of state championship teams…Earned All- District honors and was invited to play on the Baton Rouge All-Star game. Personal – Drew William Knight was born on November 23, 1986 in Baton Rouge, La… Son of Charlotte and Butch Knight… Has one sister named Allie… Majoring in Business Marketing. coaches players outlook 20 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies outlook of Angela and Larry Ledet… Has three sisters named Aisha, Terrelyn, Tara, and a 78 brother named Larry Jr… Majoring in Human Performance. Spenser Langthorn Ledet’s Career Statistics OL, 6-3, 284, So./1L Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR

2004 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 players Kingwood, Tx. 2006 3 8 11 1 0 0 0 0 2007 21 7 28 1.5 0 0 0 1 Kingwood High School Career 28 16 44 3.5 0 0 0 1

At Kingwood High School - A two year starter at Kingwood High School… Was second team all-district his junior and senior seasons… Earned three letters from participation with football… Named team captain his senior 10 coaches campaign… Recognized for his outstanding play by Texas Prep Xtra and was voted player of the week on one occasion. Tyler McAfEe Personal - Spenser Langthorn was born on December 11, 1984 in Kingwood, QB, 6-3, 200, So./1L Tex. Port Lavaca, Tx. oppo n e ts Calhoun High School

45 As a true freshman (2007) – Played in three games… Totaled eight Ivan Ledet carries for 21 yards… Longest run of eight yards came at Nevada… Did not attempt a pass… Best game came against Northwestern State with two carries Linebacker, 6-0, 215, Sr./3L for 13 yards. seaso n review Rushed for 2,334 yards and 42 touchdowns New Orleans, La. At Calhoun High School - during his senior season in 2006… Named district 30-4A MVP… Led the West Jefferson High School Sandcrabs to a 9-3 record as a senior, which was the school’s first winning season since 1991… Managed to score eight touchdowns and rush for 324 yards in a As a junior (2007) – Played in nine games… Had a breakout district contest in 2006. season with 28 total tackles with 21 of them being solo… Personal – Tyler William McAfee was born on February 21, 1989… Son of Registered 1.5 tackles for a loss… Best g a m e Joan and Donald McAfee… Has two older sisters named Jennifer and Cassie… came at Central Arkansas with six Majoring in General Studies.

total tackles with five of them being t his is Nicholls h istory slc solo stops. McAfee’s Career Statistics As a sophomore (2006) Rushing Passing – Played in eight games for the Year GS GP att. Yards avg. Lng TD att/Com/Int Yards TD Colonels… Registered three solo 2007 0 3 8 31 3.9 8 0 0/0/0 0 0 tackles and had eight assisted tackles… Career 0 3 8 31 3.9 8 0 0/0/0 0 0 Had one tackle for a loss. As a sophomore (2005) – Received a redshirt. As a true freshman (2004) – Saw limited action as a backup on t h e Colonels defensive squad…Played in four of the Colonels 10 games…Recorded five total tackles, four solos and one assisted…Came away with one tackle for a loss. At West Jefferson High School – Played for coach Hank Tierney at West Jefferson High School, whose team went 10-1 winning the district championship…Recorded 80 stops, five sacks and 16 tackles for losses…

Selected to the All-District team…Selected to media play in the Jefferson-Orleans All-Star game. Personal – Ivan Lamar Ledet was born on December 16, 1985 in New Orleans, La… Son Nicholls Colonels Football 21 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies

playoffs his junior and senior seasons and was a catalyst on three district championship teams… 79 Was an all-state selection in his junior campaign media and all-conference pass rusher in his senior Charles McDade season… Averaged 4.6 sacks a game while OL, 6-0, 298, So./1L recording eight tackles a game in his senior year… Also competed in weight lifting. Friendswood, Tx. Personal – Carliss Quenton Mims Clear Brook High School was born on December 24, 1987 in Bay Minette, Alabama… Son of Pearl and Harrison As a true freshman (2007) – Played in three games… Served as a backup Mims… Has a brother named Trey and sister named to the offensive line. Tereza… Majoring in Elementary Education. At Clear Brook High School - Named team captain his senior season for Clear Brook… Helped lead his team to a district championship in 2004… A Mims’ Career Statistics three year letter winner in football for the Wolverines…Was communications Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR president his senior season. 2007 10 4 14 0.5 0 0 1 0 Personal – Charles ‘Chuck’ McDade was born on December 3, 1988… Son 2006 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 of Timi Finley-John and Martell John… Has four siblings named Dynay John, Marty Career 10 8 18 0.5 0 0 1 1 John, Ty John and Tre John… Majoring in Business Administration. 42

slc 32 h istory t his is Nicholls Jesse Montero Marlin Meeks LB, 5-9, 188, So./Sq. RB, 5’8, 205, Jr./TR Puincourtville, La. Charleston, Miss. Assumption High School Charleston HS/Coahoma CC As a redshirt freshman (2007) – Participated as a squadman. At Coahoma CC - Was selected to participate in the JUCO All-Star game As a true freshman (2006) – Received a redshirt. seaso n review and started at fullback… Had 472 yards on 136 carries and six touchdowns At Assumption – Played for Don Torres all four years at Assumption… his sophomore season for the Tigers… Prepped at Charleston High where he Was a part of two district runner-up teams for the Mustangs… Named second rushed for back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons in his junior and senior campaigns team All-District his senior season. Personal – Marlin Alonzo Meeks was born on October 21, 1987 in Grenada, Personal – Jesse Drew Montero was born on December 5, 1987… Mississippi… Son of Teresa Rucker… Has two younger siblings, Marcus and Zemarrah Nickname is ‘Turtle’… Son of Hilda and Andrew Montero… Has one brother Meeks… His grandfather, Craig Walker, played collegiate football at Alcorn State. named Juston… Majoring in General Studies. oppo n e ts 98 Quenton Mims

coaches DL, 5’11, 285, Jr./2L Boni Fay, Florida Vernon High School

As a sophomore (2007) – Played in nine games for the Colonels… Had players a total of 14 tackles with 10 of them being solo… Had one stop for a loss… Recorded one forced fumble at Rice… Best performance came at Rice with four solo stops and a forced fumble. As a true freshman (2006) – Played in five games… Recorded four assisted tackles and recovered one fumble. At Vernon – Played for Jeff Webb at Vernon… Led the Yellow Jackets to the outlook 22 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies outlook 9 24 Vincent Montgomery Lance Moore QB, 6-0, 185, Sr./3L DB, 6’1, 190, Sr./1L players Kingsville, Texas Leakesville, Miss. H.M. King High School Southern Miss

As a junior (2007) – Started all 10 games that he played in… Sat out one As a junior (2007) – Played in all 11 games while starting in seven of game due to injury… Rushed a total of 114 times for them at linebacker… Registered 41 total tackles with 30 of them being solo… 459 yards and two touchdowns… Longest run of 27 Had two tackles for a loss and a half of a sack… Had one interception that he coaches yards came against Northwestern State… Completed returned 39 yards for a touchdown against Southeastern La… Credited with 37-of-84 passes for 676 yards and three touchdowns… four pass breakups… Discovered he was nearsighted after the game against Had only one interception… Longest pass of 62 Stephen F. Austin when he dropped two sure interceptions… Over the span of yards came against Southern Arkansas… Best the last three games, averaged eight tackles a contest… Best game came against game rushing came against Texas State with Southeastern La. when he had nine total tackles (seven solo) and an interception 18 carries for 131 yards and two scores… returned for a touchdown. oppo n e ts Best performance passing came against At Southern Miss (2004-05) - Saw lots of action on special teams at Southern Arkansas with 162 yards on Southern Miss… Contributed on defense in the secondary last season. completing 8-of-15 pass attempts... Was a major At Greene County High School - Helped lead his team to a state contributor in the Colonels 16-14 win over Division championship in his senior campaign… Holds the Mississippi state high school I-FBS Rice with 124 yards of total offense (87 record for most interceptions (15) in a season with Steve McNair… Snagged 10 passing) and one passing touchdown... Suffered interceptions his junior season at Greene County… Was all-state twice in high seaso n review a leg injury against Southeastern La. in the school. season finale. Personal – Born on March 28, 1986… Son of Percy and Dora Molten… As a sophomore (2006) – Started Majoring in Business Administration. all but three games for the Colonels in 2006… Was second on the team in rushing Moore’s career stats with 408 yards on 109 carries… Had a career Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR long run of 38 yards… Scored two touchdowns 2007 30 11 41 2.0 0.5 1 0 0 and averaged 3.7 yards a carry… Completed 21 Career 30 11 41 2.0 0.5 1 0 0 of his 49 pass attempts for 358 yards and two t his is Nicholls h istory slc touchdowns… Had a career long completion of 56 yards… Was named SLC Player of the Week after leading the Colonels to a come 60 from behind victory at Texas State on Fox Sports Southwest. As a freshman (2005) – Saw action in four games…Worked behind Yale Mark Murphy Vannoy and is slated to be the starter this season…Rushed 11 times for 40 yards OL, 5’10, 232, So./Sq. with two touchdowns. At H.M. King – Three three sport athlete played both quarterback and LaPlace, La. defensive back…Received numerous accolades during his playing career… St. Charles Catholic High School Finished with 21 rushing touchdowns and 800 yards passing…Also recorded 98 tackles, eight interceptions in his senior season. As a redshirt freshman (2007) – Played in one game… Was primarily a Personal – Vincent Edward Montgomery was born on April 16, 1987 in back up center that saw some action on special teams. Kingsville, Texas…Son of Allyn and Nancy…Has two brothers and a sister… As a true freshman (2006) – Received a redshirt. Majoring in Computer Science. At St. Charles Catholic – Played for Frank Monica for four years… Was a catalyst on two district championship teams and one squad that was state Montgomery’s Career Statistics runners up… Was an All-District, All- State, All-Metro, and All-River Parish First Rushing Passing Team selection his senior season. Year GS GP att. Yards avg. Lng TD att/Com/Int Yards TD Personal - Mark Anthony Murphy was born on October 1, 1987… Son of 2005 0 4 11 34 3.1 10 2 0/0/0 0 0 Giselle and Mike Murphy… Has an older brother, Michael, a younger brother, media 2006 8 9 109 408 3.7 38 2 49/21/3 358 2 Matthew, and a younger sister, Madeline… Majoring in Geomatics. 2007 10 10 114 459 4.0 27 2 84/37/1 676 3 Career18 23 234 901 3.9 38 6 133/39/4 1,034 5

Nicholls Colonels Football 23 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies 85 30 media Christopher Noble Jordan Ogletree DE, 6-4, 245, Sr./2L DB, 5’10, 190, Jr./2L Zachary, La. Houston, Texas Redemptorist High School Langham Creek High School

As a junior (2007) – Played in six games while being limited by a lingering As a sophomore (2007) – Played in eight games for the third consecutive injury from spring drills… Did not play until the Southern Arkansas game… Had season… Was primarily a back up to the defensive backs, but was a mainstay on five tackles with three of them being solo… Best game came at Southeastern La. special teams… Had eight total tackles, four of them solo… Had 0.5 tackles for with two solo tackles. a loss and half of a sack... Best game came against Northwestern State when he As a sophomore (2006) – Played in all 11 games while starting 10 of had two tackles. them… Recorded 14 tackles and 16 assisted stops… Had five tackles for a loss As a freshman (2006) – Played in eight of the Colonels’ 11 contests... and three sacks. Served as a backup on defense and contributed on special teams. As a freshman (2005) – Saw action in seven games…Finished with four As a true freshman (2005) – Received a redshirt tackles. At Langham Creek High School – Played for Coach Mack Wilson at At Redemptorist – Played for Sid Edwards and won a pair of state Langham Creek High School earning All district honors as a defensive back as well as championships…As a senior was a honorable mention All-State selection… receiver…This past season Jordan recorded 90 tackles with one interception and 5 Played as a tight end and also was a member of a state championship basketball passes broken up…. He is the brother of former Colonel safety Joseph Ogletree. team. Personal – Jordan Louis Ogletree was born August 20, 1987 in Houston, slc h istory t his is Nicholls Personal – Christopher James Noble was born on August 8, 1986 in Baton Texas… Son of John and Evelyn Ogletree… Has two brothers named Joe, who Rouge, La…Son of Bertell and Pat Noble…Has one sister, Bertell…Majoring in played at Nicholls, and Johnny and a sister Lambreni… Majoring in Marketing. Business Administration. Ogletree’s Career Statistics Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 2007 4 4 8 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 Redshirted

seaso n review Career 4 4 8 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 19 Kenny Owens oppo n e ts DB, 5’10, 175, Jr./2L Theodore, Ala. Theodore High School

coaches Noble’s Career Statistics As a sophomore (2007) – Made the switch from defensive back to running Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR back… Played in eight games while be a contributor on special teams… Had two 2005 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 carries for 11 yards on the season with both coming against Northwestern State… 2006 14 16 30 5 3 0 0 0 Longest runs was for six yards. 2007 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 Career 17 20 37 5 3 0 0 0 As a true freshman (2006) – Played in four games… Recorded one assisted tackle. At Theodore High School- A Second-Team All-Region selection as a senior

players … Finished the 2005 season with 67 tackles, three interceptions, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 14 pass break-ups … A star track-athlete placing third in the state of Alabama in the 100 meter dash and second in the 55 meter dash. Personal – Kenneth Lamar Owens was born on March 19, 1988 in Mobile, Alabama… Son of the late Shirley and Lucious… Has six brothers named Joesph, Anthony, Terrence, Eirc, Brandon and Lucious Jr. and four sisters named Quita, Tisha, Tiffany, and LaToya… Majoring in Accounting. outlook 24 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies outlook Owens’ Career Statistics 90 Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 2006 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Zac Reddix 2007 0 0 0 0 2 11 5.5 0 Career 0 1 1 0 2 11 5.5 0 DE, 6’2, 215, Jr./2L players Prairieville, La. 47 Dutchtown High School As a sophomore (2007) – Played in all 11 games while starting eight Kevin Persick of them… Recorded 15 total tackles with seven of them being solo… Was coaches LB, 6-2, 215, Fr./RS credited with two tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks… Had one forced fumble, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry… Arguably best game came against Zachary, La. Northwestern State when he had two total tackles, a tackle for a loss, a sack and a forced fumble. As a true freshman (2006) – Played in seven games as a true freshman on defense while playing all contests on special teams… Made three solo stops

As a true freshman (2007) – Received a redshirt… Did participate in oppo n e ts along with four assisted. baseball for Nicholls. At Dutchtown High School- Played for Coach Benny Saia at Dutchtown At Zachary High School - An all-district selection from 2004-06 and all- High School… Selected First-Team All-District… Hampered by a back injury early state in 2006… Voted MVP of district 6-4A for leading the Broncos to district runner- on his senior year… Played in the final three games of the season, and posted 19 up honors in 2006 and to the state playoffs… Was a key contributor for the 2005 tackles, three sacks and caused two fumbles… Comes from a solid football family district championship squad that made it to the quarterfinals in the state playoffs. where his father Robert was an all-conference safety at Grambling. Personal – Kevin Persick was born on August 19, 1988… Son of Janet and – Zacchaeus Reddix was born on October 1, 1987 in Prairieville, seaso n review George Persick of Zachary, La… Has one older sister named Angie… Grandfather Personal La… Son of Netta Baker and Robert Reddix… Majoring in Business Finance. played football at Texas State… Majoring in Business Administration. Reddix’s Career Statistics Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 69 2007 7 8 15 2 1.5 0 1 0 2006 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 Cody Prejean Career 10 12 22 2 1.5 0 1 0

OL/DS, 5-11, 265, Sr./3L t his is Nicholls h istory slc Napoleonville, La. Assumption High School

As a junior (2007) – Played in nine games… Served as the team’s deep snapper… Also contributed on special teams totaling six tackles... Recorded two solo tackles against both Southern Arkansas and Nevada. As a sophomore (2006) – Played in four games for the Colonels as a defensive backup and participated in all games as a deep snapper on special teams. As a freshman (2005) - Was a backup offensive lineman/deep snapper. As a true freshman (2004) – Redshirted for the Colonels. As Assumption High School – Two-year letterwinner…Selected to the All- District team…Voted to the Academic All-State team. Personal – Cody James Prejean was born on March 31, 1986 in Thibodaux, La… Son of Carl and Angelle Prejean…Majoring in Nursing.

Prejean’s Career Statistics Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 media 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Personal – Barton Ronald Roussel was born on January 21, 1989 in Baton Rouge, La… Son of Connie and Jeffery Roussel… Has a sister named Nikki 56 Roussel… Majoring in Cardiovascular Technology. media Damian Reed LB, 6’0, 235, Sr./1L Houston, Tx. 82 Blinn Community College Ross Schexnayder Kicker, 5-11, 188, Jr./1L As a junior (2007) – Played in all 11 games… Served as a backup to the linebackers… Registered a total of 18 tackles with 10 of them being solo… Best Houma, La. game came against Northwestern State with six total tackles and two of them H.L. Bourgeois High School being solo. At Blinn Community College – Led the 2006 squad to an undefeated As a redshirt sophomore (2007) – Participated as a squad member… (12-0) national championship… Was voted MVP of defense after he recorded Did not receive any game time action. 105 tackles in 2006… Notched 85 tackles in 2005. As a sophomore (2006) – Received a redshirt. Personal – Damien Reed was born on October 11, 1985 in Missouri City, As a freshman (2005) – Saw limited action…Went 1-for-3 kicking field Texas… Son of Joann and Orban Reed… Majoring in Education. goals and 4-of-5 kicking PATs. At H.L. Bourgeois – Lettered in multiple sports…Also played as a wide Reed’s Career Statistics receiver for coach Randy Boquet…Won numerous accolades in all his disciplines… Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR In his final season he caught 25 passes for 420 yards and four touchdowns and

slc 2007 h istory 10 t his is Nicholls 8 18 0 0 0 0 0 went 11-for-14 kicking field goals…Longest kick was a 45-yarder. Career 10 8 18 0 0 0 0 0 Personal – Ross Anthony Schexnayder was born on Oct. 29, 1986 in

Houma, La…Son of Denis and Marie…Has two brothers and sisters…Majoring in Secondary Education.

Schexnayder’s Career Statistics Year FGM-FGA Pct. PAT Lng Points 2005 1-3 33.3 4-5 34 7 2006 Redshirted seaso n review 2007 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 37 37.0 37 0 Career 1-3 33.3 4-5 34 7 1 37 37.0 37 0 57 oppo n e ts Matt Schultheis LB, 6’0, 225, Sr./Sq. Gretna, La. John Curtis High School coaches 66 Bart Roussel As a junior (2007) – Participated as a squad member. OL, 6’2, 280, Fr./RS As a sophomore (2006) - Walked on in spring and participated in spring drills. Gramercy, La. As a true freshman (2005) – Did not participate in football. Riverside Academy At John Curtis – Prepped under head coach JT Curtis… Helped lead the players Patriots to four district titles and four state championship appearances while As a true freshman (2007) – Received a redshirt. walking away with two. At Riverside Academy – Awarded three letters in football and four in Personal – Born September 13, 1986 in Kenner, La… Son of Janine Desoto track and field for the Rebels… Also was a two year letter-winner in power and David Schultheis… Has two older siblings: Noel and Christie… Majoring in lifting… Named All-District , All-Bayou, All-Region and All-River Parish… Selected General Studies. to the Coaches’ All-State squad… Was the 2A State Champion in powerlifting. outlook 26 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies outlook 96 49 Jarvis Sigler Garrick Spain DE, 6’4, 225, So./1L LB, 6’0, 205, Jr./2L players Mobile, Ala. Franklin, La. McGill Toolen High School Hanson Memorial High School

As a sophomore (2007) – Played in six games… Served as a backup to the As a sophomore (2007) – Named to the All-SLC Second Team… Started defensive ends… Had eight total tackles with five of them being solo… Best game and played in all 11 games at weak side linebacker… Recorded a total of 61 came at Nevada when he had three total tackles with two of them being solo stops. tackles with 39 of them being solo stops… Had 6.5 tackles for a loss to go along coaches As a true freshman (2006) – Received a redshirt with one sack… Registered one pass breakup, one blocked kick and one fumble At McGill Toolen High School- Played for Coach Steve Savarese at McGill- recovery… Made the most out of his first collegiate start at Division I-FBS Rice Toolen High School … In his first year of playing football, he had 41 tackles, two with a fumble recovery and a blocked punt that Nicholls recovered for a safety to sacks and one interception … Voted team captain … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.6 go ahead 16-14 for good… Also had three total tackles in the win… Best game seconds. came at Southeastern La. with 11 total tackles with two for a loss. Personal – Jarvis Sigler was born on June 10, 1988 in Mobile, Alabama… Son if As a true freshman (2006) – Played in all 11 games on special teams and oppo n e ts Virginia and Freddie Sigler… Majoring in Government. served as a backup on defense… Recorded 12 solo stops and five assisted… Had two tackles for a loss and registered one sack. Sigler’s Career Statistics At Hanson Memorial High School- Prepped under Coach Richard Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR Sandusky at Hanson Memorial High School … Named District MVP … First- 2007 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 Team All-State Defensive Player of the Year … During his senior season, recorded Career 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 99 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, five forced fumbles, six sacks and also rushed for seaso n review 1, 002 yards as a running back … As a junior, had 130 tackles with 15 tackles for a loss along with five sacks and three interceptions. Personal – Garrick Spain was born on December 8, 1987 in New Iberia, 18 La… Son of Wanda and Willy Stansbury… Has two older brothers named Glenn Jamal Simmons and Grant Madison… Majoring in Business Management. DB, 6’1, 185, Jr./2L Spain’s Career Statistics

Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR t his is Nicholls h istory slc New Orleans, La. 2007 39 22 61 6.5 1.0 0 1 0 Karr High School 2006 12 5 17 2 1.0 0 0 0 Career 51 27 78 8.5 2.0 0 1 0 As a sophomore (2007) – Played in 10 games while receiving one start… Registered a total of 11 tackles with eight of them being solo… Had 1.5 tackles for a loss… Picked off one pass which came at Nevada… Best game came against Texas State with three solo tackles. As a freshman (2006) – Played in seven games as a backup to the secondary and played every contest on special teams… Racked up one solo tackle, two assisted tackles, two pass breakups, and recovered a fumble. As a true freshman (2005) – Received a redshirt. At Karr High School – Played for Coach Jabar Jaloo at Karr High School earning first team All- District; All-Metro; and All-Westbank…As a senior Jamall had 50 receptions for 979 yards and 10 TDs… He also played basketball and ran track. Personal – Jamal Simmons was born on May 29, 1987 in New Orleans, La… Son of Shelia and Terrence Simmons… Has a brother named Terrence Jr…Majoring in Biology.

Simmons’ Career Statistics Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR media 2006 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2007 8 3 11 1.5 0 1 0 0 Career 9 5 14 1.5 0 1 0 1 Nicholls Colonels Football 27 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies

At Trinity Valley C.C. - Played the last two seasons at Trinity Valley Community College… As a sophomore, led the defensive line with 50 tackles, 48 three forced fumbles, seven sacks and 11 tackles for losses… Named an honorable media Anri Stewart mention of SWJCFC in 2006. At Hallsville - Was a first team all-district and second team all-state LB, 6-1, 185, Fr./RS performer in high school at Hallsville… A Texas Globe Scholar at Hallsville. Plaquemine, La. Personal – Daun Antonio Thompson was born on May 24, 1987 in Longview, Texas… Son of Cynthia and Archie Thompson… Has a twin brother named Plaquemine High School Shaun and a another set of twin siblings named Archie Jr. and Dorothy… Majoring in Physical Education. As a true freshman (2007) – Received a redshirt. At Plaquemine High School - Recorded 126 tackles, 11 sacks and forced Thompson’s Career Statistics 16 fumbles his senior season for Plaquemine High School… Was a three year letter Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR winner that was named to the all-parish squad three years consecutively… An all- 2007 14 9 23 4.5 1.0 1 1 0 district selection his junior and senior campaigns… Valedictorian of his class and a Career 14 9 23 4.5 1.0 1 1 0 National Honor Roll Student. Personal – Anri Stewart was born on April 7, 1988… Son of Helen and Henry Stewart… Has two younger siblings named Justin and Myra… Majoring in Biology. 88 Kyle Tizzard 95 PK, 5-7, 160, So./Sq. slc h istory t his is Nicholls Daun Thompson Metairie, La. DL, 6’1, 290, Sr./1L Destrehan High School Hallsville, Texas As a redshirt freshman (2007) – Participated as a squad member. Trinity Valley C.C. As a true freshman (2006) – Received a redshirt. At Destrehan High School – Lettered in soccer and football…Was As junior (2007) – Started and played in all 11 games… Registered 23 total a member of numerous All-District, All-Parish and All-Metro teams in both tackles with 14 of them being solo… Had 4.5 tackles for a loss to go along with sports….He went 15-of-21 kicking field goals as a senior. seaso n review one sack… Had a forced fumble and an interception… Best game came against Personal – Born October 10, 1986 in Metairie, Louisiana… Son of Beryl and Northwestern State when he had three tackles, two tackles for a loss, one sack, Kenny… Has a brother, Justin, and a sister, Heather… Majoring in Accounting. one forced fumble and one interception. 94 oppo n e ts Bruce Waguespack K, 5’6, 165, So./HS Baton Rouge, La. Redemptorist coaches

At Redemptorist – Was a two sport athlete for the Wolves and a four year letterwinner in football and soccer… Played defensive back as well as kicker… Was a key member on back-to-back state championship teams in 2002 and 2003… Played for Sid Edwards for three seasons… Coached by Guy Mistretta his senior season… Voted MVP of soccer team his senior season… Was a First players Team All-District selection in soccer in 2004. Personal – Bruce Gerard Waguespack Jr. was born on June 21, 1987 in Baton Rouge, La… Son of Kim and Bruce Waguespack… Has an older sister named Natalie and a younger brother named Cody… Both Kim and Bruce graduated from Nicholls… Majoring in Marketing. outlook 28 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies outlook 59 36 Michael Walker Juston Warthen LB, 6’1, 230, Fr./HS FB, 5’11, 225, So./TR players Metairie, La. New Orleans, La. John Curtis New Orleans

At John Curtis – Was a leader of a defensive unit that won three At New Orleans (2006) – Did not participate in football. consecutive state championships from 2004-06… Named All-District, All-Metro At Edna Karr/Duval County – Played six games his senior season and All-State his senior season… Named All-District as a junior… Only suffered between two schools due to Hurricane Katrina… Had 25 solo tackles as a coaches one loss while playing for the Patriots… Was also a honor roll student, a member standout defensive end to go along with six sacks and blocked field goal. of the National Honor Society, and was involved with the Fellowship of Christian Personal – Juston Lee Warthen was born on June 21, 1988 in Jacksonville, Athletes. Florida… Son of Matthew and Jacqueline Carter… Has two siblings named Justice Personal – Michael Joseph Walker was born on December 7, 1988 in Carter and Tankia Warthen… Has a brother Robert Warthen who is deceased… Metairie, La… Son of Donna and Mike Walker… Has one sister named Leah… Relative Jamal Fudge played at Clemson… Majoring in Marketing. Majoring in Pre-Law. oppo n e ts 23 75 Jerald Watson

Brandon Ward seaso n review RB, 5’9, 195, Sr./TR OL, 6’3, 288, So./1L Morgan City, La. Conroe, Tx. Auburn/Southeastern La. Oak Ridge High School At Southeastern La. (2005) – Rushed 70 times for 400 yards and 12 As a true freshman (2007) – Played in every game but two… Served as touchdowns… Voted Newcomer of the year on the team… Also had 12 catches a backup to the offensive guards. for 120 yards.

At Oak Ridge High School - Started two seasons on the offensive line At Auburn (2004) – Played in seven games as a true freshman… t his is Nicholls Rushed h istory a slc for Oak Ridge High School… Helped lead the War Eagles back to the playoffs total of 22 times for 59 yards… Was a member of the 13-0 squad that won the in his senior season… A first team all-district selection and first team all- SEC and was named Co-National Champions… Served as a backup to former county in 2006… Served as team captain his senior season… Won the Mike Auburn and current NFL players Carnell “Cadillac” Williams, Ronnie Brown and Watson Memorial Award for his outstanding play on the offensive line his senior Brandon Jacobs. campaign. At Central Catholic – Was a blue-chip All-American as rated by rivals. Personal – Brandon Ray Ward was born on June 20, 1989 in Spring, Texas… com… Rated the No.9 best player in the state of Louisiana following his senior Son of Cheryl and Rick Ward… Has one younger brother named Cody… season in 2004… Rushed for 6,100 yards in four years and scored a total of 68 Majoring in Business Administration. career touchdowns… Named an All-American in three sports: Track, Baseball, and Football… Was drafted by the Florida Marlins out of high school. Personal – Jerald Watson was born on December 11, 1985 in Morgan City, La… Son of Jerald Watson Sr. and Mary Watson… Has two sisters Jeramica and Jamira Watson… Majoring in General Studies. media

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while registering 51 total tackles… Of his tackles, 36 were solo… Had one tackle for a loss with a team best eight pass breakups… Had a team best five 20 interceptions and a school record three returned for touchdowns… Combined media with teammate Kareem Moore to return four interceptions for scores against Lardarius Webb Northwestern State to tie the NCAA record for most in a game and set the DB, 5’11, 206, Sr./1L NCAA mark for most in a half… Returned a school record 96-yard punt for a touchdown against Texas State, which was two yards shy of the NCAA record… Opelika, Alabama Was second in the SLC in punt return average with a 17.1 average while leading Southern Miss/Beauregard High the league in kickoff average with a 26.7 mark… Burst on the scene with a school tying three interceptions with one returned for a score in arguably Nicholls’ As a junior (2007) – Named an All-American by the Associated Press, biggest win in school history over Division I-FCS Rice. Walter Camp Foundation and Sports Network… Selected to the College At Southern Miss - Was known at Southern Miss for his hard hitting style Sporting News Fabulous Fifty Team while also being a Buck Buchanan Award of play… Finished sixth on the team in tackles his sophomore season with 55… Finalist… Voted SLC Newcomer of the Year and LSWA Newcomer of the Year… Led the team in pass breakups with five… Played in all 12 games as a freshman Landed on SLC First Team as a safety for the Golden Eagles. and on the second team as a return At Beauregard - Prepped at Beauregard High School before attending specialist… Selected to LSWA First Southern Miss… Played both ways in high school, and was a two-time all-state Team defense and first team return selection… Also was a two time All-State player in basketball. specialist… Became the first player Personal – Lardarius Webb was born on October 12, 1985… Son of Mary in NCAA history to win all Renee Webb… Majoring in Business. three weekly conference awards (offense, Webb’s Career Statistics defense, and special Defense slc h istory t his is Nicholls teams) through the Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR brkUp course of a season… 2007 36 15 51 1 0 5 0 0 8 Played and started Career 36 15 51 1 0 5 0 0 8 in all 11 games Offense Year GP att. Yards Avg. Long TD Rec. Yards avg. TD 2007 11 9 126 14.0 76 1 1 27 27.0 0 Career 11 9 126 14.0 76 1 1 27 27.0 0 seaso n review 25 Terence Whitaker QB, 5’9, 170, Sr./Sq.

oppo n e ts Garland, Texas Bethune-Cookman

As a junior (2007) – Was a squad member. At Bethune-Cookman – Served as a backup at quarterback for two

coaches seasons. Personal – Terence Michael Whitaker was born on September 11, 1985… Son of Carolene and Tracey Whitaker… Father, Tracey, played at Arkansas State… Majoring in General Studies. players outlook 30 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Biographies outlook 1 2008 Newcomers Albert ‘A.J.’ Williams 31 RB, 5’8, 180, Jr./TR Leon Berry

DB, 6-1/185 players Jackson, Miss. Griffin, Ga./East Mississippi JC

Miss. Gulf Coast CC One of the top dual threat athletes in the Mississippi JC ranks… Recorded four interceptions and 25 tackles while also having 40 receptions for over 550 yards… Accounted At Mississippi Gulf Coast CC – Commonly known as one of the fastest for 10 total touchdowns his sophomore season… Was also a Top-50 prospect in the running backs among Mississippi junior colleges… Led the team to a share of the southeastern region in high school… In high school had two games that he scored five first JUCO national championship with 834 rushing yards and eight touchdowns… half touchdowns in… Rushed for over 2,300 yards and had 39 total touchdowns. coaches Also led all running backs on the team with 250 yards receiving… Was a standout prep athlete where he was a state champion in the 100m and 200m track events. 4 Personal – Albert James Williams was born on February 16, 1988 in Jackson, Miss… Son of Pamela Wilson and Albert Williams Sr. and Jonathon Wilson… Has Laquintin Caston a sister named Amanda Coleman… Majoring in General Studies. QB, 5-10/180 oppo n e ts Baton Rouge, La./Scotlandville HS

Named All-District in 2007… Passed for over 1,200 yards his senior season while rushing 44 over 600 yards… Had eight total touchdowns… Was a participant in the Red Stick Bowl.

Yashua “Lou” Willis seaso n review LB, 5’11, 206, RsSo./1L 5 Hosea Chatman Napoleonville, La./Assumption QB, 6-2/215 Houma, La./Ellender HS High School Led the team to the playoffs his senior season under center… Was named All-District As a sophomore (2007) – Received a redshirt. and Academic All-State in 2007… A four year-letter winner in football… Recorded over As a freshman (2006) – Played in eight of the Colonels’ 11 games... 1,400 passing yards his senior season and had 200 yards rushing… Had 21 total touchdowns

Recorded three solo stops and three assisted tackles. with 17 of them coming through the air. t his is Nicholls h istory slc At Assumption – Played for Don Torres… Helped lead the Mustangs to the state playoffs three consecutive seasons… Was a three-time All-State selection at linebacker and a two time District 4-5A MVP… Named to the All-District squad all four seasons… Finished his career as the second leading all-time tackler in 94 Mustang history with 508 tackles. Marshall Crawford Personal – Yashua Willis was born on November 11, 1985 in Thibodaux, DL, 6-3/240 La… Son of Barbara and the late James Willis II… Has a brother named James Bellville, Tex./Bellville HS Willis III and three sisters named Erica, Katasha, and Kisha Willis… Majoring in Played both ways for Bellville and was named All-District at defensive end and offensive Government. guard his senior season… In 2007, his team honored him with MVP honors for both offense and defense… On the defensive side, recorded 65 solo tackles which included 11 for a loss Willis’ Career Statistics and seven quarterback sacks. Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 2006 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 2007 Redshirted Career 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 59 Isaac Crawford LB, 6-1/215 Livingston, Tex./Livingston HS

Was named first team All-District his senior year after recording 117 solo tackles, and media having 59 assisted… Also recorded five sacks, forced four fumbles, and recovered six in 2007… Led his team to a school best 10-3 finish… His father, Mike Crawford, played football at Stephen F. Austin. Nicholls Colonels Football 31 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Newcomers 73 57 media Justin Daniels Alonzo Highsmith OL, 6-4/300 LB, 6-1/210 Mobile, Ala./Murphy HS Missouri City, Tex./Elkins HS

Led the team in Pancake blocks with 42 his senior season… Was a honorable mention Made a total of 94 tackles his senior season in 2007 on his way to being named All- selection in his area… Won the IHOP Pancake Award for the city of Mobile. District… Selected to play in the Space City Classic All-Star Game… Was rated in the Top-100 players in the Houston Area… His father, Alonzo Highsmith, played at the University 28 of Miami and in the NFL for seven seasons. Bobby Felder DB, 5-11/195 62 McComb, Miss./McComb HS Michael Holman OL, 6-5/290 Was a four year letter winner in football and basketball for the Tigers… Registered 76 Livingston, Tex./Livingston tackles his senior season while intercepting 12 passes in both his junior and senior seasons… Also ran the ball for the Tigers accumulating 1,000 yards rushing, 675 yards receiving and 21 Lettered three years for the lions on the offensive line… Was a two year starter and was total touchdowns… Was rated a Top-25 football player in the state of Mississippi. voted All-District first team his senior season… In his senior campaign in 2007, he helped lead the Lions to a school best 10-3 record as they reached the quarterfinals in the state playoffs.

slc 41 h istory t his is Nicholls Colt Fisher FB, 6-0/225 76 Sulphur, La./Sulphur HS Corey Johnston OL, 6-5/270 Named All-District his senior season and was voted All-State Academic… Had 115 Collierville, Tenn./Rossville Aca. carries in 2007 that resulted in 679 yards and five touchdowns… Also caught 18 passes and 177 yards for three touchdowns. A two-year starter for the Rossville Christian Academy Rebels that saw them go to the state playoffs his junior season… Voted All-State on both offense and defense while also being named Defensive Lineman of the Year in TSSAA Division II… Had 74 tackles as a seaso n review 17 defensive lineman and did not allow a sack his senior campaign. Kerry Guidry DB, 6-0/210 Houma, La./HL Bourgeois 33 Gio Martin

oppo n e ts Voted All-District and All-Region in his junior and senior campaigns for the Braves… RB, 6-0/180 Recorded 59 solo tackles, 20 assisted, and six for a loss his senior season… Also had six pass Caryville, Fla./Vernon HS break ups, two interceptions, a safety and a sack in 2007. Carried the ball 96 times for over 1,300 yards in 2007… Had 16 rushing touchdowns and eight receiving touchdowns… Caught 59 passes for over 1,000 yards his senior campaign… Voted All-Conference first team and All-State second team in 2007.

coaches 36 Tarbbarius Hicks DB, 6-1/205 Monroe, La./Holmes CC 63 Brandon McDowell Was a two year starter at Holmes JC, and picked up All-Region honors his sophomore OL, 6-5/280 season… Finished his junior college career with over 100 tackles and five interceptions… McComb, Miss./McComb

players Prepped at Yazoo County High and was rated in the Top-100 athletes in the state of Mississippi out of high school. Voted All-State first team his senior seasons… Did not allow a sack in 2007 and finished the year with a 93 percent grade… Rated as a Top-20 senior in the state of Mississippi… Had a total of 50 pancake blocks in 2007. outlook 32 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Newcomers 65 39 outlook Franklin Nduku Jesse Turner DL, 6-2/280 RB, 5-7/170 Houston, Tex./George Bush HS Houma, La./Ellender HS players Named All-District first team in 2006 and 2007… Rated a Top-50 lineman in the Houston Played defensive back for two seasons before making the move to running back his junior area… Voted the schools top offensive lineman in 2006 and 2007… Selected by his team and senior seasons… Named All-District and All-Region first team while also picking up mates as the 2007 team MVP. All-State honorable mention honors in 2007… Had 399 career carries for 2,828 yards and 21 total touchdowns… Best season came in 2007 when he rushed for over 1,600 yards on 199 carries and 11 touchdowns.

43 coaches Jordan Piper LB, 5-10/220 86 New Orleans, La./Ponchatoula HS Wesley Thornton WR, 6-1/200 Was dubbed with All-District first team honors in 2007 as he recorded 116 total tackles Algiers, La./West Jefferson HS that included 14 for a loss… Had five forced fumbles and one interception… Played in the oppo n e ts South Shore vs. North Shore All-Star game… Named to the All-State honorable mention Played for head coach Hank Tierney at West Jefferson… Was a three-year starter and squad… Played at Brother Martin before Hurricane Katrina. was a three-year letter winner in football… Recorded 23 receptions his senior campaign that resulted in 184 yards and five touchdowns… Was an All-District Academic selection 42 in 2007. Kendrex Salter seaso n review RB, 6-0/180 40 Orange, Tex./Little-Cypress HS Drey Trosclair ATH, 5-10/195 Named All-District first team as a running back as a senior… Dubbed with Team MVP Thibodaux, La./ED White HS honors by his team mates and coaches… Led the team with 1,236 rushing yards on 192 carries… Had nine rushing touchdowns… Was a team mate of current Colonel Kyle Was a two-year starter under center for the Cardinals where he led his team to the state Hughes. playoffs both years… Named All-District and All-Region first team both junior and senior seasons… For his career as a Cardinal, he threw for over 1,800 yards for 15 touchdowns and 72 rushed for 732 yards and eight scores… Joins former teammate Nolan Dumas t his is Nicholls at Nicholls. h istory slc Oliver Thierry DL, 6-5/270 77 Opelousas, La./Opelousas HS Josh Verrett OL, 6-2/275 A two-way starter throughout his high school career on the gridiron while also being a Houma, La./HL Bourgeois HS standout basketball player… Named All-District first team both his junior and senior season on offense and defense… Had a total of 37 tackles and five sacks on defense while not A two-year letter winner for the Braves who helped lead them to the 2007 District allowing a sack his senior campaign. Championship… Voted All-District and All-Region second team… Participated in the Bayou vs. River Region All-Star game… Recorded 48 pancake blocks in 2007. 64 Ted Thompson 14 OL, 6-3/220 Jake Witt Monument, Colo./Lewis-Palmer (Colo.) HS QB, 6-1/190 Denton, Tex./Denton Guyer Widlcats Was a three-sport athlete in high school playing football, basketball, and track… Lettered Was a two-year starter for the Denton Guyer Wildcats… Accounted for 3,400 total in football two seasons while lettering in track three years… Participated in the shot put yards of offense and 34 touchdowns his senior campaign…. Rushed for 1,800 yards in 2007…

event and placed fourth in regionals in 2007… Was a multidimensional player for the Rangers Named to the All-Area squad as a utility player his senior season… Played for John Walsh and media on the gridiron as he played tight end, offensive line, and defensive line throughout his prep ran the spread option as their base offense… Also a key contributor to the Wildcats 2007 career. District 5-4A Track Championship team that won the mile relay… Served as captain of his team from 2005-07 in football and 2007 in track… Also maintained a 3.8 GPA Nicholls Colonels Football 33 2008 Nicholls Football media

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Jay Thomas Head Coach Southern Miss. ‘88 players Fifth Season

included being SLC co-Champions and advancing to the NCAA Division coaches I-AA playoffs for only the third time in school history where they dropped a heartbreaking 14-12 decision to eventual semifinalists, Furman. In 2007, Thomas and his coaching staff pulled off the biggest upset in school history when the Colonels defeated Rice 16-14 on September 1 to open up the season. Rice, a Division I-FBS school, was coming off of a bowl appearance the oppo n e ts year prior. Originally from Baker, La., Thomas received his bachelor’s degree from Southern Miss. in 1988 in Athletic Administration and Coaching. He is the son of Larry Thomas, a 33-year coaching veteran of high school football. Larry spent 29 years at Baker (La.) High School. Married to the former Jan Fairbanks, Thomas resides in Thibodaux with his seaso n review Jay Thomas begins his fifth season as head coach at Nicholls State University wife and two daughters Hannah (8) and Haley (6). and his 12th season overall on the Colonel staff. Thomas came to Nicholls State from Southeast Missouri State, where he was defensive line coach from 1993-98. During his time as part of the Indian program, he directed a defensive line that was part of a nationally ranked defensive unit. He coached 11 All-Ohio Valley selections and he had two defensive linemen selected Players of the Year in the OVC. For his career, Thomas has worked with 20-plus different players who earned All-Conference accolades along the defensive line.

Prior to his stint at Southeast Missouri State, Thomas worked for the Colonels t his is Nicholls h istory slc and was part of a nationally ranked defense in two of his three seasons. From 1988-89, Thomas worked as a graduate assistant at Louisiana State. At LSU, he was an assistant coach of linebackers and defensive line. He also handled all scouting of opponents and video exchange and was part of the Tigers’ 1988 coaching staff that won the SEC Championship. Thomas also served as an assistant football coach in the Hattiesburg Public Schools system for three seasons. Thomas biggest accolades came in 2005 when he was named Southland Conference Coach of the Year and a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award after leading Nicholls to a 6-4 overall record that Thomas At a Glance Responsibilities:...... Head Coach/Special Teams Coaching Experience: Born:...... October 18, 1960 (will turn 48 during the season) 2004-pres.:...... Nicholls State University (Head Coach) Hometown:...... Baker, La. 1999-2003:...... Nicholls State University Parents Names:...... Larry and Annette Thomas ...... (assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, defensive line.) Wife:...... Married the former Jan Fairbanks on August 17, 1993 1993-99:...... Southeast Missouri State University (defensive line) Children:...... Hannah (8), Haley (6) 1990-93:...... Nicholls State University (defensive ends) Education:...... Baker (La.) High School 1988-89:...... Louisiana State University (graduate assistant) ...... Attended Southwest Mississippi Junior College 1986-88:...... Hattiesburg (Miss.) Public Schools (assistant coach) media ...... University of Southern Mississippi Recruiting Areas:...... Baton Rouge/New Orleans ...... (B.S. in Athletic Administration and Coaching, 1988) Hobbies:...... Spending time with his family, fishing, hunting and golf.

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H.T. Kinney media Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Wisconsin-Plattevile ‘88 Seventh Season

A graduate of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1988 with a degree in health and physical education, Kinney was a four-year starter at quarterback for the Pioneers. He went on to earn a master’s degree in education from Wagner in 1993. Kinney is married to the former Christine Richard and resides in Thibodaux. The couple has one daughter, Colby (14) and one son, Christian (5). slc h istory t his is Nicholls

H.T. Kinney begins his fifth season as offensive coordinator and embarks on his seventh season overall with the Colonels. Kinney came to south Louisiana from seaso n review Hofstra University on Long Island where he spent two seasons coaching the Pride’s running backs. The 2006 campaign will mark Kinney’s 17th season as a collegiate coach. Prior to making the move to Hofstra, Kinney spent seven seasons at Liberty University. At Liberty, the Illinois native worked with the Flames’ defensive ends, tight ends, running backs and offensive linemen, spending three seasons (1997-99) oppo n e ts coaching LU’s offensive line. Before making the move to Virginia, Kinney spent two seasons at Wagner College in New York, tutoring the Seahawks’ secondary and special teams. His experience also includes a two-year stint in Italy, working in both Bologna and Tolentino. His initial taste of coaching came in 1988 when he spent a season working as a part-time assistant coach at Monmouth College in Illinois.

coaches Kinney At a Glance Responsibilities:...... Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coaching Experience: Born:...... August 27, 1966 (Will turn 42 during the season) 2004-pres.:...... Nicholls State University (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) Hometown:...... Monmouth, Ill. 2002-2003:...... Nicholls State University (Running Backs) Parents Names:...... Harold & Colleen Kinney 2000-2002:...... Hofstra University (Running Backs) Wife: ...... Married the former Christine Richard players 1993-2000:...... Liberty University (Running Backs, Tight Ends, Offensive Line and Children:...... Colby (14), Christian (5) Defensive Ends.) Education:...... Monmouth High School (Monmouth, Ill.) 1991-1993:...... Wagner College (Secondary and Special Teams) Wisconsin-Platteville (B.S. in Health & Physical Education, 1988) 1989-1991:...... Bologna and Tolentino, Italy ...... Wagner College (M.S. in Education, 1993) 1988-1989:...... Monmouth College (Assistant Coach) Playing Experience:...... Wisconsin-Platteville (1984-88, Quarterback) Recruiting Areas:...... Houston, Texas and Terrebonne and Lafourche Parish

outlook Hobbies:...... Golf 36 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Coaches Biosgraphies outlook

Steve Ellis Defensive Coordinator Nicholls State ’02 players Fifth Season coaches oppo n e ts seaso n review

A former collegiate player at Nicholls State University, Steve Ellis enters his third season as defensive coordinator and fifth season as a fulltime coach for the Colonels. The Stringer, Miss., native became one of the youngest defensive coordinators in the country when he was named to the position prior to spring drills in 2006 t his is Nicholls h istory slc and guided the Colonels to conference tops in scoring defense and pass defense. Nicholls finished the 2006 season second in total defense. Ellis’ 2007 defense was a big part in the Colonels 16-14 upset victory over Rice to open up the season. In the game, his unit forced five total turnovers (three interceptions) and held the Owls to 218 yards of total offense to help lift the Colonels to their first win over a Division I-FBS (formerly I-A) since beating Arkansas State in 2001. He played for three seasons for the Colonels as a defensive back, before sitting out his senior season after suffering a knee injury during the fourth game of the 2002 campaign against . While with the Colonels, Ellis was named to the Southland Conference Team all three seasons he played and registered over 200 career tackles for the Colonels. The 26-year old is currently single and resides in Thibodaux. Ellis At a Glance Responsibilities:...... Defensive Coordinator Coaching Experience: Born:...... January 25, 1980 (28 years old) 2004-present:...... Nicholls State University (linebackers) Hometown:...... Blue Ridge, Miss. 2002-2003:...... Nicholls State University (defensive backs) Parents Names:...... Dorothy Ellis, Sammy Lee Ellis (Deceased) Recruiting Areas:...... Houston, New Orleans, Mississippi media Education:...... Stringer High School, Stringer, Miss. Hobbies:...... Watching Football and relaxing...... Nicholls State University (B.S., 2003) Playing Experience:...... Nicholls State University (1998-2002, defensive back) Nicholls Colonels Football 37 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Coaches Biosgraphies

Kent Keith media Running Backs Southwest Baptist ‘86 Fifth Season

Kent Keith begins his second season as wide receivers coach with the Colonels and his fifth season overall after spending time coaching both the offensive line and running backs. Keith came to south Louisiana from Independence Community College where he spent four seasons as the head football coach and director of athletics. Prior to making the move to Independence, Keith spent three seasons at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kan., as the assistant head coach. Before making the move to Kansas, Keith spent one season at Sue Bennett College in , Kentucky, coaching as offensive coordinator. His experience also includes coaching at Kansas Wesleyan University, Kemper Military Junior College, Blackburn College, Southern

slc h istory t his is Nicholls Arkansas University, Southwest Baptist University and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. His initial taste of coaching came in 1986 as he spent a season working as a line coach at Eastwood Baptist High School in Tulsa, Okla. A graduate of Southwest Baptist University in 1986 with a degree in health and physical education, Keith was an offensive lineman for the Bearcats. He went on to earn a master’s degree in education from Southwest Baptist University in 1990. Keith is single and resides in Thibodaux. seaso n review oppo n e ts Keith At a Glance Responsibilities:...... Wide Receivers 1997-1998:...... Sue Bennett College Born:...... February 5, 1962 (46 years old) ...... (Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks) Hometown:...... Tulsa, Okla. 1996-1997:...... Kansas Wesleyan University

coaches Parents Names:...... Gene & Josephine Keith ...... (Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Coordinator and Secondary) Education:...... Tulsa Memorial High School (Tulsa, Okla.) 1992-1995:...... Kemper Military Junior College (Head Coach) ...... Southwest Baptist University (B.S. in Health & Physical Education, 1986) 1991-1992:...... Blackburn College (Defensive Coordinator and Secondary) ...... Southwest Baptist University (M.S. in Education, 1990) 1990-1991:...... Southern Arkansas Playing Experience:...... Southwest Baptist University (1983-85, Offensive Line) ...... (Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs) 1989-1990:...... Southwest Baptist University (Running Backs)

players Coaching Experience: 1988-1989:...... Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (Wide Receiver) 2005-Present:...... Nicholls State University (Running Backs) 1987-1988:...... Shiloh Christian School (Head Baseball Coach) 2004-2005:...... Nicholls State University (Offensive Line) 1986-1987:...... Eastwood Baptist High School (Offensive Line) 2000-2004:...... Independence Community College Recruiting Areas:...... Houston, South Texas, and Texas Junior Colleges ...... (Head Football Coach & Athletic Director) Hobbies:...... Golf and Watching Movies 1998-2000:...... Tabor College

outlook ...... (Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks) 38 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Coaches Biosgraphies outlook

Joshua Eargle Offensive Line Memphis ‘01 players Second Season coaches The Brownwood, Texas native was also a standout high school player as well, and in 1996 was named Defensive Player of the Year of District 15-4A and All-State in District 15-4A. Eargle has a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science from the University of Memphis that he achieved in 2001, and also has a masters in sports administration for Southern Miss that he earned in 2004. He is married to the former Kristen Jolley, oppo n e ts and the couple resides in Thibodaux. seaso n review t his is Nicholls h istory slc

Joshua Eargle begins his second season at Nicholls State after spending 2006 at Southern miss where he served as the assistant offensive line coach. Before Southern Miss in 2006, Eargle was the offensive line/recruiting coordinator at Ouachita Baptist in 2005, and held a graduate assistant position a Southern Miss from 2003-04. Eargle lettered three years at the University of Memphis as an offensive lineman, and received the ‘Top Tiger Award’ his senior season. The ‘Top Tiger Award’ is the highest honor a football player can receive at Memphis.

Eargle At a Glance Responsibilities:...... Offensive Line ...... Lettered three seasons (1999, 2000, 2001) Born:...... January 6, 1979 (29 years old) ...... Awarded Top Tiger Award in 2001 Hometown:...... Brownwood, Tx. Parents Names:...... Jacque King Coaching Experience: Wife: ...... Married the former Kristen Jolley 2007:...... Nicholls State University (Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator) Children:...... None 2006:...... Southern Miss (Assistant Offensive Line) Education:...... Sulphur Springs High School (Sulphur Springs, Tx.) 2005:...... Ouachita Baptist University (Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator) media ...... University of Memphis (B.S. in Exercise and Sports Science, 2001) 2003-04:...... Southern Miss (Graduate Assistant/Offensive Line) ...... Southern Miss (M.S. in Sports Administration, 2004) Recruiting Areas:...... North Houston and East Texas Playing Experience:...... Memphis 1997-2001 (Offensive Guard) Hobbies:...... Golf and spending time with his family and friends Nicholls Colonels Football 39 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Coaches Biosgraphies

Jeremy Atwell media Linebackers Missouri State ‘99 Third Season

program as a student coach. Included in his responsibilities were coaching the Indians’ secondary and coordinating weekly film exchange. He also coordinated the walk-on program and graded and evaluated recruits on film. Atwell and his wife Cindy have a son, Christian (6), and a daughter, Callie- Claire (3). slc h istory t his is Nicholls

seaso n review Jeremy Atwell enters his third season as the linebackers coach and his fourth year overall with the Colonels football staff. Atwell, who spent four years as the defensive coordinator at Thibodaux High School, first joined the Nicholls staff as the defensive end coach in 2001. A native of Tulsa, Okla., Atwell wrapped up a distinguished playing career at Southeast Missouri State in 1999 as he was named First Team All-Ohio Valley as a

oppo n e ts linebacker, leading the Indians and the OVC in both tackles and tackles for a loss. He arrived in Cape Girardeau in January of 1998 after spending two seasons at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in his home state. At NEO, Atwell earned second-team all-conference accolades as a linebacker after making the move from strong safety his freshman season. After winding up his playing career, Atwell spent a year working with the SEMO coaches Atwell At a Glance Responsibilities:...... Linebackers Coaching Experience: Born:...... May 14, 1978 (30 years old) 2005-pres.:...... Nicholls State University (Linebackers) Hometown:...... Tulsa, Okla. 2002-2005:...... Thibodaux High School (Defensive Coordinator) Parents Names:...... Dianne and Jerry Goss 2001-2002:...... Nicholls State University (Defensive End) players Wife: ...... Married the former Cindy Adams 2000-2001:...... Southeast Missouri State (Graduate Assistant/Safeties) Children:...... Christian (6) and Callie (3) Recruiting Areas:...... Baton Rouge and the River parishes of Louisiana Education:...... Catoosa High School (Catoosa, Okla.) Hobbies:...... Golf, fishing, and spending time with his wife and children...... Southeast Missouri State (B.S. in General Studies, 2000) Playing Experience:...... Southeast Missouri State 1998-1999 (Linebacker) ...... Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (1996-1997) outlook 40 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Coaches Biosgraphies outlook

Skylor Magee Defensive Line Southern Miss ‘02 players Second Season coaches

Skylor Magee embarks on his second season with the Colonels as the defensive line coach, and comes to Nicholls from the University of South Carolina where he was a graduate assistant for the defense. Magee worked for the Gamecocks from 2005-07 before joining the Colonels coaching staff. Prior to his stint at South Carolina, Magee was a student assistant at Southern Miss for the 2004 season. While assisting Randy Butler with the defensive line in 2004, the Golden Eagles went on to defeat North Texas in the New

Orleans Bowl. oppo n e ts The Poplarville, Mississippi native was a four year player for Southern Miss from 2000-03. His accolades that he acquired during his playing career include being named to the All Conference USA Freshman Team and a Sporting News Freshman All-American in 2001, a two-time Conference USA Academic Gold Medalist, and he was named an Arthur Ashe Junior Scholar in 2002. Magee was also a catalyst in leading Southern Miss to two bowl apperances during his stint that included the 2000 GMAC Bowl Championship. Magge is married to the former Leslie Schoeplein of Marrieta, Georgia and the couple has one daughter named Kayla (4). seaso n review t his is Nicholls h istory slc

Magee At a Glance Responsibilities:...... Defensive Line/Video Coordinator Playing Experience:...... Southern Miss (Defensive Tackle) Born:...... October 19, 1981 (26 years old) ...... Lettered two seasons (2001, 2002) Hometown:...... Poplarville, Mississippi ...... Two year starter Parents Names:...... Johnny and Shirline Magee Coaching Experience: Wife: ...... Married to the former Leslie Shoeplein 2007-pres:...... Nicholls State (Defensive Line) Children:...... Kayla (4) 2005-07:...... South Carolina Graduate Assistant (Defensive Line) Education:...... Poplarville High School (1998) 2004-05:...... Southern Miss Student Assistant (Defensive Line) .....Southern Miss (B.S. in Liberal Arts with a minor in C.I.S in Humanities, 2002) Recruiting Areas:...... New Orleans and South Georgia ...... Univ. of South Carolina (M.S. Hotel Restaurant Management) Hobbies:...... Spending time with his family, golf and watching sports media

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David Cunningham media Special Teams Coordinator Kentucky Wesleyan ‘87 Second Season

David Cunningham enters his second season with the Colonels, and comes to Nicholls from McPherson College where he served as the head coach from 2002-06. During his five year tenure at the helm for the Bulldogs, he led McPherson College to a 24-26 record. The 24 career wins is second all-time amongst the head coaching ranks at McPherson College. McPherson College also cracked the NAIA Top 25 for the first time in school history under Cunningham with the Bulldogs climbing as high as No. 18 in the polls in 2004. Before he was head coach for the Bulldogs, Cunningham served as the Offensive Coordinator for McPherson College from 2000-01. During his year of absence from the McPherson program, the Campbellsville, Kentucky native spent 2001 coaching defensive backs for the Houston Thunderbirds in the . Prior to 2000, Cunningham was the defensive coordinator at Kentucky Wesleyan College from 1998-99. From 1996-97 he was the head coach at Sun Bennett College after working from 1993 to 1995 at Kentucky Wesleyan College.

slc Cunningham h istory played t his is Nicholls for Kentucky Wesleyan College from 1983-87 before playing in the European Football League in 1988 with the Heathrow Jets of London, , the Terassa Sticks of Terassa, Spain in 1991, and the Herlev Rebels of Copenhagen, Denmark in 1993. His father, the late Lou Cunningham, was the head basketball coach at Campbellsville College for 25 years, and his mother, Barbara, is a retired high school spanish teacher. His brother Phil is an assistant basketball coach at Mississippi State University. The 42-year-old is married to the former Latasha Townsend of Winoma, Mississippi. seaso n review

Cunningham At a Glance oppo n e ts Responsibilities:...... Special Teams Coordinator Coaching Experience: Born:...... June 22, 1965 (43 years old) 2007-pres.:...... Nicholls State University Hometown:...... Campbellsville, Ky...... (Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Assistant) Parents Names:...... Louis and Barbara Cunningham 2002-06: ...... McPherson College (Head Coach) Wife: ...... Married to the former Latasha Townsend 2001: ...... Houston Thunder Bears, AFL (Defensive Backs)

coaches Children:...... None 2000-01:...... McPherson College (Offensive Coordinator) Education:...... Taylor County High School (Campbellsville, Ky.) 1998-99: ...... Kentucky Wesleyan (Defensive Coordinator) ...... Kentucky Wesleyan (B.A in History) 1996-97: ...... Sue Bennett College (Head Coach) ...... Western Kentucky University (M.A in Education ) 1995: ...... Sue Bennett College (Linebackers/Special Teams) Playing Experience:...... Kentucky Wesleyan (1983-87, Linebacker) 1993-94: ...... Kentucky Wesleyan (Offensive Line) ...... Heathrow Jets, England (1988, Linebacker) 1992: ...... Kentucky Wesleyan (Linebackers)

players ...... Terassa Sticks, Spain (1991, Linebacker/OL) 1991: ...... Taylor County High School (Linebackers/Special Teams) ...... Herlev Rebels, Denmark (1993, Linebacker/TE) 1988-89: ...... Campbellsville College (Defensive Assistant) Recruiting Areas:...... Central and north Louisiana , south central Mississippi, ...... and California Junior Colleges Hobbies:...... Working out, reading, and watching movies. outlook 42 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Coaches Biosgraphies outlook

Johnny Tart Running Backs Southern Mississippi ‘02 players First Season coaches

Johnny Tart comes to Nicholls after serving one season at Bellhaven College as the offensive line coach. Heading into this spring, Tart was promoted to running backs coach and recruiting coordinator before taking the open position at Nicholls. Prior to his one year tour of duty at Bellhaven, Tart spent three seasons at Pearl River Community College as the running backs coach. While at Pearl River CC, the squad won two state championships and was national JUCO Runner-Ups in 2006. Before his three year stand at Pearl River CC, Tart spent two seasons at Itawamba Community College working with wide receivers. He helped coach his squad oppo n e ts to two post-season appearances in the Mississippi junior college playoff system. The Hattiesburg, Miss. native first got his coaching career underway in the college ranks at East Mississippi CC in 2003 where he worked primarily with receivers. Before he made the jump to the college ranks, Tart served as the quarterback and running back coach at Hattiesburg High from 1998-2002 where he prepped. While there, Tart helped coach the team to a state runner-up title in 1998. Tart was a standout high school athlete for Hattiesburg High where he ran track and played wide receiver and defensive back on the football team. He currently resides in Thibodaux, La. seaso n review t his is Nicholls h istory slc

Tart At a Glance Responsibilities:...... Running Backs Coaching Experience: Born:...... March 12, 1974 (34 years old) 2007-pres.:...... Nicholls State University (Running Backs) Hometown:...... Hattiesburg, Mississippi 2006-07:...... Bellhaven (Offensive Line/Running Backs) Parents Names:...... Johnny Tart Sr. and Margaret Tart 2005-06:...... Pearl River CC (Running Backs) Wife: ...... Single 2004:...... Ittawamba CC (Wide Recievers) Children:...... None 2003:...... East Mississippi CC (Wide Recievers/Tight Ends) Education:...... Hattiesburg High School (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1998-2002:...... Hattiesburg High School ...... Pearl River Community College ...... (Wide Receivers and Tight Ends/Quarterbacks and Running Backs) ...... Southern Miss (B.S.E Coaching and Sports Administration, 2002) Recruiting Areas:...... Baton Rouge and Mississippi Junior Colleges Playing Experience:...... Pearl River CC (1993-1995 Wide Receiver) Hobbies:...... Golf and traveling media

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Kyle Acosta (Nicholls State)...... 2000-2001 Ricardo Hopper (Clemson)...... 1992 Paul Alexander (Southeastern La.)...... 1972-73 Mark Hudspeth (Delta State)...... 1995

media John Arms (Louisiana Lafayette)...... 1974-78 Graham Johnsen (Southern Mississippi)...... 2004 Jeremy Atwell (SE Missouri)...... 2001, 2005-pres. Jay Jones (Nicholls State)...... 2004-2006 Jeff Beckles (Florida State)...... 2000 Mickey Joseph (Nebraska)...... 2001-2003 Chris Boone (Southern Mississippi)...... 2002-2003 Kent Keith (Southwest Baptist)...... 2004-pres. Steve Boyd (Tulane)...... 1980 Charles Kelly (Auburn)...... 2002-2006 Dr. Glenn Brady (Stephen F. Austin)...... 1978-80 H.T. Kinney (Wisconsin-Platteville)...... 2002-pres. Ron Brown (Fort Valley State)...... 1981-88 Mike Knight (North Alabama)...... 1979-80 Robert Butz (Liberty)...... 1999 Ben Kohring (Western St. College)...... 2006 Bart Casey (Troy State)...... 1996-97 Terry Looney (Tulane)...... 1996-97 Chad Callais (Nicholls State)...... 2005-2006 Tony Maranto (Northwestern State)...... 2003 T.C. Calmes (Southeastern La.)...... 1973-78 Richard Marque (Nicholls State)...... 1971 Steve Campbell (Auburn)...... 1993-95 Mike McCarty (Oregon)...... 1999-2000 Thad Campbell (Liberty)...... 1999-2003 Joey McGooey (Loyola)...... 1974-80 Garrett Chachere (Tulane)...... 1995-97 Manny Michel (Tennessee Tech)...... 1995-98 Joe Clark (Santa Clara)...... 1981-83 Tommy Minton (Nicholls State)...... 1990-92

slc Joe Clement h istory (East Tennessee) t his is Nicholls ...... 1984-85 C.J. Moore (McNeese State)...... 1977 Bill Clements (Tulane)...... 1971-73 Karl Morgan (UCLA)...... 1993 Don Closter (Texas A&I )...... 1971-72 Barrett Murphy (LSU)...... 1981-82 Greg Colschen (Carthage)...... 1981-85 John Nagle (LSU)...... 1981-85 Steve Crovetto (Louisiana Lafayette)...... 1983-85 Dwayne Nunez (Lamar)...... 1998 Andy Cox (Florida Atlantic)...... 1992 Ed Orgeron (Northwestern State)...... 1994 Denzil Cox (Arkansas-Monticello)...... 1981-86 Randy Raymond (Louisiana Lafayette)...... 1974-78 seaso n review David Cunningham (Kentucky Wesleyan)...... 2006-pres. (LSU)...... 1995-2000 Alfred Dorsey (Nicholls State)...... 1991 Jeff Richards (Livingston)...... 2001-2003 (LSU)...... 1998-99 Corey Robinson (Western New Mexico)...... 2004 Tim Dulaney (Millsaps)...... 1987-92 Jonathan Robinson (SE Missouri)...... 1999-2001

oppo n e ts Joshua Eargle (Memphis)...... 2006-pres. Kovoska Robinson (Nicholls State)...... 2001-2002 Ken Edenfield (Troy State)...... 1993-95 Don Rodrigue (McNeese State)...... 1981-92 Steve Ellis (Nicholls State)...... 2003-pres. Mitch Rodrigue (Nicholls State)...... 1993-98 Kenny Ferro (Northwestern State)...... 1987 Allen Rudolph (Southern Mississippi)...... 1995-98 Heath Fleming (Auburn)...... 1997 Charles Sabbatini (Delta State)...... 1987-92 coaches Gary Fontenot (Nicholls State)...... 1980 David Saunders (Auburn)...... 1993-95 Paul Frazier (Liberty)...... 1999-2000 Joel Smith (Southeastern La.)...... 1971-73 Jerry Fremin (Southern Mississippi)...... 1988-92 Johnny Tart (Southern Miss)...... 2007-pres. Tom Gainey (LSU)...... 1987-92 Burnell Taylor (Nicholls State)...... 2005-2006 Carroll Goulas (Southeastern La.)...... 1971-73 Jonathan Terrell (Nicholls State)...... 2004 players Brad Griffin (Southern Mississippi)...... 1996-98 Jay Thomas (Southern Mississippi)...... 1991-92, 99-2003 Bob Gros (Southeastern La.)...... 1974-78 Brad Villavaso (Nicholls State)...... 1993-95 Kenny Guillot (Northwestern State)...... 1981-86 David Wilson (Troy State)...... 1993-94 Phillip Hawkins (Arkansas-Monticello)...... 1984-86 outlook 44 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football outlook players coaches Opponents oppo n e ts seaso n review t his is Nicholls h istory slc media

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New Mexico State University Bowie State University September 4, 2008, Aggie Memorial Staduim, Las Cruces, N.M., 7:30 p.m. September 8, 2008, John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, La., 6 p.m. media

Hal Mumme Chase Holbrook Mike Lynn Jr. Terrence Peete

Sports Information The Series General Information Football Contact:...... Tyler Dunkel General Information Nicholls vs. Bowie State:...... First Meeting Location:...... Las Cruces, New Mexico Dunkel’s Office Number:...... 505.646.2927 Location:...... Bowie, Maryland Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... First Meeting Founded:...... 1888 Dunkel’s email address:...... [email protected] Founded:...... 1865 In Thibodaux:...... First Meeting Enrollment:...... 16,428 NMSU’s Fax Number:...... 505.646.2425 Enrollment:...... 5,403 In Bowie:...... First Meeting Conference Affiliation:.. Western Athletic Conference Press Box Phone Number:...... 505.646.2700 Conference Affiliation:...... Central Intercollegiate Thomas vs. Lynn:...... First Meeting (NCAA Div. 1-FBS) Athletics Website:...... www.nmstatesports.com ...... Athletic Assoc. (NCAA Div. II) Lynn vs. Nicholls:...... First Meeting President:...... Dr. Michael Martin President:...... Dr. Mickey L. Burnim Athletics Director:...... Dr. McKinley Boston 2008 Schedule Athletics Director:...... Derek Carter Sports Information Colors:...... Crimson and White Sept. 4 ...... Nicholls Colors: ...... Black and Gold Football Contact:...... Gregory Goings slc Nickname: h istory ...... t his is Nicholls Aggies Sept. 13...... at Nebraska Nickname:...... Bulldogs Goings’ Office Number:...... 301.860.3574 Home Field/Capacity:...... Aggie Memorial/30,343 Sept. 20...... at UTEP Home Field/Capacity:...... Bulldogs Stadium/2,964 Goings’ email address:...... [email protected] Playing Surface:...... Grass Sept. 27...... New Mexico Playing Surface:...... Natural Grass Bowie State’s Fax Number:...... 301.860.3585 Oct. 11...... at Nevada* Press Box Phone Number:...... 301.464.7129 Coaching Staff Oct. 18...... San Jose State* Coaching Staff Athletics Website:...... www.bsubulldogs.com Head Coach/Alma Mater:...... Hal Mumme (Tarleton) Oct. 25...... at Idaho* Head Coach/Alma Mater and Year:...... Mike Lynn Jr. Record at NMSU/seasons:...... 8-29/Four Nov. 1...... Boise State * (Morgan State 1985) 2008 Schedule Career record/seasons:...... 105-93-1/17 Seasons Nov. 8...... Hawai’i* Record at Bowie State/seasons:...... 21-21/Four Aug. 30...... at Cheyney

seaso n review Football Office Phone:...... 575-646-2521 Nov. 15...... at Fresno State* Career record/seasons:...... Same Sept. 6...... at Shepard (WV) Best Time to reach Coach Mumme:...... Contact SID Nov. 22...... Louisiana Tech* Football Office Phone:...... 301.860.3578 Sept. 13...... at Nicholls Assistant Coaches:...... Mike Fanoga (DL), Mason Nov. 29...... at Utah State* Best Time to reach Coach Lynn: ...... Weekdays 10 Sept. 20...... at Livingstone* Miller (OL), Matt Mumme (QB), Joe Lee Dunn (UTC), * - WAC Game. a.m.-2 p.m...... Sept. 27...... at Shaw* Earnest Wilson (RB), Bobby Wilcox (TE), Gary Goff Assistant Coaches:...... Michael Carter (OC), Oct. 4...... Lincoln (PA)* (WR), Greg Harrod (OPS), and Matt Walter (SC) 2007 Results (4-9, 1-7 WAC) Daronte Jones (DC), Lester Overton (OL), Aaron Oct. 11...... Elizabeth City State* opponents Aug. 30...... NMSU 35 SELA 14 Kinchen (OPS/DL), Robert Johnson (QB) Laurence Oct. 18...... at Saint Paul’s* 2008 Outlook Sept. 8...... at New Mexico 44 NMSU 34 Overton(LB), Damon Wilson (ST/RB), Jason White Oct. 25...... Virginia Union* 2007 Record: ...... 4-9 Sept. 15...... NMSU 29 UTEP 24 (LB), Theron Smith (WR), and Arthur Thomas (SC). Nov. 1...... Virginia State* 2007 WAC record/finish:...... 1-7 (8th) Sept. 22...... at Auburn 55 NMSU 20 * - CIAA Game Base Offense:...... Air Raid Sept. 29...... NMSU 20 Ark.-PB 17 2008 Outlook

coaches Base Defense:...... 3-3-5 Oct. 7...... at Boise State 58 NMSU 0* 2007 Record:...... 3-7 2007 Results (3-7, 3-4 CIAA) Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 45/24 Oct. 13...... at La. Tech 22 NMSU 21* 2007 CIAA record/finish:...... 3-4 (5th) Aug. 23...... at Glenville State 29 Bowie St. 19 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 8/4 Oct. 20...... NMSU 45 Idaho 31* Base Offense:...... Multiple Sept. 8...... at Newberry 41 Bowie St. 7 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 7/5 Oct. 27...... at Hawaii 50 NMSU 13* Base Defense:...... 4-3 Sept. 15...... Slippery Rock 35 Bowie St. 7 Nov. 2...... Nevada 40 NMSU 38* Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 40/10 Sept. 22...... Bowie St. 10 at Fayetteville St. 7* The Series Nov. 10...... at San Jose St. 51 NMSU 17* Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 9/2 Sept. 29...... Bowie St. 41 Saint Paul’s 30* players Nicholls vs. New Mexico State:...... First Meeting Nov. 17...... Utah State 35 NMSU 17* Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 10/1 Oct. 6...... Bowie St. 44 Livingstone 6* Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... First Meeting Nov. 30...... Fresno State 30 NMSU 23* Oct. 13...... at Virginia St. 39 Bowie St. 33* In Thibodaux:...... First Meeting Oct. 20...... at Virginia Union 27 Bowie St. 14* In Las Cruces:...... First Meeting Oct. 27...... Shaw 16 at Bowie St. 14* Thomas vs. New Mexico State:...... First Meeting Nov. 3...... at Elizabeth State 10 Bowie St. 6* Mumme vs. Nicholls:...... First Meeting * - CIAA Game outlook 46 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Opponents Section

University of Memphis University of Northern Iowa outlook September 20, 2008, Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn. 7 p.m. October 4, 2008, UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 4 p.m. players

Tommy West Clinton McDonald Mark Farley Corey Lewis

Sports Information coaches General Information Football Contact:...... Jennifer Rodrigues General Information Sports Information Location:...... Memphis, Tennessee Rodrigues Office Number:...... 901.678.2397 Location:...... Cedar Falls, Iowa Football Contact:...... Colin McDonough Founded:...... 1912 Rodrigues’ email address:... [email protected] Founded:...... 1876 McDonough’s Office Number:...... 319.273.5456 Enrollment:...... 20,379 Memphis’ Fax Number:...... 901.678.4134 Enrollment:...... 12,609 McDonough’s email address:[email protected] Conf. Affiliation:.....Conference USA (NCAA Div. 1-FBS) Press Box Phone Number:...... 901.272.0136 Conference Affiliation:...... Missouri Valley Conference Northern Iowa’s Fax Number...... 319.273.3602 opponents President:...... Dr. Shirley Raines Athletics Website:...... www.gotigersgo.com (NCAA Div. I-FCS) Athletics Website:...... www.unipanthers.com Athletics Director:...... R.C. Johnson President:...... Dr. Benjamin Allen Colors:...... Royal Blue and Gray 2008 Schedule Athletics Director:...... Troy Dannen 2008 Schedule Nickname:...... Tigers Aug. 30...... at Ole Miss Colors:...... Purple and Old Gold Aug. 30...... at BYU Home Field/Capacity:.Liberty Bowl Memorial/62,380 Sept. 6...... Rice* Nickname:...... Panthers Sept. 6...... South Dakota

Playing Surface:...... Pro Series Field Turf Sept. 13...... at Marshall* Home Field/Capacity:...... UNI-Dome/16,324 Sept. 20...... South Dakota State* seaso n review Sept. 20...... Nicholls Playing Surface:...... Artificial Turf Sept. 27...... at Southern Illinois* Coaching Staff Sept. 27...... Arkansas State Oct. 4...... Nicholls Head Coach/Alma Mater:.Tommy West (Tennessee ‘76) Oct. 2...... at UAB* Coaching Staff Oct. 11...... Illinois State* Record at Memphis/seasons:...... 41-44/Seven Oct. 10...... Louisville Head Coach: ...... Mark Farley (Northern Iowa 1986) Oct. 18...... North Dakota State* Career record/seasons:...... 76-79/13 Oct. 18...... at East Carolina* Record at UNI/seasons:...... 63-25/Seven Oct. 25...... at Youngstown State* Football Office Phone:...... 901.678.2341 Oct. 25...... Southern Miss* Career record/seasons:...... Same Nov. 1...... at Western Illinois* Best Time to reach Coach West:...... Contact SID Nov. 8...... at SMU* Football Office Phone:...... 319.273.5674 Nov. 8...... Missouri State* Assistant Coaches:...... Clay Helton (OC/ Best Time to reach Coach Farley:...... Through SID Nov. 22...... UCF* Nov. 15...... t his is Nicholls at Indiana State* h istory slc QB), Rick Mallory (OL), Darin Hinshaw (WR), James Nov. 29...... Tulane* Assistant Coaches:...... Bill Salmon (OC/WR), Rick Nov. 22...... at Southern Utah Joseph (RB), Tim Walton (DC), Kenny Ingram (LB), * - C-USA Game. Nelson (OL), Mario Verduzco (QB), Atif Austin (RB), *- indicates Missouri Valley Conference Game Brent Pry (DL), Lytrell Pollard (CB), Garret Chachere Erik Chinander (TE), Scott Frost (Co-DC/LB), Chris (ST), and John Flowers (OPS). 2007 Results (7-6, 6-2 C-USA) Klieman (Co-DC/DB), and (DL). 2007 Results (12-1, 6-0 GC) Sept. 1...... Ole Miss 23 at Memphis 21 Aug. 30...... Northern Iowa 41 Minnesota State 14 2008 Outlook Sept. 15...... Memphis 35 Jacksonville St. 14 2008 Outlook Sept. 8...... Northern Iowa 24 at Iowa State 13 2007 Record:...... 7-6 Sept. 22...... at UCF 56 Memphis 20* 2007 Record:...... 12-1 Sept. 15.Northern Iowa 31 at South Dakota State 17 2007 C-USA Record/finish:...... 6-2/ T-2nd Sept. 27...... at Arkansas State 35 Memphis 31 2007 conference record/finish:...... 6-0 (GC/First) Sept. 22...... Northern Iowa 45 at Drake 7 Base Offense:...... No-huddle, Spread Oct. 2...... Memphis 24 Marshall 21* Base Offense:...... Multiple Sept. 29...... Northern Iowa 23 at Illinois State 13* Base Defense:...... Multiple 4-3 Oct. 13...... Middle Tenn. 21 at Memphis 7 Base Defense:...... 4-3 Oct. 13...... Northern Iowa 30 Southern Illinois 24* Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 52/18 Oct. 20...... Memphis 38 at Rice 35* Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 43/21 Oct. 20...... Northern Iowa 42 at Western Illinois 3* Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 7/4 Oct. 27...... Memphis 28 at Tulane 27* Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 6/5 Oct. 27...... Northern Iowa 14 Youngstown State 13* Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 9/3 Nov. 3...... East Carolina 56 at Memphis 40* Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 7/4 Nov. 3...... Northern Iowa 38 at Missouri State 17* Nov. 10...... Memphis 29 at Southern Miss 26* Nov. 10...... Northern Iowa 68 Indiana State 14* The Series Nov. 17...... Memphis 25 UAB 9* The Series Nov. 17...... Northern Iowa 48 Southern Utah 10 Nicholls vs. Memphis:...... First Meeting Nov. 24...... Memphis 55 SMU 52 OT* Nicholls vs. Northern Iowa:...... First Meeting Nov. 24...... Northern Iowa 38 New Hampshire 35# Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... First Meeting Dec. 21...... Florida Atlantic 44 Memphis 27% Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... First Meeting Dec. 1 ...... Delaware 39 at Northern Iowa 27# In Thibodaux:...... First Meeting * - C-USA Game In Thibodaux:...... First Meeting *- indicates Gateway Conference Game media In Memphis:...... First Meeting In Cedar Falls:...... N/A #- indicates NCAA Playoff Game Thomas vs. Memphis:...... First Meeting Thomas vs. Northern Iowa:...... First Meeting West vs. Nicholls:...... First Meeting Farley vs. Nicholls:...... First Meeting Nicholls Colonels Football 47 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Opponents Section

Northwestern State University Stephen F. Austin October 11, 2008, Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, La., 6 p.m. October 18, 2008, John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, La., 2:00 p.m. media

Scott Stoker Blake Delcambre J.C. Harper Jeremy Moses

& - Records and results game during 2000 season in Sports Information General Information which Nicholls State was awarded a victory due to forfeit General Information Football Contact:...... James Dixon Location:...... Natchitoches, La. and during the 2003 season in which Northwestern Location:...... Nacogdoches, Texas Dixon’s Office Number:...... 936.468.2606 Founded:...... 1884 State was awarded a victory due to forfeit. Founded:...... 1923 Dixon’s Home Number:...... 936.715.0393 Enrollment:...... 9,847 Enrollment:...... 11, 756 Dixon’s Mobile Number:...... 936.552.1171 Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (I-FCS) Sports Information Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (I-FCS) Dixon’s email address:...... [email protected] President:...... Dr. Randall J. Webb Football Contact:...... Doug Ireland President:...... Dr. Baker Pattillo Stephen F. Austin Fax Number:...... 936.468.4593 Athletics Director:...... Greg Burke Ireland’s Office Number:...... 318.357-6467 Athletics Director:...... Robert Hill Press Box Phone Number:...... 936.468.3910 Colors:...... Purple & White (Orange Trim) Ireland’s email address:...... [email protected] Colors:...... Purple and White Athletics Website:...... www.sfajacks.com Nickname:...... Demons Ireland’s Mobile Number:...... 318.288.6388 Nickname:...... Lumberjacks slc Home h istory Field/Capacity:...... t his is Nicholls Turpin Stadium/15,971 Northwestern State Fax Number:...... 318.357.4515 Home Field/Capacity:..Homer Bryce Stadium/14,575 2008 Schedule Playing Surface:...... AstroPlay Press Box Phone Number:...... 318.357.4529, 4514 Playing Surface:...... Artificial Turf/Momentum 51 Aug. 30...... Langston University Athletics Website:...... www.nsudemons.com Sept. 6...... at TCU Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Sept. 13 ...... Kentucky Wesleyan Head Coach/Alma Mater:...... Scott Stoker (Northwestern ’91) 2008 Schedule Head Coach/Alma Mater:.J.C. Harper (Clemson ’89) Sept. 20...... at Western Illinois Record at Northwestern State/seasons:...... 36-33/Six Aug. 30...... Texas A&M-Commerce Record at Northwestern State/seasons:...... 0-11/One Sept. 27...... South Dakota State Career record/seasons:...... Same Sept. 6...... at Baylor Career record/seasons:...... Same Oct. 11...... Southeastern La.* Football Office Phone:...... 318.357.5252 Sept. 13...... Grambling State Football Office Phone:...... 936.468.3502 Oct. 18...... at Nicholls*

seaso n review Best Time to reach Stoker:.11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Sept. 20...... Cal Poly Best Time to reach Coach Harper:.Weekday Mornings Oct. 25...... Texas State* Assistant Coaches:...... Slade Nagle Sept. 27...... Southeastern Oklahoma Assistant Coaches:...... Shannon Dawson Nov. 1...... at Sam Houston State* (OC/WR), Johnny Nagle (TE), Jeremy Offutt (TE), Matt Oct. 11...... Nicholls* (OC/QB), David Gibbs (DC/S), Arlington Nunn (CB), Nov. 8...... at McNeese State* Kubik (RB), Brad Laird (DC/LB), Roy Locks (DL), Ben Oct. 18...... at Southeastern La.* (DL), Eric Lokey (LB), Todd Schonhar Nov. 15...... Central Arkansas* Beasley (S), Terry Mills (CB), John Schenkel (GA), and Oct. 25...... Sam Houston State* (ST/WR), Brandon North (TE), Chris Truax (RC/OL), Nov. 22...... Northwestern State* Mike Lopriore (GA). Nov. 1...... at Texas State* Aaron De LaTorre (RB), and Dan Eason (SC). * - Southland Conference Game opponents Nov. 8...... at Central Arkansas* 2008 Outlook Nov. 15...... McNeese State* 2008 Outlook 2007 Results (0-11, 0-7 SLC) 2007 Record: ...... 4-7 Nov. 22...... at Stephen F. Austin* 2007 Record: ...... 0-11 Sept. 1...... Tarleton State 27 SFA 24 2007 SLC record/finish:...... 3-4/T-4th * - Southland Conference Games 2007 SLC record/finish:...... 0-7/Eighth Sept. 8...... at North Dakota State 28 SFA 19 Base Offense:...... Multiple Pro I Base Offense:...... Spread Sept. 22...... Western Illinois 34 SFA 13

coaches Base Defense:...... Multiple 4-2-5 2007 Results (4-7, 3-4 SLC) Base Defense:...... Multiple 4-3 Sept. 29...... at South Dakota State 45 SFA 0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 48/13 Sept. 1...... NWLA 41 Henderson State 6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 35/25 Oct. 6...... at Southeastern La. 21 SFA 3* Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 7/4 Sept. 8...... NWLA 31 Central Arkansas 28* Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 6/5 Oct. 13...... Nicholls 17 SFA 16* Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 8/3 Sept. 15...... at Northeastern 42 NWLA 14* Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 9/2 Oct. 20...... at Texas State 52 SFA 29* Sept. 29...... at Texas Tech 75 NWLA 7 Oct. 27...... Sam Houston State 45 SFA 17* The Series Oct. 6...... at Nicholls 58 NWLA 0* The Series Nov. 3...... McNeese State 49 SFA 20* players Nicholls vs. Northwestern State:...... 12-23& Oct. 13...... NWLA 27 Southeastern La. 24* Nicholls State vs. SFA:...... 7-17 Nov. 10...... at Central Arkansas 35 SFA 23* Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Won 1/58-0 Oct. 20...... at Sam Houston State 42 NWLA 20* Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Won 1/17-16 Nov. 17...... at Northwestern State 31 SFA 21* In Thibodaux:...... 8-10& Oct. 27...... Texas State 20 NWLA 17* In Thibodaux:...... 4-7 * - Southland Conference Game In Natchitoches:...... 4-13& Nov. 3...... at Ole Miss 38 NWLA 31 In Nacogdoches:...... 3-10 Thomas vs. Northwestern State:...... 3-1 Nov. 10...... at McNeese State 27 NWLA 21* Thomas vs. SFA:...... 2-2 Stoker vs. Nicholls State:...... 2-4 Nov. 17...... NWLA 31 Stephen F. Austin 12*

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McNeese State University University of Central Arkansas outlook October 25, 2008, Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, La., 7 p.m. November 1, 2008, John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, La., 6:30 p.m. players

Matt Viator Derrick Fourroux Clint Conque Nathan Brown

Sports Information Sports Information coaches General Information Football Contact:...... Louis Bonnette General Information Football Contact:...... Steve East Location:...... Lake Charles, La. Bonnette’s Office Number:...... 337.475.5207 Location:...... Conway, Arkansas East’s Office Number:...... 501.450.5743 Founded:...... 1939 Bonnette’s email address:[email protected] Founded:...... 1907 East’s email address:...... [email protected] Enrollment:...... 8,800 Bonnette’s Home Number:...... 337.477.4182 Enrollment:...... 12,619 Central Arkansas Fax Number:...... 501.450.5740 Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (I-FCS) Bonnette’s Mobile Number:...... 337.540.8147 Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (I-FCS) Press Box Phone Number:...... 501.450.5743 opponents President:...... Dr. Robert Hebert McNeese State’s Fax Number:...... 337.475.5202 President:...... Lu Hardin Athletics Website:...... www.ucasports.com Athletics Director:...... Tommy McClelland II Press Box Phone Number:...... 337.475.5225 Athletics Director:...... Dr. Brad Teague Colors:...... Blue & Gold Athletics Website:...... www.mcneesesports.com Colors:...... Purple & Gray 2008 Schedule Nickname:...... Cowboys Nickname:...... Bears Aug. 28...... Henderson State Home Field/Capacity:...... Cowboy Stadium/17,410 2008 Schedule Home Field/Capacity:...... Estes Stadium/8,500 Sept. 6...... UC Davis

Playing Surface:...... AstroTurf Aug. 30...... at North Carolina Playing Surface:...... Bermuda Grass Sept. 13...... Arkansas-Pine Bluff seaso n review Sept. 6...... Delta State Sept. 20...... Quincy Coaching Staff Sept. 13...... Cal Poly Coaching Staff Sept. 27...... at Tulsa Head Coach/Alma Mater:. (McNeese ’86) Sept 27...... Southern Virginia Head Coach/Alma Mater:....Clint Conque (Nicholls ’83) Oct. 11...... Sam Houston State* Record at McNeese State/seasons:...... 17-3/Two Oct. 4...... at South Dakota State Record at Central Arkansas/seasons:...... 58-34/Eight Oct. 18...... at Texas State* Career record/seasons:...... Same Oct. 11...... Texas State* Career record/seasons:...... Same Oct. 25...... Southeastern La.* Football Office Phone:...... 337.475.5235 Oct. 18...... at Sam Houston State* Football Office Phone:...... 501.450.3153 Nov. 1...... at Nicholls* Best Time to reach Coach Viator:.Weekday Mornings Oct. 25...... Nicholls* Best Time to reach Coach Conque:...... 1:30 p.m. daily Nov. 8...... Northwestern State* Assistant Coaches:...... Tim Assistant Coaches:...... Nov. 15...... at Stephen F. Austin* Nov. 1...... at Southeastern La.* t his is Nicholls h istory slc Leger (Co-OC/QB), Broderick Fobbs (Co-OC/WR, Nov. 8...... Stephen F. Austin* Brooks Hollingsworth, Denzil Cox, Brian Early, Todd Nov. 22...... McNeese State* Lark Hebert (DC), (DB), Buck Harris Nov. 15...... at Northwestern State* Coolet, Ricky Matt, Bobby Rhoades, Hud Jackson, * - Southland Conference Games (DL), Reggie Nelson (OL), Carlos Magee (RB), Mike Nov. 22...... at Central Arkansas* Perry Eliano Collins, (LB), and Jeffery Breaux (TE). * - Southland Conference Game. 2007 Results (6-5, 5-2 SLC) 2007 Outlook Sept. 1...... at Louisiana Tech 28 UCA 7 2008 Outlook 2007 Results (11-1, 7-0 SLC) 2007 Record:...... 6-5 Sept. 8...... at Northwestern State 31 UCA 28* 2007 Record:...... 11-1 Sept. 1...... McNeese State 35 Portland State 12 2007 Conference Record/Finish: ...... 5-2/T-2nd Sept. 15...... UCA 48 Tennesse-Martin 34 2007 SLC record/finish:...... 7-0 (First) Sept. 15. McNeese State 38 at Louisiana-Lafayette 17 Base Offense:...... Multiple Sept. 22...... at Missouri State 42 UCA 38 Base Offense:...... Multiple Pro I Sept. 22...... McNeese State 41 at Southern Utah 20 Base Defense:...... Multiple 4-3 Oct. 6...... UCA 35 at Sam Houston State 14* Base Defense:...... 4-2-5 Sept. 29...... McNeese State 31 South Dakota 7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 48/17 Oct. 11...... UCA 63 Texas State 21* Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 49/21 Oct. 6...... McNeese State 41 at Texas State 20* Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 11/1 Oct. 20...... UCA 37 at Southeastern La.* Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 7/4 Oct. 13.....McNeese State 31 Sam Houston State 21* Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 8/3 Oct. 27...... UCA 49 Nicholls 42 OT* Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 5/6 Oct. 20...... McNeese State 28 at Nicholls 7* Nov. 3...... South Dakota State 38 UCA 10 Oct. 27...... McNeese State 45 Southeastern La. 17* The Series Nov. 10...... UCA 35 Stephen F. Austin 23* The Series Nov. 3...... McNeese State 49 at Stephen F. Austin 20* Nicholls vs. Central Arkansas:...... 1-1 Nov. 17...... at McNeese State 41 UCA 14* Nicholls vs. McNeese State:...... 10-22 Nov. 10.. McNeese State 27 Northwestern State 21* Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Lost 1/49-42 OT *-indicates Southland Conference Game Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Lost 2/28-7 Nov. 17...... McNeese State 41 Central Arkansas 14* In Thibodaux:...... 1-0 In Thibodaux:...... 4-11 Nov. 24...... Eastern Wash 44 at McNeese State 15# In Conway:...... 0-1 media In Lake Charles:...... 6-11 *- Southland Conference Game Thomas vs. Central Arkansas:...... 0-1 Thomas vs. McNeese State:...... 1-3 #- NCAA Playoff Game Conque vs. Nicholls State:...... 1-1 Viator vs. Nicholls:...... 2-0 Nicholls Colonels Football 49 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Opponents Section

Sam Houston State University November 3, 2008, Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, Texas, TBA November 15, 2008, Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, Texas., 3 p.m. media

Todd Whitten Rhett Bomar Brad Wright Luke Cameron Sports Information Sports Information General Information Football Contact:...... Paul Ridings Jr. General Information Football Contact:...... Rick Poulter Location:...... Huntsville, Texas Ridings’ Office Number:...... 936.294.1764 Location:...... San Marcos, Texas Poulter’s Office Number:...... 512.245.2966 Founded:...... 1879 Ridings’ Home Number:...... 936.295.9838 Founded:...... 1899 Poulter’s Mobile Number:...... 512.738.0697 Enrollment:...... 16,415 Ridings’ Fax Number:...... 936.294.3538 Enrollment:...... 28,132 Poulter’s email address:...... [email protected] Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (I-FCS) Ridings’ email address:...... [email protected] Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (I-FCS) Texas State Fax Number:...... 512.245.2967 President:...... Dr. James F. Gaertner Press Box Phone Number:...... 936.294.1838 President:...... Dr. Denise M. Trauth Press Box Phone Number:...... 512.245.7765 Athletics Director:...... Bobby Williams Athletics Website:...... www.gobearkats.com Athletics Director:...... Dr. Larry Teis Athletics Website:...... www.txstatebobcats.com Colors:...... Orange & White Colors:...... Maroon and Gold Nickname:...... Bearkats 2008 Schedule Nickname:...... Bobcats 2008 Schedule

slc Home h istory Field/Capacity:...... t his is Nicholls Bowers Stadium/14,000 Aug. 28...... East Central Oklahoma Home Field/Capacity:...... Jim Wacker Field Aug. 30...... Angelo State Playing Surface:...... RealGrass Turf Sept. 6...... Prairie View A&M ...... at Bobcat Stadium/15, 218 Sept. 6...... at SMU Sept. 20...... at Kansas Playing Surface:...... Astro Play Sept. 20...... at Northern Colorado Coaching Staff Sept. 27...... at Gardner Webb Sept. 27...... Southern Utah Head Coach/Alma Mater:...... Todd Whitten (SFA ’87) Oct. 11...... at Central Arkansas* Coaching Staff Oct. 4...... Texas Southern Record at Sam Houston State/seasons:... 16-16/Three Oct. 18...... McNeese State* Head Coach/Alma Mater:.Brad Wright (Texas State ’81) Oct. 11...... at McNeese State* Career record/seasons:...... 61-39/Nine Oct. 25...... at Northwestern State* Record at Texas State/seasons:...... 4-7/Second Oct. 18...... Central Arkansas* Football Office Phone:...... 936.294.1735 Nov. 1...... Stephen F. Austin* Career record/seasons:...... Same Oct. 25...... at Stephen F. Austin*

seaso n review Best Time to reach Coach Whitten:.Weekday Mornings Nov. 8...... at Nicholls* Football Office Phone:...... 512.245.2587 Nov. 1...... Northwestern State* Assistant Coaches:...... James Ferguson Nov. 15...... Southeastern La.* Best Time to reach Coach Wright:...... Through SID Nov. 8...... at Southeastern La.* (OC), Duane Dirk (DC), B.J. Anderson (OL), Tommy Nov. 22...... Texas State* Assistant Coaches:...... Travis Bush Nov. 15...... Nicholls* Mainrod (WR), Trent Grona (DB/ST), Mike Salinas * - Southland Conference Game. (Co-OC/QB), Ben Norton (Co-OC/OL), Fred Bleil Nov. 22...... at Sam Houston State* (LB/ST), and Mike Walton (S). (Co-DC/S), Kyle Tietz (Co-DC/DL), Mike Barella (TE/ * - Southland Conference Game 2007 Results (7-4, 5-2 SLC) OPS), Terrol Dillon (ST/LB), and Steve Irvin (CB). opponents 2008 Outlook Aug. 30...... SHSU 17 Angelo State 14 2007 Results (4-7, 3-4 SLC) 2007 Record:...... 7-4 Sept. 8...... SHSU 48 Ark.-Monticello 10 2008 Outlook Sept. 1...... TXST 38 Cal Poly 35 2007 SLC record/finish:...... 5-2 (T-2nd) Sept. 15...... at North Dakota State 41 SHSU 38 2007 Record:...... 4-7 Sept. 8...... Abilene Christian 45 TXST 27 Base Offense:...... Multiple, one-back Sept. 29...... at Oklahoma State 39 SHSU 3 2007 SLC record/finish:...... 3-4 (T-4th) Sept. 15...... at Baylor 34 TXST 27 Base Defense:...... 4-3 Oct. 6...... Central Arkansas 35 SHSU 14* Base Offense:...... Multiple Pro-Set Sept. 22...... at South Dakota State 38 TXST 3

coaches Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 41/15 Oct. 13...... at McNeese State 31 SHSU 21* Base Defense:...... Multiple 4-3 Oct. 6...... McNeese State 41 TXST 20* Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 6/6 Oct. 20...... SHSU 42 Northwestern State 20* Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 42/17 Oct. 11...... at Central Arkansas 63 TXST 21* Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 6/6 Oct. 27...... SHSU 45 at Stephen F. Austin 17* Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 9/2 Oct. 20...... TXST 52 Stephen F. Austin 29* Nov. 3...... SHSU 16 Nicholls 13* Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 8/3 Oct. 27...... TXST 20 at Northwestern State 17* The Series Nov. 10...... SHSU 20 at Southeastern La. 17* Nov. 3...... TXST 45 Southeastern La. 31* Nicholls vs. Sam Houston State:...... 11-11-1 Nov. 15...... SHSU 29 Texas State 28* The Series Nov. 10...... at Nicholls 52 TXST 28*

players Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Lost 2/16-13 * - Southland Conference Game. Nicholls vs. Texas State:...... 15-11 Nov. 15...... Sam Houston State 29 TXST 28* In Thibodaux:...... 8-4-1 Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Won 3/52-28 in 2007 * - Southland Conference Game. In Huntsville:...... 3-7 In Thibodaux:...... 9-4 Thomas vs. Sam Houston State:...... 1-3 In San Marcos:...... 6-7 Whitten vs. Nicholls:...... 2-1 Thomas vs. Texas State:...... 3-1 Wright vs. Nicholls:...... 0-1 outlook 50 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Opponents Section

Southeastern La. University outlook Nov. 22, 2008, John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, La., 4 p.m. Nicholls Series Records Won Loss Tied Akron 0 1 Nevada-Reno 0 1 Alcorn State 1 0 New Mexico State First Meeting players Appalachian State 1 0 North Alabama 1 3 Arkansas-Monticello 1 0 Northern Arizona 1 1 Arkansas State 1 0 Northern Iowa First Meeting Assumption College 1 0 North Dakota State 0 2 Mike Lucas Jay Lucas Austin Peay 3 1 North Texas 0 5 Sports Information coaches Azusa Pacific 1 0 Northwestern State 12 23&@ General Information Football Contact:...... Matt Sullivan Location:...... Hammond, Louisiana Sullivan’s Office Number:...... 985.549.2142 Baptist Christian 1 0 Ouachita Baptist 1 0 Founded:...... 1925 Sullivan’s email address:...... [email protected] Bethel College 1 0@ Portland State 0 1 Enrollment:...... 15,118 Southeastern La.’s Fax Number:...... 985.549.3773 Bowie State First Meeting Rice 1 0 Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (I-FCS) Press Box Phone Number:...... 985.549.2443, 2444

Bishop College 1 0 St. Cloud State 1 0 opponents President:...... Dr. Randy Moffett Athletics Website:...... www.lionsports.net Cameron 1 2 Samford 7 5 Athletics Director:...... Dr. Joel Erdmann Central Arkansas 1 1 Sam Houston State 11 11 1@ Colors:...... Green and Gold 2008 Schedule Slippery Rock 1 0 Nickname:...... Lions Aug. 30...... at Alcorn State Central Florida 2 2 Home Field/Capacity:...... Strawberry Stadium/7,408 Sept. 6...... at Mississippi State Cheyney University 1 0 South Dakota State 0 1

Playing Surface:...... SprinTurf Sept. 13...... South Dakota Connecticut 1 0 South Florida 0 1 seaso n review Sept. 20...... at Louisiana Tech Delta State 3 5 1 Southeastern Louisiana 9 8 Coaching Staff Sept. 27...... North Dakota Eastern Washington 1 0 Southeast Missouri 1 0 Head Coach/Alma Mater:.....Mike Lucas (Liberty ’82) Oct. 11...... at Stephen F. Austin* Evangel College 1 0 Southern 13 6 Record at Southeastern La./seasons:...... 3-11/Two Oct. 18...... Northwestern State* Florida A&M 1 0 Southern Arkansas 2 0 Career record/seasons:...... Same Oct. 25...... at Central Arkansas* Football Office Phone:...... 985.549.5550 Nov. 1...... McNeese State* Florida Atlantic 1 1 Southern Illinois 1 1 Best Time to reach Coach Lucas:...... Through SID Nov. 8...... Texas State* Georgia Southern 0 3 Southwest Missouri 5 0 1 Assistant Coaches:...... Tommy Condell (OC/QB), Nov. 15...... at Sam Houston State* Grambling State 0 2 Stephen F. Austin t his is Nicholls 7 17 h istory slc Matt Webb (DC/LB), Jamaal Fobbs (WR), Allen Rudolph Nov. 22...... at Nicholls* Harding 1 0 Tennessee-Martin 7 1 (OL), Tyronee Williams (RB), Ferrell Trimm (DB/ST), * - Southland Conference Game. Hofstra 0 1 Tennessee State 0 2 Patrick Garvin (DL), Justin Franks (S), and Tyler Paopao. Illinois State 1 2 Tennessee Tech 2 0 2007 Results (3-8, 2-5 SLC) Texas A&M-Kingsville 0 3 2008 Outlook Aug. 30...... at New Mexico State 35 SELA 14 University of Indiana 0 1 2007 Record:...... 3-8 Sept. 8...... at Kansas 62 SELA 0 Jackson State 1 1 Texas Southern 5 0@ 2007 SLC record/finish:...... 2-5/7th Sept. 15...... SELA 79 Kentucky Wesleyan 7 Jacksonville State 6 8 Texas State 15 11@ Base Offense:...... Multiple Sept. 22...... at Tulane 35 SELA 27 Lamar 1 2 Troy State 6 20 1 Base Defense:...... 3-3-5 Oct. 6...... SELA 21 Stephen F. Austin 7* Livingston 3 6 Weber State 2 0 Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 37/21 Oct. 13...... at Northwestern State 27 SELA 24* Louisiana-Lafayette 0 2 Western Carolina 0 1 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 6/5 Oct. 20...... Central Arkansas 37 SELA 33* Louisiana-Monroe 3 22 Western Illinois 0 2 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 6/7 Oct. 27...... at McNeese State 45 SELA 17* Nov. 3...... at Texas State 45 SELA 31 OT* Louisiana Tech 0 3 West Virginia Tech 1 0 The Series Nov. 10...... Sam Houston State 20 SELA 16* McNeese State 10 22 Youngstown State 1 0 Nicholls vs. Southeastern La.:...... 9-9 Nov. 17...... SELA 17 Nicholls 13* Memphis FIRST MEETING 2008 Nicholls State opponents in bold Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Lost 1/17-13 in 2007 * - Southland Conference Game Merchant Marine Academy 1 0 In Thibodaux:...... 5-2 & - Colonels awarded forfeit victory in 2000 after Mississippi College 4 5 Northwestern State used an ineligible player. In Hammond:...... 3-4

Mississippi Valley State 1 0 @ - Bethel College, Texas Southern, Northwestern media In New Orleans:...... 1-2 State, Sam Houston State and Texas State awarded Montana 0 1 Thomas vs. Southeastern La.:...... 2-1 forfeit victory in 2003 after Nicholls State used an Lucas vs. Nicholls:...... 1-0 Nebraska 0 1 ineligible player. Nicholls Colonels Football 51 2008 Nicholls Football Series Records Game-by-Game

AKRON (0-1) 10/11/03 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. L 23-31 10/15/83 Monroe, La. L 27-47 9/10/77 Clinton, Miss. W 6-0 10/31/87 Akron L 17-23 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (0-3) 9/1/84 Thibodaux L 6-13 10/21/78 Thibodaux W 10-7 ALCORN STATE (1-0) 12/6/86 Statesboro, Ga. L 31-55 9/28/85 Monroe, La. L 15-17 10/20/79 Thibodaux L 14-28

media 10/3/87 Thibodaux W 14-3 10/14/89 Thibodaux L 13-21 9/27/86 Thibodaux W 17-13 11/3/90 Thibodaux L 20-31 APPALACHIAN STATE (1-0) 11/23/91 Statesboro, Ga. L 6-40 9/26/87 Monroe, La. L 14-26 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (1-0) 11/29/86 Boone, N.C. W 28-26 GRAMBLING STATE (0-2) 9/3/88 Thibodaux L 6-22 9/12/98 New Orleans, La. W 41-26 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO (1-0) 11/13/82 Thibodaux L 15-33 9/9/89 Monroe, La. L 13-19 MONTANA (0-1) 9/1/79 Thibodaux W 37-7 11/10/01 Thibodaux L 28-37 10/20/90 Thibodaux L 20-27 11/30/96 Missoula, Mont. L 3-48 ARKANSAS STATE (1-0) HARDING (1-0) 9/7/91 Monroe, La. W 15-10 NEBRASKA (0-1) 11/22/01 Jonesboro, Ark. W 28-22 11/16/96 Thibodaux W 29-19 9/5/92 Thibodaux L 10-38 9/09/06 Lincoln, Neb. L 7-56 ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (1-0) HOFSTRA (0-1) 9/25/93 Thibodaux L 30-51 NEVADA-RENO (0-1) 10/28/07 Thibodaux W 44-0 9/2/95 Hempstead, N.Y. L 10-34 9/9/95 Monroe, La. L 21-34 9/15/07 Reno, Nevada L 52-17 AUSTIN PEAY (3-1) ILLINOIS STATE (1-2) 8/29/96 Monroe, La. L 12-14 NORTH ALABAMA (1-3) 10/23/76 Thibodaux W 7-0 9/6/80 Normal, Ill. L 13-28 8/30/97 Monroe, La. L 0-28 10/27/73 Thibodaux L 11-27 10/22/77 Clarksville, Tenn. W 15-13 10/22/83 Thibodaux L 29-34 9/5/98 Monroe, La. L 10-44 11/9/74 Florence, Ala. L 8-17 10/18/80 Clarksville, Tenn. L 16-35 11/18/89 Thibodaux W 32-28 9/4/99 Monroe, La. L 10-27 11/8/75 Thibodaux W 28-27 9/22/84 Thibodaux W 31-6 INDIANA (0-1) 9/16/00 Monroe, La. L 21-27 11/6/76 Florence, Ala. L 7-37 AZUSA PACIFIC (1-0) 9/10/05 Bloomington, Ind. L 31-35 LOUISIANA TECH (0-3) NORTHERN ARIZONA (1-1) 9/22/07 Thibodaux W 30-28 JACKSON STATE (1-1) 9/24/88 Ruston, La. L 10-31 11/12/88 Thibodaux W 23-5 BAPTIST CHRISTIAN (1-0) 10/2/82 Jackson, Miss. W 21-17 10/31/98 Ruston, La. L 28-56 10/27/90 Flagstaff, Ariz. L 34-41 10/5/74 Thibodaux W 67-0 10/1/83 Thibodaux L 20-27 9/16/06 Ruston, La. L 21-31 NORTH DAKOTA STATE (0-1) BETHEL COLLEGE (1-0)@ JACKSONVILLE STATE (6-8) McNEESE STATE (10-22) 10/2/04 Thibodaux L 24-14 8/28/03 Thibodaux W 70-0@ 9/9/72 Jacksonville, Ala. L 0-31 10/21/72 Thibodaux L 7-24 NORTH TEXAS (0-5) @ - Bethel College awarded forfeit victory after 9/15/73 Thibodaux L 10-28 10/20/73 Lake Charles, La. L 7-28 11/9/91 Thibodaux L 19-24 Nicholls State used an ineligible player. 9/21/74 Jacksonville, Ala. L 0-29 11/2/74 Thibodaux L 20-26 11/7/92 Denton, Texas L 3-31

slc BISH h istory OP COLLEGE t his is Nicholls (1-0) 9/20/75 Thibodaux W 18-6 10/29/77 Lake Charles, La. W 24-7 11/13/93 Denton, Texas L 21-63 10/5/85 Thibodaux W 39-12 9/18/76 Jacksonville, Ala. L 7-34 10/7/78 Lake Charles, La. L 10-35 11/12/94 Thibodaux L 17-31 CAMERON (1-2) 9/17/77 Thibodaux L 7-10 9/20/80 Lake Charles, La. L 0-21 9/7/02 Denton, Texas L 23-0 10/2/76 Thibodaux W 14-0 9/16/78 Jacksonville, Ala. W 19-17 9/19/81 Thibodaux L 9-59 NORTHWESTERN STATE (12-23)&@ 10/1/77 Lawton, Okla. L 0-13 9/14/96 Thibodaux W 21-8 9/24/83 Lake Charles, La. W 30-27 10/6/73 Thibodaux W 3-0 10/14/78 Lawton, Okla. L 17-22 10/25/97 Jacksonville, Ala. W 16-14 9/15/84 Thibodaux L 21-24 10/12/74 Natchitoches, La. W 7-0 CENTRAL ARKANSAS (1-1) 9/26/98 Thibodaux L 20-21 9/21/85 Lake Charles, La. W 37-15 10/11/75 Thibodaux W 23-10 8/31/00 Thibodaux W 52-44 9/25/99 Jacksonville, Ala. W 45-42 9/20/86 Thibodaux W 34-10 10/9/76 Natchitoches, La. L 8-20 10/27/07 Conway, Ark. L 4 9 - 4 2 9/9/00 Thibodaux L 3-10 11/14/87 Lake Charles, La. W 29-7 10/8/77 Thibodaux W 10-6 OT 9/8/01 Jacksonville, Ala. L 15-34 10/1/88 Thibodaux W 23-19 10/28/78 Natchitoches, La. L 18-28 seaso n review CENTRAL FLORIDA (2-2) 9/21/02 Thibodaux W 14-6 9/30/89 Lake Charles, La. L 14-28 10/27/79 Thibodaux W 27-24 10/23/82 Thibodaux W 60-10 LAMAR (1-2) 9/1/90 Thibodaux W 31-24 11/8/80 Natchitoches, La. L 14-21 11/12/83 Orlando, Fla. W 37-14 11/11/72 Beaumont, Texas L 15-22 10/5/91 Lake Charles, La. L 3-21 11/7/81 Thibodaux L 17-31 10/17/92 Orlando, Fla. L 18-42 9/3/83 Thibodaux W 21-14 9/26/92 Thibodaux L 17-21 11/6/82 Natchitoches, La. L 6-38 10/16/99 Orlando, Fla. L 0-28 11/3/84 Beaumont, Texas L 16-20 11/20/93 Lake Charles, La. L 0-27 11/5/83 Thibodaux L 21-24 CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY (1-0) LIVINGSTON (3-6) 11/19/94 Lake Charles, La. L 24-41 10/11/84 Natchitoches, La. L 0-19 9/17/05 Thibodaux W 54-0 11/4/72 Thibodaux L 0-26 11/18/95 Thibodaux L 6-31 11/9/85 Thibodaux L 14-20 opponents CONNECTICUT (1-0) 11/3/73 Livingston, Ala. L 16-29 11/23/96 Lake Charles, La. W 17-16 11/8/86 Natchitoches, La. L 13-28 9/3/94 Storrs, Conn. W 16-7 10/26/74 Thibodaux L 19-33 11/22/97 Thibodaux L 13-31 11/7/87 Thibodaux L 28-31 DELTA STATE (3-5-1) 11/1/75 Livingston, Ala. L 7-13 11/21/98 Lake Charles, La. W 31-30 10/15/88 Natchitoches, La. L 12-27 11/18/72 Cleveland, Miss. L 0-42 10/30/76 Thibodaux L 14-20 11/20/99 Thibodaux L 0-38 11/4/89 Thibodaux W 21-15 11/17/73 Thibodaux L 22-27 9/8/79 Livingston, Ala. W 21-14 11/18/00 Lake Charles, La. L 7-12 9/15/90 Natchitoches, La. W 19-7 11/23/74 Cleveland, Miss. L 14-19 9/13/80 Thibodaux W 20-2 11/17/01 Thibodaux L 27-34 11/16/91 Thibodaux L 10-16

coaches 11/22/75 Thibodaux W 24-21 9/11/93 Livingston, Ala. L 42-51 11/23/02 Lake Charles, La. L 33-21 11/14/92 Natchitoches, La. L 6-44 11/20/76 Cleveland, Miss. T 7-7 9/10/94 Thibodaux W 77-7 11/22/03 Thibodaux L 28-63 10/9/93 Natchitoches, La. L 21-35 11/19/77 Thibodaux L 0-14 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (0-2) 11/20/04 Lake Charles, La. L 30-9 9/17/94 Thibodaux L 3-35 11/18/78 Cleveland, Miss. W 17-14 9/8/90 Lafayette, La. L 21-24 11/19/05 Thibodaux W 39-26 10/7/95 Natchitoches, La. L 14-34 9/12/81 Thibodaux W 34-10 9/1/01 Lafayette, La. L 0-20 11/18/06 Lake Charles, La. L 10-26 10/12/96 Thibodaux W 19-17 9/16/89 Thibodaux L 14-15 LOUISIANA-MONROE (3-22) 10/20/07 Thibodaux L 28-7 9/27/97 Natchitoches, La. L 0-19 EASTERN WASHINGTON (1-0) 10/7/72 Thibodaux L 7-27 MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY (1-0) 10/24/98 Thibodaux L 26-28

players 9/2/04 Thibodaux W 37-14 11/10/73 Monroe, La. L 0-37 10/3/81 Thibodaux W 45-3 10/2/99 Natchitoches, La. L 17-42 EVANGEL COLLEGE (1-0) 11/5/77 Monroe, La. L 2-19 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (4-5) 10/14/00 Thibodaux L 21-27& 11/17/79 Thibodaux W 40-17 9/9/78 Thibodaux L 0-3 10/14/72 Thibodaux L 13-42 10/20/01 Natchitoches, La. L 14-47 FLORIDA A&M (1-0) 10/6/79 Monroe, La. W 23-16 10/13/73 Clinton, Miss. L 7-21 10/24/02 Thibodaux L 21-14 10/9/04 Tallahassee, Fla. W 42-25 11/1/80 Thibodaux L 28-29 10/19/74 Thibodaux W 21-12 10/25/03 Natchitoches, La. W 40-30@ FLORIDA ATLANTIC (1-1) 10/31/81 Monroe, La. L 18-55 10/25/75 Clinton, Miss. L 7-19 10/21/04 Thibodaux W 40-14 10/5/02 Thibodaux W 33-22 9/11/82 Thibodaux L 14-39 9/11/76 Thibodaux W 17-7 11/5/06 Natchitoches, La. W 31-24 outlook 52 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football Series Records Game-by-Game outlook 10/21/06 Thibodaux L 0-9 11/16/74 Thibodaux W 10-0 10/15/94 Thibodaux L 10-24 10/27/01 Thibodaux W 33-14 10/6/07 Thibodaux W 58-0 11/15/75 New Orleans, La. W 14-6 10/14/95 Nacogdoches, Texas L 3-56 10/19/02 San Marcos, Texas W 24-21 & - Colonels awarded forfeit victory after 11/13/76 New Orleans, La. L 7-17 10/19/96 Thibodaux L 11-27 11/6/03 Thibodaux W 31-13@ Northwestern State used an ineligible player. 11/12/77 Thibodaux L 14-17 11/15/97 Nacogdoches, Texas L 7-39 11/13/04 San Marcos, Texas L 12-35 @ - Demons awarded forfeit victory after 11/11/78 New Orleans, La. L 0-10 11/14/98 Thibodaux W 14-7 11/29/05 Thibodaux W 3 2 - 2 9 Nicholls State used an ineligible player. 11/10/79 Hammond, La. L 0-38 10/23/99 Nacogdoches, Texas L 7-38 OT OUACHITA BAPTIST (1-0) 11/15/80 Thibodaux L 20-21 10/21/00 Thibodaux L 20-27 11/4/06 San Marcos, Texas W 21-19 players 9/16/72 Thibodaux W 12-7 11/14/81 Hammond, La. W 29-17 11/3/01 Nacogdoches, Texas L 21-23 11/10/07 Thibodaux W 52-28 PORTLAND STATE (0-1) 11/20/82 Thibodaux W 20-14 10/12/02 Thibodaux L 17-14 @ - Bobcats awarded forfeit victory after Nicholls 9/13/03 Portland, Ore. L 37-44 11/19/83 Hammond, La. W 6-0 11/15/03 Nacogdoches, Texas L 16-28 State used an ineligible player. RICE (1-0) 11/17/84 Thibodaux W 36-7 11/6/04 Thibodaux W 41-23 TROY STATE (6-20-1) 9/1/07 Houston, Texas W 16-14 11/23/85 Hammond, La. W 21-17 10/8/06 Nacogdoches, Texas L 2 1 - 2 7 9/22/73 Troy, Ala. L 7-42 ST. CLOUD STATE (1-0) 11/12/05 Hammond, La. W 38-28 (OT) 9/28/74 Thibodaux L 0-26

9/5/87 Thibodaux W 17-3 10/7/06 Thibodaux W 14-10 11/11/06 Thibodaux L 13-16 9/27/75 Troy, Ala. W 17-13 coaches SAMFORD (7-5) 11/17/07 Hammond, La. L 17-13 10/13/07 Nacogdoches, Texas W 17-16 9/25/76 Thibodaux L 9-14 9/10/88 Birmingham, Ala. W 43-17 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (1-0) TENNESSEE-MARTIN (7-1) 9/24/77 Troy, Ala. L 6-23 11/11/89 Thibodaux W 23-17 10/4/75 Cape Giradeau, Mo. W 10/28/72 Martin, Tenn. W 18-15 9/23/78 Thibodaux L 6-16 10/2/93 Thibodaux L 6-21 18-17 9/8/73 Thibodaux W 7-0 9/22/79 Troy, Ala. L 15-35 10/1/94 Birmingham, Ala. W 24-6 SOUTHERN (13-6) 9/14/74 Martin, Tenn. W 16-14 9/27/80 Thibodaux L 15-25 9/30/95 Thibodaux L 20-36 10/11/80 Baton Rouge, La. L 0-48 9/13/75 Thibodaux W 23-0 9/26/81 Troy, Ala. L 23-26 10/5/96 Birmingham, Ala. W 10-3 10/10/81 Thibodaux W 56-14 10/16/76 Martin, Tenn. W 3-0 9/25/82 Thibodaux W 10-3 opponents 10/4/97 Thibodaux W 17-14 10/9/82 Baton Rouge, La. W 26-14 10/15/77 Thibodaux L 0-34 9/10/83 Troy, Ala. L 25-33 10/3/98 Birmingham, Ala. L 16-17 10/8/83 Thibodaux L 20-21 11/4/78 Martin, Tenn. W 7-3 9/8/84 Troy, Ala. L 7-26 11/13/99 Thibodaux L 24-28 10/6/84 Thibodaux W 43-26 11/3/79 Thibodaux W 15-7 9/14/85 Thibodaux W 40-22 9/30/00 Birmingham, Ala. L 10-28 10/12/85 Baton Rouge, La. L 22-25 TENNESSEE STATE (0-2) 9/13/86 Troy, Ala. W 26-25 9/29/01 Thibodaux W 20-16 10/11/86 Thibodaux W 17-10 10/25/80 Thibodaux L 15-40 9/12/87 Thibodaux T 17-17 9/14/02 Birmingham, Ala. W 45-17 10/10/87 Baton Rouge, La. W 27-21 10/24/81 Nashville, Tenn. L 11-49 11/10/90 Troy, Ala. L 23-31 SAM HOUSTON STATE (11-11-1)@ 10/8/88 Thibodaux W 24-0 TENNESSEE TECH (2-0) 9/21/91 Troy, Ala. W 25-17 seaso n review 9/15/79 Thibodaux W 29-10 10/28/89 Baton Rouge, La. L 28-31 9/2/78 Thibodaux W 20-10 11/21/92 Thibodaux L 0-21 9/27/84 Thibodaux W 24-6 11/17/90 Thibodaux W 23-19 9/29/79 Cookeville, Tenn. W 13-10 9/18/93 Thibodaux L 17-24 11/2/85 Huntsville, Texas L 14-28 11/2/91 Baton Rouge, La. W 21-7 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE (0-3) 10/8/94 Troy, Ala. L 14-35 11/1/86 Thibodaux L 38-41 10/31/92 Thibodaux W 27-24 8/31/91 Thibodaux L 3-7 9/16/95 Thibodaux L 3-17 10/7/89 Huntsville, Texas W 28-14 10/30/93 Baton Rouge, La. W 28-14 9/12/92 Kingsville, Texas L 12-50 9/21/96 Troy, Ala. L 7-37 10/6/90 Thibodaux W 28-16 10/29/94 Thibodaux W 20-14 9/20/03 Kingsville, Texas L 26-27 9/20/97 Thibodaux W 22-20 10/12/91 Huntsville, Texas L 19-28 10/28/95 Baton Rouge, La. L 3-41 TEXAS SOUTHERN (5-0)@ 11/7/98 Troy, Ala. L 31-10 10/10/92 Thibodaux T 19-19 11/2/96 Thibodaux W 14-0 10/17/81 Thibodaux W 31-27 10/30/99 Thibodaux L 0-20

11/6/93 Thibodaux W 20-19 11/1/97 Baton Rouge, La. L 14-21 9/4/82 Houston, Texas W 14-6 10/28/00 Troy, Ala. t his is Nicholls L 12-41 h istory slc 11/5/94 Huntsville, Texas W 24-0 9/28/02 Baton Rouge, La. W 21-13 11/19/88 Thibodaux W 26-13 9/22/01 Troy, Ala. L 0-26 11/4/95 Thibodaux L 17-24 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (2-0) 9/27/03 Thibodaux W 64-5@ WEBER STATE (2-0) 11/9/96 Thibodaux W 20-10 8/31/06 Thibodaux W 35-0 9/25/04 Houston, Texas W 21-6 11/22/86 Thibodaux W 34-30 10/19/97 Huntsville, Texas L 17-24 9/8/07 Thibodaux W 31-13 @ - Tigers awarded forfeit victory after Nicholls 9/17/88 Ogden, Utah W 28-23 10/8/98 Thibodaux W 36-33 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (1-1) State used an ineligible player. WEST VIRGINIA TECH (1-0) 11/6/99 Huntsville, Texas L 17-69 9/23/95 Carbondale, Ill. L 20-48 TEXAS STATE (15-11)@ 8/29/02 Thibodaux W 11/4/00 Thibodaux L 21-27 9/6/97 Thibodaux W 33-0 10/4/80 Thibodaux W 24-21 63-6 10/13/01 Thibodaux L 32-35 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI (5-0-1) 9/18/82 San Marcos, Texas L 7-14 WESTERN CAROLINA (0-1) 11/9/02 Huntsville, Texas W 34-16 11/21/81 Thibodaux T 20-20 11/10/84 San Marcos, Texas W 30-14 9/11/04 Cullowhee, N.C. L 11/1/03 Thibodaux, La. W 37-12@ 10/30/82 Springfield, Mo. W 30-19 10/26/85 Thibodaux W 20-12 28-7 10/16/04 Huntsville, Texas L 38-10 10/29/83 Thibodaux W 33-7 10/25/86 San Marcos, Texas W 35-21 WESTERN ILLINOIS (0-2) 10/15/05 Thibodaux, La. W 37-17 11/16/85 Thibodaux W 31-28 10/24/87 Thibodaux L 16-31 9/18/99 New Orleans, La. L 13-14 10/14/06 Huntsville, Texas L 7-37 10/4/86 Springfield, Mo. W 31-0 10/29/88 San Marcos, Texas W 13-10 9/23/00 Macomb, Ill. L 3-44 11/3/07 Huntsville, Texas L 16-13 9/19/87 Springfield, Mo. W 21-9 10/21/89 Thibodaux W 22-21 YOUNGSTOWN STATE (1-0) @ - Bearkats awarded forfeit victory after STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (7-17) 9/29/90 San Marcos, Texas L 30-33 9/6/86 Youngstown, Ohio W 34-17 Nicholls State used an ineligible player. 10/20/84 Nacogdoches, Texas W 25-21 9/28/91 Thibodaux L 10-19 SLIPPERY ROCK (1-0) 10/19/85 Thibodaux L 10-20 10/3/92 San Marcos, Texas L 13-38 * Game forfeited to Nicholls State. 9/23/72 Thibodaux W 18-14 10/18/86 Nacogdoches, Texas W 14-10 10/23/93 Thibodaux W 63-37 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (0-1) 10/17/87 Thibodaux L 21-24 10/22/94 San Marcos, Texas L 26-27 9/23/06 Thibodaux L 17-24 11/5/88 Nacogdoches, Texas L 7-30 10/21/95 Thibodaux L 25-35 SOUTH FLORIDA (0-1) 9/23/89 Nacogdoches, Texas L 7-24 10/26/96 San Marcos, Texas W 49-36 9/6/03 Tampa, Florida L 17-27 9/22/90 Thibodaux W 41-23*

10/11/97 Thibodaux W 29-28 media SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (9-8) 10/26/91 Thibodaux W 26-0 11/28/98 San Marcos, Texas L 27-28 9/30/72 Hammond, La. L 9-31 10/24/92 Nacogdoches, Texas L 6-21 10/9/99 Thibodaux L 0-16 9/29/73 Hammond, La. L 0-10 10/16/93 Nacogdoches, Texas L 21-35 10/7/00 San Marcos, Texas L 0-25

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Game One outlook September 1, 2007 NICH RICE Rice Stadium Score 16 14 Houston, Texas FIRST DOWNS 15 20 Nicholls 16 Rice 14 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 55-194 39-117 The Colonels arguably pulled off the biggest upset in school history with their PASSING YDS (NET) 87 101 16-14 victory over Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) Rice to start Passes Att-Comp-Int 7-3-0 28-11-3 players off the season. The game experienced two lighting delays as torrential downpours TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-281 67-218 halted play in Rice Stadium, but the stoppages in play did not stop the Colonels as their Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 defense stifled the Owls all night long. Punt Returns-Yards 2-19 2-12 In the game, Lardarius Webb had his coming out party as he intercepted a school Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-124 2-39 tying three passes and took one of them to the house to help lead Nicholls to the Interception Returns-Yards 3-34 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-37.2 6-32.3 victory. Webb also returned four kickoffs in the game for an average 31 yards per coaches return with a long of 61. Fumbles-Lost 5-2 3-2 The key play in the game came early in the fourth quarter when Garrick Spain Penalties-Yards 12-114 4-30 blocked a Rice punt that wobbled out of the back of the end zone that gave Nicholls Possession Time 30:21 29:39 the 16-14 advantage that held for the remainder of the game. Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 7 of 14 For his blocked punt that sealed the victory, Spain was named SLC Special Teams Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Player of the Week while Webb picked up SLC Defensive Player of the Week and Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-3 2-2 numerous national honors. oppo n e ts Game Two September 8, 2007 NICH UCA John L. Guidry Stadium Score 42 49 Thibodaux, La. FIRST DOWNS 21 37

No. 25 Nicholls 31 Southern Arkansas 13 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 55-366 45-221 season review The contest against Southern Arkansas marked the second consecutive season that PASSING YDS (NET) 104 338 Nicholls played the Muleriders to open up the home portion of their schedule, and both Passes Att-Comp-Int 9-6-0 44-28-0 ended in a Colonel victory. In the 2007 match up, Nicholls scored often and scored early TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-470 89-559 as they rung up a 17-0 lead. Fumble Returns-Yards 1-36 0-0 However, the Muleriders remained resilient as they came back to score 14 straight Punt Returns-Yards 1-10 1-13 points to put a scare into the Colonels, but the Colonels held the high ground with a third Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-181 5-104 quarter shutout and scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Nicholls totaled 447 yards of total offense while their defense limited Southern Arkansas Punts (Number-Avg) 2-37.5 2-39.5 to just 229, including just 54 yards in the third quarter. Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-1 t his is Nicholls h istory slc Standing out in the victory for the Colonels was the Cal Jones with 97 total yards Penalties-Yards 4-49 1-4 (62 receiving) and a touchdown while Broderick Cole had72 yards rushing and one Possession Time 28:54 31:06 touchdown. Also scoring by way of the ground game was Joseph Tobias while Michael Third-Down Conversions 5 of 11 11 of 15 Okoronkwo caught one score. Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-8 6-8 Game Three September 15, 2008 NICH NEV Mackay Stadium Score 17 52 Reno, Nevada FIRST DOWNS 11 29 Nevada 52 No.18 Nicholls 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 58-211 51-333 After defeating Division I-FBS in Rice, Nevada looked to be Nicholls’ second victim of the PASSING YDS (NET) 0 248 season as the Colonels held a 10-0 lead over the Wolfpack after the first quarter. However, Passes Att-Comp-Int 1-0-0 26-12-3 Nevada scored 38 unanswered points over the span of the second and third quarters to get TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 59-211 77-581 their first win of the season. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 In the first quarter, the Colonels stopped the Wolfpack on their first three drives via Punt Returns-Yards 2-4 6-16 interceptions by Jermaine Boggan and Lester Brooks and a forced punt. The first interception Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-76 1-13 resulted in a 32-yard field goal by Alex Romero, and even though there were no points Interception Returns-Yards 3-48 0-0 scored after the second interception, Nicholls scored after forcing a punt as Zack Morgan Punts (Number-Avg) 9-35.9 3-33.3 ran 42-yards untouched for the score. Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 The Wolfpack’s depth proved valuable after the first quarter as they outscored the Penalties-Yards 8-49 11-94 Colonels 52-7 the rest of the way. Possession Time 31:05 28:26 Leading the Colonels in the game was Dwayne Jones with nine total tackles (six solo) Third-Down Conversions 2 of 14 4 of 9 media and one sack on defense. Recording interceptions were Boggan, Brooks and Jamal Simmons. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Broderick Cole led the Colonels on offense with 58-yards and a touchdown while Morgan Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-4 finished with 51-yards and a score. Nicholls Colonels Football 55 2008 Nicholls Football 2007 Season Review

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media John L. Guidry Stadium Score 28 30 Thibodaux, La. FIRST DOWNS 19 21 Nicholls 30 Azusa Pacific 28 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-10 55-367 The Colonels led the entire game and were pitching a shut out until the Cougars PASSING YDS (NET) 308 39 put together a 28-point fourth quarter to take a 28-27 lead with 1:27 left in the game. Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-24-1 7-5-1 With time running down, Nicholls took the offensive and got within Alex Romero’s TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-318 62-406 striking distance and he nailed a 23-yard field goal with nine seconds left on the clock Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 to ensure the victory. Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 4-39 In the game, Lardarius Webb started his first game on the collegiate level at Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-56 4-93 quarterback due to injuries and ran the Colonels offense almost to perfection as he Interception Returns-Yards 1-14 1-27 tallied 120 yards on eight carries with a 76-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Punts (Number-Avg) 5-50.6 4-34.5 For his efforts, he was named SLC Offensive Player of the Week. Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-1 Also getting his first career start in the secondary was Dominique Daniels as he Penalties-Yards 13-119 10-87 notched his first career interception. Leading the Colonels on defense was Garrick Possession Time 31:39 28:21 Spain as he finished with five tackles, all solo. Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 4 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-5 Game Five October 6, 2007 NWLA NICH John L. Guidry Stadium Score 0 58 Thibodaux, La. FIRST DOWNS 11 10 No. 17 Nicholls 58 Northwestern State 0

slc h istory t his is Nicholls RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 51-124 46-286 Nicholls shutout victory over Northwestern State was not only the most lopsided PASSING YDS (NET) 35 29 victory in the series between the in-state and conference rivals, but is was the largest Passes Att-Comp-Int 18-6-5 5-2-0 margin of victory in Southland Conference history between league opponents. The TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-159 51-315 records didn’t stop there as the Colonels returned four interceptions for touchdowns, all Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 in the first half, that tied the NCAA record and set the mark for the most ever in a half. Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 1-17 The interception frenzy started in the first quarter when Kareem Moore returned Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-90 1-71 two for scores, and Lardarius Webb followed that up with two of his own in the Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 5-238 second quarter. Both of them each had 114 interception return yards in the win, which Punts (Number-Avg) 8-44.4 5-42.2 set a new school record. Fumbles-Lost 4-1 3-1 season review Moore and Webb picked up Co-SLC Defensive Player of the Week awards while Penalties-Yards 7-54 8-55 also receiving national player of the week accolades from numerous sporting news Possession Time 34:08 25:52 networks. Third-Down Conversions 3 of 16 5 of 13 Leading the Colonels on offense was Chris Broussard with 70 yards rushing and a Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 touchdown, while Zach Chauvin, Zack Morgan and Joseph Tobias also had a rushing Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 3-4 touchdown to round out the offense’s contribution to the victory. oppo n e ts Game Six October 13, 2007 NICH SFA Homer Bryce Stadium Score 17 16 Nacogdoches, Texas FIRST DOWNS 16 14 No. 14 Nicholls 17 Stephen F. Austin 16 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 50-252 22-28 coaches PASSING YDS (NET) 130 319 On a brisk night in Nacogdoches, Texas, Nicholls accomplished something it hadn’t Passes Att-Comp-Int 15-6-1 45-29-1 in 21 years as the Colonels beat the Lumberjacks in Homer Bryce Stadium. The TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-382 67-347 victory at Stephen F. Austin marked only the third time that Nicholls had won their Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 since 1984. Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-9 All 17 of the Colonels points came in the second quarter, and Nicholls’ defense Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-87 3-56 bent but didn’t break as the unit only allowed seven second half points which included Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0 players a scoreless fourth quarter to get the one-point win. Punts (Number-Avg) 6-32.0 7-41.9 The Lumberjacks held a 9-3 lead before Broderick Cole scored from a yard out and Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Vincent Montgomery hooked up with Grant Thorne in the second quarter to take the Penalties-Yards 3-27 11-86 17-9 lead. Leading the offensive charge was Montgomery as he finished with 193 yards Possession Time 29:45 30:15 of total offense (130 passing) and one passing touchdown. Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 11 of 20 Kareem Moore led the Colonels with seven total tackles (four solo) while Lester Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Brooks recorded Nicholls’ only interception to aid in the victory.

outlook Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-4 56 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2007 Season Review outlook Game Seven October 20, 2007 MCN NICH John L. Guidry Stadium Score 28 7 Thibodaux, La. FIRST DOWNS 23 17 No. 6 McNeese State 28 No. 13 Nicholls 7 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 53-281 43-246 PASSING YDS (NET) 85 92 players For the first time in 13 years, the two in-state and conference rivals did not meet Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-10-1 15-7-0 to close out the regular season, but met mid-season with both teams playing the best TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-366 58-338 football in the league at the time. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 The Colonels took the early lead on a 22-yard touchdown scamper by Zack Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 1-5 Morgan to go up 7-0 at the 9:15 mark of the first quarter. After a Cowboy score to Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-32 5-76 tie the game at seven apiece, the Colonels put together a lengthy drive that ended in a Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-33

fumble which caused a momentum swing in McNeese State’s favor. Punts (Number-Avg) 4-38.8 3-34.0 coaches In the loss, Morgan led the Colonels on the ground with 55-yards and a score while Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-3 Michael Okoronkwo had a team best 46-yards receiving. As a team, Nicholls tallied Penalties-Yards 5-25 5-70 338 yards of total offense to McNeese State’s 366. Possession Time 33:41 26:19 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 14 4 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 0-2 Game Eight oppo n e ts October 27, 2007 NICH UCA Estes Stadium Score 42 49 Conway, Ark. FIRST DOWNS 21 37 Central Arkansas 49 No. 18 Nicholls 42 F/OT RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 55-366 45-221 It was the first time that Nicholls had ever played Central Arkansas in Conway, Ark., PASSING YDS (NET) 104 338 and it wouldn’t be the first time that they had won there as the Colonels took one of Passes Att-Comp-Int 9-6-0 44-28-0 season review the chin in an overtime loss to their new found SLC foe. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-470 89-559 Both teams entered the locker room at halftime tied at 21 apiece due in part to Fumble Returns-Yards 1-36 0-0 a 153 yard two touchdown performance by Broderick Cole. Cole finished the game Punt Returns-Yards 1-10 1-13 with 196-yards rushing on 25 carries and four touchdowns, which his four scores Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-181 5-104 tied the school record for the most in game by an individual. Also in the game, Cole Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 became the school’s all-time leader in rushing touchdowns. Punts (Number-Avg) 2-37.5 2-39.5 Nicholls took a 35-21 lead in the early ongoings of the fourth quarter via a Cole Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-1 score, but it would not hold as Central Arkansas fought back in front of a rowdy Penalties-Yards 4-49 1-4 Possession Time 28:54 31:06 homecoming crowd to send the game into overtime tied at 42. t his is Nicholls h istory slc In overtime, the Central Arkansas scored on their first series and converted their Third-Down Conversions 5 of 11 11 of 15 extra point to go up 49-42, while Nicholls failed to score on four straight plays to fall Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 1 of 1 to the Bears. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-8 6-8 Game Nine November 3, 2007 NICH SHSU Bowers Stadium Score 13 16 Huntsville, Texas FIRST DOWNS 14 25 No. 25 Sam Houston State 16 Nicholls 13 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-177 43-157 For the second consecutive season, Nicholls made the journey to play longtime PASSING YDS (NET) 72 251 nemeses Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Texas, and like 2006, the Colonels failed to Passes Att-Comp-Int 14-5-0 35-19-1 leave with a victory. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-249 78-408 Playing through the elements of rain and a swarm of crickets, Nicholls trailed at Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 halftime, 13-3, but the Colonels defense came to play in the second half as the Colonels Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 2-5 held the Bearkats to just a field goal. However, Nicholls’ offense was unable to put Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-27 3-55 points on the scoreboard in the poor conditions as the Colonels fell 16-13. Interception Returns-Yards 1-19 0-0 Alex Romero went 2-for-4 kicking field goals converting on boots from 33 and 37 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-42.4 5-41.8 yards out while missing on attempts of 34 and 51. Leading the Colonels on defense Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-1 was Dwayne Jones with 13 total tackles (10 solo) while Vincent Montgomery led the Penalties-Yards 5-53 7-76 Colonel offensive with 142-yards of total offense (72 passing) in the loss. Possession Time 30:03 29:57

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Nicholls Colonels Football 57 2008 Nicholls Football 2007 Season Review Game Ten November 10, 2007 TXST NICH John L. Guidry Stadium Score 28 52 media Thibodaux, La. FIRST DOWNS 22 26 Nicholls 52 Texas State 28 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-131 71-427 PASSING YDS (NET) 215 30 The Colonels rung up 50-plus points for the second time in the season with their Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-17-0 4-1-0 win against Texas State which marked the third consecutive time that Nicholls had TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-346 75-457 defeated the Bobcats to win the ‘.’ Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 It was also senior day for Nicholls as seniors Broderick Cole, Joseph Tobias and Cal Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-96 Jones all scored a touchdown while senior Kareem Moore had a team best 12 total Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-175 3-65 tackles (eight solo) and one fumble recovery. Of the Colonels 52 points, 28 of them Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 came in the first quarter. Punts (Number-Avg) 3-39.3 1-44.0 Also helping solidify the day was a 96-yard punt return by Lardarius Webb which set Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 both the conference and school record for longest punt return. He was named SLC Penalties-Yards 2-10 4-30 Special Teams Player of the Week thus making him the only player in NCAA history Possession Time 27:57 32:03 to garner all three conference weekly awards (offense, defense, special teams) in a Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 8 of 12 single season. Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 6-8 Game Eleven November 17, 2007 NICH SFA Strawberry Stadium Score 17 16 Hammond, La. FIRST DOWNS 16 14 Southeastern La. 17 Nicholls 13 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 50-252 22-28

slc h istory t his is Nicholls PASSING YDS (NET) 130 319 The Colonels entered the game having not lost to Southeastern La. in the last eight Passes Att-Comp-Int 15-6-1 45-29-1 games which dated back to the 1980 campaign, but history caught up with Nicholls in TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-382 67-347 Hammond, La. as they fell 17-13. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Nicholls went into halftime up 13-0 on the heals of a one-yard touchdown run by Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-9 Zach Chauvin and an interception return by Lance Moore put the Colonels on top. Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-87 3-56 Also having interceptions were Kareem Moore and Lester Brooks. Moore, K. also had Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0 a forced fumble in the loss. Punts (Number-Avg) 6-32.0 7-41.9 However, the Lions played with a purpose in the second half as they scored 17 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-27 11-86

season review unanswered points, 14 alone in the third quarter, to take the lead and the victory. In the game, the Lions put together 346 yards of total offense to the Colonels’ 272. Possession Time 29:45 30:15 Leading the Colonels on defense was Garrick Spain with 11 total tackles (three solo) Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 11 of 20 while Dwayne Jones had 10 total (eight solo) to highlight all Colonel defenders. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-4

oppo n e ts Nicholls Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2007) • All games

TEAM STATISTICS NICH OPP TDs Passing 4 19 3rd-Down Pct 38% 43% SCORING 296 261 TOTAL OFFENSE 3828 3877 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 5/11 11/16 Points Per Game 26.9 23.7 Total Plays 685 774 4th-Down Pct 45% 69% FIRST DOWNS 187 233 Average Per Play 5.6 5.0 SACKS BY-YARDS 16-125 13-84

coaches Rushing 133 112 Average Per Game 348.0 352.5 MISC YARDS 0 0 Passing 37 99 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 41-869 35-752 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 39 35 Penalty 17 22 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 19-294 19-66 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-18 6-11 RUSHING YARDAGE 2930 1806 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 18-458 4-30 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-2 Yards gained rushing 3219 2077 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.2 21.5 RED-ZONE SCORES 30-47 64% 32-35 91% Yards lost rushing 289 271 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 15.5 3.5 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 25-47 53% 27-35 77% Rushing Attempts 572 455 INT RETURN AVERAGE 25.4 7.5 PAT-ATTEMPTS 34-38 89% 31-33 94% Average Per Rush 5.1 4.0 FUMBLES-LOST 31-19 20-7 ATTENDANCE 26913 62793 players Average Per Game 266.4 164.2 PENALTIES-YARDS 80-713 76-641 Games/Avg Per Game 5/5383 6/10466 TDs Rushing 28 16 Average Per Game 64.8 58.3 Neutral Site Games 0/0 PASSING YARDAGE 898 2071 PUNTS-YARDS 46-1706 56-2208 Att-Comp-Int 113-51-4 319-179-18 Average Per Punt 37.1 39.4 SCORE BY QUARTERS Average Per Pass 7.9 6.5t Net punt average 35.2 32.8 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Average Per Catch 17.6 11.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 28:53 31:04 Nicholls 98 92 44 62 0 296 Average Per Game 81.6 188.3 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 52/137 66/153 Opponents 31 84 63 76 7 261 outlook 58 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2007 Season Statistics

Nicholls Overall Individual Statistics outlook (as of Nov 17, 2007) • All games

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Cole, Broderick 11 135 653 10 643 4.8 11 67 58.5 Webb, Ladarius 5 148 29.6 3 72 Montgomery, Vin 10 114 562 103 459 4.0 2 27 45.9 Moore, Kareem 4 149 37.2 2 65 Tobias, Joseph 11 79 426 1 425 5.4 5 36 38.6 Brooks, Lester 3 15 5.0 0 11 players Morgan, Zack 11 46 326 17 309 6.7 3 42 28.1 Boggan, Jermain 2 33 16.5 0 33 Jones, Cal 11 33 297 15 282 8.5 3 62 25.6 Thompson, Daun 1 10 10.0 0 10 Hines, Isa 11 32 224 14 210 6.6 0 20 19.1 Daniels, Domini 1 27 27.0 0 27 Thorne, Grant 11 29 157 21 136 4.7 0 45 12.4 Simmons, Jamal 1 37 37.0 0 37 Chauvin, Zach 9 50 199 70 129 2.6 2 30 14.3 Moore, Lance 1 39 39.0 1 39 Webb, Ladarius 11 9 126 0 126 14.0 1 76 11.5 Total...... 18 458 25.4 6 72 coaches Broussard, Chri 8 8 93 0 93 11.6 1 67 11.6 Opponents...... 4 30 7.5 0 16 Okoronkwo, Mich 11 6 66 2 64 10.7 0 36 5.8 McAfee, Tyler 3 8 30 9 21 2.6 0 8 7.0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Gordon, Patrick 10 2 21 0 21 10.5 0 19 2.1 Webb, Ladarius 22 588 26.7 0 71 Owens, Kenny 4 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 6 2.8 Kelly, Andre 7 135 19.3 0 27 Dumas, Nolan 4 6 18 9 9 1.5 0 10 2.2 Moore, Collin 6 87 14.5 0 42 oppo n e ts Kelly, Andre 9 4 10 5 5 1.2 0 5 0.6 Hughes, Kyle 2 37 18.5 0 19 TEAM 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Hines, Isa 2 9 4.5 0 7 Jones, Byron 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Landrum, Jared 1 6 6.0 0 6 TM 4 7 0 13 -13 -1.9 0 0 -3.2 Gordon, Patrick 1 7 7.0 0 7 Total...... 11 572 3219 289 2930 5.1 28 76 266.4 Total...... 41 869 21.2 0 71

Opponents...... 11 455 2077 271 1806 4.0 16 62 164.2 Opponents...... 35 752 21.5 0 43 season review

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Montgomery, Vin 10 121.05 37-84-1 44.0 676 3 62 67.6 Jones, Dwayne 1 36 36.0 0 36 Chauvin, Zach 9 94.39 13-28-3 46.4 192 1 47 21.3 Total...... 1 36 36.0 0 36 Comeaux, Sean 11 352.00 1-1-0 100.0 30 0 30 2.7 Opponents...... 1 7 7.0 0 7 Dumas, Nolan 4 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total...... 11 116.49 51-113-4 45.1 898 4 62 81.6 |------PATs ------| Opponents...... 11 119.02 179-319-18 56.1 2071 19 52 188.3 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Cole, Broderick 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 t his is Nicholls 0 66 h istory slc RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Romero, Alex 0 8-18 34-38 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 60 Okoronkwo, Mich 11 12 229 19.1 2 47 20.8 Tobias, Joseph 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Gordon, Patrick 10 12 214 17.8 0 43 21.4 Webb, Ladarius 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Thorne, Grant 11 8 105 13.1 2 30 9.5 Jones, Cal 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Cole, Broderick 11 6 43 7.2 0 24 3.9 Morgan, Zack 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Jones, Cal 11 3 98 32.7 0 62 8.9 Okoronkwo, Mich 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Hines, Isa 11 3 64 21.3 0 43 5.8 Montgomery, Vin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Morgan, Zack 11 3 48 16.0 0 30 4.4 Moore, Kareem 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Lewis, Kenny 7 1 30 30.0 0 30 4.3 Thorne, Grant 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Webb, Ladarius 11 1 27 27.0 0 27 2.5 Chauvin, Zach 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Tobias, Joseph 11 1 20 20.0 0 20 1.8 Moore, Lance 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Fells, Reno 4 1 20 20.0 0 20 5.0 Broussard, Chri 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 11 51 898 17.6 4 62 81.6 TM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 Opponents...... 11 179 2071 11.6 19 52 188.3 Total...... 39 8-18 34-38 1-1 0 0-0 0 1 296 Opponents...... 35 6-11 31-33 0-0 1 1-2 0 0 261 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Webb, Ladarius 16 273 17.1 1 96 Thorne, Grant 2 4 2.0 0 3 Spain, Garrick 1 17 17.0 0 0 Total...... 19 294 15.5 1 96 media Opponents...... 19 66 3.5 0 13

Nicholls Colonels Football 59 2008 Nicholls Football 2007 Season Statistics

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Montgomery, Vin 10 198 459 676 1135 113.5 Webb, Ladarius 11 126 27 273 588 148 1162 105.6 Cole, Broderick 11 135 643 0 643 58.5 Cole, Broderick 11 643 43 0 0 0 686 62.4 media Tobias, Joseph 11 79 425 0 425 38.6 Montgomery, Vin 10 459 0 0 0 0 459 45.9 Chauvin, Zach 9 78 129 192 321 35.7 Tobias, Joseph 11 425 20 0 0 0 445 40.5 Morgan, Zack 11 46 309 0 309 28.1 Jones, Cal 11 282 98 0 0 0 380 34.5 Jones, Cal 11 33 282 0 282 25.6 Morgan, Zack 11 309 48 0 0 0 357 32.5 Hines, Isa 11 32 210 0 210 19.1 Okoronkwo, Mich 11 64 229 0 0 0 293 26.6 Thorne, Grant 11 29 136 0 136 12.4 Hines, Isa 11 210 64 0 9 0 283 25.7 Webb, Ladarius 11 9 126 0 126 11.5 Thorne, Grant 11 136 105 4 0 0 245 22.3 Broussard, Chri 8 8 93 0 93 11.6 Gordon, Patrick 10 21 214 0 7 0 242 24.2 Okoronkwo, Mich 11 6 64 0 64 5.8 Moore, Kareem 10 0 0 0 0 149 149 14.9 Comeaux, Sean 11 1 0 30 30 2.7 Kelly, Andre 9 5 0 0 135 0 140 15.6 Gordon, Patrick 10 2 21 0 21 2.1 Chauvin, Zach 9 129 0 0 0 0 129 14.3 McAfee, Tyler 3 8 21 0 21 7.0 Broussard, Chri 8 93 0 0 0 0 93 11.6 Owens, Kenny 4 2 11 0 11 2.8 Moore, Collin 9 0 0 0 87 0 87 9.7 Dumas, Nolan 4 6 9 0 9 2.2 Moore, Lance 11 0 0 0 0 39 39 3.5 Kelly, Andre 9 4 5 0 5 0.6 Hughes, Kyle 11 0 0 0 37 0 37 3.4 TM 4 7 -13 0 -13 -3.2 Simmons, Jamal 9 0 0 0 0 37 37 4.1 Total...... 11 685 2930 898 3828 348.0 Boggan, Jermain 11 0 0 0 0 33 33 3.0 Opponents...... 11 774 1806 2071 3877 352.5 Lewis, Kenny 7 0 30 0 0 0 30 4.3 Daniels, Domini 9 0 0 0 0 27 27 3.0 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk McAfee, Tyler 3 21 0 0 0 0 21 7.0 slc Romero, h istory Alex 8-18 t his is Nicholls 44.4 0-0 2-2 3-10 3-4 0-2 44 0 Fells, Reno 4 0 20 0 0 0 20 5.0 Spain, Garrick 11 0 0 17 0 0 17 1.5 FG SEQUENCE Nicholls OPPONENTS Brooks, Lester 11 0 0 0 0 15 15 1.4 RICE 31 - Owens, Kenny 4 11 0 0 0 0 11 2.8 Southern Arkansas (41),36,31 - Thompson, Daun 11 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.9 Nevada (32) (45) Dumas, Nolan 4 9 0 0 0 0 9 2.2 Azusa Pacific 33,(23) - Landrum, Jared 11 0 0 0 6 0 6 0.5 Northwestern State (44) - TM 4 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -3.2 Stephen F. Austin (23) (26) Total...... 11 2930 898 294 869 458 5449 495.4 season review McNeese State 33,50 44 Opponents...... 11 1806 2071 66 752 30 4725 429.5 Central Arkansas - 31 Sam Houston St (37),34,(33),51 (33),(29),41,(18) Texas State (42) 46 Southeastern La. 47,31 54,(27)

oppo n e ts Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Comeaux, Sean 41 1458 35.6 49 0 11 14 0 Dolan, Patrick 5 248 49.6 65 1 1 1 0 Total...... 46 1706 37.1 65 1 12 15 0 coaches Opponents...... 56 2208 39.4 72 4 9 17 2

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Romero, Alex 54 3242 60.0 14 2 Dolan, Patrick 2 112 56.0 0 1 Schexnayder, Ro 1 37 37.0 0 0 players Total...... 57 3391 59.5 14 3 752 41.4 28 Opponents...... 50 2746 54.9 7 0 869 34.7 35 outlook 60 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2007 Season Statistics

Nicholls Overall Defensive Statistics outlook (as of Nov 17, 2007) • All games

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 7 Moore, Kareem 10 46 27 73 4.5-6 . 4-149 3 . 1-0 1 . . players 40 Jones, Dwayne 11 40 23 63 8.0-24 2.0-12 . 4 . 1-36 . . . 49 Spain, Garrick 11 39 22 61 6.5-16 1.0-4 . 1 . 1-0 1 1 . 20 Webb, Ladarius 11 36 15 51 1.0-2 . 5-148 8 . . . . . 11 Cooper, Dominic 11 25 24 49 3.0-19 1.5-17 . 2 . . . . . 87 Jarvis, Jairus 11 26 17 43 8.0-34 3.0-26 . . . 3-0 1 . . 24 Moore, Lance 11 30 11 41 2.0-8 0.5-5 1-39 4 . . . . . 5 Brooks, Lester 11 25 12 37 0.5-0 . 3-15 5 . . . . . coaches 91 Stone, Jordan 11 22 12 34 4.5-21 2.5-18 . 3 . . 1 . . 2 Boggan, Jermain 11 18 12 30 2.5-4 . 2-33 8 . . . 1 . 45 Perry, Ivan 9 21 7 28 1.5-5 ...... 95 Thompson, Daun 11 14 9 23 4.5-16 1.0-9 1-10 . . . 1 . . 43 Heyl, Mike 10 13 8 21 2.0-2 ...... oppo n e ts 56 Reed, Damien 9 10 8 18 ...... 27 Hughes, Kyle 11 11 7 18 ...... 90 Reddix, Zac 10 7 8 15 2.0-14 1.5-13 . 1 1 . 1 . . 98 Mims, Quenton 9 10 4 14 0.5-1 . . . . . 1 . . 55 Jenkins, Jerimi 10 8 5 13 3.0-15 1.5-12 . . . . . 1 . 70 Ordoyne, Baylor 11 5 7 12 . . . 1 . . . . . 34 Kindred, Adrian 7 8 4 12 . . . 1 . . . . . season review 25 Eddie, Andrew 9 8 4 12 ...... 52 Fairchild, Matt 9 6 5 11 1.5-8 0.5-4 ...... 18 Simmons, Jamal 9 8 3 11 1.5-3 . 1-37 ...... 30 Ogletree, Jorda 8 4 4 8 0.5-2 0.5-2 ...... 96 Sigler, Jarvis 6 5 3 8 ...... 89 Romero, Alex 11 6 1 7 ...... 29 Lewis, Kenny 7 3 3 6 ...... 69 Prejean, Cody 9 5 1 6 ...... t his is Nicholls h istory slc 85 Noble, Chris 5 3 2 5 ...... 26 Hines, Isa 11 4 1 5 ...... 13 Daniels, Domini 9 4 1 5 . . 1-27 1 . . . . . 78 Hardy, Kentario 3 2 2 4 0.5-3 0.5-3 ...... 58 Dimak, Cody 3 2 1 3 ...... 4 Kelly, Andre 9 2 . 2 ...... 99 Haynes, Harvey 2 1 . 1 ...... 53 Fanguy, Jarrod 4 1 . 1 1.0-1 ...... 80 Breaux, Brandon 3 . 1 1 ...... 36 Steib, James 1 1 . 1 ...... 92 Williams, Austi 1 . 1 1 ...... 76 Frazier, Jesse 11 1 . 1 ...... 48 Stewart, Anri 2 1 . 1 ...... 21 Broussard, Chri 8 . 1 1 ...... 46 Thorne, Grant 11 1 . 1 ...... 32 Tobias, Joseph 11 1 . 1 ...... 50 Burns, Blaine 4 . 1 1 ...... 44 Willis, Yashua 1 ...... 1-0 . . . TM TM 4 ...... 1 Total...... 11 483 277 760 59-204 16-125 18-458 42 1 7-36 7 3 1 media Opponents...... 11 497 301 798 59.5-201 13-84 4-30 17 2 19-7 14 . .

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Southland Conference h istory t his is Nicholls slc seaso n review oppo n e ts coaches players outlook 62 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football The Southland Conference

In an era of considerable change the University of Texas at Arlington, institutions also draw large numbers years, winning 43 of the contests. outlook in intercollegiate athletics, the the University of Texas at San of students from the metropolitan Southland representatives advanced Southland Conference continues to Antonio, and Texas State University- areas of Houston, Little Rock, Baton to the national semifinals two of the be a model of innovation, stability San Marcos. Rouge, Austin and Shreveport. last four years and three of the last and consistent achievement as it All told, the revised membership The Southland sponsors 17 six. celebrates the academic and athletic of the Southland encompasses over championship sports, all at the Historically, the Southland’s players accomplishments of its member 160,000 current students and an NCAA Division I level. The eight successful football heritage has institutions. alumni base of approximately 700,000. men’s sports include football, sustained itself through numerous What began as a small gathering Famous alums from Southland basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, membership and classification of college administrators over 45 Conference schools include former cross country, and indoor and changes. Originally an NAIA years ago, the Southland Conference President Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas outdoor track and field. The women conference, the Southland joined has transformed itself into a dynamic State), CBS news anchor Dan Rather compete for nine championships in the NCAA College Division in 1968. coaches and respected consortium of 12 (Sam Houston State), U.S. Central basketball, , , soccer, The College Division was re-named member universities in three states. Command general Tommy Franks golf, tennis, cross country, and NCAA Division II in 1973, and the Beginning with a historic meeting of (UT Arlington), NBA executive Joe indoor and outdoor track and field. league played two seasons in that five institutions in Dallas on March Dumars (McNeese State), The Conference earns class. The Southland was an NCAA 15, 1963, that included current ABC news and sports automatic qualification to Division I league from 1975-81, members (then anchor Robin Roberts NCAA championships before joining the ranks of FCS in oppo n e ts Lamar State College of Technology) i n football, 1982, its home ever since. and the University of Texas at men’s During its tenure as a Division I Arlington (then Arlington State conference from 1975-81, the College), the Southland Southland Conference was Conference set on an instrumental in the startup extraordinary course that of the Independence Bowl seaso n review has proven successful well in 1976. The Southland into its fifth decade of representative served as existence. the host team of the bowl On July 1, 2006, the until 1980, compiling a 2-3 Southland Conference record in the contests. commemorated another The Conference can lay milestone as the league a n d claim to five national championships,

membership reached 12, marking w o m e n ’ s including College Division slc the largest configuration ever for ( S o u t h e a s t e r n basketball, baseball, championships through former the organization. The addition of Louisiana), country music star softball, volleyball, men’s golf, members Arkansashis is Nicholls t State (1970, UPI) h istory the University of Central Arkansas George Strait (Texas State), Major men’s and women’s tennis, women’s and Louisiana Tech (1972, National and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi League Baseball stars Hunter Pence soccer, men’s and women’s outdoor Football Foundation). Louisiana expanded the Southland into the (UT Arlington), Kevin Millar (Lamar) track and field, and men’s and Tech also won the first-ever NCAA- Little Rock metro area and into the and Ben Broussard (McNeese State), women’s cross country. sanctioned national title, winning eighth largest city in Texas. UCA NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Southland Conference football the Division II playoffs in 1973. Tech and A&M-Corpus Christi enhanced Arkansas), and actor Lou Diamond ranks among the best Football followed that with the UPI’s Division the Southland Conference in Phillips (UT Arlington). Championship Subdivision (FCS) II national championship in 1974. innumerable ways, including athletic The cities of the Southland are leagues in the nation, and enjoys an Louisiana-Monroe won the 1987 and academic successes, strong and diverse and progressive, ranging annual expectation of competing FCS national title. principled leadership, and strong fan from international business and for the national championship with McNeese State, which has made support and media coverage. cultural centers such as the Dallas/ multiple teams advancing to the 13 appearances in the national In addition to its two newest Fort Worth metroplex, San Antonio NCAA playoffs each year. In 2002 playoffs, tied for the fourth most members, the Southland and the New Orleans area, to the and 2003, McNeese State finished all-time, played in the 1997 and Conference lineup also consists of historical cities of Nacogdoches, the regular season ranked No. 1 2002 NCAA Division I Football Lamar University, McNeese State Texas, and Natchitoches, La., to in the nation, and advanced to the Championship Subdivision national University, Nicholls State University, the home of the modern oil boom, 2002 national championship contest, championship games, while Stephen

Northwestern State University, Beaumont, Texas, to the unique the sixth such title game appearance F. Austin played in the 1989 title game media Sam Houston State University, Cajun French cultures found in the since the league joined FCS in 1982. and has four playoff appearances. Southeastern Louisiana University, Louisiana cities of Thibodaux and All told, Southland teams have played Northwestern State has played in Stephen F. Austin State University, Lake Charles. Southland Conference in 89 Division I playoff games in 26 six national playoffs, and advanced Nicholls Colonels Football 63 2008 Nicholls Football The Southland Conference

to the semifinals in 1998, while Former NFL stars from the well as a squad to the NIT Final have included Eun Jung Lee, Lisa Sam Houston State has earned four Southland include Fred Dean, who Four. Basketball stars Karl Malone, Ingram, Portia Hill, Deneen Parker, trips to the postseason, including was inducted to the Professional Joe Dumars, Jeff Foster, Dwight Katrina Price, and Joskeen Garner, media the semifinals in 2004, and Nicholls Football Hall of Fame in 2008, “Bo” Lamar, Andrew Toney, Devin and coaches such as , State has participated three times in becoming the first former Southland Brown, and Mike Olliver played Linda Sharp, James Smith and Linda the playoffs. Texas State, in its lone Conference player to earn induction in the Southland Conference. In Harper. postseason appearance, advanced to in Canton, Bill Bergey, Stan 2006, Northwestern State, playing Baseball has emerged as a huge the semifinals in 2005. Humphries, Fred Barnett, Roger as the No. 14 seed in the NCAA Southland Conference strength with On four occasions, the Southland Carr, Marvin Upshaw, Larry Centers, Tournament, defeated No. 3 seed the league earning numerous national has placed three teams in the Kavika Pittman, Mike Barber, Bruce Iowa, 64-63, in first-round action. In rankings and NCAA Tournament national 16-team playoffs. Six of Collie, Tim McKyer, Pat Tilley, Jackie 2008, the league saw two postseason berths. The Southland consistently the eight current football-playing Harris, Eugene Seale, Bubby Brister, teams (UT Arlington in the NCAA ranks among the top-10 conferences members have qualified for the FCS Billy Ryckman, Rafael Septien, Buford Tournament and Stephen F. Austin in the country, and major leaguers playoffs. In addition, Texas State won Jordan, Marcus Spears, Terrance to the NIT) for the first time since such as Ben Sheets, the league’s NCAA Division II titles in 1981 and Shaw and Ray Brown. 2001. highest draft pick (10th in 1999 by 1982 before joining the Southland. The Southland Conference has Entering the 2008-09 season, Sam the Milwaukee Brewers), Hunter The Southland has produced also seen its share of great coaches Houston State holds the nation’s Pence, David Segui, Brian Lawrence, 149 football All-Americans during during its history such as Maxie second-longest non-conference Ben Broussard, Chuck Finley, Jerald its history, and has sent such talent Lambright, Ernie Duplechin, Sam home court winning streak (44), Clark, and Terry Matthews once to the professional ranks including Goodwin, , Bennie behind only Duke’s 59 win total. played in the league.

Miami’s h istory Keith Davis t his is Nicholls (Sam Houston Ellender, , Larry Coaches such as Billy Tubbs, Former UT Arlington shortstop, State), Miami’s Josh McCown (Sam Lacewell, Bill Davidson, Dennis Mike Vining, Scotty Robertson, Jack Trey Hillman, a three-time All-SLC slc Houston State), Buffalo’s Terrence Franchione, Pat Collins and Ron Martin, Andy Russo, Bobby Paschal selection from 1983-85, was named McGee (Northwestern State), Randleman. and Pat Foster have led teams in the the manager for the Kansas City Kansas City’s B.J. Sams (McNeese While successful on the fields and Southland. Royals on October 19, 2007. State), Seattle’s Mike Green courts, the Southland Conference In women’s basketball, the In the 2008 (Northwestern State), Cleveland’s has repeatedly demonstrated its Southland also has its share of Draft, Southeastern Louisiana’s Wade Kenny Wright (Northwestern State), commitment to the academic and tradition with UL-Monroe advancing Miley became the 11th highest player Indianapolis’ Chad Stanley (Stephen athletic success of its student- to the 1985 NCAA Women’s Final selected in league history, as he was F. Austin), Green Bay’s Craig Nall athletes. Four, and Stephen F. Austin sustaining taken No. 43 overall by the Arizona

seaso n review (Northwestern State) Philadelphia’s In addition to football, the itself as one of the most successful Diamondbacks. In 2005, McNeese Luke Lawton (McNeese State). Southland Conference can point to programs in the history of the sport. State pitcher Jacob Marceaux was In the 2008 NFL Draft, the league a number of accomplishments in all In 2008, the Ladyjacks became the a first-round pick by the Florida saw three players taken, the most sports. sixth program in NCAA Division Marlins, becoming the fifth SLC since five were selected in the 2002 Men’s basketball has experienced I history to record over 800 wins, player to be taken in the first round. NFL Draft. The league had two a tremendous amount of success joining Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, The league has also seen a multitude

oppo n e ts players selected in the 2007 and 2006 during the Southland’s 40-plus years. Old Dominion, Texas and James of players taken in the MLB Draft, as NFL Drafts, and has seen 21 players The league has sent two teams Madison. 13 were taken in 2008, 17 in 2007 taken in the NFL Draft since 2000. to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, as Women’s basketball all-stars and 22 were selected in 2004. coaches players outlook 64 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football The Southland Conference

Such coaches as Jim Gilligan, who Songok (10,000 meter run) in 2007 Co-Player of the Year after a 43-3 opportunities for student-athletes, outlook won his 1000th career game in 2005, and 2008 and McNeese State’s record and earning the nation’s the Southland Conference and its Pat Patterson, Butch McBroom, Jim Brad Gebauer (pole vault) in 2007. No. 2 ranking. In women’s tennis, member institutions are very involved Wells, Smoke Laval, Dave Van Horn, The league has also produced U.S. Southeastern Louisiana has won 46 in various community outreach Mike Bianco, John Cohen and Tony Olympic track and field medalists straight league matches entering programs. Many of these programs Robichaux have patrolled Southland Earl Bell, Thomas Hill, Al Joyner and the 2009 season, one of the longest provide positive life skills training players dugouts. Charles Austin, along with other streaks in the nation. such as academics, citizenship and Softball continues to enjoy success Olympians. The conference has increased leadership to school-aged students on a national level, as the league has Golf has traditionally been sponsorship and championships in Southland communities. knocked off at least one nationally a strong Southland sport as opportunities for female student- With the F.L. McDonald ranked opponent since 1995. In exemplified by Lamar men’s golfer athletes in recent years, adding Postgraduate Scholarship Award, the 2003 NCAA Tournament, UT Chris Stroud, who finished third women’s golf and soccer as league the league annually honors one male coaches Arlington and Texas State enjoyed individually at the 2003 NCAA sports. In 2007, Stephen F. Austin and one female scholar-athlete with unprecedented success as each won National Championship and is a became the first SLC team to score a stipend for postgraduate study. two games in the national event. The current member of the PGA Tour. a goal in the NCAA Tournament, The Scholar-Athlete Award is given league has also won at least one The league has sent multiple teams while Texas State became the first to each institution’s male and female game in the NCAA Tournament in into postseason play on numerous women’s golf program to compete student-athlete with the highest two of the past four years and seven occasions, most recently in 2008 in the NCAA Tournament. grade-point average. Also, student- oppo n e ts out of 15 years. as both Lamar and UT Arlington The Southland Conference athletes with grade point averages The Southland has a proud history qualified. Lamar won a pair of NCAA has repeatedly demonstrated its above 3.0 are honored on the SLC’s in volleyball as UT Arlington has Division II national championships in commitment to the academic and annual All-Academic teams and represented the conference eight 1967 and 1968, and also produced athletic success of its student- Commissioner’s Honor Roll. times in the NCAA Tournament, PGA player Ronnie Black. athletes. In addition to providing expanding advancing all the way to the NCAA In 2005, Lamar’s Dawie Van Der With the F.L. McDonald opportunities for student-athletes, seaso n review Volleyball Final Four in 1989. In Walt finished fourth individually and Postgraduate Scholarship Award, the Southland Conference and its 2006, Stephen F. Austin moved to the LU tied for 12th place at the NCAA the league annually honors one male member institutions are very involved second round following an opening Men’s Golf Championship, before and one female scholar-athlete with in various community outreach round win over Alabama. the Cardinals tied for ninth in 2006 a stipend for postgraduate study. programs. Many of these programs Track and field has also served and tied for third in 2007. The Scholar-Athlete Award is given provide positive life skills training as a proud asset for the Southland Former Lamar golfer Casey to each institution’s male and female such as academics, citizenship and Conference as the league has Clendenon advanced to the student-athlete with the highest leadership to school-aged students

produced numerous national semifinals of the U.S. Amateur in grade-point average. in Southland communities. The slc champions and Olympic medalists. 2007. Also, student-athletes with grade Steve McCarty Citizenship Award, The Southland boasts 27 men’s and Southland tennis has also point averages above 3.0 are honored initiated in 2005-06his is Nicholls t and named after h istory three women’s student-athletes experienced national prominence. on the SLC’s annual All-Academic the former Stephen F. Austin athletic who have won NCAA track and field UT Arlington’s All-American teams and Commissioner’s Honor director, properly recognizes national championships, including Andy Leber was the 2002 ITA/ Roll. accomplishments off the court for a A&M-Corpus Christi’s Shadrack Ted Farnsworth National Senior In addition to providing expanding male and female student-athlete. media

Nicholls Colonels Football 65 2008 Nicholls Football Southland Final Standings

1991 Conference all Games 1997 Conference all Games 2002 Conference all Games W L T W L T W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct.

media McNeese State 4 1 2 6 4 2 McNeese State 6 1 .857 13 2 .867 McNeese State 6 0 1.000 13 2 .867 Sam Houston State 5 2 0 8 3 1 Northwestern State 6 1 .857 8 4 .666 Northwestern State 4 2 .667 9 4 .692 Northeast Louisiana 4 2 1 7 3 1 Stephen F. Austin 5 2 .714 8 3 .727 Nicholls State 3 3 .500 7 4 .636 Southwest Texas 4 3 0 7 4 0 Sam Houston State 3 4 .429 5 6 .455 Stephen F. Austin 3 3 .500 6 5 .545 Northwestern State 4 3 0 6 5 0 Nicholls State 3 4 .429 5 6 .455 Jacksonville State 2 4 .333 5 6 .455 Nicholls State 2 5 0 4 7 0 Southwest Texas 2 5 .286 5 6 .455 Sam Houston State 2 4 .333 4 7 .364 North Texas 2 5 0 3 7 1 Troy State 2 5 .286 5 6 .455 Southwest Texas 1 5 .167 4 7 .364 Stephen F. Austin 1 5 1 2 8 1 Jacksonville State 1 6 .143 1 10 .091

1992 Conference all Games 1998 Conference all Games 2003 Conference all Games W L T W L T W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. Northeast Louisiana 7 0 0 10 3 0 Northwestern State 6 1 .857 11 3 .786 McNeese State 5 0 1.000 10 2 .833 McNeese State 6 1 0 9 4 0 McNeese State 5 2 .714 9 3 .750 Stephen F. Austin 4 1 .800 7 4 .545 Northwestern State 4 3 0 7 4 0 Troy State 5 2 .714 8 4 .667 Northwestern State 1 4 .200 6 6 .500 Sam Houston State 3 2 2 6 3 2 Jacksonville State 4 3 .571 7 4 .636 Texas State 1 4 .200 4 8 .333 North Texas 3 4 0 4 7 0 Nicholls State 3 4 .429 4 7 .364 Sam Houston State 1 4 .200 2 9 .182 Southwest Texas 2 4 1 5 5 1 Southwest Texas 2 5 .286 4 7 .364 Nicholls State % 0 5 .000 0 11 .000 Stephen F. Austin 1 6 0 3 8 0 Stephen F. Austin 2 5 .286 3 8 .273 Nicholls State 0 6 1 1 9 1 Sam Houston State 1 6 .143 3 8 .273 %Records and results reflect five forfeits by Nicholls State.

1993 Conference all Games 1999 Conference all Games 2004 Conference all Games W L T W L T W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. McNeese h istory State t his is Nicholls 7 0 0 10 3 0 Troy State 6 1 .857 11 2 .846 Sam Houston State 4 1 .800 11 3 .786

slc Northeast Louisiana 6 1 0 9 3 0 Stephen F. Austin 6 1 .857 8 3 .727 Northwestern State 4 1 .800 8 4 .667 Stephen F. Austin 5 2 0 8 4 0 McNeese State 5 2 .714 6 5 .545 Texas State 3 2 .600 5 6 .455 Northwestern State 3 4 0 5 6 0 Sam Houston State 4 3 .571 6 5 .545 Nicholls State 2 3 .400 5 5 .500 Sam Houston State 2 5 0 4 7 0 Northwestern State 3 4 .429 4 7 .364 Stephen F. Austin 1 4 .364 6 5 .545 North Texas 2 5 0 4 7 0 Southwest Texas 2 5 .286 3 8 .273 McNeese State 1 4 .364 4 7 .364 Nicholls State 2 5 0 3 8 0 Jacksonville State 1 6 .143 2 9 .182 Southwest Texas 1 6 0 2 9 0 Nicholls State 1 6 .143 1 10 .091 2005 Conference all Games W L Pct. W L Pct. 1994 Conference all Games 2000 Conference all Games Texas State 5 1 .833 11 3 .786 W L T W L T W L Pct. W L Pct. Nicholls State 5 1 .833 6 4 .600 North Texas 5 0 1 7 4 1 Troy State 7 0 1.000 10 2 .833 McNeese State 3 3 .500 5 4 .556 seaso n review McNeese State 5 1 0 10 3 0 McNeese State 5 2 .714 8 4 .667 Northwestern State 3 3 .500 5 5 .500 Stephen F. Austin 4 1 1 6 3 2 Southwest Texas 5 2 .714 7 4 .636 Southeastern La. 2 4 .333 4 6 .400 Northwestern State 3 3 0 5 6 0 Sam Houston State 4 3 .571 7 4 .636 Sam Houston State 2 4 .333 3 7 .300 Sam Houston State 1 5 0 6 5 0 Stephen F. Austin 3 4 .429 6 5 .545 Stephen F. Austin 1 5 .167 5 6 .455 Nicholls State 1 5 0 5 6 0 Jacksonville State 2 5 .286 4 6 .400 Southwest Texas 1 5 0 4 7 0 Nicholls State% 1 6 .143 4 7 .364 2006 Conference all Games Northwestern State% 1 6 .143 4 7 .364 W L Pct. W L Pct. oppo n e ts 1995 Conference all Games McNeese State 5 1 .833 7 5 .583 W L T W L T %Records and results reflect two forfeits by Northwestern Sam Houston State 4 2 .667 6 5 .545 McNeese State 5 0 0 13 1 0 State. Stephen F. Austin 4 2 .667 4 7 .364 Stephen F. Austin 4 1 0 11 2 0 Texas State 3 3 .500 5 6 .455 Northwestern State 2 3 0 6 5 0 2001 Conference all Games Nicholls State 2 4 .333 4 7 .364 Sam Houston State 2 3 0 5 5 0 W L Pct. W L Pct. Northwestern State 2 4 .333 4 7 .364 Southwest Texas 2 3 0 4 7 0 Sam Houston State 5 1 .833 10 3 .769 Southeastern La. 1 5 .167 2 9 .182 coaches Nicholls State 0 5 0 0 11 0 McNeese State 5 1 .833 8 4 .667 Central Arkansas* ------8 3 .727 Troy State 11 1 0 Northwestern State 4 2 .667 8 4 .667 *-denotes 2007 SLC member Jacksonville State 7 4 0 Stephen F. Austin 4 2 .667 6 5 .545 Jacksonville State 2 4 .333 5 6 .455 2007 Conference all Games 1996 Conference all Games Nicholls State 1 5 .167 3 8 .273 W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. Southwest Texas 0 6 .000 4 7 .364 McNeese State 7 0 1.000 11 1 .917 Troy State 5 1 .833 12 2 .857 Sam Houston State 5 2 .714 7 4 .636 players Nicholls State 4 2 .667 8 4 .667 Central Arkansas 5 2 .714 6 5 .545 Stephen F. Austin 3 3 .500 7 4 .636 Nicholls State 3 4 .429 6 5 .545 Northwestern State 3 3 .500 6 5 .545 Northwestern State 3 4 .429 4 7 .364 Sam Houston State 3 3 .500 4 7 .364 Texas State 3 4 .429 4 7 .364 Southwest Texas 2 4 .333 5 6 .455 Southeastern La. 2 5 .286 3 8 .273 McNeese State 1 5 .167 3 8 .273 Stephen F. Austin 0 7 .000 0 11 .000 Jacksonville State 1 9 .100 outlook 66 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2007 Southland Team Statistics

SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G outlook 1. McNeese State 12 57 54 1 0 8 0 422 35.2 1. Nicholls State 11 572 2930 5.1 28 266.4 2. Central Arkansas 11 51 50 0 0 2 1 364 33.1 2. Northwestern State 11 522 2329 4.5 19 211.7 3. Texas State 11 40 37 1 0 10 0 309 28.1 3. McNeese State 12 524 2507 4.8 30 208.9 4. Nicholls State 11 39 34 1 0 8 1 296 26.9 4. Texas State 11 441 2172 4.9 19 197.5 5. Sam Houston State 11 36 33 1 0 14 0 293 26.6 5. Central Arkansas 11 431 1751 4.1 21 159.2 6. Southeastern La. 11 33 30 0 0 17 0 279 25.4 6. Sam Houston State 11 385 1694 4.4 22 154.0

7. Northwestern State 11 31 28 1 0 8 0 240 21.8 7. Southeastern La. 11 356 1589 4.5 14 144.5 players 8. Stephen F. Austin 11 21 13 2 0 11 0 176 16.0 8. Stephen F. Austin 11 391 1400 3.6 11 127.3

SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G 1. McNeese State 12 27 23 1 0 11 0 220 18.3 1. McNeese State 12 479 1838 3.8 15 153.2 2. Nicholls State 11 35 31 1 0 6 0 261 23.7 2. Nicholls State 11 455 1806 4.0 16 164.2 3. Sam Houston State 11 31 30 1 0 15 0 263 23.9 3. Northwestern State 11 369 1924 5.2 26 174.9 4. Southeastern La. 11 43 41 0 0 8 3 329 29.9 4. Southeastern La. 11 434 1965 4.5 19 178.6

5. Central Arkansas 11 47 40 2 0 7 0 347 31.5 5. Texas State 11 422 2093 5.0 26 190.3 coaches 6. Northwestern State 11 51 46 0 0 6 1 372 33.8 6. Sam Houston State 11 452 2110 4.7 15 191.8 7. Stephen F. Austin 11 49 47 2 0 13 0 384 34.9 7. Central Arkansas 11 415 2325 5.6 30 211.4 8. Texas State 11 54 47 2 0 13 0 414 37.6 8. Stephen F. Austin 11 482 2627 5.5 27 238.8

PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G 1. Central Arkansas 11 404 269 11 66.6 3223 8.0 27 293.0 1. Central Arkansas 11 1751 3223 835 4974 6.0 48 452.2 2. Sam Houston State 11 390 228 9 58.5 2918 7.5 13 265.3 2. McNeese State 12 2507 2674 805 5181 6.4 52 431.8 3. Texas State 11 389 222 11 57.1 2469 6.3 21 224.5 3. Texas State 11 2172 2469 830 4641 5.6 40 421.9 oppo n e ts 4. McNeese State 12 281 172 8 61.2 2674 9.5 22 222.8 4. Sam Houston State 11 1694 2918 775 4612 6.0 35 419.3 5. Stephen F. Austin 11 359 211 17 58.8 2227 6.2 10 202.5 5. Northwestern State 11 2329 1667 779 3996 5.1 30 363.3 6. Southeastern La. 11 335 200 9 59.7 2104 6.3 13 191.3 6. Nicholls State 11 2930 898 685 3828 5.6 32 348.0 7. Northwestern State 11 257 137 17 53.3 1667 6.5 11 151.5 7. Southeastern La. 11 1589 2104 691 3693 5.3 27 335.7 8. Nicholls State 11 113 51 4 45.1 898 7.9 4 81.6 8. Stephen F. Austin 11 1400 2227 750 3627 4.8 21 329.7

PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G 1. Central Arkansas 11 305 179 11 58.7 2037 6.7 16 185.2 1. Nicholls State 11 1806 2071 774 3877 5.0 35 352.5 seaso n review 2. Stephen F. Austin 11 236 147 7 62.3 2038 8.6 13 185.3 2. Northwestern State 11 1924 2125 646 4049 6.3 46 368.1 3. Nicholls State 11 319 179 18 56.1 2071 6.5 19 188.3 3. McNeese State 12 1838 2691 872 4529 5.2 27 377.4 4. Northwestern State 11 277 136 9 49.1 2125 7.7 20 193.2 4. Southeastern La. 11 1965 2305 753 4270 5.7 39 388.2 5. Southeastern La. 11 319 177 14 55.5 2305 7.2 20 209.5 5. Central Arkansas 11 2325 2037 720 4362 6.1 46 396.5 6. Sam Houston State 11 329 199 8 60.5 2343 7.1 13 213.0 6. Sam Houston State 11 2110 2343 781 4453 5.7 28 404.8 7. McNeese State 12 393 219 15 55.7 2691 6.8 12 224.2 7. Stephen F. Austin 11 2627 2038 718 4665 6.5 40 424.1 8. Texas State 11 330 203 13 61.5 2967 9.0 26 269.7 8. Texas State 11 2093 2967 752 5060 6.7 52 460.0

KICKOFF RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg PUNT RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg 1. Texas State 11 57 1248 0 21.9 1. Central Arkansas 11 19 331 2 17.4 2. Nicholls State 11 41 869 0 21.2 2. Southeastern La. 11 18 300 3 16.7 slc

3. Sam Houston State 11 48 945 0 19.7 3. Nicholls State 11 19 294 1 15.5 his is Nicholls t h istory 4. Southeastern La. 11 56 1089 0 19.4 4. McNeese State 12 26 239 0 9.2 5. McNeese State 12 44 852 1 19.4 5. Texas State 11 13 118 0 9.1 6. Stephen F. Austin 11 56 1054 0 18.8 6. Stephen F. Austin 11 11 89 0 8.1 7. Northwestern State 11 46 838 0 18.2 7. Northwestern State 11 26 151 0 5.8 8. Central Arkansas 11 53 957 0 18.1 8. Sam Houston State 11 19 82 0 4.3

PUNTING G No. Yards Avg Ret Yds Avg Net/P PASS EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Pct Int Yds TD Effic 1. Sam Houston State 11 45 1845 41.0 13 132 2.9 38.1 1. McNeese State 12 281 172 .612 8 2674 22 161.3 2. McNeese State 12 46 1796 39.0 12 118 2.6 36.5 2. Central Arkansas 11 404 269 .666 11 3223 27 150.2 3. Northwestern State 11 66 2650 40.2 23 273 4.1 36.0 3. Sam Houston State 11 390 228 .585 9 2918 13 127.7 4. Nicholls State 11 46 1706 37.1 19 66 1.4 35.7 4. Texas State 11 389 222 .571 11 2469 21 122.5 5. Texas State 11 54 2362 43.7 26 480 8.9 34.9 5. Southeastern La. 11 335 200 .597 9 2104 13 119.9 6. Southeastern La. 11 64 2368 37.0 23 214 3.3 33.7 6. Nicholls State 11 113 51 .451 4 898 4 116.5 7. Stephen F. Austin 11 64 2459 38.4 24 337 5.3 33.2 7. Stephen F. Austin 11 359 211 .588 17 2227 10 110.6 8. Central Arkansas 11 41 1648 40.2 17 301 7.3 32.9 8. Northwestern State 11 257 137 .533 17 1667 11 108.7

Gained Lost PASS DEF EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Effic TURNOVER MARGIN G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G 1. McNeese State 12 393 219 15 55.7 2691 12 115.7 1. McNeese State 12 21 15 36 11 8 19 +17 1.42 2. Nicholls State 11 319 179 18 56.1 2071 19 119.0 2. Southeastern La. 11 8 14 22 6 9 15 +7 0.64 3. Central Arkansas 11 305 179 11 58.7 2037 16 124.9 3. Sam Houston State 11 13 8 21 8 9 17 +4 0.36 4. Southeastern La. 11 319 177 14 55.5 2305 20 128.1 4. Central Arkansas 11 10 11 21 8 11 19 +2 0.18 5. Sam Houston State 11 329 199 8 60.5 2343 13 128.5 Nicholls State 11 7 18 25 19 4 23 +2 0.18 6. Northwestern State 11 277 136 9 49.1 2125 20 130.9 6. Texas State 11 9 13 22 13 11 24 -2 -0.18 7. Stephen F. Austin 11 236 147 7 62.3 2038 13 147.1 media 7. Stephen F. Austin 11 11 7 18 10 17 27 -9 -0.82 8. Texas State 11 330 203 13 61.5 2967 26 155.2 8. Northwestern State 11 8 9 17 12 17 29 -12 -1.09

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FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total RED ZONE OFFENSE G RedZone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other 1. Central Arkansas 11 111 155 17 283 1. Southeastern La. 11 27-30 90.0 14 7/7 13-15 0/0/1/0 2. Texas State 11 130 108 16 254 2. McNeese State 12 42-48 87.5 37 26/11 5-6 3/1/0/1 3. McNeese State 12 126 113 13 252 3. Sam Houston State 11 39-46 84.8 27 18/9 12-14 1/0/2/2 media 4. Sam Houston State 11 87 139 13 239 4. Texas State 11 34-42 81.0 28 15/13 6-8 1/3/1/1 5. Northwestern State 11 122 74 13 209 5. Stephen F. Austin 11 23-30 76.7 14 10/4 9-12 0/3/1/0 6. Nicholls State 11 133 37 17 187 6. Northwestern State 11 26-34 76.5 18 13/5 8-9 2/2/2/1 7. Stephen F. Austin 11 86 88 12 186 7. Central Arkansas 11 34-50 68.0 33 18/15 1-6 1/3/4/3 8. Southeastern La. 11 83 84 14 181 8. Nicholls State 11 30-47 63.8 25 23/2 5-12 8/0/1/1

OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total RED ZONE DEFENSE G RedZone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other 1. Northwestern State 11 74 85 16 175 1. McNeese State 12 34-55 61.8 23 13/10 11-14 6/3/8/1 2. Central Arkansas 11 108 95 12 215 2. Sam Houston State 11 34-46 73.9 22 14/8 12-16 3/1/4/0 3. Southeastern La. 11 105 95 17 217 3. Southeastern La. 11 31-38 81.6 26 16/10 5-9 0/0/1/2 4. Stephen F. Austin 11 124 83 12 219 4. Northwestern State 11 27-33 81.8 23 14/9 4-7 2/0/1/0 5. Nicholls State 11 112 99 22 233 5. Stephen F. Austin 11 37-45 82.2 27 21/6 10-12 1/2/1/2 6. Sam Houston State 11 117 106 14 237 6. Texas State 11 41-49 83.7 31 21/10 10-10 2/3/0/3 7. Texas State 11 108 121 15 244 7. Central Arkansas 11 46-52 88.5 40 28/12 6-7 3/1/1/0 8. McNeese State 12 115 125 24 264 8. Nicholls State 11 32-35 91.4 27 14/13 5-6 1/1/0/0

SACKS BY G Sacks Yards 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct 1. McNeese State 12 26 190 1. Central Arkansas 11 85 162 52.5 2. Southeastern La. 11 20 150 2. McNeese State 12 74 152 48.7 3. Nicholls State 11 16 125 3. Sam Houston State 11 61 149 40.9 Texas State 11 16 105 4. Texas State 11 65 167 38.9 5. Central Arkansas 11 15 113 5. Nicholls State 11 52 137 38.0 6. Northwestern State 11 14 110 6. Stephen F. Austin 11 56 163 34.4

7. h istory Sam Houston State t his is Nicholls 11 11 67 7. Southeastern La. 11 51 153 33.3 Stephen F. Austin 11 11 87 8. Northwestern State 11 50 163 30.7 slc PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct 1. Central Arkansas 11 65 618 56.2 1. Northwestern State 11 45 136 33.1 2. Sam Houston State 11 73 654 59.5 2. Central Arkansas 11 49 134 36.6 3. Texas State 11 75 666 60.5 3. Southeastern La. 11 58 151 38.4 4. Nicholls State 11 80 713 64.8 4. Sam Houston State 11 61 154 39.6 5. Stephen F. Austin 11 83 762 69.3 5. McNeese State 12 68 169 40.2 6. McNeese State 12 89 834 69.5 6. Texas State 11 56 133 42.1 7. Southeastern La. 11 81 773 70.3 7. Nicholls State 11 66 153 43.1 8. Northwestern State 11 109 839 76.3 8. Stephen F. Austin 11 62 142 43.7

seaso n review OPPONENT PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G SACKS AGAINST G Sacks Yards 1. Northwestern State 11 91 777 70.6 1. Sam Houston State 11 13 94 2. Southeastern La. 11 73 772 70.2 Nicholls State 11 13 84 3. Sam Houston State 11 85 767 69.7 3. Central Arkansas 11 14 111 4. Central Arkansas 11 73 704 64.0 4. McNeese State 12 15 89 5. Stephen F. Austin 11 79 694 63.1 5. Northwestern State 11 16 125 6. Texas State 11 78 668 60.7 6. Texas State 11 19 127 7. Nicholls State 11 76 641 58.3 7. Southeastern La. 11 27 199 oppo n e ts 8. McNeese State 12 63 582 48.5 8. Stephen F. Austin 11 29 213

4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct 1. McNeese State 12 9 13 69.2 1. Southeastern La. 11 17 20 .850 2. Texas State 11 15 26 57.7 2. Sam Houston State 11 14 18 .778 3. Sam Houston State 11 10 18 55.6 3. Stephen F. Austin 11 11 15 .733 4. Central Arkansas 11 13 24 54.2 4. Northwestern State 11 8 11 .727

coaches 5. Northwestern State 11 11 23 47.8 5. Texas State 11 10 15 .667 6. Nicholls State 11 5 11 45.5 6. McNeese State 12 8 13 .615 7. Stephen F. Austin 11 7 21 33.3 7. Nicholls State 11 8 18 .444 8. Southeastern La. 11 3 14 21.4 8. Central Arkansas 11 2 7 .286

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct 1. Stephen F. Austin 11 2 8 25.0 1. Texas State 11 37 37 1.000 2. Northwestern State 11 4 13 30.8 Sam Houston State 11 33 33 1.000 players 3. McNeese State 12 8 23 34.8 3. Central Arkansas 11 50 51 .980 4. Central Arkansas 11 14 31 45.2 4. Northwestern State 11 28 29 .966 5. Sam Houston State 11 9 19 47.4 5. McNeese State 12 54 56 .964 6. Southeastern La. 11 9 18 50.0 6. Southeastern La. 11 30 33 .909 7. Texas State 11 7 13 53.8 7. Nicholls State 11 34 38 .895 8. Nicholls State 11 11 16 68.8 8. Stephen F. Austin 11 13 16 .812 outlook 68 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football 2007 Southland Individual Statistics

TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time Avg/G KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yds Avg Retn TB NetAvg outlook 1. Northwestern State 11 382:39 34:47 1. McNeese State 12 77 4688 60.9 1043 8 45.3 2. Central Arkansas 11 354:04 32:11 2. Nicholls State 11 57 3391 59.5 752 14 41.4 3. Texas State 11 348:46 31:42 3. Northwestern State 11 50 2969 59.4 916 1 40.7 4. Southeastern La. 11 325:50 29:37 4. Southeastern La. 11 62 3679 59.3 1068 5 40.5 5. McNeese State 12 349:25 29:07 5. Sam Houston State 11 61 3353 55.0 893 2 39.7 6. Stephen F. Austin 11 318:18 28:56 6. Central Arkansas 11 63 3818 60.6 1337 5 37.8

7. Nicholls State 11 317:47 28:53 7. Texas State 11 59 3171 53.7 861 5 37.5 players 8. Sam Houston State 11 307:39 27:58 8. Stephen F. Austin 11 41 2358 57.5 857 2 35.6

2007 Southland Individual Statistics RUSHING Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Long 1. Lawrence, Byron NWLA SO 11 246 1377 5.6 5 125.2 46 ALL PURPOSE Team Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G

2. Lucas, Jay SLU JR 11 173 1239 7.2 12 112.6 80 1. Lucas, Jay SLU JR 11 1239 485 0 0 1724 156.7 coaches 3. Bush, Karringto TXST FR 11 137 1039 7.6 3 94.5 80 2. Bush, Karringto TXST FR 11 1039 116 0 466 1621 147.4 4. Poullard, Chris SHSU SO 11 209 1038 5.0 13 94.4 61 3. Lawrence, Byron NWLA SO 11 1377 72 0 0 1449 131.7 5. Zwinggi, Stan TXST JR 8 74 497 6.7 9 62.1 92 4. Poullard, Chris SHSU SO 11 1038 383 0 0 1421 129.2 6. Cole, Broderick NICH SR 11 136 641 4.7 11 58.3 67 5. Zwinggi, Stan TXST JR 8 497 12 0 378 887 110.9 7. Grimes,Brent UCA SO 11 140 618 4.4 11 56.2 57 6. Webb, Ladarius NICH JR 11 126 27 273 588 1162 105.6 8. Bush,Kris MCN SR 12 127 651 5.1 11 54.2 53 7. Franklin,Carles MCN SR 12 117 823 213 63 1216 101.3 9. Runnels, Louie SFA SR 9 113 443 3.9 1 49.2 25 8. Luke, Cameron TXST JR 11 0 1035 0 0 1035 94.1 10. Montgomery, Vin NICH JR 10 114 459 4.0 2 45.9 27 9. Houston, Catron SHSU JR 10 1 597 13 262 873 87.3 oppo n e ts 10. Rhea, Aaron SFA SO 11 8 496 0 415 919 83.5 PASSING AVG/GAME Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G 1. Brown,Nathan UCA JR 11 377 256 10 67.9 3084 26 280.4 INTERCEPTIONS Team Cl G Int Yds TD Int/G Long 2. Bomar, Rhett SHSU JR 9 291 172 6 59.1 2209 10 245.4 1. Webb, Ladarius NICH JR 11 5 148 3 0.45 72 3. George, Bradley TXST SO 11 334 190 8 56.9 2099 16 190.8 2. Moore, Kareem NICH SR 10 4 149 2 0.40 65 4. Babin, Brian SLU SO 11 315 191 6 60.6 1996 12 181.5 3. Varvel, Daniel TXST SR 8 3 8 0 0.38 8 5. Fourroux,Derric MCN SO 12 218 125 5 57.3 2054 16 171.2 4. Dale,Jarrod UCA SO 11 4 132 1 0.36 96 6. Edmond, Germayn NWLA SO 10 163 88 9 54.0 1065 8 106.5 Clark, Marcus TXST FR 11 4 69 0 0.36 31 seaso n review 7. Southall, Danny SFA SR 11 149 84 6 56.4 840 4 76.4 6. Brown,Marcus MCN SR 12 4 52 0 0.33 31 8. Fontenot,Mark MCN JR 9 58 45 1 77.6 609 6 67.7 7. Riggs, Gary NWLA SO 11 3 30 0 0.27 30 9. Montgomery, Vin NICH JR 10 84 37 1 44.0 676 3 67.6 Brown, Kasey NWLA SO 11 3 29 0 0.27 37 10. Branch, Drew NWLA JR 9 73 41 4 56.2 471 3 52.3 Brooks, Lester NICH SR 11 3 15 0 0.27 11 Crenshaw, Jervo TXST SR 11 3 11 0 0.27 6 TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G 1. Brown,Nathan UCA JR 11 132 3084 438 3216 292.4 PASS EFFICIENCY Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff. 2. Bomar, Rhett SHSU JR 9 406 2209 378 2615 290.6 1. Fontenot,Mark MCN JR 9 58 45 1 77.6 609 6 196.5 3. Fourroux,Derric MCN SO 12 550 2054 333 2604 217.0 2. Fourroux,Derric MCN SO 12 218 125 5 57.3 2054 16 156.1 4. George, Bradley TXST SO 11 81 2099 413 2180 198.2 3. Brown,Nathan UCA JR 11 377 256 10 67.9 3084 26 154.1 5. Babin, Brian SLU SO 11 -133 1996 370 1863 169.4 4. Bomar, Rhett SHSU JR 9 291 172 6 59.1 2209 10 130.1 slc

6. Edmond, Germayn NWLA SO 10 413 1065 252 1478 147.8 5. Babin, Brian SLU SO 11 315 191 6 60.6 his is Nicholls t 1996 12 122.6 h istory 7. Lawrence, Byron NWLA SO 11 1377 0 247 1377 125.2 6. Montgomery, Vin NICH JR 10 84 37 1 44.0 676 3 121.1 8. Montgomery, Vin NICH JR 10 459 676 198 1135 113.5 7. George, Bradley TXST SO 11 334 190 8 56.9 2099 16 120.7 9. Lucas, Jay SLU JR 11 1239 0 175 1239 112.6 8. Edmond, Germayn NWLA SO 10 163 88 9 54.0 1065 8 114.0 10. Southall, Danny SFA SR 11 278 840 240 1118 101.6 9. Branch, Drew NWLA JR 9 73 41 4 56.2 471 3 113.0 10. Southall, Danny SFA SR 11 149 84 6 56.4 840 4 104.5 RECEPTIONS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Rec/G Long 1. Luke, Cameron TXST JR 11 60 1035 12 17.2 5.45 52 KICK RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Avg Long 2. Edison, Dominiq SFA JR 11 55 582 1 10.6 5.00 45 1. Webb, Ladarius NICH JR 11 22 588 0 26.7 71 3. Lucas, Jay SLU JR 11 51 485 3 9.5 4.64 41 2. Brothers, Titus SHSU JR 10 26 565 0 21.7 38 4. Houston, Catron SHSU JR 10 46 597 2 13.0 4.60 42 5. Martin, Blake SHSU SR 11 46 561 2 12.2 4.18 31 PUNTING Team Cl G Punt Yds Avg Long 6. Franklin,Carles MCN SR 12 50 823 4 16.5 4.17 59 1. MacDonald, Chri TXST SR 11 49 2250 45.9 69 7. Wells, Justin SHSU JR 11 42 660 4 15.7 3.82 64 2. Burton, Marshal NWLA SR 11 63 2610 41.4 72 8. Branson,Marquez UCA JR 11 37 499 7 13.5 3.36 39 3. Paul,James UCA SR 11 40 1648 41.2 57 Poullard, Chris SHSU SO 11 37 383 1 10.4 3.36 65 4. Capparelli, Mic SHSU SO 11 45 1845 41.0 66 Canady, Alvin TXST SO 11 37 264 3 7.1 3.36 26 5. Bercegeay,Blake MCN JR 12 45 1796 39.9 65 6. Gooch, Ryan SFA SR 11 62 2449 39.5 80 RECEIVE YDS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Yds/G Long 7. Samples, Cody SLU JR 11 64 2368 37.0 55 1. Luke, Cameron TXST JR 11 60 1035 12 17.2 94.1 52 8. Comeaux, Sean NICH SR 11 41 1458 35.6 49 2. Franklin,Carles MCN SR 12 50 823 4 16.5 68.6 59 3. Wells, Justin SHSU JR 11 42 660 4 15.7 60.0 64 4. Houston, Catron SHSU JR 10 46 597 2 13.0 59.7 42 5. Lawrence,Quinte MCN SR 12 31 645 6 20.8 53.8 51 6. Edison, Dominiq SFA JR 11 55 582 1 10.6 52.9 45 media 7. Martin, Blake SHSU SR 11 46 561 2 12.2 51.0 31 8. Echols,Preston UCA FR 11 34 530 4 15.6 48.2 71 9. Ross, Byron SLU SR 11 35 503 4 14.4 45.7 72 10. Branson,Marquez UCA JR 11 37 499 7 13.5 45.4 39 Nicholls Colonels Football 69 2008 Nicholls Football 2007 Southland Individual Statistics

SCORING Team Cl G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Pts/G 1. Turner, Jeff SLU SO 9 0 28 17 0 79 8.8 SACKS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G 2. Lucas, Jay SLU JR 11 15 0 0 0 90 8.2 1. Smith,Bryan MCN SR 10 DE 9 3 81 12 1.20 3. Grimes,Brent UCA SO 11 14 0 0 0 84 7.6 2. Scott,Taylor UCA SO 10 DE 5 1 36 6 0.60 media Poullard, Chris SHSU SO 11 14 0 0 0 84 7.6 3. Martin, Ray NWLA SR 11 DE 3 2 32 5 0.45 5. Wilkins, Taylor SHSU SO 11 0 33 14 0 75 6.8 4. Knicky, Tim SFA SO 9 DE 3 2 26 5 0.56 6. Zwinggi, Stan TXST JR 8 9 0 0 0 54 6.8 5. Brown, Chris SHSU JR 11 3 2 25 5 0.45 7. Luke, Cameron TXST JR 11 12 0 0 0 72 6.5 6. Jarvis, Jairus NICH SO 11 DL 2 2 26 4 0.36 8. Bercegeay,Blake MCN JR 12 0 54 8 0 78 6.5 7. Jackson,Vaalyn MCN JR 12 DT 3 0 30 3 0.25 9. Bush,Kris MCN SR 12 12 0 0 2 74 6.2 8. Houston, Travis TXST SO 11 DL 3 0 13 3 0.27 10. Ireland, Andrew TXST JR 11 0 37 10 0 67 6.1 Newbill, Mark SLU FR 11 LB 3 0 23 3 0.27 Johnson, Michae SLU SR 11 LB 2 1 23 3 0.27 SCORING (TDs) Team Cl G TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts Pts/G 1. Lucas, Jay SLU JR 11 15 12 3 0 0 90 8.2 TACKLES FOR LOSS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G 2. Grimes,Brent UCA SO 11 14 11 3 0 0 84 7.6 1. Smith,Bryan MCN SR 10 DE 14 8 105 18.0 1.80 Poullard, Chris SHSU SO 11 14 13 1 0 0 84 7.6 2. Knicky, Tim SFA SO 9 DE 7 10 49 12.0 1.33 4. Zwinggi, Stan TXST JR 8 9 9 0 0 0 54 6.8 3. Scott,Taylor UCA SO 10 DE 7 5 49 9.5 0.95 5. Luke, Cameron TXST JR 11 12 0 12 0 0 72 6.5 4. Richardson, Ant SLU SR 10 LB 8 2 24 9.0 0.90 6. Bush,Kris MCN SR 12 12 11 1 0 1 74 6.2 5. Clark, Nick TXST SR 11 DL 8 2 35 9.0 0.82 7. Cole, Broderick NICH SR 11 11 11 0 0 0 66 6.0 Lancaster,James UCA SO 11 LB 5 8 26 9.0 0.82 8. Bomar, Rhett SHSU JR 9 7 7 0 0 1 44 4.9 7. Jackson,Vaalyn MCN JR 12 DT 7 3 46 8.5 0.71 9. Edmond, Germayn NWLA SO 10 7 7 0 0 1 44 4.4 8. Connors, Tommy SLU SO 11 DB 7 2 24 8.0 0.73 10. Pendland,Toddri MCN SO 11 7 5 1 1 0 42 3.8 Delcambre, Blak NWLA SO 11 LB 5 6 27 8.0 0.73 Borner, Ramel TXST SR 11 DL 7 2 19 8.0 0.73 SCORING (KICK) Team Cl G PATs FGs Pts Pts/G 1. Turner, Jeff SLU SO 9 28-31 17-20 79 8.8 FUMBLES FORCED Team Cl G Num Avg/G 2. Wilkins, Taylor SHSU SO 11 33-33 14-18 75 6.8 1. Smith,Bryan MCN SR 10 4 0.40

3. h istory Bercegeay,Blake t his is Nicholls MCN JR 12 54-56 8-13 78 6.5 2. McMurrian,Corey UCA JR 11 4 0.36 4. Ireland, Andrew TXST JR 11 37-37 10-15 67 6.1 3. Knox,Kody MCN SR 12 3 0.25 slc 5. Romero, Alex NICH SR 11 34-38 8-18 58 5.3 4. Richmond, Byran SHSU SR 10 2 0.20 6. Weeks, Robert NWLA JR 8 24-25 6-9 42 5.2 Smith, Albert NWLA SO 10 2 0.20 7. Paul,James UCA SR 11 43-43 2-5 49 4.5 Alexander, Phil TXST JR 10 2 0.20 8. Fernandez, Jaim SFA FR 11 8-9 4-6 20 1.8 7. Connors, Tommy SLU SO 11 2 0.18 9. Hrapmann, Danny SLU FR 11 2-2 0-0 2 0.2 Charles, Kennet SFA FR 11 2 0.18 Sanders,Quad UCA JR 11 2 0.18 Newbill, Mark SLU FR 11 2 0.18 FIELD GOALS Team Cl G FG FGA Pct. FG/G 1. Turner, Jeff SLU SO 9 17 20 85.0 1.89 FUMBLES RCVD Team Cl G Num Avg/G 2. Wilkins, Taylor SHSU SO 11 14 18 77.8 1.27 1. Jarvis, Jairus NICH SO 11 3 0.27 3. Ireland, Andrew TXST JR 11 10 15 66.7 0.91 Cobey, Carlton SHSU SR 11 3 0.27 seaso n review 4. Weeks, Robert NWLA JR 8 6 9 66.7 0.75 3. Nelson,Allen MCN JR 12 3 0.25 5. Romero, Alex NICH SR 11 8 18 44.4 0.73 Vigers,John MCN JR 12 3 0.25 6. Bercegeay,Blake MCN JR 12 8 13 61.5 0.67 5. Ducote, Devin SFA FR 10 2 0.20 7. Fernandez, Jaim SFA FR 11 4 6 66.7 0.36 Branch, David SHSU SR 10 2 0.20 8. Paul,James UCA SR 11 2 5 40.0 0.18 Smith,Bryan MCN SR 10 2 0.20 8. Garrett, Stanle SHSU JR 11 2 0.18 FIELD GOAL PCT Team Cl G FG FGA Long Pct. Perry, Justin NWLA JR 11 2 0.18 1. Turner, Jeff SLU SO 9 17 20 47 85.0 Johnson,Phillip UCA SO 11 2 0.18 oppo n e ts PAT KICKING PCT Team Cl G Made Att Pct. PASSES DEFENDED Team Cl G Brup Int Total Avg/G 1. Paul,James UCA SR 11 43 43 100.0 1. Varvel, Daniel TXST SR 8 9 3 12 1.50 Ireland, Andrew TXST JR 11 37 37 100.0 2. Webb, Ladarius NICH JR 11 8 5 13 1.18 Wilkins, Taylor SHSU SO 11 33 33 100.0 3. Brown, Kasey NWLA SO 11 8 3 11 1.00 4. Bercegeay,Blake MCN JR 12 54 56 96.4 4. Brown,Marcus MCN SR 12 7 4 11 0.92 5. Weeks, Robert NWLA JR 8 24 25 96.0 5. Boggan, Jermain NICH SR 11 8 2 10 0.91

coaches 6. Turner, Jeff SLU SO 9 28 31 90.3 6. Jackson, Eric SLU JR 11 6 3 9 0.82 7. Romero, Alex NICH SR 11 34 38 89.5 Brewer, Wonsele SHSU JR 11 8 1 9 0.82 Riggs, Gary NWLA SO 11 6 3 9 0.82 TACKLES (All positions) 9. Jackson,Tristan UCA SR 10 7 1 8 0.80 Player Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack 10. Brooks, Lester NICH SR 11 5 3 8 0.73 1. Richmond, Byran SHSU SR 10 51 35 86 8.6 1 2. Bucek, Nolan SHSU JR 11 45 43 88 8.0 1 3. Newbill, Mark SLU FR 11 LB 54 30 84 7.6 3 players 4. Moore, Kareem NICH SR 10 DB 46 27 73 7.3 0 5. Dampier, Mack NWLA JR 11 LB 54 22 76 6.9 2 6. Connors, Tommy SLU SO 11 DB 54 20 74 6.7 0 7. Nurse, Terrance SFA FR 9 LB 23 37 60 6.7 1 8. Ducote, Devin SFA FR 10 DB 31 35 66 6.6 1 9. McCall, Luke SHSU SO 11 41 31 72 6.5 1 10. Clark, Marcus TXST FR 11 LB 40 31 71 6.5 2 Moore, Josh SHSU SR 11 37 34 71 6.5 0 outlook 70 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football outlook players coaches Colonel Football history oppo n e ts seaso n review slc t his is Nicholls H istory media

Nicholls Colonels Football 71 2008 Nicholls Football Colonels Individual Records

The Longest Yard Passing Career...... (min. 250 plays) 5.9 (7,496 yards/1,259 plays) by Doug Longest Run From Scrimmage Most Attempts Hudson, 1983-86 91 yards by Nakia Lumar vs. Samford, Sept. 30, 1995 Game...... 53 (30 completed) by Bobby McDonald vs. Northeast Pass Receiving

media Louisiana, Sept. 26, 1987 Most Receptions Longest Pass Play Season...... 422 (238 completed) by Doug Hudson, 1986 Game.....11 (198 yards) by Dwight Walker vs. Troy State, Sept.26, 97 yards from Brad Smith to Sullivan Beard vs. Jacksonville State, Career...... 1,020 (553 completed) by Doug Hudson, 1983-86 1981 Sept. 25, 1999 .....11 (153 yards) by Alfred Dorsey vs. Stephen F. Austin, Oct. 17, Most Completions 1987 Longest Punt Game.31 (42 attempts) by Brad Zeller vs. Louisiana Tech, Oct. 31, Season...... 78 (1,513 yards) by Mark Carrier, 1986 85 yards by Don Alonzo vs. Northwestern State, Nov. 8, 1980 1998 Career...... 147 (2,709 yards) by Mark Carrier, 1983-86 Season...... 238 (422 attempts) by Doug Hudson, 1986 Longest Punt Return Career...... 533 (1,020 attempts) by Doug Hudson, 1983-86 Most Yards Gained 96 yards by Lardarius Webb vs. Texas State , Nov. 10, 2007 Game.198 (11 receptions) by Dwight Walker vs. Troy State, Sept. Highest Completion Percentage 26, 1981 Longest Kickoff Return Game...... (min. 10 attempts) 83.3% (10-12) by Doug Hudson Season...... 1,513 (78 receptions) by Mark Carrier, 1986 100 yards by Chris Crawford vs. Texas State, Nov. 6, 2003 ...... vs. Southwest Missouri, Nov. 16, 1985 Career...... 2,709 (147 receptions) by Mark Carrier, 1983-86 Season. (min. 50 attempts) 59.0% (128-217) by Brad Zeller, 1996 Longest Interception Return Career.(min. 150 attempts) 54.2% (533-1,020) by Doug Hudson, Most Yards Gained Per Catch 94 yards by Aaron Smith vs. Sam Houston State, Oct. 8, 1998 1983-86 Season(min.. 20 catches) 21.4 (513 yards/24 receptions) by David Johnson, 1993 Longest Fumble Return Most Passes Had Intercepted Career....(min. 50 catches) 20.4 (2,613 yards/ 106 receptions) by H istory 71 yards by Joseph t his is Nicholls Ogletree vs. Texas State, Nov. 6, 2003 Game...6 by Doug Hudson vs. Northeast Louisiana, Sept. 1, 1984 Mark Carrier, 1983-86 ...... 6 by Leonard Valentine vs. Stephen F. Austin, Sept 22, 1990 Longest Field Goal Season...... 20 by Bobby McDonald, 1987 Most 100-Yard Games 55 yards by Kyle Leisher vs. Western Illinois, Sept. 18, 1999 Career...... 53 by Doug Hudson, 1983-86 Season...... 8 by Mark Carrier, 1986 slc Career...... 11 by Mark Carrier, 1983-86 Rushing Most Yards Gained Most Carries Game...... 452 by Gordon Falgoust vs. Troy State, Sept. 26, 1981 Most Touchdown Receptions Game.41 (181 yards) by Oscar Smith vs. McNeese State, Sept. 21, 1985 Season...... 3,627 by Doug Hudson, 1986 Game...... 3 by Brian Stropolo vs. Troy State, Sept. 13, 1986 Season...... 235 (1,072 yards) by Nakia Lumar, 1996 Career...... 7,670 by Doug Hudson, 1983-86 ...... 3 by Mark Carrier vs. Southwest Missouri, Oct. 4, 1986 Career...... 664 (2,658 yards) by Josh Son, 2000-2003 ...... 3 by Mark Carrier vs. Southwest Texas, Oct. 25, 1986 Most 200-Yard Games ...... 3 by Mark Carrier vs. Weber State, Nov. 22, 1986 Most Net Yards Gained Season...... 11 by Doug Hudson, 1986 Season...... 20 by Mark Carrier, 1986 Game.265 (20 carries) by Corey Thomas vs. Samford, Oct. 1, 1994 Career...... 19 by Doug Hudson, 1983-86 Career...... 24 by Mark Carrier, 1983-86

seaso n review Season...... 1,072 (235 carries) by Nakia Lumar, 1996 Career...... 2,658 (664 carries) by Josh Son, 2000-2003 Most Touchdown Passes Scoring Game...... 5 by Keith Menard vs. Southern, Oct. 6, 1984 Most Points Scored Most Yards Gained Per Carry ...... 5 by Doug Hudson vs. Southwest Texas, Oct. 26, 1985 Game...... 24 by Oscar Smith vs. Troy State, Sept. 14, 1985 Game...... (min. 10 carries) 13.2 (265 yards/20 carries) ...... 5 by Doug Hudson vs. Weber State, Nov. 22, 1986 ...... 24 by Broderick Cole vs. Central Arkansas, Oct. 27, 2007 ...... by Corey Thomas vs. Samford, Oct. 1, 1994 ...... 5 by Brad Zeller vs. Mississippi Valley State, Sept. 12, 1998 Season...... 128 by Mark Carrier, 1986 Season...... (min. 75 carries) 6.6 (718 yards/109 carries) Season...... 34 by Doug Hudson, 1986 Career...... 210 by Oscar Smith, 1981, 83, 85

oppo n e ts ...... by Joseph Tobias, 2005 Career...... 58 by Doug Hudson, 1983-86 Career...... (min. 150 carries) 5.7 (1,078 yards/189 carries) Most Touchdowns Scored ...... by David Craig Robinson, 1990-91 Total Offense Game...... 4 by Oscar Smith vs. Troy State, Sept. 14, 1985 Most Plays Season...... 21 by Mark Carrier, 1986 Most Yards Gained Per Game Game.60 (45 passing, 15 rushing) by Doug Hudson vs. Stephen F. Career...... 35 by Oscar Smith, 2000-2003 Season...... 97.5 (1,072 yards/11 games) by Nakia Lumar, 1996 Austin, Oct. 19, 1986 Career...... 75.2 (2,030/27 games) by Nakia Lumar, 1995-97 Season...... 549 (422 passing, 127 rushing) by Doug Hudson, 1986 Touchdowns Responsible For coaches Career..1,281 (919 passing, 462 rushing) by Brad Zeller, 1995-98 Game .6 (5 passing, 1 rushing) by Keith Menard vs. Southern, Oct. Most 100 Yard Games 6, 1984 Season...... 5 by Nakia Lumar, 1996 Most Total Yards Gained Season...... 37 (34 passing, 3 rushing) by Doug Hudson, 1986 Career...... 8 by Josh Son, 2000-2003 Game.432 (452 passing, -20 rushing) by Gordon Falgoust vs. Troy State, Sept. 26, 1981 Career...... 66 (58 passing, 8 rushing) by Doug Hudson, 1983-86 Season... 3,618 (3,627 passing, -9 rushing) by Doug Hudson, 1986 Most Touchdowns Career...... 7,496 (7,670 passing, -174 rushing) by Doug Hudson, Place Kicking PAT Attempted players Game...... 4 by Oscar Smith vs. Troy State, Sept. 14, 1985 1983-86 ...... 4 by Broderick Cole vs. Central Arkansas, Oct. 27, 2007 Game...... 11 by Adam Diel vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 Season...... 13 by Broderick Cole, 2005 Most Yards Gained Per Play Season...... 39 by Jose Bran, 1986 Career...... 33 Broderick Cole, 2004-2007 Game...... (min. 10 plays) 11.2 (123 yards rushing/11 plays) Career...... 111 by Jose Bran, 1986-90 ...... by James Berry vs. Tennessee Tech, Sept. 2, 1978 Season...... (min. 110 plays) 6.6 (3,618 yards/549 plays) by Doug Hudson, 1986 outlook 72 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football Colonels Individual/Team Records

PAT Made outlook Game...... 11 by Adam Diel vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 All-Purpose Yards Most Yards on Interception Returns Season...... 36 by Jose Bran, 1986 Most Plays Game.94 (1 return) by Aaron Smith vs. Sam Houston State, Oct. 8, Career...... 102 by Jose Bran, 1986-90 Season257. (235 rushing, 14 receiving, 8 kickoff returns) by Nakia 1998 Lumar, 1996 Season...... 141 by Greg Greely, 1981 Field Goals Attempted Career... 692 (589 rushing, 59 receiving, 1 punt return, 43 kickoff Career...... 232 by Dee Thomas, 1986-89 Game...... 6 by Skip Shelton vs. Sam Houston, Oct. 10, 1992 returns) players Season 23 by Adam Diel, 1996 ...... by Oscar Smith, 1981-82, 84-85 Most Touchdowns Scored on Interception Returns Career ...... 69 by Kyle Leisher, 1997-2000 Game... 2 by Kareem Moore vs. Northwestern State, October 6, Most Yards Gained 2007 Field Goals Made Season...... 1,810 (22 rushing, 1513 receiving, 256 punt returns, 19 ....2 by Lardarius Webb vs. Northwestern State, October 6, 2007 Game...... 4 by Adam Diel vs. Northwestern State, Oct. 12, 1996 kickoff returns) Season...... 3 by Lardarius Webb, 2007 Season...... 16 by Jose Bran, 1990 ...... by Mark Carrier, 1986

Career ...... 46 by Kyle Leisher, 1997-2000 Career...... 5,200 (617 rushing, 2163 receiving, 945 punt returns, Career...... 3 by Lardarius Webb, 2007-present coaches ...... 1475 kickoff returns) by Dwight Walker, 1978-81 ...... Kickoff Returns Highest Average Gained Per Interception Most Kickoff Returns Highest Average Gain Per Play Season....(min. 3): 37.2 (149 yards/4 int.) by Kareem Moore, 2007 Game .7 (133 yards) by Curtis Johnson vs. Louisiana Tech, Oct. 31, Season...... 18.8 by Dwight Walker, 1981 1998 Career...... 16.5 by Mark Carrier, 1983-86 Defense Season...... 29 (607 yards) by Brian Stropolo, 1986 Most Tackles Made oppo n e ts Career...... 72 (1475 yards) by Dwight Walker, 1978-81 Punting Game...23 by Rusty Rebowe vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Nov. 12, Most Punts 1977 Most Yards Gained Game .13 (500 yards) by Dan Brown vs. Tennessee-Martin, Oct. 16, Season...... 168 by Rusty Rebowe, 1977 Game... 221 (5 returns) by Sullivan Beard vs. Sam Houston State, 1976 Career...... 412 by Rusty Rebowe, 1974-77 Nov. 4, 2000 Season ...... 86 by Dan Brown, 1977 Season...... 646 (20 returns) by Chris Crawford, 2003 Career ...... 328 by Dan Brown, 1976-79 Most Assists Made Career...... 1,555 (71 returns) by Darryl Pounds, 1991-94 Game...... 15 by Doug Love vs. Livingston, Nov. 1, 1975 seaso n review Most Yards Season...... 78 by Richard Romero, 1986 Most Touchdowns Scored on Kickoff Returns Game.500 (13 punts) by Dan Brown vs. Tennessee-Martin, Oct. 16, Career...... 243 by Rusty Rebowe, 1974-77 Game – 1 by several players 1976 Most Recent – 100 yards by Chris Crawford vs. Texas State, Nov. Season...... 3,511 by Dan Brown, 1977 Most Fumbles Recovered 6, 2002 Career...... 12,829 by Dan Brown, 1976-1979 Season...... 7 by Basil Trepagnier, 1980

Punt Returns Highest Average Per Punt Most Fumble Return Yards Most Punt Returns Game...50.8 (305 yards/6 punts) vs. Northwestern State by Don Game...... 71 yards by Joe Ogletree vs. Texas State, Nov. 6, 2003 Game.6 (53 yards) by Brian Stropolo vs. Stephen F. Austin, Oct. 20, Alonzo, 10/8/80 Season...... 71 yards by Joe Ogletree vs. Texas State, Nov. 6, 2003

1984 Season...... 42.76 (2,309 yards/54 punts) by Brian Desselles, 1994 Career...... 71 yards by Joe Ogletree vs. Texas State, Nov. 6, 2003 slc Season ...... 32 (334 yards) by Carl Templet, 1976 Career...... 42.07 (3,955 yards/94 punts) by Brian Desselles, Career...... 66 (945 yards) by Dwight Walker, 1978-81 1993-1994 Most Fumble Returns for Touchdown Game...... 1 by several players Most Yards Gained Interceptions Most Recent: Most Recent: Brian Paille vs. Bethel College, t his is Nicholls Aug. 28, H istory Game .99 (5 returns) by Terry Topey vs. Northwestern State, Oct. Most Interceptions 2003 27, 1979 Game...... 3 by Darryl Pounds vs. Central Florida, Oct. 17, 1992 Season...... 1 by several players Season...... 334 (32 returns) by Carl Templet, 1976 ...... 3 by Chris Thompson vs. Arkansas State Nov. 22, 2001 Most Recent: Brian Paille vs. Bethel College, Aug. 28, 2003 Career ...... 945 (66 returns) by Dwight Walker, 1978-81 ...... 3 by Lardarius Webb vs. Rice, September 1, 2007 Career...... 1 by several players Season...... 9 by Greg Harding, 1980 Most Recent: Brian Paille vs. Bethel College, Aug. 28, 2003 Most Touchdowns Scored on Punt Returns Career...... 21 by Greg Greely, 1981-84 Game...... 1 by several players ..Most recent: 96 yards by Lardarius Webb vs. Texas State, Nov. 10, 2007 Team Records Rushing ...... 8 vs. Bethel College, Aug. 28, 2003 Completions Most Carries Season...... 42 in 11 games, 2003 Game...... 32 (45 attempts) vs. Louisiana Tech, Oct. 31, 1998 Game...... 67 (207 yards) vs. Mississippi College, Oct.14, 1972 Season...... 251 (449 attempts) in 13 games, 1986 Season...... 626 (3,648 yards) in 10 games, 2005 Yards Per Carry Season...... 5.8 (3,648 yards on 626 carries) in 10 games, 2005 Completion Percentage Net Yards Game...(min. 15 attempts) 78.8% (26-33) vs. Southwest Missouri, Game...... 518 (55 carries) vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 Passing Oct. 29, 1983 Season...... 3,648 (626 carries) in 10 games, 2005 Most Attempts Season...... 55.9% (251-449) in 13 games, 1986 media Game.53 (30 completed) vs. Northeast Louisiana, Sept. 26, 1987 Most Touchdowns Season...... 449 (251 completed) in 13 games, 1986 Passes Had Intercepted Game...... 8 vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 Game...... 6 vs. North Alabama, Oct. 27, 1973 Nicholls Colonels Football 73 2008 Nicholls Football Colonels Team Records

...... 6 vs. McNeese State, Sept. 19,1981 First Downs Interceptions ...... 6 vs. Northeast Louisiana, Sept. 1, 1984 Total First Downs Most Interceptions ...... 6 vs. Stephen F. Austin, Sept. 22, 1990 Game...... 33 vs. Georgia Southern, Dec. 6, 1986 Game...... 6 (9 yards) vs. Tennessee Tech, Sept. 2, 1978

media Season...... 27 in 11 games, 1980 Season...... 261 in 13 games, 1986 ...... 6 (93 yards) vs. Central Florida, Oct. 17, 1992 Season...... 24 (282 yards) in 11 games, 1981 Most Yards Passing Rushing Game...... 481 (29-51) vs. Georgia Southern, Dec. 6, 1986 Game...... 27 vs. Portland State, Sept. 13, 2003 Most Return Yards Season...... 3,825 (251-449) in 13 games, 1986 Season...... 168 in 10 games, 2005 Game.. 238 (5 returns) vs. Northwestern State, October 6, 2007 Season...... 458 (18 returns) in 11 games, 2007 Touchdowns Passes Passing Game...... 5 vs. Southern, Oct. 10, 1981 Game...... 24 vs. Georgia Southern, Dec. 6, 1986 Most Touchdowns ...... 5 vs. Southern, Oct. 6, 1984 Season ...... 157 in 13 games, 1986 Game...... 4 vs. Northwestern State, October 6, 2007 ...... 5 vs. Southwest Texas, Oct. 4, 1986 Season ...... 6 in 11 games, 1981 ...... 5 vs. Weber State, Nov. 22, 1986 Kickoff Returns ...... 5 vs. Mississippi Valley State, Sept.12, 1998 Most Returns Defense Season...... 35 in 13 games, 1986 Game...... 10 (124 yards) vs. Georgia Southern, Dec. 6, 1986 Fewest Net Yards Allowed Season...... 55 (1,055 yards) in 13 games, 1986 Game ...... 15 vs. Baptist Christian, Oct. 5, 1974 Total Offense Season...... 2,720 in 11 games, 1976 Most Plays Most Yards Game...... 89 (51 passing, 38 rushing) vs. North Alabama, Oct. 27, Game...... 269 (6 returns) vs. Jacksonville State, Sept. 18, 1976 Lowest Average Yards Allowed 1973 Season...... 1,249 (52 returns) in 11 games, 1972 Season...... 247.2 (2,720 yards) in 11 games, 1976

H istory ...... 89 t his is Nicholls (29 passing, 60 rushing) vs. Samford, Nov. 11, 1989 ...... 89 (37 passing, 52 rushing) vs. McNeese State, Nov. 23, 1996 Most Touchdowns Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed Season...... 937 (488 rushing, 449 passing) in 13 games, 1986 Game...... 1 vs. 5 opponents. Most recent: vs. Southwest Missouri, Game...... -42 vs. Samford, Sept. 10, 1988 ...... Oct. 30, 1982 Season...... 1,012 (446 carries) in 11 games, 1982 slc Most Total Yards Season...... 2 in 11 games, 1981 Game.614 (96 passing, 518 rushing) vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 Lowest Average Rushing Yards Allowed Season...... 5,170 (3,825 passing, 1,345 rushing) in 13 games, 1986 Punt Returns Season...... 92.0 (1,012 yards) in 11 games, 1982 Most Returns Yards Per Play Game...... 10 (92 yards) vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Nov. 13, 1976 Fewest Passing Yards Allowed Game...... 10.2 (614 yards/60 plays) vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 Season...... 48 (425 yards) in 11 games, 1976 Game...... -10 vs. Mississippi College, Sept. 10, 1977 Season...... 6.1 (4,414 yards/723 plays), 2003 Season...... 797 (65-180) in 11 games, 1976 Most Yards Yards Per Game Game..133 yards (7 returns) vs. Jacksonville State, Sept. 18, 1976 Lowest Average Passing Yards Allowed Season...... 415.8 (4,158 yards/10 games), 2005 seaso n review Season ...... 632 (47 returns) in 11 games, 1979 Season...... 72.4 (797 yards) in 11 games, 1976

Scoring Most Touchdowns Scoring Defense Most Points Game.1 vs. 7 opponents, Most recent: vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 Most Shutouts Game...... 77 vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 Season...... 4 in 11 games, 1979 Season...... 3 in 11 games, 1974 Season...... 389 in 11 games, 2003 ...... 3 in 11 games, 1976 Punting Fewest Points Allowed

oppo n e ts Most Touchdowns Most Punts Season...... 132 in 10 games, 1975 Game...... 11 vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 Game...... 13 (500 yards) vs. Tennessee-Martin, Oct.16, 1976 Season...... 49 in 11 games, 2003 Season...... 88 (3,511 yards) in 11 games, 1977 Lowest Average Points Allowed Season...... 13.2 (132 points) in 10 games, 1975 Most PAT Most Yards Game...... 11 vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 Game...... 500 (13 punts) vs. Tennessee-Martin, Oct. 16, 1976 Fewest Touchdowns Allowed Season...... 44 in 11 games, 2003 Season...... 3,565 yds. (87 punts) in 11 games, 1973 Season...... 18 in 10 games, 1975 coaches

Most 2-Point PAT Highest Average Game...... 2 vs. McNeese State, Sept. 15, 1984 Game....50.8 (305 yards/6 punts) vs. Northwestern State, Oct. 8, Season...... 7 in 11 games, 1981 1980 Season...... 41.7 (2,384 yards/68 punts) in 10 games, 1975 Most Field Goals Game...... 4 vs. Northwestern State, Oct. 12, 1996 players Most Punts Had Blocked Season...... 16 in 11 games, 1990 Game...... 3 vs. McNeese State, Sept. 1, 1990 ...... 3 vs. Texas A&I, Sept. 12, 1992 Highest Scoring Average Season ...... 7 in 11 games, 2002 Season...... 35.4 (389 points) in 11 games, 2003 outlook 74 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football Season Leaders

RUSHING 1990 Leonard Valentine 221 115 12 1781 9 .520 PUNTING outlook 1991 Joey Primus 180 72 9 818 3 .400 YEAR PLAYER ATT YDS TD avG YEAR PLAYER nO YDS LP avG 1992 Henri Ransefore 117 38 8 513 3 .325 1972 Ronald Joseph 118 394 3 3.3 1972 Terry Magee 77 3038 72 39.5 1993 Henri Ransefore 122 51 5 862 7 .418 1973 Steve Stropolo 110 329 2 2.9 1973 Terry Magee 75 3110 64 41.5 1994 Corey Thomas 55 22 4 364 2 .400 1974 Steve Stropolo 147 549 4 3.7 1974 Terry Magee 73 2992 60 40.9 1995 Brad Zeller 108 38 8 372 0 .352 1975 Steve Stropolo 210 761 7 3.6 1975 Terry Magee 67 2829 59 42.2

1996 Brad Zeller 217 128 12 1340 6 .590 players 1976 Steve Stropolo 125 491 1 3.9 1976 Dan Brown 82 3171 61 38.7 1997 Brad Zeller 263 142 8 1537 6 .558 1977 Louis Henry 109 450 1 4.1 1977 Dan Brown 86 3511 68 40.8 1998 Brad Zeller 370 202 12 2374 13 .546 1978 Louis Henry 104 420 2 4.1 1978 Dan Brown 85 3235 59 38.6 1999 Brad Smith 258 134 12 1485 6 .519 1979 Richard Auzenne 114 444 3 3.9 1979 Dan Brown 75 2966 53 39.5 2000 Brad Smith 78 40 5 408 2 .513 1980 Mike Clark 97 340 2 3.5 1980 Don Alonzo 80 3205 85 40.1 2001 Josh Son 122 52 5 1027 10 .484 1981 Oscar Smith 134 580 0 4.3 1981 Anthony Baker 31 1151 54 37.1 2002 Josh Son 62 26 6 517 2 .419 1982 Oscar Smith 109 405 10 3.7 1982 David Fuhrer 66 2325 53 35.2 2003 Josh Son 73 39 1 753 5 .534 coaches 1983 Lionel Vital 146 776 5 5.3 1983 David Fuhrer 56 2253 56 40.2 2004 Yale Vannoy 92 39 5 700 5 .424 1984 Oscar Smith 140 550 9 3.9 1984 David Fuhrer 58 2132 61 36.8 2005 Yale Vannoy 67 33 3 510 2 .493 1985 Oscar Smith 206 947 11 4.6 1985 David Fuhrer 48 1789 51 37.3 2006 Vincent Montgomery 49 21 3 358 2 .429 1986 Kevin Smoot 195 622 5 3.2 1986 Brian Wilcox 48 1839 58 38.3 2007 Vincent Montgomery 84 37 1 676 3 .440 1987 Jamie Lawson 100 425 2 4.3 1987 Brian Wilcox 75 3086 62 41.2 1988 Jamie Lawson 193 811 8 4.6 1988 Brian Wilcox 69 2761 70 40.0

RECEIVING oppo n e ts 1989 Leonard Valentine 183 562 5 3.1 1989 Brian Wilcox 58 2340 74 40.4 1990 David Craig Robinson 97 568 8 5.9 YEAR PLAYER REC YDS TD AVG 1990 Skip Shelton 53 1852 60 34.9 1991 Jarvis Lillie 138 823 4 6.0 1972 Gator Gardner 27 348 2 12.9 1991 Brian Knowles 48 1687 54 35.2 1992 Clyde Washington 120 582 2 4.9 1973 Gerald Butler 25 249 0 9.9 1992 Skip Shelton 68 2488 68 36.6 1993 Clyde Washington 141 653 7 4.6 1974 Edward Davis 20 252 3 12.6 1993 Brian Desselles 40 1646 54 41.2 1994 Corey Thomas 158 962 8 6.1 1975 Gerald Butler 25 450 5 18.0 1994 Brian Desselles 54 2309 55 42.8 1995 Nakia Lumar 108 483 3 4.5 1976 Gerald Butler 42 592 3 14.1 1995 Quinn Guidry 56 2138 53 38.2 seaso n review 1996 Nakia Lumar 235 1072 5 4.6 1977 Lonnie Reed 16 235 1 14.9 1996 Quinn Guidry 57 2199 51 38.6 1997 Nakia Lumar 105 475 3 4.5 1978 Keith Davis 16 185 3 11.5 1997 Quinn Guidry 63 2635 63 41.8 1998 Brad Zeller 139 582 4 4.2 1979 Marvin Dumas 25 392 1 15.7 1998 Quinn Guidry 59 2379 57 40.3 1999 Sullivan Turner 84 425 2 5.1 1980 Marvin Dumas 38 633 2 16.6 1999 Jeremy Thompson 63 2398 67 38.1 2000 Josh Son 160 595 3 3.7 1981 Dwight Walker 50 963 8 19.3 2000 Jeremy Thompson 62 2629 64 42.4 2001 Josh Son 201 1043 10 4.3 1982 Curtis Hobbs 37 545 1 14.7 2001 James Wilcox 32 1070 61 33.4 2002 Josh Son 161 642 7 4.0 1983 Curtis Hobbs 42 673 6 16.0 2002 John Manly 55 2095 62 38.1 2003 Colt Colletti 97 585 12 6.0 1984 Dewayne Harrison 51 618 3 12.1 2003 John Manly 47 1767 51 37.6 2004 Colt Colletti 91 546 6 6.0 1985 Dwayne Brown 47 583 3 12.4 2004 James Wilcox 42 1752 64 41.7

2005 Joseph Tobias 109 718 7 6.6 1986 Mark Carrier 78 1513 20 19.4 2005 Sean Comeaux 36 1255 51 34.9 slc 2006 Michael McLendon 57 438 4 7.7 1987 Alfred Dorsey 55 765 4 13.9 2006 Sean Comeaux 44 1644 54 37.4 2007 Broderick Cole 135 643 11 4.8 1988 Jamie Lawson 23 200 0 18.2 2007 Sean Comeaux 41 1458 49 35.6 1989 John Brown 38 612 3 16.1 PASSING 1990 John Brown 41 745 4 18.2 PUNT RETURNS t his is Nicholls H istory 1991 John Brown 17 217 2 12.8 YEAR PLAYER aTT COMP INT YDS YEAR PLAYER nO YDS LR TD avG 1992 David Johnson 26 477 3 18.4 TD PCT 1972 Gary Fontenot 11 140 30 0 17.7 1993 David Johnson 24 513 5 21.4 1972 Craig McCullough 65 37 5 408 4 .569 1973 Gary Fontenot 14 63 36 0 4.5 1994 Derrick Maxwell 14 228 1 16.3 1973 Kenny Pritchard 122 55 14 597 1 .451 1974 Carl Templet 10 59 17 0 5.9 1995 Kip Rohner 18 323 0 17.9 1974 Craig McCullough 96 47 7 647 6 .489 1975 Carl Templet 14 207 52 1 14.8 1996 Kip Rohner 25 276 2 11.0 1975 Ted Bergeron 180 87 5 1206 9 .483 1976 Carl Templet 32 334 59 1 10.4 1997 Julius Alcee 57 912 4 16.0 1976 Ted Bergeron 137 62 14 720 3 .453 1977 Richard Auzenne 15 95 24 0 6.3 1998 Julius Alcee 45 528 2 11.7 1977 Tim McCabe 97 46 4 623 3 .474 1978 Dwight Walker 16 284 73 2 17.8 1999 Brad Phillips 27 379 2 14.0 1978 Tim Bailey 106 38 8 409 3 .358 1979 Terry Topey 22 258 81 1 11.7 2000 Sullivan Beard 12 191 2 15.9 1979 Tim Bailey 201 87 10 1397 10 .433 1980 Dwight Walker 16 132 30 0 8.3 2001 Thurman Lewis 16 339 1 37.7 1980 Tim Bailey 253 89 21 1382 9 .382 1981 Dwight Walker 16 218 76 1 13.6 2002 Vince Butler 11 276 2 25.1 1981 Gordon Falgoust 303 149 16 2356 22 .492 1982 Brian Stropolo 10 139 85 1 13.9 2003 Vince Butler 24 576 4 24.0 1982 Keith Menard 174 83 7 1120 6 .477 1983 Brent Verzwyvelt 6 124 62 0 20.7 2004 Marcus Richardson 25 438 1 17.5 1983 Doug Hudson 174 86 7 1204 7 .494 1984 Brian Stropolo 27 144 38 0 5.3 2005 Michael Okoronkwo 8 108 0 13.5 1984 Keith Menard 223 131 10 1724 13 .587 1985 Mark Carrier 16 163 90 1 10.2 2006 Michael Okoronkwo 11 278 2 25.3 1985 Doug Hudson 316 180 18 2348 16 .570 1986 Mark Carrier 31 256 55 1 19.7 2007 Michael Okoronkwo 11 229 2 19.1 1986 Doug Hudson 422 238 17 3627 34 .564 1987 Dexter Carter 26 139 38 0 5.4 media 1987 Bobby McDonald 377 191 20 2491 19 .507 1988 Dexter Carter 22 152 27 0 5.4 1988 Bobby McDonald 253 121 12 1650 8 .478 1989 Andre Felder 20 201 41 1 10.1 1989 Leonard Valentine 273 131 14 1947 10 .480 1990 John Brown 22 207 75 1 18.8 Nicholls Colonels Football 75 2008 Nicholls Football Season Leaders

1991 John Brown 25 151 24 0 6.0 1973 David Percle 2 18 18 0 9.0 1988 Jamie Lawson 8 0 0 0 48 1992 David Johnson 14 84 22 0 6.0 David Catha 2 5 5 0 2.5 1989 Jose Bran 0 23 0 10 53 1993 David Johnson 8 32 21 0 4.0 Elmo Boudreaux 2 2 2 0 1.0 1990 Jose Bran 0 26 0 16 74

media 1994 Derrick Maxwell 14 207 54 1 14.8 1974 Gary Barbaro 3 77 55 0 25.7 1991 Skip Shelton 0 13 0 12 49 1995 Chris Haynes 9 86 62 0 9.6 1975 Gary Barbaro 6 113 25 1 18.8 1992 Jarvis Lillie 7 0 0 0 42 1996 Demetrius Patterson 9 32 8 0 3.6 1976 Carl Templet 5 15 11 0 3.0 1993 Adam Diel 0 34 0 3 43 1997 Kajuan Billings 11 150 53 0 13.6 1977 Glenn Magee 3 49 31 0 16.3 1994 Adam Diel 0 30 0 11 63 1998 Curtis Johnson 11 66 13 0 6.0 1978 Byron Boyd 5 54 32 0 10.8 1995 Adam Diel 0 14 0 6 32 1999 Curtis Johnson 22 155 32 0 7.0 1979 Basil Trepagnier 6 33 21 0 5.5 1996 Adam Diel 0 18 0 15 63 2000 Sullivan Beard 4 30 15 0 7.5 1980 Greg Harding 9 51 40 0 5.7 1997 Kyle Leisher 0 15 0 12 51 2001 David Plaisance 8 104 28 0 13.0 1981 Keith Hodges 7 125 55 1 17.9 1998 Kyle Leisher 0 24 0 13 63 2002 David Plaisance 17 213 80 1 12.5 1982 Greg Greely 7 38 21 0 5.4 1999 Kyle Leisher 0 16 0 7 37 2003 David Plaisance 15 174 24 0 11.6 1983 Greg Greely 5 15 9 0 3.0 2000 Kyle Leisher 0 15 0 14 57 2004 David Plaisance 18 179 48 0 9.9 1984 Greg Greely 4 24 11 0 6.0 2001 Josh Son 10 0 2 0 64 2005 Jermaine Boggan 8 91 43 0 11.4 1985 Kurt Turner 2 9 9 0 3.0 2002 Josh Son 9 0 0 0 54 2006 Kareem Moore 10 91 26 0 9.1 Barry Davis 2 3 3 0 1.5 2003 Josh Son 14 0 0 0 84 2007 Lardarius Webb 16 273 96 1 17.1 Thaddeus Lumar 2 3 3 0 1.5 2004 Jay Jones 0 24 0 7 45 Troy Bourgeois 2 1 1 0 .5 2005 Broderick Cole 13 0 0 0 78 KICKOFF RETURNS 1986 Dee Thomas 3 21 18 0 7.0 2006 Alex Romero 0 24 0 7 45 YEAR PLAYER nO YDS LR TD avG 1987 Trevis Rowley 4 29 25 1 7.3 2007 Broderick Cole 11 0 0 0 66 1972 Gary Fontenot 19 517 99 1 27.2 1988 Dee Thomas 5 122 70 2 24.4 H istory t his is Nicholls 1973 Gary Fontenot 19 376 74 0 19.0 1989 Clifton Smith 4 34 17 0 6.8 DEFENSIVE LEADERS 1974 Mike Jones 13 328 74 1 25.2 1990 Clifton Smith 4 9 9 0 2.3 YEAR PLAYER uT aT TOT 1975 Steve Stropolo 9 188 40 0 23.5 1991 Darryl Pounds 8 40 20 0 5.0 1972 Larry Bland 63 36 99 1992 Darryl Pounds 4 84 30 0 21.0

slc 1976 Carl Templet 14 363 62 0 25.9 1973 Allen Danos 76 31 107 1977 Richard Auzenne 10 137 20 0 13.7 1993 Tederick Henry 3 51 44 1 17.0 1974 Allen Danos 113 59 172 1978 Dwight Walker 23 393 36 0 17.1 1994 Clarence Wiggins 5 118 50 2 23.6 1975 Rusty Rebowe 81 68 149 1979 Dwight Walker 12 287 60 0 23.9 1995 Ricky Wilson 1 11 11 0 11.0 1976 Rusty Rebowe 116 74 190 1980 Byron Jarvis 12 295 62 0 24.6 1996 Demetrius Patterson 3 41 32 1 13.7 1977 Rusty Rebowe 168 71 239 1981 Dwight Walker 23 516 94 1 22.4 1997 Kevin Johnson 3 31 17 0 10.3 1978 Kenny Ortolano 108 65 173 1982 Oscar Smith 14 418 55 0 29.3 1998 Lee Rogers 2 31 31 0 15.5 1979 Earl Rogers 75 64 139 1983 Lionel Vital 21 572 70 0 27.2 1999 Seven Players Tied With One 1980 Basil Trepagnier 59 70 129 1984 Oscar Smith 17 471 53 0 27.7 2000 Seneca McMillan 3 122 89 1 40.7 1981 Johnny Meads 70 19 89 1985 Mark Carrier 11 249 51 0 22.6 2001 Chris Thompson 5 17 6 0 3.4 1982 Scott Hildebrand 76 32 108 seaso n review 1986 Brian Stropolo 29 607 65 0 20.9 2002 Chris Thompson 5 77 30 1 15.4 1983 Scott Hildebrand 72 35 107 1987 Dexter Carter 24 493 68 0 20.5 2003 David Willis 2 25 24 0 12.5 1984 Scott Hildebrand 55 31 86 1988 Bernard Sellers 22 465 37 0 21.1 2004 Tommy Lee Brown 5 17 15 0 3.4 1985 Thaddeus Lumar 33 46 79 1989 Aaron Ruffin 22 409 83 0 18.6 2005 Cory Vavala 4 54 41 0 13.5 1986 Richard Romero 61 78 139 1990 Kelvin Dandridge 15 340 44 0 22.7 2006 Jermaine Boggan 2 30 16 0 15.0 1987 Richard Romero 53 47 100 1991 Cory Butler 12 225 28 0 18.8 Toney Edison 2 5 5 0 2.5 1988 Terrence Cooks 48 74 122 2007 Lardarius Webb 5 148 72 3 29.6

oppo n e ts 1992 Darryl Pounds 21 407 36 0 19.4 1989 Troy Fields 54 77 131 1993 Darryl Pounds 25 583 67 0 23.3 1990 Troy Fields 71 59 130 1994 Darryl Pounds 25 565 63 0 22.6 SCORING 1991 Russel Thomas 59 56 115 1995 Chris Haynes 18 291 31 0 16.2 YEAR PLAYER TD PAT 2-PAT FG PTS 1992 Brett Adams 64 23 87 1996 Frank Wilson 12 251 33 0 20.9 1972 Ronald Joseph 3 0 1 0 20 1993 Darryl Pounds 74 25 99 1997 Kajuan Billings 13 216 35 0 16.6 1973 Steve Stropolo 4 0 0 0 24 1994 Darnell Small 75 44 119 1998 Curtis Johnson 21 347 29 0 16.5 1974 Terry Magee 0 14 0 5 29 1995 Darnell Small 69 58 127 coaches 1999 Sullivan Beard 14 302 54 0 21.6 1975 Steve Stropolo 8 0 0 0 48 1996 Quincy Sorrell 36 90 126 2000 Sullivan Beard 19 535 92 0 28.2 1976 Gerald Butler 3 0 0 0 18 1997 Quincy Sorrell 46 58 104 2001 LeJuan Walker 16 482 99 1 30.1 1977 Glenn Magee 0 7 0 7 28 1998 Murphy Edwards 49 36 85 2002 LeJuan Walker 18 535 68 0 29.7 1978 Dwight Walker 5 0 0 0 30 1999 Rodney Coleman 70 32 102 2003 Chris Crawford 20 646 100 2 32.3 1979 Dwight Walker 8 0 0 0 48 2000 Lee Rogers 80 34 114 2004 Demarko Hutchinson 14 289 38 0 20.6 1980 Dwight Walker 9 0 0 0 54 2001 Todd Rivera 58 21 78 2005 Brandon Zackery 12 218 38 0 18.2 1981 Dwight Walker 11 0 3 0 72 2002 David Willis 37 32 69 players 2006 Dominique Sykes 18 323 46 0 17.9 1982 Oscar Smith 0 0 0 0 60 2003 Chris Thompson 36 33 69 2007 Lardarius Webb 22 588 71 0 26.7 1983 Curtis Hobbs 6 0 2 0 38 2004 Cory Vavala 44 25 69 1984 Oscar Smith 10 0 0 0 60 2005 Cory Vavala 45 40 85 INTERCEPTIONS 1985 Oscar Smith 12 0 0 0 72 2006 Cory Vavala 28 53 81 YEAR PLAYER nO YDS LR TD avG 1986 Mark Carrier 21 0 1 0 128 2007 Kareem Moore 46 27 73 1972 Bobby Templet 6 131 59 1 21.8 1987 Pat Constantine 9 0 1 0 56 outlook 76 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football Career Leaders

RUSHING PUNT RETURNS outlook YEARS RUSH YDS TD avG YEARS nO YDS LR a v G Josh Son 2000-2003 664 2658 29 4.0 TD Oscar Smith 1981, 83, 85 589 2482 25 4.2 Dwight Walker 1978-81 66 945 76 14.3 5 Steve Stropolo 1973-76 592 2130 14 3.6 David Plaisance 2001-2004 58 670 80 11.5 1 Broderick Cole 2004-2007 471 2111 33 4.5 Carl Templet 1974-76 56 600 49 10.7 2 Colt Colletti 2001-2004 380 2051 24 5.4 Mark Carrier 1983-86 48 426 90 8.9 2 players Nakia Lumar 1995-97 448 2030 11 4.5 Brian Stropolo 1982-84, 86 49 390 85 7.9 1 Aaron Ruffin 1987-90 458 1838 20 4.0 John Brown 1988-91 47 358 75 7.6 1 Corey Thomas 1993-96 339 1756 14 5.2 Richard Auzenne 1977-79 43 341 30 7.9 0 Jarvis Lillie 1989, 91-92 292 1609 11 5.5 Dexter Carter 1985-88 51 304 38 6.0 0 Yale Vannoy 2002-2005 337 1587 18 4.7 Lardarius Webb 2007-Present 16 273 96 17.1 1

Lionel Vital 1981-84 331 1518 9 4.6 Terry Topey 1977-79 22 258 81 11.7 1 coaches

PASSING KICKOFF RETURNS YEARS aTT COMP INT YDS TD YEARS nO YDS LR a v G Doug Hudson 1983-86 1020 533 53 7670 58 TD Brad Zeller 1995-98 919 493 40 5616 25 Darryl Pounds 1991-94 71 1555 67 21.9 0 Keith Menard 1981-84 625 329 32 4362 33 Dwight Walker 1978-81 72 1475 94 20.5 1 oppo n e ts Bobby McDonald 1986-88 653 323 34 4324 28 Oscar Smith 1981, 83, 85 43 1221 83 28.4 1 Leonard Valentine 1989-90 494 246 26 3728 19 Gary Fontenot 1971-74 45 1037 99 23.1 1 Tim Bailey 1977-80 664 246 43 3628 25 LeJuan Walker 2001-2002 34 1017 99 30.0 1 Ted Bergeron 1974-77 414 200 23 2533 19 Brian Stropolo 1982-84, 86 42 916 94 21.8 1 Josh Son 2000-2003 314 139 19 2503 18 Sullivan Beard 1997-2000 35 914 92 26.1 0

Gordon Falgoust 1980-81 323 155 19 2457 22 Curtis Johnson 1997-2000 49 841 45 17.1 0 seaso n review Brad Smith 1997-200 363 189 16 2096 9 Kajuan Billings 1995-98 44 817 42 18.6 0 Lionel Vital 1981-84 34 766 70 22.5 0 RECEIVING YEARS REC YDS TD avG INTERCEPTIONS Mark Carrier 1983-86 147 2709 24 18.4 YEARS nO YDS LR avG TD Brian Stropolo 1982-84, 86 135 2203 20 16.3 Greg Greely 1981-84 21 218 87 10.4 2 Dwight Walker 1978-81 106 2163 23 20.4 Greg Harding 1979-81 16 99 40 6.2 0 Marvin Dumas 1978-81 107 1742 12 16.3 Darryl Pounds 1991-94 14 128 30 9.1 0 John Brown 1988-91 107 1724 10 16.1 Basil Trepagnier 1977-80 12 74 21 6.2 0 slc Gerald Butler 1973-76 105 1470 11 14.0 Dee Thomas 1986-89 12 232 70 21.2 2 Julius Alcee 1997-98 102 1440 6 14.1 Andre Felder 1986-89 12 122 68 10.2 1

Alfred Dorsey 1985-87 89 1217 7 13.7 Chris Thompson 2000-2003 11 129 30 12.9 t his is Nicholls 1 H istory Dwayne Brown 1982-85 96 1148 4 12.0 Byron Boyd 1976-79 10 66 32 6.6 0 David Johnson 1991-93 58 1096 5 18.9 Gary Barbaro 1972-75 9 190 55 21.1 1 Glenn Magee 1976-79 9 136 36 17.0 0 SCORING YEARS TD 1-PAT 2-PAT FG TOTAL DEFENDERS Oscar Smith 1981, 83, 85 35 0 0 0 210 YEARS uT aT TOTAL Jose Bran 1986, 88-90 0 102 0 36 210 Rusty Rebowe 1974-77 412 243 655 Kyle Leisher 1997-2000 0 70 0 46 208 Torrian Thomas 2000-2003 104 100 204 Dwight Walker 1978-81 33 0 3 0 204 Kenney Ortolano 1975-78 311 139 450 Adam Diel 1993-96 0 96 0 35 201 Earl Rogers 1976-79 236 161 397 Broderick Cole 2004-2007 33 0 0 0 198 Richard Romero 1985-88 156 196 352 Josh Son 2000-2003 29 0 1 0 176 Allen Danos 1972-75 244 136 380 Mark Carrier 1983-86 26 0 1 0 157 Carey Johnson 1972-75 230 113 343 Colt Colletti 2001-2004 24 0 0 0 144 Basil Trepagnier 1977-80 197 144 341 Brian Stropolo 1982-84, 86 23 0 2 0 140 Darryl Pounds 1991-94 220 115 335 Quincy Sorrell 1994-97 129 196 325

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Nicholls Colonels Football 77 2008 Nicholls Football COLONEL ACCOLADES

All-Americans 1993 Darryl Pounds, DB - National Weekly 1974 Gary Barbaro, defensive back (Freshman of the Year) 1976 Gerald Butler, SE - Kodak First-Team Football Gazette Second-Team Terry Magee, punter Jarvis Lillie, running back 1977 Rusty Rebowe, LB - Kodak First- 1994 Darryl Pounds, DB - Associated Press 1975 Carey Johnson, nose guard Michael Walker, defensive lineman

media Team; First-Team; National Weekly Football Terry Magee, punter 1992 Royce Nelson, offensive lineman Associated Press First-Team; NCAA Gazette First- Team; The Sports Steve Stropolo, running back Darryl Pounds, defensive back All-America Network Second-Team 1976 Fred Roth, offensive tackle 1993 Darryl Pounds, defensive back Kenny Ortolano, NG - AP Brian Desselles, P - Associated Press 1977 Fred Bruhl, defensive end 1994 Brian Desselles, punter Honorable Mention Second-Team; The Sports Network Rusty Rebowe, linebacker (Player of Adam Diel, place kicker 1980 Greg Harding, DB - AP Honorable Third-Team the Year) Michael LeBlanc, offensive lineman Mention 2002 LeJuan Walker, KR - National Weekly Kenny Ortolano, nose guard Darryl Pounds, defensive back 1981 Dwight Walker, WR - Associated Football Gazette First Team 1978 Byron Boyd, defensive back Clarence Wiggins, defensive back Press First-Team; Kodak First-Team Chris Thompson, CB - National Kenny Ortolano, nose guard 1995 Darnell Small, linebacker 1982 Clint Conque, OLB - Associated Weekly Football Gazette Third Team 1996 Darren Barbier, Coach of the Year Press First-Team 2003 Chris Thompson, KR - National Second-Team All-Gulf South Adam Diel, place kicker Jay Pennison, C - Associated Press Weekly Football Gazette First Team Conference John Emery (Newcomer of the Year) Second-Team Chris Thompson, CB - National 1975 Gary Barbaro, defensive back Greg Reynolds, offensive lineman Johnny Meads, ILB - AP Honoranble Weekly Football Gazette Second Richard Berard, defensive end 1998 Robert Martin, defensive lineman Mention Team Allen Danos, defensive back Murphy Edwards, linebacker 1983 Jay Pennison, C - Associated Press 2005 Cody Stogner, C- The Sports 1976 Gerald Butler, wide receiver 2000 Jeremy Thompson, punter Second-Team Network Third Team Rusty Rebowe, linebacker 2001 Colt Colletti, fullback

H istory 1984 Dewayne t his is Nicholls Harrison, TE - Associated 2006 Jacob Bender, OT - Sports Network Carl Templet, defensive back Chris Thompson, cornerback Press First-Team I-AA/FCS Third Team 1978 Fred Roth, offensive guard 2002 Matt DeRoche, offensive lineman Lynn Bychurch, OG - AP Honorable 2007 Kareem Moore, FS – Associated Basil Trepagnier, defensive back Josh Son, quarterback Mention Press Second Team Chris Thompson, cornerback slc Scott Hildebrand, ILB - AP Lardarius Webb, SS – Sports First-Team All-Gulf Star LeJuan Walker, kick returner Honorable Mention Network First Team Conference 2003 Chris Thompson, cornerback Keith Menard, QB - AP Honorable Lardarius Webb, SS – Walter Camp 1984 Sheldon Andrus, defensive tackle Chris Crawford, kick returner Mention Foundation First Team Lynn Bychurch, offensive guard 2004 Colt Colletti, running back Oscar Smith, RB - AP Honorable Lardarius Webb, SS – College Dewayne Harrison, tight end David Willis, safety Mention Sporting News Fabulous Fifty Scott Hildebrand, linebacker 2005 Joseph Tobias, running back Anthony Tuggle, DB - AP Honorable Lardarius Webb, SS – Associated Keith Menard, quarterback Broderick Cole, fullback Mention Press Second Team Oscar Smith, running back Jacob Bender, offensive lineman 1985 Lynn Bychurch, OG - Associated Anthony Tuggle, defensive back Cody Stogner, offensive lineman seaso n review Press Second-Team NCAA I-AA Southeast All-Region 1985 Lynn Bychurch, offensive guard Michael Young, defensive lineman 1986 Mark Carrier, WR - Associated Press 2005 Michael Young, DL – Second-Team 1986 Troy Bourgeois, defensive back Cory Vavala, linebacker First-Team; Kodak First-Team Darnell Carmouche, defensive line Joe Ogletree, safety Doug Hudson, QB - AP Honorable National Coach of the Year Mark Carrier, wide receiver 2006 Jacob Bender, offensive tackle Mention; Football News Second- 1996 Darren Barbier - Sports Network Doug Hudson, quarterback Toney Edison, safety Team Eddie Robinson Award Recipient; Billy Naquin, offensive guard Cory Vavala, linebacker Troy Bourgeois, DB - AP Honorable Schutt Sports/

oppo n e ts 2007 Broderick Cole, fullback Mention Quarterly Division I-AA Coach of Second-Team All-Gulf Star Benjamin Gombossy, offensive guard Darnell Carmouche, DT - AP the Year Conference Kareem Moore, safety Honorable Mention 1984 Greg Greely, defensive back Lardarius Webb, safety Billy Naquin, OG - AP Honorable GTE Academic All-America George Scott, offensive tackle Mention District VI Team Lionel Vital, running back SLC Offensive Player of the Year 1987 Alfred Dorsey, WR - Associated 1994 Jared Allemand, linebacker 1985 Patrick Pattan, offensive tackle 2005 Yale Vannoy, quarterback coaches Press Second-Team Tony Easton, wide receiver Mark Carrier, wide receiver Karl Hill, DB - Associated Press 1996 Ricky Wilson, defensive back Oscar Smith, running back SLC Defensive Player of the Year Third-Team Brad Zeller, quarterback Darnell Carmouche, defensive line 2007 Kareem Moore, safety Reed Pere’, OT - Associated Press 1997 Brad Zeller, quarterback Thaddeus Lumar, linebacker Third-Team 2002 Josh Son, quarterback 1986 Lynn Bychurch, center SLC Freshman of the Year Richard Romero, ILB - AP 2003 Josh Son, quarterback Patrick Pattan, offensive guard 1991 Darryl Pounds, safety

players Honorable Mention Dustin Denault, offensive lineman Brian Stropolo, wide receiver 2000 Josh Son, quarterback 1988 Karl Hill, DB - College Football 2004 Joseph Trosclair, offensive lineman Kevin Smooth, running back 2001 LeJuan Walker, return specialist/ News Third-Team Richard Romero, linebacker defensive back 1991 Darryl Pounds, DB - Associated Thomas Williams, defensive back 2004 Broderick Cole, fullback Press Second-Team First-Team All-Gulf South 1992 Royce Nelson, OL - National Conference First-Team All-SLC/SFL SLC Newomer of the Year Weekly Football Gazette Third Team 1973 Terry Magee, punter 1991 Darryl Pounds, defensive back 1996 John Emery, defensive end outlook 78 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football COLONEL ACCOLADES

2005 Joseph Tobias, running back Allen Danos, defensive lineman Michael Walker, defensive line Smith, and Brent Stewart outlook 2006 Kareem Moore, safety Terry Magee, punter Todd Adams, offensive tackle 1991 Todd Adams, Russel Thomas, and 2007 Lardarius Webb, safety 1976 Fred Roth, offensive tackle 1993 Brian Desselles, punter Michael Walker 1977 Rusty Rebowe, linebacker 1994 Adam Diel, 1992 Legantry Chaney, Tyrone Dominique, SLC Coach of the Year Tommy Broom, center Michael LeBlanc, offensive lineman Allen Rudolph, and Royce Nelson 1996 Darren Barbier 1978 Fred Roth, offensive guard 1995 Darnell Small, linebacker 1993 Eric Held, Matt Hodson, David

2002 Daryl Daye 1980 Don Alonzo, punter 1996 Adam Diel, place kicker Johnson, Allen Rudolph, Clyde players 2005 Jay Thomas Basil Trepagnier, safety Murphy Edwards, defensive lineman Washington, and Mike Zierlein 1983 Jay Pennison, center Ivan Williams, defensive lineman 1994 No permanent captains named Second-Team All-SLC/SFL 1985 Dwayne Brown, tight end 1997 Julius Alcee, wide receiver 1995 No permanent captains named 1991 Todd Adams, offensive tackle 1988 Reed Pere’, offensive tackle Quincy Sorrell, linebacker 1996 No permanent captains named 1992 Michael Morris, linebacker Jamie Lawson, fullback 1998 Cliff Cumberland, tight end 1997 No permanent captains named 1994 Todd Harris, defensive end 1991 Darryl Pounds, defensive back Greg DeBose, offensive lineman 1998 No permanent captains named coaches Darnell Small, linebacker 1992 Darryl Pounds, defensive back Kyle Leisher, placekicker 1999 Andy Naquin, Kevin Johnson, 1995 Greg Reynolds, offensive lineman 1993 Darryl Pounds, defensive back Robert Martin, defensive lineman Daiquari Wilson, Brad Smith 1996 Reggie Davis, cornerback 1994 Brian Desselles, punter 2000 Kyle Leisher, placekicker 2000 Rocky Curl, Lee Rogers, Brad Smith, Nakia Lumar, running back Darryl Pounds, defensive back Kyle Smith, offensive lineman Ryan Thibodaux Demetrius Patterson, cornerback 1996 John Emery, defensive lineman Jeremy Thompson, punter 2001 Steve Ellis, Todd Rivera, Kyle Smith, Quincy Sorrell, linebacker Nakia Lumar, running back 2002 Josh Son, quarterback Josh Son, Ryan Thibodaux Ivan Williams, defensive lineman Greg Reynolds, offensive lineman LeJuan Walker, kick returner 2002 Josh Son, Steve Ellis, Lester McGee, oppo n e ts 1997 Murphy Edwards, defensive end Quincy Sorrell, linebacker Chris Thompson, cornerback Matt DeRouche Anthony Saul, linebacker 1998 Murphy Edwards, linebacker 2003 Josh Son, quarterback 2003 Phillip Robin, Rudy August, Josh Son, Quincy Sorrell, linebacker 2005 Cody Stogner, offensive lineman Chris Thompson, cornerback Adam Gardner, Travis Douglas 1998 Julius Alcee, wide receiver Cory Vavala, linebacker Chris Crawford, kick returner 2004 David Plaisance, Yale Vannoy, Joseph Greg DeBose, offensive lineman 2007 Lardarius Webb, safety 2005 Jacob Bender, offensive lineman Trosclair, David Willis, Bryan Paille

Kyle Leisher, placekicker Lardarius Webb, return specialists Broderick Cole, fullback 2005 Yale Vannoy, Thomas Lorio, Henry seaso n review Brad Zeller, quarterback 2007 Benjamin Gombossy, offensive guard Johnson, Bryan Paille, Joseph 2000 Sullivan Beard, return specialist LSWA Coach of the Year Kareem Moore, safety Ogletree Kyle Leisher, placekicker 1975 Bill Clements 2006 Jacob Bender, Broderick Cole, Toney Todd Rivera, linebacker 1986 Sonny Jackson Captains Edison, Dustin Gisclair, Cory Vavala Lee Rogers, defensive back 1996 Darren Barbier 1971 Jerry Sanchez and Larry Bland 2007 Matt Blanchard, Broderick Cole, Kyle Smith, offensive lineman 1972 Mike Torres and Larry Bland Dominic Cooper, Benjamin 2001 LeJuan Walker, kick reteurner LSWA Newcomer of the Year 1973 Jerry Sanchez and Walt Gaudet Gombossy, Kareem Moore 2002 Colt Colletti, running back 1996 John Emery, defensive end 1974 Mike Torres and Kenny Duke

John Manly, punter 2007 Lardarius Webb, safety 1975 Elijah Hensley and Carey Johnson Participants slc Burnell Taylor, defensive lineman 1976 Keith Crawford and Fred Raiford 1975 Terry Magee, punter 2003 Phillip Brock, running back LSWA Freshman of the Year 1977 Ted Bergeron and Rusty Rebowe Gary Barbaro, defensive back Vince Butler, wide receiver 1991 Darryl Pounds 1978 Keith Davis and Jerry Galloway

Adam Gardner, offensive lineman 1979 Ronnie Harkless and Earl Rogers East-West Shrine Bowl t his is Nicholls H istory Jeff Breaux, offensive lineman Second-Team LSWA All- 1980 Greg Jones and Basil Trepagnier Participant John Manly, punter Louisiana 1981 Tommy Warner, Keith Hodges, and 1976 Gerald Butler, wide receiver 2004 Broderick Cole, fullback 1982 Clint Conque, outside linebacker Arthur Tolliver Joseph Trosclair, offensive lineman Greg Greely, safety 1982 Shane Whittemore, Barry Valcin, Blue*Gray All-Star Game Participant Michael Young, defensive lineman 1983 Greg Greely, cornerback Clint Conque, and Kevin Bell 2003 Chris Thompson, cornerback Tommy Lee Brown, cornerback Richard Motton, offensive guard 1983 Walter Morrison, Jay Pennison, and James Wilcox, punter 1984 Keith Menard, quarterback Johnny Meads Magnloia Gridiron All-Star Classic 2005 Yale Vannoy, quarterback Anthony Tuggle, cornerback 1984 Greg Greely, Scott Hildebrand, and 2006 Jacob Bender, offensive tackle Benjamin Gombossy, offensive 1985 Lynn Bychurch, offensive guard Keith Menard Toney Edison, safety lineman Oscar Smith, running back 1985 Dwayne Brown, Bobby Connell, Jay Bryan Paille, defensive lineman 1986 Doug Hudson, quarterback Roth Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Tommy Lee Brown, cornerback Mark Carrier, wide receiver 1986 Troy Bourgeois, Mark Carrier, Doug Game 2006 Greg Casnave, defensive lineman 1987 Alfred Dorsey, wide receiver Hudson, Patrick Pattan, Kevin Smoot, 2007 Kareem Moore, safety Kareem Moore, safety Richard Glover, defensive tackle and Brian Stropolo 2007 Garrick Spain, linebacker 1988 Terrence Cooks, inside linebacker 1987 Alfred Dorsey, Thaddeus Lumar, and Jordan Stone, defensive lineman 1989 Joey Quinn, defensive tackle Clarence Robinsont

Lardarius Webb, return specialists 1990 Joey Quinn, defensive tackle 1988 Trevis Rowley, Richard Romero, media Troy Fields, linebacker Reed Pere’ First-Team LSWA All-Louisiana Jose Bran, placekicker 1989 Craig Marek 1975 Gary Barbaro, defensive back 1991 Jarvis Lillie, running back 1990 Troy Fields, Aaron Ruffin, Clifton Nicholls Colonels Football 79 2008 Nicholls Football Colonels Drafted into Pro Football

1976 gary Barbaro, DB , Third Round (74th)

media 1977 gerald Butler, WR , Seventh Round (182nd) 1982 Dwight Walker, WR , Fourth Round (87th) 1984 Johnny Meads, LB Houston Oilers, Third Round (58th) Johnny Meads, LB New Orleans Breakers, Jamie Lawson Johnny Meads Third Round (56th) curtis Hobbs, WR Jacksonville Bulls, Eighth Round (163rd) ronald Motton, OG Houston Gamblers, 13th Round (257th)

H istory t his is Nicholls Jay Pennison, C Jacksonville Bulls, 13th Round (270th) 1985 greg Greely, DB

slc San Antonio Gunslingers, Second Round (24th) Darryl Pounds anthony Tuggle, DB Express, Chris Thompson Fifth Round (64th) lionel Vital, RB Jay Pennison Washington Redskins, Seventh Round (187th) 1986 oscar Smith, RB Doug Hudson ,

seaso n review Fifth Round (119th) 1987 mark Carrier, WR , Third Round (57th) Doug Hudson, QB Kansas City Chiefs, Second Round (186th)

oppo n e ts 1989 Jamie Lawson, FB Tampa Bay Lawson, Fifth Round (117th) 1990 Dee Thomas, DB Jacob Bender Houston Oilers, 10th Round (264th) 1995 Darryl Pounds, DB coaches Washington, Third Round (68th) 2004 chris Thompson, DB , Fifth Round (110th) 2007 Jacob Bender, OT

players , Sixth Round (177th) 2008 kareem Moore, FS Washington Redskins, th Mark Carrier Sixth Round (180 ) outlook 80 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football Colonel Lettermen

A 1972-75, Kenner BOUDREAUX, Rene, DT 2003, 2004, New Orleans CHAMPAGNE, Ray, DE CURLIN, Richard, OT outlook ABREGO, Jeff, OT BARKER, Anthony, P-WR 1978-79, Houma BUCHANAN, Corey, RB 1972-74, Jeanerette 1976-79, Houma 1971-74, Gramercy 1981-82, Valley, Ala. BOUDY, Christopher, LB 2006, Kingsville, Texas CHANEY, Legantry, FB CUROLE, Kindall, PK ACOSTA, Kyle, DL BARNES, Kendrick, FB 1991, Biloxi, Miss. BUCKLAND, Dean, OL 1989-92, Fair Hope, Ala. 1979-81, Cut Off 1990-92, LaPlace 1998, Magnolia, Miss. BOURGEOIS, Troy, SS 1992-95, Houma CHAPMAN, Stuart, OL CURRY, Keith, DE ADAMS, Brett, LB BARTHE, Earl, DB 1983-86, Houston, Texas BUCKNER, Eric, TE 1987-88, Delcambre 2002, Hickory, Miss. 1991-93, Gretna 1980 BOUYER, Bryan, DL 1986-88, Kentwood CHARPENTIER, Sonny, WR CURTIS, Malcom, DB BARTHOLOMEW, Karl, RB 2002, Eufaula, Ala. BUNCH, Chris, QB 1979, Franklin 1989-91, New Orleans

ADAMS, Todd, OG players 1989-91, Thibodaux 2004, 2005, New Orleans BOUZIGARD, Scott, FS 2006, Crystal River, Florida CHATMAN, Hosea, WR AFFOLTER, Kenneth, LB BARRY, Jerry, LB 1979-81, Galliano BUQUOI, Gary, OL 1986-89, Houma D 1982-83, Slidell 1971-74, Grand Coteau BOYD, Andre, DL 1992-94, Metairie CHAUVIN, Zack, QB DAHLKE, Dasche ALCEE, Julius, WR BATISTE, Calvin, DB 1995-96, New Orleans BURCHETT, Roy, QB 2006, 2007, Thibodaux, La. 2003, Texas City, Texas 1997-98, Algiers 1976, Amite BOYD, Ben, DB 2001, Bradenton, Fla. CHUTER, Eric, OL DAIGLE, Butch, FB ALEX, Horace, RB BEARD, Sullivan, WR 1977, Tylertown, Miss. BURKS, Dennis, RB 1991, New Orleans 1982-86, Gonzales 1975-77, New Iberia 1998-2000, Lockport BOYD, Byron, DB 1996, New Orleans CLARK, Corey, RB-TE DAIGS, Chris, WR BEARY, Tim, DE 1976-79, Boutte BURKS, Terrel, OL 1991-92, Thibodaux

ALLEMAN, Eric, WR 1989-90, Harvey coaches 1993, Thibodaux 1978-81, Geismar BOZEMAN, Donnie, WB 1994-95, Memphis, Tenn. CLARK, Dedric, DB DANDRIDGE, Kelvin, WR ALLEMAND, Jared, QB/WR BECNEL, Gary, OG 1994, Napoleonville BURNS, Blaine, FB 1996, Vacherie 1989-91, Baton Rouge 1992-94, Lockport 1972, Vacherie BRAN, Jose, PK 2005, 2006, 2007, Baton Rouge CLARK, Mike, CB-TB DANIELS, Dominique, DB ALLEN, Billy Ray, RB BEBE, Chuck, OT 1986, 88-90 New Orleans BUSH, Juan, CB 1987-80, Denham Springs 2006, 2007, Tampa, Fla. 1974, Biloxi, Miss. 1974-75, Baton Rouge BREAUX, Jeffrey, OL 1980, New Orleans COATES, Mark, RB DANOS, Allen, DT ALLEN, Chris, OL BELANGER, Brent, LB/FB 2000-2003, Sulphur BUTLER, Cory, DB 1993, 1995, Gretna 1972-75, Cut Off 1993, Demopolis, Ala. 1989, 1991, Houma BREAUX, Joey 1990-92, Houma COLE, Broderick, FB DAVID, Joseph, LB BELLANGER, Troy, DS 2003, Alvin, Texas BUTLER, Gerald, WR 2004-07, New Orleans ALONZO, Don, P 1980 oppo n e ts 1980, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. 1992-95, Raceland BRIGGS, Troy, TE 1973-76, Slidell COLEMAN, Rodney, DB DAVIS, Aaron, TE ANDERSON, Kareem, DT BELL, Kevin, NG-DT 1978-81, Abbeville BUTLER, James, LB 1998-99, New Orleans 1989-91, Plaquemine 2004, Atlanta, Ga. 1979-1982, Avondale BRINSON, Ronald, DB 1989-91, Houma COLLETTI, Colt, FB DAVIS, Barry, DB ANDERSON, Ronald, DT BELLEW, Danny, OT 1982-83, Tampa, Fla. BUTLER, Vince, WR 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, River 1985 1989, Norco 1981-82, Saucier, Miss. BRISTER, Adam, TE/WR 2002, 2003, Tampa, Fla. Ridge DAVIS, Cortrell, LB ANDERSON, Tawaskie, RB BENDER, JACOB, OT 2006, Baton Rouge, La. BYCHURCH, Lynn, OG COLLINS, Cooper, QB 1995, Hahnville 1995, 1997-99, New Orleans 2003-06 Mayo, Maryland BRISTER, Belton, FS 1983-86, Cut Off 1999-2000, Abbeville DAVIS, Dwayne, DB BERARD, Richard, DE 1980, New Orleans COMEAUX, Britton, OL

ANDERSON, Vince 1990-91, Amite seaso n review 2003, Lake City, Fla. 1972-75, Jeanerette BROCATO, Mitch, TE C 2006, Cut Off, La. DAVIS, Ed, WR ANDRUS, Sheldon, DT BERGERON, Ted, QB 1996-98, Pearl River CAMPBELL, Gary, OG COMEAUX, Sean, P/K 1974-75, Paradis 1981-84, Port Barre 1974-77, Houma BROCK, Phillip, RB 1975, Petal, Miss. 2004-07, New Iberia DAVIS, Greg, QB APPLEBERRY, Aaron, WR BERNARD, Adrian, OL 2000-2003, New Orleans CAMPBELL, John, DE CONNELL, Bobby, TE 1990, Metairie 1981, Avondale 1992, Thibodaux BROOKS, Lester, DB 1997-99, Cut Off 1984-85, Olla DAVIS, Jevon, LB APRIL, Bobby, DE BERNARD, Derronne, DL 2006-07, Macon, Mississippi CAMPBELL, Patrick, TE CONNELL, Michael, LB 1995, New Orleans 1972-75, Chalmette 1994-95, New Iberia BROOM, Tommy, C 1990, Marrero 1985-87, Stone Mountain, Ga. DAVIS, Keith, LB ARCEMONT, Trey, DT BERNINGER, Darren, DL 1976-79, Columbia, Miss. CANDIES, Otto, LB CONNELL, Timmy, LB 1980 1988-90, Morgan City 1993, Baker BROUSSARD, Chris, DB 1983-85, Des Allemands 1983-86, Olla DAVIS, Keith, WR ARCHANGEL, Stephen, DB BERRY, James, RB 2005, 2007, Morgan City CANDIES, Shane, DB CONQUE, Clint, DE 1976-78, Paradis 2003, Jenerette 1978 BROUSSARD, Shannon, OL 1982-83, Thibodaux 1981-82, Baton Rouge DAVIS, Reggie, DB AUGUST, Rudy, RB BIEDENKOPF, Tim, TE 1990, Iowa CANDIES, Sidney, OL CONSTANTINE, Pat, WR 1993-96, New Iberia slc 2000-2003, Belle Rose 1978, Kenner BROWN, Dan, P 1990, Hahnville 1984, 86-87, Lafayette DeAVILA, Jonathan, OL AUSTIN, Jared, OL BILLINGS, Kajuan, WR 1976-79, Baton Rouge CAPDEBOSCQ, Mike, FB COOKMEYER, Rickey, WR 2004, 2005, 2007 Houston, Texas 1991-94, Avondale 1995-98, Harvey BROWN, Dwayne, FB 1980-81, Loranger 1990, 1992, Metairie DeBOSE, Greg, OL BIZETTE, Brandon 1982-85, Houma COOKS, Terrence, LB AUSTIN, Joe, OL CARMOUCHE, Darnell, LB 1995-98, New Orleans t his is Nicholls H istory 1994-96, Milton, Fla. 2003, Maringouin BROWN, Ed, DT 1983-86, Carencro 1985-88, Napoleonville DEGRUY, Glenn, LB AUZENNE, Richard, RB BLANCHARD, Matt, OL 1981-82, Lafayette CARRIER, Mark, WR COOPER, Dominic, DE 1971, New Orleans 1977-79, Baytown, Texas 2006-07, Guntown, Mississippi BROWN, Edward, DL 1983-86, Church Point 2006-07, New Orleans, La. DELATTE, Richie, FB B BLANCHARD, Jody, DB 1997-98, New Orleans CARTER, Billy, DL CORMIER, Nigel, OL 1996-97, New Orleans 1992-94, Houma BROWN, John, WR 1987, Pensacola, Fla. 2005, 2006, 2007 Lafayette DELEE, Brent, TE BABER, Trevors, DB BLANCHARD, Michael, OL BROWN, Lavincio, LB CORTEZ, Jason 1988-90, Hammond CARTER, Chad, RB 1982,84, Clinton 1990-92, Napoleonville 2002, 2004, Greenwood, Miss. 1999-2000, Convent 2003, New Orleans DELGADO, Jose, OL BADEAUX, Ernie, DL BLAND, Larry, DT-LB BROWN, Tommy Lee, DB CRAWFORD, Demetrius, DB 1997-99, River Ridge CARTER, Dexter, DB-WR 1987, Chalmette 1971-74 2002-2005, Amite, La. 1985-88, New Orleans 1990-92, Fairhope, Ala. DENEAULT, Dustin, OL BAHAM, Dewayne, C BLEAKLEY, Rick, LB 1988-91, Ponchatoula CRAWFORD, Eric, DB 1980, Folsom CARTER, Kenny, DB-FB 2002-2003, Concordia, Kan. 2000, 2001, Convent BRUCE, Gary, NG 1989-90, Carencro 1994-96, Lake Charles DEROCHE, Matt, OL BAILEY, Fred, LB BLEAKLEY, Robert, LB 1977, Cut Off CRAWFORD, Keith, OT/OG 1996, 1998, New Orleans CARTER, Ryan, RB 2000-2002, Houma 2001-2003, Convent BRUCE, Ricky, DB 2002, 2003, Baton Rouge 1973-76, New Orleans DESHOTEL, Paul, OL BAILEY, Levon, LB BOGGAN, Jermaine, DB 1995, Paradis CROCHET, Jason, DL 2003-06, Missouri City, Texas CASE, Tom, QB 1986-88, Franklin 2004-07 Jacksonville, Fla. BRUHL, Tommy, DE 1987-80, Avondale 1998, Houma DESSELLES, Brian, P BAILEY, Navarro BONNAFFONS, Brett, WR 1974-77, Covington CROWE, Leslie, LB 2003, Baker CASNAVE, Greg, DL 1993-94, White Castle 2002-2003, New Orleans BRUMFIELD, Bryan, DB 2005, 2006 LaCombe 1992-94, Amite DEVEER, Joe, LB BAILEY, Tim, QB BORDEN, Cornelius, LB 1982-84, Amite CRUMP, Brian, DL 1977-80, Pensacola, Fla. CATHA, David, DB 1981 1999, Moss Point, Miss. BRUNO, Lindsey, OL 1972, 1974-76, Baton Rouge 1992, New Orleans DEWITT, Brad, OL BALDWIN, Anthony, TE BOUDOIN, Perry, TE-DE 1994-96, Chalmette CULOTTA, Rickey, QB 2001, 2002, River Ridge CATOIRE, Allen, OL 2000, Pass Christian, Miss. 1978-81, Edgard BRUNSON, Randy, OL 1992-95, Metairie 1995, Metairie DiBETTA, Gareth, DB

BAKER, David, WR media BOUDREAUX, Cody, RB 2001-2002, Forest, Miss. CHAISSON, Jeremy, OL CUMBERLAND, Cliff, TE 2001-2002, Chalmette 1992, Opelousas 1993, St.Amant BRYAN, Winfred, DL 1996-98, Metairie BAKER, TIM, OL 2000, Thibodaux DICKINSON, Don, C BOUDREAUX, Elmo, DB 1988-89, Miami, Fla. CHAMBERS, Kevin, DE CURL, Rocky, TE/LB 1972 2002-2003, Natchez, Miss. 1971-74, Thibodaux BUA, Chris, LB 1997-2000, Kenner BARBARO, Gary, DB 1980, New Orleans DIEL, Adam, PK Nicholls Colonels Football 81 2008 Nicholls Football Colonel Lettermen

1993-96, Baton Rouge FALGOUST, Gordon, QB GAUDET, Walt, DE 1980, Pensacola, Fla. HOWARD, Tracey, DT JONES, Dwayne, RB DILLON, Edward, DB 1980-81, Vacherie 1971-73, Ville Platte HARRIS, Todd, DE 2005, Silsbee, Texas 2005-07, New Iberia 1995-98, New Orleans FALGOUST, Ken, WR GAUTREAU, Mike, NG 1992-94, Garyville HUDSON, Doug, QB JONES, Greg, TE DIMAK, Cody, LB 1987, Vacherie 1984, Gonzales HARRISON, Dewayne, TE 1983-86, Gulf Breeze, Fla. 1977-78, 80, New Orleans media 2005, 2006 New Orleans FAIRCHILD, Matt, DE GEORGE, Kevin, DB 1982-85, Covington HUGHES, Kyle, LB JONES, Henry, DE DINOT, Rickey, TB 2005, 2006, 2007, Gonzales 1991-1992, Crowley HATCHER, Mark, LB-FB 2006, 2007, Orange, Texas 1992, New Orleans 1982, Baton Rouge FANGUY, Jarrod, LB GILMORE, Dave, LB 1977-80, Baytown, Texas HUGHES, Taras, DB JONES, Jay, K DISHER, Carl, QB 2006, 2007, Houma, La. 1979-80, Metairie HAVENER, Jerry, C 1989-92, Galliano 2003, 2004, Greenwood, Miss. 1991, Ponchatoula FAUCHEAUX, Chuck, DS GILSTRAP, Derek, TE 1984-87, Patterson HUTCHINSON, Demarko, JONES, Kevin, DL DOLAN, Patrick, P/PK 1998, Mathews 1974-77, Levelland, Texas HAWKINS, Jessie, LB QB/RB 1996-99, Baton Rouge 2007, Mobile, Ala. FEELE, James, OT GILISPIE, Robert, OL 1998, Marrero 2004, 2005, St. Rose JOSEPH, Cleveland, LB DOMINIQUE, Tyrone, LB 1974-75, Picayune, Miss. 2005, Port Arthur, Texas HAYDEL, Patrick, DT HYMEL, Audie, OT/OG 1980, Thibodaux 1990-93, Gheens FELDER, Andre, DB GISCLAIR, Dustin, LB 1986-88, Vacherie 1973-75, Harvey JOSEPH, Kendall, RB DONAHUE, Greg, LB 1986-89, Hammond 2003-06, Galliano HAYNES, Chris, WR HYPOLITE, Artie, WR 1997,99, Hahnville 1986, Kentwood FELDER, Travis, RB GLOVER, Richard, DT 1995, Luling 1973-75, Jeanerette JOSEPH, Konald, WR DORSEY, Alfred, WR 2001, 2002, 2003, Jacksonville, 1985-88, New Orleans HEAD, Brian, C 1994, Gramercy 1985-87, New Orleans Fla. GOMBOSSY, Benjamin, OL 1989-92, Kingwood, Texas I JOSEPH, Ronald, RB DOUGLAS, Travis, LB FELLS, Reno 2004-07, Monroe HEBERT, Billy Bob, QB/RB IBIETA, Sal, C 1972-74, Jeanerette 2000-2003, Des Allemands 2006, 2007, Palatka, Fla. GONZALES, Octavio, C 1985-88, Cut Off 1981, Chalmette JOSEPH, Wayne, DB DUBUC, Michael, LB FIELDS, Troy, FB 1985-87, Miami, Fla. HEBERT, Jody, DL 1998, New Orleans 2001, 2002, Metairie 1987-90, New Orleans GORDON, Patrick, WR 1997-99, Westwego JOYNER, Richard, WR DUGAN, Michael, CB FINISTER, Doug, RB 2005, 2006, 2007, Houma, La. HELD, Eric, PK J 1976-78, Brandon, Miss. 1985 1993, New Orleans GREELY, Greg, DB 1992-93, Metairie JACKSON, Cory, RB JOYNER, Stephen, OT DUGAS, Monte, FB FITZPATRICK, Brian 1981-84, Bogalusa HENRY, Louis, RB 1997, Breaux Bridge 1981, New Orleans 1994-95, Jefferson 2004, Lewisville, Texas GREENE, Logan, DE 1977-78, Covington JACKSON, Eric, LB JUDGE, Jermaine, DL 1982-85, Baton Rouge H istory DUKE, Kenny, t his is Nicholls LB FLUGENCE, Cornell, DB 2004, Raleigh, N.C. HENRY, Tedrick, DB 1992, Bay Minette, Ala. 1971-74, New Orleans 1981-84, Lafayette GREENWOOD, Keith, SS 1992-94, Kenner JACKSON, Ira, WR JUNIUS, Brian, OL DUMAS, Marvin, WR FLOWERS, Aric, OL 1979-80, New Orleans HENSLEY, Lige, OG 1996-97, Edgard 1998 Baton Rouge 1978-81, Vacherie 2005, 2007, Plano, Texas GRIFFIN, Michael, LB 1971-73, 75, Kenner JACKSON, Mark, OL DUNN, Antwan, DE FONTENOT-AMEDEE, Joel, RB 1999-2002, Patterson HESTER, Chris, DL 1994, 1996, St. Cloud, Fla.

slc K 2004, 2005, Birmingham, Ala. 2002-2005, Baton Rouge GRIFFIN, Roscoe, RB 2002-2003, 2005, Raceland JACKSON, Ronald, TE 1994, McComb, Miss. KELLY, Andre, DB/RB DUNN, Robert, OT FONTENOT, Dain, WR 1993-94, Apopka, Fla. HEYL, Michael, LB 2004, 2007, New Orleans 1972 1993-96, Port Vincent GRIFFIN, Troy, DB 2004-07, New Orleans JARROTT, Graham, OL 1999-2002, New Orleans KENNEDY, Nick, DB DUTTON, Davonn, DL FONTENOT, Gary, DB 1992, Lockport HILDEBRAND, Scott, LB 2000, Houma 2005-07, New Orleans 1971-74, Sunset GRIMES, Morris, DT 1981-84, Marrero JARVIS, Byron, RB 1980, Donaldsonville KENNEDY, Lynn, WR DUPUIS, Steve, LB-TE FONTENOT, Josh, QB 1976, Baton Rouge HILL, Karl, DB 1982-83, Thibodaux 1973, 75-76, Opelousas 2000-2001 Ville Platte GRISSOM, Herman, PK 1985-88, Marrero JARVIS, Jairus, DE 2006, 2007, Donaldsonville KIEFFER, Mike, LB FONTENOT, Randy, TE-FB 1972-73, Jasper, Texas HINES, Isa, RB 1998, 2000-2001 River Ridge 1971-74, Opelousas GRUBB, Jason, DB 2007, San Francisco, Calif. JEFFERSON, Darrell, DB E 1998-99, Salem, Miss. KINDRED, Adrian, LB EASTON, Anthony, WR FOOTE, David, OT 2002, Slidell HOBBS, Curtis, WR 2007, Opelika, Ala. 1980, Thibodaux GUEDRY, Warren, DE-DT 1982-83, Mendenhall, Miss. JENKINS, David, OT 1993-94, Surrey, England 1979-82, New Orleans KING, Doug, DL seaso n review EATON, David, LB FOOTE, Ed, OG 1973, 76, Baton Rouge HODGE, Chris, DB 2000, 2001, 2004, Harvey 1978-80, Thibodaux GUIDRY, Gavin, WR 2003, 2004, Bainbridge, Ga. JENKINS, Jerimiah, DE 1991-94, Thibodaux 2006, 2007, Corpus Christi, Texas KING, Jared, DL EDDIE, Andrew FORD, Jamaul, RB 1987, Harvey HODGES, Keith, CB 2002, Marerro 2006, Berwick, La. GUIDRY, Joey, NG 1979-81, Harvey JOHNSON, Carey, NG 2007, Tupelo, Miss. 1972-75, Baton Rouge KIRBY, John, OL EDISON, Toney, DB FOSTER, Faraji, RB 1982, Baton Rouge HODSON, Ben, DB 2002, Lake City, S.C. 1994, New Orleans GUIDRY, Lance, OL 1993, Lockport JOHNSON, Curtis, RB/WR 2005, 2006, Taylorsville, Miss. 1997-2000, Victoria, Texas KLIEBERT, Shane, DL EDKINS, George, NG FOUNTAIN, Eric, DL 1990-91, Gretna HODSON, Matt, TE 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Vacherie 1992-95, Kendleton, Texas GUIDRY, Quinn, P 1991-93, Lockport JOHNSON, David, DB-WR 1980, Houma 1991-93, New Orleans KNATT, Teddy, RB

oppo n e ts FRAZIER, Jesse, OL 1995-98, Luling HOHENSEE, Garrett, OL EDWARDS, Murphy, DE JOHNSON, Eugene, LB 1981 1995-98, Lake Charles 2004-07, Houston, Texas GUILBEAU, Dana, RB 1986-88, Raceland KNIGHT, Drew, LS FREEMAN, Kyle, DE 1977, Plaquemine HOLMES, Bryant, DL 1997-98, Houma ELLERT, Joel, OL JOHNSON, Greg, OL 2006, Zachary, La. 1998-99, Ft. Wayne, Ind. 2003-06, Baton Rouge 2001-2002, New Orleans KNOWLES, Brian, P FURHER, David, P HOLMES, Lannis, LB 1987-90, Houston, Texas ELLIS, Reginald, WR H JOHNSON, Henry, DB 1991, Mobile, Ala. 2000, Plaquemine 1982-85, Franklin HALE, Paul, OL 1997, Hammond KOCH, Hilton, WR HONOR, Rondell, FB 2002-2005, Marerro, La. ELLIS, Robert 2000, New Orleans JOHNSON, Jeff, OT 1989-90, Braithwaite 2003-06 Diberville, Miss G HALL, Danarus, DB 1994-96, Luling KNOX, Antonio, LB

coaches 1983-85, Metairie ELLIS, Steve, DB GAIENNIE, Dan, WR 2005, 2006, Magnolia, Miss. HOOD, Alan 2000, 2001, Gulfport, Miss. 2003, Panama City, Fla. JOHNSON, Kenric, WR 1999-2002, Stringer, Miss. 1977-80, Harahan HARDING, Greg, DB 1998-2000, Gramercy KREIG, John, LB EMERY, John, DE GAINEY, Russell, OL 1979-81, Houma HORRIDGE, Eddie, QB 1999, Thibodaux 1978, Metairie JOHNSON, Kenyardia, OL 1996, Norco 1992, Kenner HARDY, Kentario, DL 2001, 2002, Grenada, Miss. ENCALADE, Ruble, OL GALLOWAY, Jerry, DT 2007, Monticello, Miss. HORTON, Kenley, WR 2005, College Park, Ga. JOHNSON, Kevin, DB L 1992-93, Point-a-la-hache 1975-78, Silsbee, Texas HARGER, Butch, LB 1996-99, St. Martinville LABICHE, Frank, WR ESCHETE, Ronnie, NG GALMORE, Shawn, WR 1978, Baton Rouge HOUSEMAN, Jerry, DE 1972 JOHNSON, Obie, DT 1984-85, River Ridge 1979, Thibodaux 1994, Marrero HARKLESS, Ronnie, FB 1989-90, Kentwood LAFAYETTE, Vernon, OT players ESALAMIE, Ovie, RB GARDET, Ronald, DB 1979, Mathews HOUSSON, Jake, OL 2003-06, Houston, Texas JOHNSON, Patrick, RB 1981-82, Baton Rouge 2005, Tampa, Fla. 2004, 2005, New Orleans HARNESS, Randy, RB 1986-87, Edgard LAFONT, Toby, TE EVANS, Larry, LB GARDNER, Adam, OL 1993, Kenner HOUSTON, Tyrone, LB 1992-95, Weddinton, N.C. JOHNSON, Ray, DB 1993-95, Thibodaux 1973,75, Denham Springs 2003, New Orleans HAROLD, Kenny, RB/DB 1977-80, Franklin LAMBERT, Myron, OL EVANS, Will, TE GARDNER, Chris, WR 1973,76, Baton Rouge HOTARD, Jerry, DE 1981-84, Reserve JOHNSON, Sean, LB 1993, Lutcher 1971, Houma 1972-73, Baton Rouge HARRIS, Anthony, RB 1995-98, New Orleans LAMM, Anthony, LB GASPARD, Danny, DE 2005, Demopolis, Ala. HOUSE, Mike, FB 1980, New Orleans JONES, Cal, FB 1994-95, Kenner 1979-80, Metairie HARRIS, John, LB 2004-07, Port Arthur, Texas LANDRUM, Jared, TE

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2004-07, Diberille, Miss. LUCAS, Nehemiah, LB 1994-96, Carriere, Miss. 1997-99, St. Rose 1999-2002, LaPlace 2004, Spring, Texas outlook LANDRY, C.J., OG 1999-2000, McComb, Miss. MEACHAM, Jeramy, PK MOTTON, Ronald, OG PENNISON, Jay, C REBOWE, Rusty, LB 1975-76, Marrero LUKE, Derek, LB 1999-2000, Houma 1980-83, Donaldsonville 1980-83, Houma 1974-77, Norco LAPEYRE, Emile, DE 1992-95, New Orleans MEADS, Johnny, LB MOUGEOT, David, DT PERCLE, David, DB REDDIX, Zac, DE 1981-83, Houma LUMAR, Nakia, RB 1980-83, Labadieville 1983-84, Melville 1972-75, Baton Rouge 2006, 2007, Prairieville, La. LAPHAND, David, WR 1995-96, Metairie, La. MELANCON, Paul, LB MOZEE, Jamar, LB PERE’, John, TE REED, Damian, LB 2001, Quitman, Miss. LUMAR, Thaddeus, LB 1982-85, Donaldsonville 2002-2003, Blue Springs, Mo. 1985-88, Matthews 2007, Houston, Texas LASSEIGNE, Rance, DB/RB 1984-85, 87 Edgard MELANCON, Paul, DT MUHOBERAC, Steve, C/LB PERE’, Reed, OL REED, Lonnie, WR 2006, Raceland, La. LUQUETTE, Lawrence, DB 1986-88, Gonzales 1977-79, Chalmette 1985-88, Golden Meadow 1977, Beaumont, Texas players LAVIOLETTE, Seth, DL 2005, Des Allemands MENARD, Keith, QB MURPHEY, Ted, DE PERRY, George, OT REEVES, Archie, OG-OT 1999-2002, Patterson 1981-84, Rayne 1972-73, Lafayette 1975-78, Galliano 1976-78, Biloxi, Miss. LAWSON, Jamie, FB M MENUET, Tommy, DB PERRY, Ivan, LB REVES, Jackson, WR 1987-88, Raceland MAGEE, Jerry, RB 1991, Napoleonville N 2004, 2006, 2007, New Orleans 1993, Orlando, Fla. LEBLANC, Joe, WR 1979-80, Marrero MERGIST, Lance, NG NAQUIN, Andy, OL PETRELLA, Chase, LB REYNOLDS, Greg, OL 1974-75, St. Gabriel MAGEE, Terry, P-PK 1981 1996-99, Thibodaux 2004, 2005, Houma 1993-96, Franklinton LEBLANC, LeRoyal, RB MILES, Jarrod, CB PHILLIPS, Brad, WR RHODES, Guy, NG

1972-75, Bogalusa NAQUIN, Billy, OG coaches 1977, Donaldsonville MAGEE, Glenn, DB-PK 2004, Baton Rouge 1984-86, Thibodaux 1998-99, Metairie 1981, Houma LEBLANC, Mike, OL 1976-79, Bogalusa MILLER, James, LB NELSON, Royce, OT PHILLIPS, Rhett, OL RICHARDSON, Marcus, WR 1992-94, Harvey MAGEE, Lester, LB 2000-2003, Meridian 1989-92, New Orleans 1985-88, Baton Rouge 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, New LEBLANC, Nathan, LB 2001, 2002, Collins, Miss. MILLER, Kenny, DT NEVIS, Darrell, DT PICARD, Allen, TE Orleans 1990-91, Cut Off MANALE, Carl, OL 1984-85, Kentwood 1984-86, Houma 1981-82, Biloxi, Miss. RIDEAUX, Sam LEBLANC, Scott, PK 1987-88, Marrero MIMS, Quenton, DL NICOLL, Jack, DB PICKELL, Gary, C 2003, Carencro 1984-85, Thibodaux MANLY, John, PK/P 2006, 2007, Boni Fay, Florida 1996-97, Kenner 1981-84, Denham Springs RIGBY, Tom, WR LeBOUEF, David, TE MINOR, Gistand, RB PICKICH, Gerald, LB 1977, Pascagoula, Miss. 2001-2003, Shaker Heights, Ohio NICOLL, Tracey, DL oppo n e ts 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Houma MARCHAND, A.P., DT 1982, New Orleans 1982 1974-75, Biloxi, Miss. RILEY, Joseph, OL LEDET, Jason, DL 1972, Gonzales MISIC, Milan, DT NOBLE, Chris, DE PITTMAN, Derrick, DB 2000, Liberty, Miss. 1991-92, LaPlace MARCHAND, Harold, OT 2004-2005, Knezica, Serbia 2006, 2007, Baton Rouge, La. 1998-2000, McComb, Miss. RIVERA, Todd, LB LEGENDRE, John, DB 1972, Gonzales MITCHELL, Isiah, WR NOLAN, Blaine, OL PLAISANCE, David, RB 1998-2001, Houma 1987-89, Luling MAREK, Craig, NG 2000-2003, New Iberia 1993, 1995, Crowley, La. 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Baton ROBERT, Jean, LB LEISHER, KYLE, PK 1986-89, Vidor, Texas MITCHELL, Tim, C NOONAN, John, DE Rouge 1982-84, New Orleans 1997-2000, Orlando, Fla. MARSHALL, Kenny, DL 1971-72, Crowley 1971, Algiers POCHE, Leon, NG ROBERTS, Edwin, TE LEONARD, Kenton, DB MITCHELL, Troy, OT, 1989-90, Marrero 1976, Pensacola, Fla.

1993, Franklin NORRIS, Gerald, C seaso n review 1987-90, Point Coupee MARTIN, Craft, NG 1982-83, Slidell 1979-80, Baytown, Texas POCHE, Mahlon, WS ROBERTSON, Joseph, DB LERILLE, Roddy, LB 1978, Franklinton MONTOYA, Juan, DE NUNNGARY, Alfred 1983-84, Lutcher 1997, New Orleans 1987-88, Plaquemine MARTIN, Robert, DE 2004-2005, Fontana, Calif. 2003, Downey, Calif. POIRRIER, Jarrad, WR ROBERTSON, Trae, DE LEVERT, Shane, DB 1995-98, New Orleans MONTGOMERY, Vincent, QB 1996-99, Prairieville 2004-2005, Tylertown, Miss. 1986-89, Denham Springs MARTINEZ, Miguel, OL 2005, 2006, 2007, Kingsville, POTTS, Chuck, DL ROBERTSON, Virgil, LB LEWIS, Derrick, DT Texas O 1992, Gulfport, Miss. 1986-89, Raceland 2004-2005, Glendora, Calif. OGLETREE, Joseph, DB 1983, New Orleans MATERNE, Mike, DT MOORE, Travis, LB-FB POUNDS, Darryl, DB ROBICHAUX, Michael, SS LEWIS, Derrick, LB 1986-89, Baton Rouge 2002-2005, Houston, Texas 1991-94, Magnolia, Miss. 1985-86, Raceland 1974-75, Metairie OGLETREE, Jordan, DB 1994, Mary Esther, Fla. MATTHEWS, Mike, LB MOORE, Collin, DB POWELL, DeAndre’, LB ROBIN, Phillip, DL LEWIS, Kenny, DB/RB 2006-07, Bartow, Florida 2006, 2007, Houston, Texas 1999, McComb, Miss. 2000-2003, Meraux 1994, Baton Rouge OKORONKWO, Michael, WR 2007, Geismar MATTA, John, P MOORE, Kareem, FS PREJEAN, Cody, OL ROBINS, Joseph, RB LEWIS, Marcques, DB 2006-07, Okolona, Miss. 2004-07, New Orleans 2005, 2006, 2007, Napoleonville 2004, Baton Rouge slc 1985-86, Metairie ORGERON, Glen, DT 2005, 2006, New Iberia MAXWELL, Derrek, WR MOORE, Lance, DB PRICE, Greg, NG ROBINSON, Clarence, DB LEWIS, Melvin, TB 2007, Leakesville, Miss. 1972-75, Larose 1983-85, Thibodaux 1984-87, Morgan City 1993-94, Perdido, Ala. ORDOYNE, Baylor, OL/DT 1984-87, Gonzales McCABE, Tim, QB MOORE, William, RB PRICE, John, WR ROBINSON, Cardell, SE LEWIS, Mike, LB/TE 1980-82, Avondale 2006-07, Houma, La. 1999-2000 LaPlace 1979-80, Harvey 1975-77, Gulfport, Miss. t his is Nicholls H istory 1979-80, Jeanerette MORALES, James, QB ORGERON, Peter, OT PRIMUS, Joey, QB ROBINSON, David Craig, RB McCAFFERY, Ian, LB 1972-74, Galliano LEWIS, Paul, LB 1996, New Orelans 2002, 2003, Houston, Texas 1990-92, Pride 1990-91, Raceland 1979-80, Breaux Bridge MORGAN, Mike, S ORTOLANO, Kenney, NG PRINCE, Errol, WS ROBINSON, Kovoska, DB McCREA, Alfred, OT 1975-78, Belle Chasse LEWIS, Terrell, WR 1980, New Orleans 1980, Lafayette 1984, Gulfport, Miss. 1998-99, San Diego, Calif. 1997-99, Opelousas MORGAN, Todd, PK OWENS, Kenny, DB PRITCHARD, Kenny, QB RODRIGUE, Mark, C McCULLOCH, Craig, QB 2006, 2007, Theodore, Alabama LEWIS, Thurman, WR 1972-74, Baker 1979-82, St. Amant 1971 1978, Fort Walton, Fla. 2000-2001, Meridian, Miss. McDADE, Charles, OL MORGAN, Zach RODRIGUE, Mitch, OG LILLIE, Jarvis, TB 2007, Friendswood, Texas 2005-07, Marianna, Fla. P Q 1984-86, Thibodaux 1989, 1991-92, New Orleans McDONALD, Bobby, QB MORRELL, Kevin, RB PADGETT, Adam, OL QUEEN, Dwayne, CB RODRIGUE, Perry, LB LILLY, Michael, WR 1986-88, Franklin 1976, Pensacola, Fla. 1998-99, Navarre, Fla. 1982, Port Allen 1988-90, 1992, Gonzales 1985-88, Baton Rouge McDOWELL, Donald, OG MORRIS, Jimmie, RB PAILLE, Bryan, DE QUINN, Joey, NG ROGERS, David, DB LINDEN, Will, OT 1977-79, New Orleans 1993-94, Jackson, Ala. 2002-2005, Gonzales 1987-90, McComb, Miss. 1998-99, San Francisco, Calif. 1989, New Orleans McGEE, Bruce, WR MORRIS, Kazlo, LB PATTAN, Patrick, OT ROGERS, Earl, LB LITTLE, Greg, C 1990-92, Whistler, Ala. 1998, Mobile, Ala. 1983-86, Port Allen R 1976-79, Bogalousa 1984-85, Gonzales McKENZIE, Torey, OL MORRIS, Michael, DE PATTERSON, Demetrius, DB ROGERS, Glyn, OG LOCKWOOD, Steve, OG 1991-93, Roseland 1995, Theodore, Ala. RAIFORD, Fred, DB 1976-77, Opelousas 2004-2005, Jackson, Miss. 1973-76, Baton Rouge 1973, Norco McLENDON, Michael, RB MORRIS, Mike, TE PATTERSON, Robert, DB ROGERS, Lee, DB LORIO, Thomas, DB 1972-75, Opelousas 2001, 2002, Monroe RANSEFORE, Henri, QB 1998-2001, Gretna 2006, Quitman, Mississippi 1992-95, Mobile, Ala. 2002-2003, 2005, Baton Rouge McMILLAN, Seneca, DB MORRIS, Penn, LB PAULEY, Scott, LB ROGERS, Lonnie, QB LOTT, Robert, DB 2001-2003, Edgard 1985 RANSOME, Jabari, DL 1971, Opelousas 1998-2001 Orlando, Fla. 1994-96, Pineville 1991-92, Gulfport, Miss. McMINN, Mike, C MORRISON, Josh, DL PAULIN, Michael, LB ROGERS, Reggie, RB

RAYMOND, Don, OL media LOVE, Douglas, OG 1974-75, Gulfport, Miss. 1997, Belle Chasse 1999, New Orleans 1993-96, Kenner 1971-74, Morgan City MORRISON, Walter, DB PAYTON, Anthony, RB 1997, 99, Hahnville ROHNER, Kip, WR McNEAL, Larry REA, Kurt, DT LOVELL, Rickey, RB 2003, Clarksdale, Miss. 1981-83, Carencro 1994, Foxworth, Miss. 1993-96, Greensburg 1973, 75-76, Gray MORTON, Allen, WR PECK, Michael, DL 1975-78, Baton Rouge ROMERO, Alex, K McNEASE, David, OL REASONS, Nick Nicholls Colonels Football 83 2008 Nicholls Football Colonel Lettermen

2005-07, Des Allemands SMALL, Darnell, LB 1982-84, 86, Metairie THORNTON, Chris, QB WALTERS, Russell, OG 1995-97, Harvey ROMERO, Brennan, DB 1993-95, New Orleans STROPOLO, Steve, RB 1987-89, Laurel, Miss. 1989-90, New Orleans WILSON, Turell, DB 2002, 2005, Plaquemine SMITH, Aaron, DB 1973-76, New Orleans TOBIAS, Joseph, RB WARD, Aaron, DL 1990, Hahnville ROMERO, Richard, LB 1998-99, St. Rose SZUBINSKI, Thomas, OG 2005, 2007, Tangipahoa 1992-93, Morgan City WINBORNE, Isah, DL media 1985-88, Houma SMITH, Brad, QB 1984-86, Grand Isle TOLLIVER, Arthur, DT WARD, Brandon, OL 2002, 2003 Hattiesburg, Miss. ROTH, Fred, OT/OG 1997-2000, Raceland SYKES, Dominique, DB 1978-81, New Orleans 2007, Conroe, Texas WINDHAM, Jimbo, PK 1976-78, Kenner SMITH, Clifford, FB 2006, Franklin TOPEY, Terry, DB WARNER, Tommy, OG 1986-88, Baton Rouge ROTH, Jay, TE 1986-88, Baton Rouge 1977-79, Chalmette 1979-81, Chalmette WISE, David, DB 1982-85, Metairie SMITH, Clifton, DB T TORRES, Mike, RB WASHINGTON, Clyde, RB 2005, Houston, Texas ROUNDTREE, Jayce, PK 1987-90, Houston, Tex. TATE, David 1971-74, New Orleans 1991-93, Gibson WOODS, Keith, WR 1994, LaPlace, La. SMITH, David, LB 2003, Jackson, Miss. TRAHAN, Joey, DE-LB WEBB, Bobby, OG 1988, Baton Rouge ROUSSEL, Mark, TE 1986-89, Independence TAYLOR, Burnell, DL 1973, Patterson 1972 WRIGHT, Dwight, SS 1982, Destrehan SMITH, Dedric, LB 1999-2002, New Orleans TRANCHINA, Rhett, PK WEBB, Lardarius, SS/KR 1984-86, Donaldsonville ROWLEY, Trevis, DB 2004, 2005, Natchitoches TAYLOR, Josh, WR 1982-83, Baton Rouge 2007, Opelika, Ala. WRIGHT, Earl, RB 1986-88, Baton Rouge SMITH, Eric, LB 2004, LaPlace TREPAGNIER, Basil, DB WELLS, Daetwan, DB 1980, New Orleans RUDOLPH, Allen, OL 1989-90, New Orleans TAYLOR, Patrick, OT 1977-80, Avondale 1997, Moss Point, Miss. WYCHE, Robert, LB 1991-93, Hurley, Miss. SMITH, Jeremy, OL 1988-91, Westwego TRICHE, Troy, DB WEST, Earnest, CB 2002, Jacksonville, Fla. RUFFIN, Aaron, RB 2000-2001, Decatur, Miss. TAYLOR, Tim, DE 1992, Ama 2004, Miami, Fla. 1987-90, Hammond SMITH, Kendall, DB 1976, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. TROSCLAIR, Joe, OL WHATLEY, Ty, QB Y RUSHING, Mike, C 1992 Garyville TEMPLET, Bobby, DB 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Reserve 1986, Houma YARBROUGH, Danny, OG 1973, Bogalousa SMITH, Kyle, OL 1971-74, Metairie TUGGLE, Anthony, CB WHITTEMORE, Shane, OG 1980, White Castle RUSSELL, Keith, C 1999-2001, New Orleans TEMPLET, Carl, DB 1982-84, Baker 1979-82, Tylertown, Miss. YOUNG, Joe, DT 1982, Metairie SMITH, Mark, DT 1974-76, Metairie TURNER, Chris, DB WIEDEMANN, Mike, DE 1982, Hazelhurst, Miss. RUSSELL, Kevin, OT 1977-78, Jackson, Miss. TENDER, Ricardo, DL 2004-2005, Birmingham, Ala. 1976-79, Metairie YOUNG, Michael, DE 1982, Metairie SMITH, Oscar, RB 2001, Panama City, Fla. TURNER, Kurt, LB WIGGINS, Clarence, DB 2002-2005, New Orleans H istory t his is Nicholls 1981, 83, 85, Tampa, Fla. TERRELL, Jonathan, QB/WR 1982-85, Greenwill Springs 1993-94, Pensacola, Fla. YOUNG, Troy, C S SMITH, Roy, OT 1993-95, Slidell TURNER, Ricky, DE WILCOX, Brian, P 1982, Eunice St. PIERRE, David, LB 1978-79, Folsom TERRIO, Peter, DB 1980, New Orleans 1986-89, Raceland 1981, Marrero SMITH, Windell, LB 1971-72, Reserve TURNER, Sullivan, RB WILCOX, James, PK/P Z SANCHEZ, Jerry, DT-OT 1982, New Orleans THERIOT, Greg, OL 1998-2000, Metairie 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Raceland slc SMOOT, Kevin, RB WILLIAMS, Alexander, DB ZACKERY, Brandon, QB 1971-73, Thibodaux 2003, 2004, Baton Rouge 2005, Tampa, Fla. SANDERS, John, PK 1984-86, New Orleans THIBODAUX, Darryl, DB V 1992, Thibodaux SOIGNET, Joe, DB WILLIAMS, Austin, DL ZEIGLER, Joe, DT 1983-85, Baton Rouge 1982-83, Rayne VALCIN, Barry, DB 1979-80, Donaldsonville SANDIFER, Brett, RB 1983-85, Thibodaux THIBODAUX, David, DB 1979-82, Port Arthur, Texas 2006, Baton Rouge, La. SOIGNET, John, CB WILLIAMS, Bennett, RB ZELLER, Brad, QB 2004, Baton Rouge 1982, Rayne VALETINE, Leonard, QB 1995-98, Lutcher SAUL, Anthony, LB 1985, Thibodaux THIBODAUX, Blaine, P 1989-90, Marrero 1990-91, New Orleans SON, Josh, QB WILLIAMS, Datren, DB ZERINGUE, Ryan, LB 1994-96, Vacherie 1983-84, Napoleanville VANNOY, Yale, QB 1990, Paulina SERAGUSA, Joe, RB 2000-2003, Baton Rouge THIBODAUX, Ryan, LS 2002-2005, Kingsville, Texas 1996, Moss Point, Miss. SONGE, Patrick, DT WILLIAMS, Greg, OL ZIERLEIN, Mike, OL 1971-72, Independence 1999-2002, Napoleonville VAVALA, Brady, DL 1992-93, River Ridge SCHEXNAYDER, Ross, K 1983, Bourg THIBODAUX, Walter, LB 2005, 2006, San Antonio, Texas 1990-91, Baton Rouge SORRELL, Quincy, LB WILLIAMS, Ivan, LB ZUELKE, Dale, OG 2005, Houma, La. 1986-89, Rayne VAVALA, Cory, LB 1979 seaso n review SCHILLING, Mike, RB 1994-96, New Orleans THIGPEN, Sedgwyn, QB 2004, 2005, 2006, San Antonio, 1993, 1995-96, Chauvin 1976, Jackson SOULIE, Bryan, DB 2002, 2003, Baton Rouge Texas WILLIAMS, Michael, QB SCHULE, Fred, LB 1989, Luling THOMAS, Brian, RB VERZWYVELT, Brent, WR 2004, Ft. Walton, Fla. 1994 Chalmette SPAIN, Garrick, LB 2000-2003, Baton Rouge 1982-86, Slidell WILLIAMS, Robert, RB/WR SCOTT, Carl, RB 2006, 2007, Franklin, La. THOMAS, Corey, QB VIAL, Wyatt, RB 1982-86, Gonzales 1981, Hahnville SPEARS, Corey, DL 1993-96, Point Clear, Ala. 2001, Hammond WILLIAMS, Rogers, RB/LB SCOTT, Ellery, T/JB 2001, 2002, Baker THOMAS, Dee, DB VICE, Eric, LB 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 1983-85, Thibodaux SPEARS, Terrence, FB 1986-89, Morgan City 1996, Houma Jeanerette

oppo n e ts SCOTT, George, OG 1995-97, New Orleans THOMAS, Mark, FB VICE, Mark, LB WILLIAMS, Rupert, DB 1981-84, Franklin SPENCER, Tim, LB 1991-93, Houma 1990-93, Houma 1995, Miami, Fla. SCOTT, Milton, LB 1993, Houma THOMAS, Raymond, DT-NG VILLA, Daniel, DL WILLIAMS, Tommy, DB 1975-76, Baton Rouge SQUIRES, Warren, LB 1979-81, Labadieville 1998-99, LaPlace 1983, Houma SELLERS, Bernard, RB 1981 THOMAS, Russell, LB VILLAVASO, Brad, LB WILLIAMS, Thomas, DB 1987-90, Picayune, Miss. STACKHOUSE, Troy, RB 1989-91, Lutcher 1985-88, Prairieville 1984-87, New Orleans SENEGAL, Kirby, DE 2001, New Orleans THOMAS, Stephon, LB VITAL, Lionel, RB WILLIS, David, DB 1976, 78 Sunset STALLWORTH, Michael, DB 1982-84, Edgard 1981-84, Loreauville 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, St. coaches SHELTON, Skip, P-PK 1988, Moss Point, Miss. THOMAS, Torrian, LB VOLLENWIEDER, Tommy, QB Martinville 1989-92, Pensacola, Fla. STANT, Mike, OL 2000-2003, Edgard 1982, Baton Rouge WILLIS, Eric, TE SHOCKLEY, Bruce, LB 1986-89, New Orleans THOMPSON, Antoine, DB 1987-88, Plaquemine 1972-73, Loranger STEIB, Stephen, DE 1981-82, Slidell W WILLS, Michael, DB SIGLER, Jarvis, DL 1992-93, Vacherie THOMPSON, Chris, DB 1991-94, Mobile, Ala. STEINER, Doug, DT WAGNER, Isiah, RB WILLIS, Yashua, LB 2007, Mobile, Ala. 2000-2003, New Orleans 1976, Thibodaux SILLS, Dewayne, NG 1980, New Orleans THOMPSON, Daun, DL 2006, Napoleonville, La. STEWART, Brent, LB WAITERS, Jamar, DL WILSON, Daiquari, LB 1975-78, Port Allen 2007, Hallsville, Texas 2001, New Orleans players SILLS, Steve, DE 1987-90, Houma THOMPSON, Delos, DE 1998-99, Dallas, Texas STEWART, Naton, LB WALKER, Dwight, RB-WR WILSON, Frank, RB/DB 1978, Pasadena, Texas 1976-79, Covington 1978-81, Metairie SIMON, Conrad, LB 2005, Vero Beach, Fla. THOMPSON, Jeremy, P 1994-96, New Orleans STOGNER, Cody, OL WALKER, LeJuan, DB/RS WILSON, Greg, C 1981, Paulina 1999-2001, Ponchatoula 2001, 2002, Tallahassee, Fla. SIMMONS, Jamal, DB 2004-2005, Picayune, Miss. THOMPSON, Ronnie, DL 1973-76, Baton Rouge STONE, Jordan, DL WALKER, Michael, LB WILSON, Ricardo, TE 2005, 2006, 2007, New Orleans 1995, Bayou LaBatre, Ala. 1989-91, New Orleans SIMPSON, Kevin, OG 2006-07, Chicago, Illinois THORNE, Grant, RB 1994-96, Kenner STROPOLO, Brian, WR WALKER, ZO WILSON, Ricky, DB 1975-76, Port Allen 2006-07, San Pedro, California 2003, Tyler Town, Miss. outlook 84 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football All-Time Scores

Gary Kinchen a club team in 1971. He was named Nicholls State’s head coach outlook 1972-73 when Gary Kinchen resigned in 1974. 1977 Under Clements, the Colonels won their first conference Record: 4-7 Gary Kinchen was faced with championship, capturing the 1975 title. building a football program when he DATE TEAM NSU OPP That squad posted an 8-2 overall record and was 7-2 in the 9-10 * at Mississippi College 6 0 was named Nicholls State’s first head GSC. coach in 1971. In the school’s first 9-17 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 7 10 In seven seasons, Clements’ teams posted a 36-38-1 record. 9-24 * at Troy State 6 23 two intercollegiate seasons, his teams His 1979 squad went 8-3. players posted a 5-17 record. 10-1 at Cameron University 0 13 Prior to being a catalyst in building Nicholls State’s program, 10-8 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 10 6 Under Kinchen, the Colonels won the first two games Clements was the defensive coordinator for nine years at Holy ever played in Guidry Stadium, then known simply as Colonel 10-15 * TENNESSEE-MARTIN 0 34 Cross High School in New Orleans (1962-70). During his 10-22 at Austin Peay 15 13 Stadium. NSU defeated Ouachita Bapist 12-7 in its home tenure at Holy Cross, the Warriors won a state championship, opener then a week later defeated Slippery Rock 18-14. 10-29 at McNeese State 24 7 were the state runners-up twice and captured five district 11-5 at Louisiana-Monroe 2 19 Nicholls finished its first season with a 3-8 record then titles. went 2-9 the following year. 11-12 * SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 14 17 He also coached a year at his alma mater Tulane for a 11-19 * DELTA STATE 0 14 coaches Kinchen assumed the head coaching duties after two years year after graduating in 1960. Clements was an offensive and at Rice (1969-70) where he coached both the offensive and defensive lineman at Tulane and was named the Green Wave’s 1978 defensive lines. team captain in 1959. His coaching career began at Glen Oaks High School in Record: 5-6 Baton Rouge after letting three years as an offensive lineman at 1974 DATE TEAM NSU OPP Louisiana State (1961-63). 9-2 TENNESSEE TECH 20 10 After two seasons as an assistant coach on the Glen Oaks Record: 5-6 9-9 LOUISIANA-MONROE 0 3 staff, Kinchen was named the head coach. His coaching career DATE TEAM NSU OPP 9-16 * at Jacksonville State 19 17 oppo n e ts also included stops at Southwestern Louisiana (1966) and 9-14 * at Tennessee-Martin 16 14 9-23 * TROY STATE 6 16 Tulane (1967-68). 9-21 * at Jacksonville State 0 29 10-7 at McNeese State 10 35 9-28 * TROY STATE 0 26 10-14 at Cameron University 17 22 1972 10-5 BAPTIST CHRISTIAN 67 0 10-21 * MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 10 7 10-12 * at Northwestern State 7 0 Record: 3-8 10-28 at Northwestern State 18 28 10-19 * MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 21 12 11-4 * at Tennesse-Martin 7 3 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-26 * LIVINGSTON 19 33

11-11 * vs. Southeastern Louisiana 0 10 seaso n review 9-9 * at Jacksonville State 0 31 11-2 McNEESE STATE 20 26 9-16 OUACHITA BAPTIST 12 7 11-18 * at Delta State 17 14 11-9 * at North Alabama 8 17 * Gulf South Conference Games (4-2) 9-23 SLIPPERY ROCK 18 14 11-16 * SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 10 0 9-30 * at Southeastern Louisiana 9 31 11-23 * at Delta State 14 19 1979 10-7 LOUISIANA-MONROE 7 27 * Gulf South Conference Games (4-5) 10-14 * MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 13 42 Record: 8-3 10-21 McNEESE STATE 7 24 1975 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-28 * at Tennessee Martin 18 15 9-1 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO 37 7 11-4 * LIVINGSTON 0 26 Record: 8-2 9-8 at Livingston 21 14 11-11 at Lamar 15 22 Gulf South Conference Champions 9-15 SAM HOUSTON STATE 29 10 DATE TEAM NSU OPP

11-18 * at Delta State 0 42 9-22 at Troy State 15 35 slc * Gulf State Conference Games (1-5) 9-13 * TENNESSEE-MARTIN 23 0 9-29 at Tennessee Tech 13 10 9-20 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 18 6 10-6 at Louisiana-Monroe 23 16 1973 9-27 * at Troy State 17 13 10-20 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 14 28 10-4 at Southeast Missouri State 18 17 10-27 NORTHWESTERN STATE 27 24

Record: 2-9 t his is Nicholls H istory 10-11 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 23 10 11-3 TENNESSEE-MARTIN 15 7 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-25 * at Mississippi College 7 19 9-8 * TENNESSEE-MARTIN 7 0 11-10 at Southeastern Louisiana 0 38 11-1 * at Livingston 7 13 11-17 EVANGEL COLLEGE 40 17 9-15 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 10 28 11-8 * NORTH ALABAMA 28 27 9-22 * at Troy State 7 42 11-15 * vs. Southeastern Louisiana 14 6 1980 9-29 * at Southeastern Louisiana 0 10 11-22 * DELTA STATE 24 21 10-6 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 3 0 * Gulf South Conference Games (7-2) Record: 2-9 10-13 * at Mississippi College 7 21 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-20 at McNeese State 7 28 1976 9-6 at Illinois State 13 28 10-27 * FLORENCE STATE 11 27 9-13 LIVINGSTON 20 2 11-3 * at Livingston 16 29 Record: 4-6-1 9-20 at McNeese State 0 21 11-10 at Louisiana-Monroe 0 37 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 9-27 TROY STATE 15 25 11-17 * DELTA STATE 22 27 9-11 * MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 17 7 10-4 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE 24 21 *Gulf State Conference Games (2-7) 9-18 * at Jacksonville State 7 34 10-11 at Southern 0 48 9-25 * TROY STATE 9 14 10-18 at Austin Peay 16 35 Bill Clements 10-2 CAMERON UNIVERSITY 14 0 10-25 TENNESSEE STATE 15 40 10-9 * at Northwestern State 8 20 1974-80 11-1 LOUISIANA-MONROE 28 29 10-16 * at Tennessee-Martin 3 0 11-8 at Northwestern State 14 21 Bill Clements has the distinction of 10-23 AUSTIN PEAY 7 0 11-15 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 20 21 being the first football coach Nicholls 10-30 * LIVINGSTON 14 20

State hired in 1971. 11-6 * at North Alabama 7 37 media Clements was the Colonels’ 11-13 * vs. Southeastern Louisiana 7 17 defensive coordinator for three seasons, 11-20 * at Delta State 7 7 including the school’s final year it fielded * Gulf South Conference Games (2-6-1)

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Sonny Jackson 11-5 NORTHWESTERN STATE 21 24 In six seasons, Greco’s record at Nicholls State was 1981-86 11-12 at Central Florida 37 14 27-37-2. 11-19 at Southeastern Louisiana 6 0 During Greco’s tenure, Nicholls played Division I-A Under Sonny Jackson, Nicholls State

media opponents for the first time. NSU’s road schedule during the made its first appearance in the Division 1984 late 1980s included games at Akron, Louisiana Tech and a 24-21 I-AA Championships. Record: 6-5 loss at Southwestern Louisiana in 1989. In his final season as head coach in Greco came to Nicholls State from Tulane where he was 1986, the Colonels posted a 9-2 regular- Champions DATE TEAM NSU OPP an assistant at his alma mater for two years. He coached the season record to earn at at-large bid to Green Wave running backs in 1985 and in 1986, he handled the championship. 9-1 LOUISIANA-MONROE 6 13 9-8 at Troy State 7 26 offensive tackles and tight ends. The Colonels defeated Appalachian State 28-26 in the first He also coached three years at Northeast Louisiana round before suffering a 55-31 loss to eventual champion 9-15 McNEESE STATE 21 24 9-22 AUSTIN PEAY 31 6 (1981-83) and a year at Southern Mississippi (1984). Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals. After graduating from Tulane in 1970, Greco was an assistant Nicholls State also won the 1984 Gulf Star Conference 9-27 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 24 6 10-6 SOUTHERN 43 26 and head coach at F.T. Nicholls High School in New Orleans, championship under Jackson. an assistant at DeLaSalle and Archbishop Shaw and the head In seven seasons, Jackson’s career record was 39-28-1 at 10-11 * at Northwestern State 0 19 10-20 * at Stephen F. Austin 25 21 coach at East St. John from 1978-80. His 1980 team won the Nicholls State. state championship with a 14-0 record. Jackson received his bachelor’s degree from Nicholls State 11-3 at Lamar 16 20 11-10 * at Southwest Texas State 30 14 in 1963 and began his coaching career at Chauvin High School 1987 as an assistant. He was the head coach at Chauvin for nine 11-17 * SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 36 7 years and was also the head coach at Central High School in *Gulf Star Conference Games (4-1) Record: 5-5-1 Baton Rouge before joining the Northeast Louisiana staff as an DATE TEAM NSU OPP assistant in 1979. 1985 9-5 ST. CLOUD STATE 17 3 9-12 TROY STATE 17 17

H istory Jackson coached t his is Nicholls two years at NLU before being named the Record: 6-5 Colonels’ head coach. DATE TEAM NSU OPP 9-19 at Southwest Missouri 21 9 9-14 TROY STATE 40 22 9-26 at Louisiana-Monroe 14 26 1981 9-21 at McNeese State 37 15 10-3 ALCORN STATE 14 3 9-28 at Louisiana-Monroe 15 17 10-10 at Southern 27 21 slc Record: 5-5-1 10-17 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 21 24 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-5 BISHOP COLLEGE 39 12 10-12 at Southern 22 25 10-24 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE 16 31 9-12 DELTA STATE 34 10 10-31 at Akron 17 23 9-19 McNEESE STATE 9 59 10-19 * STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 10 20 10-26 * SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE 20 12 11-7 NORTHWESTERN STATE 28 31 9-26 at Troy State 23 26 11-14 at McNeese State 29 7 10-3 U.S. MERCHANT MARINE 45 3 11-2 * at Sam Houston State 14 28 11-9 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 14 20 10-10 SOUTHERN 56 14 1988 10-17 TEXAS SOUTHERN 31 27 11-16 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI 31 28 10-24 at Tennessee State 11 49 11-23 * at Southeastern Louisiana 21 17 Record: 7-4 10-31 at Louisiana-Monroe 18 55 * Gulf Star Conference Games (2-3) DATE TEAM NSU OPP 11-7 NORTHWESTERN STATE 17 31 9-3 LOUISIANA-MONROE 6 22 seaso n review 11-14 at Southeastern Louisiana 29 17 1986 9-10 at Samford 43 17 11-21 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI 20 20 Record: 10-3 9-17 at Weber State 28 23 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 9-24 at Louisiana Tech 10 31 1982 9-6 at Youngstown State 34 17 10-1 McNEESE STATE 23 19 9-13 at Troy State 26 25 10-8 SOUTHERN 24 0 Record: 7-4 10-15 at Northwestern State 12 27 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 9-20 McNEESE STATE 34 10 9-27 LOUISIANA-MONROE 17 13 10-29 at Southwest Texas State 13 10 9-4 at Texas Southern 14 6 11-5 at Stephen F. Austin 7 30 oppo n e ts 9-11 LOUISIANA-MONROE 14 39 10-4 at Southwest Missouri 31 0 10-11 SOUTHERN 17 10 11-12 NORTHERN ARIZONA 23 5 9-18 at Southwest Texas State 7 14 11-19 TEXAS SOUTHERN 26 13 9-25 TROY STATE 10 3 10-18 * at Stephen F. Austin 14 10 10-25 * at Southwest Texas State 35 21 10-2 at Jackson State 21 17 1989 10-9 at Southern 26 14 11-1 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 38 41 10-23 CENTRAL FLORIDA 60 10 11-8 * at Northwestern State 13 28 Record: 5-6 10-30 at Southwest Missouri 30 19 11-22 WEBER STATE 34 30 DATE TEAM NSU OPP

coaches 11-6 at Northwestern State 6 38 11-29 # at Appalachian State 28 26 9-9 at Louisiana-Monroe 13 19 11-13 GRAMBLING 15 33 12-6 # at Georgia Southern 31 55 9-16 DELTA STATE 14 15 11-20 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 20 14 * Gulf Star Conference Games (2-2) 9-23 at Stephen F. Austin 7 24 # Denotes NCAA Division 1-AA Playoffs 9-30 at McNeese State 14 28 1983 10-7 at Sam Houston State 28 14 10-14 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 13 21 Record: 5-6 1987-92 10-21 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE 22 21 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-28 at Southern 28 31 players 9-3 LAMAR 21 14 Under the leadership of football 11-4 NORTHWESTERN STATE 21 15 9-10 at Troy State 25 33 coach and athletic director Phil 11-11 SAMFORD 23 17 9-24 at McNeese State 30 27 Greco, Nicholls State was extended 11-18 ILLINOIS STATE 32 28 10-1 JACKSON STATE 20 27 an invitation to join the Southland 10-8 SOUTHERN 20 21 Conference in 1990. 10-15 at Louisiana-Monroe 27 47 The Colonels began playing in the league in 1991 and won 10-22 ILLINOIS STATE 29 34 its first conference game, a 15-10 victory over defending

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1990 (1988). He was an assistant coach under Bill Curry at both 9-9 at Louisiana-Monroe 21 34 outlook Record: 5-6 Alabama (1989) and Kentucky (1990-92). 9-16 TROY STATE 3 17 DATE TEAM NSU OPP Rhoades graduated from Central Missouri State in 1970 and 9-23 at Southern Illinois 20 48 9-1 McNEESE STATE 31 24 his coaching career began at Mountain Brook High School in 9-30 SAMFORD 20 36 9-8 at Louisiana-Lafayette 21 24 Birmingham, Ala., which captured the 1976 state championship. 10-7 * at Northwestern State 14 34 9-15 at Northwestern State 19 7 He was the offensive coordinator at North Alabama (1981-82) 10-14 * at Stephen F. Austin 3 56 9-22 * STEPEHEN F. AUSTIN 23 41 before joining the Troy State staff. 10-21 * SOUTHWEST TEXAS 25 35 9-29 at Southwest Texas 30 33 10-28 at Southern 3 41 players 10-6 SAM HOUSTON STATE 28 16 1993 11-4 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 17 24 10-20 LOUISIANA-MONROE 20 27 Record: 3-8 11-18 * McNEESE STATE 6 31 10-27 at Northern Arizona 34 41 DATE TEAM NSU OPP * Southland Conference Games (0-5) 11-3 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 20 31 9-11 at Livingston 42 51 11-10 at Troy State 23 31 9-18 TROY STATE 17 24 1996 11-17 SOUTHERN 23 19 9-25 * NORTHEAST LOUISINA 30 51 Record: 8-4

*Win forfeited to Nicholls State 10-2 SAMFORD 6 21 DATE TEAM NSU OPP coaches 10-9 * Northwestern State 21 35 8-29 at Louisiana-Monroe 12 14 1991 10-16 * at Stephen F. Austin 21 35 9-14 JACKSONVILLE STATE 21 8 Record: 4-7 9-21 * at Troy State 7 37 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-23 * SOUTHWEST TEXAS 63 37 10-5 at Samford 10 3 8-31 TEXAS A&I 3 7 10-30 at Southern 28 14 10-12 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 19 17 9-7 * at Louisiana-Monroe 15 10 11-6 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 20 19 10-19 * STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 11 27 9-21 at Troy State 25 17 11-13 * at North Texas 21 63 10-26 * at Southwest Texas 46 36 oppo n e ts 9-28 * SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE 10 19 11-20 * at McNeese State 0 27 11-2 SOUTHERN 14 0 10-5 * at McNeese State 3 21 * Southland Conference Games (2-5) 11-9 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 20 10 10-12 * at Sam Houston State 19 28 11-16 HARDING 29 19 10-26 * STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 26 0 1994 11-23 * at McNeese State 17 16 11-2 at Southern 21 7 Record: 5-6 11-30 # at Montana 3 48 11-9 * NORTH TEXAS 19 24 DATE TEAM NSU OPP * Southland Football League Games (4-2) # Denotes NCAA Division 1-AA Playoffs

11-16 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 10 16 9-3 at Connecticut 16 7 seaso n review 11-23 at Georgia Southern 6 40 9-10 LIVINGSTON 77 7 *Southland Conference Games (2-5) 9-17 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 3 35 1997 10-1 at Samford 24 6 Record: 5-6 1992 10-8 at Troy State 14 35 DATE TEAM NSU OPP Record: 1-9-1 10-15 * STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 10 24 8-30 at Louisiana-Monroe 0 28 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-22 * at Southwest Texas 26 27 9-6 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 33 0 9-5 * LOUISIANA-MONROE 10 38 10-29 SOUTHERN 20 14 9-20 * TROY STATE 22 20 9-12 at Texas A&I 12 50 11-5 * at Sam Houston State 24 0 9-27 * at Northwestern State 0 19 9-26 * McNEESE STATE 17 21 11-12 * NORTH TEXAS 17 31 10-4 SAMFORD 17 14 11-19 * at McNeese State 24 41 10-11 * SOUTHWEST TEXAS 29 28

10-3 * at Southwest Texas State 13 38 slc 10-10 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 19 19 * Southland Conference Games (1-5) 10-18 * at Sam Houston State 17 24 10-17 at Central Florida 18 42 10-25 * at Jacksonville State 16 14 10-24 * at Stephen F. Austin 6 21 Darren Barbier 11-1 at Southern 14 21 10-31 SOUTHERN 27 24 1995-1998 11-15 * at Stephen F. Austin 7 39 11-7 * at North Texas 3 31 11-22 * McNEESE STATE 13 t his is Nicholls 31 H istory The first NCAA playoff appearance *Southland Football League Games (3-4) 11-14 * at Northwestern State 6 44 for the school in 10 years highlighted 11-21 TROY STATE 0 21 the Darren Barbier era as his 1996 1998 * Southland Conference Games (0-6-1) team completed one of the better turnarounds in I-AA football history. Record: 4-7 That team finished 8-4 and Barbier was DATE TEAM NSU OPP 1993-94 rewarded with several coaching awards including Southland 9-5 at Louisiana-Monroe 10 44 9-12 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE% 41 26 Rick Rhoades brought to Nicholls Football League, Louisiana Sports Writers Association, Schutt th 9-26 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 20 21 State a winning track record and the Sports/American Football Quarterly I-AA and the 10 Annual Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year awards. 10-3 at Samford 16 17 unique “Stack-I” offense. 10-8 * SAM HOUSTON STATE! 36 33 The Colonels went 1-9-1 the year Barbier, 1982 graduate of NSU and former second base- man for the Colonels, led the school for four years compiling 10-24 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 26 28 prior to Rhoades’ arrival before going 10-31 at Louisiana Tech 28 56 3-8 his first year. NSU was 5-6 in a 17-28 overall mark. Prior to Nicholls State, Barbier was the head coach at 11-7 * at Troy State 10 31 Rhoades’ only other season at Nicholls State in 1994. 11-14 * STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 14 7 Nicholls State’s “Stack-I” offense accounted for 11 school Hahnville High School for six seasons compiling a 64-12 mark (.842). His last season in 1994, Barbier led the Tigers to a 15-0 11-21 * at McNeese State 31 30 records the first season and the Colonels were ranked ninth in 11-28 * at Southwest Texas# 27 28 the nation in rushing the second year using the system. record and his second 5A state championships. Under his tutelage, the school also notched four straight district titles. %Tad Gormley Stadium, New Orleans, La. Rhoades’ coaching career included three seasons as (Gormley Gridiron Classic) head coach at Troy State (1985-87). The Trojans won the 1995 ! Televised on Fox Southwest media 1987 NCAA Division II national championship. He was also # Game was originally scheduled for 10/17, but game replayed a member of Troy State’s 1984 national championship team Record: 0-11 due to rain serving as defensive coordinator (1983-84). DATE TEAM NSU OPP *Southland Football League Games (3-4) Rhoades went on to be head coach at Southern Illinois 9-2 at Hofstra 10 34 Nicholls Colonels Football 87 2008 Nicholls Football All-Time Scores

10-20 * at Northwestern State 14 47 10-16 *at Sam Houston State 10 38 Daryl Daye 10-27 * SOUTHWEST TEXAS 33 14 10-21 *Northwestern State! 40 14 1999-2003 11-3 * at Stephen F. Austin 21 23 11-6 *Stephen F. Austin 41 23

media 11-10 GRAMBLING STATE! 27 38 11-13 *Texas State 12 35 Under the direction of Daryl Daye, 11-17 * McNeese State 27 34 11-20 *at McNeese State% 9 30 the Colonels opened a new demension 11-22 at Arkansas State^ 28 22 *-Southland Conference games (2-3) of Nicholls football with the triple *-Southland Conference games (1-6) !-Televised live on Fox Sports Net option. Daye struggled through the ! Televised live on Fox Sports Net % Televised on Cox Sports first three seasons by only winning six ^—Rescheduled from Sept. 15. games. However, in his fourth season 2005 the Colonels finished 7-4, the fifth best in school history, 2002 broke several records and finished ranked No. 1 in Division Record: 6-4 I-AA in rushing in the process. Record:7-4 DATE OPPONENT NICH OPP During his five-year tenure as head coach, Daye compiled DATE OPPONENT NSU OPP 9-10 Indiana 31 35 a 17-38 overall mark and an 8-24 overall Southland Confer- 8-29 WEST VIRGINIA TECH 63 6 9-17 Cheyney University 54 0 ence record. 9-7 at North Texas 0 23 10-1 at No.11 North Dakota State 13 26 Daye’s coaching career included three years as a student 9-14 at Samford 45 17 10-8 *at Stephen F. Austin & 21 27 assistant and a graduate assistant at LSU (1986-88), two sea- 9-21 *JACKSONVILLE STATE 14 6 10-15 *Sam Houston State 37 17 sons as a graduate assistant at Southern Mississippi (1989-90) 9-28 at Southern 21 13 10-29 *No. 5 Texas State & 32 29 and eight seasons at Liberty (1991-98), where he was co- 10-5 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 33 22 11-5 *at Northwestern State! 31 24 defensive coordinator for the final three seasons. 10-12 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 14 17 11-12 *at Southeastern La. 38 28 10-19 *at Southwest Texas 24 21 11-19 *McNeese State 39 26 1999 10-24 *NORTHWESTERN STATE! 14 21 11-26 #at Furman 12 14 11-9 *at Sam Houston State 34 16 *-Southland Conference games (5-1) H istory Record: 1-10 t his is Nicholls 11-23 *at McNeese State! 21 33 &-Overtime Games DATE TEAM NSU OPP *-Southland Conference games (3-3) #- Denotes NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs 9-4 at Louisiana-Monroe 10 27 ! Televised live on Fox Sports Net 9-18 WESTERN ILLINOIS% 13 14 2006

slc 9-25 * JACKSONVILLE STATE! 45 42 2003 10-2 * at Northwestern State 17 42 Record: 4-7 Record:5-6 DATE OPPONENT NICH OPP 10-9 * SOUTHWEST TEXAS 0 16 8-31 Southern Arkansas 35 0 10-16 at Central Florida 0 28 DATE OPPONENT NSU OPP 8-28 Bethel College 70 0& 9-1 at Nebraska 7 56 10-23 * at Stephen F. Austin 7 38 9-16 at Louisiana Tech 21 31 10-30 * TROY STATE 0 20 9-6 at South Florida 17 27 9-23 South Dakota State 17 24 11-6 * at Sam Houston State 17 69 9-13 at Portland State 37 44 10-7 Southeastern La.* 14 10 11-13 SAMFORD 24 28 9-20 at Texas A&M-Kingsville 26 27 10-14 at Sam Houston State* 7 37 11-20 * McNEESE STATE 0 38 9-27 Texas Southern 64 5& 10-21 Northwestern State* 0 9 % Tad Gormley Stadium, New Orleans, La. (Gormley Gridiron 10-11 at Florida Atlantic 23 31 10-28 Assumption College% 44 0 Classic) 10-25 *at Northwestern State^ 40 30& 11-4 at Texas State*! 21 19 seaso n review 11-1 *Sam Houston State 37 12& 11-11 Stephen F. Austin* 13 16 ! Televised on Fox Southwest 11-18 at McNeese State*! 10 26 * Southland Conference Games (1-6) 11-6 *Texas State! 31 13& 11-15 *at Stephen F. Austin 16 28 *-Southland Conference games (2-4) !-Television games 2000 11-22 *McNeese State% 28 63 & - Bethel College, Texas Southern, Northwestern State, Sam 2007 Record: 2-9 Houston State and Texas State awarded forfeit victory after DATE TEAM NSU OPP Nicholls State used an ineligible player. Record: 6-5 8-31 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 52 44 *-Southland Conference games (3-2) DATE OPPONENT NICH OPP oppo n e ts 9-9 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 3 10 9-1 at Rice 16 13 ^-Televised on Cox Sports 9-8 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS 31 13 9-16 at Louisiana-Monroe 21 27 ! Televised live on Fox Sports Net 9-23 at Western Illinois 3 44 9-15 at Nevada-Reno 17 52 % Televised on College Sports Network 9-22 AZUSA PACIFIC 30 28 9-30 at Samford 10 28 10-6 NORTHWESTERN STATE*! 58 0 10-7 * at Southwest Texas 0 25 Jay Thomas 10-13 at Stephen F. Austin* 17 16 10-14 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 21 27& 10-20 McNEESE STATE* 7 28 10-21 * STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 20 27 2004-present 10-27 at Central Arkansas 42 49

coaches 10-28 * at Troy State 12 41 11-3 at Sam Houston State* 13 16 11-4 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 21 27 11-10 TEXAS STATE* 28 52 11-18 * at McNeese State 7 12 11-18 at Southeastern La.*! 13 17 &—Nicholls State awarded forfeit victory after Northwestern *-Southland Conference games (3-4) State used an ineligible player !-Television games *Southland Conference Games (0-7)

players 2001 2004 Record 3-8 Record: 5-5 DATE OPPONENT NSU OPP DATE OPPONENT NSU OPP 9-1 at Louisiana-Lafayette 0 20 9-2 Eastern Washington 37 14 9-8 * at Jacksonville State 15 34 9-11 at Western Carolina 7 28 9-22 at Troy State 0 26 9-25 at Texas Southern 21 6 9-29 SAMFORD 20 16 10-2 North Dakota State 14 24

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Nicholls State 28, Appalachian State 26 Georgia Southern 55, Nicholls State 31 outlook Nov. 29, 1986 • Boone, N.C. Dec. 6, 1986 • Statesboro, Ga. Nicholls State survived a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Appalachian Quarterback Tracy Ham rambled for 191 yards, including a 55-yard State 28-26 and advance to the quarterfinals of the 1986 NCAA run for the first of three Eagle touchdowns in the first quarter as Division I-AA Championship. Georgia Southern defeated Nicholls State 55-31. Mountaineer place kicker Bjorn Nittmo missed a 42-yard field goal The win was the Eagles’ second playoff victory en route to the with 13 seconds remaining as the Colonels held on for the win. school’s second straight national championship in 1986. players NSU led 28-19 with 3:24 remaining when Jimbo Windham kicked Nicholls State turned the ball over on their first three possessions a 40-yard field goal. The Colonels had driven from their own 25 to the of the game and Georgia Southern turned the trio of miscues into 21 Appalachian State 23 before settling for three points. points. In addition to Ham’s first-quarter touchdown run on a fourth- The Mountaineers got right back into the hunt on their next and-one play, Gerald Harris had scoring runs of four and one yard. possession when Todd Payton hooked up with Doug Beaty for a 76-yard The Colonels had a total of seven turnovers with five leading to

pass down to the Colonel four. Two plays later, John Settle scored on a Georgia Southern scores. coaches five-yard touchdown run. In addition to a pair of touchdown runs, Ham completed 11 of 19 Nittmo’s point-after made it 28-26 with 2:13 left to play. passes for 167 yards. An unsuccessful ASU on-side kick led to the Colonels taking The Colonels stuck with their game plan as Doug Hudson possession at the Mountaineer 43. engineered a six-play, 74-yard scoring drive early in the second quarter. After a couple runs by Brian Stropolo, Doug Hudson’s third-down Following a 42-yard pass from Hudson to Alfred Dorsey, Brian Stropolo pass was picked off by Mountaineer linebacker Cedric Felton at ASU’s scored on a 10-yard touchdown run. 42. Hudson completed 18 of 28 passes for 298 yards but also threw oppo n e ts Appalachian State moved the ball to the Colonel 25 before Nittmo’s three interceptions during the day. kick went wide left. It was the kicker’s second miss of the day. Nicholls State found a way to win despite giving up 544 yards of Nicholls State 0 10 7 14 - 31 total offense. Settle set Division I-AA playoff records with 37 carries for Georgia Southern 21 10 10 14 - 55 236 yards, including 151 in the second half. GS - Ham 55 run (Foley kick) Kevin Smoot, who lead the Colonels with 21 carries for 57 yards, GS - G. Harris 1 run (Foley kick) had a one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. After a 21-yard run GS - G. Harris 4 run (Foley kick) seaso n review by Hudson, Melvin Lewis broke off the right side for a touchdown run GS - Belser 11 pass from Ham (Foley kick) to give NSU a 25-13 lead at the beginning of the fourth period to cap a NSU - Stropolo 10 run (Bran kick) string of 19 unanswered points for Nicholls. GS - Foley 24 FG NSU - Windham 42 FG Nicholls State 0 6 12 10 - 28 NSU - Carrier 17 pass from Hudson (Bran kick) Appalachian State 3 0 10 13 - 26 GS - Ham 2 run (Foley kick) ASU - Nittmo 25 FG GS - Foley 21 FG NSU - Hudson 1 run (kick failed) NSU - Hudson 1 run (pass failed)

ASU - Nittmo 25 FG GS - G. Harris 2 run (Foley kick) slc ASU - Douglas 37 pass from Payton (Nittmo kick) NSU - Carrier 32 pass from McDonald (Carrier pass from McDonald) NSU - Carrier 61 pass from Hudson (kick failed) GS - R. Harris 22 run (Foley kick) NSU - Smoot 1 run (pass failed)

NSU - Lewis 22 run (Bran kick) NSU GS t his is Nicholls H istory ASU - Douglas 1 pass from Payton (pass failed) First Downs 30 24 NSU - Windham 40 FG Rushes-Yards 36-67 52-317 ASU - Settle 5 run (Nittmo kick) Passing 481 167 Return Yardage -3 36 NSU ASU Att-Comp-Int 51-29-5 19-11-0 First Downs 21 23 Punts 0-0 3-39.0 Rushes-Yards 41-164 52-250 Fumbles-Lost 7-2 3-0 Passing 271 294 Penalties-Yards 9-73 14-104 Return Yardage 11 7 Time of Possession 28:21 31:39 Att-Comp-Int 30-16-1 36-18-1 Punts 5-37.2 5-30.4 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-60 7-50 Time of Possession 23:04 36:56 media

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Montana 48, Nicholls State 3 Furman 14, Nicholls State 12 Nov. 30, 1996 • Missoula, Mont. Nov. 26, 2005 • Greenville, S.C.

media Montana sophomore The Colonels championship season came quarterback Brian Ah Yat to an end, as the Furman Paladins used a passed for 363 yards and stingy defense to sneak past Nicholls, 14-12. three touchdowns as the Nicholls scored the first points of the Grizzlies defeated Nicholls game. After Furman’s Jerome Felton fumbled State 48-3 in the first round at the Paladins’ 34-yard line, Naton Stewart of the 1996 Division I-AA returned the ball 11 yards. After gaining six playoffs. yards, Alex Romero kicked a 34-yard field It was Nicholls State’s goal with 11:21 left in the first quarter to first appearance in the I-AA give the Colonels an early 3-0 lead. playoffs since 1986. Montana, the defending national champions, took After threatening on several occasions, its first step back to advancing back to the national championship game Nicholls quarterback Yale Vannoy threw a with the win over the Colonels. 40-yard pass to Michael Okoronkwo to The Colonels knew all about the Grizzlies’ high-flying aerial attack help setup a 11-yard DeMarko Hutchinson but it was the Griz defense which shutdown NSU like a Montana scamper that put Nicholls inside the Paladins blizzard closes down Interstate 90. Nicholls managed just 129 yards of 10-yard line. Like it did most of the day, total offense in the game, 64 rushing and 65 passing. Furman’s defense stepped up and forced a Nicholls’ lone score was set up by a 33-yard interception return by field goal attempt. Romero got the call and converted on a 20-yard try to give the

H istory Ricky Wilson t his is Nicholls down to the Montana 9. Adam Diel kicked a 42-yard field Colonels a 6-0 lead with 11:21 remaining in the half. goal with 14 seconds left in the first quarter to cut the Grizzlies’ lead to After exchanging possession, the Paladins gained momentum following two rushes 10-3. for 30 yards by Cedrick Gipson and an Ingle Martin 17-yard dash that put Furman on the Montana scored on consecutive drives in the second quarter to take Colonels 33-yard line. Two plays later, Martin hit Justin Stepp for a 29-yard completion in

slc a 24-3 lead at the half. The Griz had 317 yards of total offense by the end the endzone to give the Paladins a 7-6 lead heading into the locker room. of the first quarter to the Colonels’ 32. Montana finished with 545 yards Furman carried the momentum gained from their last scoring drive into the third of total offense, including 447 passing. quarter. In a drive that saw the Paladins keeping the ball on the ground for all but five yards, Furman drove 57 yards in 15 plays, capped by a one-yard run by Martin to Nicholls State 3 0 0 0 - 3 extend their lead to 14-6 with 8:06 remaining in the third quarter. Montana 10 14 7 17 - 48 Determined not to let their championship season end, the Colonels answered MT - Pacheco 27 pass from Ah Yat (Larson kick) with a score of their own. Facing third-and-9 from their 21-yard line, the Paladins MT - Larson 41 FG Andrew Thacker was called for pass interference, giving Nicholls first-and-10 from NSU - Diel 42 FG their 36-yard line. Following a series of rushes by a trio of Colonels, Vannoy completed MT - Branen 12 run (Larson kick) a 22-yard pass to Kenly Horton on fourth-and-3 for a Nicholls touchdown with 2:02 seaso n review MT - Pacheco 10 pass from Ah Yat (Larson kick) remaining in the third quarter. However, the Colonels’ two-point attempt failed, giving MT - Olsen 25 pass from Ah Yat (Larson kick) Furman a two-point advantage at 14-12. MT - Olsen 26 pass from Rowell (Larson kick) The Colonels were led by senior quarterback Vannoy, who finished the game with MT - Larson 31 FG 13 carries for 46 yards. He also went 3-for-8 passing for 72 yards and a touchdown. Joseph Tobias averaged 4.5 yards per carry, with 90 yards on 20 attempts. NSU MT Toney Edison led Nicholls on the defensive side of the ball with nine tackles, one First Downs 8 26 tackle for a loss, one fumble recovery and one blocked field goal. oppo n e ts Rushes-Yards 37-64 24-98 Passing 65 447 Nicholls 3 3 6 0 - 12 Return Yardage 36 150 Furman 0 7 7 0 - 14 Att-Comp-Int 24-9-1 53-33-2 NICH - Romero 34 FG Punts 12-35.0 2-33.5 NICH – Romero 20 FG Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 FUR – Stepp 29 pass from Martin (Beckler kick)

coaches Penalties-Yards 7-64 8-68 FUR - Martin 1 run (Beckler kick) Time of Possession 31:06 28:54 NICH – Horton 22 pass from Vannoy (Vannoy unsuccessful on 2-point conversion)

NICH FUR First Downs 14 21 Rushes-Yards 54-199 53-243 players Passing 72 68 Return Yardage 60 67 Att-Comp-Int 8-3-1 12-5-1 Punts 3-41 1-70 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 3-25 2-25

outlook Time of Possession 32:15 27:45 90 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football Battle for the Paddle outlook Battle for the Paddle Ever since 1998, whenever Nicholls and Texas State meet on the gridiron they have been engaged in the annual “Battle for the Paddle.” The idea for the contest was born in 1998 after a Nicholls-Texas State game had to be rescheduled due to floods that ravaged the San Marcos, Texas area. Each season, a paddle is presented to the contest’s victor in memory of area residents

who lost their lives in the flood. The wooden paddle is painted with the grey and red of Nicholls on one side and maroon and players gold of Texas State on the other side. Nicholls has held onto the paddle for six of the last seven years.

Battle of the Paddle Results

Season Site Score coaches 1998 San Marcos Southwest Texas 28-27 2003 Thibodaux nicholls 31-13 1999 Thibodaux Southwest Texas 16-0 2004 San Marcos Texas State 35-12 2000 San Marcos Southwest Texas 25-0 2005 Thibodaux nicholls 32-29 (OT) 2001 Thibodaux nicholls 33-14 2006 San Marcos nicholls 21-19 oppo n e ts 2002 San Marcos nicholls 24-21 2007 Thibodaux nicholls 52-28 seaso n review Colonels Media Network

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Founded in 1948 as Francis T. Nicholls Junior outlook College, Nicholls State University brings together the diverse cultures and heritage found in South Central Louisiana. In 1970, Nicholls State was designated a university by an act of the Louisiana Legislature. The university was established to meet the higher education needs players of Louisianians and has evolved during the past five decades into a center for learning. The quality of the university’s academic programs is assured through numerous national-accrediting organizations. Nicholls State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and coaches Schools. Today, the campus occupies 210 acres of land formerly part of historic Acadia Plantation on the eastern limits of the city of Thibodaux. The campus, which fronts Bayou Lafourche, is about 50 miles southwest of New Orleans. Nicholls State University oppo n e ts offers more than 85 two-year, four-year and graduate level programs through five academic colleges - Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute, Education and Life Sciences leadership of women by preparing them for to the Register. Renovated 19th century homes front and Technology. public service through nonpartisan education, Canal Boulevard and New Orleans-style wrought Nicholls State University was the first university research and training programs. Other centers iron traces downtown balconies. seaso n review in the state to offer seven-on, seven-off programs for of excellence at Nicholls State University include The Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center located in those employed in the offshore oil industry. the Center for the Study of Dyslexia, the Small Thibodaux is one of three Acadian Cultural Centers Nicholls is also the first public university in the Business Development Center and the Center of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and state of Louisiana to undertake a strategic planning for Traditional Louisiana Boatbuilding. Preserve in Louisiana that features many colorful project. The project, which is funded entirely by • The Ellender Memorial Library at Nicholls State aspects of Cajun life. private donations, will prepare Nicholls for the 21st University houses more than 220,000 volumes, Known as the “Gateway to Bayou Country,” century. more than 3,000 journal titles and catalogues Thibodaux is minutes away from the best in outdoor about 255,000 federal and state documents. It recreation. The University’s Mission provides study areas for 1,500 patrons. h istory slc Nicholls State University provides a unique blend • The Student Programming Association at Francis Tillou Nicholls of excellent academic programs to meet the needs Nicholls State University has played host to Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls was an esteemed of Louisiana and beyond. The university cultivates various entertainers including Travis Tritt, Third figure in the Confederate Army, a Donaldsonville productive, responsible, engaged citizens in a Eye Blind and Everclear. In addition to presenting native, and the namesake of Nicholls State personalized, culturally rich and dynamic learning performers each semester, the SPA sponsors University. environment through quality teaching, research, and Crawfish Day, an annual event that draws more Nicholls was born in Donaldsonville on Aug. 30, service. than 2,500 students into John L. Guidry Stadium. 1834. He graduated from West Point in 1855 and practiced law for a while. While serving in the Civil Other facts about Nicholls Thibodaux War he rose to the rank of brigadier general. After

• The Chef John Folse Culinary Institute offers Retaining its Southern charm and Cajun hospitality, losing his left arm and leg and living as a prisoner T his is nicholls both a Bachelor of Science Degree and an Thibodaux has developed into a modern, progressive of war, he returned home. He practiced law in Associate of Science Degree in Culinary Arts. The community where yesterday welcomes tomorrow. Napoleonville for a while and was then nominated for Institute was the first of its kind in the United Founded in 1820 on Bayou Lafourche, Thibodaux governor in 1876 by the Louisiana State Democratic States to offer a Bachelor of Science Degree in is graced by moss-laden oaks, plantation homes and Party. He was elected during Reconstruction. Culinary Arts. These degree programs provide lush fields of sugar cane. The word “lafourche” means Nicholls went on to serve a second term as an opportunity for students to develop in-depth fork as the bayou originally forked off the Mississippi governor, from 1888 to 1892 and greatly opposed knowledge of the culinary field of study that is River some 30 miles upstream from Thibodaux. the corrupt Louisiana Lottery. strengthened and supported by a foundation of The Lafourche Parish Courthouse in downtown Following his time spent in as governor, he was

general learning. Thibodaux, the Edward Douglas White Home and named chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. media • The Louisiana Center for Women and Laurel Valley Plantation are listed on the National Nicholls retired to his home in Thibodaux in 1911 Government at Nicholls State University was Register of Historic Places. on the and died in 1912. He is buried in the St. John’s established in 1990 to encourage the future Nicholls State University campus was recently added Episcopal Church Cemetery in Thibodaux. Nicholls Colonels Football 93 2008 Nicholls Football Nicholls Athletics

Stephen T. Hulbert President

media Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert, who assumed the Presidency of Nicholls State University on July 1, 2003, is entering his forth year as the president of Nicholls State University. Dr. Hulbert came to Louisiana from Montana where he had served as the Chancellor of The University of Montana – Western from 1999 to June 2003. Before assuming the Western chancellorship, Dr. Hulbert served as the Commissioner of Higher Education for the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations as well as the Chief Executive Officer of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education. President Hulbert has 29 years of senior administrative experience in higher education in Pennsylvania, Colorado, Rhode Island, Montana and Louisiana. He has served on several athletic governing boards including the Council of Presidents of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Council of Presidents of the Frontier Athletic Conference. In the latter instance he was the Council Chair from 2000 through 2003. Dr. Hulbert is married to Rebecca Kay Hulbert and they are the parents of one son, Scott Wesley, an attorney in Phoenix, Arizona. T his is nicholls

Rob Bernardi Athletic Director Rob Bernardi academic success of all Colonels student-athletes. national media event and has brought excitement enters his eighth Doing whatever he can to foster a family-style and revenue to the local economy. season as director atmosphere throughout the department, he will Prior to his promotion, Bernardi served as of athletics at look to continue leading the Colonels into the the Sun Belt’s Assistant Commissioner. During Nicholls, having 21st century. his seven years at the helm of the division, already made a An administrator with 18 years of leadership Bernardi initiated a conference-wide substance slc h istory significant effect experience, Bernardi returned to the campus abuse education program and assisted member on the Colonels environment after spending 10 years in varying institutions in the NCAA Certification Process athletic programs. capacities at the New Orleans-based Sun and Compliance Reviews. He also published Since arriving in Belt Conference. During the last five years a monthly compliance newsletter, which had Thibodaux, he has of his stay, he was the league’s Associate a circulation of 500. Prior to the formation of given an active Commissioner, coordinating and implementing the Sun Belt, Bernardi spent a year with the voice on a number of Southland Conference all marketing and promotional efforts related conference’s predecessor, the American South, committees while also serving as a member of to the conference. He also worked hand-in- attracting the first corporate partners to the hand with other conferences, covering such fledgling league. seaso n review the NCAA Division I Academic/Eligibility and Compliance Cabinet. Whether it be improving topics as development and corporate relations. Prior to joining the conference office, Bernardi revenue or increasing department morale, His responsibilities also included coordinating spent time as a graduate assistant football coach the California native’s energy has worn off on the Sun Belt’s voting position on all NCAA at both Arizona and Oregon State. At Oregon coaches, student-athletes and members of the legislation. Bernardi’s most recent initiative State, he earned a master’s degree in education. support staff. Usually the first person to work was attracting the A native of Los Angeles, Bernardi received an and the last to leave, he has been a constant and to the Nicholls campus. The Manning Camp is undergraduate degree in Public Health from oppo n e ts loyal supporter of Nicholls athletics since his owned and operated by former New Orleans California State University-Northridge in 1983. arrival, and has instilled a sense of pride within Saints quarterback . The camp Bernardi makes Thibodaux his home with student-athletes and the department. On a first- has brought a new dimension to summers in daughters Nadine (21) and Jenna (10). His brother name basis with nearly every student-athlete, Thibodaux, bringing over 1,200 athletes from Gary is also involved in collegiate athletics, serving Bernardi is committed to maximizing the student- around the country to Nicholls. Thanks to as an assistant football coach at UNLV. athlete experience through constant interaction Bernardi’s efforts, the camp has turned into a coaches with student-athletes and a commitment to the

Nicholls Athletics Directors Morris Osburn...... 1958-1960 James Hall...... 1960-1963

players Raymond E. Didier...... 1963-1978 Donald Landry...... 1978-1987 Phil Greco...... 1987-1993 Mike Knight...... 1993-1998 Stan Williamson...... 1998-2000 Rob Bernardi...... 2000-present outlook 94 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football Nicholls Athletics

Louise “Do” Bonin of Mike Knight as director of the department. including working with the alumni and booster clubs outlook Associate During his tenure as AD, LeBouef was a driving in the Louisiana and Mississippi areas. After graduating Athletics Director/ force in Nicholls involvement in the Tad Gormley from Louisiana Tech University in 1970, Berthelot Senior Woman Gridiron Classic. Nicholls became the first Louisiana began his broadcasting career in Thibodaux at KTIB- Administrator university to play a game outdoors in the city of AM-FM radio. Louise “Do” Bonin begins New Orleans since the construction of the Louisiana In addition to doing the football radio broadcasts, her 13th year as the Senior Superdome in 1975 when the Colonels played host Berthelot will serve as Executive Director of the players Woman Administrator at to Mississippi Valley State in Tad Gormley Stadium Colonel Club, working with Colonel Club president Nicholls State. in City Park on Sept. 12, 1998. On Sept. 18, 1999, Sonny Jackson in fundraising and development. In her normal role, Bonin the Colonels returned to City Park to face Western Berthelot was named the regional All-American oversees the day-to-day operation of the Lady Illinois for its second trip to New Orleans in as many Football Foundation’s 2001 Lindsey Nelson Colonel athletic program. years. Outstanding Sportscaster and the Louisiana Bonin, the former head women’s basketball coach, A 1973 graduate of Nicholls State, LeBouef Sportswriters’ and Sportscasters’ Association “Best coaches came to Nicholls after a year as an assistant coach at originally came to Nicholls in 1986 as the executive Play-by-Play Broadcaster” in Louisiana in 1994, ‘95 Fordham University in The Bronx, New York, where director of the Colonels Brigade, the athletic and ‘96. she was a part of the Rams’ first appearance in the department’s official fund raising organization that NCAA Division I Championship. Fordham posted a is now called the Colonel Club. After a year in that Jeff Smith 21-9 record and captured the Patriot League’s regular capacity, LeBouef took over the position of athletic Assistant Athletics oppo n e ts season and post-season tournament championships. business manager. Director/Head At Nicholls State, Bonin inherited a program that He is a past president of the Louisiana Athletic Athletic Trainer has had one winning season. During her 10-year Business Managers Association. Jeff Smith begins his fifth span on the bench, the Lady Colonels continued Prior to joining the Nicholls staff, LeBouef was season as assistant athletic to improve and became a competitive club in the band director at Thibodaux’s E.D. White High School director and fifth season as Southland Conference. During the 1998-1999 for 15 years. the Colonels head athletic campaign, Bonin’s squad captured the program’s A native of Montegut, LeBouef is married to trainer. seaso n review most wins since the 1990-91 campaign and reached the former Amanda Lirette of Dulac. They are the A native of Mexico, Mo., the Southland Conference Tournament for the first parents of a daughter, Rebecca and a son, Reginald, as Smith comes to Nicholls after serving one-year as an time in the school’s history. well as three grandsons, Matthew, Steven and David Assistant Trainer with the Barcelona Dragons of the The New Iberia native began her coaching career Landry. in Europe. at Dodson High School where six of her seven teams Prior to joining the Dragons, Smith spent the 2002 advanced to the Class C state playoffs. She was an Ken Berthelot NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs. Before assistant coach for three seasons at Pineville High Associate Athletics heading to the NFL, Smith was a graduate assistant at School, and from 1987 to 1992, was the physical Director for External Louisiana State University. While at LSU, he worked h istory slc education department head and basketball coach Affairs with the football and track and field squads. Smith was at Leesville High School. Four of her five teams at Ken Berthelot begins part of three track and field national championships Leesville advanced to the state playoffs. his third year as associate and a Sugar Bowl and SEC football championship. In Bonin earned her bachelor’s degree from athletics director for addition, he was selected as the medical coordinator Northwestern State in 1977 and earned a master’s external affairs. In that role, for the 2002 NCAA Track and Field Championship degree in secondary administration and supervision Berthelot will oversee the meet hosted by LSU. from the school in 1983. Colonel Club, the fund- While attending Northwest Missouri State raising arm of the athletics department and Colonel University as an undergraduate, Smith worked with Easton LeBouef broadcast properties, where he will serve as the two Division II NCAA championship football teams Associate Athletics play-by-play announcer for Nicholls football games. in addition to the basketball, track and field, volleyball

Director/Budgetary Berthelot brings an impressive background and tennis teams. During the 1998-99 seasons, Smith T his is nicholls Control to Nicholls. He served as the voice of the Tulane served as an intern with the Chiefs through their Easton LeBouef is the Green Wave from 1986 to 2001. In addition to training camp. senior member of the his background in college athletics and sports Smith received his bachelor’s degree in Physical Nicholls State athletic broadcasting, Berthelot has been the Director of and Health Education from NWMSU in 2000. Prior department administrative Training for Dale Carnegie Training in New Orleans to receiving a master’s in Kinesiology from LSU in staff as he is in his 22nd year where he has worked as a trainer, consultant, and 2002, Smith obtained credentials as a nationally of service. motivational speaker with numerous corporate certified athletic trainer. LeBouef has served the last 16 years as an associate entities throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. He also The 30-year old is single and resides in worked as the sports anchor for WVUE-TV in New Thibodaux. athletic director with the Colonels. He is responsible media for budgetary control of the athletic department. Four Orleans from 1978 to 1985 before joining the Tulane years ago, he also took on additional duties as interim staff where he was an assistant athletics director athletic director for six months after the resignation for broadcast properties and special assignments, Nicholls Colonels Football 95 2008 Nicholls Football Nicholls Athletics

Erica Callais his four years there working towards his degree. Bobby Galinsky Assistant Athletic Rizzuto also served as a feature reporter for Cox Director of Director for Sports Television in conjunction with the “Monte Compliance media Academic Services Towe Television Show.” Bobby Galinsky begins his In February 2007, Erica In the fall of 2005 when Hurricane Katrina fourth season as Director of Callais joined Colonel Sport struct Southeastern Louisiana, Rizzuto was forced Compliance and his eighth as the Director of Athletic to attend the University of North Alabama for the season overall at Nicholls. Academic Services. She semester and is forever grateful for all of the great Prior to being appointed as monitors the progress of people of Florence, Alabama and Loretto, Tennessee the Compliance Coordinator, student-athletes to ensure who opened up the doors to thier houses and thier Galinsky served as the that they strive to their full academic and athletic hearts in his time of need. He will always remember Sports Information Director and the football contact potential. Callais is responsible for overseeing and how the Park’s and Cox’s of Loretto, Tenn. took him for three seasons. During his tenure as the SID, T his is nicholls coordinating the academic advising and registrations into thier homes, how Woodmont Church paid for Galinsky primarily handled football, men’s basketball, process for all student-athletes. his semester at UNA, and how well the faculty and baseball and men and women’s golf and assisted with Callais graduated from Nicholls in December 2003 students treated him at UNA. a variety of tasks as well, including updating Nicholls’ with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication with The 22-year old is single and currently resides in athletics website, managing the Football Press Box on a concentration in broadcast journalism. While in Metairie, La. game days and serving as the “Voice of the Colonels” college, she was awarded the Bob Blazer Scholarship for numerous away baseball games. for Outstanding Ethics and Excellence in the Field of Elizabeth Ballard Prior to coming to Nicholls, Galinsky served as the Communications. Assistant Director of Sports Information Director at Mississippi University Callais joined the Nicholls State University, Office Media Relations for Women in Columbus, Miss., from April of 1999 of Admissions in January 2004. In addition to serving Elizabeth Ballard enters to August of 2001. During his two years as SID at as a high school recruiter, she organized Multicultural the Columbus, Miss. school, he served as the primary

slc h istory her second year as the Day, which is held each spring to award academic Assistant Director of Media contact for volleyball, women’s basketball and softball scholarships to deserving minority students. Relations for Nicholls. Ballard while serving as Media Coordinator for the Gulf She was also in charge of the dual enrollment in primarily responsible for South’s men’s and women’s tennis championships program, which allows high school students to earn the publicity efforts for soccer, in 2000. Galinsky began his journalism career as college credit, and parent orientation. volleyball, women’s basketball, a sports reporter for the Commercial Dispatch When she’s not checking-up of student-athletes, men’s and women’s tennis, and baseball. (Columbus, Miss.), where served as a beat writer Callais spends time with her family, especially her The Mobile, Ala. native comes to Nicholls after serving for the University of Alabama’s football and men’s five-year-old son, Ethan. Callais is currently working one year at Elon University as the primary contact for basketball programs. Bringing a keen eye for detail,

seaso n review on her master’s degree in administration and volleyball, women’s basketball, softball, and men’s and Galinsky comes to Thibodaux with three College supervision of higher education. women’s cross country. Besides handling all the day-to- Sports Information Director’s of America (CoSIDA) day operations in the sports information department, awards, earning Best Media Guide Cover honors for Brandon Rizzuto Ballard wrote, edited, and designed all media guides, game his 2000 volleyball media guide and his 2001 softball Director of Media day programs, game notes, and press releases. media guide while picking up Best Layout and Design Relations Prior to her one year stint at Elon University, Ballard accolades for his 2001 softball media guide. Galinsky resides in Houma with his wife of nine oppo n e ts Brandon Rizzuto enters served as an assistant at the Georgia Southern University. his third year as Director At Georgia Southern, Ballard served as the main contact years Jaime and his seven-year old daughter Allison of Media Relations for for volleyball, and men’s and women’s tennis while and three-year old son, Robert Ellis. In his spare time, Athletics at Nicholls State assisting with other sports on game day. She also was the Galinsky enjoys playing golf and spending time with University. primary statistician for all 15 Division I sports. his family. Rizzuto will be Ballard is a 2006 graduate of the University of South

coaches responsible for managing Alabama, where she worked in the sports information Michelle Keife daily media activities and over seeing game day department as a student assistant. While working Events Coordinator operations for several Colonel sports such as towards her degree, Ballard worked as a production Michelle Keife enters football, men’s basketball, softball, and tennis. Rizzuto assistant for EPSN U’s broadcast of the senior bowl in her second year as the comes to Nicholls after producing the “Original Prep Mobile, Ala. in January 2006. She spent an entire week Events Coordinator and Football Report” and “Three Tailgaters Show” with helping coordinate player and coach interviews, while her fourth season overall

players Archie Manning, Ed Daniels, and Ken Trahan on 990 also assisting with the production of the Honor Roll in Athletics. Keife, who AM WGSO. special that was a 10-part series on the top games, previously worked in the A native of Metairie, La., Rizzuto is a graduate of , quarterbacks, etc. Sports Information Office the University of New Orleans with a degree in Mass Ballard, 24, resides in Thibodaux, La., and is the daughter at Nicholls, will supervise Communications. Rizzuto, who did volunteer work of Donna and Charles Ballard. Her father Charles played the annual sports banquets, Hall of Fame Ceremony, for the sports information department at UNO, did collegiate baseball at South Alabama. She also has three Honors Luncheon and all events held in conjunction siblings: Daniel (21), Mary Kate (19) and Will (14).

outlook play-by-play for the Privateers on occasion during with fundraising activities. In addition, she will 96 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football Nicholls Athletics supervise the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Conner is also in charge of all uniform purchases and Amelie Talbot outlook Keife and her husband Jonathan, who were married ordering. Football Secretary in July of 2006, reside in Thibodaux. Conner came to Nicholls after working as the One constant to the head equipment manager at Northwestern State for Nicholls State football Dr. Glenn Antizzo two years and being involved with the staff for five program has been football seasons. A fixture within the Northwestern State secretary Amelie Talbot

Faculty players Representative athletics program since 1998, Conner received his who begins her 29th year Dr. Glenn J. Antizzo is Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration in 2003. at NSU. an Associate Professor of The 26-year old is single and resides in Thibodaux. Talbot has worked with Government. His areas seven of Nicholls’ eight of specialization include Barbara Naquin head coaches, beginning her career in 1980 under International Relations, Assistant Athletic then head coach Bill Clements. She has seen Nicholls’ coaches United States foreign Trainer move to Division I-AA from Division II and is the policy, and the political and Barbara Naquin enters only staff member to be a part of the Colonels’ three operational aspects the use of military force. her 23rd year as assistant I-AA playoff seasons. Dr. Antizzo is originally from Port Jefferson, New trainer in charge of women’s Talbot and her husband Emile have a daughter, York. In 1985, he graduated with a bachelors degree athletics. Leah (21) who graduated from Nicholls. in Government from Cornell University in Ithaca, The South Terrebonne oppo n e ts N.Y. He continued his education at the University native joined the athletic Jean Bourgeois of Georgia, where he received his M.A. in Political department staff as a Women’s Athletics Science in 1990. Dr. Antizzo completed his education student manager/student trainer for women’s and Men’s Basketball at Louisiana State University, where he earned his athletics in 1975. She remained on staff and served as Secretary Ph.D. in Political Science in 1995. a student trainer until earning her bachelor’s degree Jean Bourgeois is in her Dr. Antizzo has been working at Nicholls State in physical education in 1976. She remained on the second stint as a secretary seaso n review University since 1996. During this period he staff as a graduate assistant trainer until 1981 when in the Nicholls athletic has taught classes in International Relations and she earned a Master of Education degree. department. Comparative Politics. He is the author of two books Naquin was named the athletic equipment Bourgeois was Nicholls’ and his research earned him an award from the manager for women’s athletics in 1981. In 1986, she first football secretary when Louisiana Political Science Association in 2000. became a nationally-certified trainer. the program began in 1971 and was responsible for Dr. Antizzo is very active in campus affair, In the summer of 2007, Naquin was inducted to baseball, golf and tennis when she left the university especially athletics. He has served as a three-term the Louisiana Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame, and in 1978. Vice President of the Colonel Club and is currently is the only woman to ever achieve the honor. She She returned to Nicholls in 1990 and now serves a member of its executive board. He is also a was also the recipent of the 2006 Backbone Award as the secretary for women’s athletics and men’s h istory slc member of the University Athletic Council. In 1998, given to an assistant athletic trainer each year by the basketball. Dr. Antizzo worked on Nicholls' NCAA Division I Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association who is Bourgeois and her husband Ronnie have two Recertification Report and in 2003 co-authored the the consummate professional that goes above and children, Ron and Stacey and three grandchildren NCAA Recertification Midterm Report. In 2002, beyond the call of duty. Aiden, Elli and Trevor. Dr. Antizzo was named the university's Institutional Naquin travels extensively with Nicholls’ volleyball Representative to the NCAA and the Southland and softball teams. She also assists with football. Conference. Olan Babin Dr. Antizzo is a three-time winner of the Division Athletics Custodian Connie Rome Olan Babin enters his of Student Affairs “Apple Award” (1998, 1999, 2000). Business Office In recognition of his contributions to the university, 32nd year as athletics Secretary custodian for the athletic in 2003, Dr. Antizzo was honored by being named an Connie Rome enters T his is nicholls “Honorary Alumnus of Nicholls State University.” department. her fifth year at Nicholls as Babin and his wife Jane the administrative assistant have one son, Jeremy (25), Kerry Conner in the Athletic Business and one daughter, Jennifer Equipment Manager Office. Prior to working at (21), who both graduated Kerry Conner enters his Nicholls, Rome worked in from Nicholls. third season at the helm of the accounting department the Colonels’ equipment for Oceaneering International for six years. operation. The man Rome and her husband Eddie have two sons,

responsible for the upkeep Nicholas (20), Christopher (12) and one daughter, media of equipment for all 15 Charlotte (8). of Nicholls varsity sports,

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Jeff Smith, MS, ATC, LAT Barbara Naquin, MS, ATC, LAT Celest Weuve, MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS Assistant A.D./Head Athletic Trainer Associate Athletic Trainer Athletic Training Curriculm Program Director T his is nicholls

Jon Hay, M.Ed, ATC, LAT Amelia Mason, Med. ATC, LAT Gerard White, M.Ed, ATC, LAT Clinical Coordinator/Clinical Athletic Trainer Clinical Athletic Trainer Dept. Head of Allied Health Sciences/ Clinical Instructor slc h istory The Nicholls State University’s manage, and rehabilitate the student- Athletic Training Department strives to Athletic Training Department provides athlete. NSU Athletic Training serves provide leadership and education for comprehensive, state-of-the-art health as a major intellectual and creative athletic training students through quality care and wellness services as it pertains resource for NSU Athletics, develops educational and clinical experiences. to the well-being of the student-athlete. interactive partnerships with allied The Vision of the Nicholls State The Staff is composed of five full-time health professionals, and participates in University’s Athletic Training and three graduate assistant athletic the exploration and development of the Department is to become a nationally trainers who are nationally certified student-athlete’s health and well-being. recognized athletic training program

seaso n review athletic trainers through the Board of Nicholls State University’s Athletic focusing on first-class, state-of- Certification of the National Athletic Training Department also serves as a the-art health care services to the Trainers’ Association. Each member of dynamic clinical learning experience NSU Athletic Department, and a the NSU Athletic Training Department for the institution’s accredited Athletic respected and prominent leader with will do his or her part to provide Training curriculum. Currently there the reputation of providing quality professional, first-class leadership are approximately 25 athletic training educational experiences to athletic

oppo n e ts and counseling necessary to prevent, students within the program. The NSU training students. coaches players outlook 98 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football John L. Guidry Stadium

Chris “Gator” outlook John L. Guidry Stadium has served as Nicholls State G a r d n e r football’s only home since the school began playing caught a the sport on the intercollegiate level in 1972. The 27-yard pass facility is named in honor of former Galliano state from Lonnie representative John L. Guidry who was instrumental Rogers for the in the establishment of Francis T. Nicholls Junior first Colonel players College. t o u c h d ow n The stadium features a three-level press box on in the stadium the west side. The second level houses an area for as NSU came game management staff, radio and coaches’ booths from behind and a working press area that was established to win. following a renovation project that was completed The facility to enjoy the first three home games in an open-air coaches prior to the 1999 season. The president’s suite and was originally referred to as Colonel Stadium but press box while the stadium was in repair. a new 30-seat club level, which was also part of the was renamed in Guidry’s honor Sept. 15, 1973. Guidry Stadium was originally constructed at a 1999 press box renovation, is located on the third In 33 seasons, the Colonels have posted a 90-78-3 cost of nearly $2 million. level. A photo deck is located on the roof. Just prior record in Guidry Stadium. to the start of the 2001 season, a new scoreboard, In 1975, Nicholls State captured the Gulf South complete with graphic animation features as well as a Conference championship with an 8-2 record, Year-by-Year in Guidry Stadium oppo n e ts new sound system was installed. including a 6-0 mark at home. It is the only time 1972...... 2-4 Adjacent to the elevator landing at ground level is Nicholls has gone undefeated at home. The 1996 1973...... 2-3 the Colonels’ Club Room. Colonels’ Club members Colonels capped the program’s 25th anniversary 1974...... 2-3 use the building as a hospitality area before home season by going 5-1 in Guidry Stadium. 1975...... 6-0 games as well as for various university functions The five largest crowds to see Nicholls State play 1976...... 4-1 throughout the year. in the stadium have come against intra-state rival 1977...... 1-4 seaso n review Guidry Stadium is located adjacent to the Frank Southern University, including a record 14,125 in 1978...... 2-3 Barker Athletic Building, which houses the NSU the first Jaguar-Colonel game played in the stadium 1979...... 5-1 football coaches’ offices, locker rooms, the sports in 1981. 1980...... 2-4 medicine department and the sports information The stadium underwent an unexpected facelift 1981...... 4-2-1 office. The NSU Strength & Conditioning facility during the 1992 season after suffering $150,000 1982...... 3-2 and a 50-yard artificial turf field are located directly worth of damage during Hurricane Andrew. 1983...... 1-4 behind Barker Hall. The concrete facade between the third-floor glass 1984...... 4-2 The stadium was officially dedicated on September and the roof was ripped away by strong winds during 1985...... 4-2 16, 1972 as Nicholls State defeated Ouachita Baptist the storm and falling debris destroyed 52 chair back 1986...... 4-1 h istory slc 12-7. seats. Glass on the south side of the press box on 1987...... 2-3-1 Hermon Grissom drilled a 37-yard field goal in both the second and third levels was also blown out. 1988...... 4-1 the opening period for the first score in the stadium. Members of the media had a rare opportunity 1989...... 4-2 1990...... 4-2 1991...... 1-4 Largest John L. Guidry S tadium Crowds 1992...... 1-3-1 Oct. 10, 1981 Nov. 2, 1996 1993...... 2-3 Nicholls State 56, Southern 14...... 14,125 Nicholls State 14, Southern 0...... 11,714 1994...... 2-3 Oct. 8, 1983 Oct. 20, 1979 1995...... 0-5 Southern 21, Nicholls State 20...... 13,981 Mississippi College 28, Nicholls St. 14...... 11,550 1996...... 5-1 T his is nicholls Oct. 8, 1988 Sept. 25, 1976 1997...... 4-1 Nicholls State 24, Southern 0...... 13,370 Troy State 14, Nicholls State 9...... 11,500 1998...... 2-2 Oct. 11, 1986 Oct. 11, 1975 1999...... 0-4 Nicholls State 17, Southern 10...... 13,300 Nicholls State 23, Northwestern State 10..... 11,000 2000...... 1-4 Oct. 6, 1984 Oct. 29, 1994 2001...... 2-3 Nicholls State 43, Southern 26...... 13,280 Nicholls State 20, Southern 14...... 10,617 2002...... 3-2 Sept. 11, 1976 Oct. 23, 1976 2003...... 4-1 Nicholls State 17, Mississippi College 7...... 12,500 Nicholls State 7, Austin Peay 0...... 10,500 2004...... 3-1 Nov. 13, 1982 Oct. 31, 1992 2005...... 4-0 Grambling 33, Nicholls State 15...... 12,200 Nicholls State 27, Southern 24...... 10,322 2006...... 3-3 media Nov. 17, 1990 2007...... 4-1 Nicholls State 23, Southern 19...... 12,132 Totals...... 101-82-3 Nicholls Colonels Football 99 2008 Nicholls Football me d ia this is n icholls Media Information slc h istory seaso n review oppo n e ts coaches players outlook 100 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football Media Information

The Office of Sports Information Home telephone numbers of players and of Nicholls opponents. Please inform will call window will open 90 minutes outlook at Nicholls State University, under the coaches will not be released to the Brandon Rizzuto at least one week in prior to kickoff. direction of Brandon Rizzuto, is responsible media. Thomas will be available for out- advance if you are planning to make use for the day-to-day publicity efforts of 15 of-town radio and newspaper interviews of the phone lines. Press Box and Gameday Division I sports. The primary function of ONLY during the Southland Conference Services the Nicholls Sports Information Office is weekly teleconference. Thomas will take Photo Credentials The elevator landing to the Guidry to service and accommodate the media part in the Southland Conference Call on Photo credentials will be issued only Stadium Press Box is adjacent to the players in its coverage of the entire Colonel and Tuesday mornings. In 2007, the Nicholls to accredited media outlets—newspaper, Colonel Club room on the west side of Lady Colonel Athletic department. coach occupied the 10:47-10:53 a.m. time television stations and other recognized the stadium. The Sports Information Office, located slot. As of press time, details of the call publications. Nicholls follows NCAA Home and visiting radio booths, in Barker Hall, handles a myriad of press are not final. rules regarding sideline photographers. coaches’ boxes and the public address services, including, but not limited to, the All student-athlete interviews will Photographers are not permitted to announcer as well as the working press

issuing of credentials, the publication of be scheduled around classes and other photograph in the team area, which is area are located on the second level of coaches media guides, game programs and press academic commitments. located between the 25-yard lines on the Guidry Stadium press box. The photo notes as well as maintaining statistics and both sides of the field. All photographers deck is located on the fourth level. upkeeping the website. Tuesday Press are required to have proper sideline Approximately 60 minutes prior to Members of the Sports Information Conferences credentials. kickoff, a pre-game meal will be served Office will assist you with any day-of- Nicholls State head coach Jay Thomas to all credentialed media. Beverages and

game needs, including player and coach will be available in Thomas’ Barker Hall Media Parking snacks will be available throughout the oppo n e ts information, in-game statistics and post- office on Tuesday’s at 11 a.m. to meet Media parking at John L. Guidry entire game as well. game notes and quotes. Journalists and with the local media. At this time, Thomas Stadium is available to all credentialed In order to effectively maintain, a media covering Nicholls Athletics benefit will review the previous week’s game media. Requests for submitting parking professional environment, cheering from working in a professional and and look forward to what lies ahead. At passes should be made when submitting WILL NOT be tolerated in the press comfortable environment. some point during the press conference, press and/or photo credential requests. box. If any member is found cheering at Members of the Sports Information an injury report and updated depth chart The media parking area is located on the any point during the game, they will be seaso n review staff are on call virtually every day of will be discussed and made available. west side of the stadium and is accessible asked to leave the press box. the year, ‘round the clock, in an effort from Audubon Drive. Pre-game packets, including notes, to enhance the coverage of Nicholls Media Credentials statistics, flip cards and programs, will be Athletics. Media credentials for Nicholls State Media Will Call made available upon arrival to the press Please adhere to the following home games are issued for working The media will call window is located box. A complete play-by-play account of guidelines when covering Colonel football media only. Sports editors and sports at the southwest ticket office, which is on each quarter as well as individual and team during the 2008 season. directors of accredited media outlets the right side of the press box entrance statistics will be distributed following each should submit requests for credentials on when facing the stadium. Please be quarter and at halftime. Approximately During the Week company letterhead. Requests for season prepared to present proper identification 20 minutes following the conclusion of h istory slc The Nicholls football team practices passes should be submitted as early as when picking up credentials. The media the game, full stat books will be made Tuesday through Thursday on the practice possible. Media covering single games fields across the parking lot from Guidry should submit requests by the Wednesday Stadium. Practice will generally take place morning prior to the game. No passes will NCAA Guidelines and the Media from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. All practices are be issued after Thursday afternoon, NO Media members should be aware of several NCAA rules that apply to open to the media and public with the EXCEPTIONS. student-athletes. If there is ever a question if any media-related activity or understanding the strategy, formations, Media who cover Nicholls State event including a Nicholls State University student-athlete could be a possible plays and personnel adjustments are to opponents on a regular basis may request NCAA violation, contact the Nicholls Compliance Office for an interpretation. remain private. credentials through opponent’s sports Areas of concern include: Interviews with Nicholls State head information offices or through Nicholls. • Coaches and University officials cannot make comments on prospective student-athletes until they sign a National Letter of Intent. A coach cannot

coach Jay Thomas and Colonel student- Nicholls follows the guidelines set forth this is n icholls athletes can be conducted either before by the NCAA in issuing credentials. In comment on a prospective student-athlete who verbally commits to an or after practice. All interviews MUST most instances, the Nicholls Office of institution. be conducted on the practice field. The Sports Information will fill all legitimate • Coaches and athletic staff are not permitted to write guest columns for Nicholls locker room and training room requests for credentials. publications. are OFF LIMITS to members of the All credential requests should be sent • Sudent-athletes are not authorized to list or endorse products. media at all times. to: Brandon Rizzuto, Athletics-Barker • Commercial photographers cannot provide student-athletes with Telephone interviews with Thomas and Building, Nicholls State Sports Information, photographs or slides. The Office of Media Relations for Athletics offers a Colonel student-athletes will take place P.O. Box 2032, Thibodaux, La. 70310. similar service for student-athletes to purchase photographs.

on Wednesdays before practice. Please let • Student-athletes may not be used in advertisements or endorsements of me d ia Brandon Rizzuto know in advance what Visiting Radio products, including media-related publications or on radio. players you wish to interview and the There are two courtesy phone lines • Student-athletes are not permitted to conduct interviews for 1-900 appropriate arrangements will be made. available for the official radio station services.

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available to the media. Out-of-town Post-Game Procedures NCAA-mandated 10-minute cooling off the media following the NCAA mandated scores from around the region and nation Both the Nicholls locker room and period. The interviews will take place 10-minute cooling off period in a pre- will be distributed periodically during the visiting locker room facilities are located in the NSU Offensive Meeting Room, designated area generally just outside

me d ia game as well. in Barker Hall. The visiting locker room located in Barker Hall. ABSOLUTELY the Colonel dressing room. Again, no All requests to fax statistics to local is on the west side of Barker Hall and NO INTERVIEWS WILL BE interviews will be conducted on the media outlets will be honored as soon as faces Guidry Stadium while the Colonel CONDUCTED ON THE FIELD. playing field. Please direct all requests to possible following the conclusion of the dressing rooms are located on the east A member of the Nicholls sports Brandon Rizzuto. game. side of Barker Hall. Policies concerning information staff will take requests for In addition, the Guidry Stadium Press interviews with visiting coaches and player interviews with five minutes to On the Internet Box will remain open for 60 minutes student-athletes will be set by sports play in the contest and will escort media Nicholls football information can following the conclusion of the game for information representatives of the visiting members to the interview room following be accessed through the University’s media to file stories. An ample supply of institution. The Nicholls locker room is the game. Statistics will be made available official website, www.geauxcolonels.com.

this is n icholls phone lines are available for the purposes CLOSED to the media at all times. At to media members in the Offensive Updated statistics, rosters, bios and game of sending stories. home, Nicholls coach Jay Thomas and Meeting Room. notes can be found at the site as well as selected student-athletes will be made On the road, Coach Thomas and other information pertaining to Nicholls available for interviews following the selected student-athletes will meet with football. Media Outlets Wire Services Print Media The Associated Press Daily Comet/ Houma Courier Daily Review WVUE-TV/Fox Mary Foster - [email protected] Brent St. Germain Sports Editor John Martin, Sports Editor - sports@daily- Eric Richey - [email protected] 1515 Poydras St., Suite 2500 • New Orleans, Chris Singleton, Sports Writer- chris. review.com Rob Ennis - [email protected] LA 70112 [email protected] P.O. Box 948 • Morgan City, LA 70380 1025 S. Jefferson Davis Pkwy. • New Orleans,

slc Office: h istory 800 662-7717 or 504-523-3931 • Fax: Kelly McElroy, Sports Writer- kelly.mcelory@ Office: 985-384-8370 • Fax: 985-384-4255 LA 70125 504-586-0531 houmatoday.com Office: 504-483-1542/1527 • Fax: Matt LeBlanc – matt.leblanc@houmatoday. Television Stations 504-483-1543 The Sports Network com H-TV10/Independent Matt Dougherty - mdougherty@ Teddy Renois, Sports Writer -teddy.renois@ TBA – Sports Editor WWL-TV/CBS sportsnetwork.com daileycomet.com 1202 St. Charles • Houma, LA 70360 Jim Henderson - [email protected] 2200 Byberry Road • Hatboro, PA 19040 P.O. Box 2717 • Houma, LA 70361 Office: 985-876-3456 • Fax: 985-853-1856 Juan Kincaid - [email protected] Office: 800-227-7249 or 800-583-5499 • Fax: Office: 985-857-2210 • Fax: 985-857-2244 1024 North Rampart Street • New Orleans, 800-227-0803 or 800-583-6195 KWBJ-TV/Independent LA 70116 The Advocate Chris Hunter – Sports Editor Office: 504-529-6290/6291 • Fax: seaso n review Stats, Inc. Butch Muir, Executive Sports Editor - 608 Michigan Street • Morgan City, LA 504-529-6472 Joe Linholm, Director [email protected] 70380 8130 Lehigh Avenue • Morton Grove, Ill. [email protected] Office: 985-384-6960 • Fax: 985-385-1916 Radio 60053 P.O. Box 588 • Baton Rouge, LA 70821 KBZE-105.7 FM Office: 847-583-2128 or 847-583-2100 • Fax: Office: 225-383-1111 Fax: 225-388-0318 WAFB-TV/CBS Seth Thomas - Sports Director - KBZE@ 800-357-8525 or 847-470-9140 Steve Schneider – Sports Director petronet.net Times-Picayune [email protected] P.O. Box 1560 • Morgan City, LA 70381 oppo n e ts Don Hansen’s National Weekly Doug Tatum, Sports Editor – dtatum@ 844 Government St. • Baton Rouge, LA Office: 985-385-1391 • Fax: 985-385-6268 Football Gazette timespicayune.com 70802 Don Hansen, Publisher - don@donhansen. Ted Lewis, Sports Writer - tlewis@ Office: 225-383-9999 • Fax: 225-379-7880 KNSU – 91.5 FM com timespicatune.com P.O. Box 2010 • Thibodaux, LA 70310 P.O. Box 305 3800 Howard Ave. • New Orleans, LA WBRZ-TV/ABC Office: 985-448-4258 • Fax: 985-448-4258 Westmont, IL 60559-0305 70140 P.O. Box 2906 • Baton Rouge, LA 70821

coaches Phone: 630-964-1062 Office: 504-826-3406 • Fax: 504-826-3401 Office: 225-336-2360 • Fax: 225-336-2347 KCIL-107.5 FM Fax: 630-964-1105 Hilary Domangue The Nicholls Worth WDSU-TV/NBC P.O. Box 2068 • Houma, LA 70361 ESPN/SportsTicker Thomas Mitchell, Sports Editor - nwsports@ Rich Lenz - [email protected] Office: 985-851-1020 • Fax: 985-872-4403 Lou Monaco nicholls.edu 846 Howard Ave. • New Orleans, LA 70113 19 East 34th Street 7th Floor • New York, P.O. Box 2010 • Thibodaux, LA 70310 Office: 504-679-0656/0657 • Fax: KLRZ -100.3 FM NY 10016 Office: 985-448-4258 • Fax: 985-448-4267 504-679-0733 Ken Freidlander - [email protected] players Office: 800-367-8935 • Fax: 800-336-0383 11603 Hwy. 308 • Larose, LA 70373 Tri-Parish Times WGNO-TV/ABC Office: 985-798-7792 • Fax: 985-798-7793 Chris Scarnati, Sports Editor - chris@tri- Ed Daniels - [email protected] parishtimes.com 2 Canal Street, Suite 2800 WWL - 870 AM 4924 Highway 311 • Houma, LA 70360 New Orleans, LA 70130 1450 Poydras, Suite 440 • New Orleans, LA Phone: 985-876-3008 • Fax: 985-876-0950 Office: 504-619-6328/6329 • Fax: 70112 504-619-6332 Office: 504-593-2137 • Fax: 504-593-1850 outlook 102 Nicholls Colonels Football 2008 Nicholls Football Restaurant & Hotel Information

All Area Codes are (985) Applebee’s outlook 1039 W Tunnel Blvd...... 851-7100 Thibodaux Restaurants Chili’s Bubba’s II Po-Boys 1539 Martin Luther King Blvd...... 580-0810 212 East Bayou Road...... 449-0900 Copeland’s of New Orleans

Bubba’s II Seafood Restaurant 1534 Martin Luther King Blvd...... 873-9600 players 764 West Bayou Road...... 446-5117 The Olive Garden The Ground Pat’i 1757 Martin Luther King Blvd...... 872-6990 632 N. Canal Blvd...... 446-0466 Lone Star Steakhouse The Captain’s Table 1639 Martin Luther King Blvd...... 853-1581

400 East First...... 446-0561 The Ground Pat’i coaches Chili’s 101 Bayou Gardens Blvd...... 872-3781 620 North Canal Boulevard...... 447-8144 Fast Food Restaurants Chinese Chef’s II Burger King 361 North Canal Boulevard...... 448-3580 206 East First Street...... 447-9773

Flanagan’s Creative Food and Drinks Church’s Fried Chicken oppo n e ts 1111 Audubon Drive...... 447-7771 518 St. Mary Street...... 446-7673 Fremin’s Domino’s Pizza 402 West Third...... 449-0333 1606 Canal Boulevard...... 448-1700 La Casa Del Sol Frostop on the Bayou Plaza Del Rienzi Shopping Center...... 446-2576 406 Pleasure Lane...... 446-1528 seaso n review Pepper’s Pizzeria McDonald’s 600 West 3rd...... 446-0006 307 North Canal Boulevard...... 448-1727 Politz’s Restaurant Pizza Hut 100 St. Mary...... 448-0944 523 St. Mary Street...... 447-1200 The Great Wall Popeye’s Fried Chicken 1200 St. Mary ...... 446-0895 305 North Canal Boulevard...... 446-3051 Western Sizzlin Rally’s

411 North Canal Boulevard...... 447-1983 400 North Canal Boulevard...... 446-7373 h istory slc West Main Pizza Subway Sandwiches 524 St. Mary...... 449-0001 1121 Audubon Drive...... 446-0100 Taco Bell Houma Restaurants 377 North Canal Boulevard...... 446-5791 Outback Steakhouse Wendy’s 1561 Martin Luther King Blvd...... 580-1800 1135 Audubon Drive...... 449-4020

Thibodaux & Houma Hotels this is n icholls

Ecomony Inn – Houma Howard Johnson - Thibodaux 222 S. Hollywood Rd...... 851-6041 200 North Canal Boulevard...... 447-9071 Fairfield Inn - Houma Plantation Inn – Houma 1530 Martin Luther King Blvd...... 580-1050 1381 Tunnel Boulevard...... 868-0500 Hampton Inn - Houma Ramada Inn - Houma 1728 Martin Luther King Blvd...... 873-3140 1400 West Tunnel Boulevard...... 879-4871 Holiday Inn Holidome - Houma Red Carpet Inn – Houma me d ia 210 South Hollywood...... 868-5851 US Highway 90 West...... 876-4160 Ramada Inn - Thibodaux 400 East First Street...... 446-0561 Nicholls Colonels Football 103 2008 Nicholls Football Driving Directions

From New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong 6. Drive on Hwy. 24 (road turns into Hwy. 20) for 8.7 miles into city of Thibodaux International Airport and La. Hwy. 1.

me d ia 1. Start: Exiting Airport onto U.S. Hwy. 61. 7. Right on La. 1 South and drive 1 mile to Audubon Drive (corner of Nicholls 2. Right on U.S. 61 North for 3.8 miles. campus). 3. Right onto I-310 South (via Mississippi River Bridge) for 8.6 miles. 8. Right on Audubon for 7/10ths of a mile to Guidry Stadium. 4. Right on U.S. Hwy. 90 West (via Houma/Raceland) for 14 miles. 5. Highway splits - Right fork onto La. Hwy. 182 for 3.8 miles. From Baton Rouge, Louisiana 6. Right on La. Hwy. 1 North for 13.6 miles to Acadia Drive (on Nicholls 1. Start: Intersection I-10 and I-110 in Baton Rouge. this is n icholls campus). 2. Drive I-10 East 4.2 miles and take I-10 East (right) to New Orleans at the split 7. Left on Audubon for 7/10ths of a mile to Guidry Stadium. with I-12. 3. Drive I-10 East 22.6 miles to Exit 182 (Sunshine Bridge exit) and exit right onto From Lafayette, Louisiana La. Hwy. 22. Drive .6 mile and turn left on La. Hwy. 70. 1. Start: Intersection I-10 and I-49 in Lafayette. 4. Drive 9.4 miles crossing Sunshine Bridge (50 cent toll) to La. Hwy. 70 split and 2. Drive U.S. Hwy. 167 south 2.5 miles until U.S. 167 merges with U.S. Hwy. 90. take left fork to four-way stop. 3. Continue on U.S. 90 East (U.S. 167 turns southwest-Follow U.S. 90 East). 5. Drive 6.7 miles and to split in La. Hwy. 70. Get in left lane and take left onto

slc 4. Drive h istory U.S. 90 East through Morgan City. In Morgan City, highway signs will Spur 70 for 2.6 miles until it deadends at La. Hwy. 1. indicate route to New Orleans. 6. Left on La. Hwy. 1 South for 22.0 miles to Acadia Drive (on Nicholls campus). 5. Continue on U.S. 90 East until the Thibodaux/Houma exit and take a left 7. Right on Audubon for 7/10ths of a mile to Guidry Stadium. towards Thibodaux onto Hwy 24.

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