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Quick Facts Team Information Location:...... Thibodaux, La. 70301 2008 Overall Record:...... 3-6 Enrollment:...... 6,814 2008 Record:...... 3-4 Founded:...... 1948 2008 Home Record:...... 2-2 Nickname:...... Colonels 2008 Road Record:...... 1-4 Colors:...... Red and Gray Letterwinners Returning:...... 31 (13 offense, 16 defense, 5 specialist) Conference:...... Southland Conference (I-AA) Letterwinners Lost:...... 23 (10 offense, 11 defense, 3 specialist) President:...... Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert (State University of New York at Albany ’72) Offensive Starters Returning:...... 7 Athletics Director:...... Rob Bernardi (Cal-Northridge ’83) Offensive Starters Lost:...... 5 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:...... 6 Ticket Office Phone:...... (985) 448-4791 Specialists Lost:...... 5 Home Field/Capacity...... Guidry /12,800 Staff Information Playing Surface:...... AstroTurf 3D Grass Head Coach:...... Jay Thomas (Southern Mississippi ’87) Base Offense:...... Spread Option Thomas at Nicholls:...... 21-27/Four 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 ( ’06) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers:...... Jeremy Atwell (Southeast Missouri State ‘99) 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:...... TBA Sports Information Fax Number: ...... (985) 448-4814 Special Teams:...... David Cunningham (Kentucky Wesleyan ’87) Rizzuto’s Email Address:...... [email protected] Running Backs:...... Johnny Tart (Southern Mississippi ‘02) Rizzuto’s Alternate Email Address:...... [email protected] Wide Receivers:...... Kent Keith (Southwest Baptist ‘86) Women’s Sports Information Director:...... TBA Linebackers:...... TBA Volunteer Assistant:...... Gerard Waguespack (Nicholls ’91) Defensive Line:...... TBA Football Presss Box Number/Score Updates:...... (985) 448-4845/(985) 804-8652 Assistant AD/Head Athletic Trainer:...... TBA Nicholls Athletics Website:...... www.geauxcolonels.com Strength and Conditioning:...... Brain Thomas (Nicholls ‘03) Sports Information Mailing Address:...... P.O. Box 2032, Thibodaux, La. 70310 Equipment Manager:...... Kerry Conner (Northwestern State ’03) Sports Information Mailing Address:...... Barker Hall, Room 147, Thibodaux, La., 70310

Radio Information Colonels 2009 Football Schedule Flagship Station:...... KBZE, 105.9 FM, Morgan City, La. Play-By-Play:...... Ken Berthelot Date Opponent Time Berthelot’s Office Number:...... (985) 448-4804 Sept. 5 at U.S. Air Force Academy TBD Color Commentator:...... Seth Thomas Sept. 12 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY TBD Sept. 19 at Louisiana Tech TBD 2009 Media Guide Credits Sept. 26 JACKSONVILLE STATE# TBD The 2009 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 Oct. 3 OPEN football. Should you need any additional information regarding football or Nicholls athletics Oct. 10 at Sam Houston State* TBD in general, please contact the Nicholls Office Media Relations for Athletics at (985) 448-4281 Oct. 17 TEXAS STATE* TBD without hesitation. The 2009 Nicholls State University football media guide was written, edited, and Oct. 24 at Central Arkansas* TBD researched by Director of Media Relations Brandon Rizzuto. Editorial assistance was Oct. 31 McNEESE STATE*% 2 p.m. provided by Compliance Coordinator Bobby Galinsky. Also special thanks to opposing SID Nov. 7 at Stephen F. Austin* 7 p.m. offices for their assistance and members of the Louisiana State Highway Patrol for all their Nov. 14 NORTHWESTERN STATE*& 2 p.m. hard work and dedication. Photography is accredited to Misty McElroy, University Photojournalist, and Lisa Neil. Nov. 19 at Southeastern La.*^ TBD Jerad David, assistant director of University Printing and Design Services, designed the media guide. #-Homecoming The book was printed on campus as well and could not have been produced without the hard work of pressman Wayne Molaison. A special thanks goes out to Gerard Waguespack, %-Family Day Tim Richard, Gerard Lotz, Lisa Neal, Mike Davis and all the student workers for all of the hard &-Senior Day work and dedication that you give to the program each and every season. ^-River Bell Classic All apparel worn by coaches and players in the 2009 football media guide was provided by John’s Tuxedos of Metairie, La. *-Southland Conference Game

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After a hurricane riddled 2008 Nicholls should be able to build on the 30 yards or more in every game last season. I truly believe, along with our season that saw the Colonels cancel success it experienced last season. season with the exception of two. offensive coordinator H.T. Kinney that their first two games and forcing all “Our season last year didn’t start off Robinson also led the FCS in yards we do have the talent on the roster home games to be played during the the way we had hoped for, but like we per catch with a mark of 25.1, and heading into this season to not skip a day, Nicholls looks to build on the told the team, all the hurricanes and the finished the season with 20 receptions beat in certain areas, but it is going to success it did experience during last aftermath that followed was out of our for 502 yards and six . take actual game action to mature. We season. One of those successes: a 38- control,” said Head Coach Jay Thomas. The Colonels will also be without will rely heavily on our upperclassmen

seaso n review 35 upset victory at McNeese State, “We experienced some success last some familiar faces on the offensive leadership,” said Thomas. who was ranked No.11 in the Sports year, especially by beating two Top-25 side of the ball this season due Network FCS Poll at the time. It was ranked teams. I truly believe that with to graduating in 2008. Replacing Defense: also the Colonels first victory in Lake the core of players we have returning quarterbacks Vincent Montgomery and The Colonels multiple 4-3 scheme Charles, La. since 1998, and their first added with the incoming talent, we Chris Bunch, running back Isa Hines, returns once again this season, but win of the 2008 campaign. could have the makings for something and Patrick Gordon with some fresh ideas under newly The Colonels didn’t stop there, special.” surely won’t be an easy task. appointed defensive coordinator oppo n e ts coming home to defeat then ranked Also, graduating three-year starter Jeremy Atwell. Atwell has been a part No.11 Central Arkansas in John L. Offense: Nigel Cormier at center, who was of the Colonel staff for five years, Guidry Stadium, 20-17. Nicholls For nearly a decade, the Colonels named All-SLC Second Team his senior spending stints coaching defensive line defense limited the high-powered have run their vaunted triple-option campaign leaves big shoes to fill. Also and linebackers, and will now get his passing attack of the Bears to just 224 attack, and the 2009 season will be graduating on the line was Jonathon De opportunity to run the defense. yards, and got a 38-yard field goal from no different than years’ past. Still with Avila, adding more holes to be filled. The defense last season under

coaches Ross Schexnayder as time expired to nine years of power running, smash However, the offensive line returns former defensive coordinator Steve get the victory. The Colonels went mouth football to Nicholls’ credit, senior guard Aric Flowers, junior guards Ellis ranked in the top half of the on to finish their 2008 season with a their opponents still find themselves Spenser Langthorn and Brandon Ward, conference in pass defense, something 3-6 record including a 3-4 mark in the scratching their heads preparing for and junior center Charles McDade. the Colonels have prided themselves Southland Conference for the second and playing against it. Not to mention, the offensive backfield in for the past several years. Although consecutive season. Last season, Nicholls racked up remains for the most part intact with Ellis is no longer with the Colonels, Nicholls returns several prominent a total 1,873 yards in nine games, returning senior fullbacks Trey Hopson the same style of smash-mouth, hard- players players at key positions for the 2009 which ranked second in the league and Marlin Meeks, junior fullback nose football can be expected on the season, and is welcoming a host of and 14th in the nation. Also, the Corey Buchanan, and senior running gridiron in 2009. talented incoming freshmen and Colonels incorporated more of a back A.J. Williams. Replacing arguably one of the transfers. This year’s roster features passing threat to their vaunted triple- “We graduated some great football greatest football players to ever don a total of 18 seniors, 19 juniors, 13 option attack with the emergence of players on the offensive side of the ball, a Colonel uniform in Lardarius Webb sophomores and 33 freshmen. With Antonio Robinson. Robinson had a and it is no secret that we have a lot (selected in the third round of the the guidance of the upperclassmen, play, whether a run or reception, of of big shoes to fill heading into this NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens) outlook 2 Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 OUTLOOK in the secondary will surely not be 29.50 yards per return. and a 2-5 mark in the Northeast Quarterbacks: outlook easy, but returning experienced players Set to return kicks this season is Conference. The Colonels were very fortunate like seniors Jordan Ogletree, Jordan senior running back A.J. Williams and After their bout with Dukes, the last season to have two senior signal Nevels and Dominique Daniels and sophomore defensive back Bobby Colonels will play in-state foe Louisiana callers under center with experience in sophomore Bobby Felder should Felder, while Felder and senior defensive Tech on Sept. 19 in Ruston, La. Nicholls Vincent Montgomery and Chris Bunch, help fill the void. Also, the presence back Tyson Andrus are currently slated and Louisiana Tech played in the 2006 however, the 2009 squad won’t be as of highly-touted LSU transfer senior to split punt return duties. Neither season with the Bulldogs winning 31- privileged as both exhausted their players Tyson Andrus helps ensure good things Felder or Andrus returned a kick or 21; however, the Colonels led 21-0 eligibility. Montgomery and Bunch are to come in 2009. punt last season, while Williams has after the first quarter, and held a 21-17 both brought ample experience to the The defensive line returns two-year two career kick returns to his credit lead at the half. position, having been in the Nicholls starters seniors Quenton Mims and with a long of 19 yards. On Sept. 26 former LSU system for at least three years each. Kyle Hughes to the fold along with All- Also returning to the fold in and the Jacksonville The departure of Montgomery and SLC Second Team defensive end senior 2009 is senior field goal kicker Ross State Gamecocks come to Thibodaux. Bunch paves the way for a new leader Zac Reddix. Reddix was also selected Schexnayder, who proved to be Jacksonville State finished the 2008 of the Colonels vaunted and vile triple- coaches to the 2009 Preseason All-SLC squad, successful under pressure last season season ranked No.23 in the Sports option attack. Of those future leaders and will look to lead the defensive unit by converting two game winning field Network Poll with an 8-3 overall to guide Nicholls to victory are redshirt this season. The linebackers will return goals over Top-25 teams. Schexnayder record and a 6-2 mark in the Ohio freshmen LaQuintin Caston, Jake Witt sophomore Anri Stewart in the middle, led the team in scoring with 56 points Valley Conference. The game against and Hosea Chatman and junior Nolan who started all but two games last (12 field goals, 21 PATs), and was among Jacksonville State will also serve as Dumas. After a highly competitive season, and senior Jarrod Fanguy. the conference’s best, garnering All- homecoming. spring, coaches are still scratching their oppo n e ts “Our defense last season was SLC Honorable Mention recognition. Nicholls will begin conference play heads on who to give the green light respected by our opponents, and when “We are definitely going to miss our at Sam Houston State on Oct. 10, a to come kickoff time at Air Force on we played to the best of our ability, constant homerun threat in Lardarius team that has beaten the Colonels four September 5. we pulled off back-to-back upsets Webb when it comes to our return of the last five meetings. The Colonels Caston, a 5-10 180 lbs product of over Top-25 teams,” said Thomas. “I game, but I do believe that we have the have not defeated the Bearkats since Scotlandville High in Baton Rouge, La., have all the confidence in the world in speed and good decision making on their SLC Championship season in is currently penciled in as the starter Coach Atwell to carry on our tradition our current roster to really surprise 2005 when Nicholls prevailed 37-17. entering the season, but Witt, a 6-1 seaso n review of playing tough, ruthless defense. In our opponents on special teams,” said Nicholls makes its SLC home debut 190 lbs prodigy of Denton-Guyer High spring drills, the team really bought Thomas. “We are very fortunate to the following week on Oct. 17 against in Denton, Texas, showed enough into his schemes and blitz packages, so have one of the best punters in the Texas State. The Bobcats defeated promise in spring practice to bring a I believe that our defense will be stout nation in Patrick Dolan and a very Nicholls last season in San Marcos, very tough decision to the table for as usual.” reliable kicker in Ross Schexnayder. Texas in 2008 en route to winning Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks The younger players will rely on their the SLC Championship. Texas State’s Coach H.T. Kinney and Head Coach Special Teams: experience for guidance.” season ended in the FCS playoffs with a Jay Thomas. It is going to be to no one’s surprise first round loss against Montana. Caston, Witt and Chatman had that one of the nation’s most feared Schedule: The Colonels follow up with a trip stellar high school t his is Nicholls careers, running h istory slc special teams units will be missing one The Colonels 2009 football schedule to Central Arkansas on Oct. 24, then similar option offensive systems. of its most integral parts in kick/punt features 11 games, including a five- return home to host McNeese State Caston accounted for over 1,800 return extraordinaire Lardarius Webb, game home schedule highlighted by on Oct. 31 for Family Day. Both teams yards (1,200 passing) of total offense but that is not to say that the Colonels a visit from former LSU quarterback finished 2008 ranked in the Sports his senior season at Scotlandville, while still can’t be successful in giving the Ryan Perrilloux. The Colonels take on Network Poll with Central Arkansas Witt was responsible for 3,400 yards of offense good field position to work Perrilloux and Jacksonville State on ranked No.12, while McNeese State total offense at Denton-Guyer, which with on a regular basis. The unit also September 26. checked out at No.22. included 1,800 yards rushing and 34 features junior punter Patrick Dolan, Perrilloux, who prepped at East St. After Family Day on Halloween, total touchdowns. Chatman also was who was a First Team All-SLC selection John in Reserve, La., will be playing his Nicholls will take to the road to play a mainstay at Ellender in Houma, La., last season, and was dubbed with 2009 first game in the state of Louisiana Stephen F. Austin on November 7. SFA rushing for over 1,200 yards his senior Preseason All-American honors by since transferring from LSU in the led the FCS in passing in 2008, and year with 17 total touchdowns. All Lindy’s Magazine. summer of 2008. return quarterback Jeremy Moses to garnered All-District honors following Under the direction of special teams The Colonels open the season at run the high-powered passing attack. their final seasons on the prep level. coordinator David Cunningham for Air Force on September 5. It’s the first Following their trip to Nacogdoches, “I think that we have a lot of the third consecutive season, the unit meeting between the two teams. Air Texas, the Colonels will return home promising youth in our program in has made tremendous progress that Force, located in Colorado Springs, to play their final home game of the LaQuintin, Jake and Hosea for our includes being national ranked in the Col., finished fourth in the Mountain 2009 season against Northwestern offense at the quarterback position. Top-30 in three categories: ninth in net West Conference in 2008. The Falcons State on Nov.14. The game will serve All three can flat out run, plus they punting (35.67yards/punt), 26th in punt lost to Houston 34-28 in the Bell as Senior Day. have the arm strength, accuracy, and returns (12.15 yards/return) and 29th Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl to The final game of the regular season intelligence to keep the opposition in kickoff returns (21.68 yards/return). finish 8-5 overall. will be the annual River Bell Classic honest. They will just need actual game Dolan also ranked ninth in the nation Nicholls home debut will come in Hammond, La. on Thursday night experience and time to develop,” said media with his 35.67 net average per punt, against Duquesne University on Sept. November 19th as the Colonels take Thomas. while Webb was fourth in the country 12 in John L. Guidry Stadium. Duquesne on arch-rival Southeastern La. “We will also rely on the experience in kickoff returns with an average of finished up 2008 with a 3-7 record, Nicholls Colonels Football 3 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 OUTLOOK

of Nolan to help guide our young Meeks and Buchanan accounted for a this year’s crop, and is really looking players at the wide receiver position, players through the process. Nolan is combined 793 of the Colonels’ 1,873 forward to coaching the newcomers at only one – Antonio Robinson – entering his fourth year in our system rushing yards. Buchanan finished the position.” comes into the 2009 season with a

media and is also very much in the mix to be second on the team in 2008 with Adding to one of the more intact reception on the college level to his a starter for us.” 353 yards to his credit, while Meeks and experienced group of returning credit. Robinson led the Colonels Other newcomers at the position followed in third with 241. players on the team are junior last season with 20 receptions for for the Colonels this season include Returning at running back for transfers Brandon Johnson and Earvin 502 yards, six touchdowns, and a long junior college transfer Chucky Nichols the Colonels is speedy senior A.J. Moore. Johnson and Moore both of 63-yards, while also leading the and true freshman Blake Matherne. Williams, who led all running backs last come to Nicholls by way of Gulf Coast Football Championship Subdivision season with 157 yards on 33 carries. Community College, where the duo with a 25.1 yards/catch average. Of Offensive Williams also had two receptions for tallied a combined 1,395 yards. High the Colonels’ nine games in 2008, Backfield: 52 yards in 2008. Also returning at school standout Jarrell Johnson, who Robinson accounted for a play of 30 The offensive backfield returns the the running back position are juniors prepped at Archbishop Rummel in yards or more in six, whether by air most experience on the offensive side Kenny Owens and Bryon Jones, and Metairie, La., will also push for playing or ground. of the ball as the group only lost two - sophomores Kendrex Salter and Jesse time amongst a very stout group, along Helping to try and fill the void for Isa Hines and DeMarko Hutchinson - to Turner. Although Owens, Jones, Salter with Tyler Collins, the product of the graduating Gordon will be Trosclair graduation, and returns four of the six and Turner failed to notch a carry in Eunice High in Eunice, La. and Magee. Trosclair found his way on main rushing threats of the Colonels the 2008 season and were primarily the field on special teams last season, attack. However, replacing Hines will special teams participants, the group is Receivers: and has had a good off season and not be easy as the he led all running set to receive action in the offensive The Colonels enter the 2009 spring, building upon his strength and backs in receiving with 145 yards that backfield this season. season with a lot of explosive play speed. Also having a great spring was included a long of 66 attained against “I really feel confident with our making ability at the wide receiver Magee, impressing coaches with his Central Arkansas. running back core this season. We position with the return of senior quick first step, route running ability, But the core looks extremely bright have definitely matured and have a Antonio Robinson, but will be without and blocking. with the return of three fullbacks: strong class of newcomers to really the sure hands of Patrick Gordon who “Our talent at wide receiver is really slc seniors h istory Trey Hopson t his is Nicholls and Marlin Meeks, be able to move the ball through our exhausted his eligibility and graduated. off the charts. It starts with Antonio and junior Corey Buchanan. The ground game,” said Thomas. Returning along side Robinson for the and him being a constant homerun fullback position, which is one of the “Coach Johnny Tart does a great 2009 campaign will be sophomore threat. Magee and Trosclair have been essential parts of running a successful job week in and week out with the Drey Trosclair and redshirt freshman vying for the spot opposite of him, triple-option offense, produced for preparation for a game for our running Kiam Magee. and have really made the depth at the Nicholls last season, as Hopson, backs. I know he is excited about However, of all the returning position better by pushing each other,” seaso n review oppo n e ts coaches players outlook 4 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 OUTLOOK said Thomas. position. freshman Fernandez Garner at end sophomore Anri Stewart who started outlook “Coach Kent Keith does an excellent At right tackle, redshirt freshman and senior Henry Perez and redshirt every game last season with the job with the wide receivers, and is very Brandon McDowell put together an freshman Oliver Thierry, whom all exception of three due to injury. effective in really getting his players to impressive spring, thus prompting had solid springs to add even more Also returning with experience to be in the right place at the right time the coaching staff to plug him into optimism to an already promising the core are junior Yashua Willis and on game day. Our newcomers at wide the starting position. Backing him group of players. Perez, the only one senior Jarrod Fanguy, whom both saw

receiver also will push to get on the up is senior Josh Green, who is in who received game action in 2008, had extensive action last season in backup players field, and we have a good young batch the process of rehabbing an injury four total tackles to his credit, and is roles with Fanguy garnering one start. coming in that we are excited about.” sustained last spring that sidelined him healthier and stronger heading into his Willis finished up 2008 with 27 total Newcomers include junior transfer all of 2008. senior campaign. tackles, good enough for sixth on the Donovan Tate and high school standout Other offensive linemen on the “I really like the make up of our team, and, like Fanguy, put together Mike Barba. Tate participated in spring roster that participated in spring ball defensive line. We have Zac that will an impressive spring, making a coach’s practice with Nicholls, and joins the include junior Drew Knight, sophomore lead the line with his knowledge; he decision on who will be start come

Colonel ranks from East Central Bart Roussel, and redshirt freshmen is truly one of the smartest players I kickoff time a tough one. coaches Community College in Hattiesburg, Ben Baldridge, Corey Johnston, and have been around. Quenton Mims Listed as backups entering the Miss., while Barba, a product of South Josh Verret. adds toughness and will help guide A.J. season include redshirt freshmen Terrebonne High, is set to receive his “Our offensive line really makes along,” said Thomas. Michael Walker, Kevin Persick, Jordan first college experience in fall camp. it go for us, and when they all work “Newly hired defensive coach Dustin Piper, and Isaac Crawford, redshirt together and are on the same page, Gisclair is not a new face, having played sophomore John McClinton, and

Offensive Line: we are capable of so much. I am very here and for me, and we are happy to junior Jesse Montero. All participated oppo n e ts Like 2008, the Colonels enter 2009 confident that our upper classmen will have him back in our system. He was in spring practice with the exception with some holes on the offensive lead and guide our younger players,” a senior when a lot of these guys were Persick, who was rehabbing from line due to graduating All-SLC center said Thomas. freshmen, so they are excited to be an injury sustained last season at Nigel Cormier and starting left tackle “Offensive Line Coach Kevin Carey playing for him.” Northern Iowa. Jonathon De Avila. However, most of is new to our system, and we know that Also participating in spring ball and “We have the athletic ability, the line retains actual game experience he will be a valuable asset to our guys poised for good seasons are redshirt intelligence, and right mix of experience with it being anchored by All-SLC with the experience and knowledge he freshman Marshall Crawford and and youth to have something very seaso n review offensive tackle Aric Flowers. Flowers, brings to our staff.” Jeremy Aucoin, whom both showed special with our linebackers. The group the offensive line’s only senior, looks promise and will contribute this as a whole has really worked hard this to be moved into right guard this Defensive Line: upcoming season. Newcomers to the off season, pushing each other to get season, and brings a total of 11 career The defensive line returns all but group include prep standouts Chad better,” said Thomas. collegiate starts to the table. two starters, and retains a lot of Alfaro, Darrell Brown, Gerald Gruenig, “Coach Atwell is really excited Flowers will look to guide a relatively seasoned players for 2009 that includes Rashar Knight, Brennan Nora, Brandon about his group. The newcomers will young and up and coming offensive line, All-SLC Second Team selection senior Spurlock, and Edet Udoh. The only also add much needed depth to the but does have some fellow Colonels Zac Reddix at defensive end. Joining junior college transfer on the defensive position. Some of the incoming players with game experience to help lead him as a returning starter on the line line is Marquis Russell, who joins could find there way into starting the group. Junior Charles McDade has is fellow senior Quenton Mims, while former high school teammate Antonio roles.” t his is Nicholls h istory slc some action under his belt at center, sophomore A.J. Carter and senior Kyle Robinson at Nicholls. Newcomers that did not participate and figures to start there opening day, Hughes look to sure up the other in spring practice include junior college however, redshirt freshman Franklin spots on the defensive forefront. The Linbackers: transfers Ed James and Davion Marshall, Nduku had a very good spring only losses on the line are defensive The linebackers for the 2009 season and true freshman Paul Wallace. according to the coaches, and could tackle Daun Thompson and defensive look to build upon the success they had find himself in a starting role. end Chris Noble. in 2008, but will have do without the Defensive Also bringing experience to the fold Reddix led the team in tackles for services of graduating linebackers Ivan Backfield: for the offensive line in 2009 are juniors a loss with five, while racking up a Ledet and Damien Reed. Ledet and The 2009 defensive backfield will Spenser Langthorn and Brandon Ward. total of 21 takedowns that included Reed finished the 2008 season fourth have a different look without arguably Langthorn started every game in 2008 one sack. Leading the defensive line and fifth, respectively, on the team in one of the greatest football players in at left guard, splitting in-game action in tackles was Hughes with 22, and tackles, while Ledet mostly played Nicholls football history in Lardarius with Ward, and after a coach’s decision, provided Nicholls with its only blocked strong side while Reed anchored the Webb, who was drafted by the both battled it out at left tackles this kick of the season as he burst through middle. Baltimore Ravens in the third round of past spring. Penciled in to start at left the line at Memphis to knock down a The 2009 core will also be without the 2009 NFL Draft. The core will also tackle heading into the 2009 season is would be field goal. Lardarius Webb the services of weak side linebacker be without Lance Moore and Andrew Langthorn, but Ward is not far behind did the rest after Hughes’ block, taking Garrick Spain, who will receive a Eddie whom both graduated. him from getting an opportunity. it 70-yards for the Colonels’ only score redshirt for this season. Spain led the Despite the losses at defensive The left guard position is set to see of the game. squad in takedowns last season with back, Nicholls returns a great deal of a fresh face with redshirt freshman Mims accounted for 15 total tackles 60 that included four for a loss, two talent and experience at corner and at Justin Daniels expected to start on in the middle with four for a loss, while sacks, an and one forced safety. The group will be led by seniors

September 5 at Air Force. Daniels Carter played in every game but did fumble. Dominique Daniels, Jordan Nevels and media enters the season with Ward as not register a tackle during his redshirt Despite their losses, the linebacker Tyson Andrus with Daniels and Nevels his backup, and also has junior Ren freshman season. core returns a solid group of garnering starts last season. Andrus had Cheramie set to receive time at the Backups to the core include redshirt experienced players, which includes to sit out last season after transferring Nicholls Colonels Football 5 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 OUTLOOK media slc h istory t his is Nicholls

from LSU, and is looking forward to his in position to make a play on the ball.” the load on kickoffs down the stretch. and is tireless in his prep work for final collegiate season. Others set to receive playing time Dolan recorded a career long 57-yard game day,” said Thomas. Following up the senior leadership this season in the defensive backfield punt at Memphis, while boasting a 53.7 “Our return game was outstanding will be sophomore Bobby Felder at include sophomore Kerry Guidry, yards per kickoff with 10 inside the 20- last season with Lardarius Webb, but corner, who started the final two redshirt freshmen Sylvester Buford and yard line and two touchbacks. with him in the NFL now, we have games of the season in 2008 as a true Adrian Joseph. Newcomers include Schexnayder returns for his senior opportunities for other guys to step freshman. Felder finished the 2008 junior college transfer Chucky Nichols season with a career year behind him up and make plays for us. We will rely seaso n review season with 16 total tackles, three and prep standout Troy Godfrey. in 2008 that saw him make 12-of-15 on our experience there this season, pass break ups and an interception. Nichols may get an opportunity at field goals with a long of 45 yards. The and hope to give our offense good field His lone interception came against quarterback as well. Houma, La. native also converted 21- position to work with.” Southeastern La. of-24 point-after-attempts to lead the On kickoff return, senior A.J. Williams Lining up across from him entering Specialist: team in scoring with 57 points. On the and sophomore Bobby Felder are the season is slated to be Daniels, Nicholls special teams unit under depth chart heading into the season, set to be returning kicks on Nicholls while the safety positions look to the direction of Special Teams Dolan is slated to back up Schexnayder, opening drive at Air Force, but senior oppo n e ts feature Nevels and Andrus starting on Coordinator David Cunningham while Schexnayder is pegged to do the Tyson Andrus could get in the mix as opening day. Putting together great finished the 2008 campaign among same for Dolan. Dolan will also handle well. Of the returning bunch, Williams spring practices were Ogletree and the nation’s best in net punting (No.9 kickoff duties. is the only one with experience in the redshirt freshman Troy Matthews who with a 42.39 yards/punt), punt returns Long snapper and holder positions return game, having two returns for 19 are listed as backups heading into the (No.26 with 12.2 yards/return) and in are set for junior Nolan Dumas and yards under his belt from a year ago. season. Ogletree finished 2008 with kickoff returns (No.29 with 21.7 yards/ Senior Kyle Tizzard, respectively. The punt return game has speedsters

coaches 13 total tackles and a pass break up return). The punting game returns Dumas, who is a backup quarterback, Felder and Andrus slated to handle with one start to his credit. All-SLC and LSWA First Team punter took over the role in spring drills while most of the duty after both had great “Our defensive backs are very fast junior Patrick Dolan, who was dubbed junior Drew Knight was rehabilitating springs in the role. The only downside and can really fly to the ball. Bobby with preseason All-American honors an injury that sidelined him in 2008. is that neither has experience on the Felder really came on last season and by Lindy’s Football Magazine, but will Tizzard held all last season, and is college level returning punts, however, showed promise while we will rely on have a hole to fill with the graduation slated to do so in 2009 with Dolan Coach Cunningham and Thomas have Dominique Daniels, Jordan Ogletree, of Lardarius Webb, who was fourth in backing him up. all the confidence in whoever emerges players and Jordan Nevels to provide leadership the nation last season in kickoff returns “Last year our kicking game was as the starter at the position. to the group,” said Thomas. (29.5 yards/return). superb, and with the all of our key “Newly acquired defensive Dolan doubled for the Colonels components returning, I can see no back coach Rashad Watson brings in the kicking game in 2008, handling reason why we can not be stellar again experience to the table, and will be punts and kickoff duties with senior this season. Coach Cunningham does able to make sure our guys are always Ross Schexnayder alleviating some of an outstanding job with special teams, outlook 6 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Nicholls Colonels Football Roster outlook Numerical Roster (Updated June 24, 2009) No. name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Exp. hometown/Previous School 1 A.J. Williams RB 5-8 180 Sr./1L Jackson, Miss./Gulf Coast CC 50 Anthony Sparks LB 6-0 240 Jr./HS New Orleans, La./West Jefferson 2 Tyson Andrus DB 6-1 180 Sr./TR Lafayette, La./LSU 51 Paul Wallace LB 6-1 220 Fr./HS Jefferson, La./Riverdale

3 Laquintin Caston QB 5-10 180 Fr./RS Baton Rouge, La./Scotlandville 52 Charles McDade OL 6-0 298 So./1L Friendswood, Texas/Clear Brook players 4 Jesse Turner RB 5-7 170 Fr./RS Houma, La./Ellender 53 Jarrod Fanguy LB 5-10 225 Sr./3L Houma, La./H.L. Bourgeois 5 Hosea Chatman QB 6-2 210 Fr./RS Houma, La./Ellender 54 Michael Walker LB 6-1 230 Fr./RS Metairie, La./John Curtis 6 Blake Matherne QB 5-10 185 Fr./HS Belle Chase, La./Belle Chase 55 Brandon McDowell OL 6-5 280 Fr./RS McComb, Miss./McComb 7 Brandon Johnson RB 5-10 190 Jr./TR Columbia, Miss./Gulf Coast CC 56 John McClinton LB 6-2 220 RsSo./TR Central, La./LSU 8 Kerry Guidry DB 6-0 210 Fr./RS Houma, La./H.L. Bourgeois 57 Jesse Montero LB 5-9 188 Jr./Sq. Puincourtville, La./Assumption coaches 9 Jordan Nevels DB 5-10 175 Sr./1L Fort Thomas, Ky./Kentucky 58 Franklin Nduku DL 6-2 280 Fr./RS Houston, Texas/George Bush 10 Jacob Witt QB 6-1 190 Fr./RS Denton, Texas/Denton Guyer 59 Isaac Crawford LB 6-1 215 Fr./RS Livingston, Texas/Livingston 11 Drey Trosclair ATH 5-10 195 So./Sq. Thibodaux, La./E.D. White 60 Brandon Spurlock OL 6-3 270 Fr./HS Slaughter, La./Clinton 12 Earvin Moore RB 5-10 205 Jr./TR Stone County, Miss./Gulf Coast CC 64 Edet Udoh DL 6-1 310 Fr./HS Houston, Texas/George Bush oppo n e ts 13 Dominique Daniels DB 6-2 190 Sr./3L Tampa, Fla./East Bay 66 Bart Roussel OL 6-2 280 So./Sq. Gramercy, La./Riverside Academy 14 Donovan Tate WR 6-3 195 Jr./TR Hattiesburg, Miss./East Central CC 67 Aric Flowers OL 6-2 280 Sr./2L Plano, Texas/Plano 15 Tyler Collins RB 5-7 185 Fr./HS Eunice, La./Eunice 68 Ren Cheramie OL 6-1 270 Jr./Sq. Cut Off, La./South Lafourche 16 Nolan Dumas QB 6-1 170 Jr./Sq. Thibodaux, La./E.D. White Catholic 70 Corey Johnston OL 6-5 270 Fr./RS Collierville, Tenn./Rossville Aca 70 17 Jarrell Johnson RB 5-11 195 Fr./HS Kenner, La./Archbishop Rummel 71 Drew Knight OL 6-1 245 RsJr./2L Zachary, La./Redemptorist seaso n review 18 Jamal Simmons DB 6-2 200 Sr./3L New Orleans, La./Karr Magnet 72 Oliver Thierry DL 6-5 270 Fr./RS Opelousas, La./Opelousas 19 Kenny Owens RB 5-10 175 Jr./Sq. Theodore, Ala./Theodore 73 Justin Daniels OL 6-4 300 Fr./RS Mobile, Ala./Murphy 21 Bobby Felder DB 5-11 195 So./1L McComb, Miss./McComb 75 Brandon Ward OL 6-3 288 Jr./2L Conroe, Texas/Oak Ridge 22 Byron Jones RB 5-10 195 So./1L Houma, La./Terrebonne 76 Josh Green OL 6-7 300 RsJr./TR Modesto, Calif./Modesto JC 23 Troy Matthews DB 6-2 195 Fr./RS New Orleans, La./Jesuit 78 Spenser Langthorn OL 6-3 284 Jr./2L Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood 24 Chucky Nichols ATH 5-11 180 Jr./TR Laurel, Miss./Northeast Jones CC 79 Ben Baldridge OL 6-6 275 Fr./HS Opelousas, La./Hargrave Mil. Aca. 25 Troy Godfrey DB 6-3 205 Fr./HS Eunice, La./Eunice 80 Brennan Nora DL 6-4 265 Fr./HS Destrehan, La./Destrehan t his is Nicholls h istory slc 26 Adrian Joseph DB 5-11 180 RsFr./TR Thibodaux, La./Louisiana-Monroe 81 Mike Barba WR 6-2 180 Fr./HS Houma, La./South Terrebonne 27 Kyle Hughes DL 6-5 215 Sr./3L Orange, Texas/Little Cypress-Mauriceville 82 Ross Schexnayder K 5-10 175 Sr./2L Houma, La./H.L. Bourgeois 29 Sylvester Buford DB 5-10 190 Fr./RS Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen 84 Kiam Magee WR 6-4 200 Fr./RS McComb, Miss./McComb 30 Jordan Ogletree DB 5-10 190 Sr./3L Houston, Texas/Langham Creek 85 Rashar Knight DL 6-3 225 Fr./HS Macon, Ga./Central 31 Shaun Jones DL 6-3 245 So./1L New Orleans, La./LA Tech 88 Kyle Tizzard K 5-6 150 Sr./2L Destrahan, La./Destrehan 32 Marlin Meeks FB 5-7 210 Sr./1L Grenada, Miss./Coahoma CC 87 Marquis Russell DL 6-2 250 Jr./TR Miami, Fla./Ventura CC 33 Jordan Piper LB 5-10 220 Fr./RS Ponchatoula, La./Ponchatoula 89 Antonio Robinson WR 6-3 195 Sr./1L Miami, Fla./Rainy River CC 35 Patrick Dolan P 6-1 172 Jr./1L. Mobile, Ala./McGill Toolen 90 Zac Reddix DE 6-1 224 Sr./3L Prairieville, La./Dutchtown 38 Corey Buchanan RB 5-8 183 Jr./2L Kingsville, Texas/H.M. King 91 Jeremy Aucoin TE 6-2 220 Fr./RS Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux 41 Stefan Bergeron LB 6-0 195 So./1L Pierre Port, La./Assumption 92 Fernandez Garner DE 6-3 250 Fr./HS New Orleans, La./Holy Cross 42 Kendrex Salter RB 6-0 180 So./Sq. Orange, Texas/Little-Cypress 93 A.J. Carter DL 6-3 285 So./1L Thibodaux, La./Thibodaux 43 Davion Marshall LB 6-1 230 Jr./TR Humble, Texas/Blinn CC 94 Marshall Crawford DL 6-3 240 Fr./RS Bellville, Texas/Bellville 44 Yashua Willis LB 5-11 206 Jr./2L Napoleonville, La./Assumption 95 Chad Alfaro DL 6-4 290 Fr./HS Mandeville, La./Mandeville 45 Trey Hopson FB 5-10 240 Sr./1L Pascagoula, Miss./Gulf Coast CC 96 Darrell Brown DL 6-2 270 Fr./HS Covington, La./Fontainebleau 46 Ed James LB 6-1 215 Jr./TR Miami, Fla./Ventura CC 97 Gerald Gruenig DL 6-2 265 Fr./HS Covington, La./Fontainebleau 47 Kevin Persick LB 6-2 215 So./Sq. Zachary, La./Zachary 98 Quenton Mims DL 5-11 285 Sr./3L Boni Fay, Fla./Vernon media 48 Anri Stewart LB 6-1 185 So./1L Plaquemine, La./Plaquemine 99 Henry Perez DT 5-11 285 Sr./1L Orange, Calif./Yuba College 49 Garrick Spain LB 6-0 205 Sr./3L Franklin, La./Hanson

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media Nicholls Colonels Offense 2009 Defense DEPTH CHART LT 62 Spenser Langthorn 6-3 280 Jr. DE 90 Zac Reddix 6-1 224 Sr. 75 Brandon Ward 6-3 290 Jr. 27 Kyle Hughes 6-5 215 Sr.

LG 73 Justin Daniels 6-4 300 RsFr. DT 98 Quenton Mims 6-1 295 Sr. 75 Brandon Ward 6-3 290 Jr. 72 Oliver Thierry 6-5 270 RsFr.

C 52 Charles McDade 6-0 300 Jr. DT 93 A.J. Carter 6-3 285 So. 58 Franklin Nduku 6-2 280 RsFr. 99 Henry Perez 5-11 285 Sr.

RG 67 Aric Flowers 6-2 280 Sr. DE 27 Kyle Hughes 6-5 215 Jr. 68 Ren Cheramie 6-1 270 Jr. 92 Fernandez Garner 6-3 250 RsFr.

RT 55 Brandon McDowell 6-5 280 RsFr. SLB 48 Anri Stewart 6-1 185 So. 76 Josh Green 6-7 300 Jr. 54 Michael Walker 6-1 230 RsFr. slc h istory t his is Nicholls QB 3 LaQuintin Caston 5-10 180 RsFr. MLB 44 Yashua Willis 5-11 206 Jr. 10 Jake Witt 6-1 190 RsFr. 53 Jarrod Fanguy 5-10 225 Sr.

WR 89 Antonio Robinson 6-3 195 Sr. WLB 33 Jordan Piper 5-10 220 RsFr. 14 Donovan Tate 6-3 195 Jr. 47 Kevin Persick 6-2 215 RsFr.

FB 45 Trey Hopson 5-9 235 Sr. CB 21 Bobby Felder 5-11 195 So. 32 Marlin Meeks 5-7 210 Sr. 8 Kerry Guidry 6-0 210 So. seaso n review RB 1 A.J. Williams 5-8 180 Sr. CB 13 Dominique Daniels 6-2 190 Sr. 38 Corey Buchanan 5-8 185 Jr. 2 Tyson Andrus 6-1 180 Sr.

RB 7 Brandon Johnson 5-10 190 Jr. FS 9 Jordan Nevels 5-10 175 Sr. 12 Earvin Moore 5-9 205 Jr. 23 Troy Matthews 6-2 195 RsFr. oppo n e ts WR 84 Kiam Magee 6-4 200 RsFr. SS 2 Tyson Andrus 6-1 180 Sr. 11 Drey Trosclair 5-10 195 So. 30 Jordan Ogletree 5-10 190 Sr. coaches Specialists

PK 82 Ross Schexnayder 5-10 175 Sr. H 88 Kyle Tizzard 5-6 160 Sr. 35 Patrick Dolan 6-1 172 Jr0. 35 Patrick Dolan 6-1 172 Jr.

players P 35 Patrick Dolan 6-1 172 Jr. KR 1 A.J. Williams 5-8 180 Sr. 88 Kyle Tizzard 5-7 160 Sr. 21 Bobby Felder 5-11 195 So.

LS 16 Nolan Dumas 6-1 170 Jr. PR 21 Bobby Felder 5-11 195 So. 71 Drew Knight 6-1 245 Jr. 2 Tyson Andrus 6-1 180 Sr.

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Nicholls Colonels Football 9 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies

media 34 Tyson Andrus DB, 6’1, 180, RsSr./TR Lafayette, La./LSU

As a junior (2008) – Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules, and lost a year of eligibility. At LSU(2006-07) – Sat out in 2006 due to NCAA transfer rules... Played primarily as a special teams player in the Tigers’ National Championship run in 2007... Recorded one tackle. At Ole Miss (2005) – Sat out his freshman season and received a redshirt... Transfered to LSU following his first year. At Assumption – Was a four year letter-winner for the Mustangs… At Northside – Named All-State his senior season after recording 67 Primarily played defensive end as he was named All-District First Team and All- tackles and 11 with three of them going for scores... Also served Bayou Second Team his sophomore season… Selected All-District Second Team as a dual threat by hauling in 30 passes for 580 yards and seven touchdowns as a his senior season… Played for head coach Boyd Fussell his senior season in receiver... A state champion track and field athlete in both the 4x100 and 4x200 which he led the Mustangs to a 6-4 record. meter relay teams. Personal – Stefan Michael Bergeron was born on May 17, 1989… Son of Personal – Full name is Tyson J. Andrus... Mom is Elizabeth Allen... Born Paula and Ricky Bergeron… Has three two siblings named Chelsie and Evon… slc September h istory 19, t his is Nicholls 1986... Majoring in General Studies. Nickname is Hollywood… Majoring in Business. Bergeron’s Career Stats Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 74 2009 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 Career 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Baldridge OL, 6’6, 275, Fr./HS seaso n review Opelousas, La./ 38 Hargrove Military Academy Corey Buchanan At Hargrove Military Academy - Played defensive line and tight end... RB, 5’8, 185, Jr./2L Played in every game for two seasons, starting as a senior... Was an All-Conference Kingsville, Texas/ player his junior and senior season... Prepped at Opelousas as a freshman and was oppo n e ts an All-District selection. H.M. King High School Personal – Ben Frederic Baldridge was born on September 12, 1989 in Opelousas La… Son of Mary and John Baldridge… Has an older brother named As a redshirt sophomore (2008) – Started in eight games for the Daniel who plays at Marshall University… Majoring in Criminal Justice. Colonels... Had 353 yards on the ground and averaged 6.5 yards per carry... Finished second on the team in rushing... Best game came against Southeastern when he rushed for 106 yards and a . coaches As a sophomore (2007) – Sat out due to injury and received a medical 77 redshirt… Did help out with video throughout the season. As a freshman (2006) – Played in five games for the Colonels… Had Stefan Bergeron eight total carries for 25 yards…Scored his first collegiate touchdown against LB, 6’0, 195, So./1L 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

players Pierre Part, La./Assumption 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- South Texas Team. As a freshman (2008) – Saw action in four games for the Colonels... Personal – Corey Javon Buchanan was born on April 7, 1988 in San Diego, Registered four total tackles… Primarily used on kickoff and kickoff return California… Son of Corinthia Williams and Quentin Williams… Has four siblings named team. Courtlin, Courtnee, Roseanne, and Ricky… Majoring in Mass Communications. outlook 10 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies outlook players coaches

Buchanan’s Career Statistics At Thibodaux High School - Made 66 tackles, recorded three sacks, Year Gp att. yards avg. long TD forced two fumbles and had four tackles for a loss in his only season playing

2008 11 54 353 6.5 70 1 football in 2006… Was named to the all-bayou region, all-parish and all-district oppo n e ts 2007 Sat out due to injury teams his senior campaign… Played for Thibodaux for three seasons 2006 5 8 25 3.1 11 1 before making the transition to the gridiron. Career 16 62 378 6.1 70 2 Personal – A.J. Carter was born on November 11, 1989 in Houma, La… Son of Pearlette and Alfred Carter… Has two younger siblings named Andrew and Rachel… Cousin Jason Caffey played basketball at Alabama… Majoring in Mass 6 Communications. seaso n review Sylvester Buford Carter’s Career Statistics Year UT AT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR DB, 5’10, 190, RsFr./HS 2008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

As a freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. At Kathleen – Was a four year letter-winner in football for the Red Devils 4 t his is Nicholls h istory slc playing both linebacker and safety… All four years won the District 3A title… Laquintin Caston Named Honorable Mention All-County and All-State… Led the squad in tackles with 116 his junior season… Also led the team in tackles his senior season with QB, 5’10, 180, RsFr./HS 113 to go along with two interceptions and six sacks… Was a member of the Baton Rouge, La./ Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Personal – Sylvester Buford was born on December 16, 1987 in Lakeland, Scotlandville HS Florida… Son of Diane Buford… Has a younger sister named Keoshia Buford… Majoring in Business Administration. As a freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. At Scotlandville - Named All-District in 2007… Passed for over 1,200 yards his senior season while rushing over 600 yards… Had eight total touchdowns… Was a participant in the Red Stick Bowl. 93 Personal – LaQuintin G. Caston was born June 22, 1990 in Baton Rouge, La… Son of Pamela Caston and Huey Golmond… Has no other siblings… A.J. Carter Majoring in General Studies. DT, 6-3, 285, So./1L Thibodaux, La./ Thibodaux High School media As a redshirt freshman (2008) – Played in six games for the Colonels… Was primarily used as a backup to the defensive line. As a freshman (2007) – Redshirted. Nicholls Colonels Football 11 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies

Wichita, Kansas… Son of Laurie Garland and Reggie Crawford… Father played collegiate football at Sterling… Has three younger siblings: Tyra, Harrison and Conner… Majoring in Business Management. media 5 Hosea Chatman QB, 6’2, 210, RsFr./HS 68 Houma, La./Ellender Ren Cheramie OL, 6-1, 270, Jr./1L As a freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. At Ellender – Helped lead the Patriots to the state playoffs his senior Cut Off, La./ season… A four year letterwinner… Accounted for 1,600 total yards of offense South Lafourche High School while tossing 17 touchdowns and rushing for four… Named All-District in 2007 and Academic All-State… Was a Wendy’s High School Heisman Nominee. As a sophomore (2008) – Made an appearance in four games for the Personal – Hosea Chatman Jr. was born on September 27, 1990 in Houma, Colonels… Was primarily utilized as a backup to the offensive line. La… Son of Hosea Chatman Sr. and Joyce Chatman who both graduated from As a redshirt freshman (2007) – Was primarily used as a backup to the Nicholls… Hosea Sr. played football at Nicholls from 1986-89... Has four siblings offensive line… Participated as a squadman. named Jarrod, Joshua, Ideyon and Houston… Majoring in Biology. As a true freshman (2006) – Received a redshirt. At South Lafourche – Played for Tommy Gisclair… Helped led the Tarpons to the playoffs in 2003 and 2005… Named first team All-district, second team All-bayou, and honorable mention all-state academic... Ran track and played basketball for two years. slc 59 h istory t his is Nicholls Personal – Born September 11, 1988 in Cut Off, La… Son of Robert and Isaac Crawford Kenolyn Chearmie… Has one sister named Kesti… Majoring in accounting. LB, 6’1, 215, Fr./RS Livingston, Texas/Livingston 20 As a freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. Dominique Daniels At Livingston - Was named first team All-District his senior year after seaso n review recording 117 solo tackles, and having 59 assisted… Also recorded five sacks, DB, 6’2, 190, Sr./3L forced four fumbles, and recovered six in 2007… Led his team to a school best Gibsonton, Fla./ 10-3 finish… His father, Mike Crawford, played football at Stephen F. Austin. Personal – Isaac Lloyd Crawford was born on December 21, 1989 in Abilene, East Bay High School Texas… Son of Susan and Mike Crawford… Father played collegiate football at Stephen F. Austin… Has two older sisters named Megan and Kristin… Majoring As a junior (2008) - Played in eight games for the Colonels... Registered

oppo n e ts in Business Administration. 17 total tackles with 13 being solo... Had one tackle for a loss and two pass breakups... Best game came against Stephen F. Austin when he had six tackles and one pass breakup. As a sophomore (2007) – Played in nine games while primarily being a backup to one of the best defensive back units in the conference… Finished the 94 season with five total tackles, four of which were solo… Had one interception

coaches Marshall Crawford against Azusa Pacific that he returned for 27 yards… Best game came against Azusa Pacific when he had three total tackles and an interception. DL, 6’3, 240, Fr./RS As a true freshman (2006) – Played a back up role on defense seeing Bellville, Texas/Bellville action in seven games… Also played on special teams… Recorded two tackles on the season… Served as a kick return specialist for both punts and kickoffs… Returned three kickoffs for 38 yards with the longest going for 20 and took back As a freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. four punts for 36 yards with his long also going for 20 yards. players At Bellville - Played both ways for Bellville and was named All-District at At East Bay High School- Prepped under Coach Brian Thornton at East defensive end and offensive guard his senior season… In 2007, his team honored Bay High School … A two-year starter on both offense and defense … One of him with MVP honors for both offense and defense… On the defensive side, the top defensive backs in central Florida as a senior, earning all-conference, all- recorded 65 solo tackles which included 11 for a loss and seven quarterback county and Second-Team All-District honors in 5A. sacks. Personal – Dominique Bernard Daniels was born June 20, 1988 in Tampa, Personal – Marshall Ray Crawford was born on September 15, 1989 in Florida… Son of Darrell Daniels and Eva McCullough… Has three sisters named outlook 12 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies outlook 35 Patrick Dolan P/K, 6’1, 180, Jr./2L players Mobile, Ala./McGill Toolen

As a sophomore (2008) - Played in all nine games for the Colonels... Had

38 punts for a 42.4 average and a long of 57 yards against Memphis... Punted 10 coaches times inside the opponents 20 yard line... Had 30 kickoffs averaging 53.7 yards and one touchback... Named SLC and LSWA Special Teams Player of the Week following his performance against Sam Houston State... Named All-SLC First Team Punter and LSWA Second Team Punter... Member of the SLC All-Academic Team.

As a redshirt freshman (2007) – Played in four games… Had five punts oppo n e ts for a 49.6 average and a long of 65yards against Northwestern State… Registered two kickoffs for a 56.0 average and a no touchbacks. As a true freshman (2006) – Received a medical redshirt. At McGill Toolen High School- Prepped under Coach Steve Savarese at McGill-Toolen High School … A First-Team All-State punter … First-Team All- Region punter and kicker … Averaged 41.8 yards per punt … 75% of his kickoffs seaso n review were touchbacks … Was 6-of-9 in field goal attempts with his longest being a 48-yarder … Was 31-of-33 in extra point attempts … Was chosen to play in the Alabama North-South All-Star Game … A four-year honor roll student. Cornieatha Gant, Trista Royal, Taneka Daniels, and two brothers named Brandon Personal – Born August 1, 1988 in Mobile, Alabama… Son of Danny and Daniels and Kalvin McCullough… Majoring in Art. Linda Dolan… Majoring in Marketing

Daniels’ Career Statistics Kick Year UT AT Tot. Int. Ret. Yards Avg. Long TD t his is Nicholls h istory slc 2008 13 4 17 0 0 0 - - 0 2007 4 1 5 1 0 0 - - 0 2006 2 0 1 0 7 74 10.6 20 0 Career 19 5 24 1 7 74 10.6 20 0 73 Justin Daniels OL, 6’4, 300, Fr./RS Mobile, Ala./McGill Toolen

At McGill Toolen – Led the team in Pancake blocks with 42 his senior season… Was a honorable mention selection in his area… Won the IHOP Pancake Award for the city of Mobile. Personal – Justin Stephen Daniels was born on April 19, 1990 in Mobile, Alabama… Son of Michelle and Wyman Daniels… Has three sibilings: Wyman media Jr., Andre Brown, and Tammie Maye… Wyman Jr. played collegiate football at Alabama A&M, Andre Brown ran track at Southern University of New Orleans, and Tammie played college basketball at Jackson State. Nicholls Colonels Football 13 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies

media 16 Nolan Dumas QB, 6’1, 170, Jr./1L Thibodaux, La./E.D. White Catholic High School

As a sophomore (2008) – Was primarily used as a back up to the quarterbacks… Did not see any action under center, but assisted with special teams. As a redshirt freshman (2007) – Played in four games under center… Had a total of six carries for nine yards with a long of 10 against Southern Arkansas… Did not attempt a pass… Best game came against Southern Arkansas when he rushed for 14 yards on two carries. As a true freshman (2006) – Received a redshirt. At E.D. White Catholic High School- Prepped under Coach Kyle Lassaigne at E. D. White Catholic High School … An Honorable Mention All- 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. Personal – Robert Nolan Dumas was born January 17, 1988 in El Dorado, slc Arkansas… h istory Son t his is Nicholls of Bonnie Lafont and Robin Dumas… Has a sister named Lauren Lafont… Majoring in Finance. 53 Jarrod Fanguy Fanguy’s Career Statistics seaso n review LB, 5-11, 225, Sr./1L Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR Houma, La./ 2008 11 6 17 1 0 0 1 0 2007 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 H.L. Bourgeois High School 2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 12 6 18 2 0 0 1 0 As a junior (2008) – Played in all nine games for the Colonels... Registered 17 total tackles, one tackle for a loss, and one forced fumble... Best game came oppo n e ts against Stephen F. Austin when he had five tackles with three being solo and one for a loss. 28 As a sophomore (2007) – Played in four games for the Colonels… Was a backup to the linebackers while being a mainstay of special teams… Recorded Bobby Felder one tackle which was for a loss against Northwestern State. DB, 5’11, 195, So./1L As a freshman (2006) – Served as a backup on defense. coaches As a true freshman (2005) – Received a redshirt. McComb, Miss./McComb At H.L. Bourgeois – Played both and football…Was an All- District and All-Region selection at linebacker in 2003 and 2004…Also named Red Zone Player of the Year finalist and was the Defensive MVP at the annual As a true freshman (2008) - Had 16 tackles as defensive back for the Tri-Parish All-Star game. Colonels... Registered three pass breakups and one interception... Best game Personal – Jarrod Michael Fanguy was born on March 3, 1987 in Thibodaux… came against Southeastern when he had seven tackle with six being solo and players Son of Keith and Tammy Fanguy…Has two brothers, Brady and Chase…Majoring one interception. in Education. At McComb – Was a four year letter winner in football and basketball for the Tigers… Registered 76 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 total touchdowns… Was rated a Top-25 football player in the state of Mississippi. outlook 14 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies

Personal – Bobby De’Arbrae Felder was born on September 23, 1990 in outlook McComb, Mississippi… Son of Edna and Bobby Felder… Has two sisters: Kosheya and Alana… Cousin Derrick Pittman played football for Nicholls. 40 Felder’s Career Statistics Billy Foret Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR K, 5’8, 150, Fr./RS players 2008 15 1 16 0 0 1 0 0 Career 15 1 16 0 0 1 0 0 Thibodaux, La./E.D. White

As a true freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. At E.D. White – Helped lead the Cardinals to a district championship his

71 coaches senior season… A two year starter as a kicker… Finished his career 11-of-13 Aric Flowers on field goals and 44-of-48 on extra points… Career long field goal with the OL, 6-2, 280, Sr./3L Cardinals was of 37 yards… Named First Team All-District and First Team All- Region his senior season… Voted Second Team All-District and Second Team All- Plano, Texas/Plano High School Region his junior campaign… Played for coach Kyle Lasseigne. Personal – William Joseph Foret was born July 25, 1988 in Thibodaux, La… Son of Sara Day and Bill Foret… Both parents graduated from Nicholls… Has a oppo n e ts As a junior (2008) - Started in eight games for the Colonels at the right younger brother named Adam… Majoring in Marketing. tackle position... Named All-SLC Honorable Mention. As a redshirt sophomore (2007) – Played in nine games with starting three of them at right tackle… Was a part of an offensive line unit that led the conference in rushing. 17

As a sophomore (2006) – Received a medical redshirt. seaso n review As a freshman (2005) – Received action at right tackle. Kerry Guidry At Plano High School – Two-year letterwinner…Named All-District DB, 6’0, 210, Fr./RS Honorable Mention during junior season…Selected to the All-District First Team during senior season. Houma, La./H.L. Bourgeois 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. As a true freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. At H.L. Bourgeois - Voted All-District and All-Region in his junior and

senior campaigns for the Braves… Recorded 59 solo tackles, 20 assisted, t his is Nicholls and h istory six slc for a loss his senior season… Also had six pass break ups, two interceptions, a safety and a sack in 2007. Personal – Kerry Michael Guidry was born on April 19, 1990 in Houma, La… Son of Holly and Kevin Guidry… Has twin sister named Kristen… Majoring in Sports Medicine. 70 Josh Green OL, 6’7, 290, Jr./RS Modesto, Calif./Modesto JC

As a junior (2008) – Did not participate due to medical reasons. At Modesto JC - Started all 11 games in 2007 for Modesto JC… Had 33 pancake blocks his sophomore season… Was an All-State and All-League first team selection his sophomore season… Prepped at Beyer HS where the Patriots went 18-1 his senior season. media Personal – Joshua Randall Green was born on March 6, 1987 in Modesto, Calif… Son of Sheridan and Lisa Green… Has four younger siblings: Garrett, Meagan, Madison and Ethan… Majoring in Mathematics. Nicholls Colonels Football 15 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies

media 97 Fernandez Garner DL, 6’3, 250, Fr./RS New Orleans, La./Holy Cross

At Holy Cross – Played both football and basketball for the Tigers, lettering twice in football… Was a defensive end and tight end on the gridiron, earning All-District honors his senior season on defense… Best season in football came his senior season with 46 total tackles, 13 sacks, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. Personal – Fernandez L. Garner Jr. was born on January 1, 1990 in New Orleans, La… Son of Anna Anderson Garner and Fernandez L. Garner Sr… Has two siblings: Alaine and Sydney… Majoring in Business Management. 36

slc Ta h istory rbba t his is Nicholls ris Hicks DB, 6’1, 205, Sr./1L Monroe, La./Holmes CC

As a junior (2008) – Saw action in eight games as a defensive back and on college players… Named an All-American as a fullback his sophomore season… special teams for the Colonels... Recorded 14 total tackles with 11 being solo... Dubbed a Top-25 player in the state of Mississippi coming out of high school… Had one rush for six yards in the game against Northwestern State.

seaso n review The true option fullback rushed for 550 yards and six touchdowns in 2007. At Holmes CC – Was a two year starter at Holmes JC, and picked up All- Personal – Dementrius M. Hopson was born on February 11, 1987… Son Region honors his sophomore season… Finished his junior college career with of Margaret and Willie McGowan… Has two siblings named Domonic and Alexis over 100 tackles and five interceptions… Prepped at Yazoo County High and Hopson… Relatives Willie and Michael Hopson played at Jackson was rated in the Top-100 athletes in the state of Mississippi out of high school. State… Relative Virgil Hopson played at Delta State… Majoring in General At Yazoo County – Led the Panthers with 102 tackles, six forced fumbles Studies. and five interceptions his senior season… Doubled as a receiver, posting over

oppo n e ts 800 yards and six touchdown receptions. Personal – Tarbbaris L. Hicks was born on August 25, 1986 in Monroe, La… Hopson’s Career Statistics Son of Carolyn Hicks… Majoring in General Studies. Year att. Yards Avg. long TD 2008 46 199 4.3 35 2 Career 46 199 4.3 35 2

coaches 4 Demetrius 27 ‘Trey’ Hopson Kyle Hughes FB, 5’10, 240, Sr./1L DL, 6’5, 215, Sr./3L

players Pascagoula, Miss./Miss. Gulf Coast CC Orange, Texas/ Little Cypress High School As a junior (2008) – Rushed for 199 yards on 46 carries and two touchdowns... Averaged 4.3 yards per carry... Best game came against Southeastern As a junior (2008) – Started in all nine games for the Colonels... Registered when he rushed for 90 yards on 13 carries and had two touchdowns. a total of 22 tackles with 17 of them being solo... Had two and half tackles for a At Mississippi Gulf Coast - Rated as a Top-10 fullback amongst junior loss and assisted on one sack... Blocked a field goal in the Memphis game which outlook 16 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies outlook 24 Brandon Johnson

RB, 5’10, 190, Jr./TR players Columbia, Miss./Gulf Coast CC

At Gulf Coast CC – Was a part of two Mississippi state championship teams, including a national championship team in 2007… Tallied over 800 yards

rushing with the Bulldogs, with 600-plus and two scores coming his sophomore coaches season… Also racked up 228 yards receiving and four touchdowns to go along with a 95-yard kickoff return for a score. At Columbia – Was a three-year starter for the Wildcats, twice being named All-District and All-State… Accumulated over 4,000 yards rushing during his high school career, coupled with 40-plus touchdowns… Also was a two-time power lifting state champion, claiming titles in 2004 and 2005. oppo n e ts Personal – Brandon Jarrod Johnson was born on April 28, 1988 in McComb, Mississippi… Son of Cora and Antonio Johnson… Has two older siblings named Rindus Pittman and Amanda Johnson, and one younger named Alexis Johnson… Majoring in Business Management. 76 seaso n review Corey Johnston OL, 6’4, 275, RsFr./HS Collierville, Tenn./Rossville resulted in a Colonel touchdown. Christian Academy t his is Nicholls h istory slc As a sophomore (2007) – Played in all 11 games… Recorded a total of 18 tackles with 11 of them being solo… Served as a backup to the linebackers… As a freshman (2008) – Received a medical redshirt Returned two kicks 37 yards… Best game came against Azusa Pacific when he At Rossville – A two-year starter for the Rossville Christian Academy recorded four tackles with two of them being solo. Rebels that saw them go to the state playoffs his junior season… Voted All-State As a true freshman (2006) – Played in eight games for the Colonels… on both offense and defense while also being named Defensive Lineman of the Tallied three total tackles and recovered a fumble. Year in TSSAA Division II… Had 74 tackles as a defensive lineman and did not At Little Cypress High School - Played for Coach Todd Moody at Little allow a sack his senior campaign. Cypress High School … As a quarterback, rushed 31 times for 443 yards … Personal – Corey Austin Johnston was born on September 5, 1989 in Defensively, recorded three interceptions for 89 yards and four punt returns for Memphis, Tenn… Son of Pam and George Johnston… Has a younger brother 140 yards … Named Second-Team All-District … Also an exceptional baseball named Tyler… Majoring in International Business. and basketball player. Personal – Kyle Hughes was born on August 12, 1987 in Panama City, Florida… Son of Kermit Hughes and Cindy Fuller… Has one sister named Jessica Hughes and four brothers named Jarrod Hughes, Erik Fuller, Ethan Fuller and Evan Fuller… Majoring in Marketing.

Hughes’ Career Statistics Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 2008 17 5 22 2.5 0.5 0 0 0

2007 13 5 18 0 0 0 0 0 media 2006 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 Career 33 10 43 2.5 0.5 0 0 1

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Jones’ Career Statistics Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR media 22 2008 7 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 Byron Jones Career 7 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 RB, 5-10, 195, Jr./1L Houma, La./Terrebonne HS 26 As a sophomore (2008) - Played in six games for the Colonels as a Adrian Joseph mainstay on special teams... Finished the season with two tackles, both solo and DB, 5’11, 180, RsFr./TR on special teams. As a true freshman (2007) – Played in four games… Received one carry Thibodaux, La./ for no yards against Rice. Louisiana-Monroe At Terrebonne – Was a three year letter-winner in football and track while also notching one year in soccer… Played running back and defensive At Louisiana- Monroe – Received a redshirt. back… Rushed for 1,081 yards on 221 carries his senior season along with At Thibodaux – Was a first team All-District selection his senior season, 11 touchdowns in only eight games… As a junior recorded 41 tackles, two while garnering All-District second team honors his junior year… Named to the interceptions, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries… Also scored 15 All-Bayou Region and Houma Courier first teams… Scored two touchdowns goals his senior season in soccer… Named All-District Second Team his junior in the fourth quarter against Ellender to lift the Tigers to the playoffs… Was a and senior seasons in both football and track. three-year letter winner in football. Personal – Byron Anthony Jones was born on January 1, 1984 in Houma, Personal – Adrian F. Joseph was born on October 14, 1988 in Thibodaux, slc h istory t his is Nicholls La… Son of Barbara Carter and Lawrence Jones… Has one older sister named La… Son of Toni and Lynwood Joseph… Plays piano and drums in spare time… Latoya… Majoring in Business Management. Majoring in Criminal Justice. Jones’ Career Statistics Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 2008 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 71 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Drew Knight

seaso n review LS, 6-3, 255, RsSo./Sq. Baton Rouge, La./ 31 Redemptorist High School Shaun Jones As a sophomore (2008) – Received a medical redshirt. DL, 6’3, 245, So./1L oppo n e ts As a redshirt freshman (2007) – Was a mainstay on special teams New Orleans, La./Louisiana Tech 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 As a redshirt freshman (2008) – Played in seven games for the Colonels... Edwards…Was a member of a pair of state championship teams…Earned All- Registered 11 total tackles with seven of them being solo... Had two quarterback District honors and was invited to play on the Baton Rouge All-Star game. coaches hurries... Blocked a field goal in the Sam Houston State game. Personal – Drew William Knight was born on November 23, 1986 in Baton At Louisiana Tech – Was a member of the scout squad... Received a Rouge, La… Son of Charlotte and Butch Knight… Has one sister named Allie… redshirt Majoring in Business Marketing. At Archbishop Hannan – Lettered three years for coach Corey Bordelon... Elected team captain and offensive MVP as a senior ... Named All- District and second team All-State as a junior at O’Connell Consolidated in

players Galveston, Texas... Attended O’Connell Consolidated due to Hurricane Katrina, and returned to Arch. Hannan for his senior season... Also lettered in basketball, baseball and track and field. Personal – Shaun Jones was born on March 18, 1989... Son of Ernesto and Dionne Aguilar ... Has two sisters: Gabrielle and Adrianna Aguilar... Majoring in General Studies. outlook 18 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies outlook 62 84 Spenser Langthorn Kiam Magee OL, 6-3, 284, Jr./2L

WR, 6’4, 200, Fr./RS players Kingwood, Texas/ McComb, Miss./McComb Kingwood High School

As a sophomore – Played in all nine games on the offensive line, spot As a freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. starting at right guard. At McComb – Helped lead his team to an 8-4 record his senior season… As a true freshman – Participated in five games for the Colonels... Served Named All-District first team his junior and senior season, while lettering three coaches as a backup to the offensive line. seasons… Also was a three year letter winner in basketball and led the team in At Kingwood High School - A two year starter at Kingwood High rebounds his senior season. School… Was second team all-district his junior and senior seasons… Earned Personal – Kiam Magee was born December 19, 1988 in McComb, three letters from participation with football… Named team captain his senior Mississippi…Son of Jacquetta Magee and Casey Coney… Father played football campaign… Recognized for his outstanding play by Texas Prep Xtra and was at Tulsa University… Majoring in General Studies. voted player of the week on one occasion. oppo n e ts Personal – Spenser Langthorn was born on December 14, 1984 in Kingwood, Texas… Son of Rebecca Hitchcock and Robert Langthorn… Has two older siblings: Austin and Terra, and one younger brother named Eric… Majoring 23 in Marketing. Troy Matthews

DB, 6’2, 195, Fr./HS seaso n review New Orleans, La./Jesuit

At Jesuit – Played a host of positions for the Blue Jays during his four year stint, including time at wide receiver, quarterback and running back… Played safety his junior and senior season… Suffered a season ending injury his senior season in the second game… Named All-District and All-State first team as a

junior… Selected Defensive MVP of District 10-5A in 2007. t his is Nicholls h istory slc Personal – Troy Michael Matthews was born on August 26, 1989 in Kenner, La… Son of Paula and Ronnie Matthews… Has three siblings: Kasey, Gwaine and Kimmy Matthews… Brother Gwaine played football at Delta State… Majoring in Business Management. 56 Jon McClinton LB, 6’2, 220, RsSo./TR Central, La./LSU

At LSU – Did not participate in football. At Central – Was a two-year starter for the Wildcats at linebacker… Named All-District First Team his senior season, while also picking up All-Metro honors… Played on the 2007 squad that finished runner-up in District 5-5A. Personal – Jonathan Lamon McClinton was born on February 10, 1989 in Baton Rouge, La… Son of Marjorie and Flandus McClinton… Father is a vice media chancellor at Southern University… Has two older siblings named Toi and Broderick… Majoring in Finance.

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media 79 63 Charles McDade Brandon McDowell OL, 6-0, 298, Jr./2L OL, 6’5, 280, Fr./RS Friendswood, Texas/ McComb, Miss./McComb Clear Brook High School As a freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. As a sophomore (2008) – Saw action in every game for the Colonels… At McComb - Voted All-State first team his senior seasons… Did not Was dubbed with back up center duties, while also playing guard at times. allow a sack in 2007 and finished the year with a 93 percent grade… Rated as As a true freshman (2007) – Played in three games… Served as a backup a Top-20 senior in the state of Mississippi… Had a total of 50 pancake blocks to the offensive line. in 2007. At Clear Brook High School - Named team captain his senior season Personal – Brandon Terrell McDowell was born on November 10, 1989 for Clear Brook… Helped lead his team to a district championship in 2004… A in McComb, Mississippi… Son of Marle and Sheldon McDowell… Has an older three year letter winner in football for the Wolverines…Was communications sister named Jessica… Majoring in Business Administration. president his senior season.

Personal – Charles ‘Chuck’ McDade was born on December 3, 1988… Son of Timi Finley-John and Martell John… Has four siblings named Dynay John, Marty John, Ty John and Tre John… Majoring in Business Administration. 32

slc h istory t his is Nicholls Marlin Meeks RB, 5’8, 205, Sr./1L Charleston, Miss./ Charleston HS/Coahoma CC

As a junior (2008) – Played in all nine games for the Colonels... Rushed for 241 yards on 52 carries and had two touchdowns on the ground... Averaged 4.6 yards per carry... Best game came against McNeese State when he had 68 yards seaso n review on six carries. At Coahoma CC - Was selected to participate in the JUCO All-Star game and started at fullback… Had 472 yards on 136 carries and six touchdowns his sophomore season for the Tigers… Prepped at Charleston High where he rushed for back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons in his junior and senior campaigns Personal – Marlin Alonzo Meeks was born on October 21, 1987 in Grenada, oppo n e ts Mississippi… Son of Teresa Rucker… Has two younger siblings, Marcus and Zemarrah Meeks… His grandfather, Craig Walker, played collegiate football at Alcorn State. coaches players outlook 20 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies

Meeks’ Career Statistics championship teams… Was an all-state selection in his junior campaign and all- outlook Year att. Yards Avg. long TD conference pass rusher in his senior season… Averaged 4.6 sacks a game while 2008 52 241 4.6 45 2 recording eight tackles a game in his senior year… Also competed in weight Career 52 241 4.6 45 2 lifting. Personal – Carliss Quenton Mims was born on December 24, 1987 in Bay Minette, Alabama… Son of Pearl and Harrison Mims… Has a brother named Trey 98 and sister named Tereza… Majoring in Elementary Education. players Quenton Mims Mims’ Career Statistics Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR DL, 5’11, 285, Sr./3L 2008 10 5 15 4.0 1.5 0 0 0 2007 10 4 14 0.5 0 0 1 0

Boni Fay, Florida/ coaches 2006 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 Vernon High School Career 20 13 33 4.5 1.5 0 1 1

As a junior (2008) – Played in all nine games for the Colonels... Registered 15 total tackles with 10 of them being solo... Had four tackles for a loss and one and a half sacks... Best game came against Sam Houston State when he had four 12 tackles and one sack. oppo n e ts As a sophomore (2007) – Played in nine games for the Colonels… Had Earvin Moore a total of 14 tackles with 10 of them being solo… Had one stop for a loss… RB, 5-10, 205, Jr./TR Recorded one forced fumble at Rice… Best performance came at Rice with four Stone County, Miss./ solo stops and a forced fumble. As a true freshman (2006) – Played in five games… Recorded four Gulf Coast CC assisted tackles and recovered one fumble. seaso n review At Vernon – Played for Jeff Webb at Vernon… Led the Yellow Jackets to At Gulf Coast CC – Was a part of two Mississippi state championship the playoffs his junior and senior seasons and was a catalyst on three district teams, including a national championship team in 2007… Accounted for over 900 yards of rushing between two seasons for the Bulldogs… Best season was his sophomore campaign, rushing for 514 yards and four touchdowns. At Stone County – Was a four-year letter winner for the Tomcats, playing both running back and defensive back… Notched 1,000-plus yards rushing in three consecutive seasons… Led the district in rushing three seasons…Named to All-South Mississippi Team as a junior and senior. Personal – Earvin Nattiel Moore was born on November t his is Nicholls 5, 1987 h istory in slc Hattiesburg, Mississippi… Son of Yolanda Pride and Roger Moore… Has two sisters named Nadia and Jabarie… Majoring in Criminal Justice. 42 Jesse Montero LB, 5-9, 188, Jr./Sq. Puincourtville, La./ Assumption High School

As a sophomore (2008) – Participated as a squadman. As a redshirt freshman (2007) – Participated as a squadman. As a true freshman (2006) – Received a redshirt. At Assumption – Played for Don Torres all four years at Assumption… Was a part of two district runner-up teams for the Mustangs… Named second team All-District his senior season. Personal – Jesse Drew Montero was born on December 5, 1987… media Nickname is ‘Turtle’… Son of Hilda and Andrew Montero… Has one brother named Juston… Majoring in General Studies. Nicholls Colonels Football 21 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies

media 65 Franklin Nduku OL, 6’2, 280, Fr./RS Houston, Texas/ George Bush

As a freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. At George Bush – Named All-District first team in 2006 and 2007… Rated a Top-50 lineman in the Houston area… Voted the schools top offensive lineman in 2006 and 2007… Selected by his team mates as the 2007 team MVP. Personal – Franklin Nduku was born on February 3, 1990 in Lagos, Nigeria… Son of Fdenike and Lucky Nduku… Has four younger siblings: Timothy, Blessing, Grace and Emmanuel… Majoring in Nursing. 33 Jordan Nevels slc h istory t his is Nicholls DB, 5’10, 175, Sr./1L Fort Thomas, Kentucky/ Kentucky

As a junior (2008) – Played in seven games... Recorded 22 total tackles with 17 being solo... Had two tackles for a loss, one sack, one forced fumble. As a sophomore (2007) – Participated as a squadman for Kentucky. As a redshirt freshman (2006) – Reserve cornerback never appeared in varsity Nevels’ Career Statistics seaso n review Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR action ... Made five tackles in UK’s junior-varsity win over Hargrave Military. 2008 17 5 22 2.0 1 0 1 0 As a true freshman (2005)- Redshirted. Career 17 5 22 2.0 1 0 1 0 At Highlands HS – First-team all-state as a senior by The Associated Press and Louisville Courier-Journal... Selected for the “Kentucky Tremendous 26” by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association... Earned a reputation as a ferocious hitter... Two-year starter at Highlands HS in Ft. Thomas, Ky... Started at defensive oppo n e ts back his junior year, then was moved to outside linebacker as a senior as the 30 coaches wanted to get him as involved as possible in every defensive play... Also Jordan Ogletree saw spot duty at running back and wide receiver... Most Valuable Player on a team DB, 5’10, 190, Sr./3L that went 14-1 his senior season and won the Class AAA state championship... Northern Kentucky Area Defensive Player of the Year and the District Defensive Houston, Texas/ Player of the Year as a senior... Highlands was 12-3 his junior year and was coaches Langham Creek High School state runner-up... Was a standout his sophomore season at Simon Kenton HS in Independence, Ky., before transferring to Highlands... The No. 14 prospect in As a junior (2008) – Played in seven games... Registered 13 tackles with 10 Kentucky as evaluated by Rivals.com... Played in the Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star being solo... Had one pass breakup... Played extensively on special teams... Best Game in June 2005... Coached by Dale Mueller. game came against Stpehen F. Austin when he recorded eight total tackles, six Personal – Jordan Nevels was born in Florence, Kentucky... Son of Michael solo, and a pass break up. and Brenda Nevels... Has brothers, Kris and Ben, whom played football at Eastern

players As a sophomore (2007) – Played in eight games for the third consecutive Kentucky. season… Was primarily a back up to the defensive backs, but was a mainstay on special teams… Had eight total tackles, four of them solo… Had 0.5 tackles for a loss and half of a sack... Best game came against Northwestern State when he had two tackles. As a freshman (2006) – Played in eight of the Colonels’ 11 contests...

outlook Served as a backup on defense and contributed on special teams. 22 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies

As a true freshman (2005) – Received a redshirt Alabama… Son of the late Shirley and Lucious… Has six brothers named Joesph, outlook At Langham Creek High School – Played for Coach Mack Wilson at Anthony, Terrence, Eirc, Brandon and Lucious Jr. and four sisters named Quita, Langham Creek High School earning All district honors as a defensive back as well Tisha, Tiffany, and LaToya… Majoring in Accounting. as receiver…This past season Jordan recorded 90 tackles with one interception and 5 passes broken up…. He is the brother of former Colonel safety Joseph Owens’ Career Statistics Ogletree. Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR players Personal – Jordan Louis Ogletree was born August 20, 1987 in Houston, 2008 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Texas… Son of John and Evelyn Ogletree… Has two brothers named Joe, who 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 played at Nicholls, and Johnny and a sister Lambreni… Majoring in Marketing. 2006 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Career 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

43 coaches Jordan Piper LB, 5’10, 220, Fr./RS

Ponchatoula, La./Ponchatoula oppo n e ts

As a freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. At Ponchatoula – Was dubbed with All-District first team honors in 2007 as he recorded 116 total tackles that included 14 for a loss… Had five forced fumbles and one interception… Played in the South Shore vs. North Shore seaso n review Ogletree’s Career Statistics All-Star game… Named to the All-State honorable mention squad… Played at Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR Brother Martin before Hurricane Katrina. 2008 10 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 Personal – Jordan Christopher Piper was born on July 29, 1990 in New 2007 4 4 8 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 Orleans, La… So of Shelly and Gerard Piper… Has four siblings: Alvin Gerard Jr., 2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 April, Jeremy, and Graciella Piper… Majoring in Business Administration. 2005 Redshirted Career 14 7 21 0.5 0.5 0 0 0

99 t his is Nicholls h istory slc 19 Henry Perez Kenny Owens DL, 5’11, 285, Sr./1L DB, 5’10, 175, Sr./3L Orange, Calif./Yuba College Theodore, Ala./ Theodore High School As a junior (2008) – Played in seven games for the Colonels... Registered four tackles. As a junior (2008) – Participated as a squadman, seeing action on special At Yuba College – Had a total of 93 tackles in his career with the 49ers... teams… Recorded two tackles, both solo. best season came during his sophomore campaign with 50 tackles, seven sacks, As a sophomore (2007) – Made the switch from defensive back to running three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception... Named to back… Played in eight games while be a contributor on special teams… Had the Bay Valley Conference squad both his freshman and sophomore seasons. two carries for 11 yards on the season with both coming against Northwestern At Will C. Wood High – Was an All-District performer for Wildcats his State… Longest runs was for six yards. senior season... Registered a total of 85 career tackles that included six sacks, As a true freshman (2006) – Played in four games… Recorded one three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception... Participated assisted tackle. in the East-West Shrine Game... Named team MVP in 2005. At Theodore High School- A Second-Team All-Region selection as a Personal – Henry Michael Perez was born on February 20, 1988 in Orange, senior … Finished the 2005 season with 67 tackles, three interceptions, five California... Is the son of Lorie and Chris Perez... Has a sister, Deanna Brombacher... forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 14 pass break-ups … A star track- Career ambition is to be a police officer... Majoring in General Studies. media 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, Nicholls Colonels Football 23 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies

Personal – Kevin Persick was born on August 19, 1988… Son of Janet and George Persick of Zachary, La… Has one older sister named Angie… Grandfather played football at Texas State… Majoring in Business Administration. media Persick’s Career Statistics Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 2008 Received medical redshirt 2007 Redshirted Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 Zac Reddix DE, 6’2, 215, Sr./2L Prairieville, La./ Dutchtown High School

As a junior (2008) - Started all nine games for the Colonels at the defensive end position... Registered 21 total tackles with 13 of them being solo... Had five tackles for a loss and one and half sacks on the season... Named All-SLC slc h istory t his is Nicholls Second Team Defensive Lineman… Best statistical game came against Northern Iowa with five total tackles, one solo, and 0.5 for a loss. As a sophomore (2007) – Played in all 11 games while starting right of them… Recorded 15 total tackles with seven of them being solo… Was 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 Northwestern State when he had two total tackles, a tackle for a loss, a sack and a forced fumble.

seaso n review As a true freshman (2006) – Played in seven games as a true freshman Perez’s Career Statistics on defense while playing all contests on special teams… Made three solo stops Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR along with four assisted. 2008 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 Career 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0

oppo n e ts 47 Kevin Persick LB, 6-2, 215, RsFr./Sq.

coaches Zachary, La./ Zachary High School

As a redshirt freshman (2008) – Suffered a season ending injury in the second game against Northern Iowa… Received a medical hardship waiver. As a true freshman (2007) – Received a redshirt… Did participate in players baseball for Nicholls. At Zachary High School - An all-district selection from 2004-06 and all-state in 2006… Voted MVP of district 6-4A for leading the Broncos to district runner-up honors in 2006 and to the state playoffs… Was a key contributor for the 2005 district championship squad that made it to the quarterfinals in the state playoffs. outlook 24 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies

At Dutchtown High School- Played for Coach Benny Saia at Dutchtown Personal – Antonio Robinson was born on November 30, 1985 in Miami, outlook High School… Selected First-Team All-District… Hampered by a back injury early Florida... Is the son of Helen Robinson... Has six siblings: Kevin Robinson, Darryl on his senior year… Played in the final three games of the season, and posted 19 Robinson, Comas Haynes, Cyrus Sawyer, Tyrell Sawyer and Haronly Sawyer... tackles, three sacks and caused two fumbles… Comes from a solid football family Majoring in General Studies. where his father Robert was an all-conference safety at Grambling. Personal – Zacchaeus Reddix was born on October 1, 1987 in Prairieville, La… Son of Netta Baker and Robert Reddix… Majoring in Business Finance. players

Reddix’s Career Statistics Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 2008 13 8 21 5.0 1.5 0 0 0 2007 7 8 15 2 1.5 0 1 0

2006 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 coaches Career 23 20 43 7.0 3.0 0 1 0 66 Bart Roussel oppo n e ts OL, 6’2, 280, So./1L Gramercy, La./ Riverside Academy seaso n review As a redshirt freshman (2008) – Participated as a squadman. As a true freshman (2007) – Received a redshirt. At Riverside Academy – Awarded three letters in football and four in track and field for the Rebels… Also was a two year letter-winner in power lifting… Named All-District , All-Bayou, All-Region and All-River Parish… Selected to the Coaches’ All-State squad… Was the 2A State Champion in powerlifting. Robinson’s Career Statistics Rushing Receiving Personal – Barton Ronald Roussel was born on January 21, 1989 in Baton Year GP Att. Yards Avg. Long TD Rec. Yards Avg. Long TD Rouge, La… Son of Connie and Jeffery Roussel… Has a sister named Nikki 2008 9 13 106 8.2 30 0 20 502 25.1 63 6 Roussel… Majoring in Cardiovascular Technology. Career 9 13 106 8.2 30 0 20 502 25.1 t his is Nicholls 63 h istory6 slc 89 42 Antonio Robinson Kendrex Salter WR, 6-3, 195, Sr./1L RB, 6’0, 180, So./1L Miami, Fla./Rainy River CC Orange, Texas/ Little-Cypress Mauriceville As a junior (2008) – Led the team in receiving with 20 catches for 502 yards and six touchdowns... Rushed for 106 yards on 13 carries... Was second on As a true freshman (2008) – Played in six games for the Colonels... the team in all-purpose yards with 608... Best game came against Northwestern Recorded five total tackles with four being solo… Was a mainstay on special State when he had four catches for 106 yards and one rush for 30 yards... Longest teams, primarily on kickoff team. reception was 63 yards... Named All-SLC Honorable Mention. At Little-Cypress – Named All-District first team as a running back as At Rainy River CC – Named a Preseason All-American his freshman a senior… Dubbed with Team MVP honors by his team mates and coaches… season... Racked up a total of 993 yards and seven scores through his two- Led the team with 1,236 rushing yards on 192 carries… Had nine rushing year career... Named a second team junior college All-American following his touchdowns… Was a team mate of current Colonel Kyle Hughes. Personal – Kendrex Dushae Salter was born on July 24, 1989 in Galveston, sophomore season. media At South Dade – Voted one of his team’s MVPs his senior season... Texas… Son of Saphrondria Salter… Has no other siblings… Majoring in Accounted for 550 yards and six touchdowns his senior season. Sociology.

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media 82 18 Ross Schexnayder Jamal Simmons Kicker, 5-11, 188, Sr./2L DB, 6’1, 185, Sr./2L Houma, La./ New Orleans, La./ H.L. Bourgeois High School Karr High School

As a junior (2008) - Led the team in scoring with 57 total points... Made As a junior (2008) - Started in nine games for the Colonels... Registered 27 12 our of 15 field goals on the season and hit 21 out 24 PATs... Had 19 kickoffs total tackles with 22 of them being solo... Recorded one forced fumble and one for 1,131 yards averaging 59.5 yards a kick... Registered three touchbacks... Best interception on the season... Had four pass breakups... Best game came against game came against Northwestern State when he made three out of three field Sam Houston State when he had three tackles and one interception. goals and one PAT...Named SLC Special Teams Player of the Week twice... Given As a sophomore (2007) – Played in 10 games while receiving one start… All-SLC Honorable Mention honors… Made two game winning field goals to lift Registered a total of 11 tackles with eight of them being solo… Had 1.5 tackles Nicholls to consecutive wins over Top-25 teams. for a loss… Picked off one pass which came at Nevada… Best game came against As a redshirt sophomore (2007) – Participated as a squad member… Texas State with three solo tackles. Did not receive any game time action. As a freshman (2006) – Played in seven games as a backup to the As a sophomore (2006) – Received a redshirt. secondary and played every contest on special teams… Racked up one solo As a freshman (2005) – Saw limited action…Went 1-for-3 kicking field tackle, two assisted tackles, two pass breakups, and recovered a fumble. goals and 4-of-5 kicking PATs. As a true freshman (2005) – Received a redshirt.

slc A h istory t H.L. B t his is Nicholls ourgeois – Lettered in multiple sports…Also played as a wide At Karr High School – Played for Coach Jabar Jaloo at Karr High School receiver for coach Randy Boquet…Won numerous accolades in all his disciplines… earning first team All- District; All-Metro; and All-Westbank…As a senior Jamal In his final season, he caught 25 passes for 420 yards and four touchdowns and had 50 receptions for 979 yards and 10 TDs… He also played basketball and ran went 11-for-14 kicking field goals…Longest kick was a 45-yarder. track. Personal – Ross Anthony Schexnayder was born on Oct. 29, 1986 in Personal – Jamal Simmons was born on May 29, 1987 in New Orleans, Houma, La…Son of Denis and Marie…Has two brothers and sisters…Majoring La… Son of Shelia and Terrence Simmons… Has a brother named Terrence Jr… in Secondary Education. Majoring in Biology. seaso n review oppo n e ts coaches Simmons’ Career Statistics Schexnayder’s Career Statistics Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR Year FGM-FGA Pct. paT lng points 2008 22 5 27 0 0 1 1 0 2008 12-15 80.0 21-24 45 57 2007 8 3 11 1.5 0 1 0 0 2007 0-0 - 0-0 - 0 2006 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 players 2006 Redshirted Career 31 10 41 1.5 0 2 1 1 2005 1-3 33.3 4-5 34 7 Career 13-18 72.2 25-29 45 64 outlook 26 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies

end, fullback and linebacker… Settled in at tight end and linebacker his senior outlook season… Had 42 catches for 516 yards an eight touchdowns and 81 tackles and 49 two sacks… Named All-District his junior and senior seasons, while picking up All-State honors his senior season… Twice named All-Westbank and All-Metro. Garrick Spain Personal – Anthony A. Sparks was born on August 27, 1987 in New Orleans, LB, 6’0, 205, Sr./3L La… Son of Terranee and Anthony Sparks Sr… Has two siblings named Ashley and Darius… Cousin Ronald Collins played at Southeastern La… Majoring in players Franklin, La./ Criminal Justice with hopes of one day joining the FBI. Hanson Memorial High School

As a junior (2008) - Led the team with 60 total tackles with 36 being solo... Had four tackles for a loss... Had two sacks... Registered one forced fumble 48 and one interception... Best game came against Stephen F. Austin when he had Anri Stewart coaches 10 total tackles and one a interception returned to the 1-yard line to set up a Colonel score. LB, 6-1, 185, So./1L As a sophomore (2007) – Named to the All-SLC Second Team… Started Plaquemine, La./ and played in all 11 games at weak side linebacker… Recorded a total of 61 tackles with 39 of them being solo stops… Had 6.5 tackles for a loss to go along Plaquemine High School oppo n e ts with one sack… Registered one pass breakup, one blocked kick and one fumble recovery… Made the most out of his first collegiate start at Division I-FBS Rice As a redshirt freshman (2008) – Started eight of the Colonels’ nine with a fumble recovery and a blocked punt that Nicholls recovered for a safety to games at strong side linebacker… Sat out one due to injury… Registered 21 go ahead 16-14 for good… Also had three total tackles in the win… Best game total tackles with 17 of them being solo... Had two tackles for a loss and one came at Southeastern La. with 11 total tackles with two for a loss. quarterback hurry… Best game came against Northwestern State with six As a true freshman (2006) – Played in all 11 games on special teams and tackles, all solo. served as a backup on defense… Recorded 12 solo stops and five assisted… As a true freshman (2007) – Received a redshirt. seaso n review Had two tackles for a loss and registered one sack. At Plaquemine High School - Recorded 126 tackles, 11 sacks and forced At Hanson Memorial High School- Prepped under Coach Richard 16 fumbles his senior season for Plaquemine High School… Was a three year Sandusky at Hanson Memorial High School … Named District MVP … First- letter winner that was named to the all-parish squad three years consecutively… Team All-State Defensive Player of the Year … During his senior season, recorded An all-district selection his junior and senior campaigns… Valedictorian of his 99 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, five forced fumbles, six sacks and also rushed for class and a National Honor Roll Student. 1, 002 yards as a running back … As a junior, had 130 tackles with 15 tackles for Personal – Anri Stewart was born on April 7, 1988… Son of Helen and a loss along with five sacks and three interceptions. Henry Stewart… Has two younger siblings named Justin and Myra… Majoring Personal – Garrick Spain was born on December 8, 1987 in New Iberia, in Biology. t his is Nicholls h istory slc La… Son of Wanda and Willy Stansbury… Has two older brothers named Glenn and Grant Madison… Majoring in Business Management. Stewart’s Career Statistics Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR Spain’s Career Statistics 2008 17 4 21 2.0 0 0 0 0 Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR Career 17 4 21 2.0 0 0 0 0 2008 36 24 60 4.0 2.0 1 1 0 2007 39 22 61 6.5 1.0 0 1 0 2006 12 5 17 2 1.0 0 0 0 Career 87 51 138 12.5 4.0 1 2 0 87 Donovan Tate 50 WR, 6’3, 195, Jr./TR Hattiesburg, Miss./ Anthony Sparks East Central CC LB, 6’0, 240, Jr./HS At East Central CC – Finished his sophomore campaign with 38 New Orleans, La./West Jefferson receptions for 498 yards and six touchdowns... Was a finalist for `Who’s Who Among Junior Colleges’... Tapped into the Top-10 in the junior college ranks for

yards per catch… Was an All-State honorable mention in 2008. media At Delgado – Did not participate in any sports. At Hattiesburg – Helped lead the Tigers to the state playoffs… Posted At West Jefferson – Was a part of a 10-0 team that won district in 2006… 39 catches for 567 yards and three touchdowns his senior season… Named Played a host of positions during his time there, getting reps at quarterback, tight team captain his senior campaign and was dubbed with MVP honors by his Nicholls Colonels Football 27 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies

teammates… Garnered All-South Mississippi honors, while also picking up All- As a true freshman (2005) – Received a redshirt. Area accolades. At Destrehan High School – Lettered in soccer and football…Was Personal – Donovan Treshawn Tate was born on November 6, 1988 in a member of numerous All-District, All-Parish and All-Metro teams in both media Fayetteville, North Carolina… Son of Tremaine and Frederick Tate… Frederick sports….He went 15-of-21 kicking field goals as a senior. played collegiate football at Southern Miss… Has three siblings: Damon, Personal – Born October 10, 1986 in Metairie, Louisiana… Son of Cheryl and De’Andrea and Tyjuan… Majoring in General Studies. Kenny… Has a brother, Justin, and a sister, Heather… Majoring in Accounting. 72 40 Oliver Thierry Drey Trosclair DL, 6’5, 270, Fr./RS WR, 5-10, 195, So./1L Opelousas, La./ Opelousas Thibodaux, La./E.D. White HS

As a freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. As a true freshman (2008) – Saw action in every game, primarily on At Opelousas – A two-way starter throughout his high school career on special teams… Got most of his reps in on punt team. the gridiron while also being a standout basketball player… Named All-District At E.D. White – Was a two-year starter under center for the Cardinals first team both his junior and senior season on offense and defense… Had a where he led his team to the state playoffs both years… Named All-District total of 37 tackles and five sacks on defense while not allowing a sack his senior and All-Region first team both junior and senior seasons… For his career as a campaign. Cardinal, he threw for over 1,800 yards for 15 touchdowns and rushed for 732

slc P ersonal h istory t his is Nicholls – Oliver James Thierry II was born on November 16, 1989 in yards and eight scores… Joins former teammate Nolan Dumas at Nicholls. Opelousas, La… Son of Alice and Oliver Thierry Sr… Has four siblings: Jacobi Personal – Drey Ashton Trosclair was born on February 6, 1990 in Thibodaux, Thierry, Nicholas Thierry, Larry Cretain and Darryl Gallow… Jacobi played La… So of Leslie and Kirk Trosclair… Kirk played collegiate baseball at Nicholls… collegiate football at Southern… Majoring in Agriculture Business. Has one brother named Dayne… Majoring in Human Performance. 88

seaso n review Kyle Tizzard PK, 5’7, 160, Sr./1L Metairie, La./ Destrehan High School

oppo n e ts As a junior (2008) – Was the team’s full-time holder on field goal and extra point attempts… Participated in every game earning a letter. As a sophomore (2007) – Participated as a squad member. As a redshirt freshman (2006) – Participated as a squad member. coaches 39 Jesse Turner

players RB, 5’7, 170, Fr./RS Houma, La./Ellender

As a freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. At Ellender – Played defensive back for two seasons before making the move to running back his junior and senior seasons... Named All-District and outlook 28 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Football Biographies

All-Region first team while also picking up All-State honorable mention honors As a true freshman (2007) – Played in every game but two… Served as outlook in 2007... Had 399 career carries for 2,828 yards and 21 total touchdowns... Best a backup to the offensive guards. season came in 2007 when he rushed for over 1,600 yards on 199 carries and At Oak Ridge High School - Started two seasons on the offensive line 11 touchdowns. for Oak Ridge High School… Helped lead the War Eagles back to the playoffs Personal – Jesse James Turner Jr. was born on April 28, 1990 in Houma, La… in his senior season… A first team all-district selection and first team all- Son of Andrell Carter and Jesse Turner Sr… Has four siblings: Jeremy Carter, county in 2006… Served as team captain his senior season… Won the Mike Brandi Turner, Jarred Turner, and Mya Turner… Majoring in General Studies. Watson Memorial Award for his outstanding play on the offensive line his senior players campaign. Personal – Brandon Ray Ward was born on June 20, 1989 in Spring, Texas… Son of Cherryl and Rick Ward… Has one younger brother named Cody… 59 Majoring in Business Administration.

Michael Walker coaches LB, 6’1, 230, Fr./RS Metairie, La./John Curtis 1 Albert ‘A.J.’ Williams RB, 5’8, 180, Sr./1L

As a freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. oppo n e ts At John Curtis – Was a leader of a defensive unit that won three Jackson, Miss./ consecutive state championships from 2004-06… Named All-District, All-Metro Miss. Gulf Coast CC and All-State his senior season… Named All-District as a junior… Only suffered one loss while playing for the Patriots… Was also a honor roll student, a member As a junior (2008) – Played in all nine games for the Colonels at the tailback of the National Honor Society, and was involved with the Fellowship of Christian position... Rushed for 157 yards on 36 carries averaging 4.4 yards per carry... Athletes. Recorded two receptions for 52 yards... Had two kickoff returns for 19 yards... Best seaso n review Personal – Michael Joseph Walker was born on December 7, 1988 in game came against Central Arkansas when he rushed for 66 yards on nine carries. Metairie, La… Son of Donna and Mike Walker… Has one sister named Leah… At Mississippi Gulf Coast CC – Commonly known as one of the fastest Majoring in Pre-Law. running backs among Mississippi junior colleges… Led the team to a share of the JUCO national championship with 834 rushing yards and eight touchdowns… 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. 75 Personal – Albert James Williams was born on February 16, 1988 in Jackson, Brandon Ward Miss… Son of Pamela Wilson and Albert Williams Sr. and Jonathon Wilson… Has a sister named Amanda Coleman… Majoring in General Studies. t his is Nicholls h istory slc OL, 6’3, 288, Jr./2L Conroe, Texas/ Oak Ridge High School

As a sophomore (2008) – Played in all nine games for the Colonels… Took reps at multiple positions on the offensive line, primarily rotating at both left and right guard.

Williams’ Career Statistics Rushing Receiving Year Gp att. Yards Avg. long TD Rec. yards avg. long TD

2008 9 36 157 4.4 30 0 2 52 26.0 29 0 media Career 9 36 157 4.4 30 0 2 52 26.0 29 0

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media 44 Yashua “Lou” Willis 14 Jake Witt LB, 5’11, 206, Jr./2L QB, 6’1, 190, Fr./RS Napoleonville, La./ Denton, Texas/Denton-Guyer Assumption High School

As a redshirt sophomore (2008) – Played in eight games for the As a freshman (2008) – Received a redshirt. Colonels... Registered 27 total tackles with 18 of them being solo... Had two At Denton-Guyer – Was a two-year starter for the Denton Guyer tackles for a loss and one quarterback hurry... Best game came against Central Wildcats… Accounted for 3,400 total yards of offense and 34 touchdowns Arkansas when he had seven total tackles with one being for a loss. his senior campaign…. Rushed for 1,800 yards in 2007… Named to the All- As a sophomore (2007) – Received a redshirt. Area squad as a utility player his senior season… Played for John Walsh and As a freshman (2006) – Played in eight of the Colonels’ 11 games... ran the spread option as their base offense… Also a key contributor to the Recorded three solo stops and three assisted tackles. Wildcats 2007 District 5-4A Track Championship team that won the mile relay… At Assumption – Played for Don Torres… Helped lead the Mustangs to the Served as captain of his team from 2005-07 in football and 2007 in track… Also state playoffs three consecutive seasons… Was a three-time All-State selection at maintained a 3.8 GPA. linebacker and a two time District 4-5A MVP… Named to the All-District squad Personal - all four seasons… Finished his career as the second leading all-time tackler in Mustang history with 508 tackles.

slc P ersonal h istory t his is Nicholls – Yashua Willis was born on November 11, 1985 in Thibodaux, La… Son of Barbara and the late James Willis II… Has a brother named James Willis III and three sisters named Erica, Katasha, and Kisha Willis… Majoring in Government. seaso n review oppo n e ts coaches players Willis’ Career Statistics Year uT aT Tot. TFL Sack INT FF FR 2008 18 9 27 2.0 0 0 0 0 2007 Redshirted 2006 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 Career 21 12 33 2.0 0 0 0 0 outlook 30 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Newcomers 95 25 outlook Chad Alfaro Troy Godfrey DT, 6-4, 290, Mandeville, La./Mandeville HS DB, 6-3, 205, Eunice, La./Eunice

At Mandeville: Helped the Skippers to the District 6-5A Championship his At Eunice: Was the defensive leader for the Bobcats... Helped guide the team players senior season... Finished District Runner-Up his junior season... Had 33 tackles to three consecutive District 4-4A Championships... Had back-to-back 11 win (13 solo) his senior season to go along with seven tackles for a loss, two forced seasons... Was a two-time All-State, All-District, and All-Parish selection... Had 88 and recovered fumbles and a sack... Earned three varsity letters in football, and tackles, six pass breakups, one forced and recovered fumble, two interceptions was named All-District his senior season... Also a four-year letter winner in and two blocked kicks as a senior... Finished with 114 tackles, 13 pass breakups, basketball and a two-year letter winner in baseball. four forced and recovered fumbles and two interceptions. coaches 81 97 Mike Barba Gerald Gruenig WR, 6-2, 180, Houma, La./South Terrebonne DL, 6-2, 265, Covington, La./Fontainebleau oppo n e ts At South Terrebonne: Was a two-year starter... Served as the Gators primary At Fontainebleau: Was a three-year starter for the Bulldogs... Helped guide offensive threat at wide receiver, while also taking on punting duties... Holds the team to a District 7-5A Championship his senior season... Best season came the school’s record for most touchdowns in a single season (15) which he as a senior with 49 tackles (26 solo) that included 15 sacks, 14 tackles for a loss, set in 2007... Senior season was cut short due to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike... seven quarterback hurries, one recovered fumble... Named First Team All-District Finished his eight game senior season with 34 receptions, 640 yards and seven in 2007 and 2008... Comes to Nicholls with teammate Darrell Brown.

touchdowns... Named All-State First Team as a wide receiver and Second Team seaso n review as a punter in 2008. 46 Ed James 96 LB, 6-1, 215, Miami, Fla./Ventura CC Darrell Brown DT, 6-2, 270, Covington, La./Fontainebleau At Ventura CC: Played two years... Notched 158 total tackles, 16 tackles for a loss and four sacks in his career... Also had four interceptions and three forced

At Fontainebleau: Finished his senior season with 46 total tackles (28 solo)... Of and fumble recoveries... Went to high school at national power house t his is Nicholls at Miami h istory slc his tackles, 12 went for a loss and nine were sacks... Had 15 quarterback hurries... Northwestern High... Comes to Nicholls with teammate Marquis Russell. Was credited with six pass breakups and one fumble recovery... Named All- District his senior season... Comes to Nicholls with teammate Gerald Gruenig. 17 Jarrell Johnson 15 RB, 5-11, 195, Kenner, La./Archbishop Rummel Tyler Collins RB, 5-7, 185, Eunice, La./Eunice At Archbishop Rummel: Finished his career as the school’s all-time leading rusher with 4,636 yards and 54 touchdowns on 678 career attempts... A three- At Eunice: Helped lead the Bobcats to three consecutive District 4-4A time All-District selection and two-time All-State... Posted some of his best games Championships... Led his team to back-to-back 11 win seasons... Was an All-State in district play, rushing for over 200-plus yards in back-to-back seasons against First Team selection his senior season, and twice named First Team All-District... rival Jesuit en route to victories... Doubled as a return man for the Raiders. Rushed for 1,495 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2008 on 232 carries... Had 3,403 career rushing yards and 34 total touchdowns... Comes to Nicholls with fellow teammate Troy Godfrey. media

Nicholls Colonels Football 31 2009 Nicholls Football 2009 Newcomers 85 87 media Rashar Knight Marquis Russell DE, 6-3, 225, Macon, Ga./Central DE, 6-2, 250, Miami, Fla./Ventura CC

At Central: Named First Team All-City and All-Region for the Macon and Central At Ventura CC: Played two seasons at Ventura CC... As a sophomore had 62 Georgia area... Had 71 total tackles his senior season... Also was credited with tackles, 12 for a loss, 10 sacks, four fumble recoveries and three forced... As a 15.5 sacks and 25.5 tackles for a loss... Forced five fumbles and recovered another freshman had 60 total tackles, 15 tackles for a loss, seven sacks, and two forced three... Finished 2008 with 10 pass breakups. fumbles... Comes to Nicholls with teammate Ed James... Prepped at South Dade High with current Colonel Antonio Robinson. 43 Davion Marshall 60 LB, 6-1, 230, Humble, Texas/Blinn CC Brandon Spurlock DT, 6-3, 270, Slaughter, La./Clinton At Blinn CC: Was a part of a Conference Championship team his sophomore season... Went 9-3... Had 60 total tackles, eight for a loss, three sacks and two pass At Clinton: Was a four-year letter winner, playing both sides of the line for breakups... Prepped at Nimite High... Recorded 195 total tackles as a senior... Was the Eagles... Led the Eagles to four consecutive District 8-2A Championships... an All-District selection as a senior. Had three seasons of 10-plus wins... Was an All-State and All-District selection in 2008... Picked up All-District honors as a sophomore and junior... An All-State Academic Team selection in 2008... Best season was in 2007 when he had 46 slc 6 h istory t his is Nicholls tackles, 14 for a loss and 4.5 sacks. Blake Matherne QB, 5-10, 185, Belle Chase, La./Belle Chase 64 At Belle Chase: Led the Cardinals to the 4A State Championship as a senior under Edet Udoh center... Voted State Championship game MVP... Named `Mr. Louisiana’ in football this DT, 6-1, 310, Hosuton, Texas/George Bush past season... Dubbed with District 8-4A MVP honors, while also being named to the First Team... An All-State First Team selection at quarterback... Rushed for over 1,300 At George Bush: Was a standout for the Broncos on the defensive line as seaso n review yards in 2008 and 20 touchdowns, while passing for 2,675 and 30 touchdowns... he was named Lineman of the year in Fort Bend District... Selected to the All- Accounted for 2,000 yards rushing and 4,737 yards passing in his career... Finished District Second Team... Dubbed by his teammates as a team captain his senior with 56 career passing touchdowns and 25 career rushing touchdowns... Played both year... Had 26 total tackles (23 solo) that included six for a loss his senior season... sides of the ball, and recorded 20 total interceptions in his career. Had two sacks and two pass breakups as well.

oppo n e ts 24 51 Chucky Nichols Paul Wallace ATH, 5-11, 180, Laurel, Miss./Northeast Jones LB, 6-1, 220, Jefferson, La./Riverdale

At Northeast Jones: Led the Tigers with 1,569 total yards (933 passing) as a senior... At Riverdale: Notched 91 tackles (62 solo) his senior campaign that included

coaches Had 12 passing touchdowns and eight rushing touchdowns... Named 2008 Division 5-4A four sacks... Also forced and recovered four fumbles... Lettered two years in Most Valuable Back... Selected All-Division First Team... All-State Honorable Mention. football for the Rebels... Picked up All-District 9-4A Second Team honors as a junior... Nabbed All-District 9-4A First Team recognition as a senior. 80

players Brennan Nora DE, 6-4, 265, Destrehan, La./Destrehan

At Destrehan: Led Destrehan to back-to-back 5A State Championships... Was a part of one of the best defensive lines in the state... Compiled a 29-0 record over the course of two seasons... Played in the Bayou Bowl... Finished his senior season with 63 tackles, nine tackles for a loss and eight sacks. outlook 32 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football outlook players coaches oppo n e ts seaso n review Coaching staff t his is Nicholls h istory slc media

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Jay Thomas media Head Coach/Special Teams Southern Miss. ‘88 Sixth Season

SLC co-Champions and advancing to the NCAA Division 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 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

slc h istory t his is Nicholls at Baker (La.) High School. Married to the former Jan Fairbanks, Thomas resides in Thibodaux with his Jay Thomas begins his sixth season as head coach at Nicholls State University and wife and two daughters Hannah (9) and Haley (7). his 13th 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 12 different seaso n review players who earned All-Conference accolades along the defensive line. Prior to his stint at Southeast Missouri State, Thomas worked for the Colonels 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

oppo n e ts 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 included being coaches 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.) players Wife:...... Married the former Jan Fairbanks on August 17, 1993 1993-99:...... Southeast Missouri State University (defensive line) Children:...... Hannah (9), 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) ...... 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. outlook 34 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Coaches Biographies outlook

H.T. Kinney Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Wisconsin-Plattevile ‘88 players Eighth Season H.T. Kinney begins his sixth season as offensive coordinator and embarks on his eighth season overall with the Colonels. Kinney came coaches 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 (15) and one son, Christian (6). oppo n e ts seaso n review

to south Louisiana from 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 t his is Nicholls h istory slc University. At Liberty, the Illinois native worked with the Flames’ defensive ends, tight ends, running backs and offensive linemen, spending three seasons (1997-99) 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. 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 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 1993-2000:...... Liberty University (Running Backs, Tight Ends, Offensive Line and Children:...... Colby (15), Christian (6) 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 media ...... 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 Hobbies:...... Golf Nicholls Colonels Football 35 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Coaches Biographies

Jeremy Atwell media Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Missouri State ‘99 Fourth 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 two sons, Christian (7) and six-month old Cameron, and a daughter, Callie-Claire (4). slc h istory t his is Nicholls

seaso n review Jeremy Atwell enters his first season as Defensive Coordinator and linebackers coach for the Colonels, 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 (7), Callie (4), and Cameron (1) 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 36 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Coaches Biographies outlook

Kent Keith Running Backs Southwest Baptist ‘86 players Sixth Season coaches Kent Keith begins his third season as wide receivers coach with the Colonels and his sixth 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 oppo n e ts College in Hillsboro, Kan., as the assistant head coach. Before making the move to Kansas, Keith spent one season at Sue Bennett College in London, Kentucky, coaching as offensive coordinator. His experience also includes coaching at Kansas Wesleyan University, Kemper Military Junior College, Blackburn College, Southern Arkansas University, Southwest Baptist University and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. His initial taste of coaching came in 1986 as he spent a season seaso n review 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. t his is Nicholls h istory slc

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 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) 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 media ...... (Head Football Coach & Athletic Director) Hobbies:...... Golf and Watching Movies 1998-2000:...... Tabor College ...... (Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks) Nicholls Colonels Football 37 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Coaches Biographies

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

David Cunningham enters his third 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 League. 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, England, 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 43-year-old is single and resides in Thibodaux. 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 38 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Coaches Biographies outlook

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

Johnny Tart enters his second season as running backs coach for Nicholls, and comes to Nicholls from Bellhaven College where he coached the offensive line. Heading into his last spring at Bellhaven College, 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. oppo n e ts 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 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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Kevin Carey media Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Sterling College ‘97 First Season

Kevin Carey enters his first season as the Colonels’ offensive line coach/ Carey played collegiate football at Sterling College and Southwestern recruiting coordinator. Oklahoma State University. At Sterling, Carey was named MVP and received All- Carey brings a total of 11 years of coaching experience to the Nicholls staff, Conference honors his freshman season, and went on to play his final three years including nine on the collegiate level. His coaching career began as an assistant at SW Oklahoma State. At SW Oklahoma State, Carey earned All-Conference with Ottawa University in 1997, coaching the offensive line while supervising the recognition as a senior in 1995. weight room. A native of Dewey, Okla., Carey and his wife, the former Adrienne Ray of After his stint at Ottawa University, Carey went on to serve as a graduate Kansas City, Kan., has two boys named Dalton (6) and Brennan (3). assistant at Hasting College from 1999-2001. Upon his graduation from Hasting College in 2000 with a Masters in History and Physical Education, Carey took a job as the defensive coordinator at Cisco Junior College. He held that post from

slc 2003-04. h istory t his is Nicholls In 2004, Carey went to the high school ranks, serving as the defensive coordinator at Anadarko High in Anadarko, Okla. After two seasons, Carey moved on to become the offensive coordinator at Tuttle High in Tuttle, Okla. in 2005 before transitioning back to the collegiate level in 2007 to East Central University. At East Central University, located in Ada, Okla., Carey served as the recruiting coordinator, special teams coordinator and linebackers coach for two seasons. After his time with ECU, Carey took a brief exit from college athletics, teaching seaso n review history at Baxter Middle School in Baxter Springs, Kan. oppo n e ts Carey At a Glance Responsibilities:...... Offensive Line Coaching Experience: Born:...... September 17, 1974 (Will turn 36 during the season) 2007-2008:...... East Central University (Recruiting Coordinator/Special Teams Hometown:...... Dewey, Oklahoma Coordinator) coaches Parents Names:...... Jim and Helen Carey 2005-2007:...... Tuttle High School (Offensive Coordinator) Wife: ...... Married the former Adrienne Ray 2004-2005:...... Anadarko High School (Defensive Coordinator) Children:...... Dalton (6) and Brennan (3) 2003-2004:.Cisco Junior College (Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach) Education:...... Dewey High School (1992) 2002-2003:...... East Coweta High School (Assistant Head Coach) ...... Sterling College (1997 B.A. Physical Education) 2001-2002:...... Northgate High School (Offensive Coordinator/ Playing Experience:...... Southwest Oklahoma State (1992-95, Offensive Guard) Strength and Conditioning Coach) players - Three year starter - Named All-Conference 1995 1999-2001:...... Hastings College (Graduate Assistant) ...... Sterling College (1996, Offensive Guard) 1997-1999:...... Ottawa University - Starter/All-Conference 1996 (Assistant to the offensive line/assistant strength coach) Recruiting Areas:...... North Houston and East Texas Hobbies:...... Fishing, hunting, and also enjoys rugby along with spending time with his family. outlook 40 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Coaches Biographies outlook

Rashad Watson Defensive Backs Alabama A&M ‘01 players First Season coaches Rashad Watson comes to Nicholls by way of Morehouse College, and enters his first season coaching defensive backs for the Colonels. Watson spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons with Morehouse College, specializing with the secondary and assisting with special teams. During his time there, his unit produced the SIAC’s 2008 Defensive Player of the Year, Jeffrey Cargile, and three All-Conference selections. oppo n e ts Prior to his stint with Morehouse College, Watson spent five years coaching on the prep level in Alabama. He spent 2004-05 with Anniston High, coaching both the offensive and defensive backfields, and then moved on to Midfield High where he served as the school’s defensive coordinator. Watson held that post until 2007.

Watson played on the collegiate level at Alabama A&M from 1997-2001, and seaso n review was a four-year letter winner, earning a starting role as a redshirt freshman. The Bulldogs’ 2000 defensive unit put together one of the best season’s in school history, finishing eighth nationally in total defense. The 2000 unit still holds the NCAA record for least amount of rushing yards allowed in a season (39.7 yards/ game). Watson is married to the former Katrina Woods of Greensboro, Ala. The couple has a son named Amari, who will turn four-years old during the season. The family resides in Thibodaux. t his is Nicholls h istory slc

Watson At a Glance Responsibilities:...... Defensive Backs Coaching Experience: Born:...... January 11, 1979 (30 years old) 2009-present:...... Nicholls State University (defensive backs) Hometown:...... Bessemer, Alabama 2007-2008:...... Morehouse College (secondary coach) Parents Names:...... Bruce and Sandra Watson 2005-2007:...... Midfield High School (Defensive Coordinator) Wife:...... Married to the former Katrina Woods 2004-2005:...... Anniston High School (running backs/secondary coach) Children:...... Amari (4) Recruiting Areas:...... Houston, New Orleans, Mississippi Education:...... Jess Lanier High, Bessemer, Ala. (1997) Hobbies:...... Reading, playing sports, and fishing. Alabama A&M University (2001 B.S. Business Management media Playing Experience:...... Alabama A&M University (1997-2001, defensive back) - Four-year starter in the secondary.

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Dustin Gisclair media Defensive Line Nicholls State University ‘06 First Season

Dustin Gislcair enters his first season as the defensive line coach, and returns to his alma mater after working with Louisiana-Lafayette during the spring of 2009. At Louisiana-Lafayette Gisclair was a graduate assistant, and helped with the defensive side of the ball. Prior to his time with the Ragin Cajuns, Gisclair was a student coach at Nicholls for the 2007 and 2008 seasons. His duties as an assistant coach with Nicholls primarily included working with the linebackers and assisting with the special teams. Gisclair also was responsible for organizing practices and the breakdown of film for the defense. The native of Cut Off, La. was a standout linebacker for the Colonels, earning four letters with Nicholls. He was also a prominent member of Nicholls 2005 Southland Conference Championship squad, and was named All-SLC Honorable Mention his senior season in 2006. Gisclair is single and resides in Thibodaux, La. slc h istory t his is Nicholls seaso n review oppo n e ts

Gisclair At a Glance Responsibilities:...... Defensive Line/Video Coordinator Coaching Experience: coaches Born:...... July 19, 1985 (24 years old) 2009-present:...... Nicholls State University (Defensive Line) Hometown:...... Cut Off, La. 2009:...... Louisiana-Lafayette Graduate Assistant (Defensive Line) Parents Names:...... Tommy and Julie Gisclair 2007-2008:...... Nicholls State University (Assistant Linebackers Coach) Education:...... South Lafourche High School (2003) Recruiting Areas:...... South Louisiana Nicholls State University (2007 B.S. in Human Performance Education) Hobbies:...... Spending time with his family, golf and watching sports Playing Experience:...... Nicholls State University

players ...... - Lettered four seasons ...... - All-SLC Honorable Mention in 2006 outlook 42 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football All-Time Assistant Coaches

Kyle Acosta (Nicholls State)...... 2000-2001 Ricardo Hopper (Clemson)...... 1992 outlook Paul Alexander (Southeastern La.)...... 1972-73 Mark Hudspeth (Delta State)...... 1995 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 players 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 coaches Bart Casey (Troy State)...... 1996-97 Terry Looney (Tulane)...... 1996-97 Chad Callais (Nicholls State)...... 2005-2006 Skylor Magee (Southern Miss)...... 2007-2008 T.C. Calmes (Southeastern La.)...... 1973-78 Tony Maranto (Northwestern State)...... 2003 Steve Campbell (Auburn)...... 1993-95 Richard Marque (Nicholls State)...... 1971 oppo n e ts Thad Campbell (Liberty)...... 1999-2003 Mike McCarty (Oregon)...... 1999-2000 Garrett Chachere (Tulane)...... 1995-97 Joey McGooey (Loyola)...... 1974-80 Joe Clark (Santa Clara)...... 1981-83 Manny Michel (Tennessee Tech)...... 1995-98 Joe Clement (East Tennessee)...... 1984-85 Tommy Minton (Nicholls State)...... 1990-92

Bill Clements (Tulane)...... 1971-73 C.J. Moore (McNeese State)...... 1977 seaso n review Don Closter (Texas A&I )...... 1971-72 Karl Morgan (UCLA)...... 1993 Greg Colschen (Carthage)...... 1981-85 Barrett Murphy (LSU)...... 1981-82 Steve Crovetto (Louisiana Lafayette)...... 1983-85 John Nagle (LSU)...... 1981-85 Andy Cox (Florida Atlantic)...... 1992 Dwayne Nunez (Lamar)...... 1998 Denzil Cox (Arkansas-Monticello)...... 1981-86 Ed Orgeron (Northwestern State)...... 1994 David Cunningham (Kentucky Wesleyan)...... 2006-pres. Randy Raymond (Louisiana Lafayette)...... 1974-78 t his is Nicholls h istory slc Alfred Dorsey (Nicholls State)...... 1991 (LSU)...... 1995-2000 Karl Dunbar (LSU)...... 1998-99 Jeff Richards (Livingston)...... 2001-2003 Tim Dulaney (Millsaps)...... 1987-92 Corey Robinson (Western New Mexico)...... 2004 Joshua Eargle (Memphis)...... 2006-2008 Jonathan Robinson (SE Missouri)...... 1999-2001 Ken Edenfield (Troy State)...... 1993-95 Kovoska Robinson (Nicholls State)...... 2001-2002 Steve Ellis (Nicholls State)...... 2003-2008 Don Rodrigue (McNeese State)...... 1981-92 Kenny Ferro (Northwestern State)...... 1987 Mitch Rodrigue (Nicholls State)...... 1993-98 Heath Fleming (Auburn)...... 1997 Allen Rudolph (Southern Mississippi)...... 1995-98 Gary Fontenot (Nicholls State)...... 1980 Charles Sabbatini (Delta State)...... 1987-92 Paul Frazier (Liberty)...... 1999-2000 David Saunders (Auburn)...... 1993-95 Jerry Fremin (Southern Mississippi)...... 1988-92 Joel Smith (Southeastern La.)...... 1971-73 Tom Gainey (LSU)...... 1987-92 Johnny Tart (Southern Miss)...... 2007-pres. Carroll Goulas (Southeastern La.)...... 1971-73 Burnell Taylor (Nicholls State)...... 2005-2006 Brad Griffin (Southern Mississippi)...... 1996-98 Jonathan Terrell (Nicholls State)...... 2004 Bob Gros (Southeastern La.)...... 1974-78 Jay Thomas (Southern Mississippi)...... 1991-92, 99-2003 media Kenny Guillot (Northwestern State)...... 1981-86 Brad Villavaso (Nicholls State)...... 1993-95 Phillip Hawkins (Arkansas-Monticello)...... 1984-86 David Wilson (Troy State)...... 1993-94

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U.S. Air Force Academy Duquesne University outlook September 5, 2009 * Falcon Stadium * Colorado Springs, Colo. * 12p.m. MDT September 12, 2009 * John L. Guidry Stadium * Thibodaux * 1 p.m. players

Troy Calhoun Chris Thomas Jerry Schmitt Nathan Totino coaches

General Information Sports Information General Information Sports Information Location:...... Colorado Springs, Colo. Football Contact:...... Troy Garnhart Location:...... Pittsburgh, Pa. Football Contact:...... Dave Saba Founded:...... 1954 Garnhart’s Office Number:...... 719.333.9263 Founded:...... 1878 Saba’s Office Number:...... 412.396.5861 Enrollment:...... 4,400 Garnhart’s Cell Number:...... 719.330.5944 Enrollment:...... 10,160 Saba’s Cell Number:...... 412.225.5317 Conference Affiliation:...... Mountain West (D-I FBS) Garnhart’s Fax Number:...... 719.333.3798 Conference Affiliation:...... Northeast (D-I FCS) Saba’s Fax Number:...... 412.396.6210 Superintendent:...... Lt. Gen. John Regni Garnhart’s Email Address:...... [email protected] President:...... Dr. Charles J. Dougherty Saba’s Email Address:...... [email protected] oppo n e ts Athletics Director:...... Dr. Hans Mueh Press Box Phone Number:...... 719.333.1100 Athletics Director:...... Greg Amodio Press Box Phone Number:...... 412.396.5370 Colors:...... Blue and Silver Athletics Website:...... www.goairforcefalcons.com Colors:...... Red and Blue Athletics Website:...... www.goduquesne.com Nickname:...... Falcons Nickname:...... Dukes Home Field/Capacity:...... Falcon Stadium/46,692 2009 Schedule Home Field/Capacity:...... Arthur J. Rooney Athletic 2009 Schedule Playing Surface:...... Field Turf Sept. 5...... Nicholls Field/2,200 Sept. 5...... Bucknell

Sept. 12...... at Minnesota Playing Surface:...... Sportexe Sept. 12...... at Nicholls seaso n review Coaching Staff Oct. 3...... at Navy Sept. 19...... * at Monmouth Head Coach (Alma Mater):.Troy Calhoun (Air Force ’89) Nov. 7...... Army Coaching Staff Sept. 26...... at Dayton Record at USAFA/Seasons:...... 17-9/Two Years TBA...... * Wyoming Head Coach (Alma Mater):... Jerry Schmitt (Westminster Oct. 3...... * Robert Morris Career Record/Seasons:...... 17-9/Two Years TBA...... * at New Mexico State ’83) Oct. 10...... * at Albany Football Office Phone:...... 719.333.3836 TBA...... * at Colorado State Record at DU/Seasons:...... 23-17/Four Years Oct. 17...... * Central Connecticut State Best Time to reach Coach Calhoun:...... Contact SID TBA...... * San Diego State Career Record/Seasons:...... 51-38/Nine Years Oct. 24...... * at St. Francis, Pa. TBA...... * at BYU Football Office Phone:...... 412.396.1157 Oct. 31...... * Wagner Assistant Coaches:...... Tim DeRuyter (AHC/DC), TBA...... * at Utah Best Time to reach Coach Schmitt:...... Contact SID Nov. 14...... * at Sacred Heart Matt Wallerstedt (AHC/ILB), Clay Hendrix (Co-OC/OL), TBA...... * UNLV Assistant Coaches:...... Harry Carter (LB), Ryan Esdale Nov. 21...... t his is Nicholls Bryant h istory slc Ron Burton (DL), Capt. Charlton Warren (DS/RC), Jemal TBA...... * TCU (DL), Niel Loebig (QB), Dave Loya (WR), Ollie Phillips Singleton (RB), Blane Morgan (Co-OC/QB), Ben Miller (DC), Terry Russell (RB), Mike Silianoff (AHC/OL), Matt 2008 Results (3-7, 2-5 NEC) (TE/ST), Matt Weikert (OL), Patrick Covington (OA); 2008 Results (8-5, 5-3 MWC) Stansfield (GA/TE), John Rosato (Dir. of FB Ops/RC) Sept. 6...... at Bucknell...... L, 42-28 Mike Thiessen (WR), Lt. Col. Steve Senn (JVHC), Capt. Aug. 30...... Southern Utah...... W, 41-7 Sept. 20...... * St. Francis, Pa...... W, 21-7 Tony Sampson (JV/VA) Sept. 6...... * at Wyoming...... W, 23-3 2009 Outlook Sept. 27...... Dayton...... W, 24-16 Sept. 13...... vs. Houston...... W, 31-28 2008 Record: ...... 3-7 Oct. 4...... * Albany...... L, 23-33 2009 Outlook Sept. 20...... * Utah...... L, 23-30 2008 NEC Record/Finish:...... 2-5/6th Oct. 11...... * at Robert Morris...... L, 27-34 2008 Record: ...... 8-5 Oct. 4...... Navy...... L, 27-33 Base Offense:...... Multiple Oct. 18...... * at Central Conn. St...... L, 23-35 2008 MWC Record/Finish:...... 5-3/4th Oct. 11...... * at San Diego St...... W, 35-10 Base Defense:...... 4-3 Oct. 25...... * Sacred Heart...... L, 17-29 Base Offense:...... Multiple Oct. 18...... * at UNLV...... W, 29-28 Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... Letters not awarded Nov. 1...... at Bryant...... L, 10-24 Base Defense:...... 3-4 Oct. 23...... * New Mexico...... W, 23-10 Starters Returning/Lost:...... 15/7 Nov. 8...... * at Wagner...... W, 14-0 Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 44/21 Nov. 1...... at Army...... W, 16-7 Nov. 15...... * Monmouth...... L, 14-37 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 6/5 Nov. 8...... * Colorado St...... W, 38-17 The Series Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 7/4 Nov. 15...... * BYU...... L, 24-38 Nicholls vs. Duquesne:...... First Meeting * Northeast Conference game Nov. 22...... * at TCU...... L, 10-44 Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... First Meeting The Series Dec. 31...... % vs. Houston...... L, 28-34 In Thibodaux:...... First Meeting Nicholls vs. Air Force:...... First Meeting In Pittsburgh, Pa.:...... First Meeting Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... First Meeting * Mountain West Conference game Thomas vs. DU:...... First Meeting In Thibodaux:...... First Meeting % Armed Forces Bowl, Forth Worth, Texas Schmitt vs. Nicholls:...... First Meeting In Colorado Springs, Colo.:...... First Meeting media Thomas vs. USAFA:...... First Meeting Calhoun vs. Nicholls:...... First Meeting

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Louisiana Tech Jacksonville State University September 19, 2009 * * Ruston, La. * 6 p.m. September 26, 2009 * John L. Guidry Stadium * Thibodaux * 3 p.m. media

Derek Dooley Antonio Baker Jack Crowe Ryan Perrilloux Roberts’ Fax Number:...... 318.257.3757 Sports Information General Information Roberts’ Email Address:...... [email protected] General Information Football Contact:...... Greg Seitz Location:...... Ruston, La. Press Box Phone Number:...... 318.257.3144 Location:...... Jacksonville, Ala. Seitz’s Office Number:...... 256.782.5279 Enrollment:...... 11,500 Athletics Website:...... www.latechsports.com Founded:...... 1883 Seitz’s Cell Number:...... 256.453.3377 Conference Affiliation:...... Western Athletic (D-I FBS) Enrollment:...... 9,061 Seitz’s Fax Number:...... 256.782.5958 President...... Dr. Dan Reneau 2009 Schedule Conference Affiliation:...... Ohio Valley (D-I FCS) Seitz’s Email Address:...... [email protected] Athletics Director:...... Derek Dooley Sept. 5...... at Auburn President:...... Dr. William A. Meehan Press Box Phone Number:...... 256.782.5585 or 5586 Colors:...... Blue and Red Sept. 12...... at Navy Athletics Director:...... Oval Jaynes Athletics Website:...... www.jsugamecocksports.com Nickname:...... Bulldogs Sept. 19...... Nicholls Colors:...... Red and White Home Field/Capacity:...... Joe Aillet Stadium/30,600 Sept. 30...... * Hawai’i Nickname:...... Gamecocks 2009 Schedule Playing Surface:...... Field Turf Oct. 9...... * at Nevada Home Field/Capacity:...... Paul Snow Memorial/15,000 Sept. 15...... at Georgia Tech slc h istory t his is Nicholls Oct. 17...... * New Mexico State Playing Surface:...... Pro Grass Artificial Sept. 12...... at Florida State Coaching Staff Oct. 24...... * at Utah State Sept. 19...... at Alabama A&M Head Coach (Alma Mater):... Derek Dooley (Virginia ’90) Oct. 31...... * at Idaho Coaching Staff Sept. 26...... at Nicholls Record at La. Tech/Seasons:...... 13-12/Two Years Nov. 6...... * Boise State Head Coach (Alma Mater):...... Jack Crowe (UAB ’70) Oct. 4...... * UT-Martin Career Record/Seasons:...... 13-12/Two Years Nov. 14...... at LSU Record at JSU/Seasons:...... 57-42/Eight Years Oct. 10...... * at Murray State Football Office Phone:...... 381.257.4547 Nov. 21...... * at Fresno State Career Record/Seasons:...... 71-72/10 Years Oct. 24...... * Eastern Illinois Best Time to reach Coach Dooley:...... Contact SID Dec. 5...... * San Jose State Football Office Phone:...... 256.782.5365 Oct. 31...... * at Austin Peay Assistant Coaches:...... Frank Scelfo (OC/ Best Time to reach Coach Crowe:...... Mornings Nov. 7...... * at Southeast Missouri State QB), Tommy Spangler (DC), (DL), Stan 2008 Results (8-5, 5-3 WAC) Assistant Coaches:...... Matt Wannebo (AHC/WR), Nov. 14...... * Tennessee Tech seaso n review Eggen (LB), Chino Fontenette (RB), Conroy Hines (WR), Aug. 30...... Mississippi St...... W, 22-14 Dan Augustine (DL), Adam Ross (TE/RC), Ronnie Letson Nov. 21...... * Eastern Kentucky Terry Joseph (DB/RC), Pete Perot (OL) Sept. 6...... at Kansas...... L, 0-29 (OC/QB), Jimmy Ogle (RB), Greg Stewart (DC/ILB), Max Sept. 20...... Southeastern La...... W, 41-26 Thurmond (OLB), Scott Smouse (OL), Toby Norwood 2008 Results (8-3, 6-2 OVC) 2009 Outlook Oct. 1...... * at Boise St...... L, 3-38 (DS), Tommy Rybacki (DA) Aug. 28...... at Georgia Tech...... L, 14-41 2008 Record: ...... 8-5 Oct. 11...... * at Hawai’i...... L, 14-24 Sept. 6...... Alabama A&M...... W, 45-18 2008 WAC Record/Finish:...... 5-3/2nd Oct. 18...... * Idaho...... W, 46-14 2009 Outlook Sept. 20...... at Chattanooga...... W, 31-3 oppo n e ts Base Offense:...... Multiple Oct. 25...... at Army...... L, 7-14 2008 Record: ...... 8-3 Sept. 27...... * at Eastern Illinois...... W, 23-10 Base Defense:...... 4-3 Nov. 1...... * Fresno St...... W, 38-35 2008 OVC Record/Finish:...... 6-2/T-2nd Oct. 4...... * Southeast Missouri St...... W, 38-17 Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 37/19 Nov. 8...... * at San Jose St...... W, 21-0 Base Offense:...... Multiple Oct. 11...... * at Eastern Kentucky...... L, 35-38 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 9/2 Nov. 15...... * Utah St...... W, 45-38 Base Defense:...... 5-2 Oct. 18...... * Murray State...... W, 31-21 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 7/4 Nov. 22...... * at New Mexico St...... W, 35-31 Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 46/22 Oct. 23...... * at UT-Martin...... L, 30-31 Nov. 29...... * Nevada...... L, 31-35 Offensive Starters Returning:...... 7 Nov. 1...... * Austin Peay...... W, 35-22 coaches The Series Dec. 28...... Northern Illinois...... W, 17-10 Defensive Starters Returning:...... 9 Nov. 8...... * at Tennessee Tech...... W, 41-17 Nicholls vs. La. Tech:...... 0-3 Nov. 15...... * Tennessee St...... W, 26-21 Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Lost 3/21-31 * Western Athletic Conference game The Series In Thibodaux:...... 0-0 Nicholls vs. Jacksonville St.:...... 6-8 *Ohio Valley Conference game In Ruston, La.:...... 0-3 Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Won 1/14-6 Thomas vs. La. Tech:...... 0-1 In Thibodaux:...... 3-4 players Dooley vs. Nicholls:...... First Meeting In Jacksonville, Ala.:...... 3-4 Thomas vs. JSU:...... First Meeting Sports Information Crowe vs. Nicholls:...... 2-1 Football Contact:...... Kyle Roberts Roberts’ Office Number:...... 318.257.3144 Roberts’ Cell Number:...... 318.514.9203 outlook 46 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Opponents Section outlook Sam Houston State University October 10, 2009 * * Huntsville, Texas * 2 p.m. October 17, 2009 * John L. Guidry Stadium * Thibodaux * 1 p.m. players

Todd Whitten James Aston Brad Wright Bradley George

Sports Information Sports Information coaches General Information Football Contact:...... Paul Ridings 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’ Fax Number:...... 936-294-3538 Founded:...... 1899 Poulter’s Fax Number:...... 512.245.2967 Enrollment:...... 16,866 Ridings’ Email Address:...... [email protected] Enrollment:...... 29,125 Poulter’s Email Address:...... [email protected] Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (D-I FCS) Press Box Phone Number:...... 936.294.1838 Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (D-I FCS) Athletics Website:...... www.txstatebobcats.com President:...... Dr. James F. Gaertner Athletics Website:...... www.gobearkats.com oppo n e ts President:...... Dr. Denise M. Trauth Athletics Director:...... Bobby Williams Athletics Director:...... Dr. Larry Teis 2009 Schedule Colors:...... Orange and White 2009 Schedule Colors:...... Maroon and Gold Sept. 5...... Angelo State Nickname:...... Bearkats Sept. 3...... Western Illinois Nickname:...... Bobcats Sept. 19...... at TCU Home Field/Capacity:...... Bowers Stadium/14,000 Sept. 19...... North Dakota State Home Field/Capacity:...... Field at Bobcat Sept. 26...... Texas Southern Playing Surface:...... RealGrass Sept. 26...... at Tulsa Stadium/16,000 Oct. 3...... at Southern Utah

Oct. 3...... Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) seaso n review Playing Surface:...... AstroPlay Oct. 10...... * Southeastern Louisiana Coaching Staff Oct. 10...... * Nicholls Oct. 17...... * at Nicholls Head Coach (Alma Mater):...... Todd Whitten (Stephen F. Oct. 17...... * at Southeastern Louisiana Coaching Staff Oct. 24...... * at Northwestern State Austin ’87) Oct. 24...... * at Stephen F. Austin Head Coach (Alma Mater):...... Brad Wright Oct. 31...... * Stephen F. Austin Record at SHSU/Seasons:...... 20-22/Four Years Oct. 31...... * Northwestern State Record at TSU/Seasons:...... 12-12/Two Years Nov. 7...... * at Central Arkansas Career Record/Seasons:...... 65-45/10 Years Nov. 7...... * at McNeese State Career Record/Seasons:...... 12-12/Two Years Nov. 14...... * McNeese State Football Office Phone:...... 936.294.1735 Nov. 14...... * Central Arkansas Football Office Phone:...... 512.245.2587 Nov. 21...... * Sam Houston State Best Time to reach Coach Whitten:...... Contact SID Nov. 21...... * at Texas State Best Time to reach Coach Wright:...... Contact SID Assistant Coaches:...... James Ferguson (OC), Assistant Coaches:...... Travis Bush (Co- 2008 Results (8-5, 5-2 SLC) (DC), Duane Dirk (DL), Lee Hays (OL), Ben 2008 Results (4-6, 2-5 SLC) t his is Nicholls h istory slc OC/QB), Ben Norton (Co-OC/OL), Mike Barela (TE/FB Aug. 30...... Angelo St...... W, 21-14 Beasley (LB), Mike Walton (DS), Chris Jones (GA), Patrick Aug. 28...... East Central Okla...... W, 58-14 Ops), Kevin Brown (WR), Charlie Reeve (RB), Fred Bleil Sept. 6...... at SMU...... L, 36-27 Shelby (GA) Sept. 20...... at Kansas...... L, 14-38 (DC/S), Terrol Dillon (STC/LB), Mike Bugar (DL), Steve Sept. 20...... at Northern Colorado...... W, 38-35 Sept. 27...... at Gardner Webb...... W, 49-33 Irvin (CB) Sept. 27...... Southern Utah...... L, 20-34 2009 Outlook Oct. 11...... * at Central Arkansas...... L, 46-48 Oct. 4...... Texas Southern...... W, 63-39 2008 Record: ...... 4-6 Oct. 18...... * McNeese State...... L, 17-28 2009 Outlook Oct. 11...... * at McNeese St...... W, 45-42 2008 SLC Record/Finish:...... 2-5/T-6th Oct. 25...... * at Northwestern St...... L, 16-24 2008 Record: ...... 8-5 Oct. 18...... * Central Arkansas...... L, 24-31 Base Offense:...... Multiple, One-Back Nov. 1...... * Stephen F. Austin...... W, 34-31 (OT) 2008 SLC Record/Finish:...... 5-2/1st Oct. 25...... * at Stephen F. Austin...... W, 62-21 Base Defense:...... Multiple Nov. 8...... * at Nicholls...... W, 47-37 Base Offense:...... Multiple Pro-Set Nov. 1...... * Northwestern St...... L, 31-34 (OT) Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 44/19 Nov. 15...... * Southeastern La...... L, 27-30 (OT) Base Defense:...... Multiple 4-3 Nov. 8...... * at Southeastern La...... W, 38-24 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 7/4 Nov. 22...... * Texas State...... L, 45-48 (OT) Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 43/20 Nov. 15...... * Nicholls...... W, 34-10 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 3/8 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 8/4 Nov. 22...... * at Sam Houston St...... W, 48-45 (OT) * Southland Conference game Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 6/6 Nov. 29...... % at Montana...... L, 13-31 The Series Nicholls vs. Sam Houston St.:...... 10-13-1 The Series *Southland Conference game Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Lost 3/37-47 Nicholls vs. Texas St.:...... 14-13 % FCS Playoffs First Round In Thibodaux:...... 7-6-1 Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Lost 1/10-34 In Huntsville, Texas:...... 3-7 In Thibodaux:...... 8-5 Thomas vs. SHSU:...... 1-4 In San Marcos, Texas:...... 6-8 Whitten vs. Nicholls:...... 3-1 Thomas vs. TSU:...... 3-2 media Wright vs. Nicholls:...... 1-1

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University of Central Arkansas McNeese State University October 24, 2009 * First Security Field at * Conway, Ark. * 4 p.m. October 31, 2009 * John L. Guidry Stadium * Thibodaux * 1 p.m. media

Clint Conque Larry Hart Matt Viator Sports Information Sports Information General Information Football Contact:...... Steve East General Information Football Contact:...... Louis Bonnette Location:...... Conway, Ark. East’s Office Number:...... 501.450.5743 Location:...... Lake Charles, La. Bonnette’s Office Number:...... 337.475.5207 Founded:...... 1907 East’s Cell Number:...... 501.339.8215 Founded:...... 1939 Bonnette’s Cell Number:...... 337.540.8147 Enrollment:...... 12,959 East’s Fax Number:...... 501.450.5740 Enrollment:...... 8,800 Bonnette’s Fax Number:...... 337.475.5202 Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (D-I FCS) East’s Email Address:...... [email protected] Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (D-I FCS) Bonnette’s Email Address:...... [email protected] Interim President:...... Tom Courtway Press Box Phone Number:...... 501.450.5743 President:...... Dr. Robert Hebert Press Box Phone Number:...... 337.475.5225 Athletics Director:...... Dr. Brad Teague Athletics Website:...... www.ucasports.com Athletics Director:...... Tommy McClelland II Athletics Website:...... www.mcneesesports.com Colors:...... Purple and Gray Colors:...... Blue and Gold Nickname:...... Bears 2009 Schedule Nickname:...... Cowboys 2009 Schedule Home Field/Capacity:...... First Security Field at Estes Sept. 4...... at Hawai’i Home Field/Capacity:...... /17,410 Sept. 5...... Henderson State slc h istory t his is Nicholls Stadium Sept. 19...... at Western Kentucky Playing Surface:...... AstroTurf Sept. 12...... at Appalachian State Playing Surface:...... Natural Grass Sept. 26...... Glenville State Sept. 19...... Savannah State Oct. 3...... Missouri S&T Coaching Staff Sept. 26...... at Tulane Coaching Staff Oct. 10...... * at Northwestern State Head Coach (Alma Mater):.....Matt Viator (McNeese ’86) Oct. 10...... * at Stephen F. Austin Head Coach (Alma Mater):... Clint Conque (Nicholls ’83) Oct. 17...... * Stephen F. Austin Record at MSU/Seasons:...... 24-7/Three Oct. 17...... * Northwestern State Record at UCA/Seasons:...... 68-36/Nine Years Oct. 24...... * Nicholls Career Record/Seasons:...... 24-7/Three Oct. 24...... * Southeastern Louisiana Career Record/Seasons:...... 68-36/Nine Years Oct. 31...... * at Southeastern Louisiana Football Office Phone:...... 337.475.5235 Oct. 31...... * at Nicholls Football Office Phone:...... 501.450.3153 Nov. 7...... * Texas State Best Time to reach Coach Viator:...... Weekday Mornings Nov. 7...... * Sam Houston State Best Time to reach Coach Conque:...... Contact SID Nov. 14...... * at Sam Houston State Assistant Coaches:...... Mike Collins Nov. 14...... * at Texas State seaso n review Assistant Coaches:...... Matt Williamson (DC/LB), Nov. 21...... * at McNeese State (LB), Buck Harris (DL), Tim Leger (Co-OC/QB), Manny Nov. 21...... * Central Arkansas Brooks Hollingsworth (OC/OL), Brian Early (DL/STC), Nov. 28...... North Dakota Michel, Chris Smith, Broderick Fobbs (Co-OC/WR), Lark Perry Eliano (DB), Hud Jackson (AHC/RB/Dir. of FB Ops), Hebert (DC), Carlos McGee (RB), Reggie Nelson (OL) 2008 Results (7-4, 4-3 SLC) Jerry Mack (PGC/WR), Buster Faulkner (QB), Brandon 2008 Results (10-2, 6-1 SLC) Aug. 30...... at North Carolina...... L, 27-35 Nowlin (TE), Jordan Malone (OLB), Adam Federle (RC/ Aug. 28...... Henderson St...... W, 38-14 2009 Outlook Sept. 6...... Delta St...... W, 52-27 ADL) Sept. 6...... UC Davis...... W, 24-21 2008 Record: ...... 7-4 Sept. 27...... Southern Virginia...... W, 63-7 oppo n e ts Sept. 13...... at Arkansas-Pine Bluff...... W, 41-17 2008 SLC Record/Finish:...... 4-3/T-3rd Oct. 4...... at South Dakota St...... W, 46-44 (3OT) 2009 Outlook Sept. 20...... Quincy...... W, 51-6 Base Offense:...... Multiple Pro I Oct. 11...... * Texas St...... L, 42-45 2008 Record: ...... 10-2 Sept. 27...... at Tulsa...... L, 34-62 Base Defense:...... 4-2-5 Oct. 18...... * at Sam Houston St...... W, 28-17 2008 SLC Record/Finish:...... 6-1/1st Oct. 11...... * Sam Houston St...... W, 48-46 Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 46/20 Oct. 25...... * Nicholls...... L, 35-38 Base Offense:...... Multiple Oct. 18...... * at Texas St...... W, 31-24 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 6/5 Nov. 1...... * at Southeastern La...... W, 24-14 Base Defense:...... Multiple Oct. 25...... * Southeastern La...... W, 28-21 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 3/8 Nov. 8...... * Stephen F. Austin...... W, 42-31 coaches Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 47/15 Nov. 1...... * at Nicholls...... L, 17-20 Nov. 15...... * at Northwestern St...... W, 24-17 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 7/5 Nov. 8...... * Northwestern St...... W, 42-6 The Series Nov. 22...... * at Central Arkansas...... L, 30-47 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 9/2 Nov. 15...... * at Stephen F. Austin...... W, 49-41 Nicholls vs. McNeese St.:...... 11-22 Nov. 22...... * McNeese St...... W, 47-30 Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Won 1/38-35 * Southland Conference game The Series In Thibodaux:...... 4-11 Nicholls vs. Central Arkansas:...... 2-1 * Southland Conference game In Lake Charles, La.:...... 7-11 players Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Won 1/20-17 Thomas vs. MSU:...... 2-3 In Thibodaux:...... 2-0 Viator vs. Nicholls:...... 2-1 In Conway, Ark.:...... 0-1 Thomas vs. UCA:...... 1-1 Conque vs. Nicholls:...... 1-2 outlook 48 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Football Opponents Section

Stephen F. Austin State University Northwestern State University outlook November 7, 2009 * * Nacogdoches, Texas * 7 p.m. November 14, 2009 * John L. Guidry Stadium * Thibodaux * 1 p.m. players

JC Harper Tim Knicky Al Smith

Sports Information Sports Information coaches General Information Football Contact:...... James Dixon General Information Football Contact:...... Doug Ireland Location:...... Nacogdoches, Texas Dixon’s Office Number:...... 936.468.2606 Location:...... Natchitoches, La. Ireland’s Office Number:...... 318.357.6467 Founded:...... 1923 Dixon’s Cell Number:...... 936.552.1171 Founded:...... 1884 Ireland’s Cell Number:...... 318.288.6388 Enrollment:...... 11,990 Dixon’s Fax Number:...... 936.468.4593 Enrollment:...... 18,751 Ireland’s Fax Number:...... 318.357.4515 Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (D-I FCS) Dixon’s Email Address:...... [email protected] Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (D-I FCS) Ireland’s Email Address:...... [email protected] President:...... Dr. Baker Pattillo Press Box Phone Number:...... 936.468.3910/3911 President:...... Dr. Randall J. Webb Press Box Phone Number:...... 318.357.4529 oppo n e ts Athletics Director:...... Robert Hill Athletics Website:...... www.sfajacks.com Athletics Director:...... Greg Burke Athletics Website:...... www.nsudemons.com Colors:...... Purple and White Colors:...... Purple, White and Orange Nickname:...... Lumberjacks 2009 Schedule Nickname:...... Demons 2009 Schedule Home Field/Capacity:...... Homer Bryce Stadium/14,575 Sept. 5...... at SMU Home Field/Capacity:...... Turpin Stadium/15,971 Sept. 5...... at Houston Playing Surface:...... Field Turf Sept. 12...... Texas College Playing Surface:...... Artificial Sept. 12...... at Grambling State

Sept. 19...... at Western Illinois Sept. 19...... North Dakota seaso n review Coaching Staff Sept. 26...... North Dakota Coaching Staff Sept. 26...... at Baylor Head Coach (Alma Mater):...... J.C. Harper Oct. 10...... * McNeese State Head Coach (Alma Mater):...... Bradley Dale Peveto Oct. 10...... * Central Arkansas Record at SFA/Seasons:...... 4-19/Two Years Oct. 17...... * at Central Arkansas Record at NSU/Seasons:...... First Season Oct. 17...... * at McNeese State Career Record/Seasons:...... 4-19/Two Years Oct. 24...... * Sam Houston State Career Record/Seasons:...... First Season Oct. 24...... * Texas State Football Office Phone:...... 936.468.3502 Oct. 31...... * at Texas State Football Office Phone:...... 318.357.5252 Oct. 31...... * at Sam Houston State Best Time to reach Coach Harper:...... Weekdays Nov. 7...... * Nicholls Best Time to reach Coach Peveto:...... Contact SID Nov. 7...... * Southeastern Louisiana Midmorning Nov. 14...... * at Southeastern Louisiana Assistant Coaches:.... (AHC/Co-DC/S), Shawn Nov. 14...... * at Nicholls Assistant Coaches:...... Shannon Dawson Nov. 21...... * at Northwestern State Quinn (Co-DC/DL), Darren Drago (RC/LB), Terry Mills Nov. 21...... * Stephen F. Austin (OC/QB), David Gibbs (DC/S), Chris Truax (RC/OL), (CB), (OC/QB), Matt Kubik (RB), Jeremy t his is Nicholls h istory slc Todd Schonhar (STC/OR), Aaron De LaTorre (RB), Kurt 2008 Results (4-8, 2-5 SLC) Offutt (OL), Brendan Farrell (STC/TE), Lawann Latson 2008 Results (7-5, 4-3 SLC) Corbin (DT), Erik Slaughter (DE), Jared May (IR), Brandon Aug. 30...... Langston...... W, 56-19 (WR) Aug. 30...... Texas A&M-Commerce...... W, 30-14 North (ADS) Sept. 6...... at TCU...... L, 7-67 Sept. 6...... at Baylor...... L, 6-51 Sept. 20...... at Western Illinois...... L, 14-34 2009 Outlook Sept. 14...... Grambling St...... W, 31-19 2009 Outlook Sept. 27...... South Dakota St...... L, 48-50 2008 Record: ...... 7-5 Sept. 20...... Cal Poly...... L, 18-52 2008 Record: ...... 4-8 Oct. 4...... * Southeastern La...... W, 48-45 2008 SLC Record/Finish:...... 4-3/3rd Sept. 27...... Southeastern Okla. St...... W, 63-12 2008 SLC Record/Finish:...... 2-5/T-6th Oct. 11...... Kentucky Wesleyan...... W, 49-0 Base Offense:...... Multiple Oct. 11...... * Nicholls...... W, 36-28 Base Offense:...... Spread Oct. 18...... * at Nicholls...... W, 50-39 Base Defense:...... 4-3-4 Oct. 18...... * at Southeastern La...... L, 21-26 Base Defense:...... 4-3 Oct. 25...... * Texas St...... L, 21-62 Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 51/14 Oct. 25...... * Sam Houston St...... W, 24-16 Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 36/18 Nov. 1...... * at Sam Houston St...... L, 31-34 (OT) Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 7/4 Nov. 1...... * at Texas St...... W, 34-31 (OT) Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 9/2 Nov. 8...... * at McNeese St...... L, 31-42 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 9/2 Nov. 8...... * at Central Arkansas...... L, 6-42 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 8/3 Nov. 15...... * Central Arkansas...... L, 41-49 Nov. 15...... * McNeese St...... L, 17-24 Nov. 22...... * Northwestern St...... L, 24-34 The Series Nov. 22...... * Stephen F. Austin...... W, 34-24 The Series Nicholls vs. Northwestern St.:...... 12-23 Nicholls vs. Stephen F. Austin:...... 7-18 * Southland Conference Game Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Lost 1/28-36 * Southland Conference game Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Lost 1/50-39 In Thibodaux:...... 9-9 In Thibodaux:...... 5-8 In Natchitoches, La.:...... 3-14 In Nacogdoches, Texas:...... 2-10 Thomas vs. NSU:...... 3-2 Thomas vs. SFA:...... 2-3 Peveto vs. Nicholls:...... First Meeting Harper vs. Nicholls:...... 1-1 media

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Southeastern Louisiana University November 19, 2009 * * Hammond, La. * 7 p.m. Nicholls Series Records

media Won loss Tied Akron 0 1 Nebraska 0 1 Air Force Academy FIRST MEETING Nevada-Reno 0 1 Alcorn State 1 0 North Alabama 1 3 Appalachian State 1 0 Northern Arizona 1 1 Arkansas-Monticello 1 0 Northern Iowa 0 1 Arkansas State 1 0 North Dakota State 0 2 Mike Lucas Brian Babin Assumption College 1 0 North Texas 0 5 Sports Information Austin Peay 3 1 Northwestern State 12 24&@ General Information Football Contact:...... Matt Sullivan Location:...... Hammond, La. Sullivan’s Office Number:...... 985.549.2142 Azusa Pacific 1 0 Ouachita Baptist 1 0 Founded:...... 1925 Sullivan’s Cell Number:...... 985.981.0009 Baptist Christian 1 0 Portland State 0 1 Enrollment:...... 15,622 Sullivan’s Fax Number:...... 985.549.3773 Bethel College 1 0@ Rice 1 0 Conference Affiliation:...... Southland (D-I FCS) Sullivan’s Email Address:...... [email protected] Bishop College 1 0 St. Cloud State 1 0 President:...... Dr. John L. Crain Press Box Phone Number:...... 985.549.2443/2444 Athletics Director:...... Dr. Joel Erdmann Athletics Website:...... www.LionSports.net Cameron 1 2 Samford 7 5 Colors:...... Green and Gold Central Arkansas 2 1 Sam Houston State 10 12 1@ Nickname:...... Lions 2009 Schedule Central Florida 2 2 Slippery Rock 1 0 Home Field/Capacity:...... Strawberry Stadium/7,408 Sept. 5...... Texas A&M-Commerce

slc h istory t his is Nicholls Cheyney University 1 0 South Dakota State 0 1 Playing Surface:...... Sprin Turf Sept. 10...... Union (Ky.) College Sept. 19...... at Ole Miss Connecticut 1 0 South Florida 0 1 Coaching Staff Sept. 26...... at South Dakota Delta State 3 5 1 Southeastern Louisiana 10 8 Oct. 10...... * at Texas State Head Coach (Alma Mater):...... Mike Lucas (Liberty ’82) Duquesne FIRST MEETING Southeast Missouri 1 0 Record at SLU/Seasons:...... 8-18/Three Years Oct. 17...... * Sam Houston State Eastern Washington 1 0 Southern 13 6 Career Record/Seasons:...... 8-18/Three Years Oct. 24...... * at McNeese State Football Office Phone:...... 985.549.5550 Oct. 31...... * Central Arkansas Evangel College 1 0 Southern Arkansas 2 0 Best Time to reach Coach Lucas:...... Contact SID Nov. 7...... * at Northwestern State Florida A&M 1 0 Southern Illinois 1 1 Assistant Coaches:.Tommy Condell (OC/QB), Matt Webb Nov. 14...... * Stephen F. Austin seaso n review Florida Atlantic 1 1 Southwest Missouri 5 0 1 (DC/LB), Patrick Garvin (DL), Allen Rudolph (OL), Tyler Nov. 19...... * Nicholls Georgia Southern 0 3 Stephen F. Austin 7 18 Paopao (RB), Sam Petitto (DB), Tyronee Williams (WR) 2008 Results (5-7, 2-5 SLC) Grambling State 0 2 Tennessee-Martin 7 1 2009 Outlook Aug. 30...... at Alcorn St...... W, 34-28 Harding 1 0 Tennessee State 0 2 Sept. 6...... at Mississippi St...... L, 10-34 2008 Record: ...... 5-7 Hofstra 0 1 Tennessee Tech 2 0 2008 SLC Record/Finish:...... 2-5/T-6th Sept. 13...... South Dakota...... W, 31-30

oppo n e ts Illinois State 1 2 Texas A&M-Kingsville 0 3 Base Offense:...... Multiple Sept. 20...... at Louisiana Tech...... L, 26-41 Base Defense:...... 4-3 Sept. 27...... North Dakota...... W, 38-35 University of Indiana 0 1 Texas Southern 5 0@ Lettermen Returning/Lost:...... 41-16 Oct. 4...... * at Stephen F. Austin...... L, 45-48 Jackson State 1 1 Texas State 15 12@ Oct. 18...... * Northwestern St...... W, 26-21 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 8/3 Jacksonville State 6 8 Troy State 6 20 1 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost:...... 5/6 Oct. 25...... * at Central Arkansas...... L, 21-28 Weber State 2 0 Nov. 1...... * McNeese St...... L, 14-24 Lamar 1 2 coaches The Series Nov. 8...... * Texas St...... L, 24-38 Livingston 3 6 Western Carolina 0 1 Nicholls vs. Southeastern La.:...... 10-8 Nov. 15...... * at Sam Houston St...... W, 30-27 (OT) Louisiana-Lafayette 0 2 Western Illinois 0 2 Nov. 22...... * at Nicholls...... L, 28-35 Series Streak/Last Meeting:...... Won 1/35-28 Louisiana-Monroe 3 22 West Virginia Tech 1 0 In Thibodaux:...... 5-2 Louisiana Tech 0 3 Youngstown State 1 0 In Hammond, La.:...... 4-4 * Southland Conference game In New Orleans, La.:...... 1-2 McNeese State 11 22 2009 Nicholls State opponents in bold players Thomas vs. SLU:...... 3-1 Memphis 0 1 & - Colonels awarded forfeit victory in 2000 after Lucas vs. Nicholls:...... 1-2 Northwestern State used an ineligible player. Merchant Marine Academy 1 0 @ - Bethel College, Texas Southern, Mississippi College 4 5 Northwestern State, Sam Houston State and Texas State awarded forfeit victory in 2003 after Mississippi Valley State 1 0 Nicholls State used an ineligible player. Montana 0 1 outlook 50 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football Series Records Game-by-Game outlook AKRON (0-1) 10/11/03 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. L 23-31 10/15/83 Monroe, La. L 27-47 10/19/74 Thibodaux W 21-12 10/31/87 Akron L 17-23 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (0-3) 9/1/84 Thibodaux L 6-13 10/25/75 Clinton, Miss. L 7-19 ALCORN STATE (1-0) 12/6/86 Statesboro, Ga. L 31-55 9/28/85 Monroe, La. L 15-17 9/11/76 Thibodaux W 17-7 10/3/87 Thibodaux W 14-3 10/14/89 Thibodaux L 13-21 9/27/86 Thibodaux W 17-13 9/10/77 Clinton, Miss. W 6-0 APPALACHIAN STATE (1-0) 11/23/91 Statesboro, Ga. L 6-40 9/26/87 Monroe, La. L 14-26 10/21/78 Thibodaux W 10-7 11/29/86 Boone, N.C. W 28-26 GRAMBLING STATE (0-2) 9/3/88 Thibodaux L 6-22 10/20/79 Thibodaux L 14-28 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO (1-0) 11/13/82 Thibodaux L 15-33 9/9/89 Monroe, La. L 13-19 11/3/90 Thibodaux L 20-31 players 9/1/79 Thibodaux W 37-7 11/10/01 Thibodaux L 28-37 10/20/90 Thibodaux L 20-27 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (1-0) ARKANSAS STATE (1-0) HARDING (1-0) 9/7/91 Monroe, La. W 15-10 9/12/98 New Orleans, La. W 41-26 11/22/01 Jonesboro, Ark. W 28-22 11/16/96 Thibodaux W 29-19 9/5/92 Thibodaux L 10-38 MONTANA (0-1) ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (1-0) HOFSTRA (0-1) 9/25/93 Thibodaux L 30-51 11/30/96 Missoula, Mont. L 3-48 10/28/07 Thibodaux W 44-0 9/2/95 Hempstead, N.Y. L 10-34 9/9/95 Monroe, La. L 21-34 NEBRASKA (0-1) AUSTIN PEAY (3-1) ILLINOIS STATE (1-2) 8/29/96 Monroe, La. L 12-14 9/09/06 Lincoln, Neb. L 7-56

10/23/76 Thibodaux W 7-0 9/6/80 Normal, Ill. L 13-28 8/30/97 Monroe, La. L 0-28 NEVADA-RENO (0-1) coaches 10/22/77 Clarksville, Tenn. W 15-13 10/22/83 Thibodaux L 29-34 9/5/98 Monroe, La. L 10-44 9/15/07 Reno, Nevada L 52-17 10/18/80 Clarksville, Tenn. L 16-35 11/18/89 Thibodaux W 32-28 9/4/99 Monroe, La. L 10-27 NORTH ALABAMA (1-3) 9/22/84 Thibodaux W 31-6 INDIANA (0-1) 9/16/00 Monroe, La. L 21-27 10/27/73 Thibodaux L 11-27 AZUSA PACIFIC (1-0) 9/10/05 Bloomington, Ind. L 31-35 LOUISIANA TECH (0-3) 11/9/74 Florence, Ala. L 8-17 9/22/07 Thibodaux W 30-28 JACKSON STATE (1-1) 9/24/88 Ruston, La. L 10-31 11/8/75 Thibodaux W 28-27 BAPTIST CHRISTIAN (1-0) 10/2/82 Jackson, Miss. W 21-17 10/31/98 Ruston, La. L 28-56 11/6/76 Florence, Ala. L 7-37 10/5/74 Thibodaux W 67-0 10/1/83 Thibodaux L 20-27 9/16/06 Ruston, La. L 21-31 NORTHERN ARIZONA (1-1) oppo n e ts BETHEL COLLEGE (1-0)@ JACKSONVILLE STATE (6-8) McNEESE STATE (10-22) 11/12/88 Thibodaux W 23-5 8/28/03 Thibodaux W 70-0@ 9/9/72 Jacksonville, Ala. L 0-31 10/21/72 Thibodaux L 7-24 10/27/90 Flagstaff, Ariz. L 34-41 @ - Bethel College awarded forfeit victory after 9/15/73 Thibodaux L 10-28 10/20/73 Lake Charles, La. L 7-28 NORTH DAKOTA STATE (0-1) Nicholls State used an ineligible player. 9/21/74 Jacksonville, Ala. L 0-29 11/2/74 Thibodaux L 20-26 10/2/04 Thibodaux L 24-14 BISHOP COLLEGE (1-0) 9/20/75 Thibodaux W 18-6 10/29/77 Lake Charles, La. W 24-7 NORTH TEXAS (0-5) 10/5/85 Thibodaux W 39-12 9/18/76 Jacksonville, Ala. L 7-34 10/7/78 Lake Charles, La. L 10-35 11/9/91 Thibodaux L 19-24 CAMERON (1-2) 9/17/77 Thibodaux L 7-10 9/20/80 Lake Charles, La. L 0-21 11/7/92 Denton, Texas L 3-31 seaso n review 10/2/76 Thibodaux W 14-0 9/16/78 Jacksonville, Ala. W 19-17 9/19/81 Thibodaux L 9-59 11/13/93 Denton, Texas L 21-63 10/1/77 Lawton, Okla. L 0-13 9/14/96 Thibodaux W 21-8 9/24/83 Lake Charles, La. W 30-27 11/12/94 Thibodaux L 17-31 10/14/78 Lawton, Okla. L 17-22 10/25/97 Jacksonville, Ala. W 16-14 9/15/84 Thibodaux L 21-24 9/7/02 Denton, Texas L 23-0 CENTRAL ARKANSAS (2-1) 9/26/98 Thibodaux L 20-21 9/21/85 Lake Charles, La. W 37-15 NORTHERN IOWA (0-1) 8/31/00 Thibodaux W 52-44 9/25/99 Jacksonville, Ala. W 45-42 9/20/86 Thibodaux W 34-10 10/04/08 Cedar Falls, Iowa L 14-34 10/27/07 Conway, Ark. L 49-42 OT 9/9/00 Thibodaux L 3-10 11/14/87 Lake Charles, La. W 29-7 NORTHWESTERN STATE (12-24)&@ 11/01/08 Thibodaux W 20-17 9/8/01 Jacksonville, Ala. L 15-34 10/1/88 Thibodaux W 23-19 10/6/73 Thibodaux W 3-0 CENTRAL FLORIDA (2-2) 9/21/02 Thibodaux W 14-6 9/30/89 Lake Charles, La. L 14-28 10/12/74 Natchitoches, La. W 7-0

10/23/82 Thibodaux W 60-10 LAMAR (1-2) 9/1/90 Thibodaux W 31-24 10/11/75 Thibodaux t his is Nicholls W 23-10 h istory slc 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 10/9/76 Natchitoches, La. L 8-20 10/17/92 Orlando, Fla. L 18-42 9/3/83 Thibodaux W 21-14 9/26/92 Thibodaux L 17-21 10/8/77 Thibodaux W 10-6 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 10/28/78 Natchitoches, La. L 18-28 CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY (1-0) LIVINGSTON (3-6) 11/19/94 Lake Charles, La. L 24-41 10/27/79 Thibodaux W 27-24 9/17/05 Thibodaux W 54-0 11/4/72 Thibodaux L 0-26 11/18/95 Thibodaux L 6-31 11/8/80 Natchitoches, La. L 14-21 CONNECTICUT (1-0) 11/3/73 Livingston, Ala. L 16-29 11/23/96 Lake Charles, La. W 17-16 11/7/81 Thibodaux L 17-31 9/3/94 Storrs, Conn. W 16-7 10/26/74 Thibodaux L 19-33 11/22/97 Thibodaux L 13-31 11/6/82 Natchitoches, La. L 6-38 DELTA STATE (3-5-1) 11/1/75 Livingston, Ala. L 7-13 11/21/98 Lake Charles, La. W 31-30 11/5/83 Thibodaux L 21-24 11/18/72 Cleveland, Miss. L 0-42 10/30/76 Thibodaux L 14-20 11/20/99 Thibodaux L 0-38 10/11/84 Natchitoches, La. L 0-19 11/17/73 Thibodaux L 22-27 9/8/79 Livingston, Ala. W 21-14 11/18/00 Lake Charles, La. L 7-12 11/9/85 Thibodaux L 14-20 11/23/74 Cleveland, Miss. L 14-19 9/13/80 Thibodaux W 20-2 11/17/01 Thibodaux L 27-34 11/8/86 Natchitoches, La. L 13-28 11/22/75 Thibodaux W 24-21 9/11/93 Livingston, Ala. L 42-51 11/23/02 Lake Charles, La. L 33-21 11/7/87 Thibodaux L 28-31 11/20/76 Cleveland, Miss. T 7-7 9/10/94 Thibodaux W 77-7 11/22/03 Thibodaux L 28-63 10/15/88 Natchitoches, La. L 12-27 11/19/77 Thibodaux L 0-14 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (0-2) 11/20/04 Lake Charles, La. L 30-9 11/4/89 Thibodaux W 21-15 11/18/78 Cleveland, Miss. W 17-14 9/8/90 Lafayette, La. L 21-24 11/19/05 Thibodaux W 39-26 9/15/90 Natchitoches, La. W 19-7 9/12/81 Thibodaux W 34-10 9/1/01 Lafayette, La. L 0-20 11/18/06 Lake Charles, La. L 10-26 11/16/91 Thibodaux L 10-16 9/16/89 Thibodaux L 14-15 LOUISIANA-MONROE (3-22) 10/20/07 Thibodaux L 28-7 11/14/92 Natchitoches, La. L 6-44 EASTERN WASHINGTON (1-0) 10/7/72 Thibodaux L 7-27 10/25/08 Lake Charles, La. W 38-35 10/9/93 Natchitoches, La. L 21-35 9/2/04 Thibodaux W 37-14 11/10/73 Monroe, La. L 0-37 MEMPHIS (0-1) 9/17/94 Thibodaux L 3-35 EVANGEL COLLEGE (1-0) 11/5/77 Monroe, La. L 2-19 09/20/08 Memphis, Tenn. L 10-31 10/7/95 Natchitoches, La. L 14-34 11/17/79 Thibodaux W 40-17 9/9/78 Thibodaux L 0-3 MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY (1-0) 10/12/96 Thibodaux W 19-17 FLORIDA A&M (1-0) 10/6/79 Monroe, La. W 23-16 10/3/81 Thibodaux W 45-3 9/27/97 Natchitoches, La. L 0-19 media 10/9/04 Tallahassee, Fla. W 42-25 11/1/80 Thibodaux L 28-29 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (4-5) 10/24/98 Thibodaux L 26-28 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (1-1) 10/31/81 Monroe, La. L 18-55 10/14/72 Thibodaux L 13-42 10/2/99 Natchitoches, La. L 17-42 10/5/02 Thibodaux W 33-22 9/11/82 Thibodaux L 14-39 10/13/73 Clinton, Miss. L 7-21 10/14/00 Thibodaux L 21-27&

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10/20/01 Natchitoches, La. L 14-47 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (0-1) 10/17/87 Thibodaux L 21-24 10/22/94 San Marcos, Texas L 26-27 10/24/02 Thibodaux L 21-14 9/23/06 Thibodaux L 17-24 11/5/88 Nacogdoches, Texas L 7-30 10/21/95 Thibodaux L 25-35 10/25/03 Natchitoches, La. W 40-30@ SOUTH FLORIDA (0-1) 9/23/89 Nacogdoches, Texas L 7-24 10/26/96 San Marcos, Texas W 49-36

media 10/21/04 Thibodaux W 40-14 9/6/03 Tampa, Florida L 17-27 9/22/90 Thibodaux W 41-23* 10/11/97 Thibodaux W 29-28 11/5/06 Natchitoches, La. W 31-24 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (10-8) 10/26/91 Thibodaux W 26-0 11/28/98 San Marcos, Texas L 27-28 10/21/06 Thibodaux L 0-9 9/30/72 Hammond, La. L 9-31 10/24/92 Nacogdoches, Texas L 6-21 10/9/99 Thibodaux L 0-16 10/6/07 Thibodaux W 58-0 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 10/11/08 Natchitoches, La. L 28-36 11/16/74 Thibodaux W 10-0 10/15/94 Thibodaux L 10-24 10/27/01 Thibodaux W 33-14 & - Colonels awarded forfeit victory after 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 Northwestern State used an ineligible player. 11/13/76 New Orleans, La. L 7-17 10/19/96 Thibodaux L 11-27 11/6/03 Thibodaux W 31-13@ @ - Demons awarded forfeit victory after 11/12/77 Thibodaux L 14-17 11/15/97 Nacogdoches, Texas L 7-39 11/13/04 San Marcos, Texas L 12-35 Nicholls State used an ineligible player. 11/11/78 New Orleans, La. L 0-10 11/14/98 Thibodaux W 14-7 11/29/05 Thibodaux W 32-29 OT OUACHITA BAPTIST (1-0) 11/10/79 Hammond, La. L 0-38 10/23/99 Nacogdoches, Texas L 7-38 11/4/06 San Marcos, Texas W 21-19 9/16/72 Thibodaux W 12-7 11/15/80 Thibodaux L 20-21 10/21/00 Thibodaux L 20-27 11/10/07 Thibodaux W 52-28 PORTLAND STATE (0-1) 11/14/81 Hammond, La. W 29-17 11/3/01 Nacogdoches, Texas L 21-23 11/15/08 San Marcos, Texas L 10-34 9/13/03 Portland, Ore. L 37-44 11/20/82 Thibodaux W 20-14 10/12/02 Thibodaux L 17-14 @ - Bobcats awarded forfeit victory after Nicholls RICE (1-0) 11/19/83 Hammond, La. W 6-0 11/15/03 Nacogdoches, Texas L 16-28 State used an ineligible player. 9/1/07 Houston, Texas W 16-14 11/17/84 Thibodaux W 36-7 11/6/04 Thibodaux W 41-23 TROY STATE (6-20-1) ST. CLOUD STATE (1-0) 11/23/85 Hammond, La. W 21-17 10/8/06 Nacogdoches, Texas L 21-27 OT 9/22/73 Troy, Ala. L 7-42 9/5/87 Thibodaux W 17-3 11/12/05 Hammond, La. W 38-28 11/11/06 Thibodaux L 13-16 9/28/74 Thibodaux L 0-26 SAMFORD (7-5) 10/7/06 Thibodaux W 14-10 10/13/07 Nacogdoches, Texas W 17-16 9/27/75 Troy, Ala. W 17-13 9/10/88 Birmingham, Ala. W 43-17 11/17/07 Hammond, La. L 13-17 10/18/08 Thibodaux L 39-50 9/25/76 Thibodaux L 9-14 11/11/89 Thibodaux W 23-17 11/22/08 Thibodaux W 35-28 TENNESSEE-MARTIN (7-1) 9/24/77 Troy, Ala. L 6-23 10/2/93 Thibodaux L 6-21 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (1-0) 10/28/72 Martin, Tenn. W 18-15 9/23/78 Thibodaux L 6-16 10/1/94 Birmingham, Ala. W 24-6 10/4/75 Cape Giradeau, Mo. W 18-17 9/8/73 Thibodaux W 7-0 9/22/79 Troy, Ala. L 15-35

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

oppo n e ts 10/30/99 Thibodaux L 0-20 11/6/93 Thibodaux W 20-19 11/2/96 Thibodaux W 14-0 10/17/81 Thibodaux W 31-27 10/28/00 Troy, Ala. L 12-41 11/5/94 Huntsville, Texas W 24-0 11/1/97 Baton Rouge, La. L 14-21 9/4/82 Houston, Texas W 14-6 9/22/01 Troy, Ala. L 0-26 11/4/95 Thibodaux L 17-24 9/28/02 Baton Rouge, La. W 21-13 11/19/88 Thibodaux W 26-13 WEBER STATE (2-0) 11/9/96 Thibodaux W 20-10 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (2-0) 9/27/03 Thibodaux W 64-5@ 11/22/86 Thibodaux W 34-30 10/19/97 Huntsville, Texas L 17-24 8/31/06 Thibodaux W 35-0 9/25/04 Houston, Texas W 21-6 9/17/88 Ogden, Utah W 28-23 10/8/98 Thibodaux W 36-33 9/8/07 Thibodaux W 31-13 @ - Tigers awarded forfeit victory after Nicholls WEST VIRGINIA TECH (1-0)

coaches 11/6/99 Huntsville, Texas L 17-69 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (1-1) State used an ineligible player. 8/29/02 Thibodaux W 63-6 11/4/00 Thibodaux L 21-27 9/23/95 Carbondale, Ill. L 20-48 TEXAS STATE (15-12)@ WESTERN CAROLINA (0-1) 10/13/01 Thibodaux L 32-35 9/6/97 Thibodaux W 33-0 10/4/80 Thibodaux W 24-21 9/11/04 Cullowhee, N.C. L 28-7 11/9/02 Huntsville, Texas W 34-16 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI (5-0-1) 9/18/82 San Marcos, Texas L 7-14 WESTERN ILLINOIS (0-2) 11/1/03 Thibodaux W 37-12@ 11/21/81 Thibodaux T 20-20 11/10/84 San Marcos, Texas W 30-14 9/18/99 New Orleans, La. L 13-14 10/16/04 Huntsville, Texas L 38-10 10/30/82 Springfield, Mo. W 30-19 10/26/85 Thibodaux W 20-12 9/23/00 Macomb, Ill. L 3-44 YOUNGSTOWN STATE (1-0) 10/15/05 Thibodaux W 37-17 10/29/83 Thibodaux W 33-7 10/25/86 San Marcos, Texas W 35-21 9/6/86 Youngstown, Ohio W 34-17 players 10/14/06 Huntsville, Texas L 7-37 11/16/85 Thibodaux W 31-28 10/24/87 Thibodaux L 16-31 11/3/07 Huntsville, Texas L 13-16 10/4/86 Springfield, Mo. W 31-0 10/29/88 San Marcos, Texas W 13-10 * Game forfeited to Nicholls State. 10/18/09 Thibodaux L 37-47 9/19/87 Springfield, Mo. W 21-9 10/21/89 Thibodaux W 22-21 @ - Bearkats awarded forfeit victory after STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (7-18) 9/29/90 San Marcos, Texas L 30-33 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 9/23/72 Thibodaux W 18-14 10/18/86 Nacogdoches, Texas W 14-10 10/23/93 Thibodaux W 63-37 outlook 52 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football outlook players coaches oppo n e ts seaso n review 2007 Season Review t his is Nicholls h istory slc media

Nicholls Colonels Football 53 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Season Review Game One September 4, 2008 Aggie Stadium media Albuquerque, New Mexico Cancelled

Due to the alarming concerns of Hurricane Gustav and the travel concerns of the Nicholls student-athletes, coaches and staff, the season opener was cancelled against New Mexico State. After the hurricane had passed the Thibodaux area as a category two storm, officials from the university along with assistance from the state and federal government, the clean up process begin. Nicholls football team reported back to campus September 7, and classes resumed September 10 once power was restored. Game Two September 13, 2008 John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, La. Cancelled Hurricane Gustav had passed, and in the process left John L. Guidry some structural damage to the light towers. The towers were removed, and the game against Bowie State was moved to a 1 p.m. start time with all other home games. However, Hurricane Ike posed another threat to the area, and due to safety concerns for Nicholls and Bowie State student-athletes, coaches and staff the game was cancelled. Game Three September 20, 2008 NICH MEMPHIS Memorial Stadium Score 10 31 slc Memphis, h istory Tenn. t his is Nicholls FIRST DOWNS 8 31 Memphis 31 Nicholls 10 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-117 54-276 PASSING YDS (NET) 47 173 After two hurricanes, two game cancellations, 11 missed days of workouts and Passes Att-Comp-Int 5-2-0 31-16-0 school, and 45-plus practices, Nicholls played its first football game of the 2008 season TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 38-164 85-449 against Division I-FBS Memphis. The Colonels held their own, laying tied with the Tigers Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-19 2-13 10-10 at halftime, but Memphis controlled the second half to win the game 31-10. Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-97 0-0 Nicholls only score in the game was courtesy of Lardarius Webb, who scooped Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 up a blocked field goal by Kyle Hughes, and raced 70-yards to pay dirt for the Punts (Number-Avg) 5-48.6 3-50.0 seaso n review score. Ross Schexnayder tacked on the extra point, and Nicholls led 7-3 with Fumbles-Lost 4-3 0-0 12:02 left in the second quarter. Penalties-Yards 3-24 2-20 Schexnayder added a 19-yard field goal to close out the second half, leaving Possession Time 21:52 38:08 both teams tied at 10. However, Memphis scored 21 unaswered points in the Third-Down Conversions 0 of 7 9 of 15 second half to get the victory. Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 Webb was awarded SLC and LSWA Special Teams Player of the Week honors Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 5-6

oppo n e ts for his role in the game. Game Four October 4, 2008 NICH UNI UNI Dome Score 14 34 Cedar Falls, Iowa FIRST DOWNS 17 18 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 49-270 47-210

coaches No.10 UNI 34 Nicholls 14 PASSING YDS (NET) 106 152 Passes Att-Comp-Int 11-4-2 15-9-1 The Colonels made the trek north to take on nationally ranked Northern Iowa, TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-376 62-362 and were also in front of a national audience with the contest being broadcast on Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 ESPNU. However, the Panthers proved to be seasoned and hungry for a win as Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-21 they defeated the Colonels 34-14 in the UNI Dome. Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-51 3-77 Highlights for Nicholls in the game include the Colonels striking first, scoring Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-38 players on a 9-yard scamper up the middle by Marlin Meeks in the first quarter. It was Punts (Number-Avg) 4-39.2 2-34.0 Meeks first touchdown as a Colonel, and Nicholls held the early 7-0 lead. Fumbles-Lost 4-1 0-0 Staying with ‘firsts,’ Antonio Robinson caught his first touchdown pass as Penalties-Yards 11-89 4-30 a Colonel – a 36-yard pass from Vincent Montgomery – early on in the third Possession Time 28:00 32:00 quarter. Also nabbing his first interception of the season was Lardarius Webb. Third-Down Conversions 2 of 9 7 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 1

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Game Five outlook October 11, 2008 NICH NWLA Turpin Stadium Score 28 36 Natchitoches, La. FIRST DOWNS 10 22 Northwestern State 36 Nicholls 28 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-184 49-258 PASSING YDS (NET) 114 191

Nicholls struggles away from John L. Guidry Stadium continued, having played Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-5-0 24-13-0 players their first four contest of the season away from their home turf as the Colonels TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 57-298 73-449 fell 36-28 to the Demons at Turpin Stadium. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 The Colonels held a 22-21 advantage at halftime, and although the Demons Punt Returns-Yards 2-36 1-9 took the lead early on in the third quarter with a field goal, the Colonels Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-251 3-32 responded on the ensuing play with a 78-yard kickoff return by Lardarius Webb Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-48.3 6-42.8 to take the 28-24 lead in the middle of the third quarter. coaches Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0 However, Northwestern State pitched a shutout in the fourth quarter, scoring Penalties-Yards 2-37 6-53 nine unanswered points to seal the victory. Possession Time 24:51 35:09 For his efforts, Webb was once again honored with SLC Special Teams Player Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 4 of 13 of the Week honors for his role in the game. Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-6 4-4 Game Six oppo n e ts October 18, 2008 NWLA NICH John L. Guidry Stadium Score 0 58 FIRST DOWNS 11 10 Thibodaux, La. RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 51-124 46-286 Stephen F. Austin 50 Nicholls 39 PASSING YDS (NET) 35 29 Passes Att-Comp-Int 18-6-5 5-2-0 When Nicholls and Stephen F. Austin squared off in John L. Guidry Stadium, it seaso n review marked the first home game for the Colonels thus making them the last Division TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-159 51-315 I school in the nation to play a home game. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Although the homecoming was sweet, the outcome was bitter as Nicholls Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 1-17 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-90 1-71 found itself on the wrong side of a 50-39 decision. Nicholls held a 19-7 lead after Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 5-238 the first quarter and a 29-14 advantage at halftime, but SFA rallied back in the Punts (Number-Avg) 8-44.4 5-42.2 second half that included a 23-point fourth quarter to get the victory. Fumbles-Lost 4-1 3-1 Highlighting the game for Nicholls was Antonio Robinson’s 62-yard touchdown Penalties-Yards 7-54 8-55 reception in the first quarter to give the Colonels the 14-0 lead. After a defensive Possession Time 34:08 25:52 on the ensuing possession, Lardarius Webb returned a punt 75 yards for a Third-Down Conversions 3 of 16 t his is Nicholls 5 of 13 h istory slc touchdown. Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 3-4 Game Seven October 25, 2008 NICH MCN Cowboy Stadium Score 38 35 Lake Charles, La. FIRST DOWNS 21 21 Nicholls 38 No.11 McNeese State 35 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 55-201 32-120 PASSING YDS (NET) 125 299 Nicholls entered the game winless and with McNeese State coming in highly Passes Att-Comp-Int 11-5-0 29-17-0 touted by the Sports Network, it looked as if it would stay that way. However, TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-326 61-419 Nicholls shocked nationally ranked McNeese State with its 38-35 victory in Cowboy Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Stadium. It was the first time Nicholls had won in Lake Charles in a decade. Punt Returns-Yards 1-20 3-64 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-149 8-158 The Colonels faced a 24-22 halftime deficit, but 16 unanswered points through Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 the third and fourth quarters gave Nicholls the 38-27 lead heading into the final Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.7 4-35.2 two minutes of the contest. The Cowboys scored with just over one minute and Fumbles-Lost 3-0 3-1 got the two-point conversion, but failed to recover the onside kick to lift the Penalties-Yards 7-56 8-97 Colonels to victory. Possession Time 33:44 26:16 For Nicholls monumental victory in Lake Charles, the Colonels swept SLC Player Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 4 of 12 of the Week Awards. Quarterback Chris Bunch was named SLC Offensive Player of Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 the Week, safety Lardarius Webb garnered SLC Defensive Player of the Week, and Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 4-4 media kicker Ross Schexnayder won SLC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.

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Game Eight November 1, 2008 UCA NICH John L. Guidry Stadium Score 17 20 media Thibodaux, La. FIRST DOWNS 17 15 Nicholls 20 No.11 Central Ark. 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-88 52-274 PASSING YDS (NET) 224 123 For the second consecutive week, Nicholls was faced with playing the No.11 Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-23-0 11-5-0 ranked team – Central Arkansas – in the Sports Network Poll, and just like the TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-312 63-397 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 week before, the Colonels stunned the Bears with a 20-17 victory in John L. Punt Returns-Yards 4-44 4-12 Guidry Stadium. Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-72 3-65 As time expired in the fourth quarter, kicker Ross Schexnayder drilled a 38- Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 yard field goal through the uprights, and Nicholls found itself back in the think of Punts (Number-Avg) 7-41.4 7-41.4 things in the conference title race. Schexnayder’s field goal was made possible Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-1 after quarterback Chris Bunch connected with wide receiver Antonio Robinson Penalties-Yards 9-63 8-79 down the sideline for 38-yards on the drive’s first play. Possession Time 28:59 31:01 After running some time off the clock over the next four plays and getting Third-Down Conversions 5 of 16 4 of 14 closer for an attempt, Schexnayder hit the field goal. He picked up SLC Special Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1 Teams Player of the Week honors for the second consecutive week. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 1-3 Game Nine November 8, 2008 SHSU NICH John L. Guidry Stadium Score 47 37 Thibodaux, La. FIRST DOWNS 34 15 slc Sam h istory Houston t his is Nicholls State 47 Nicholls 37 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-182 42-196 PASSING YDS (NET) 394 107 Sam Houston State outscored Nicholls 24-0 in the first quarter en route to Passes Att-Comp-Int 48-25-2 13-5-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 92-576 55-303 get the 47-37 victory in John L. Guidry Stadium. The Bearkats compiled a total Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 of 576 yards of offense with 394 of it coming through the air. Punt Returns-Yards 3-31 1-0 The Bearkats went on to hold a 31-3 advantage early on in the second quarter, Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-93 8-112 but Nicholls fired back with 20 of its own to make the score 31-23 early on in Interception Returns-Yards 2-6 2-37 the third quarter. However, Sam Houston State scored 14 points to hold a 44-23 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-35.7 4-42.2 advantage in the final quarter. Fumbles-Lost 3-1 4-3 seaso n review Nicholls scored two more touchdowns in the fourth, but it wouldn’t be enough Penalties-Yards 14-110 6-90 to mount a valiant comeback. Leading the Colonels in the loss was quarterback Possession Time 35:28 24:32 Chris Bunch with 192 yards of total offense and two touchdowns passing. Of his Third-Down Conversions 8 of 16 4 of 11 total yardage, 92 of it was acquired on the ground. Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 7-7 3-3 Game 10 oppo n e ts November 15, 2008 NICH TXST Bobcat Stadium Score 10 34 San Marcos, Texas FIRST DOWNS 15 24 Texas State 34 Nicholls 10 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-118 43-254 PASSING YDS (NET) 120 153 It was a terribly windy day at Bobcat Stadium with steady blowing winds of 25 Passes Att-Comp-Int 14-6-0 16-11-0 coaches mph, and the first quarter score dictated it with Nicholls holding a 3-0 advantage. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-238 59-407 However, Texas State went on to score 31 unanswered points over the span of Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 the second and third quarters before Nicholls found the end zone. Punt Returns-Yards 1--4 0-0 Quarterback Vincent Montgomery hit wide receiver Antonio Robinson on a Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-73 2-75 13-yard strike to give Nicholls its first and only touchdown of the game. Kicker Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Ross Schexnayder tacked on the extra point, and the Colonels trailed 31-10. Punts (Number-Avg) 2-30.0 2-35.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 players Texas State went on to add a field goal to its lead, which was the last points either Penalties-Yards 2-10 6-55 team would score to close out the contest in favor of the Bobcats, 34-10. Possession Time 26:54 33:06 Wide receiver Patrick Gordon led the Colonels with two receptions for Third-Down Conversions 8 of 14 9 of 13 73 yards in the loss, while Montgomery tallied 29 yards rushing and 75 yards Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0 passing. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-4 outlook 56 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Season Review

Game 11 outlook November 22, 2008 SLU NICH John L. Guidry Stadium Score 28 35 Thibodaux, La. FIRST DOWNS 18 22 Nicholls 35 Southeastern La. 28 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-27 58-263 PASSING YDS (NET) 256 101

After leading by as many as 28-points heading into the fourth quarter, Nicholls Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-30-1 9-7-0 players fought off a furious Southeastern La. rally to get the 35-28 victory at John L. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-283 67-364 Guidry Stadium to close out the regular season with a victory. Fumble Returns-Yards 2-85 0-0 The Colonels led 21-7 at halftime and put a touchdown in the books in each Punt Returns-Yards 1--1 1-0 remaining frame in the second half, while the Lions saved its scoring for the Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-42 3-46 fourth quarter, racking up 21-points to pull within seven. Nicholls defense was Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-34.4 3-34.0 put to the test on the final drive, and defensive back Jordan Nevels came up with coaches Fumbles-Lost 0-0 5-5 what proved to be the game ending sack on fourth down to halt the Lions. Penalties-Yards 10-105 9-91 Nicholls had 21 seniors play their final game as a Colonel, and sent them off in Possession Time 28:46 31:14 style with the victory and by regaining the River Bell. The Colonel rushing attack Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 5 of 12 also mounted 276 yards, while limiting their opponent to just 27 for the game. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 4-4 oppo n e ts

Nicholls Game Results (as of Jun 11, 2009) • All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend seaso n review Sep 20, 2008 at Memphis 10-31 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 2:41 22167 Oct 02, 2008 at #10 UNI 14-34 L 0-2-0 0-0-0 3:16 9028 * Oct 11, 2008 at Northwestern State 28-36 L 0-3-0 0-1-0 2:52 7922 *F Oct 18, 2008 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 39-50 L 0-4-0 0-2-0 3:20 5892 * Oct 25, 2008 at #11 McNeese State W 38-35 1-4-0 1-2-0 - 14635 * Nov 01, 2008 #11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 20-17 2-4-0 2-2-0 3:10 6197 * Nov 08, 2008 SAM HOUSTON ST. 37-47 L 2-5-0 2-3-0 3:15 4032 * Nov 15, 2008 at Texas State 10-34 L 2-6-0 2-4-0 2:40 10016 * Nov 22, 2008 SOUTHEASTERN LA. W 35-28 3-6-0 3-4-0 2:55 7352 t his is Nicholls h istory slc * indicates conference game

Nicholls Overall Team Statistics (as of June 11, 2009) • All games

TEAM STATISTICS NICH OPP TDs Passing 9 19 3rd-Down Pct 36% 46% SCORING 231 312 TOTAL OFFENSE 2797 3782 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/11 5/10 Points Per Game 25.7 34.7 Total Plays 525 652 4th-Down Pct 73% 50% FIRST DOWNS 139 216 Average Per Play 5.3 5.8 SACKS BY-Yards 15-101 9-48 Rushing 96 91 Average Per Game 310.8 420.2 MISC YARDS 74 0 Passing 27 108 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 47-1019 37-658 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 29 39 Penalty 16 17 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-158 20-197 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 12-15 14-20 RUSHING YARDAGE 1873 1524 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-60 6-131 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-3 Yards gained rushing 2147 1711 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.7 17.8 RED-ZONE SCORES 26-32 81% 39-43 91% Yards lost rushing 274 187 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 12.2 9.9 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 18-32 56% 28-43 65% Rushing Attempts 424 350 INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.0 21.8 PAT-ATTEMPTS 21-24 88% 32-34 94% Average Per Rush 4.4 4.4 FUMBLES-LOST 28-18 12-3 ATTENDANCE 23473 63768 Average Per Game 208.1 169.3 PENALTIES-Yards 57-557 67-606 Games/Avg Per Game 4/5868 5/12754 TDs Rushing 17 17 Average Per Game 61.9 67.3 Neutral Site Games 0/0 PASSING YARDAGE 924 2258 PUNTS-Yards 39-1628 37-1478

Att-Comp-Int 101-42-6 302-181-5 Average Per Punt 41.7 39.9 SCORE BY QUARTERS media Average Per Pass 9.1 7.5 Net punt average 35.7 35.1 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Average Per Catch 22.0 12.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:04 31:56 Nicholls 63 84 43 41 231 Average Per Game 102.7 250.9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 38/107 58/127 Opponents 69 76 56 111 312 Nicholls Colonels Football 57 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Season Statistics

Nicholls Overall Individual Statistics (as of June 11, 2009) • All games

media RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Bunch, Chris 9 74 460 56 404 5.5 4 56 44.9 Howard, Cornell 21 436 20.8 0 54 Buchanan, Corey 8 54 358 5 353 6.5 1 70 44.1 Webb, Lardarius 16 472 29.5 1 78 Meeks, Marlin 9 52 241 0 241 4.6 2 45 26.8 Watson, Jerald 4 49 12.2 0 14 Montgomery, V. 9 88 315 82 233 2.6 5 18 25.9 Williams, A.J. 2 19 9.5 0 19 Hopson, Trey 9 46 206 7 199 4.3 2 35 22.1 Jones, Byron 2 14 7.0 0 14 Williams, A.J. 9 36 192 35 157 4.4 0 30 17.4 Hines, Isa 1 16 16.0 0 16 Robinson, A. 9 13 119 13 106 8.2 0 30 11.8 Buchanan, Corey 1 9 9.0 0 9 Hines, Isa 9 24 94 18 76 3.2 2 15 8.4 Hughes, Kyle 0 4 0.0 0 4 Watson, Jerald 9 18 93 40 53 2.9 0 35 5.9 Total...... 47 1019 21.7 1 78 Hutchinson, D. 8 10 54 3 51 5.1 1 21 6.4 Opponents...... 37 658 17.8 0 49 Hicks, T. 7 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.9 Gordon, Patrick 8 3 9 4 5 1.7 0 9 0.6 |------PATs ------| Nevels, Jordan 6 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TEAM 3 4 0 11 -11 -2.8 0 0 -3.7 Shexnayder, R. 0 12-15 21-24 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 57 Total...... 9 424 2147 274 1873 4.4 17 70 208.1 Robinson, A. 6 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 36 Opponents...... 9 350 1711 187 1524 4.4 17 51 169.3 Montgomery, V. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Bunch, Chris 4 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0-1 0 0 24 PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Webb, Lardarius 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Bunch, Chris 9 147.77 25-60-1 41.7 546 6 66 60.7 Hines, Isa 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18

slc Montgomery, h istory V. 9 t his is Nicholls 124.75 17-39-5 43.6 378 3 62 42.0 Hopson, Trey 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 TEAM 3 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Meeks, Marlin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Total...... 9 135.96 42-101-6 41.6 924 9 66 102.7 Gordon, Patrick 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Opponents...... 9 140.19 181-302-5 59.9 2258 19 74 250.9 Buchanan, Corey 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Hutchinson, D. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Thornton, W. 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Robinson, A. 9 20 502 25.1 6 63 55.8 Williams, A.J. 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Gordon, Patrick 8 12 199 16.6 2 42 24.9 Total...... 29 12-15 21-24 0-5 0 0-1 0 0 231 Hines, Isa 9 5 145 29.0 1 66 16.1 Opponents...... 39 14-20 32-34 0-1 2 2-4 0 0 312 seaso n review Williams, A.J. 9 2 52 26.0 0 29 5.8 Whitaker, T. 7 2 9 4.5 0 8 1.3 Hutchinson, D. 8 1 17 17.0 0 17 2.1 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Total...... 9 42 924 22.0 9 66 102.7 Bunch, Chris 9 134 404 546 950 105.6 Opponents...... 9 181 2258 12.5 19 74 250.9 Montgomery, V. 9 127 233 378 611 67.9 Buchanan, Corey 8 54 353 0 353 44.1

oppo n e ts PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Meeks, Marlin 9 52 241 0 241 26.8 Webb, Lardarius 10 152 15.2 1 75 Hopson, Trey 9 46 199 0 199 22.1 Howard, Cornell 2 6 3.0 0 10 Williams, A.J. 9 36 157 0 157 17.4 Daniels, D. 1 0 0.0 0 0 Robinson, A. 9 13 106 0 106 11.8 Total...... 13 158 12.2 1 75 Hines, Isa 9 24 76 0 76 8.4 Opponents...... 20 197 9.9 0 42 Watson, Jerald 9 18 53 0 53 5.9

coaches Hutchinson, D. 8 10 51 0 51 6.4 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Hicks, T. 7 1 6 0 6 0.9 Webb, Lardarius 2 37 18.5 0 37 Gordon, Patrick 8 3 5 0 5 0.6 Felder, Bobby 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 3 6 -11 0 -11 -3.7 Spain, Garrick 1 23 23.0 0 23 Total...... 9 525 1873 924 2797 310.8 Simmons, Jamal 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 9 652 1524 2258 3782 420.2

players Total...... 5 60 12.0 0 37 Opponents...... 6 131 21.8 2 63 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Shexnayder, R. 12-15 80.0 1-1 4-5 4-5 3-4 0-0 45 1 Webb, Lardarius 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total...... 0 0 0.0 1 0

outlook Opponents...... 2 85 42.5 1 65 58 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Season Statistics

FG SEQUENCE Nicholls State OPPONENTS ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G outlook Memphis (19) (24),32 Webb, Lardarius 9 0 0 152 472 37 661 73.4 UNI - 35,(33),(43) Robinson, A. 9 106 502 0 0 0 608 67.6 Northwestern State (27),(36),(20) (48),(43),(29) Howard, Cornell 9 0 0 6 436 0 442 49.1 Stephen F. Austin (27),(22) (27) Bunch, Chris 9 404 0 0 0 0 404 44.9 McNeese State (37),(37) 44,(21),(30),47 Buchanan, Corey 8 353 0 0 9 0 362 45.2 Central Arkansas 26,(45),(38) 44,(23) Meeks, Marlin 9 241 0 0 0 0 241 26.8 players Sam Houston St. (44) (37),(32) Hines, Isa 9 76 145 0 16 0 237 26.3 Texas State (40),36,44 (19),(21) Montgomery, V. 9 233 0 0 0 0 233 25.9 Southeastern La. - 43 Williams, A.J. 9 157 52 0 19 0 228 25.3 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Gordon, Patrick 8 5 199 0 0 0 204 25.5 Hopson, Trey 9 199 0 0 0 0 199 22.1

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Watson, Jerald 9 53 0 0 49 0 102 11.3 coaches Dolan, Patrick 38 1611 42.4 57 2 5 10 0 Hutchinson, D. 8 51 17 0 0 0 68 8.5 Bunch, Chris 1 17 17.0 17 0 0 0 0 Spain, Garrick 9 0 0 0 0 23 23 2.6 Total...... 39 1628 41.7 57 2 5 10 0 Jones, Byron 6 0 0 0 14 0 14 2.3 Opponents...... 37 1478 39.9 56 1 2 10 0 Whitaker, T. 7 0 9 0 0 0 9 1.3 Hicks, T. 7 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.9 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Hughes, Kyle 9 0 0 0 4 0 4 0.4 oppo n e ts Dolan, Patrick 30 1611 53.7 1 2 TEAM 3 -11 0 0 0 0 -11 -3.7 Shexnayder, R. 19 1131 59.5 3 0 Total...... 9 1873 924 158 1019 60 4034 448.2 Total...... 49 2742 56.0 4 2 658 40.9 29 Opponents...... 9 1524 2258 197 658 131 4768 529.8 Opponents...... 58 3149 54.3 4 5 1019 35.3 34 seaso n review Nicholls State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Jun 11, 2009) • 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 20 Webb, Lardarius 9 50 5 52.5 3.0-25 3.0-25 2-37 7 1 2-0 1 . . 30 Ogletree, J. 6 10 3 11.5 . . . 1 . . . . . 49 Spain, Garrick 9 36 24 48.0 4.0-14 2.0-10 1-23 . 1 . 1 . . 85 Noble, Chris 9 8 4 10.0 2.5-7 . . . 3 1-0 1 . . 25 Eddie, Andrew 9 35 9 39.5 1.0-7 1.0-7 . 1 . . . . . 31 Jones, Shaun 7 7 4 9.0 . . . . 2 . . 1 . 45 Ledet, Ivan 9 23 12 29.0 5.0-25 3.0-20 . . 1 . 1 . . 92 Hardy, Kentario 8 3 5 5.5 2.0-5 0.5-3 . . 4 t his is Nicholls . . . h istory . slc 51 Reed, Damien 9 21 9 25.5 1.0-1 . . 2 1 . . . . 42 Salter, Kendrex 6 4 1 4.5 ...... 18 Simmons, Jamal 9 22 5 24.5 . . 1-0 4 . . 1 . . 83 Brister, Adam 7 3 2 4.0 ...... 44 Willis, Yashua 8 18 9 22.5 2.0-7 . . . 1 . . . . 32 Meeks, Marlin 9 4 . 4.0 ...... 33 Nevels, Jordan 6 17 5 19.5 2.0-17 1.0-15 . 1 1 . 1 . . 37 Whitaker, T. 7 3 . 3.0 ...... 27 Hughes, Kyle 9 17 5 19.5 2.5-10 0.5-5 . . . . . 1 . 99 Perez, Henry 7 2 2 3.0 ...... 48 Stewart, Anri 9 17 4 19.0 2.0-8 . . . 1 . . . . 41 Bergeron, S. 4 1 3 2.5 ...... 52 Fairchild, Matt 9 14 6 17.0 3.5-8 . . 1 . . . . . 19 Owens, Kenny 2 2 . 2.0 ...... 90 Reddix, Zac 9 13 8 17.0 5.0-9 1.5-4 ...... 35 Dolan, Patrick 9 2 . 2.0 ...... 24 Moore, Lance 8 15 3 16.5 . . . 6 . . . . . 22 Jones, Byron 6 2 . 2.0 ...... 28 Felder, Bobby 8 15 1 15.5 . . 1-0 3 . . . . . 69 Prejean, Cody 7 1 1 1.5 ...... 13 Daniels, D. 8 13 4 15.0 1.0-5 . . 2 . . . . . 23 Watson, Jerald 9 1 . 1.0 ...... 95 Thompson, Daun 9 9 12 15.0 3.5-6 . . . 1 . . . . 26 Hines, Isa 9 1 . 1.0 ...... 53 Fanguy, Jarrod 9 11 6 14.0 1.0-3 . . . . . 1 . . 96 Warthen, Juston 1 1 . 1.0 ...... 98 Mims, Quenton 9 10 5 12.5 4.0-15 1.5-8 . . 1 . . . . 1 Williams, A.J. 9 1 . 1.0 ...... 36 Hicks, T. 7 11 3 12.5 ...... Total...... 9 423 160 503.0 45-172 15-101 5-60 28 18 3-0 7 2 . Opponents...... 9 343 244 465.0 59.0-186 9-48 6-131 17 5 18-85 11 1 media

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In an era of considerable change in alums from Southland Conference , tennis, indoor and outdoor track served as the host team of the bowl until outlook intercollegiate athletics, the Southland schools include former President Lyndon and field, and . The Conference 1980, compiling a 2-3 record in those Conference continues to be a model B. Johnson (Texas State), former CBS earns automatic qualification to NCAA contests. of innovation, stability and consistent news anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston championships in baseball, men’s and The Conference can lay claim to five achievement as it celebrates the State), retired U.S. Central Command women’s basketball, men’s and women’s national championships, including College academic and athletic accomplishments General Tommy Franks (UT Arlington), cross country, football, men’s and Division championships through former of its member institutions. NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese women’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, members Arkansas State (1970, UPI) and players What began as a small gathering of State), ABC news anchor Robin Roberts men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. Louisiana Tech (1972, National Football college administrators more than 45 (Southeastern Louisiana), country music Southland Conference football ranks Foundation). Louisiana Tech also won the years ago, the Southland Conference has star George Strait (Texas State), Major among the best Football Championship first-ever NCAA-sanctioned national transformed itself into a dynamic and League Baseball stars Hunter Pence Subdivision (FCS) leagues in the nation, title, winning the Division II playoffs in respected consortium of 12 member (UT Arlington), Kevin Millar (Lamar) and and enjoys an annual expectation of 1973. Tech followed that with the UPI’s universities in three states. Beginning with Ben Broussard (McNeese State), NBA competing for the national championship Division II national championship in coaches a historic meeting of five institutions in legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas) with multiple teams advancing to the 1974. Louisiana-Monroe won the 1987 Dallas on March 15, 1963, that included and actor Lou Diamond Phillips (UT NCAA playoffs each year. In 2002 FCS national title. current members (then Arlington). and 2003, McNeese State finished the McNeese State, which has made 13 Lamar State College of Technology) and The cities of the Southland regular season ranked No. 1 appearances in the national playoffs, played the University of Texas at Arlington (then are diverse and progressive, in the nation, and advanced in the 1997 and 2002 NCAA Division I Arlington State College), the Southland ranging from to the 2002 national FCS national championship games, while oppo n e ts Conference set on an extraordinary Stephen F. Austin played in the 1989 title course that has proven successful well game and has four playoff appearances. into its fifth decade of existence. Northwestern State has played On July 1, 2006, the Southland in the playoffs six times, and Conference commemorated advanced to the semifinals another milestone as the in 1998, while Sam Houston seaso n review league membership reached State has earned four trips to 12, marking the largest the postseason, including the configuration ever for the semifinals in 2004. Nicholls organization. The addition has participated three times of the University of Central in the playoffs. Last season, Arkansas and Texas A&M Texas State made its second University-Corpus Christi postseason appearance in four expanded the Southland into the Little championship years. Included was advancing to the Rock metro area and into the eighth international contest, the 2005 semifinals. slc

largest city in Texas. Central Arkansas business and cultural centers sixth such title game appearance On four occasions,his is Nicholls t the Southland h istory has and A&M-Corpus Christi enhanced the such as the Dallas/Fort Worth since the league joined FCS in 1982. placed three teams in the national 16- Southland Conference in innumerable metroplex, San Antonio and the New All told, Southland teams have played in team playoffs. Six of the eight current ways, including athletic and academic Orleans area, to the historical cities of 89 Division I playoff games in 27 years, football-playing members have qualified successes, strong and principled Nacogdoches, Texas, and Natchitoches, winning 42 of the contests. for the FCS playoffs. In addition, Texas leadership, and strong fan support and La., to the home of the modern oil boom, Historically, the Southland’s successful State won NCAA Division II titles media coverage. Beaumont, Texas, to the unique Cajun football heritage has sustained itself in 1981 and 1982 before joining the In addition to its two newest members, French cultures found in the Louisiana through numerous membership and Southland. the Southland Conference lineup also cities of Thibodaux and Lake Charles. classification changes. Originally an The Southland has produced 152 consists of Lamar University, McNeese Southland Conference institutions also NAIA conference, the Southland joined first-team football All-Americans during State University, Nicholls State University, draw large numbers of students from the NCAA College Division in 1968. The its history, and has sent such talent to the Northwestern State University, Sam the metropolitan areas of Houston, College Division was re-named NCAA professional ranks including Oakland’s Houston State University, Southeastern Little Rock, Baton Rouge, Austin, and Division II in 1973, and the league played Keith Davis (Sam Houston State), Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin Shreveport. two seasons in that class. The Southland Carolina’s Josh McCown (Sam Houston State University, the University of Texas The Southland sponsors 17 was an NCAA Division I league from State), Buffalo’s Terrence McGee at Arlington, the University of Texas at championship sports, all at the NCAA 1975-81, before joining the ranks of FCS (Northwestern State), Kansas City’s B.J. San Antonio, and Texas State University- Division I level. The eight men’s sports in 1982, its home ever since. Sams (McNeese State), Detroit’s Kevin San Marcos. include baseball, basketball, cross During its tenure as a Division I Smith (McNeese State), Minnesota’s Fred All told, the revised membership of country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor conference from 1975-81, the Southland Evans (Texas State), Tennessee’s Jacob the Southland encompasses more than and outdoor track and field. The women Conference was instrumental in the Ford (Central Arkansas), and Oakland’s media 180,000 current students and an alumni compete for nine championships in startup of the Independence Bowl in Luke Lawton (McNeese State). Twenty- base of approximately 920,000. Famous basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, 1976. The Southland representative three former players from the Southland

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were on NFL rosters to start the 2008 (UT Arlington in the NCAA Tournament and coached the American League in the NCAA competition the Southland has season. and Stephen F. Austin in the NIT) for the MLB All-Star Game this past July. racked up 14 wins. In the 2009 NFL Draft, the league first time since 2001. Southeastern Louisiana pitcher Wade The Southland has a proud history media saw four players taken, the most among Coaches such as Billy Tubbs, Mike Miley was the 43rd overall selection in in volleyball as UT Arlington has FCS conferences and the most since five Vining, , Jack Martin, the 2008 Major League Baseball First- represented the conference eight times were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft. , Bobby Paschal and Pat Year Player Draft to become the 11th- in the NCAA tournament, advancing all The league had two players selected in Foster have led teams in the Southland. highest player selected in league history. the way to the NCAA Volleyball Final each of the three previous drafts and has In women’s basketball, the Southland In 2005, McNeese State pitcher Jacob Four in 1989. In 2006, Stephen F. Austin seen 21 players taken in the NFL Draft also has its share of tradition with Marceaux was a first-round pick by moved to the second round following an since 2000. Louisiana-Monroe advancing to the 1985 the Florida Marlins, becoming the sixth opening-round win against Alabama. Among the former NFL stars from NCAA Women’s Final Four, and Stephen Southland player taken in the first round. Track and field has also served the Southland include Fred Dean, who F. Austin sustaining itself as one of the A total of 21 players were selected in the as a proud asset for the Southland was inducted to the Professional Football most successful programs in the history 2009 draft, the third most in conference Conference as the league has produced Hall of Fame in 2008 to become the first of the sport. In 2008, the Ladyjacks history. numerous national champions and former Southland Conference player to became the sixth program in NCAA Such coaches as Jim Gilligan, who Olympic medalists. The Southland boasts earn induction in Canton. Other great Division I history to record more than won his 1,100th career game in 2009, 27 men and three women student- NLF players from the Southland include 800 wins, joining Tennessee, Louisiana , Butch McBroom, Mark athletes who have won NCAA track and XXIX quarterback Stan Tech, Old Dominion, Texas and James Johnson, Jim Wells, Smoke Laval, Dave Van field national championships, including Humphries, Bill Bergey, Fred Barnett, Madison. Horn, Mike Bianco, John Cohen and Tony A&M-Corpus Christi’s Shadrack Songok Roger Carr, Marvin Upshaw, Larry For three consecutive seasons (2007- Robichaux, have patrolled Southland (10,000-meter run) in 2007 and 2008 Centers, Kavika Pittman, Mike Barber, 09) the Southland has sent two teams to dugouts. and McNeese State’s Brad Gebauer

Bruce h istory Collie, Tim McKyer, t his is Nicholls Pat Tilley, Jackie the postseason as UT Arlington made Softball continues to enjoy success (pole vault) in 2007. The league has also Harris, Eugene Seale, Bubby Brister, Billy its second appearance in the NCAA on a national level, as the league has produced U.S. Olympic track and field slc Ryckman, Rafael Septien, Buford Jordan, tournament in 2007 and UTSA saw its knocked off at least one nationally medalists Earl Bell, Thomas Hill, Al Joyner Marcus Spears, Terrance Shaw, and Ray first action in the big dance in 2008 and ranked opponent since 1995, including and Charles Austin, Liudmila Litvinova, Brown. made a return trip in 2009. A Southland a win by Nicholls over top-ranked LSU along with other Olympians. With the The Southland Conference has team has played in the WNIT nine in 2009. In the 2003 NCAA Tournament, addition of five more All-American also seen its share of great coaches times, including each of the last three UT Arlington and Texas State enjoyed seasons in 2009, the league continues to during its history in , years. Women’s basketball all-stars have unprecedented success as each won two find national success in both indoor and Ernie Duplechin, Sam Goodwin, Jack included Eun Jung Lee, Lisa Ingram, Portia games in the national event. The league outdoor track and field. In the indoor Doland, , Bobby Keasler, Hill, Deneen Parker, Katrina Price, and has also won at least one game in the circuit, the Southland boasts 58 unique Larry Lacewell, Bill Davidson, Dennis Joskeen Garner, and coaches such as NCAA tournament in three of the past all-time All-Americans that have won a seaso n review Franchione, Pat Collins, and Ron Gary Blair, Linda Sharp, James Smith and five years. Texas State shut out No. 12 combined 10 national championships. Randleman. Linda Harper. Northwestern in the opening game of the Likewise in the spring outdoor season, While successful on the fields and Baseball has emerged as a huge 2009 NCAA Tournament. In 18 years on the league has seen 132 different All- courts, the Southland Conference has Southland Conference strength with repeatedly demonstrated its commitment the league earning numerous national to the academic and athletic success of rankings and NCAA Tournament oppo n e ts its student-athletes. berths. The Southland consistently In addition to football, the Southland ranks among the top-10 conferences Conference can point to a number of in the country. Major leaguers such accomplishments in all sports. as Ben Sheets, the Men’s basketball has experienced a league’s highest draft tremendous amount of success during pick (10th in 1999 coaches the Southland’s 45-plus years. The league by the Milwaukee has sent two teams to the NCAA Sweet Brewers), Micah Sixteen, as well as a squad to the NIT Hoffpauir, Hunter Final Four. Basketball stars Karl Malone, Pence, David Segui, Brian Joe Dumars, Jeff Foster, Dwight “Bo” Lawrence, Ben Broussard, Lamar, Andrew Toney, Devin Brown, and Chuck Finley, Jerald Clark, and players Mike Oliver played in the Southland Terry Matthews once played in Conference. In 2006, Northwestern the league. Former UT Arlington State, playing as the No. 14 seed in the shortstop, Trey Hillman, a three-time NCAA Tournament, defeated No. 3 seed All-Southland selection from 1983-85, Iowa, 64-63, in first-round action. In 2008, was named the manager for the Kansas the league saw two postseason teams City Royals following the 2007 season outlook 62 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football The Southland Conference

Americans, including 105 men and 27 Clendenon advanced to the semifinals of athletic success of its student-athletes. athlete with a stipend for postgraduate outlook women, combine to win 20 national the U.S. Amateur in 2007. With the F.L. McDonald Postgraduate study. The Scholar-Athlete Award is given championships. Southland tennis has also experienced Scholarship Award, the league annually to each institution’s male and female Golf has traditionally been a strong national prominence. UT Arlington All- honors one male and one female student-athlete with the highest grade- Southland sport as exemplified by Lamar American Andy Leber was the 2002 ITA/ scholar-athlete with a stipend for point average. Also, student-athletes men’s golfer Chris Stroud, who finished Ted Farnsworth National Senior Co- postgraduate study. The Scholar-Athlete with grade point averages above 3.0 are third individually at the 2003 NCAA Player of the Year after a 43-3 record Award is given to each institution’s honored on the Southland’s annual All- players National Championship and is a current and earning the nation’s No. 2 ranking. In male and female student-athlete with Academic teams and Commissioner’s member of the PGA Tour. The league women’s tennis, Southeastern Louisiana the highest grade-point average. Also, Honor Roll. has sent multiple teams into postseason won 46 consecutive conference matches student-athletes with grade-point In addition to providing expanding play on numerous occasions, including during a four-year period that began in averages above 3.0 are honored on the opportunities for student-athletes, the each of the previous two seasons with 2005. Southland’s annual All-Academic teams Southland Conference and its member both Lamar and UT Arlington qualifying The conference has increased and Commissioner’s Honor Roll. institutions are very involved in various coaches for a regional. Additionally, in 2009, five sponsorship and championships In addition to providing expanding community outreach programs. Many of individuals from the Southland also opportunities for female student- opportunities for student-athletes, the these programs provide positive life skills earned a spot in a regional. Lamar won athletes in recent years, adding women’s Southland Conference and its member training such as academics, citizenship a pair of NCAA Division II national golf and soccer as league sports. In institutions are very involved in various and leadership to school-aged students championships in 1967 and 1968, and 2007, Stephen F. Austin became the first community outreach programs. Many of in Southland communities. The Steve also produced PGA player Ronnie Black. Southland team to score a goal in the these programs provide positive life skills McCarty Citizenship Award, initiated in oppo n e ts In 2005, Lamar’s Dawie Van Der Walt NCAA tournament, while Texas State training such as academics, citizenship 2005-06 and named after the former finished fourth individually and Lamar became the first women’s golf program and leadership to school-aged students Stephen F. Austin athletic director, tied for 12th place at the NCAA Men’s to compete in the NCAA tournament. in Southland communities. properly recognizes accomplishments off Golf Championship, before the Cardinals The Southland Conference With the F.L. McDonald Postgraduate the court for a male and female student- tied for ninth in 2006 and tied for third has repeatedly demonstrated its Scholarship Award, the league annually athlete. in 2007. Former Lamar golfer Casey commitment to the academic and honors one male and one female scholar- seaso n review

Southland Conference Members Southland Conference Demographics (Football) Institutions Abbreviations Nicknames Location population Enrollment Stadium (Capacity) Central Arkansas UCA Bears/Sugar Bears Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 55,000 12,959 Estes Stadium (8,500) Lamar LU Cardinals/Lady Cardinals McNeese State Lake Charles, La. 80,000 8,471 Cowboy Stadium (17,410) McNeese State MCN Cowboys/Cowgirls Nicholls Thibodaux, La. 14,431 6,814 John L. Guidry Stadium (12,500) Nicholls NICH Colonels/Lady Colonels Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. 18,751 9,111 Turpin Stadium (15,971) Northwestern State NWLA Demons/Lady Demons Sam Houston State Huntsville, Texas 31,408 16,663 Bowers Stadium (14,000) Sam Houston State SHSU Bearkats Southeastern La. Hammond, La. 17,639 15,224 Strawberry Stadium (7,500) slc

Southeastern Louisiana SLU Lions/Lady Lions Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 29,914 11,990 Homer Brycehis is Nicholls t Stadium (14,575) h istory Stephen F. Austin SFA Lumberjacks/Ladyjacks Texas State San Marcos, Texas 51,000 29,125 Bobcat Stadium (16,000) UT Arlington UTA Mavericks UTSA UTSA Roadrunners Texas A&M-Corpus Christi AMCC Islanders Texas State TXST Bobcats

Southland Conference Mileage Chart Team UCa lu MCn nICh nWLA SHSU SLU SFa uTa uTSa aMCC TXST Central Arkansas ­­---- 430 464 589 310 415 500 321 362 615 754 567 Lamar 430 ­­---- 60 231 157 112 226 124 291 278 307 250 McNeese State 464 60 ---- 171 121 172 166 161 330 337 363 309 Nicholls 589 231 171 ---- 229 343 88 329 330 337 536 480 Northwestern State 310 157 121 229 ---- 180 208 109 269 396 488 346 Sam Houston State 415 112 172 343 180 ---- 338 94 187 223 290 173 Southeastern La. 500 226 166 88 208 338 ---- 311 473 503 535 475 Stephen F. Austin 321 124 161 329 109 94 311 ---- 183 300 361 250 UT Arlington 362 291 330 330 269 187 473 183 ---- 279 419 229

UTSA 615 278 337 337 396 223 503 300 279 ---- 144 50 media A&M-Corpus Christi 754 307 363 536 488 290 535 361 419 144 ---- 187 Texas State 567 250 309 480 346 173 475 250 229 50 187 ----

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1991 Conference all Games 1997 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. McNeese State 4 1 2 6 4 2 McNeese State 6 1 .857 13 2 .867 McNeese State 5 0 1.000 10 2 .833

media Sam Houston State 5 2 0 8 3 1 Northwestern State 6 1 .857 8 4 .666 Stephen F. Austin 4 1 .800 7 4 .545 Northeast Louisiana 4 2 1 7 3 1 Stephen F. Austin 5 2 .714 8 3 .727 Northwestern State 1 4 .200 6 6 .500 Southwest Texas 4 3 0 7 4 0 Sam Houston State 3 4 .429 5 6 .455 Texas State 1 4 .200 4 8 .333 Northwestern State 4 3 0 6 5 0 Nicholls State 3 4 .429 5 6 .455 Sam Houston State 1 4 .200 2 9 .182 Nicholls State 2 5 0 4 7 0 Southwest Texas 2 5 .286 5 6 .455 Nicholls State % 0 5 .000 0 11 .000 North Texas 2 5 0 3 7 1 Troy State 2 5 .286 5 6 .455 Stephen F. Austin 1 5 1 2 8 1 Jacksonville State 1 6 .143 1 10 .091 %Records and results reflect five forfeits by Nicholls State.

1992 Conference all Games 1998 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. Northeast Louisiana 7 0 0 10 3 0 Northwestern State 6 1 .857 11 3 .786 Sam Houston State 4 1 .800 11 3 .786 McNeese State 6 1 0 9 4 0 McNeese State 5 2 .714 9 3 .750 Northwestern State 4 1 .800 8 4 .667 Northwestern State 4 3 0 7 4 0 Troy State 5 2 .714 8 4 .667 Texas State 3 2 .600 5 6 .455 Sam Houston State 3 2 2 6 3 2 Jacksonville State 4 3 .571 7 4 .636 Nicholls State 2 3 .400 5 5 .500 North Texas 3 4 0 4 7 0 Nicholls State 3 4 .429 4 7 .364 Stephen F. Austin 1 4 .364 6 5 .545 Southwest Texas 2 4 1 5 5 1 Southwest Texas 2 5 .286 4 7 .364 McNeese State 1 4 .364 4 7 .364 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 2005 Conference all Games W l pct. W l pct. 1993 Conference all Games 1999 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 McNeese State 7 0 0 10 3 0 Troy State 6 1 .857 11 2 .846 McNeese State 3 3 .500 5 4 .556 Northeast h istory Louisiana t his is Nicholls 6 1 0 9 3 0 Stephen F. Austin 6 1 .857 8 3 .727 Northwestern State 3 3 .500 5 5 .500

slc Stephen F. Austin 5 2 0 8 4 0 McNeese State 5 2 .714 6 5 .545 Southeastern La. 2 4 .333 4 6 .400 Northwestern State 3 4 0 5 6 0 Sam Houston State 4 3 .571 6 5 .545 Sam Houston State 2 4 .333 3 7 .300 Sam Houston State 2 5 0 4 7 0 Northwestern State 3 4 .429 4 7 .364 Stephen F. Austin 1 5 .167 5 6 .455 North Texas 2 5 0 4 7 0 Southwest Texas 2 5 .286 3 8 .273 Nicholls State 2 5 0 3 8 0 Jacksonville State 1 6 .143 2 9 .182 2006 Conference all Games Southwest Texas 1 6 0 2 9 0 Nicholls State 1 6 .143 1 10 .091 W l pct. W l pct. McNeese State 5 1 .833 7 5 .583 1994 Conference all Games 2000 Conference all Games Sam Houston State 4 2 .667 6 5 .545 W l T W l T W l pct. W l pct. Stephen F. Austin 4 2 .667 4 7 .364 North Texas 5 0 1 7 4 1 Troy State 7 0 1.000 10 2 .833 Texas State 3 3 .500 5 6 .455 McNeese State 5 1 0 10 3 0 McNeese State 5 2 .714 8 4 .667 Nicholls State 2 4 .333 4 7 .364 seaso n review Stephen F. Austin 4 1 1 6 3 2 Southwest Texas 5 2 .714 7 4 .636 Northwestern State 2 4 .333 4 7 .364 Northwestern State 3 3 0 5 6 0 Sam Houston State 4 3 .571 7 4 .636 Southeastern La. 1 5 .167 2 9 .182 Sam Houston State 1 5 0 6 5 0 Stephen F. Austin 3 4 .429 6 5 .545 Central Arkansas* ------8 3 .727 Nicholls State 1 5 0 5 6 0 Jacksonville State 2 5 .286 4 6 .400 *-denotes 2007 SLC member Southwest Texas 1 5 0 4 7 0 Nicholls State% 1 6 .143 4 7 .364 Northwestern State% 1 6 .143 4 7 .364 2007 Conference all Games 1995 Conference all Games %Records and results reflect two forfeits by Northwestern W l pct. W l pct. oppo n e ts W l T W l T State. McNeese State 7 0 1.000 11 1 .917 McNeese State 5 0 0 13 1 0 Sam Houston State 5 2 .714 7 4 .636 Stephen F. Austin 4 1 0 11 2 0 2001 Conference all Games Central Arkansas 5 2 .714 6 5 .545 Northwestern State 2 3 0 6 5 0 W l pct. W l pct. Nicholls State 3 4 .429 6 5 .545 Sam Houston State 2 3 0 5 5 0 Sam Houston State 5 1 .833 10 3 .769 Northwestern State 3 4 .429 4 7 .364 Southwest Texas 2 3 0 4 7 0 McNeese State 5 1 .833 8 4 .667 Texas State 3 4 .429 4 7 .364 Nicholls State 0 5 0 0 11 0 Northwestern State 4 2 .667 8 4 .667 Southeastern La. 2 5 .286 3 8 .273 coaches Troy State 11 1 0 Stephen F. Austin 4 2 .667 6 5 .545 Stephen F. Austin 0 7 .000 0 11 .000 Jacksonville State 7 4 0 Jacksonville State 2 4 .333 5 6 .455 Nicholls State 1 5 .167 3 8 .273 2008 Conference all Games 1996 Conference all Games Southwest Texas 0 6 .000 4 7 .364 W l pct. W l pct. W l pct. W l pct. Central Arkansas 6 1 .857 10 2 .833 Troy State 5 1 .833 12 2 .857 2002 Conference all Games Texas State 5 2 .714 8 5 .615 Nicholls State 4 2 .667 8 4 .667 W l pct. W l pct. McNeese State 4 3 .571 7 4 .636 players Stephen F. Austin 3 3 .500 7 4 .636 McNeese State 6 0 1.000 13 2 .867 Northwestern State 4 3 .571 7 5 .583 Northwestern State 3 3 .500 6 5 .545 Northwestern State 4 2 .667 9 4 .692 Nicholls 3 4 .429 3 6 .333 Sam Houston State 3 3 .500 4 7 .364 Nicholls State 3 3 .500 7 4 .636 Southeastern La. 2 5 .286 5 7 .417 Southwest Texas 2 4 .333 5 6 .455 Stephen F. Austin 3 3 .500 6 5 .545 Sam Houston State 2 5 .286 4 6 .400 McNeese State 1 5 .167 3 8 .273 Jacksonville State 2 4 .333 5 6 .455 Stephen F. Austin 2 5 .286 4 8 .333 Jacksonville State 1 9 .100 Sam Houston State 2 4 .333 4 7 .364 Southwest Texas 1 5 .167 4 7 .364 outlook 64 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Southland Team Statistics

SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg 4. Northwestern State 12 521 2072 4.0 21 172.7 outlook 1. McNeese State 11 56 49 4 0 6 1 413 37.5 5. Central Arkansas 12 444 1870 4.2 26 155.8 2. Central Arkansas 12 59 53 2 0 13 0 450 37.5 6. Sam Houston St. 10 299 1193 4.0 19 119.3 3. Texas State 13 62 57 1 0 14 0 473 36.4 7. Southeastern La. 12 353 1001 2.8 9 83.4 4. Sam Houston St. 10 46 41 0 0 12 0 353 35.3 8. Stephen F. Austin 12 249 839 3.4 11 69.9 5. Stephen F. Austin 12 56 51 2 0 9 1 420 35.0 6. Southeastern La. 12 42 39 0 0 12 0 327 27.2 RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G 7. Northwestern State 12 40 36 1 0 14 0 320 26.7 1. McNeese State 11 339 1308 3.9 15 118.9 8. Nicholls State 9 29 21 0 0 12 0 231 25.7 2. Central Arkansas 12 378 1649 4.4 16 137.4 players 3. Sam Houston St. 10 375 1451 3.9 20 145.1 SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg 4. Northwestern State 12 385 1745 4.5 18 145.4 1. Central Arkansas 12 38 36 0 0 14 1 308 25.7 5. Nicholls State 9 350 1524 4.4 17 169.3 2. Northwestern State 12 45 36 0 0 11 0 339 28.2 6. Southeastern La. 12 485 2083 4.3 25 173.6 3. McNeese State 11 43 37 0 0 9 0 322 29.3 7. Texas State 13 489 2271 4.6 22 174.7 4. Texas State 13 55 47 2 1 8 0 407 31.3 8. Stephen F. Austin 12 545 2159 4.0 34 179.9 5. Southeastern La. 12 51 45 2 0 10 2 389 32.4 6. Sam Houston St. 10 42 38 1 0 13 0 331 33.1 TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G coaches 7. Nicholls State 9 39 32 2 0 14 0 312 34.7 1. McNeese State 11 2511 2594 799 5105 6.4 51 464.1 8. Stephen F. Austin 12 62 56 1 0 15 0 475 39.6 2. Sam Houston St. 10 1193 3380 748 4573 6.1 46 457.3 3. Texas State 13 2393 3499 892 5892 6.6 60 453.2 PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 4. Central Arkansas 12 1870 3387 844 5257 6.2 58 438.1 1. Stephen F. Austin 12 630 371 23 58.9 4149 6.6 41 345.8 5. Stephen F. Austin 12 839 4149 879 4988 5.7 52 415.7 2. Sam Houston St. 10 449 250 13 55.7 3380 7.5 27 338.0 6. Northwestern State 12 2072 2187 844 4259 5.0 33 354.9 3. Central Arkansas 12 400 268 4 67.0 3387 8.5 32 282.2 7. Southeastern La. 12 1001 3087 803 4088 5.1 38 340.7 4. Texas State 13 432 254 12 58.8 3499 8.1 34 269.2 8. Nicholls State 9 1873 924 525 2797 5.3 26 310.8 oppo n e ts 5. Southeastern La. 12 450 276 8 61.3 3087 6.9 29 257.2 6. McNeese State 11 310 189 5 61.0 2594 8.4 21 235.8 TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G 7. Northwestern State 12 323 177 8 54.8 2187 6.8 12 182.2 1. McNeese State 11 1308 2551 703 3859 5.5 41 350.8 8. Nicholls State 9 101 42 6 41.6 924 9.1 9 102.7 2. Northwestern State 12 1745 2754 757 4499 5.9 42 374.9 3. Central Arkansas 12 1649 3143 807 4792 5.9 37 399.3 PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G 4. Sam Houston St. 10 1451 2612 754 4063 5.4 40 406.3 1. Northwestern State 12 372 192 10 51.6 2754 7.4 24 229.5 5. Nicholls State 9 1524 2258 652 3782 5.8 36 420.2

2. McNeese State 11 364 208 12 57.1 2551 7.0 26 231.9 6. Southeastern La. 12 2083 2989 909 5072 5.6 49 422.7 seaso n review 3. Southeastern La. 12 424 236 9 55.7 2989 7.0 24 249.1 7. Stephen F. Austin 12 2159 3087 933 5246 5.6 58 437.2 4. Nicholls State 9 302 181 5 59.9 2258 7.5 19 250.9 8. Texas State 13 2271 3489 966 5760 6.0 54 443.1 5. Stephen F. Austin 12 388 252 9 64.9 3087 8.0 24 257.2 6. Sam Houston St. 10 379 230 8 60.7 2612 6.9 20 261.2 PUNT RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg 7. Central Arkansas 12 429 261 12 60.8 3143 7.3 21 261.9 1. Nicholls State 9 13 158 1 12.2 8. Texas State 13 477 277 15 58.1 3489 7.3 32 268.4 2. McNeese State 11 22 217 1 9.9 3. Stephen F. Austin 12 35 317 0 9.1 KICKOFF RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg 4. Central Arkansas 12 21 150 0 7.1 1. Central Arkansas 12 55 1363 0 24.8 5. Northwestern State 12 18 113 1 6.3 2. Texas State 13 59 1425 1 24.2 6. Southeastern La. 12 20 116 0 5.8 3. Northwestern State 12 47 1082 1 23.0 7. Sam Houston St. 10 14 78 0 5.6 4. Southeastern La. 12 61 1341 0 22.0 8. Texas State 13 13 35 0 2.7 slc 5. McNeese State 11 52 1137 0 21.9 6. Nicholls State 9 47 1019 1 21.7 PASS EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Pct Int Yds his is Nicholls t TD Effic h istory 7. Stephen F. Austin 12 76 1502 1 19.8 1. Central Arkansas 12 400 268 .670 4 3387 32 162.5 8. Sam Houston St. 10 50 919 0 18.4 2. McNeese State 11 310 189 .610 5 2594 21 150.4 3. Texas State 13 432 254 .588 12 3499 34 147.2 PUNTING G No. Yards Avg Ret Yds Avg Net/P 4. Southeastern La. 12 450 276 .613 8 3087 29 136.7 1. Central Arkansas 12 34 1395 41.0 8 25 0.7 40.3 5. Nicholls State 9 101 42 .416 6 924 9 136.0 2. Sam Houston St. 10 44 1805 41.0 22 148 3.4 37.7 6. Sam Houston St. 10 449 250 .557 13 3380 27 133.0 3. Nicholls State 9 39 1628 41.7 20 197 5.1 36.7 7. Stephen F. Austin 12 630 371 .589 23 4149 41 128.4 4. Texas State 13 46 1765 38.4 13 88 1.9 36.5 8. Northwestern State 12 323 177 .548 8 2187 12 119.0 5. Stephen F. Austin 12 52 2110 40.6 21 258 5.0 35.6 6. Southeastern La. 12 71 2710 38.2 30 250 3.5 34.6 PASS DEF EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Effic 7. Northwestern State 12 65 2368 36.4 24 172 2.6 33.8 1. Southeastern La. 12 424 236 9 55.7 2989 24 129.3 8. McNeese State 11 41 1572 38.3 14 213 5.2 33.1 2. Northwestern State 12 372 192 10 51.6 2754 24 129.7 3. Sam Houston St. 10 379 230 8 60.7 2612 20 131.8 Gained Lost 4. Central Arkansas 12 429 261 12 60.8 3143 21 132.9 TURNOVER MARGIN G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G 5. McNeese State 11 364 208 12 57.1 2551 26 133.0 1. Southeastern La. 12 21 9 30 12 8 20 +10 0.83 6. Texas State 13 477 277 15 58.1 3489 32 135.4 2. Central Arkansas 12 11 12 23 10 4 14 +9 0.75 7. Nicholls State 9 302 181 5 59.9 2258 19 140.2 3. McNeese State 11 7 12 19 8 5 13 +6 0.55 8. Stephen F. Austin 12 388 252 9 64.9 3087 24 147.6 4. Sam Houston St. 10 14 8 22 6 13 19 +3 0.30 5. Northwestern State 12 10 10 20 10 8 18 +2 0.17 FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total 6. Texas State 13 9 15 24 13 12 25 -1 -0.08 1. Texas State 13 129 154 21 304 7. Stephen F. Austin 12 10 9 19 7 23 30 -11 -0.92 2. McNeese State 11 140 115 19 274 8. Nicholls State 9 3 5 8 18 6 24 -16 -1.78 3. Stephen F. Austin 12 53 192 27 272

4. Central Arkansas 12 108 135 23 266 media RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G 5. Sam Houston St. 10 72 139 20 231 1. McNeese State 11 489 2511 5.1 30 228.3 6. Northwestern State 12 118 100 10 228 2. Nicholls State 9 424 1873 4.4 17 208.1 7. Southeastern La. 12 75 121 18 214 3. Texas State 13 460 2393 5.2 26 184.1 8. Nicholls State 9 96 27 16 139 Nicholls Colonels Football 65 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Southland Team Statistics

OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total 5. Central Arkansas 12 36-46 78.3 25 14/11 11-13 2/1/5/0 1. McNeese State 11 75 100 26 201 6. McNeese State 11 35-41 85.4 27 14/13 8-11 0/1/1/1 2. Northwestern State 12 83 107 19 209 7. Stephen F. Austin 12 52-59 88.1 40 28/12 12-16 0/1/2/0 3. Nicholls State 9 91 108 17 216 8. Nicholls State 9 39-43 90.7 28 16/12 11-13 0/1/0/1 media 4. Sam Houston St. 10 89 115 16 220 5. Central Arkansas 12 87 123 25 235 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct 6. Stephen F. Austin 12 130 129 17 276 1. Central Arkansas 12 76 158 48.1 7. Southeastern La. 12 123 133 22 278 2. Texas State 13 79 171 46.2 8. Texas State 13 131 154 28 313 3. McNeese State 11 68 148 45.9 4. Northwestern State 12 82 188 43.6 SACKS BY G Sacks Yards 5. Stephen F. Austin 12 65 166 39.2 1. Stephen F. Austin 12 32 209 6. Sam Houston St. 10 57 151 37.7 2. Central Arkansas 12 28 197 7. Nicholls State 9 38 107 35.5 3. McNeese State 11 25 174 8. Southeastern La. 12 61 175 34.9 4. Sam Houston St. 10 24 169 5. Northwestern State 12 23 139 OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct Texas State 13 23 158 1. Central Arkansas 12 60 160 37.5 7. Southeastern La. 12 22 156 2. Northwestern State 12 58 151 38.4 8. Nicholls State 9 15 101 3. McNeese State 11 59 151 39.1 4. Sam Houston St. 10 62 152 40.8 PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G 5. Texas State 13 77 187 41.2 1. Texas State 13 85 767 59.0 6. Southeastern La. 12 83 188 44.1 Sam Houston St. 10 71 590 59.0 7. Stephen F. Austin 12 84 190 44.2 3. Nicholls State 9 57 557 61.9 8. Nicholls State 9 58 127 45.7 4. Stephen F. Austin 12 90 784 65.3 5. Central Arkansas 12 87 815 67.9 SACKS AGAINST G Sacks Yards 6. Northwestern State 12 101 836 69.7 1. Nicholls State 9 9 48 7. McNeese State 11 88 799 72.6 2. McNeese State 11 14 89 8. Southeastern La. 12 115 910 75.8 3. Texas State 13 15 111 h istory t his is Nicholls 4. Central Arkansas 12 17 119

slc OPPONENT PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G 5. Sam Houston St. 10 24 175 1. Stephen F. Austin 12 95 901 75.1 Northwestern State 12 24 196 2. Sam Houston St. 10 79 745 74.5 7. Stephen F. Austin 12 25 167 3. Central Arkansas 12 96 854 71.2 8. Southeastern La. 12 46 300 4. Nicholls State 9 67 606 67.3 5. Southeastern La. 12 93 762 63.5 FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct 6. Northwestern State 12 77 662 55.2 1. Texas State 13 14 17 .824 7. Texas State 13 83 685 52.7 2. Nicholls State 9 12 15 .800 8. McNeese State 11 67 538 48.9 3. Northwestern State 12 14 18 .778 4. Sam Houston St. 10 12 17 .706 4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct Southeastern La. 12 12 17 .706 1. Nicholls State 9 8 11 72.7 6. Stephen F. Austin 12 9 13 .692

seaso n review 2. Texas State 13 14 24 58.3 7. Central Arkansas 12 13 19 .684 3. Northwestern State 12 10 18 55.6 8. McNeese State 11 6 17 .353 4. Sam Houston St. 10 13 25 52.0 5. Central Arkansas 12 12 25 48.0 PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct 6. Stephen F. Austin 12 9 24 37.5 1. Stephen F. Austin 12 51 51 1.000 7. McNeese State 11 7 20 35.0 Northwestern State 12 36 36 1.000 8. Southeastern La. 12 4 19 21.1 3. Texas State 13 57 59 .966 4. McNeese State 11 49 51 .961

oppo n e ts OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct 5. Southeastern La. 12 39 41 .951 1. Northwestern State 12 6 21 28.6 6. Sam Houston St. 10 41 44 .932 2. Sam Houston St. 10 8 21 38.1 7. Central Arkansas 12 53 57 .930 3. Central Arkansas 12 13 33 39.4 8. Nicholls State 9 21 24 .875 4. McNeese State 11 7 15 46.7 5. Nicholls State 9 5 10 50.0 TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time Avg/G 6. Texas State 13 19 33 57.6 1. Northwestern State 12 402:43 33:33 7. Stephen F. Austin 12 14 23 60.9 2. McNeese State 11 355:31 32:19

coaches Southeastern La. 12 14 23 60.9 3. Texas State 13 414:46 31:54 4. Central Arkansas 12 370:26 30:52 RED ZONE OFFENSE G RedZone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other 5. Southeastern La. 12 359:41 29:58 1. Stephen F. Austin 12 41-47 87.2 34 10/24 7-8 0/2/1/2 6. Nicholls State 9 252:35 28:03 2. Sam Houston St. 10 34-39 87.2 27 16/11 7-10 0/0/2/0 7. Sam Houston St. 10 280:20 28:02 3. Northwestern State 12 39-45 86.7 26 20/6 13-16 1/0/2/0 8. Stephen F. Austin 12 291:31 24:17 4. Texas State 13 45-52 86.5 34 18/16 11-12 2/1/2/1 5. Central Arkansas 12 54-64 84.4 41 24/17 13-16 2/1/4/0 KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yds Avg Retn TB NetAvg

players 6. Southeastern La. 12 29-35 82.9 24 8/16 5-6 1/2/1/1 1. Texas State 13 82 5130 62.6 1109 18 44.6 7. McNeese State 11 40-49 81.6 34 24/10 6-10 1/0/3/1 2. Central Arkansas 12 84 5235 62.3 1605 6 41.8 8. Nicholls State 9 26-32 81.2 18 15/3 8-10 1/0/2/1 3. Nicholls State 9 49 2742 56.0 658 4 40.9 4. Southeastern La. 12 63 3802 60.3 1215 2 40.4 RED ZONE DEFENSE G RedZone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other 5. Stephen F. Austin 12 75 4547 60.6 1545 2 39.5 1. Texas State 13 40-56 71.4 34 17/17 6-14 3/2/2/1 6. McNeese State 11 67 4020 60.0 1401 4 37.9 2. Southeastern La. 12 39-51 76.5 32 20/12 7-14 2/0/3/0 7. Northwestern State 12 62 3746 60.4 1477 2 36.0 3. Northwestern State 12 34-44 77.3 26 14/12 8-9 3/1/5/0 8. Sam Houston St. 10 63 3034 48.2 1103 0 30.7 4. Sam Houston St. 10 35-45 77.8 25 17/8 10-13 2/1/1/3 outlook 66 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football 2008 Southland Individual Statistics outlook 2008 Southland Conference Individual Statistics RUSHING Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Long INTERCEPTIONS Team Cl G Int Yds TD Int/G Long 1. Pendland,T MCN JR 11 219 1431 6.5 12 130.1 68 1. Crosby,M. TXST SR 9 4 51 0 0.44 22 2. Aston, James SHSU JR 10 169 886 5.2 11 88.6 73 2. Connors, Tommy SLU JR 12 4 36 0 0.33 26 3. Lawrence, Byron NWLA SR 12 207 1018 4.9 9 84.8 51 3. Haynes,Jeremy MCN SR 10 3 83 1 0.30 45 4. Bush,K. TXST SO 13 136 1065 7.8 11 81.9 63 4. Johnson,Dathan UCA SR 11 3 2 0 0.27 2

5. Grimes,Brent UCA JR 12 180 879 4.9 18 73.2 36 5. Riggs, Gary NWLA JR 12 3 68 2 0.25 39 players 6. Lucas, Jay SLU SR 12 164 787 4.8 4 65.6 58 Williams, Jabar SFA SO 12 3 0 0 0.25 0 7. Zwinggi,S. TXST SR 13 114 642 5.6 5 49.4 39 Gambles,Anthony UCA JR 12 3 0 0 0.25 0 8. Tarrant, Cornel SFA SO 12 94 540 5.7 7 45.0 60 8. Webb, Lardarius NICH SR 9 2 37 0 0.22 37 9. Bunch, Chris NICH SR 9 74 404 5.5 4 44.9 56 Claybon, Jeremy SFA SO 9 2 35 0 0.22 31 10. Buchanan, Corey NICH SO 8 54 353 6.5 1 44.1 70 10. Powell, Marquis SLU SR 10 2 89 2 0.20 51 PASSING AVG/GAME Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G PASS EFFICIENCY Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff. 1. Moses, Jeremy SFA SO 12 598 352 20 58.9 4026 41 335.5 1. Brown,Nathan UCA SR 12 375 254 4 67.7 3206 31 164.7 Bomar, Rhett SHSU SR 10 436 245 13 56.2 3355 27 335.5 2. George,B. TXST JR 12 301 181 6 60.1 2660 26 158.9 coaches 3. Brown,Nathan UCA SR 12 375 254 4 67.7 3206 31 267.2 3. Bunch, Chris NICH SR 9 60 25 1 41.7 546 6 147.8 4. Babin, Brian SLU JR 11 412 257 7 62.4 2806 25 255.1 4. Fourroux,D MCN JR 11 276 169 5 61.2 2205 18 146.2 5. George,B. TXST JR 12 301 181 6 60.1 2660 26 221.7 5. Babin, Brian SLU JR 11 412 257 7 62.4 2806 25 136.2 6. Fourroux,D MCN JR 11 276 169 5 61.2 2205 18 200.5 6. Bomar, Rhett SHSU SR 10 436 245 13 56.2 3355 27 135.3 7. Hundley, John NWLA JR 9 205 112 3 54.6 1307 8 145.2 7. Moses, Jeremy SFA SO 12 598 352 20 58.9 4026 41 131.4 8. Branch, Drew NWLA SR 10 115 64 5 55.7 806 3 80.6 8. Toon,C. TXST SR 12 126 73 6 57.9 839 8 125.3 9. Toon,C. TXST SR 12 126 73 6 57.9 839 8 69.9 9. Hundley, John NWLA JR 9 205 112 3 54.6 1307 8 118.1 10. Bunch, Chris NICH SR 9 60 25 1 41.7 546 6 60.7 10. Branch, Drew NWLA SR 10 115 64 5 55.7 806 3 114.4 oppo n e ts TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G PUNT RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Avg Long 1. Bomar, Rhett SHSU SR 10 187 3355 517 3542 354.2 1. Webb, Lardarius NICH SR 9 10 152 1 15.2 75 2. Moses, Jeremy SFA SO 12 -74 4026 654 3952 329.3 2. Brooks, Duane SFA JR 10 17 146 0 8.6 62 3. Brown,Nathan UCA SR 12 215 3206 443 3421 285.1 3. Whitehead,S MCN SR 11 20 147 0 7.3 42 4. Babin, Brian SLU JR 11 -84 2806 492 2722 247.5 4. Gambles,Anthony UCA JR 12 14 99 0 7.1 33 5. Fourroux,D MCN JR 11 447 2205 391 2652 241.1 5. Brewer, Wonsele SHSU SR 10 12 70 0 5.8 18 6. George,B. TXST JR 12 19 2660 342 2679 223.2 seaso n review 7. Hundley, John NWLA JR 9 246 1307 295 1553 172.6 KICK RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Avg Long 8. Pendland,T MCN JR 11 1431 0 219 1431 130.1 1. Adams,TJ UCA FR 12 24 639 0 26.6 65 9. Bunch, Chris NICH SR 9 404 546 134 950 105.6 2. Powell, Marquis SLU SR 10 24 610 0 25.4 65 10. Aston, James SHSU JR 10 886 0 170 886 88.6 3. Bush,K. TXST SO 13 42 1055 1 25.1 79 4. Pervis, Vincent SFA SO 11 27 642 1 23.8 94 RECEPTIONS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Rec/G Long 5. Howard, Cornell NICH FR 9 21 436 0 20.8 54 1. Brooks, Duane SFA JR 10 68 863 4 12.7 6.80 55 6. Brewer, Wonsele SHSU SR 10 22 423 0 19.2 45 2. Luke,C. TXST SR 13 73 1268 17 17.4 5.62 70 3. Edison, Dominiq SFA SR 12 67 1016 18 15.2 5.58 76 PUNTING Team Cl G Punt Yds Avg Long 4. Whitehead,S MCN SR 11 57 810 4 14.2 5.18 57 1. Dolan, Patrick NICH SO 9 38 1611 42.4 57 5. Houston, Catron SHSU SR 10 51 1002 9 19.6 5.10 76 2. Raymer, Derrick SHSU SR 10 44 1805 41.0 60 6. Lucas, Jay SLU SR 12 58 557 4 9.6 4.83 60 3. Beard,Jonathan UCA JR 11 33 1348 40.8 55 slc

7. Yarborough, Sim SLU FR 11 51 490 6 9.6 4.64 30 4. Nelson, Drew SFA FR 12 52 2110 40.6 56 his is Nicholls t h istory 8. Lucas, Chris SHSU JR 10 45 592 3 13.2 4.50 80 5. Samples, Cody SLU SR 12 68 2645 38.9 58 9. Wilson, Chris SLU JR 12 51 740 8 14.5 4.25 64 6. Bercegeay,Blake MCN SR 11 41 1572 38.3 76 10. Ware,Eric UCA SR 12 50 758 5 15.2 4.17 71 7. Follis,B. TXST FR 11 42 1607 38.3 59 8. Russo, Bradley NWLA SO 12 62 2303 37.1 56 RECEIVE YDS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Yds/G Long 1. Houston, Catron SHSU SR 10 51 1002 9 19.6 100.2 76 SCORING Team Cl G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Pts/G 2. Luke,C. TXST SR 13 73 1268 17 17.4 97.5 70 1. Grimes,Brent UCA JR 12 21 0 0 0 126 10.5 3. Brooks, Duane SFA JR 10 68 863 4 12.7 86.3 55 2. Edison, Dominiq SFA SR 12 18 0 0 2 110 9.2 4. Edison, Dominiq SFA SR 12 67 1016 18 15.2 84.7 76 3. Aston, James SHSU JR 10 14 0 0 0 84 8.4 5. Whitehead,S MCN SR 11 57 810 4 14.2 73.6 57 4. Pendland,T MCN JR 11 15 0 0 0 90 8.2 6. Guice, Dudley NWLA SR 9 35 606 5 17.3 67.3 74 5. Luke,C. TXST SR 13 17 0 0 0 102 7.8 7. Wells, Justin SHSU SR 7 27 445 2 16.5 63.6 46 6. Wilkins, Taylor SHSU JR 10 0 41 12 0 77 7.7 8. Ware,Eric UCA SR 12 50 758 5 15.2 63.2 71 7. Carmona,Eddie UCA FR 12 0 53 13 0 92 7.7 9. Wilson, Chris SLU JR 12 51 740 8 14.5 61.7 64 8. Ireland,A. TXST SR 13 0 57 14 0 99 7.6 10. Branson,Marquez UCA SR 12 45 737 11 16.4 61.4 79 9. Long, Cory SFA SR 12 0 51 9 0 78 6.5 Weeks, Robert NWLA SR 12 0 36 14 0 78 6.5 ALL PURPOSE Team Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G 1. Bush,K. TXST SO 13 1065 210 0 1055 2330 179.2 SCORING (TDs) Team Cl G TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts Pts/G 2. Pendland,T MCN JR 11 1431 349 0 147 1927 175.2 1. Grimes,Brent UCA JR 12 21 18 3 0 0 126 10.5 3. Aston, James SHSU JR 10 886 326 0 195 1407 140.7 2. Edison, Dominiq SFA SR 12 18 0 18 0 1 110 9.2 4. Whitehead,S MCN SR 11 194 810 147 321 1472 133.8 3. Aston, James SHSU JR 10 14 11 3 0 0 84 8.4 5. Houston, Catron SHSU SR 10 3 1002 8 235 1248 124.8 4. Pendland,T MCN JR 11 15 12 3 0 0 90 8.2 6. Brooks, Duane SFA JR 10 0 863 146 164 1173 117.3 5. Luke,C. TXST SR 13 17 0 17 0 0 102 7.8 7. Lucas, Jay SLU SR 12 787 557 0 0 1344 112.0 6. Bush,K. TXST SO 13 14 11 2 1 0 84 6.5

8. Grimes,Brent UCA JR 12 879 332 0 0 1211 100.9 7. Fourroux,D MCN JR 11 11 11 0 0 2 70 6.4 media 9. Luke,C. TXST SR 13 0 1268 0 0 1268 97.5 8. Houston, Catron SHSU SR 10 10 1 9 0 0 60 6.0 10. Parks, Contrevi SFA JR 12 0 591 85 391 1067 88.9 9. Branson,Marquez UCA SR 12 11 0 11 0 1 68 5.7 10. Lawrence, Byron NWLA SR 12 9 9 0 0 0 54 4.5

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SCORING (KICK) Team Cl G PATs FGs Pts Pts/G 35. Barnett, Jerrel SFA SO 12 DB 31 26 57 4.8 0 1. Wilkins, Taylor SHSU JR 10 41-44 12-17 77 7.7 36. Linde,Brant MCN SR 11 32 19 51 4.6 1 2. Carmona,Eddie UCA FR 12 53-57 13-19 92 7.7 37. Opeloye,Tok UCA SO 12 LB 20 35 55 4.6 0 3. Ireland,A. TXST SR 13 57-59 14-17 99 7.6 38. Savoie, Joe SFA JR 11 LB 22 28 50 4.5 0 media 4. Weeks, Robert NWLA SR 12 36-36 14-18 78 6.5 39. Houston,T. TXST JR 13 DL 29 29 58 4.5 7 Long, Cory SFA SR 12 51-51 9-13 78 6.5 40. King,D. TXST SR 13 DL 33 23 56 4.3 4 6. Shexnayder, R. NICH SR 9 21-24 12-15 57 6.3 41. Gambles,Anthony UCA JR 12 DB 34 16 50 4.2 0 7. Turner, Jeff SLU JR 12 39-41 12-17 75 6.2 42. Stewart, Randy SHSU SO 10 DB 21 20 41 4.1 0 8. Bercegeay,Blake MCN SR 11 48-50 6-17 66 6.0 43. Williams, Travi SLU SR 11 DB 34 11 45 4.1 0 44. Love, Ledell NWLA SO 12 DE 33 16 49 4.1 4 FIELD GOALS Team Cl G FG FGA Pct. FG/G 45. Hicks, Andre SFA JR 12 DE 21 26 47 3.9 4 1. Shexnayder, R. NICH SR 9 12 15 80.0 1.33 46. McCall, Luke SHSU JR 10 LB 16 23 39 3.9 0 2. Wilkins, Taylor SHSU JR 10 12 17 70.6 1.20 47. Johnson,Phillip UCA JR 9 DB 20 15 35 3.9 0 3. Weeks, Robert NWLA SR 12 14 18 77.8 1.17 Ledet, Ivan NICH SR 9 LB 23 12 35 3.9 3 4. Carmona,Eddie UCA FR 12 13 19 68.4 1.08 49. Charles, Kennet SFA SO 12 DT 13 33 46 3.8 3 5. Ireland,A. TXST SR 13 14 17 82.4 1.08 50. Brewer, Wonsele SHSU SR 10 CB 24 14 38 3.8 0 6. Turner, Jeff SLU JR 12 12 17 70.6 1.00 7. Long, Cory SFA SR 12 9 13 69.2 0.75 SACKS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G 8. Bercegeay,Blake MCN SR 11 6 17 35.3 0.55 1. Hart,Larry UCA JR 12 DE 9 6 75 15 1.25 2. Knicky, Tim SFA JR 12 DE 10 4 75 14 1.17 FIELD GOAL PCT Team Cl G FG FGA Long Pct. 3. Brown, Chris SHSU JR 10 DE 8 1 54 9 0.90 1. Ireland,A. TXST SR 13 14 17 48 82.4 4. Houston,T. TXST JR 13 DL 6 1 39 7 0.54 2. Shexnayder, R. NICH SR 9 12 15 45 80.0 5. Honore, Steven SLU SR 11 DE 6 0 44 6 0.55 3. Weeks, Robert NWLA SR 12 14 18 48 77.8 6. Freeman,T MCN SO 9 DE 5 1 35 6 0.67 4. Wilkins, Taylor SHSU JR 10 12 17 45 70.6 7. Sanders,Quad UCA SR 12 DE 3 2 35 5 0.42 Turner, Jeff SLU JR 12 12 17 46 70.6 8. Gloston, Ryan SHSU SR 10 DL 5 0 29 5 0.50 6. Long, Cory SFA SR 12 9 13 46 69.2 9. Jernigan, Kenda SFA JR 12 DT 3 2 31 5 0.42 7. Carmona,Eddie UCA FR 12 13 19 47 68.4 10. Scott,Taylor UCA JR 10 DL 2 3 24 5 0.50 8. Bercegeay,Blake MCN SR 11 6 17 32 35.3 h istory t his is Nicholls TACKLES FOR LOSS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G

slc PAT KICKING PCT Team Cl G Made Att Pct. 1. Hart,Larry UCA JR 12 DE 14 14 96 21.0 1.75 1. Long, Cory SFA SR 12 51 51 100.0 2. Knicky, Tim SFA JR 12 DE 16 9 115 20.5 1.71 Weeks, Robert NWLA SR 12 36 36 100.0 3. Houston,T. TXST JR 13 DL 9 6 51 12.0 0.92 3. Ireland,A. TXST SR 13 57 59 96.6 4. Brown, Chris SHSU JR 10 DE 9 4 69 11.0 1.10 4. Bercegeay,Blake MCN SR 11 48 50 96.0 5. Love, Ledell NWLA SO 12 DE 10 2 40 11.0 0.92 5. Turner, Jeff SLU JR 12 39 41 95.1 Lancaster,James UCA JR 12 LB 10 2 58 11.0 0.92 6. Wilkins, Taylor SHSU JR 10 41 44 93.2 7. Choice, Derrick SFA FR 12 LB 7 7 31 10.5 0.88 7. Carmona,Eddie UCA FR 12 53 57 93.0 8. Gloston, Ryan SHSU SR 10 DL 8 2 48 9.0 0.90 8. Shexnayder, R. NICH SR 9 21 24 87.5 9. Newbill, Mark SLU SO 11 LB 7 3 19 8.5 0.77 10. Vaughn, Walter SLU JR 12 DE 6 5 42 8.5 0.71 TACKLES (Player) Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack 1. Williams, Jabar SFA SO 12 LB 47 85 132 11.0 4 FUMBLES FORCED Team Cl G Num Avg/G

seaso n review 2. Newbill, Mark SLU SO 11 LB 54 46 100 9.1 2 1. Knicky, Tim SFA JR 12 5 0.42 3. Smith,C. TXST SR 13 DB 67 50 117 9.0 2 2. Smith,C. TXST SR 13 5 0.38 Connors, Tommy SLU JR 12 DB 73 35 108 9.0 2 3. Pierre, Quinten SLU JR 12 4 0.33 5. Choice, Derrick SFA FR 12 LB 44 54 98 8.2 2 4. Williams, Travi SLU SR 11 3 0.27 6. Bucek, Nolen SHSU SR 10 LB 44 31 75 7.5 1 5. Love, Ledell NWLA SO 12 3 0.25 Skinner, Billy SHSU SR 10 CB 46 29 75 7.5 0 6. Brown, Chris SHSU JR 10 2 0.20 8. Barlow, Cory SFA JR 12 DB 53 36 89 7.4 0 Gloston, Ryan SHSU SR 10 2 0.20 9. Godare, Ryan SLU SO 12 LB 38 50 88 7.3 3 Powell, Marquis SLU SR 10 2 0.20

oppo n e ts 10. Haynes, Chad SFA SO 12 DB 42 41 83 6.9 0 9. Minor,Deron MCN JR 11 2 0.18 11. Simon, Frank SHSU SR 8 LB 28 27 55 6.9 0 Honore, Steven SLU SR 11 2 0.18 12. Nurse, Terrance SFA SO 11 DE 26 49 75 6.8 1 13. Spain, Garrick NICH JR 9 36 24 60 6.7 2 FUMBLES RCVD Team Cl G Num Avg/G 14. Clark,M. TXST SO 13 LB 42 43 85 6.5 3 1. Pierre, Quinten SLU JR 12 6 0.50 15. Dampier, Mack NWLA SR 12 LB 39 37 76 6.3 3 2. Mikolajchak, Er SHSU SR 10 3 0.30 16. Nelson,Allen MCN SR 11 LB 40 29 69 6.3 5 3. Smith, Kevin SHSU JR 9 2 0.22 17. Knicky, Tim SFA JR 12 DE 40 34 74 6.2 14 Webb, Lardarius NICH SR 9 2 0.22

coaches 18. Webb, Lardarius NICH SR 9 DB 50 5 55 6.1 3 5. Powell, Marquis SLU SR 10 2 0.20 19. Minor,Deron MCN JR 11 LB 41 26 67 6.1 1 Sparks, Jeff SHSU SR 10 2 0.20 20. Williams,J. TXST SR 13 DB 41 33 74 5.7 0 7. Williams, Travi SLU SR 11 2 0.18 21. Feazell,Pieri UCA JR 12 DB 45 23 68 5.7 1 Savoie, Joe SFA JR 11 2 0.18 22. Eckles, Wesley NWLA JR 12 DB 37 30 67 5.6 0 Newbill, Mark SLU SO 11 2 0.18 23. Boyd,Derrick UCA JR 12 DB 38 28 66 5.5 0 Carter,Markell UCA SO 11 2 0.18 Pierre, Quinten SLU JR 12 LB 39 27 66 5.5 3 25. Bell,J. TXST JR 13 LB 35 34 69 5.3 1 PASSES DEFENDED Team Cl G Brup Int Total Avg/G

players 26. Brown, Chris SHSU JR 10 DE 28 25 53 5.3 9 1. Brown, Kasey NWLA JR 12 17 2 19 1.58 27. Crosby,M. TXST SR 9 25 22 47 5.2 0 2. Gambles,Anthony UCA JR 12 12 3 15 1.25 28. Lancaster,James UCA JR 12 LB 30 32 62 5.2 1 3. Webb, Lardarius NICH SR 9 7 2 9 1.00 Douglas, Trey SLU SR 12 DB 41 21 62 5.2 0 Haynes,Jeremy MCN SR 10 7 3 10 1.00 30. Powell, Marquis SLU SR 10 DB 28 23 51 5.1 2 5. Riggs, Gary NWLA JR 12 7 3 10 0.83 31. Delcambre, Blak NWLA SR 12 LB 38 22 60 5.0 0 6. Powell, Marquis SLU SR 10 6 2 8 0.80 Sparks, Jeff SHSU SR 10 21 29 50 5.0 0 Brewer, Wonsele SHSU SR 10 6 2 8 0.80 33. Eddie, Andrew NICH SR 9 DB 35 9 44 4.9 1 8. Perry, Justin NWLA SR 9 7 0 7 0.78 34. Riggs, Gary NWLA JR 12 31 27 58 4.8 1 9. Moore, Lance NICH SR 8 6 0 6 0.75 outlook Lane, Jeremy NWLA FR 12 8 1 9 0.75 68 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football outlook players coaches oppo n e ts seaso n review Colonel Football history slc t his is Nicholls H istory media

Nicholls Colonels Football 69 2009 Nicholls Football Colonels Individual Records

The Longest Yard Passing Hudson, 1986 Longest Run From Scrimmage Most Attempts Career...... (min. 250 plays) 5.9 (7,496 yards/1,259 plays) by Doug ...... 91 yards by Nakia Lumar vs. Samford, Sept. 30, 1995 Game...... 53 (30 completed) by Bobby McDonald vs. Northeast Hudson, 1983-86

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

seaso n review Game.265 (20 carries) by Corey Thomas vs. Samford, Oct. 1, 1994 Season...... 20 by Mark Carrier, 1986 Season...... 1,072 (235 carries) by Nakia Lumar, 1996 Career...... 24 by Mark Carrier, 1983-86 Career...... 2,658 (664 carries) by Josh Son, 2000-2003 Most Touchdown Passes Game...... 5 by Keith Menard vs. Southern, Oct. 6, 1984 Scoring Most Yards Gained Per Carry ...... 5 by Doug Hudson vs. Southwest Texas, Oct. 26, 1985 Most Points Scored Game...... (min. 10 carries) 13.2 (265 yards/20 carries) ...... 5 by Doug Hudson vs. Weber State, Nov. 22, 1986 Game...... 24 by Oscar Smith vs. Troy State, Sept. 14, 1985 ...... by Corey Thomas vs. Samford, Oct. 1, 1994 ...... 5 by Brad Zeller vs. Mississippi Valley State, Sept. 12, 1998 ...... 24 by Broderick Cole vs. Central Arkansas, Oct. 27, 2007

oppo n e ts Season...... (min. 75 carries) 6.6 (718 yards/109 carries) Season...... 34 by Doug Hudson, 1986 Season...... 128 by Mark Carrier, 1986 ...... by Joseph Tobias, 2005 Career...... 58 by Doug Hudson, 1983-86 Career...... 210 by Oscar Smith, 1981, 83, 85 Career...... (min. 150 carries) 5.7 (1,078 yards/189 carries) ...... by David Craig Robinson, 1990-91 Total Offense Most Touchdowns Scored Most Plays Game...... 4 by Oscar Smith vs. Troy State, Sept. 14, 1985 Most Yards Gained Per Game Game.60 (45 passing, 15 rushing) by Doug Hudson vs. Stephen F...... 4 by Broderick Cole vs. Central Arkansas, Oct. 27, 2007 Season...... 21 by Mark Carrier, 1986

coaches 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 Career...... 35 by Oscar Smith, 1981, 83, 85 Career..1,281 (919 passing, 462 rushing) by Brad Zeller, 1995-98 Most 100 Yard Games Touchdowns Responsible For Season...... 5 by Nakia Lumar, 1996 Most Total Yards Gained Game .6 (5 passing, 1 rushing) by Keith Menard vs. Southern, Oct. Career...... 8 by Josh Son, 2000-2003 Game.432 (452 passing, -20 rushing) by Gordon Falgoust vs. Troy State, Sept. 26, 1981 6, 1984 Season... 3,618 (3,627 passing, -9 rushing) by Doug Hudson, 1986 Season...... 37 (34 passing, 3 rushing) by Doug Hudson, 1986

players Most Touchdowns Career...... 7,496 (7,670 passing, -174 rushing) by Doug Hudson, Career...... 66 (58 passing, 8 rushing) by Doug Hudson, 1983-86 Game...... 4 by Oscar Smith vs. Troy State, Sept. 14, 1985 1983-86 ...... 4 by Broderick Cole vs. Central Arkansas, Oct. 27, 2007 Place Kicking Season...... 13 by Broderick Cole, 2005 Most Yards Gained Per Play PAT Attempted Career...... 30 by Oscar Smith, 1981-85 Game...... (min. 10 plays) 11.2 (123 yards rushing/11 plays) Game...... 11 by Adam Diel vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 ...... 30 by Josh Son, 2000-2003 ...... by James Berry vs. Tennessee Tech, Sept. 2, 1978 Season...... 39 by Jose Bran, 1986 Season...... (min. 110 plays) 6.6 (3,618 yards/549 plays) by Doug Career...... 111 by Jose Bran, 1986-90 outlook 70 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football Colonels Individual/Team Records

PAT Made ...Most recent: 75 yards by Lardarius Webb vs. Stephen F. Austin, Career...... 21 by Greg Greely, 1981-84 outlook Game...... 11 by Adam Diel vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 Oct. 18, 2008 Season...... 36 by Jose Bran, 1986 Most Yards on Interception Returns Career...... 102 by Jose Bran, 1986-90 All-Purpose Yards Game.94 (1 return) by Aaron Smith vs. Sam Houston State, Oct. 8, Most Plays 1998 Field Goals Attempted Season257. (235 rushing, 14 receiving, 8 kickoff returns) by Nakia Season...... 141 by Greg Greely, 1981 Game...... 6 by Skip Shelton vs. Sam Houston, Oct. 10, 1992 Career...... 232 by Dee Thomas, 1986-89

Lumar, 1996 players Season 23 by Adam Diel, 1996 Career... 692 (589 rushing, 59 receiving, 1 punt return, 43 kickoff Career ...... 69 by Kyle Leisher, 1997-2000 returns) Most Touchdowns Scored on Interception Returns ...... by Oscar Smith, 1981-82, 84-85 Game... 2 by Kareem Moore vs. Northwestern State, October 6, Field Goals Made 2007 Game...... 4 by Adam Diel vs. Northwestern State, Oct. 12, 1996 Most Yards Gained ....2 by Lardarius Webb vs. Northwestern State, October 6, 2007 Season...... 16 by Jose Bran, 1990 Season...... 1,810 (22 rushing, 1513 receiving, 256 punt returns, 19 Season...... 3 by Lardarius Webb, 2007

Career ...... 46 by Kyle Leisher, 1997-2000 kickoff returns) coaches ...... by Mark Carrier, 1986 Career...... 3 by Lardarius Webb, 2007-08 Kickoff Returns Career...... 5,200 (617 rushing, 2163 receiving, 945 punt returns, ...... Most Kickoff Returns ...... 1475 kickoff returns) by Dwight Walker, 1978-81 Highest Average Gained Per Interception Game .7 (133 yards) by Curtis Johnson vs. Louisiana Tech, Oct. 31, Season....(min. 3): 37.2 (149 yards/4 int.) by Kareem Moore, 2007 1998 Highest Average Gain Per Play Season...... 29 (607 yards) by Brian Stropolo, 1986 Season...... 18.8 by Dwight Walker, 1981 Defense oppo n e ts Career...... 72 (1475 yards) by Dwight Walker, 1978-81 Career...... 16.5 by Mark Carrier, 1983-86 Most Tackles Made Game...23 by Rusty Rebowe vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Nov. 12, Most Yards Gained Punting 1977 Game... 221 (5 returns) by Sullivan Beard vs. Sam Houston State, Most Punts Season...... 168 by Rusty Rebowe, 1977 Nov. 4, 2000 Game .13 (500 yards) by Dan Brown vs. Tennessee-Martin, Oct. 16, Career...... 412 by Rusty Rebowe, 1974-77 Season...... 646 (20 returns) by Chris Crawford, 2003 1976

Career...... 1,555 (71 returns) by Darryl Pounds, 1991-94 Season ...... 86 by Dan Brown, 1977 Most Assists Made seaso n review Career ...... 328 by Dan Brown, 1976-79 Game...... 15 by Doug Love vs. Livingston, Nov. 1, 1975 Most Touchdowns Scored on Kickoff Returns Season...... 78 by Richard Romero, 1986 Game – 1 by several players Most Yards Career...... 243 by Rusty Rebowe, 1974-77 Most Recent – 78 yards by Lardarius Webb vs. Northwestern Game.500 (13 punts) by Dan Brown vs. Tennessee-Martin, Oct. 16, State, Oct. 11, 2008 1976 Most Fumbles Recovered Season...... 3,511 by Dan Brown, 1977 Season...... 7 by Basil Trepagnier, 1980 Punt Returns Career...... 12,829 by Dan Brown, 1976-1979 Most Punt Returns Most Fumble Return Yards Game.6 (53 yards) by Brian Stropolo vs. Stephen F. Austin, Oct. 20, Highest Average Per Punt Game...... 71 yards by Joe Ogletree vs. Texas State, Nov. 6, 2003 1984 Game...50.8 (305 yards/6 punts) vs. Northwestern State by Don Season...... 71 yards by Joe Ogletree vs. Texas State, Nov. 6, 2003 slc Season ...... 32 (334 yards) by Carl Templet, 1976 Alonzo, 10/8/80 Career...... 71 yards by Joe Ogletree vs. Texas State, Nov. 6, 2003 Career...... 66 (945 yards) by Dwight Walker, 1978-81 Season...... 42.76 (2,309 yards/54 punts) by Brian Desselles, 1994 Career...... 42.07 (3,955 yards/94 punts) by Brian Desselles, Most Fumble Returns for Touchdown t his is Nicholls H istory Most Yards Gained 1993-1994 Game...... 1 by several players Game .99 (5 returns) by Terry Topey vs. Northwestern State, Oct. Most Recent: Most Recent: Brian Paille vs. Bethel College, Aug. 28, 27, 1979 Interceptions 2003 Season...... 334 (32 returns) by Carl Templet, 1976 Most Interceptions Season...... 1 by several players Career ...... 945 (66 returns) by Dwight Walker, 1978-81 Game...... 3 by Darryl Pounds vs. Central Florida, Oct. 17, 1992 Most Recent: Brian Paille vs. Bethel College, Aug. 28, 2003 3 by Chris Thompson vs. Arkansas State Nov. 22, 2001 Career...... 1 by several players Most Touchdowns Scored on Punt Returns ...... 3 by Lardarius Webb vs. Rice, September 1, 2007 Most Recent: Brian Paille vs. Bethel College, Aug. 28, 2003 Game...... 1 by several players Season...... 9 by Greg Harding, 1980 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 71 2009 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. 7 opponents. Most recent: vs. Northwestern State, Game...... -42 vs. Samford, Sept. 10, 1988 ...... Oct. 11, 2008 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

seaso n review Season...... 415.8 (4,158 yards/10 games), 2005 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. 8 opponents, Most recent: vs. Stephen F. Austin, Oct. 18, Most Shutouts Game...... 77 vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 2008 Season...... 3 in 11 games, 1974 Season...... 389 in 11 games, 2003 Season...... 4 in 11 games, 1979 ...... 3 in 11 games, 1976 Fewest Points Allowed oppo n e ts Most Touchdowns Punting Season...... 132 in 10 games, 1975 Game...... 11 vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 Most Punts Season...... 49 in 11 games, 2003 Game...... 13 (500 yards) vs. Tennessee-Martin, Oct.16, 1976 Lowest Average Points Allowed Season...... 88 (3,511 yards) in 11 games, 1977 Season...... 13.2 (132 points) in 10 games, 1975 Most PAT Game...... 11 vs. Livingston, Sept. 10, 1994 Most Yards Fewest Touchdowns Allowed Season...... 44 in 11 games, 2003 coaches Game...... 500 (13 punts) vs. Tennessee-Martin, Oct. 16, 1976 Season...... 18 in 10 games, 1975 Season...... 3,565 yds. (87 punts) in 11 games, 1973 Most 2-Point PAT Game...... 2 vs. McNeese State, Sept. 15, 1984 Highest Average Season...... 7 in 11 games, 1981 Game....50.8 (305 yards/6 punts) vs. Northwestern State, Oct. 8, 1980 Most Field Goals Season...... 41.7 (2,384 yards/68 punts) in 10 games, 1975

players Game...... 4 vs. Northwestern State, Oct. 12, 1996 Season...... 16 in 11 games, 1990 Most Punts Had Blocked Game...... 3 vs. McNeese State, Sept. 1, 1990 Highest Scoring Average ...... 3 vs. Texas A&I, Sept. 12, 1992 Season...... 35.4 (389 points) in 11 games, 2003 Season ...... 7 in 11 games, 2002 outlook 72 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 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 1976 Steve Stropolo 125 491 1 3.9 1976 Dan Brown 82 3171 61 38.7 players 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 2008 Chris Bunch 60 25 1 546 6 .417 1988 Jamie Lawson 193 811 8 4.6 1988 Brian Wilcox 69 2761 70 40.0

1989 Leonard Valentine 183 562 5 3.1 RECEIVING 1989 Brian Wilcox 58 2340 74 40.4 oppo n e ts 1990 David Craig Robinson 97 568 8 5.9 1990 Skip Shelton 53 1852 60 34.9 1991 Jarvis Lillie 138 823 4 6.0 YEAR PLAYER REC yDS TD AVG 1991 Brian Knowles 48 1687 54 35.2 1992 Clyde Washington 120 582 2 4.9 1972 Gator Gardner 27 348 2 12.9 1992 Skip Shelton 68 2488 68 36.6 1993 Clyde Washington 141 653 7 4.6 1973 Gerald Butler 25 249 0 9.9 1993 Brian Desselles 40 1646 54 41.2 1994 Corey Thomas 158 962 8 6.1 1974 Edward Davis 20 252 3 12.6 1994 Brian Desselles 54 2309 55 42.8 1995 Nakia Lumar 108 483 3 4.5 1975 Gerald Butler 25 450 5 18.0 1995 Quinn Guidry 56 2138 53 38.2

1996 Nakia Lumar 235 1072 5 4.6 1976 Gerald Butler 42 592 3 14.1 1996 Quinn Guidry 57 2199 51 38.6 seaso n review 1997 Nakia Lumar 105 475 3 4.5 1977 Lonnie Reed 16 235 1 14.9 1997 Quinn Guidry 63 2635 63 41.8 1998 Brad Zeller 139 582 4 4.2 1978 Keith Davis 16 185 3 11.5 1998 Quinn Guidry 59 2379 57 40.3 1999 Sullivan Turner 84 425 2 5.1 1979 Marvin Dumas 25 392 1 15.7 1999 Jeremy Thompson 63 2398 67 38.1 2000 Josh Son 160 595 3 3.7 1980 Marvin Dumas 38 633 2 16.6 2000 Jeremy Thompson 62 2629 64 42.4 2001 Josh Son 201 1043 10 4.3 1981 Dwight Walker 50 963 8 19.3 2001 James Wilcox 32 1070 61 33.4 2002 Josh Son 161 642 7 4.0 1982 Curtis Hobbs 37 545 1 14.7 2002 John Manly 55 2095 62 38.1 2003 Colt Colletti 97 585 12 6.0 1983 Curtis Hobbs 42 673 6 16.0 2003 John Manly 47 1767 51 37.6 2004 Colt Colletti 91 546 6 6.0 1984 Dewayne Harrison 51 618 3 12.1 2004 James Wilcox 42 1752 64 41.7 2005 Joseph Tobias 109 718 7 6.6 1985 Dwayne Brown 47 583 3 12.4 2005 Sean Comeaux 36 1255 51 34.9 2006 Michael McLendon 57 438 4 7.7 1986 Mark Carrier 78 1513 20 19.4 2006 Sean Comeaux 44 1644 54 37.4 slc 2007 Broderick Cole 135 643 11 4.8 1987 Alfred Dorsey 55 765 4 13.9 2007 Sean Comeaux 41 1458 49 35.6 2008 Chris Bunch 74 404 4 5.5 1988 Jamie Lawson 23 200 0 18.2 2008 Patrick Dolan 38 1611 57 42.4 1989 John Brown 38 612 3 16.1 1990 John Brown 41 745 4 18.2 PUNT RETURNS t his is Nicholls H istory 1991 John Brown 17 217 2 12.8 PASSING YEAR PLAYER nO yDS lR TD avG 1992 David Johnson 26 477 3 18.4 YEAR playeR aTT COMP INT YDS 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 2008 Antonio Robinson 9 502 6 25.1 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

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1991 John Brown 25 151 24 0 6.0 INTERCEPTIONS 1986 Mark Carrier 21 0 1 0 128 1992 David Johnson 14 84 22 0 6.0 1987 Pat Constantine 9 0 1 0 56 YEAR PLAYER nO yDS lR TD avG 1993 David Johnson 8 32 21 0 4.0 1988 Jamie Lawson 8 0 0 0 48 1972 Bobby Templet 6 131 59 1 21.8

media 1994 Derrick Maxwell 14 207 54 1 14.8 1989 Jose Bran 0 23 0 10 53 1973 David Percle 2 18 18 0 9.0 1995 Chris Haynes 9 86 62 0 9.6 1990 Jose Bran 0 26 0 16 74 David Catha 2 5 5 0 2.5 1996 Demetrius Patterson 9 32 8 0 3.6 1991 Skip Shelton 0 13 0 12 49 Elmo Boudreaux 2 2 2 0 1.0 1997 Kajuan Billings 11 150 53 0 13.6 1992 Jarvis Lillie 7 0 0 0 42 1974 Gary Barbaro 3 77 55 0 25.7 1998 Curtis Johnson 11 66 13 0 6.0 1993 Adam Diel 0 34 0 3 43 1975 Gary Barbaro 6 113 25 1 18.8 1999 Curtis Johnson 22 155 32 0 7.0 1994 Adam Diel 0 30 0 11 63 1976 Carl Templet 5 15 11 0 3.0 2000 Sullivan Beard 4 30 15 0 7.5 1995 Adam Diel 0 14 0 6 32 1977 Glenn Magee 3 49 31 0 16.3 2001 David Plaisance 8 104 28 0 13.0 1996 Adam Diel 0 18 0 15 63 1978 Byron Boyd 5 54 32 0 10.8 2002 David Plaisance 17 213 80 1 12.5 1997 Kyle Leisher 0 15 0 12 51 1979 Basil Trepagnier 6 33 21 0 5.5 2003 David Plaisance 15 174 24 0 11.6 1998 Kyle Leisher 0 24 0 13 63 1980 Greg Harding 9 51 40 0 5.7 2004 David Plaisance 18 179 48 0 9.9 1999 Kyle Leisher 0 16 0 7 37 1981 Keith Hodges 7 125 55 1 17.9 2005 Jermaine Boggan 8 91 43 0 11.4 2000 Kyle Leisher 0 15 0 14 57 1982 Greg Greely 7 38 21 0 5.4 2006 Kareem Moore 10 91 26 0 9.1 2001 Josh Son 10 0 2 0 64 1983 Greg Greely 5 15 9 0 3.0 2002 Josh Son 9 0 0 0 54 2007 Lardarius Webb 16 273 96 1 17.1 1984 Greg Greely 4 24 11 0 6.0 2003 Josh Son 14 0 0 0 84 2008 Lardarius Webb 10 152 75 1 15.2 1985 Kurt Turner 2 9 9 0 3.0 2004 Jay Jones 0 24 0 7 45 Barry Davis 2 3 3 0 1.5 2005 Broderick Cole 13 0 0 0 78 KICKOFF RETURNS Thaddeus Lumar 2 3 3 0 1.5 2006 Alex Romero 0 24 0 7 45 YEAR PLAYER nO yDS lR TD avG Troy Bourgeois 2 1 1 0 .5 2007 Broderick Cole 11 0 0 0 66 H istory 1972 Gary t his is Nicholls Fontenot 19 517 99 1 27.2 1986 Dee Thomas 3 21 18 0 7.0 2008 Ross Schexnayder 0 21 0 12 57 1973 Gary Fontenot 19 376 74 0 19.0 1987 Trevis Rowley 4 29 25 1 7.3 1974 Mike Jones 13 328 74 1 25.2 1988 Dee Thomas 5 122 70 2 24.4 DEFENSIVE LEADERS 1975 Steve Stropolo 9 188 40 0 23.5 1989 Clifton Smith 4 34 17 0 6.8 slc 1976 Carl Templet 14 363 62 0 25.9 1990 Clifton Smith 4 9 9 0 2.3 YEAR PLAYER uT aT TOT 1977 Richard Auzenne 10 137 20 0 13.7 1991 Darryl Pounds 8 40 20 0 5.0 1972 Larry Bland 63 36 99 1973 Allen Danos 76 31 107 1978 Dwight Walker 23 393 36 0 17.1 1992 Darryl Pounds 4 84 30 0 21.0 1974 Allen Danos 113 59 172 1979 Dwight Walker 12 287 60 0 23.9 1993 Tederick Henry 3 51 44 1 17.0 1975 Rusty Rebowe 81 68 149 1980 Byron Jarvis 12 295 62 0 24.6 1994 Clarence Wiggins 5 118 50 2 23.6 1976 Rusty Rebowe 116 74 190 1981 Dwight Walker 23 516 94 1 22.4 1995 Ricky Wilson 1 11 11 0 11.0 1977 Rusty Rebowe 168 71 239 1982 Oscar Smith 14 418 55 0 29.3 1996 Demetrius Patterson 3 41 32 1 13.7 1978 Kenny Ortolano 108 65 173 1983 Lionel Vital 21 572 70 0 27.2 1997 Kevin Johnson 3 31 17 0 10.3 1979 Earl Rogers 75 64 139 1984 Oscar Smith 17 471 53 0 27.7 1998 Lee Rogers 2 31 31 0 15.5 1980 Basil Trepagnier 59 70 129 1985 Mark Carrier 11 249 51 0 22.6 1999 Seven Players Tied With One seaso n review 1981 Johnny Meads 70 19 89 1986 Brian Stropolo 29 607 65 0 20.9 2000 Seneca McMillan 3 122 89 1 40.7 1982 Scott Hildebrand 76 32 108 1987 Dexter Carter 24 493 68 0 20.5 2001 Chris Thompson 5 17 6 0 3.4 1983 Scott Hildebrand 72 35 107 1988 Bernard Sellers 22 465 37 0 21.1 2002 Chris Thompson 5 77 30 1 15.4 1984 Scott Hildebrand 55 31 86 1989 Aaron Ruffin 22 409 83 0 18.6 2003 David Willis 2 25 24 0 12.5 1985 Thaddeus Lumar 33 46 79 1990 Kelvin Dandridge 15 340 44 0 22.7 2004 Tommy Lee Brown 5 17 15 0 3.4 1986 Richard Romero 61 78 139 1991 Cory Butler 12 225 28 0 18.8 2005 Cory Vavala 4 54 41 0 13.5 2006 Jermaine Boggan 2 30 16 0 15.0 1987 Richard Romero 53 47 100

oppo n e ts 1992 Darryl Pounds 21 407 36 0 19.4 1988 Terrence Cooks 48 74 122 1993 Darryl Pounds 25 583 67 0 23.3 Toney Edison 2 5 5 0 2.5 1989 Troy Fields 54 77 131 1994 Darryl Pounds 25 565 63 0 22.6 2007 Lardarius Webb 5 148 72 3 29.6 1990 Troy Fields 71 59 130 1995 Chris Haynes 18 291 31 0 16.2 2008 Lardarius Webb 1 37 37 0 18.5 1991 Russel Thomas 59 56 115 1996 Frank Wilson 12 251 33 0 20.9 SCORING 1992 Brett Adams 64 23 87 1997 Kajuan Billings 13 216 35 0 16.6 1993 Darryl Pounds 74 25 99 YEAR PLAYER TD paT 2-PAT FG pTS 1998 Curtis Johnson 21 347 29 0 16.5 1994 Darnell Small 75 44 119 coaches 1972 Ronald Joseph 3 0 1 0 20 1999 Sullivan Beard 14 302 54 0 21.6 1995 Darnell Small 69 58 127 1973 Steve Stropolo 4 0 0 0 24 2000 Sullivan Beard 19 535 92 0 28.2 1996 Quincy Sorrell 36 90 126 1974 Terry Magee 0 14 0 5 29 2001 LeJuan Walker 16 482 99 1 30.1 1997 Quincy Sorrell 46 58 104 1975 Steve Stropolo 8 0 0 0 48 2002 LeJuan Walker 18 535 68 0 29.7 1998 Murphy Edwards 49 36 85 1976 Gerald Butler 3 0 0 0 18 2003 Chris Crawford 20 646 100 2 32.3 1999 Rodney Coleman 70 32 102 1977 Glenn Magee 0 7 0 7 28 2004 Demarko Hutchinson 14 289 38 0 20.6 2000 Lee Rogers 80 34 114 2005 Brandon Zackery 12 218 38 0 18.2 1978 Dwight Walker 5 0 0 0 30

players 2001 Todd Rivera 58 21 78 1979 Dwight Walker 8 0 0 0 48 2006 Dominique Sykes 18 323 46 0 17.9 2002 David Willis 37 32 69 1980 Dwight Walker 9 0 0 0 54 2007 Lardarius Webb 22 588 71 0 26.7 2003 Chris Thompson 36 33 69 1981 Dwight Walker 11 0 3 0 72 2008 Lardarius Webb 16 472 78 1 29.5 2004 Cory Vavala 44 25 69 1982 Oscar Smith 0 0 0 0 60 2005 Cory Vavala 45 40 85 1983 Curtis Hobbs 6 0 2 0 38 2006 Cory Vavala 28 53 81 1984 Oscar Smith 10 0 0 0 60 2007 Kareem Moore 46 27 73 1985 Oscar Smith 12 0 0 0 72

outlook 2008 Garrick Spain 36 24 60 74 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football Career Leaders

RUSHING YEARS RUSh yDS TD avG PUNT RETURNS yeaRS nO yDS lR avG TD outlook Josh Son 2000-2003 664 2658 29 4.0 Dwight Walker 1978-81 66 945 76 14.3 5 Oscar Smith 1981, 83, 85 589 2482 25 4.2 David Plaisance 2001-2004 58 670 80 11.5 1 Steve Stropolo 1973-76 592 2130 14 3.6 Carl Templet 1974-76 56 600 49 10.7 2 Brodreick Cole 2005-2007 470 2,111 33 4.5 Mark Carrier 1983-86 48 426 90 8.9 2

Colt Colletti 2001-2004 380 2051 24 5.4 Lardarius Webb 2007-08 26 425 96 16.3 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 Terry Topey 1977-79 22 258 81 11.7 1 coaches

PASSING yeaRS aTT COMP INT yDS TD KICKOFF RETURNS YEARS nO yDS lR avG TD Doug Hudson 1983-86 1020 533 53 7670 58 Darryl Pounds 1991-94 71 1555 67 21.9 0 Brad Zeller 1995-98 919 493 40 5616 25 Dwight Walker 1978-81 72 1475 94 20.5 1

Keith Menard 1981-84 625 329 32 4362 33 Oscar Smith 1981, 83, 85 43 1221 83 28.4 1 oppo n e ts Bobby McDonald 1986-88 653 323 34 4324 28 Lardarius Webb 2007-08 38 1060 78 27.8 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

RECEIVING YEARS REC yDS TD avG INTERCEPTIONS yeaRS nO yDS lR avG TD Mark Carrier 1983-86 147 2709 24 18.4 Greg Greely 1981-84 21 218 87 10.4 2 Brian Stropolo 1982-84, 86 135 2203 20 16.3 Greg Harding 1979-81 16 99 40 6.2 0 Dwight Walker 1978-81 106 2163 23 20.4 Darryl Pounds 1991-94 14 128 30 9.1 0

Marvin Dumas 1978-81 107 1742 12 16.3 Basil Trepagnier 1977-80 12 74 21 6.2 0 slc John Brown 1988-91 107 1724 10 16.1 Dee Thomas 1986-89 12 232 70 21.2 2 Gerald Butler 1973-76 105 1470 11 14.0 Andre Felder 1986-89 12 122 68 10.2 1

Julius Alcee 1997-98 102 1440 6 14.1 Chris Thompson 2000-2003 11 129 30 12.9 1 t his is Nicholls H istory Alfred Dorsey 1985-87 89 1217 7 13.7 Byron Boyd 1976-79 10 66 32 6.6 0 Dwayne Brown 1982-85 96 1148 4 12.0 Gary Barbaro 1972-75 9 190 55 21.1 1 David Johnson 1991-93 58 1096 5 18.9 Glenn Magee 1976-79 9 136 36 17.0 0

SCORING yeaRS TD 1-PAT 2-PAT FG TOTAL DEFENDERS yeaRS uT aT TOTAL Oscar Smith 1981, 83, 85 35 0 0 0 210 Rusty Rebowe 1974-77 412 243 655 Jose Bran 1986, 88-90 0 102 0 36 210 Torrian Thomas 2000-2003 104 100 204 Kyle Leisher 1997-2000 0 70 0 46 208 Kenney Ortolano 1975-78 311 139 450 Dwight Walker 1978-81 33 0 3 0 204 Earl Rogers 1976-79 236 161 397 Adam Diel 1993-96 0 96 0 35 201 Richard Romero 1985-88 156 196 352 Broderick Cole 2004-2007 33 0 0 0 198 Allen Danos 1972-75 244 136 380 Josh Son 2000-2003 29 0 1 0 176 Carey Johnson 1972-75 230 113 343 Mark Carrier 1983-86 26 0 1 0 157 Basil Trepagnier 1977-80 197 144 341

Colt Colletti 2001-2004 24 0 0 0 144 Darryl Pounds 1991-94 220 115 335 media Brian Stropolo 1982-84, 86 23 0 2 0 140 Quincy Sorrell 1994-97 129 196 325

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All-Americans 1994 Darryl Pounds, DB - Associated Press First-Team All-SLC/SFL 1976 Gerald Butler, SE - Kodak First-Team First-Team; National Weekly Football First-Team All-Gulf South 1991 Darryl Pounds, defensive back 1977 Rusty Rebowe, LB - Kodak First- Gazette First- Team; The Sports Conference (Freshman of the Year)

media Team; Network Second-Team 1973 Terry Magee, punter Jarvis Lillie, running back Associated Press First-Team; NCAA Brian Desselles, P - Associated Press 1974 Gary Barbaro, defensive back Michael Walker, defensive lineman All-America Second-Team; The Sports Network Terry Magee, punter 1992 Royce Nelson, offensive lineman Kenny Ortolano, NG - AP Third-Team 1975 Carey Johnson, nose guard Darryl Pounds, defensive back Honorable Mention 2002 LeJuan Walker, KR - National Weekly Terry Magee, punter 1993 Darryl Pounds, defensive back 1980 Greg Harding, DB - AP Honorable Football Gazette First Team Steve Stropolo, running back 1994 Brian Desselles, punter Mention Chris Thompson, CB - National 1976 Fred Roth, offensive tackle Adam Diel, place kicker 1981 Dwight Walker, WR - Associated Weekly Football Gazette Third Team 1977 Fred Bruhl, defensive end Michael LeBlanc, offensive lineman Press First-Team; Kodak First-Team 2003 Chris Thompson, KR - National Rusty Rebowe, linebacker (Player of Darryl Pounds, defensive back 1982 Clint Conque, OLB - Associated Weekly Football Gazette First Team the Year) Clarence Wiggins, defensive back Press First-Team Chris Thompson, CB - National Kenny Ortolano, nose guard 1995 Darnell Small, linebacker Jay Pennison, C - Associated Press Weekly Football Gazette Second 1978 Byron Boyd, defensive back 1996 Darren Barbier, Coach of the Year Second-Team Team Kenny Ortolano, nose guard Adam Diel, place kicker Johnny Meads, ILB - AP Honoranble 2005 Cody Stogner, C- The Sports John Emery (Newcomer of the Year) Mention Network Third Team Second-Team All-Gulf South Greg Reynolds, offensive lineman 1983 Jay Pennison, C - Associated Press 2006 Jacob Bender, OT - Sports Network Conference 1998 Robert Martin, defensive lineman Second-Team I-AA/FCS Third Team 1975 Gary Barbaro, defensive back Murphy Edwards, linebacker 1984 Dewayne Harrison, TE - Associated 2007 Kareem Moore, FS – Associated Richard Berard, defensive end 2000 Jeremy Thompson, punter

H istory Press t his is Nicholls First-Team Press Second Team Allen Danos, defensive back 2001 Colt Colletti, fullback Lynn Bychurch, OG - AP Honorable Lardarius Webb, SS – Sports 1976 Gerald Butler, wide receiver Chris Thompson, cornerback Mention Network First Team Rusty Rebowe, linebacker 2002 Matt DeRoche, offensive lineman Scott Hildebrand, ILB - AP Lardarius Webb, SS – Walter Camp Carl Templet, defensive back Josh Son, quarterback slc Honorable Mention Foundation First Team 1978 Fred Roth, offensive guard Chris Thompson, cornerback Keith Menard, QB - AP Honorable Lardarius Webb, SS – College Basil Trepagnier, defensive back LeJuan Walker, kick returner Mention Sporting News Fabulous Fifty 2003 Chris Thompson, cornerback Oscar Smith, RB - AP Honorable Lardarius Webb, SS – Associated First-Team All-Gulf Star Chris Crawford, kick returner Mention Press Second Team Conference 2004 Colt Colletti, running back Anthony Tuggle, DB - AP Honorable 2008 Lardarius Webb, FS – Associated 1984 Sheldon Andrus, defensive tackle David Willis, safety Mention Press First Team Lynn Bychurch, offensive guard 2005 Joseph Tobias, running back 1985 Lynn Bychurch, OG - Associated Lardarius Webb, FS – Sports Dewayne Harrison, tight end Broderick Cole, fullback Press Second-Team Network First Team Scott Hildebrand, linebacker Jacob Bender, offensive lineman Cody Stogner, offensive lineman seaso n review 1986 Mark Carrier, WR - Associated Press Lardarius Webb, FS – American Keith Menard, quarterback First-Team; Kodak First-Team Football Coaches Association Oscar Smith, running back Michael Young, defensive lineman Doug Hudson, QB - AP Honorable Lardarius Webb, FS – College Anthony Tuggle, defensive back Cory Vavala, linebacker Mention; Football News Second- Sporting News Fabulous Fifty 1985 Lynn Bychurch, offensive guard Joe Ogletree, safety Team 1986 Troy Bourgeois, defensive back 2006 Jacob Bender, offensive tackle Troy Bourgeois, DB - AP Honorable NCAA I-AA Southeast All-Region Darnell Carmouche, defensive line Toney Edison, safety Mention 2005 Michael Young, DL – Second-Team Mark Carrier, wide receiver Cory Vavala, linebacker

oppo n e ts Darnell Carmouche, DT - AP Doug Hudson, quarterback 2007 Broderick Cole, fullback Honorable Mention National Coach of the Year Billy Naquin, offensive guard Benjamin Gombossy, offensive guard Billy Naquin, OG - AP Honorable 1996 Darren Barbier - Sports Network Kareem Moore, safety Mention Eddie Robinson Award Recipient; Second-Team All-Gulf Star Lardarius Webb, safety 1987 Alfred Dorsey, WR - Associated Schutt Sports/ Conference 2008 Lardarius Webb, safety Press Second-Team Quarterly Division I-AA Coach of 1984 Greg Greely, defensive back Lardarius Webb, return specialist Karl Hill, DB - Associated Press the Year George Scott, offensive tackle coaches Third-Team Lionel Vital, running back SLC Offensive Player of the Year Reed Pere’, OT - Associated Press GTE Academic All-America 1985 Patrick Pattan, offensive tackle 2005 Yale Vannoy, quarterback Third-Team District VI Team Mark Carrier, wide receiver Richard Romero, ILB - AP 1994 Jared Allemand, linebacker Oscar Smith, running back SLC Defensive Player of the Year Honorable Mention Tony Easton, wide receiver Darnell Carmouche, defensive line 2007 Kareem Moore, safety 1988 Karl Hill, DB - College Football 1996 Ricky Wilson, defensive back Thaddeus Lumar, linebacker SLC Freshman of the Year players News Third-Team Brad Zeller, quarterback 1986 Lynn Bychurch, center 1991 Darryl Pounds, DB - Associated 1997 Brad Zeller, quarterback Patrick Pattan, offensive guard 1991 Darryl Pounds, safety Press Second-Team 2002 Josh Son, quarterback Brian Stropolo, wide receiver 2000 Josh Son, quarterback 1992 Royce Nelson, OL - National 2003 Josh Son, quarterback Kevin Smooth, running back 2001 LeJuan Walker, return specialist/ Weekly Football Gazette Third Team Dustin Denault, offensive lineman Richard Romero, linebacker defensive back 1993 Darryl Pounds, DB - National Weekly 2004 Joseph Trosclair, offensive lineman Thomas Williams, defensive back 2004 Broderick Cole, fullback Football Gazette Second-Team outlook 76 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football COLONEL ACCOLADES

SLC Newomer of the Year First-Team LSWA All-Louisiana 1991 Jarvis Lillie, running back 1990 Troy Fields, Aaron Ruffin, Clifton outlook 1996 John Emery, defensive end 1975 Gary Barbaro, defensive back Michael Walker, defensive line Smith, and Brent Stewart 2005 Joseph Tobias, running back Allen Danos, defensive lineman Todd Adams, offensive tackle 1991 Todd Adams, Russel Thomas, and 2006 Kareem Moore, safety Terry Magee, punter 1993 Brian Desselles, punter Michael Walker 2007 Lardarius Webb, safety 1976 Fred Roth, offensive tackle 1994 Adam Diel, placekicker 1992 Legantry Chaney, Tyrone Dominique, 1977 Rusty Rebowe, linebacker Michael LeBlanc, offensive lineman Allen Rudolph, and Royce Nelson 1993 Eric Held, Matt Hodson, David SLC Coach of the Year Tommy Broom, center 1995 Darnell Small, linebacker players 1996 Darren Barbier 1978 Fred Roth, offensive guard 1996 Adam Diel, place kicker Johnson, Allen Rudolph, Clyde 2002 1980 Don Alonzo, punter Murphy Edwards, defensive lineman Washington, and Mike Zierlein 2005 Jay Thomas Basil Trepagnier, safety Ivan Williams, defensive lineman 1994 No permanent captains named 1983 Jay Pennison, center 1997 Julius Alcee, wide receiver 1995 No permanent captains named Second-Team All-SLC/SFL 1985 Dwayne Brown, tight end Quincy Sorrell, linebacker 1996 No permanent captains named 1991 Todd Adams, offensive tackle 1988 Reed Pere’, offensive tackle 1998 Cliff Cumberland, tight end 1997 No permanent captains named

1992 Michael Morris, linebacker Jamie Lawson, fullback Greg DeBose, offensive lineman 1998 No permanent captains named coaches 1994 Todd Harris, defensive end 1991 Darryl Pounds, defensive back Kyle Leisher, placekicker 1999 Andy Naquin, Kevin Johnson, Darnell Small, linebacker 1992 Darryl Pounds, defensive back Robert Martin, defensive lineman Daiquari Wilson, Brad Smith 1995 Greg Reynolds, offensive lineman 1993 Darryl Pounds, defensive back 2000 Kyle Leisher, placekicker 2000 Rocky Curl, Lee Rogers, Brad Smith, 1996 Reggie Davis, cornerback 1994 Brian Desselles, punter Kyle Smith, offensive lineman Ryan Thibodaux Nakia Lumar, running back Darryl Pounds, defensive back Jeremy Thompson, punter 2001 Steve Ellis, Todd Rivera, Kyle Smith, Demetrius Patterson, cornerback 1996 John Emery, defensive lineman 2002 Josh Son, quarterback Josh Son, Ryan Thibodaux oppo n e ts Quincy Sorrell, linebacker Nakia Lumar, running back LeJuan Walker, kick returner 2002 Josh Son, Steve Ellis, Lester McGee, Ivan Williams, defensive lineman Greg Reynolds, offensive lineman Chris Thompson, cornerback Matt DeRouche 1997 Murphy Edwards, defensive end Quincy Sorrell, linebacker 2003 Josh Son, quarterback 2003 Phillip Robin, Rudy August, Josh Son, Anthony Saul, linebacker 1998 Murphy Edwards, linebacker Chris Thompson, cornerback Adam Gardner, Travis Douglas Quincy Sorrell, linebacker 2005 Cody Stogner, offensive lineman Chris Crawford, kick returner 2004 David Plaisance, Yale Vannoy, Joseph 1998 Julius Alcee, wide receiver Cory Vavala, linebacker 2005 Jacob Bender, offensive lineman Trosclair, David Willis, Bryan Paille 2005 Yale Vannoy, Thomas Lorio, Henry Greg DeBose, offensive lineman 2007 Lardarius Webb, safety Broderick Cole, fullback seaso n review Kyle Leisher, placekicker Lardarius Webb, return specialists 2007 Benjamin Gombossy, offensive guard Johnson, Bryan Paille, Joseph Brad Zeller, quarterback 22008 Lardarius Webb, defensive back Kareem Moore, safety Ogletree 2000 Sullivan Beard, return specialist 22008 Patrick Dolan, punter 2006 Jacob Bender, Broderick Cole, Toney Kyle Leisher, placekicker LSWA Coach of the Year Lardarius Webb, return specialist Edison, Dustin Gisclair, Cory Vavala Todd Rivera, linebacker 1975 Bill Clements 2007 Matt Blanchard, Broderick Cole, Lee Rogers, defensive back 1986 Sonny Jackson Captains Dominic Cooper, Benjamin Kyle Smith, offensive lineman 1996 Darren Barbier 1971 Jerry Sanchez and Larry Bland Gombossy, Kareem Moore 2001 LeJuan Walker, kick reteurner 1972 Mike Torres and Larry Bland 2008 Nigel Cormier, Patrick Gordon, Isa 2002 Colt Colletti, running back LSWA Newcomer of the Year 1973 Jerry Sanchez and Walt Gaudet Hines, Chris Noble, Lardarius Webb

John Manly, punter 1996 John Emery, defensive end 1974 Mike Torres and Kenny Duke slc Burnell Taylor, defensive lineman 2007 Lardarius Webb, safety 1975 Elijah Hensley and Carey Johnson Participants 2003 Phillip Brock, running back 1976 Keith Crawford and Fred Raiford 1975 Terry Magee, punter Vince Butler, wide receiver LSWA Freshman of the Year 1977 Ted Bergeron and Rusty Rebowe Gary Barbaro, defensive back Adam Gardner, offensive lineman 1991 Darryl Pounds 1978 Keith Davis and Jerry Galloway t his is Nicholls H istory Jeff Breaux, offensive lineman 1979 Ronnie Harkless and Earl Rogers East-West Shrine Bowl John Manly, punter Second-Team LSWA All- 1980 Greg Jones and Basil Trepagnier Participant 2004 Broderick Cole, fullback Louisiana 1981 Tommy Warner, Keith Hodges, and 1976 Gerald Butler, wide receiver Joseph Trosclair, offensive lineman 1982 Clint Conque, outside linebacker Arthur Tolliver Michael Young, defensive lineman Greg Greely, safety 1982 Shane Whittemore, Barry Valcin, Blue*Gray All-Star Game Participant Tommy Lee Brown, cornerback 1983 Greg Greely, cornerback Clint Conque, and Kevin Bell 2003 Chris Thompson, cornerback James Wilcox, punter Richard Motton, offensive guard 1983 Walter Morrison, Jay Pennison, and 2005 Yale Vannoy, quarterback 1984 Keith Menard, quarterback Johnny Meads Magnloia Gridiron All-Star Classic Benjamin Gombossy, offensive Anthony Tuggle, cornerback 1984 Greg Greely, Scott Hildebrand, and 2006 Jacob Bender, offensive tackle lineman 1985 Lynn Bychurch, offensive guard Keith Menard Toney Edison, safety Bryan Paille, defensive lineman Oscar Smith, running back 1985 Dwayne Brown, Bobby Connell, Jay Tommy Lee Brown, cornerback 1986 Doug Hudson, quarterback Roth Texas vs. The Nation All-Star 2006 Greg Casnave, defensive lineman Mark Carrier, wide receiver 1986 Troy Bourgeois, Mark Carrier, Doug Game Kareem Moore, safety 1987 Alfred Dorsey, wide receiver Hudson, Patrick Pattan, Kevin Smoot, 2007 Kareem Moore, safety 2007 Garrick Spain, linebacker Richard Glover, defensive tackle and Brian Stropolo 2008 Lardarius Webb, safety Jordan Stone, defensive lineman 1988 Terrence Cooks, inside linebacker 1987 Alfred Dorsey, Thaddeus Lumar, and Lardarius Webb, return specialists 1989 Joey Quinn, defensive tackle Clarence Robinsont 2008 Nigel Cormier, offensive lineman 1990 Joey Quinn, defensive tackle 1988 Trevis Rowley, Richard Romero, media Zac Reddix, defensive end Troy Fields, linebacker Reed Pere’ Jose Bran, placekicker 1989 Craig Marek

Nicholls Colonels Football 77 2009 Nicholls Football Colonels Drafted into Pro Football

1976 Gary Barbaro, DB - , Third Round (74th)

media 1977 Gerald Butler, WR - Chicago Bears, Seventh Round (182nd)

1982 Dwight Walker, WR - Cleveland Browns, Fourth Round (87th)

1984 Johnny Meads, LB - Houston Oilers, Third Round (58th) Darryl Pounds Chris Thompson Johnny Meads Johnny Meads, LB - New Orleans Breakers, Third Round (56th)

Curtis Hobbs, WR - Jacksonville Bulls, Eighth Round (163rd)

Ronald Motton, OG - Houston Gamblers, 13th Round (257th)

Jay Pennison, C - Jacksonville Bulls, 13th Round (270th) H istory t his is Nicholls

1985 Greg Greely, DB - San Antonio Gunslingers, Second Round (24th) Jacob Bender

slc Jay Pennison Anthony Tuggle, DB - Los Angeles Express, Fifth Round (64th) Doug Hudson Lionel Vital, RB - Washington Redskins, Seventh Round (187th)

1986 Oscar Smith, RB - Detroit Lions, Fifth Round (119th) seaso n review 1987 Mark Carrier, WR - Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Third Round (57th) Kareem Moore

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 - Houston Oilers, 10th Round (264th)

1995 Darryl Pounds, DB - Washington, Third Round (68th)

coaches Mark Carrier Lardarius Webb 2004 Chris Thompson, DB – , Fifth Round (110th)

2007 Jacob Bender, OT – , Sixth Round (177th) players 2008 Kareem Moore, FS – Washington Redskins, Sixth Round (180th)

2009 Lardarius Webb, SS – Baltimore Ravens, Third Round (88th)

Jamie Lawson outlook 78 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football Colonel Lettermen

BARBARO, Gary, DB BOUDREAUX, Elmo, DB BUA, Chris, LB CHAMBERS, Kevin, DE 1997-2000, Kenner outlook A 1972-75, Kenner 1971-74, Thibodaux 2003, 2004, New Orleans 1980, New Orleans CURLIN, Richard, OT ABREGO, Jeff, OT BARKER, Anthony, P-WR BOUDREAUX, Rene, DT BUCHANAN, Corey, RB CHAMPAGNE, Ray, DE 1976-79, Houma 1971-74, Gramercy 1981-82, Valley, Ala. 1978-79, Houma 2006, 2008, Kingsville, Texas 1972-74, Jeanerette CUROLE, Kindall, PK ACOSTA, Kyle, DL BARNES, Kendrick, FB BOUDY, Christopher, LB BUCKLAND, Dean, OL CHANEY, Legantry, FB 1979-81, Cut Off 1990-92, LaPlace 1998, Magnolia, Miss. 1991, Biloxi, Miss. 1992-95, Houma 1989-92, Fair Hope, Ala. CURRY, Keith, DE ADAMS, Brett, LB BARTHE, Earl, DB BOURGEOIS, Troy, SS BUCKNER, Eric, TE CHAPMAN, Stuart, OL 2002, Hickory, Miss. 1991-93, Gretna 1980 1983-86, Houston, Texas 1986-88, Kentwood 1987-88, Delcambre CURTIS, Malcom, DB ADAMS, Todd, OG BARTHOLOMEW, Karl, RB BOUYER, Bryan, DL BUNCH, Chris, QB CHARPENTIER, Sonny, WR 1989-91, New Orleans players 1989-91, Thibodaux 2004, 2005, New Orleans 2002, Eufaula, Ala. 2006, 2008, Crystal River, Florida 1979, Franklin AFFOLTER, Kenneth, LB BARRY, Jerry, LB BOUZIGARD, Scott, FS BUQUOI, Gary, OL CHATMAN, Hosea, WR D 1982-83, Slidell 1971-74, Grand Coteau 1979-81, Galliano 1992-94, Metairie 1986-89, Houma DAHLKE, Dasche ALCEE, Julius, WR BATISTE, Calvin, DB BOYD, Andre, DL BURCHETT, Roy, QB CHAUVIN, Zack, QB 2003, Texas City, Texas 1997-98, Algiers 1976, Amite 1995-96, New Orleans 2001, Bradenton, Fla. 2006, 2007, Thibodaux, La. DAIGLE, Butch, FB ALEX, Horace, RB BEARD, Sullivan, WR BOYD, Ben, DB BURKS, Dennis, RB CHUTER, Eric, OL 1982-86, Gonzales 1975-77, New Iberia 1998-2000, Lockport 1977, Tylertown, Miss. 1996, New Orleans 1991, New Orleans DAIGS, Chris, WR ALLEMAN, Eric, WR BEARY, Tim, DE BOYD, Byron, DB BURKS, Terrel, OL CLARK, Corey, RB-TE 1989-90, Harvey coaches 1993, Thibodaux 1978-81, Geismar 1976-79, Boutte 1994-95, Memphis, Tenn. 1991-92, Thibodaux DANDRIDGE, Kelvin, WR ALLEMAND, Jared, QB/WR BECNEL, Gary, OG BOZEMAN, Donnie, WB BURNS, Blaine, FB CLARK, Dedric, DB 1989-91, Baton Rouge 1992-94, Lockport 1972, Vacherie 1994, Napoleonville 2005-08, Baton Rouge 1996, Vacherie DANIELS, Dominique, DB ALLEN, Billy Ray, RB BEBE, Chuck, OT BRAN, Jose, PK BUSH, Juan, CB CLARK, Mike, CB-TB 2006, 2007, 2008, Tampa, Fla. 1974, Biloxi, Miss. 1974-75, Baton Rouge 1986, 88-90 New Orleans 1980, New Orleans 1987-80, Denham Springs DANOS, Allen, DT ALLEN, Chris, OL BELANGER, Brent, LB/FB BREAUX, Jeffrey, OL BUTLER, Cory, DB COATES, Mark, RB 1972-75, Cut Off 1993, Demopolis, Ala. 1989, 1991, Houma 2000-2003, Sulphur 1990-92, Houma 1993, 1995, Gretna DAVID, Joseph, LB ALONZO, Don, P BELLANGER, Troy, DS BREAUX, Joey BUTLER, Gerald, WR COLE, Broderick, FB 1980 oppo n e ts 1980, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. 1992-95, Raceland 2003, Alvin, Texas 1973-76, Slidell 2004-07, New Orleans DAVIS, Aaron, TE ANDERSON, Kareem, DT BELL, Kevin, NG-DT BRIGGS, Troy, TE BUTLER, James, LB COLEMAN, Rodney, DB 1989-91, Plaquemine 2004, Atlanta, Ga. 1979-1982, Avondale 1978-81, Abbeville 1989-91, Houma 1998-99, New Orleans DAVIS, Barry, DB ANDERSON, Ronald, DT BELLEW, Danny, OT BRINSON, Ronald, DB BUTLER, Vince, WR COLLETTI, Colt, FB 1985 1989, Norco 1981-82, Saucier, Miss. 1982-83, Tampa, Fla. 2002, 2003, Tampa, Fla. 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, River DAVIS, Cortrell, LB ANDERSON, Tawaskie, RB BENDER, JACOB, OT BRISTER, Adam, TE/WR BYCHURCH, Lynn, OG Ridge 1995, Hahnville 1995, 1997-99, New Orleans 2003-06 Mayo, Maryland 2006, 2008, Baton Rouge, La. 1983-86, Cut Off COLLINS, Cooper, QB DAVIS, Dwayne, DB

ANDERSON, Vince BERARD, Richard, DE BRISTER, Belton, FS 1999-2000, Abbeville 1990-91, Amite seaso n review 2003, Lake City, Fla. 1972-75, Jeanerette 1980, New Orleans C COMEAUX, Britton, OL DAVIS, Ed, WR ANDRUS, Sheldon, DT BERGERON, Ted, QB BROCATO, Mitch, TE CAMPBELL, Gary, OG 2006, Cut Off, La. 1974-75, Paradis 1981-84, Port Barre 1974-77, Houma 1996-98, Pearl River 1975, Petal, Miss. COMEAUX, Sean, P/K DAVIS, Greg, QB APPLEBERRY, Aaron, WR BERGERON, Stefan, LB BROCK, Phillip, RB CAMPBELL, John, DE 2004-07, New Iberia 1990, Metairie 1981, Avondale 2008, Pierre Part 2000-2003, New Orleans 1997-99, Cut Off CONNELL, Bobby, TE DAVIS, Jevon, LB APRIL, Bobby, DE BERNARD, Adrian, OL BROOKS, Lester, DB CAMPBELL, Patrick, TE 1984-85, Olla 1995, New Orleans 1972-75, Chalmette 1992, Thibodaux 2006-07, Macon, Mississippi 1990, Marrero CONNELL, Michael, LB DAVIS, Keith, LB ARCEMONT, Trey, DT BERNARD, Derronne, DL BROOM, Tommy, C CANDIES, Otto, LB 1985-87, Stone Mountain, Ga. 1980 1988-90, Morgan City 1994-95, New Iberia 1976-79, Columbia, Miss. 1983-85, Des Allemands CONNELL, Timmy, LB DAVIS, Keith, WR ARCHANGEL, Stephen, DB BERNINGER, Darren, DL BROUSSARD, Chris, DB CANDIES, Shane, DB 1983-86, Olla 1976-78, Paradis 2003, Jenerette 1993, Baker 2005, 2007, Morgan City 1982-83, Thibodaux CONQUE, Clint, DE DAVIS, Reggie, DB slc AUGUST, Rudy, RB BERRY, James, RB BROUSSARD, Shannon, OL CANDIES, Sidney, OL 1981-82, Baton Rouge 1993-96, New Iberia 2000-2003, Belle Rose 1978 1990, Iowa 1990, Hahnville CONSTANTINE, Pat, WR DeAVILA, Jonathan, OL AUSTIN, Jared, OL BIEDENKOPF, Tim, TE BROWN, Dan, P CAPDEBOSCQ, Mike, FB 1984, 86-87, Lafayette 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, Houston, 1991-94, Avondale 1978, Kenner 1976-79, Baton Rouge 1980-81, Loranger COOKMEYER, Rickey, WR Texas AUSTIN, Joe, OL BILLINGS, Kajuan, WR BROWN, Dwayne, FB CARMOUCHE, Darnell, LB 1990, 1992, Metairie DeBOSE, Greg, OL t his is Nicholls H istory 1994-96, Milton, Fla. 1995-98, Harvey 1982-85, Houma 1983-86, Carencro COOKS, Terrence, LB 1995-98, New Orleans AUZENNE, Richard, RB BIZETTE, Brandon BROWN, Ed, DT CARRIER, Mark, WR 1985-88, Napoleonville DEGRUY, Glenn, LB 1977-79, Baytown, Texas 2003, Maringouin 1981-82, Lafayette 1983-86, Church Point COOPER, Dominic, DE 1971, New Orleans BLANCHARD, Matt, OL BROWN, Edward, DL CARTER, A.J., DT 2006-07, New Orleans, La. DELATTE, Richie, FB B 2006-07, Guntown, Mississippi 1997-98, New Orleans 2008, Thibodaux CORMIER, Nigel, OL 1996-97, New Orleans BABER, Trevors, DB BLANCHARD, Jody, DB BROWN, John, WR CARTER, Billy, DL 2005-08, Lafayette DELEE, Brent, TE 1988-90, Hammond 1992-94, Houma BROWN, Lavincio, LB 1987, Pensacola, Fla. CORTEZ, Jason 1982,84, Clinton BADEAUX, Ernie, DL BLANCHARD, Michael, OL 2002, 2004, Greenwood, Miss. CARTER, Chad, RB 2003, New Orleans DELGADO, Jose, OL 1997-99, River Ridge 1990-92, Napoleonville BROWN, Tommy Lee, DB 1999-2000, Convent CRAWFORD, Demetrius, DB 1987, Chalmette BAHAM, Dewayne, C BLAND, Larry, DT-LB 2002-2005, Amite, La. CARTER, Dexter, DB-WR 1990-92, Fairhope, Ala. DENEAULT, Dustin, OL 1980, Folsom 1971-74 1988-91, Ponchatoula 1985-88, New Orleans CRAWFORD, Eric, DB 2002-2003, Concordia, Kan. BAILEY, Fred, LB BLEAKLEY, Rick, LB BRUCE, Gary, NG CARTER, Kenny, DB-FB 1994-96, Lake Charles DEROCHE, Matt, OL 1996, 1998, New Orleans 2000, 2001, Convent 1977, Cut Off 1989-90, Carencro CRAWFORD, Keith, OT/OG 2000-2002, Houma BAILEY, Levon, LB BLEAKLEY, Robert, LB BRUCE, Ricky, DB CARTER, Ryan, RB 1973-76, New Orleans DESHOTEL, Paul, OL 2003-06, Missouri City, Texas 2001-2003, Convent 1995, Paradis 2002, 2003, Baton Rouge CROCHET, Jason, DL 1986-88, Franklin BAILEY, Navarro BOGGAN, Jermaine, DB BRUHL, Tommy, DE CASE, Tom, QB 1998, Houma DESSELLES, Brian, P 2003, Baker 2004-07 Jacksonville, Fla. 1974-77, Covington 1987-80, Avondale CROWE, Leslie, LB 1993-94, White Castle BAILEY, Tim, QB BONNAFFONS, Brett, WR BRUMFIELD, Bryan, DB CASNAVE, Greg, DL 1992-94, Amite DEVEER, Joe, LB 1977-80, Pensacola, Fla. 2002-2003, New Orleans 1982-84, Amite 2005, 2006 LaCombe CRUMP, Brian, DL 1981 BALDWIN, Anthony, TE BORDEN, Cornelius, LB BRUNO, Lindsey, OL CATHA, David, DB 1992, New Orleans DEWITT, Brad, OL 2001, 2002, River Ridge 1999, Moss Point, Miss. 1994-96, Chalmette 1972, 1974-76, Baton Rouge CULOTTA, Rickey, QB 2000, Pass Christian, Miss. BAKER, David, WR BOUDOIN, Perry, TE-DE BRUNSON, Randy, OL CATOIRE, Allen, OL 1995, Metairie DiBETTA, Gareth, DB media 1992, Opelousas 1978-81, Edgard 2001-2002, Forest, Miss. 1992-95, Metairie CUMBERLAND, Cliff, TE 2001-2002, Chalmette BAKER, TIM, OL BOUDREAUX, Cody, RB BRYAN, Winfred, DL CHAISSON, Jeremy, OL 1996-98, Metairie DICKINSON, Don, C 2002-2003, Natchez, Miss. 1993, St.Amant 1988-89, Miami, Fla. 2000, Thibodaux CURL, Rocky, TE/LB 1972

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DIEL, Adam, PK 1972-73, Baton Rouge 1973,76, Baton Rouge 2003-06, Houston, Texas JOHNSON, Patrick, RB 1993-96, Baton Rouge F GASPARD, Danny, DE HARRIS, Anthony, RB HOUSTON, Tyrone, LB 1986-87, Edgard DILLON, Edward, DB FALGOUST, Gordon, QB 1979-80, Metairie 2005, Demopolis, Ala. 1992-95, Weddinton, N.C. JOHNSON, Ray, DB 1995-98, New Orleans 1980-81, Vacherie GAUDET, Walt, DE HARRIS, John, LB HOTARD, Jerry, DE 1977-80, Franklin media DIMAK, Cody, LB FALGOUST, Ken, WR 1971-73, Ville Platte 1980, Pensacola, Fla. 1981-84, Reserve JOHNSON, Sean, LB 2005, 2006 New Orleans 1987, Vacherie GAUTREAU, Mike, NG HARRIS, Todd, DE HOUSE, Mike, FB 1995-98, New Orleans DINOT, Rickey, TB FAIRCHILD, Matt, DE 1984, Gonzales 1992-94, Garyville 1980, New Orleans JONES, Cal, FB 1982, Baton Rouge 2006-08 Gonzales GEORGE, Kevin, DB HARRISON, Dewayne, TE HOWARD, Cornell, KR 2004-07, Port Arthur, Texas DISHER, Carl, QB FANGUY, Jarrod, LB 1991-1992, Crowley 1982-85, Covington 2008, New Orleans JONES, Dwayne, RB 1991, Ponchatoula 2006, 2007, 2008, Houma, La. GILMORE, Dave, LB HATCHER, Mark, LB-FB HOWARD, Tracey, DT 2005-07, New Iberia DOLAN, Patrick, P/PK FAUCHEAUX, Chuck, DS 1979-80, Metairie 1977-80, Baytown, Texas 2005, Silsbee, Texas JONES, Greg, TE 2007, 2008, Mobile, Ala. 1998, Mathews GILSTRAP, Derek, TE HAVENER, Jerry, C HUDSON, Doug, QB 1977-78, 80, New Orleans DOMINIQUE, Tyrone, LB FEELE, James, OT 1974-77, Levelland, Texas 1984-87, Patterson 1983-86, Gulf Breeze, Fla. JONES, Henry, DE 1990-93, Gheens 1974-75, Picayune, Miss. GILISPIE, Robert, OL HAWKINS, Jessie, LB HUGHES, Kyle, LB 1992, New Orleans DONAHUE, Greg, LB FELDER, Andre, DB 2005, Port Arthur, Texas 1998, Marrero 2006, 2007, 2008, Orange, Texas JONES, Jay, K 1986, Kentwood 1986-89, Hammond GISCLAIR, Dustin, LB HAYDEL, Patrick, DT HUGHES, Taras, DB 2003, 2004, Greenwood, Miss. DORSEY, Alfred, WR FELDER, Bobby, DB 2003-06, Galliano 1986-88, Vacherie 1989-92, Galliano JONES, Kevin, DL 1985-87, New Orleans 2008, McComb, Miss. GLOVER, Richard, DT HAYNES, Chris, WR HUTCHINSON, Demarko, 1996-99, Baton Rouge DOUGLAS, Travis, LB FELDER, Travis, RB 1985-88, New Orleans 1995, Luling QB/RB JONES, Shaun, DL 2000-2003, Des Allemands 2001, 2002, 2003, Jacksonville, GOMBOSSY, Benjamin, OL HEAD, Brian, C 2004, 2005, 2008, St. Rose 2008, New Orleans DUBUC, Michael, LB Fla. 2004-07, Monroe 1989-92, Kingwood, Texas HYMEL, Audie, OT/OG JOSEPH, Cleveland, LB 2001, 2002, Metairie FELLS, Reno GONZALES, Octavio, C HEBERT, Billy Bob, QB/RB 1973-75, Harvey 1980, Thibodaux DUGAN, Michael, CB 2006, 2007, Palatka, Fla. 1985-87, Miami, Fla. 1985-88, Cut Off HYPOLITE, Artie, WR JOSEPH, Kendall, RB 1985 FIELDS, Troy, FB GORDON, Patrick, WR HEBERT, Jody, DL 1973-75, Jeanerette 1997,99, Hahnville DUGAS, Monte, FB 1987-90, New Orleans 2005-08, Houma, La. 1997-99, Westwego JOSEPH, Konald, WR 1994-95, Jefferson FINISTER, Doug, RB GREELY, Greg, DB HELD, Eric, PK 1994, Gramercy H istory t his is Nicholls I DUKE, Kenny, LB 1993, New Orleans 1981-84, Bogalusa 1992-93, Metairie IBIETA, Sal, C JOSEPH, Ronald, RB 1971-74, New Orleans FITZPATRICK, Brian GREENE, Logan, DE HENRY, Louis, RB 1981, Chalmette 1972-74, Jeanerette DUMAS, Marvin, WR 2004, Lewisville, Texas 2004, Raleigh, N.C. 1977-78, Covington JOSEPH, Wayne, DB 1978-81, Vacherie FLUGENCE, Cornell, DB GREENWOOD, Keith, SS HENRY, Tedrick, DB 1998, New Orleans 1981-84, Lafayette J slc DUMAS, Nolan, QB/DS 1979-80, New Orleans 1992-94, Kenner JACKSON, Cory, RB JOYNER, Richard, WR 2008, Thibodaux FLOWERS, Aric, OL GRIFFIN, Michael, LB HENSLEY, Lige, OG 1997, Breaux Bridge 1976-78, Brandon, Miss. DUNN, Antwan, DE 2005, 2007, 2008, Plano, Texas 1999-2002, Patterson 1971-73, 75, Kenner JACKSON, Eric, LB JOYNER, Stephen, OT 2004, 2005, Birmingham, Ala. FONTENOT-AMEDEE, Joel, RB GRIFFIN, Roscoe, RB HESTER, Chris, DL 1982-85, Baton Rouge 1981, New Orleans DUNN, Robert, OT 2002-2005, Baton Rouge 1993-94, Apopka, Fla. 2002-2003, 2005, Raceland JACKSON, Ira, WR JUDGE, Jermaine, DL 1972 FONTENOT, Dain, WR GRIFFIN, Troy, DB HEYL, Michael, LB 1996-97, Edgard 1992, Bay Minette, Ala. DUTTON, Davonn, DL 1993-96, Port Vincent 1992, Lockport 2004-07, New Orleans JACKSON, Mark, OL JUNIUS, Brian, OL 2005-07, New Orleans FONTENOT, Gary, DB GRIMES, Morris, DT HICKS, Tarbarris, DB 1994, 1996, St. Cloud, Fla. 1998 Baton Rouge DUPUIS, Steve, LB-TE 1971-74, Sunset 1976, Baton Rouge 2008, Monroe JACKSON, Ronald, TE 1973, 75-76, Opelousas FONTENOT, Josh, QB GRISSOM, Herman, PK HILDEBRAND, Scott, LB 1994, McComb, Miss. K 2000-2001 Ville Platte 1972-73, Jasper, Texas 1981-84, Marrero JARROTT, Graham, OL KELLY, Andre, DB/RB FONTENOT, Randy, TE-FB GRUBB, Jason, DB HILL, Karl, DB 1999-2002, New Orleans 2004, 2007, New Orleans

seaso n review E EASTON, Anthony, WR 1971-74, Opelousas 2002, Slidell 1985-88, Marrero JARVIS, Byron, RB KENNEDY, Nick, DB 1993-94, Surrey, England FOOTE, David, OT GUEDRY, Warren, DE-DT HINES, Isa, RB 1980, Donaldsonville 2000, Houma EATON, David, LB 1980, Thibodaux 1973, 76, Baton Rouge 2007, 2008, San Francisco, Calif. JARVIS, Jairus, DE KENNEDY, Lynn, WR 1991-94, Thibodaux FOOTE, Ed, OG GUIDRY, Gavin, WR HOBBS, Curtis, WR 2006, 2007, Donaldsonville 1982-83, Thibodaux EDDIE, Andrew 1978-80, Thibodaux 1987, Harvey 1982-83, Mendenhall, Miss. JEFFERSON, Darrell, DB KIEFFER, Mike, LB 2007, 2008 Tupelo, Miss. FORD, Jamaul, RB GUIDRY, Joey, NG HODGE, Chris, DB 1998-99, Salem, Miss. 1998, 2000-2001 River Ridge EDISON, Toney, DB 2006, Berwick, La. 1982, Baton Rouge 2003, 2004, Bainbridge, Ga. JENKINS, David, OT KINDRED, Adrian, LB 2005, 2006, Taylorsville, Miss. FOSTER, Faraji, RB GUIDRY, Kerry, DB HODGES, Keith, CB 1979-82, New Orleans 2007, Opelika, Ala. oppo n e ts EDKINS, George, NG 1994, New Orleans 2008, Houma 1979-81, Harvey JENKINS, Jerimiah, DE KING, Doug, DL 1980, Houma FOUNTAIN, Eric, DL GUIDRY, Lance, OL HODSON, Ben, DB 2006, 2007, Corpus Christi, Texas 2000, 2001, 2004, Harvey EDWARDS, Murphy, DE 1992-95, Kendleton, Texas 1990-91, Gretna 1993, Lockport JOHNSON, Carey, NG KING, Jared, DL 1995-98, Lake Charles FRAZIER, Jesse, OL GUIDRY, Quinn, P HODSON, Matt, TE 1972-75, Baton Rouge 2002, Marerro ELLERT, Joel, OL 2004-07, Houston, Texas 1995-98, Luling 1991-93, Lockport JOHNSON, Curtis, RB/WR KIRBY, John, OL 1998-99, Ft. Wayne, Ind. FREEMAN, Kyle, DE GUILBEAU, Dana, RB HOHENSEE, Garrett, OL 1997-2000, Victoria, Texas 2002, Lake City, S.C. ELLIS, Reginald, WR 2003-06, Baton Rouge 1977, Plaquemine 1986-88, Raceland JOHNSON, David, DB-WR KLIEBERT, Shane, DL 2000, Plaquemine FURHER, David, P HOLMES, Bryant, DL 1991-93, New Orleans 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Vacherie coaches ELLIS, Robert 1982-85, Franklin H 2001-2002, New Orleans JOHNSON, Eugene, LB KNATT, Teddy, RB 2003-06 Diberville, Miss HALE, Paul, OL HOLMES, Lannis, LB 1997-98, Houma 1981 ELLIS, Steve, DB G 2000, New Orleans 1997, Hammond JOHNSON, Greg, OL KNIGHT, Drew, LS 1999-2002, Stringer, Miss. GAIENNIE, Dan, WR HALL, Danarus, DB HONOR, Rondell, FB 1987-90, Houston, Texas 2006, Zachary, La. EMERY, John, DE 1977-80, Harahan 2005, 2006, Magnolia, Miss. 1994-96, Luling JOHNSON, Henry, DB KNOWLES, Brian, P 1996, Norco GAINEY, Russell, OL HARDING, Greg, DB HOOD, Alan 2002-2005, Marerro, La. 1991, Mobile, Ala. ENCALADE, Ruble, OL 1992, Kenner 1979-81, Houma 2003, Panama City, Fla. JOHNSON, Jeff, OT KOCH, Hilton, WR 1992-93, Point-a-la-hache GALLOWAY, Jerry, DT HARDY, Kentario, DL HOPSON, Trey, FB 1983-85, Metairie 1989-90, Braithwaite players ESCHETE, Ronnie, NG 1975-78, Silsbee, Texas 2007, 2008 Monticello, Miss. 2008, Pascagoula, Miss. JOHNSON, Kenric, WR KNOX, Antonio, LB 1979, Thibodaux GALMORE, Shawn, WR HARGER, Butch, LB HORRIDGE, Eddie, QB 1998-2000, Gramercy 2000, 2001, Gulfport, Miss. ESALAMIE, Ovie, RB 1994, Marrero 1978, Baton Rouge 1978, Metairie JOHNSON, Kenyardia, OL KREIG, John, LB 2005, Tampa, Fla. GARDET, Ronald, DB HARKLESS, Ronnie, FB HORTON, Kenley, WR 2001, 2002, Grenada, Miss. 1999, Thibodaux EVANS, Larry, LB 2004, 2005, New Orleans 1979, Mathews 2005, College Park, Ga. JOHNSON, Kevin, DB 1973,75, Denham Springs GARDNER, Adam, OL HARNESS, Randy, RB HOUSEMAN, Jerry, DE 1996-99, St. Martinville L EVANS, Will, TE 2003, New Orleans 1993, Kenner 1972 JOHNSON, Obie, DT LABICHE, Frank, WR 1971, Houma GARDNER, Chris, WR HAROLD, Kenny, RB/DB HOUSSON, Jake, OL 1989-90, Kentwood 1984-85, River Ridge outlook 80 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football Colonel Lettermen

LAFAYETTE, Vernon, OT LITTLE, Greg, C McKENZIE, Torey, OL 1993-94, Jackson, Ala. 2002-2005, Gonzales outlook 1981-82, Baton Rouge 1984-85, Gonzales 2004-2005, Jackson, Miss. MORRIS, Kazlo, LB PATTAN, Patrick, OT R LAFONT, Toby, TE LOCKWOOD, Steve, OG McLENDON, Michael, RB 1998, Mobile, Ala. 1983-86, Port Allen RAIFORD, Fred, DB 1993-95, Thibodaux 1973, Norco 2006, Quitman, Mississippi MORRIS, Michael, DE PATTERSON, Demetrius, DB 1973-76, Baton Rouge LAMBERT, Myron, OL LORIO, Thomas, DB McMILLAN, Seneca, DB 1991-93, Roseland 1995, Theodore, Ala. RANSEFORE, Henri, QB 1993, Lutcher 2002-2003, 2005, Baton Rouge 1998-2001 Orlando, Fla. MORRIS, Mike, TE PATTERSON, Robert, DB 1992-95, Mobile, Ala. LAMM, Anthony, LB LOTT, Robert, DB McMINN, Mike, C 1972-75, Opelousas 2001, 2002, Monroe RANSOME, Jabari, DL 1994-95, Kenner 1991-92, Gulfport, Miss. 1974-75, Gulfport, Miss. MORRIS, Penn, LB PAULEY, Scott, LB 1994-96, Pineville LANDRUM, Jared, TE LOVE, Douglas, OG McNEAL, Larry 2001-2003, Edgard 1985 RAYMOND, Don, OL players 2004-07, Diberille, Miss. 1971-74, Morgan City 2003, Clarksdale, Miss. MORRISON, Josh, DL PAULIN, Michael, LB 1997, 99, Hahnville LANDRY, C.J., OG LOVELL, Rickey, RB McNEASE, David, OL 1997, Belle Chasse 1999, New Orleans REA, Kurt, DT 1975-76, Marrero 1973, 75-76, Gray 1994-96, Carriere, Miss. MORRISON, Walter, DB PAYTON, Anthony, RB 1975-78, Baton Rouge LANGTHORN, Spenser, OL LUCAS, Nehemiah, LB MEACHAM, Jeramy, PK 1981-83, Carencro 1994, Foxworth, Miss. REASONS, Nick 2008, Kingwood, Texas 1999-2000, McComb, Miss. 1999-2000, Houma MORTON, Allen, WR PECK, Michael, DL 2004, Spring, Texas LAPEYRE, Emile, DE LUKE, Derek, LB MEADS, Johnny, LB 1997-99, St. Rose 1999-2002, LaPlace REBOWE, Rusty, LB 1981-83, Houma 1992-95, New Orleans 1980-83, Labadieville MOTTON, Ronald, OG PENNISON, Jay, C 1974-77, Norco LAPHAND, David, WR LUMAR, Nakia, RB MEEKS, Marlin, RB 1980-83, Donaldsonville 1980-83, Houma REDDIX, Zac, DE coaches 2001, Quitman, Miss. 1995-96, Metairie, La. 2008, Grenada, Miss. MOUGEOT, David, DT PERCLE, David, DB 2006, 2007, 2008, Prairieville LASSEIGNE, Rance, DB/RB LUMAR, Thaddeus, LB MELANCON, Paul, LB 1983-84, Melville 1972-75, Baton Rouge REED, Damian, LB 2006, Raceland, La. 1984-85, 87 Edgard 1982-85, Donaldsonville MOZEE, Jamar, LB PERE’, John, TE 2007, 2008, Houston, Texas LAVIOLETTE, Seth, DL LUQUETTE, Lawrence, DB MELANCON, Paul, DT 2002-2003, Blue Springs, Mo. 1985-88, Matthews REED, Lonnie, WR 1999-2002, Patterson 2005, Des Allemands 1986-88, Gonzales MUHOBERAC, Steve, C/LB PERE’, Reed, OL 1977, Beaumont, Texas LAWSON, Jamie, FB MENARD, Keith, QB 1977-79, Chalmette 1985-88, Golden Meadow REEVES, Archie, OG-OT 1987-88, Raceland M 1981-84, Rayne MURPHEY, Ted, DE PERRY, George, OT 1976-78, Biloxi, Miss. LEBLANC, Joe, WR MAGEE, Jerry, RB MENUET, Tommy, DB 1972-73, Lafayette 1975-78, Galliano REVES, Jackson, WR oppo n e ts 1974-75, St. Gabriel 1979-80, Marrero 1991, Napoleonville PERRY, Ivan, LB 1993, Orlando, Fla. LEBLANC, LeRoyal, RB MAGEE, Terry, P-PK MERGIST, Lance, NG N 2004, 2006, 2007, New Orleans REYNOLDS, Greg, OL 1977, Donaldsonville 1972-75, Bogalusa 1981 NAQUIN, Andy, OL PETRELLA, Chase, LB 1993-96, Franklinton LEBLANC, Mike, OL MAGEE, Glenn, DB-PK MEYER, Aaron, OL 1996-99, Thibodaux 2004, 2005, Houma RHODES, Guy, NG 1992-94, Harvey 1976-79, Bogalusa 2008, La Place NAQUIN, Billy, OG PHILLIPS, Brad, WR 1981, Houma LEBLANC, Nathan, LB MAGEE, Lester, LB MILES, Jarrod, CB 1984-86, Thibodaux 1998-99, Metairie RICHARDSON, Marcus, WR 1990-91, Cut Off 2001, 2002, Collins, Miss. 2004, Baton Rouge NELSON, Royce, OT PHILLIPS, Rhett, OL 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, New

LEBLANC, Scott, PK MANALE, Carl, OL MILLER, James, LB 1989-92, New Orleans 1985-88, Baton Rouge Orleans seaso n review 1984-85, Thibodaux 1987-88, Marrero 2000-2003, Meridian NEVELS, Jordan, DB PICARD, Allen, TE RIDEAUX, Sam LeBOUEF, David, TE MANLY, John, PK/P MILLER, Kenny, DT 2008, Fort Thomas, Ky. 1981-82, Biloxi, Miss. 2003, Carencro 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Houma 2001-2003, Shaker Heights, Ohio 1984-85, Kentwood NEVIS, Darrell, DT PICKELL, Gary, C RIGBY, Tom, WR LEDET, Jason, DL MARCHAND, A.P., DT MIMS, Quenton, DL 1984-86, Houma 1981-84, Denham Springs 1977, Pascagoula, Miss. 1991-92, LaPlace 1972, Gonzales 2006, 2007, 2008, Boni Fay, NICOLL, Jack, DB PICKICH, Gerald, LB RILEY, Joseph, OL LEDET, Ivan, LB MARCHAND, Harold, OT Florida 1996-97, Kenner 1974-75, Biloxi, Miss. 2000, Liberty, Miss. 2006-08, New Orleans 1972, Gonzales MINOR, Gistand, RB NICOLL, Tracey, DL PITTMAN, Derrick, DB RIVERA, Todd, LB LEGENDRE, John, DB MAREK, Craig, NG 1982, New Orleans 1982 1998-2000, McComb, Miss. 1998-2001, Houma 1987-89, Luling 1986-89, Vidor, Texas MISIC, Milan, DT NOBLE, Chris, DE PLAISANCE, David, RB ROBERT, Jean, LB LEISHER, KYLE, PK MARSHALL, Kenny, DL 2004-2005, Knezica, Serbia 2006-08, Baton Rouge, La. 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Baton 1982-84, New Orleans 1997-2000, Orlando, Fla. 1993, Franklin MITCHELL, Isiah, WR NOLAN, Blaine, OL Rouge ROBERTS, Edwin, TE slc LEONARD, Kenton, DB MARTIN, Craft, NG 2000-2003, New Iberia 1993, 1995, Crowley, La. POCHE, Leon, NG 1976, Pensacola, Fla. 1987-90, Point Coupee 1978, Franklinton MITCHELL, Tim, C NOONAN, John, DE 1989-90, Marrero ROBERTSON, Joseph, DB LERILLE, Roddy, LB MARTIN, Robert, DE 1971-72, Crowley 1971, Algiers POCHE, Mahlon, WS 1997, New Orleans 1987-88, Plaquemine 1995-98, New Orleans MITCHELL, Troy, OT, NORRIS, Gerald, C 1983-84, Lutcher ROBERTSON, Trae, DE 2004-2005, Tylertown, Miss. LEVERT, Shane, DB MARTINEZ, Miguel, OL 1982-83, Slidell 1979-80, Baytown, Texas POIRRIER, Jarrad, WR t his is Nicholls H istory 1986-89, Denham Springs 2004-2005, Glendora, Calif. MONTOYA, Juan, DE NUNNGARY, Alfred 1996-99, Prairieville ROBERTSON, Virgil, LB LEWIS, Derrick, DT MATERNE, Mike, DT 2004-2005, Fontana, Calif. 2003, Downey, Calif. POTTS, Chuck, DL 1986-89, Raceland 1983, New Orleans 1974-75, Metairie MONTGOMERY, Vincent, QB 1992, Gulfport, Miss. ROBICHAUX, Michael, SS LEWIS, Derrick, LB MATTHEWS, Mike, LB 2005-08, Kingsville, Texas O POUNDS, Darryl, DB 1985-86, Raceland 1994, Mary Esther, Fla. 1994, Baton Rouge MOORE, Travis, LB-FB OGLETREE, Joseph, DB 1991-94, Magnolia, Miss. ROBIN, Phillip, DL LEWIS, Kenny, DB/RB MATTA, John, P 1986-89, Baton Rouge 2002-2005, Houston, Texas POWELL, DeAndre’, LB 2000-2003, Meraux 2007, Geismar 1985-86, Metairie MOORE, Collin, DB OGLETREE, Jordan, DB 1999, McComb, Miss. ROBINS, Joseph, RB LEWIS, Marcques, DB MAXWELL, Derrek, WR 2006-07, Bartow, Florida 2006, 2007, 2008, Houston, Texas PREJEAN, Cody, OL 2004, Baton Rouge 2005, 2006, New Iberia 1993-94, Perdido, Ala. MOORE, Kareem, FS OKORONKWO, Michael, WR 2005-08, Napoleonville ROBINSON, Antonio, WR LEWIS, Melvin, TB McCABE, Tim, QB 2006-07, Okolona, Miss. 2004-07, New Orleans PRICE, Greg, NG 2008, Miami, Fla. 1984-87, Gonzales 1975-77, Gulfport, Miss. MOORE, Lance, DB ORGERON, Glen, DT 1983-85, Thibodaux ROBINSON, Clarence, DB LEWIS, Mike, LB/TE McCAFFERY, Ian, LB 2007, 2008 Leakesville, Miss. 1972-75, Larose PRICE, John, WR 1984-87, Morgan City 1979-80, Jeanerette 1996, New Orelans MOORE, William, RB ORDOYNE, Baylor, OL/DT 1999-2000 LaPlace ROBINSON, Cardell, SE LEWIS, Paul, LB McCREA, Alfred, OT 1980-82, Avondale 2006-07, Houma, La. PRIMUS, Joey, QB 1979-80, Harvey 1979-80, Breaux Bridge 1980, New Orleans MORALES, James, QB ORGERON, Peter, OT 1990-92, Pride ROBINSON, David Craig, RB LEWIS, Terrell, WR McCULLOCH, Craig, QB 2002, 2003, Houston, Texas 1972-74, Galliano PRINCE, Errol, WS 1990-91, Raceland 1997-99, Opelousas 1972-74, Baker MORGAN, Mike, S ORTOLANO, Kenney, NG 1984, Gulfport, Miss. ROBINSON, Kovoska, DB LEWIS, Thurman, WR McDADE, Charles, OL 1980, Lafayette 1975-78, Belle Chasse PRITCHARD, Kenny, QB 1998-99, San Diego, Calif. 2000-2001, Meridian, Miss. 2007, 2008, Friendswood, Texas MORGAN, Todd, PK OWENS, Kenny, DB 1971 RODRIGUE, Mark, C LILLIE, Jarvis, TB McDONALD, Bobby, QB 1979-82, St. Amant 2006, 2007, Theodore, Alabama 1978, Fort Walton, Fla. 1989, 1991-92, New Orleans 1986-88, Franklin MORGAN, Zach Q RODRIGUE, Mitch, OG LILLY, Michael, WR McDOWELL, Donald, OG 2005-07, Marianna, Fla. P QUEEN, Dwayne, CB 1984-86, Thibodaux media 1985-88, Baton Rouge 1977-79, New Orleans MORRELL, Kevin, RB PADGETT, Adam, OL 1982, Port Allen RODRIGUE, Perry, LB LINDEN, Will, OT McGEE, Bruce, WR 1976, Pensacola, Fla. 1998-99, Navarre, Fla. QUINN, Joey, NG 1988-90, 1992, Gonzales 1989, New Orleans 1990-92, Whistler, Ala. MORRIS, Jimmie, RB PAILLE, Bryan, DE 1987-90, McComb, Miss. ROGERS, David, DB Nicholls Colonels Football 81 2009 Nicholls Football Colonel Lettermen

1998-99, San Francisco, Calif. 1989-92, Pensacola, Fla. 1986-89, New Orleans 2000-2003, Edgard VITAL, Lionel, RB 1983, Houma ROGERS, Earl, LB SHOCKLEY, Bruce, LB STEIB, Stephen, DE THOMPSON, Antoine, DB 1981-84, Loreauville WILLIAMS, Thomas, DB 1976-79, Bogalousa 1972-73, Loranger 1992-93, Vacherie 1981-82, Slidell VOLLENWIEDER, Tommy, QB 1984-87, New Orleans ROGERS, Glyn, OG SIGLER, Jarvis, DL STEINER, Doug, DT THOMPSON, Chris, DB 1982, Baton Rouge WILLIS, David, DB media 1976-77, Opelousas 2007, Mobile, Ala. 1980, New Orleans 2000-2003, New Orleans 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, St. ROGERS, Lee, DB SILLS, Dewayne, NG STEWART, Anri, LB THOMPSON, Daun, DL W Martinville 1998-2001, Gretna 1975-78, Port Allen 2008, Plaquemine 2007, 2008, Hallsville, Texas WAGNER, Isiah, RB WILLIS, Eric, TE ROGERS, Lonnie, QB SILLS, Steve, DE STEWART, Brent, LB THOMPSON, Delos, DE 1976, Thibodaux 1987-88, Plaquemine 1971, Opelousas 1978, Pasadena, Texas 1987-90, Houma 1976-79, Covington WAITERS, Jamar, DL WILLS, Michael, DB ROGERS, Reggie, RB SIMON, Conrad, LB STEWART, Naton, LB THOMPSON, Jeremy, P 2001, New Orleans 1991-94, Mobile, Ala. 1993-96, Kenner 1981, Paulina 2005, Vero Beach, Fla. 1999-2001, Ponchatoula WALKER, Dwight, RB-WR WILLIS, Yashua, LB ROHNER, Kip, WR SIMMONS, Jamal, DB STOGNER, Cody, OL THOMPSON, Ronnie, DL 1978-81, Metairie 2006, 2008, Napoleonville, La. 1993-96, Greensburg 2006, 2007, 2008, New Orleans 2004-2005, Picayune, Miss. 1995, Bayou LaBatre, Ala. WALKER, LeJuan, DB/RS WILSON, Daiquari, LB ROMERO, Alex, K SIMPSON, Kevin, OG STONE, Jordan, DL THORNE, Grant, RB 2001, 2002, Tallahassee, Fla. 1998-99, Dallas, Texas 2005-07, Des Allemands 1975-76, Port Allen 2006-07, Chicago, Illinois 2006-07, San Pedro, California WALKER, Michael, LB WILSON, Frank, RB/DB ROMERO, Brennan, DB SMALL, Darnell, LB STROPOLO, Brian, WR THORNTON, Chris, QB 1989-91, New Orleans 1994-96, New Orleans 2002, 2005, Plaquemine 1993-95, New Orleans 1982-84, 86, Metairie 1987-89, Laurel, Miss. WALKER, ZO WILSON, Greg, C ROMERO, Richard, LB SMITH, Aaron, DB STROPOLO, Steve, RB TIZZARD, Kyle, K/H 2003, Tyler Town, Miss. 1973-76, Baton Rouge 1985-88, Houma 1998-99, St. Rose 1973-76, New Orleans 2008, Destrehan WALTERS, Russell, OG WILSON, Ricardo, TE ROTH, Fred, OT/OG SMITH, Brad, QB SZUBINSKI, Thomas, OG TOBIAS, Joseph, RB 1989-90, New Orleans 1994-96, Kenner 1976-78, Kenner 1997-2000, Raceland 1984-86, Grand Isle 2005, 2007, Tangipahoa WARD, Aaron, DL WILSON, Ricky, DB ROTH, Jay, TE SMITH, Clifford, FB SYKES, Dominique, DB TOLLIVER, Arthur, DT 1992-93, Morgan City 1995-97, Harvey 1982-85, Metairie 1986-88, Baton Rouge 2006, Franklin 1978-81, New Orleans WARD, Brandon, OL WILSON, Turell, DB ROUNDTREE, Jayce, PK SMITH, Clifton, DB TOPEY, Terry, DB 2007, 2008, Conroe, Texas 1990, Hahnville 1994, LaPlace, La. 1987-90, Houston, Tex. T 1977-79, Chalmette WARNER, Tommy, OG WINBORNE, Isah, DL ROUSSEL, Mark, TE SMITH, David, LB TATE, David TORRES, Mike, RB 1979-81, Chalmette 2002, 2003 Hattiesburg, Miss. H istory t his is Nicholls 1982, Destrehan 1986-89, Independence 2003, Jackson, Miss. 1971-74, New Orleans WASHINGTON, Clyde, RB WINDHAM, Jimbo, PK ROWLEY, Trevis, DB SMITH, Dedric, LB TAYLOR, Burnell, DL TRAHAN, Joey, DE-LB 1991-93, Gibson 1986-88, Baton Rouge 1986-88, Baton Rouge 2004, 2005, Natchitoches 1999-2002, New Orleans 1973, Patterson WATSON, Jerald, RB WISE, David, DB RUDOLPH, Allen, OL SMITH, Eric, LB TAYLOR, Josh, WR TRANCHINA, Rhett, PK 2008, Morgan City 2005, Houston, Texas

slc 1991-93, Hurley, Miss. 1989-90, New Orleans 2004, LaPlace 1982-83, Baton Rouge WEBB, Bobby, OG WOODS, Keith, WR RUFFIN, Aaron, RB SMITH, Jeremy, OL TAYLOR, Patrick, OT TREPAGNIER, Basil, DB 1972 1988, Baton Rouge 1987-90, Hammond 2000-2001, Decatur, Miss. 1988-91, Westwego 1977-80, Avondale WEBB, Lardarius, SS/KR WRIGHT, Dwight, SS RUSHING, Mike, C SMITH, Kendall, DB TAYLOR, Tim, DE TRICHE, Troy, DB 2007, 2008, Opelika, Ala. 1984-86, Donaldsonville 1973, Bogalousa 1992 Garyville 1976, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. 1992, Ama WELLS, Daetwan, DB WRIGHT, Earl, RB RUSSELL, Keith, C SMITH, Kyle, OL TEMPLET, Bobby, DB TROSCLAIR, Drey, WR 1997, Moss Point, Miss. 1980, New Orleans 1982, Metairie 1999-2001, New Orleans 1971-74, Metairie 2008, Thibodaux WEST, Earnest, CB WYCHE, Robert, LB RUSSELL, Kevin, OT SMITH, Mark, DT TEMPLET, Carl, DB TROSCLAIR, Joe, OL 2004, Miami, Fla. 2002, Jacksonville, Fla. 1982, Metairie 1977-78, Jackson, Miss. 1974-76, Metairie 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Reserve WHATLEY, Ty, QB SMITH, Oscar, RB TENDER, Ricardo, DL TUGGLE, Anthony, CB 1986, Houma Y S 1981, 83, 85, Tampa, Fla. 2001, Panama City, Fla. 1982-84, Baker WHITTEMORE, Shane, OG YARBROUGH, Danny, OG St. PIERRE, David, LB SMITH, Roy, OT TERRELL, Jonathan, QB/WR TURNER, Chris, DB 1979-82, Tylertown, Miss. 1980, White Castle seaso n review 1981, Marrero 1978-79, Folsom 1993-95, Slidell 2004-2005, Birmingham, Ala. WIEDEMANN, Mike, DE YOUNG, Joe, DT SALTER, Kendrex, RB SMITH, Windell, LB TERRIO, Peter, DB TURNER, Kurt, LB 1976-79, Metairie 1982, Hazelhurst, Miss. 2008, Orange, Texas 1982, New Orleans 1971-72, Reserve 1982-85, Greenwill Springs WIGGINS, Clarence, DB YOUNG, Michael, DE SANCHEZ, Jerry, DT-OT SMOOT, Kevin, RB THERIOT, Greg, OL TURNER, Ricky, DE 1993-94, Pensacola, Fla. 2002-2005, New Orleans 1971-73, Thibodaux 1984-86, New Orleans 2003, 2004, Baton Rouge 1980, New Orleans WILCOX, Brian, P YOUNG, Troy, C SANDERS, John, PK SOIGNET, Joe, DB THIBODAUX, Darryl, DB TURNER, Sullivan, RB 1986-89, Raceland 1982, Eunice 1983-85, Baton Rouge 1983-85, Thibodaux 1982-83, Rayne 1998-2000, Metairie WILCOX, James, PK/P SANDIFER, Brett, RB SOIGNET, John, CB THIBODAUX, David, DB 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Raceland Z oppo n e ts 2004, Baton Rouge 1985, Thibodaux 1982, Rayne V WILLIAMS, Alexander, DB ZACKERY, Brandon, QB SAUL, Anthony, LB SON, Josh, QB THIBODAUX, Blaine, P VALCIN, Barry, DB 1992, Thibodaux 2005, Tampa, Fla. 1994-96, Vacherie 2000-2003, Baton Rouge 1983-84, Napoleanville 1979-82, Port Arthur, Texas WILLIAMS, Austin, DL ZEIGLER, Joe, DT SERAGUSA, Joe, RB SONGE, Patrick, DT THIBODAUX, Ryan, LS VALETINE, Leonard, QB 2006, Baton Rouge, La. 1979-80, Donaldsonville 1971-72, Independence 1983, Bourg 1999-2002, Napoleonville 1989-90, Marrero WILLIAMS, A.J., RB ZELLER, Brad, QB SCHEXNAYDER, Ross, K SORRELL, Quincy, LB THIBODAUX, Walter, LB VANNOY, Yale, QB 2008, Jackson, Miss. 1995-98, Lutcher 2005, 2008, Houma, La. 1994-96, New Orleans 1986-89, Rayne 2002-2005, Kingsville, Texas WILLIAMS, Bennett, RB ZERINGUE, Ryan, LB SCHILLING, Mike, RB SOULIE, Bryan, DB THIGPEN, Sedgwyn, QB VAVALA, Brady, DL 1990-91, New Orleans 1990, Paulina coaches 1976, Jackson 1989, Luling 2002, 2003, Baton Rouge 2005, 2006, San Antonio, Texas WILLIAMS, Datren, DB ZIERLEIN, Mike, OL SCHULE, Fred, LB SPAIN, Garrick, LB THOMAS, Brian, RB VAVALA, Cory, LB 1996, Moss Point, Miss. 1992-93, River Ridge 1994 Chalmette 2006, 2007, 2008, Franklin, La. 2000-2003, Baton Rouge 2004, 2005, 2006, San Antonio, WILLIAMS, Greg, OL ZUELKE, Dale, OG SCOTT, Carl, RB SPEARS, Corey, DL THOMAS, Corey, QB Texas 1990-91, Baton Rouge 1979 1981, Hahnville 2001, 2002, Baker 1993-96, Point Clear, Ala. VERZWYVELT, Brent, WR WILLIAMS, Ivan, LB SCOTT, Ellery, T/JB SPEARS, Terrence, FB THOMAS, Dee, DB 1982-86, Slidell 1993, 1995-96, Chauvin 1983-85, Thibodaux 1995-97, New Orleans 1986-89, Morgan City VIAL, Wyatt, RB WILLIAMS, Michael, QB SCOTT, George, OG SPENCER, Tim, LB THOMAS, Mark, FB 2001, Hammond 2004, Ft. Walton, Fla. players 1981-84, Franklin 1993, Houma 1991-93, Houma VICE, Eric, LB WILLIAMS, Robert, RB/WR SCOTT, Milton, LB SQUIRES, Warren, LB THOMAS, Raymond, DT-NG 1996, Houma 1982-86, Gonzales 1975-76, Baton Rouge 1981 1979-81, Labadieville VICE, Mark, LB WILLIAMS, Rogers, RB/LB SELLERS, Bernard, RB STACKHOUSE, Troy, RB THOMAS, Russell, LB 1990-93, Houma 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 1987-90, Picayune, Miss. 2001, New Orleans 1989-91, Lutcher VILLA, Daniel, DL Jeanerette SENEGAL, Kirby, DE STALLWORTH, Michael, DB THOMAS, Stephon, LB 1998-99, LaPlace WILLIAMS, Rupert, DB 1976, 78 Sunset 1988, Moss Point, Miss. 1982-84, Edgard VILLAVASO, Brad, LB 1995, Miami, Fla. SHELTON, Skip, P-PK STANT, Mike, OL THOMAS, Torrian, LB 1985-88, Prairieville WILLIAMS, Tommy, DB outlook 82 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football All-Time Scores

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

staff, Kinchen was named the head coach. His coaching career oppo n e ts also included stops at Southwestern Louisiana (1966) and 9-28 * TROY STATE 0 26 10-28 at Northwestern State 18 28 Tulane (1967-68). 10-5 BAPTIST CHRISTIAN 67 0 11-4 * at Tennesse-Martin 7 3 10-12 * at Northwestern State 7 0 11-11 * vs. Southeastern Louisiana 0 10 1972 10-19 * MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 21 12 11-18 * at Delta State 17 14 10-26 * LIVINGSTON 19 33 * Gulf South Conference Games (4-2) Record: 3-8 11-2 McNEESE STATE 20 26 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 11-9 * at North Alabama 8 17 1979 9-9 * at Jacksonville State 0 31 11-16 * SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 10 0 9-16 OUACHITA BAPTIST 12 7 Record: 8-3 seaso n review 11-23 * at Delta State 14 19 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 9-23 SLIPPERY ROCK 18 14 * Gulf South Conference Games (4-5) 9-30 * at Southeastern Louisiana 9 31 9-1 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO 37 7 9-8 at Livingston 21 14 10-7 LOUISIANA-MONROE 7 27 1975 10-14 * MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 13 42 9-15 SAM HOUSTON STATE 29 10 10-21 McNEESE STATE 7 24 Record: 8-2 9-22 at Troy State 15 35 10-28 * at Tennessee Martin 18 15 Gulf South Conference Champions 9-29 at Tennessee Tech 13 10 11-4 * LIVINGSTON 0 26 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-6 at Louisiana-Monroe 23 16 11-11 at Lamar 15 22 9-13 * TENNESSEE-MARTIN 23 0 10-20 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 14 28 11-18 * at Delta State 0 42 9-20 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 18 6 10-27 NORTHWESTERN STATE 27 24 * Gulf State Conference Games (1-5) 9-27 * at Troy State 17 13 11-3 TENNESSEE-MARTIN 15 7 10-4 at Southeast Missouri State 18 17 11-10 at Southeastern Louisiana 0 38 slc 1973 10-11 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 23 10 11-17 EVANGEL COLLEGE 40 17 10-25 * at Mississippi College 7 19 Record: 2-9 11-1 * at Livingston 7 13 1980 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 11-8 * NORTH ALABAMA 28 27 Record: 2-9 t his is Nicholls H istory 9-8 * TENNESSEE-MARTIN 7 0 11-15 * vs. Southeastern Louisiana 14 6 9-15 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 10 28 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 11-22 * DELTA STATE 24 21 9-6 at Illinois State 13 28 9-22 * at Troy State 7 42 * Gulf South Conference Games (7-2) 9-29 * at Southeastern Louisiana 0 10 9-13 LIVINGSTON 20 2 9-20 at McNeese State 0 21 10-6 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 3 0 1976 10-13 * at Mississippi College 7 21 9-27 TROY STATE 15 25 10-20 at McNeese State 7 28 Record: 4-6-1 10-4 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE 24 21 10-27 * FLORENCE STATE 11 27 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-11 at Southern 0 48 11-3 * at Livingston 16 29 9-11 * MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 17 7 10-18 at Austin Peay 16 35 11-10 at Louisiana-Monroe 0 37 9-18 * at Jacksonville State 7 34 10-25 TENNESSEE STATE 15 40 11-17 * DELTA STATE 22 27 9-25 * TROY STATE 9 14 11-1 LOUISIANA-MONROE 28 29 *Gulf State Conference Games (2-7) 10-2 CAMERON UNIVERSITY 14 0 11-8 at Northwestern State 14 21 10-9 * at Northwestern State 8 20 11-15 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 20 21 Bill Clements 10-16 * at Tennessee-Martin 3 0 10-23 AUSTIN PEAY 7 0 Sonny Jackson 1974-80 10-30 * LIVINGSTON 14 20 1981-86 Bill Clements has the distinction of 11-6 * at North Alabama 7 37 being the first football coach Nicholls 11-13 * vs. Southeastern Louisiana 7 17 Under Sonny Jackson, Nicholls State State hired in 1971. 11-20 * at Delta State 7 7 made its first appearance in the Division Clements was the Colonels’ * Gulf South Conference Games (2-6-1) I-AA Championships. In his final season as head coach in defensive coordinator for three seasons, media including the school’s final year it fielded 1977 1986, the Colonels posted a 9-2 regular- season record to earn at at-large bid to a club team in 1971. He was named Nicholls State’s head coach Record: 4-7 when Gary Kinchen resigned in 1974. the championship. DATE TEAM NSU OPP The Colonels defeated Appalachian State 28-26 in the first Nicholls Colonels Football 83 2009 Nicholls Football All-Time Scores

round before suffering a 55-31 loss to eventual champion 9-27 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 24 6 an assistant at DeLaSalle and Archbishop Shaw and the head Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals. 10-6 SOUTHERN 43 26 coach at East St. John from 1978-80. His 1980 team won the Nicholls State also won the 1984 10-11 * at Northwestern State 0 19 state championship with a 14-0 record. championship under Jackson. 10-20 * at Stephen F. Austin 25 21 media In seven seasons, Jackson’s career record was 39-28-1 at 11-3 at Lamar 16 20 1987 Nicholls State. 11-10 * at Southwest Texas State 30 14 Record: 5-5-1 Jackson received his bachelor’s degree from Nicholls State 11-17 * SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 36 7 DATE TEAM NSU OPP in 1963 and began his coaching career at Chauvin High School *Gulf Star Conference Games (4-1) 9-5 ST. CLOUD STATE 17 3 as an assistant. He was the head coach at Chauvin for nine 9-12 TROY STATE 17 17 years and was also the head coach at Central High School in 1985 9-19 at Southwest Missouri 21 9 Baton Rouge before joining the Northeast Louisiana staff as an Record: 6-5 9-26 at Louisiana-Monroe 14 26 assistant in 1979. DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-3 ALCORN STATE 14 3 Jackson coached two years at NLU before being named the 9-14 TROY STATE 40 22 10-10 at Southern 27 21 Colonels’ head coach. 9-21 at McNeese State 37 15 10-17 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 21 24 9-28 at Louisiana-Monroe 15 17 10-24 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE 16 31 1981 10-5 BISHOP COLLEGE 39 12 10-31 at Akron 17 23 Record: 5-5-1 10-12 at Southern 22 25 11-7 NORTHWESTERN STATE 28 31 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-19 * STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 10 20 11-14 at McNeese State 29 7 9-12 DELTA STATE 34 10 10-26 * SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE 20 12 9-19 McNEESE STATE 9 59 11-2 * at Sam Houston State 14 28 1988 9-26 at Troy State 23 26 11-9 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 14 20 Record: 7-4 10-3 U.S. MERCHANT MARINE 45 3 11-16 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI 31 28 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-10 SOUTHERN 56 14 11-23 * at Southeastern Louisiana 21 17 9-3 LOUISIANA-MONROE 6 22

H istory 10-17 t his is Nicholls TEXAS SOUTHERN 31 27 * Gulf Star Conference Games (2-3) 9-10 at Samford 43 17 10-24 at Tennessee State 11 49 9-17 at Weber State 28 23 10-31 at Louisiana-Monroe 18 55 1986 9-24 at Louisiana Tech 10 31 11-7 NORTHWESTERN STATE 17 31 Record: 10-3 10-1 McNEESE STATE 23 19 11-14 at Southeastern Louisiana 29 17

slc DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-8 SOUTHERN 24 0 11-21 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI 20 20 9-6 at Youngstown State 34 17 10-15 at Northwestern State 12 27 9-13 at Troy State 26 25 10-29 at Southwest Texas State 13 10 1982 9-20 McNEESE STATE 34 10 11-5 at Stephen F. Austin 7 30 Record: 7-4 9-27 LOUISIANA-MONROE 17 13 11-12 NORTHERN ARIZONA 23 5 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-4 at Southwest Missouri 31 0 11-19 TEXAS SOUTHERN 26 13 9-4 at Texas Southern 14 6 10-11 SOUTHERN 17 10 9-11 LOUISIANA-MONROE 14 39 10-18 * at Stephen F. Austin 14 10 1989 9-18 at Southwest Texas State 7 14 10-25 * at Southwest Texas State 35 21 Record: 5-6 9-25 TROY STATE 10 3 11-1 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 38 41 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-2 at Jackson State 21 17 11-8 * at Northwestern State 13 28 9-9 at Louisiana-Monroe 13 19 seaso n review 10-9 at Southern 26 14 11-22 WEBER STATE 34 30 9-16 DELTA STATE 14 15 10-23 CENTRAL FLORIDA 60 10 11-29 # at Appalachian State 28 26 9-23 at Stephen F. Austin 7 24 10-30 at Southwest Missouri 30 19 12-6 # at Georgia Southern 31 55 9-30 at McNeese State 14 28 11-6 at Northwestern State 6 38 * Gulf Star Conference Games (2-2) 10-7 at Sam Houston State 28 14 11-13 GRAMBLING 15 33 # Denotes NCAA Division 1-AA Playoffs 10-14 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 13 21 11-20 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 20 14 10-21 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE 22 21 10-28 at Southern 28 31 1983 1987-92 11-4 NORTHWESTERN STATE 21 15 oppo n e ts Record: 5-6 Under the leadership of football 11-11 SAMFORD 23 17 DATE TEAM NSU OPP coach and athletic director Phil 11-18 ILLINOIS STATE 32 28 9-3 LAMAR 21 14 Greco, Nicholls State was extended 9-10 at Troy State 25 33 an invitation to join the Southland 1990 9-24 at McNeese State 30 27 Conference in 1990. Record: 5-6 10-1 JACKSON STATE 20 27 The Colonels began playing in the DATE TEAM NSU OPP 10-8 SOUTHERN 20 21 league in 1991 and won its first conference game, a 15-10 9-1 McNEESE STATE 31 24 coaches 10-15 at Louisiana-Monroe 27 47 victory over defending champion Northeast Louisiana. 9-8 at Louisiana-Lafayette 21 24 10-22 ILLINOIS STATE 29 34 In six seasons, Greco’s record at Nicholls State was 27- 9-15 at Northwestern State 19 7 10-29 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI 33 7 37-2. 9-22 * STEPEHEN F. AUSTIN 23 41 11-5 NORTHWESTERN STATE 21 24 During Greco’s tenure, Nicholls played Division I-A 9-29 at Southwest Texas 30 33 11-12 at Central Florida 37 14 opponents for the first time. NSU’s road schedule during the 10-6 SAM HOUSTON STATE 28 16 11-19 at Southeastern Louisiana 6 0 late 1980s included games at Akron, Louisiana Tech and a 24-21 10-20 LOUISIANA-MONROE 20 27 loss at Southwestern Louisiana in 1989. 10-27 at Northern Arizona 34 41 1984 players Greco came to Nicholls State from Tulane where he was 11-3 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 20 31 Record: 6-5 an assistant at his alma mater for two years. He coached the 11-10 at Troy State 23 31 Gulf Star Conference Champions Green Wave running backs in 1985 and in 1986, he handled 11-17 SOUTHERN 23 19 DATE TEAM NSU OPP offensive tackles and tight ends. *Win forfeited to Nicholls State 9-1 LOUISIANA-MONROE 6 13 He also coached three years at Northeast Louisiana (1981- 9-8 at Troy State 7 26 83) and a year at Southern Mississippi (1984). 9-15 McNEESE STATE 21 24 After graduating from Tulane in 1970, Greco was an assistant 9-22 AUSTIN PEAY 31 6 and head coach at F.T. Nicholls High School in New Orleans, outlook 84 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football All-Time Scores

1991 10-23 * SOUTHWEST TEXAS 63 37 10-19 * STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 11 27 outlook Record: 4-7 10-30 at Southern 28 14 10-26 * at Southwest Texas 46 36 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 11-6 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 20 19 11-2 SOUTHERN 14 0 8-31 TEXAS A&I 3 7 11-13 * at North Texas 21 63 11-9 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 20 10 9-7 * at Louisiana-Monroe 15 10 11-20 * at McNeese State 0 27 11-16 HARDING 29 19 9-21 at Troy State 25 17 * Southland Conference Games (2-5) 11-23 * at McNeese State 17 16 9-28 * SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE 10 19 11-30 # at Montana 3 48 10-5 * at McNeese State 3 21 1994 * Southland Football League Games (4-2) players 10-12 * at Sam Houston State 19 28 Record: 5-6 # Denotes NCAA Division 1-AA Playoffs 10-26 * STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 26 0 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 11-2 at Southern 21 7 9-3 at Connecticut 16 7 1997 11-9 * NORTH TEXAS 19 24 9-10 LIVINGSTON 77 7 Record: 5-6 11-16 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 10 16 9-17 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 3 35 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 11-23 at Georgia Southern 6 40 10-1 at Samford 24 6 8-30 at Louisiana-Monroe 0 28 *Southland Conference Games (2-5) 10-8 at Troy State 14 35 9-6 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 33 0 coaches 10-15 * STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 10 24 9-20 * TROY STATE 22 20 1992 10-22 * at Southwest Texas 26 27 9-27 * at Northwestern State 0 19 Record: 1-9-1 10-29 SOUTHERN 20 14 10-4 SAMFORD 17 14 DATE TEAM NSU OPP 11-5 * at Sam Houston State 24 0 10-11 * SOUTHWEST TEXAS 29 28 9-5 * LOUISIANA-MONROE 10 38 11-12 * NORTH TEXAS 17 31 10-18 * at Sam Houston State 17 24 9-12 at Texas A&I 12 50 11-19 * at McNeese State 24 41 10-25 * at Jacksonville State 16 14 * Southland Conference Games (1-5) 11-1 at Southern 14 21

9-26 * McNEESE STATE 17 21 oppo n e ts 10-3 * at Southwest Texas State 13 38 11-15 * at Stephen F. Austin 7 39 10-10 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 19 19 Darren Barbier 11-22 * McNEESE STATE 13 31 10-17 at Central Florida 18 42 1995-1998 *Southland Football League Games (3-4) 10-24 * at Stephen F. Austin 6 21 The first NCAA playoff appearance 1998 10-31 SOUTHERN 27 24 for the school in 10 years highlighted 11-7 * at North Texas 3 31 the Darren Barbier era as his 1996 Record: 4-7 11-14 * at Northwestern State 6 44 team completed one of the better DATE TEAM NSU OPP 11-21 TROY STATE 0 21 turnarounds in I-AA football history. 9-5 at Louisiana-Monroe 10 44 seaso n review * Southland Conference Games (0-6-1) That team finished 8-4 and Barbier was 9-12 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE% 41 26 rewarded with several coaching awards including Southland 9-26 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 20 21 Football League, Louisiana Sports Writers Association, Schutt 10-3 at Samford 16 17 1993-94 Sports/American Football Quarterly I-AA and the 10th Annual 10-8 * SAM HOUSTON STATE! 36 33 10-24 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 26 28 Rick Rhoades brought to Nicholls Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year awards. Barbier, 1982 graduate of NSU and former second base- 10-31 at Louisiana Tech 28 56 State a winning track record and the 11-7 * at Troy State 10 31 unique “Stack-I” offense. man for the Colonels, led the school for four years compiling a 17-28 overall mark. 11-14 * STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 14 7 The Colonels went 1-9-1 the year 11-21 * at McNeese State 31 30 prior to Rhoades’ arrival before going Prior to Nicholls State, Barbier was the head coach at Hahnville High School for six seasons compiling a 64-12 mark 11-28 * at Southwest Texas# 27 28 3-8 his first year. NSU was 5-6 in slc (.842). His last season in 1994, Barbier led the Tigers to a 15-0 %, New Orleans, La. Rhoades’ only other season at Nicholls State in 1994. (Gormley Gridiron Classic) Nicholls State’s “Stack-I” offense accounted for 11 school record and his second 5A state championships. Under his tutelage, the school also notched four straight district titles. ! Televised on Fox Southwest records the first season and the Colonels were ranked ninth in # Game was originally scheduled for 10/17, but game replayed the nation in rushing the second year using the system. 1995 due to rain t his is Nicholls H istory Rhoades’ coaching career included three seasons as *Southland Football League Games (3-4) head coach at Troy State (1985-87). The Trojans won the Record: 0-11 1987 NCAA Division II national championship. He was also DATE TEAM NSU OPP Daryl Daye a member of Troy State’s 1984 national championship team 9-2 at Hofstra 10 34 serving as defensive coordinator (1983-84). 9-9 at Louisiana-Monroe 21 34 1999-2003 Rhoades went on to be head coach at Southern Illinois 9-16 TROY STATE 3 17 Under the direction of Daryl Daye, (1988). He was an assistant coach under at both 9-23 at Southern Illinois 20 48 the Colonels opened a new demension Alabama (1989) and Kentucky (1990-92). 9-30 SAMFORD 20 36 of Nicholls football with the triple Rhoades graduated from Central Missouri State in 1970 and 10-7 * at Northwestern State 14 34 option. Daye struggled through the his coaching career began at Mountain Brook High School in 10-14 * at Stephen F. Austin 3 56 first three seasons by only winning six Birmingham, Ala., which captured the 1976 state championship. 10-21 * SOUTHWEST TEXAS 25 35 games. However, in his fourth season He was the offensive coordinator at North Alabama (1981-82) 10-28 at Southern 3 41 the Colonels finished 7-4, the fifth best in school history, before joining the Troy State staff. 11-4 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 17 24 broke several records and finished ranked No. 1 in Division 11-18 * McNEESE STATE 6 31 I-AA in rushing in the process. 1993 * Southland Conference Games (0-5) During his five-year tenure as head coach, Daye compiled Record: 3-8 a 17-38 overall mark and an 8-24 overall Southland Confer- DATE TEAM NSU OPP 1996 ence record. 9-11 at Livingston 42 51 Record: 8-4 Daye’s coaching career included three years as a student 9-18 TROY STATE 17 24 DATE TEAM NSU OPP assistant and a graduate assistant at LSU (1986-88), two 9-25 * NORTHEAST LOUISINA 30 51 8-29 at Louisiana-Monroe 12 14 seasons as a graduate assistant at Southern Mississippi (1989- 10-2 SAMFORD 6 21 9-14 JACKSONVILLE STATE 21 8 90) and eight seasons at Liberty (1991-98), where he was media 10-9 * Northwestern State 21 35 9-21 * at Troy State 7 37 co-defensive coordinator for the final three seasons. 10-16 * at Stephen F. Austin 21 35 10-5 at Samford 10 3 10-12 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 19 17 Nicholls Colonels Football 85 2009 Nicholls Football All-Time Scores

1999 11-23 *at McNeese State! 21 33 2006 Record: 1-10 *-Southland Conference games (3-3) Record: 4-7 DATE TEAM NSU OPP ! Televised live on Fox Sports Net DATE OPPONENT NICH OPP

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

H istory 9-9 * t his is Nicholls JACKSONVILLE STATE 3 10 ! Televised live on Fox Sports Net 9-22 AZUSA PACIFIC 30 28 9-16 at Louisiana-Monroe 21 27 % Televised on College Sports Network 10-6 NORTHWESTERN STATE*! 58 0 9-23 at Western Illinois 3 44 10-13 at Stephen F. Austin* 17 16 9-30 at Samford 10 28 Jay Thomas 10-20 McNEESE STATE* 7 28

slc 10-7 * at Southwest Texas 0 25 2004-present 10-27 at Central Arkansas 42 49 10-14 * NORTHWESTERN STATE 21 27& 11-3 at Sam Houston State* 13 16 10-21 * STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 20 27 11-10 TEXAS STATE* 28 52 10-28 * at Troy State 12 41 11-18 at Southeastern La.*! 13 17 11-4 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 21 27 *-Southland Conference games (3-4) 11-18 * at McNeese State 7 12 !-Television games &—Nicholls State awarded forfeit victory after Northwestern State used an ineligible player 2004 2008 *Southland Conference Games (0-7) Record: 5-5 Record: 3-6 2001 DATE OPPONENT NSU OPP 9-2 Eastern Washington 37 14 DATE OPPONENT NICH OPP seaso n review Record 3-8 9-11 at Western Carolina 7 28 9-20 at Memphis 10 31 DATE OPPONENT NSU OPP 9-25 at Texas Southern 21 6 10-2 at No.10 UNI! 14 34 9-1 at Louisiana-Lafayette 0 20 10-2 North Dakota State 14 24 10-11 at Northwestern State* 28 36 9-8 * at Jacksonville State 15 34 10-9 at Florida A&M 42 25 10-18 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN!* 39 50 9-22 at Troy State 0 26 10-16 *at Sam Houston State 10 38 10-25 at No.12 McNeese State* 38 35 9-29 SAMFORD 20 16 10-21 *Northwestern State! 40 14 11-1 No.11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS!* 20 17 10-13 * SAM HOUSTON STATE 32 35 11-6 *Stephen F. Austin 41 23 11-8 SAM HOUSTON STATE!* 37 47 10-20 * at Northwestern State 14 47 11-15 at Texas State* 10 34 oppo n e ts 11-13 *Texas State 12 35 10-27 * SOUTHWEST TEXAS 33 14 11-20 *at McNeese State% 9 30 11-22 SOUTHEASTERN La.!* 35 28 11-3 * at Stephen F. Austin 21 23 *-Southland Conference games (2-3) *-Southland Conference games (3-4) 11-10 GRAMBLING STATE! 27 38 !-Televised live on Fox Sports Net !-Television games 11-17 * McNeese State 27 34 % Televised on Cox Sports 11-22 at Arkansas State^ 28 22 *-Southland Conference games (1-6) 2005 ! Televised live on Fox Sports Net coaches ^—Rescheduled from Sept. 15. Record: 6-4 DATE OPPONENT NICH OPP 2002 9-10 Indiana 31 35 9-17 Cheyney University 54 0 Record:7-4 10-1 at No.11 North Dakota State 13 26 DATE OPPONENT NSU OPP 10-8 *at Stephen F. Austin & 21 27 8-29 WEST VIRGINIA TECH 63 6 10-15 *Sam Houston State 37 17 9-7 at North Texas 0 23 10-29 *No. 5 Texas State & 32 29 players 9-14 at Samford 45 17 11-5 *at Northwestern State! 31 24 9-21 *JACKSONVILLE STATE 14 6 11-12 *at Southeastern La. 38 28 9-28 at Southern 21 13 11-19 *McNeese State 39 26 10-5 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 33 22 11-26 #at Furman 12 14 10-12 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 14 17 *-Southland Conference games (5-1) 10-19 *at Southwest Texas 24 21 &-Overtime Games 10-24 *NORTHWESTERN STATE! 14 21 #- Denotes NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs 11-9 *at Sam Houston State 34 16 outlook 86 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football NCAA division I-aa Playoffs

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

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Battle for the Paddle t his is Nicholls H istory 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 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 1998 San Marcos Southwest Texas 28-27 2004 San Marcos Texas State 35-12 1999 Thibodaux Southwest Texas 16-0 2005 Thibodaux nicholls 32-29 (OT) 2000 San Marcos Southwest Texas 25-0 2006 San Marcos nicholls 21-19 2001 Thibodaux nicholls 33-14 2007 Thibodaux nicholls 52-28

2002 San Marcos nicholls 24-21 2008 San Marcos Texas State 34-10 media 2003 Thibodaux nicholls 31-13

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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 , 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 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 n icholls 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 91 2009 Nicholls Football Nicholls Athletics

Stephen T. Hulbert President Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert, who assumed the Presidency of Nicholls State University on July 1, 2003, is entering his forth year as the media 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 n icholls

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

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 92 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 Nicholls Football Nicholls Athletics Administration outlook players

Dr. Glenn Antizzo Ken Berthelot Louise “Do” Bonin Jean Bourgeois Erica Callais coaches Faculty Athletics Associate A.D. for Associate A.D./Senior Women’s Athletics/Men’s Assistant A.D. for Representative External Affairs Woman Administrator Basketball Secretary Athletic Academic Services oppo n e ts seaso n review

Jeremy Carson Norby Chabert Kerry Conner Bobby Galinsky Michelle Keife Assistant Director of Associate Director of Equipment Manager Director of Compliance Events Coordinator Athletic Academic Services Marketing & Development h istory slc

Easton LeBouef Barbara Naquin Brandon Rizzuto Connie Rome Jeff Smith Associate A.D. for Assistant Director of Athletic Business Office Assistant A.D. for Budgetary Control Athletic Trainer Media Relations Secretary Athletic Training T his is n icholls Photo Not Available

Cathy Stegall Amelie Talbot Brian Thomas media Compliance Secretary Football Secretary Strength & Conditioning Coach

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Barbara Naquin, Celest Weuve, Jon Hay, Amelia Mason, Gerard White, MS, ATC, LAT MS, ATC, LAT, CSCS M.Ed, ATC, LAT Med. ATC, LAT M.Ed, ATC, LAT Associate Athletic Trainer Athletic Training Curriculm Clinical Coordinator/ Clinical Athletic Trainer Dept. Head of Allied Program Director Clinical Athletic Trainer Health Sciences/

T his is n icholls Clinical Instructor The Nicholls State University’s Athletic Training rehabilitate the student-athlete. NSU Athletic Training NSU Athletic Training Department strives to provide Department provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art serves as a major intellectual and creative resource leadership and education for athletic training students health care and wellness services as it pertains to the for NSU Athletics, develops interactive partnerships through quality educational and clinical experiences. well-being of the student-athlete. The Staff is composed with allied health professionals, and participates in the The Vision of the Nicholls State University’s of five full-time and three graduate assistant athletic exploration and development of the student-athlete’s Athletic Training Department is to become a nationally trainers who are nationally certified athletic trainers health and well-being. recognized athletic training program focusing on first- through the Board of Certification of the National Nicholls State University’s Athletic Training class, state-of-the-art health care services to the NSU Athletic Trainers’ Association. Each member of the Department also serves as a dynamic clinical learning Athletic Department, and a respected and prominent NSU Athletic Training Department will do his or her experience for the institution’s accredited Athletic leader with the reputation of providing quality part to provide professional, first-class leadership Training curriculum. Currently there are approximately educational experiences to athletic training students.

slc and h istory counseling necessary to prevent, manage, and 25 athletic training students within the program. The

Head Coaches seaso n review oppo n e ts Chip Durham Jim Hunter Chris Laird Jenny Parsons DoBee Plaisance Head Baseball Coach Head Men’s & Women’s Head Volleyball Coach Head Softball Coach Head Women’s Tennis Coach Basketball Coach coaches players

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the opening period for the first outlook John L. Guidry Stadium has served as Nicholls State score in the stadium. Chris “Gator” football’s only home since the school began playing Gardner caught a 27-yard pass from the sport on the intercollegiate level in 1972. The Lonnie Rogers for the first Colonel facility is named in honor of former Galliano state touchdown in the stadium as NSU representative John L. Guidry who was instrumental came from behind to win. in the establishment of Francis T. Nicholls Junior The facility was originally players College. referred to as Colonel Stadium but The stadium features a three-level press box on was renamed in Guidry’s honor the west side. The second level houses an area for Sept. 15, 1973. game management staff, radio and coaches’ booths In 33 seasons, the Colonels have posted a 90-78-3 Year-by-Year in Guidry Stadium and a working press area that was established record in Guidry Stadium. 1972...... 2-4 following a renovation project that was completed In 1975, Nicholls State captured the Gulf South 1973...... 2-3 coaches prior to the 1999 season. The president’s suite and Conference championship with an 8-2 record, 1974...... 2-3 a new 30-seat club level, which was also part of the including a 6-0 mark at home. It is the only time 1999 press box renovation, is located on the third Nicholls has gone undefeated at home. The 1996 1975...... 6-0 level. A photo deck is located on the roof. Just prior Colonels capped the program’s 25th anniversary 1976...... 4-1 to the start of the 2001 season, a new scoreboard, season by going 5-1 in Guidry Stadium. 1977...... 1-4 complete with graphic animation features as well as a The five largest crowds to see Nicholls State play 1978...... 2-3 oppo n e ts new sound system was installed. in the stadium have come against intra-state rival 1979...... 5-1 Adjacent to the elevator landing at ground level is Southern University, including a record 14,125 in 1980...... 2-4 the Colonels’ Club Room. Colonels’ Club members the first Jaguar-Colonel game played in the stadium use the building as a hospitality area before home in 1981. 1981...... 4-2-1 games as well as for various university functions The stadium underwent an unexpected facelift 1982...... 3-2 throughout the year. during the 1992 season after suffering $150,000 1983...... 1-4 seaso n review Guidry Stadium is located adjacent to the Frank worth of damage during Hurricane Andrew. 1984...... 4-2 Barker Athletic Building, which houses the NSU The concrete facade between the third-floor glass 1985...... 4-2 football coaches’ offices, locker rooms, the sports and the roof was ripped away by strong winds during 1986...... 4-1 medicine department and the sports information the storm and falling debris destroyed 52 chair back office. The NSU Strength & Conditioning facility seats. Glass on the south side of the press box on 1987...... 2-3-1 and a 50-yard artificial turf field are located directly both the second and third levels was also blown out. 1988...... 4-1 behind Barker Hall. Members of the media had a rare opportunity 1989...... 4-2 The stadium was officially dedicated on September to enjoy the first three home games in an open-air 1990...... 4-2 h istory slc 16, 1972 as Nicholls State defeated Ouachita Baptist press box while the stadium was in repair. 1991...... 1-4 12-7. Guidry Stadium was originally constructed at a 1992...... 1-3-1 Hermon Grissom drilled a 37-yard field goal in cost of nearly $2 million. 1993...... 2-3 1994...... 2-3 1995...... 0-5 Largest John L. Guidry Stadium Crowds 1996...... 5-1 Oct. 10, 1981 Nov. 2, 1996 1997...... 4-1 Nicholls State 56, Southern 14...... 14,125 Nicholls State 14, Southern 0...... 11,714 1998...... 2-2 Oct. 8, 1983 Oct. 20, 1979 Southern 21, Nicholls State 20...... 13,981 Mississippi College 28, Nicholls St. 14...... 11,550 1999...... 0-4 T his is n icholls Oct. 8, 1988 Sept. 25, 1976 2000...... 1-4 Nicholls State 24, Southern 0...... 13,370 Troy State 14, Nicholls State 9...... 11,500 2001...... 2-3 Oct. 11, 1986 Oct. 11, 1975 2002...... 3-2 Nicholls State 17, Southern 10...... 13,300 Nicholls State 23, Northwestern State 10..... 11,000 2003...... 4-1 Oct. 6, 1984 Oct. 29, 1994 2004...... 3-1 Nicholls State 43, Southern 26...... 13,280 Nicholls State 20, Southern 14...... 10,617 Sept. 11, 1976 Oct. 23, 1976 2005...... 4-0 Nicholls State 17, Mississippi College 7...... 12,500 Nicholls State 7, Austin Peay 0...... 10,500 2006...... 3-3 Nov. 13, 1982 Oct. 31, 1992 2007...... 4-1 Grambling 33, Nicholls State 15...... 12,200 Nicholls State 27, Southern 24...... 10,322 2008...... 2-2 media Nov. 17, 1990 Totals...... 103-84-3 Nicholls State 23, Southern 19...... 12,132

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The Office of Sports Information wish to interview and the appropriate Visiting Radio proper identification when picking up outlook at Nicholls State University, under arrangements will be made. Home There are two courtesy phone lines credentials. The media will call window the direction of Brandon Rizzuto, is telephone numbers of players and available for the official radio station will open 90 minutes prior to kickoff. responsible for the day-to-day publicity coaches will not be released to the of Nicholls opponents. Please inform Press Box and Gameday Services efforts of 15 Division I sports. The media. Thomas will be available for Brandon Rizzuto at least one week in The elevator landing to the Guidry primary function of the Nicholls out-of-town radio and newspaper advance if you are planning to make Stadium Press Box is adjacent to the

Sports Information Office is to service interviews ONLY during the Southland use of the phone lines. Colonel Club room on the west side players and accommodate the media in its Conference weekly teleconference. of the stadium. coverage of the entire Colonel and Thomas will take part in the Southland Photo Credentials Home and visiting radio booths, Lady Colonel Athletic department. Conference Call on Tuesday mornings. Photo credentials will be issued coaches’ boxes and the public address The Sports Information Office, In 2008, the Nicholls coach occupied only to accredited media outlets— announcer as well as the working press located in Barker Hall, handles a myriad the 10:47-10:53 a.m. time slot. As of newspaper, television stations and area are located on the second level of press services, including, but not press time, details of the call are not other recognized publications. Nicholls of the Guidry Stadium press box. The limited to, the issuing of credentials, final. follows NCAA rules regarding sideline photo deck is located on the fourth coaches the publication of media guides, game All student-athlete interviews will photographers. Photographers are not level. programs and press notes as well as be scheduled around classes and other permitted to photograph in the team Approximately 60 minutes prior to maintaining statistics and upkeeping academic commitments. area, which is located between the 25- kickoff, a pre-game meal will be served the website. yard lines on both sides of the field. All to all credentialed media. Beverages Members of the Sports Information Tuesday Press photographers are required to have and snacks will be available throughout

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

• Student-athletes may not be used in advertisements or endorsements of media and Colonel student-athletes will Barker Building, Nicholls State Sports products, including media-related publications or on radio. take place on Wednesdays before Information, P.O. Box 2032, Thibodaux, • Student-athletes are not permitted to conduct interviews for 1-900 practice. Please let Brandon Rizzuto La. 70310. services. know in advance what players you Nicholls Colonels Football 97 2009 Nicholls Football Media Information

from around the region and nation will and visiting locker room facilities 10-minute cooling off period. The with the media following the NCAA be distributed periodically during the are located in Barker Hall. The interviews will take place in the NSU mandated 10-minute cooling off period game as well. visiting locker room is on the west Offensive Meeting Room, located in a pre-designated area generally just

media All requests to fax statistics to local side of Barker Hall and faces Guidry in Barker Hall. ABSOLUTELY outside the Colonel dressing room. media outlets will be honored as soon Stadium while the Colonel dressing NO INTERVIEWS WILL BE Again, no interviews will be conducted as possible following the conclusion of rooms are located on the east side CONDUCTED ON THE FIELD. on the playing field. Please direct all the game. of Barker Hall. Policies concerning A member of the Nicholls sports requests to Thad Angelloz. In addition, the Guidry Stadium Press interviews with visiting coaches and information staff will take requests Box will remain open for 60 minutes student-athletes will be set by sports for player interviews with five minutes On the Internet following the conclusion of the game information representatives of the to play in the contest and will escort Nicholls football information can be for media to file stories. An ample visiting institution. The Nicholls locker media members to the interview room accessed through the University’s official supply of phone lines are available for room is CLOSED to the media at following the game. Statistics will be website, www.geauxcolonels. the purposes of sending stories. all times. At home, Nicholls coach Jay made available to media members in com. Updated statistics, rosters, bios this is n icholls Thomas and selected student-athletes the Offensive Meeting Room. and game notes can be found at the site Post-Game Procedures will be made available for interviews On the road, Coach Thomas and as well as other information pertaining Both the Nicholls locker room following the NCAA-mandated selected student-athletes will meet to Nicholls 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 98 Nicholls Colonels Football 2009 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 media 210 South Hollywood...... 868-5851 US Highway 90 West...... 876-4160 Ramada Inn - Thibodaux 400 East First Street...... 446-0561 Nicholls Colonels Football 99 2009 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. 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 media 2. Right on U.S. 61 North for 3.8 miles. campus). 3. Right onto I-310 South (via 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. 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

this is n icholls 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 4. Drive 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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