2019 Nicholls Football Pronunciation - Page 13 Southland Champions - 2005, ‘18, ‘19 Fcs Playoffs - 1986, ‘96, 2005, 2017-19
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2019 NICHOLLS FOOTBALL PRONUNCIATION - PAGE 13 SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONS - 2005, ‘18, ‘19 FCS PLAYOFFS - 1986, ‘96, 2005, 2017-19 FOOTBALL SID: Jamie Bustos WORK #: 985-448-4281 CELL #: 419-786-0415 EMAIL: [email protected] @Nicholls_FB /geauxcolonels THE MATCHUP GAMEDAY INFO Game: ............... at North Dakota State Radio: ........ ESPN Radio New Orleans Date:.................................Dec. 7, 2019 ...............................................100.3 FM Kickoff: ........................... 2:34 p.m. CT Play-by-Play: ................Jack Benjamin Location: ................ Fargo, North Dakota Analyst: ..........................Seth Thomas Stadium: .......................... FargoDome TV: ............................................ ESPN3 Capacity: .................................. 18,700 Play-by-Play: ......................Jim Barbar NO. 19/19 NICHOLLS NO. 1/1 NORTH DAKOTA Surface: .....AstroTurf GameDay Grass Analyst: ......................... John Gregory Series:....................... NDSU leads 2-0 Live Stats: ........................... ncaa.com COLONELS STATE BISON Last Meeting: .......... NDSU won 26-13 9-4 / 7-2 SOUTHLAND 12-0 / 8-0 MVFC POSITION NOTES - PAGES 5-6 .............................. on 10/1/05 in Fargo Passing Passing Chase Fourcade Trey Lance 216-320-10/ 67.5 pct/ 2885 yds/ 16 TD/ 151-219-0/ 68.9 pct/ 2187 yds/ 23 TD/ 57 Lng/ 153.45 Eff/ 221.9 ypg 88 Lng/ 187.5 Eff/ 182.2 ypg FIRST FIVE Rushing Rushing Julien Gums Ty Brooks • The No. 19 Nicholls State University football team will be making its second consecutive 199-1155/ 5.8 ypc/ 16 TD/ 47 Lng/ 88.8 ypg 124-530/ 4.3 ypc/ 7 TD/ 56 Lng/ 48.2 ypg appearance in the second round of the FCS playoffs as the Colonels head to Fargo to take on Chase Fourcade Trey Lance No.1 North Dakota State. The top-seeded Bison had a bye last weekend, while the Colonels 156-607/ 3.9 ypc/ 12 TD/ 64 Lng/ 46.7 ypg 106-741/ 7.0 ypc/ 10 TD/ 61 Lng/ 61.8ypg knocked off North Dakota in the opening round to advance in the postseason. The contest Kendall Bussey Adam Cofield against the Bison is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. central and will air on ESPN3. 75-401/ 5.3 ypc/ 2 TD/ 65 Lng/ 33.4 ypg 129-664/ 5.1 ypc/ 11 TD/ 71 Lng/ 55.3 ypg Kobe Johnson Receiving 82-602/ 7.3 ypc/ 4 TD/ 75 Lng/ 54.7 ypg • Nicholls continued to be one of the hottest teams in the FCS by winning its fifth straight game, Dai’Jean Dixon taking down No. 24 North Dakota, 24-6, in the opening round of the FCS playoffs. The Colonels 50-978/ 19.6 ypc/ 7 TD/ 57 Lng/ 122.2 ypg Receiving went to the ground game against the Fighting Hawks, piling up 316 yards rushing while the Dion Ray Christian Watson defense limited UND to just a pair of field goals. Sophomore Julien Gums needed just 16 carries 29-575/ 19.8 ypc/ 1 TD/ 55 Lng/ 71.9 ypg 25-537/ 21.5 ypc/ 5 TD/ 69 Lng/ 44.8 ypg to rack up 172 yards, and Chase Fourcade and Dontrell Taylor each found the end zone on the KJ Franklin Phoenix Sproles 27-338/ 12.5 ypc/ 1 TD/ 43 Lng/ 26.0 ypg 29-494/ 17.0 ypc/ 2 TD/ 47 Lng/ 41.2 ypg ground. Fourcade was 14-of-16 passing and had a 45-yard touchdown pass to Dai’Jean Dixon. Of the 16 teams remaining, the five-game streak is the fourth longest behind North Dakota St. Defense Defense (33), JMU (11), and Monmouth (9). Kevin Moore III Jackson Hankey 71-38--109/ 2 INT/ 3 FF/ 2 BU/ 8.4 tpg 34-44--78/ 8.0 TFL/ 1 sack/ 1 INT/ 6.5 tpg • North Dakota State has been the premier program of the FCS over the last decade and this Laryon James Michael Tutsie season hasn’t been any different. Winners of seven of the last eight national championships DEPTH CHART - PAGE 11 49-42--91/6.0 TFL/ 2 sacks/ 1 FF/ 7.0 tpg 36-38--74/ 3.5 TFL/ 4 INT/ 1 FF/ 6.2 tpg Sully Laiche Derrek Tuszka including the last two, the Bison have won 33 consecutive games dating back to 2017. NDSU 37-20--57/ 21.5 TFL/ 11 sacks/ 5.2 tpg 19-18--37/ 15.5 TFL/ 10.5 sacks/ 3.4 tpg went 4-0 against teams that made the playoffs this year, with its closest game coming in a 23-16 win over No. 7 seed South Dakota State. Special Teams Special Teams Gavin Lasseigne Griffin Crosa • Nicholls and North Dakota State will be meeting for the third time, and first since 2005. The 3-5 FG/ 27 Lng/ 21-22 XP 8-11 FG/ 46 Lng/ 56-57 XP teams played a home-and-home in consecutive years, 2004 and ‘05, with the Bison winning Winston Jones Garret Wegner 54--2073/ 56 Lng/ 38.4 ypp 40--1622/ 60 Lng/ 40.5 ypp both matchups. In 2004, NDSU came to Thibodaux and picked up a 25-14 victory and the following year after Hurricane Katrina, Nicholls came up short against the No. 11th-ranked 2019 TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON Bison, 26-13, in Fargo before going on to win the Southland championship. NICH (SLC/FCS Rank) NDSU (MVFC/FCS Rank) • The Colonels re-wrote the record books once again by winning back-to-back playoff games 29.1 PPG (5/49)......... Scoring Offense ............40.0 PPG (1/4) for the first time in school history. Before head coach Tim Rebowe’s arrival, Nicholls had just 26.5 PPG (4/51).........Scoring Defense ............12.3 PPG (1/1) three playoff appearances and one victory. The Colonels matched the appearances in the last 422.4 YPG (4/30) ..........Total Offense ............493.4 YPG (1/2) three years alone, and gave the program postseason wins No. 2 and 3. The team’s first playoff 403.9 YPG (5/78) ........ Total Defense ............274.3 YPG (1/2) appearance was a win at Appalachian State in 1986, but were eliminated in the next round by 199.1 YPG (1/24) ......Rushing Offense ..........300.8 YPG (1/4) Georgia Southern. The next two appearances were at Montana in 1996, when Rebowe was an assistant, and then a loss to Furman in 2005 following the team’s first Southland title. Under 133.9 YPG (4/32) ...... Rushing Defense .......129.6 YPG (3/27) Rebowe, Nicholls claimed an at-large berth in ‘17 and lost a heartbreaker to South Dakota after ROSTERS/PRONUNCIATION - PAGES 12-13 223.3 YPG (9/57) .......Passing Offense ........192.7 YPG (6/87) fumbling at the goal line in the final minute. The Colonels won their second playoff game last 270.0 YPG (6/111) .....Passing Defense .........144.7 YPG (1/1) year, 49-30, over San Diego and went on to fall to national runner up Eastern Washington in the second round. 2019 COLONEL SCHEDULE/RESULTS/NOTES Date #(C/S) (Coach/STATS Poll) Opponent Time/Result Series/Last (Yr.) Note Aug. 31 11/12 at Kansas State L 49-14 0-1 / L 49-14 Bussey and Gums each scored on a rushing touchdown Sept. 14 11/12 at Prairie View A&M W 42-35 2-0 / W 42-35 Nicholls outscored PVAMU in the 3Q, 29-0, to erase a 21-6 halftime deficit Sept. 21 9/13 at Stephen F. Austin* W 48-30 11-25 / W 48-30 Gums rushed for career-high 3 TDs, totaling 135 yards on 22 car. Sept. 28 9/12 at Texas State L 24-3 15-16 / L 24-3 Nicholls held wo/TD for first time since 9/26/15 at Colorado (48-0) Oct. 5 15/16 #10/11 Central Arkansas* W 34-14 3-9 / W 34-14 Snapped 8-game skid in series; First 2-0 SLC start since 2007 Oct. 12 12/12 Northwestern State* W 45-35 19-28 / W 45-35 Nicholls rushed for season-high 349 yards with a 7.3 ypc Oct. 19 9/9 at Sam Houston State* L 17-0 11-22-1 / L 17-0 Colonels held to a season-low 55 yards rushing; 1st shutout since ‘15 Oct. 26 15/15 Abilene Christian* (HC) L 37-31 1-2 / L 37-31 ot Dion Ray had a career-high 128 yards receiving on 6 rec. Nov. 2 24/25 at UIW* W 27-23 4-2 / W 27-23 RB Gums rushed for a career-high 178 yards and scored two TDs Nov. 9 RV/25 HBU* W 48-27 5-1 / W 48-27 Colonels recorded five rushing TDs - 3 by Gums and 2 by Fourcade Nov. 16 24/24 UR/RV McNeese* W 34-20 13-31 / W 34-20 Fourcade threw for CH 374 yds and 3 TDs; Dixon CH 185 yds rec. Nov. 21 22/23 at No. 22/21 Southeastern La.* W 28-27 15-14 / W 28-27 Dixon had 190 yd rec. and 3 TDs, including 57-yd with 1:30 to go Nov. 30 19/19 RV/24 North Dakota^ W 24-6 1-0 / W 24-6 Nicholls had a 319-44 advantage in rushing yards Dec. 7 19/19 No. 1/1 North Dakota State^ 2:30 p.m. 0-2 / L 26-13 Last game vs. No. 1 was in 2016 (L vs. SHSU, 38-21) *Southland Conference | (HC) Homecoming | ^FCS Playoffs WWW.GEAUXCOLONELS.COM 1 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION A WIN OVER NORTH DAKOTA STATE WOULD... School: Nicholls State University Preferred Reference: Nicholls ... advance Nicholls to the quarterfinals for the first time in program history. Abbreviation: NICH ... give the Colonels 10 wins, tying the single season record of the 1986 team.