2019 NICHOLLS FOOTBALL PRONUNCIATION - PAGE 11 SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONS - 2005, ‘18 FCS PLAYOFFS - 1986, ‘96, 2005, ‘17, ‘18 FOOTBALL SID: Jamie Bustos WORK #: 985-448-4281 CELL #: 419-786-0415 EMAIL: [email protected] @Nicholls_FB /geauxcolonels THE MATCHUP GAMEDAY INFO Game: ........................... at Texas State Radio: .. ESPN New Orleans 100.3 FM Date:..............................Sept. 28, 2019 .................................... 105.9 FM KBZE Kickoff: ................................ 6 p.m. CT Play-by-Play: .............. Bryant Johnson Location: ................. San Marcos, Texas Analyst: ..........................Seth Thomas Stadium: ................... Bobcat Stadium Stream: .................................... ESPN3 Capacity: .................................. 30,000 Play-by-Play: ................ Brant Freeman NO. 9/12 NICHOLLS TEXAS STATE Surface: ..... ...Field Turf Duraspine Pro Analyst: ...............................Joplo Bartu Series:.............................Tied at 15-15 Sideline .................. Brooke Shoemaker COLONELS BOBCATS Last Meeting: ........... TXST won 38-12 Live Stats: ............ txstatebobcats.com 1-3 / 1-0 SUN BELT 2-1 / 1-0 SOUTHLAND POSITION NOTES - PAGES 4-5 on 10/1/11 in San Marcos Hashtag: .......................#NICHvsTXST Passing Passing Chase Fourcade Gresch Jensen 41-58-1/ 70.7 pct/ 526 yds/ 3 TD/ 91-147-5/ 61.9 pct/ 868 yds/ 3 TD/ 36 Long/ 175.3 ypg 50 Lng/ 217.0 ypg FIRST FIVE Rushing Rushing Julien Gums Caleb Twyford • The Nicholls State University football team seeks its best start since 2007 as the Colonels 55-277/ 5.0 ypc/ 5 TD/ 41 Lng/ 92.3 ypg 52-221/ 4.2 ypc/ 1 TD/ 31 Lng/ 55.2 ypg renew an old rivalry against Texas State on Saturday, Sept. 28 in San Marcos. The meeting with Kendall Bussey Anthony D. Taylor the Bobcats is the third straight road game in Texas for Nicholls and the final nonconference 27-153/ 5.7 ypc/ 1 TD/ 26 Lng/ 51.0 ypg 38-115/ 3.0 ypc/ 2 TD/ 20 Lng/ 28.8 ypg game of the season. Kickoff at Bobcat Stadium is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will air on Chase Fourcade ESPN3 and on the radio via ESPN New Orleans 100.3 FM and 105.9 FM KBZE. 32-94/ 2.9 ypc/ 4 TD/ 24 Lng/ 31.3 ypg Receiving Hutch White Receiving 27-217/ 8.0 ypc/ 0 TD/ 28 Lng/ 54.2 ypg Dai’Jean Dixon Jah’Marae Sheread • Nicholls is coming off a 48-30 win at Stephen F. Austin in its Southland Conference opener 16-287/17.9 ypc/ 2 TD/ 36 Lng/95.7 ypg 12-143/ 11.9 ypc/ 1 TD/ 50 Lng/ 35.8 ypg last weekend, which was the first road-opening league victory for the Colonels since their 2010 Stefano Guarisco Trevis Graham Jr. win at Texas State. The Red and Gray relied heavily on its top-ranked running game, getting a 5-70/ 14.0 ypc/ 1 TD/ 19 Lng/ 23.3 ypg 11-132/ 12.0 ypc/ 1 TD/ 27 Lng/ 33.0 ypg career-high three touchdowns and 135 yards from sophomore running back Julien Gums. The Julien Gums 4-47/ 11.8 ypc/ 0 TD/ 22 Lng/ 15.7 ypg Defense Colonel defense stopped two 4th-and-short tries in the second half, denied a fake punt attempt, Bryan London ll then sealed the victory with a Laryon James interception. Defense 22-25--47/ 3.5 TFL/ 1 sack/ 1 INT/ 11.8 tpg Allen Pittman Nikolas Daniels 17-11--28/2.0 TFL/1.0 sack/1 FF/1 FR/ 9.3 tpg 10-21--31/ 3 TFL/ 1 sack/ 1 FF/ 7.8 tpg • Texas State started the Jake Spavital era with three nonconference losses but won its Sun Laryon James Trenton Gordon Belt opener last weekend in triple overtime, 37-34, against Georgia State. The Bobcats had DEPTH CHART - PAGE 9 12-9--21/ 1 INT/ 7.0 tpg 10-17--27/ 1 INT/ 6.8 tpg Khristian Mims struggled in the past years with three or fewer wins in each season since 2014, which was also 13-8--21/ 0.5 TFL/ 1 BU/ 7.0 tpg Special Teams the last season they won their Sun Belt opener. Against GSU, the Panthers sent the game into Joshua Rowland overtime with a 20-yard field goal as time expired, then after the teams traded touchdowns in the Special Teams 4-7 FG, 45 Lng, 9-9 XP first overtime, both misfired on field goals in the second. In the third extra period, GSU missed Gunnar Jones Seamus O’Kelly another field goal and the Bobcats’ Joshua Rowland ended the game with a 35-yarder. 0-0 FG, 8-9 XP 26--958/ 48 Lng/ 36.8 ypp Winston Jones 13--494/ 52 Lng/ 38.0 ypp • Texas State was a member of the Southland Conference from 1987 until 2010. The Bobcats shared the Southland title with Nicholls in 2005 after the Colonels defeated them in Thibodaux, 2019 TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON 32-29. In their championship 2008 season, Texas State went 5-2 in conference which included NICH (SLC Rank/11) TXST (SBC Rank/10) a 34-10 win at home against the Colonels. The Bobcats made the transition to the FBS level 34.7 PPG (5th)........... Scoring Offense ............18.8 PPG (9th) in 2011 as an independent, then after a season in the WAC, joined the Sun Belt Conference 38.0 PPG (8th)...........Scoring Defense ............36.2 PPG (8th) in 2013. 399.0 YPG (5th) ............Total Offense ............313.5 YPG (9th) 483.7 YPG (8th) .......... Total Defense ............461.2 YPG (7th) 223.7 YPG (1st) ........Rushing Offense ..........73.8 YPG (10th) • Not only does Nicholls play its first four games on the road, but the final three games of the stretch are in Texas. The Colonels will play in the Lone Star State five times in 2019, including 191.3 YPG (10th) ...... Rushing Defense .......260.5 YPG (10th) conference games at SFA, Sam Houston State, and UIW. With the wins over Prairie View A&M ROSTERS/PRONUNCIATION - PAGES 10-11 175.3 YPG (10th) ......Passing Offense ..........239.8 YPG (4th) and SFA, the Colonels are now 19-7 against Texas schools under head coach Tim Rebowe. 292.3 YPG (7th) .........Passing Defense ........200.8 YPG (2nd) Eight of the victories have been on the road, but the Colonels are 0-1 at FBS schools (24-14 loss at Texas A&M in 2017). 2019 COLONEL SCHEDULE/RESULTS/NOTES Date #(C/S) (Coach/STATS Poll) Opponent Time/Result Series/Last (Yr.) Note 8/31 11/12 at Kansas State L 14-49 0-1 / L 14-49 Bussey and Gums each scored on a rushing touchdown 9/14 11/12 at Prairie View A&M W 42-35 2-0 / W 42-35 Nicholls outscored PVAMU in the 3Q, 29-0, to erase a 21-6 halftime deficit 9/21 9/13 at Stephen F. Austin* W 48-30 11-25 / W 48-30 Gums rushed for career-high 3 TDs, totaling 135 yards on 22 car. 9/28 9/12 at Texas State 6 p.m. 15-15 / L 12-38 (‘11) Nicholls won final Southland matchup in 4 OTs at TSU in 2010 10/5 --/-- Central Arkansas* 3 p.m. 2-9 / L 24-31 (‘16) Central Arkansas has won 8 straight in the series 10/12 --/-- Northwestern State*^ 3 p.m. 18-28 / W 28-10 Nicholls rushed for 299 yards with 5.4 ypc (Taylor 103 yds, 11 car.) 10/19 --/-- at Sam Houston St.* 2 p.m. 11-21-1 / W 27-7 Colonels snapped 11-game skid in the series; first ranked win since ‘08 10/26 --/-- Abilene Christian* (HC) 3 p.m. 1-1 / L 12-28 Dixon recorded third career 100-yd game (110 yds, 7 rec., 1 TD) 11/2 --/-- at UIW* 4 p.m. 3-2 / W 48-21 Team set single-game record completing 80% passes (Fourcade 15-18) 11/9 --/-- HBU* 3 p.m. 4-1 / W 41-20 2018 bests in total off. (616), rush yds allowed (-21) and sacks (7) 11/16 --/-- McNeese* 3 p.m. 12-31 / L 10-20 NICH won last meeting in Thibodaux (‘17) on FG as time expired 11/21 --/-- at Southeastern La.* 6 p.m. 14-14 / W 44-0 Colonels recorded their first shutout in conference since 2007 *Southland Conference | (HC) Homecoming | ^Family Day | WWW.GEAUXCOLONELS.COM 1 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION A WIN OVER TEXAS STATE WOULD... School: Nicholls State University ... be the fifth win for Nicholls over an FBS team since 2000 (last in 2018 at Kansas). Preferred Reference: Nicholls ... put the Colonels at 3-1, which would be their best start since 2007. Nicholls split its FBS Abbreviation: NICH matchups to aid the start, winning 16-13 at Rice before falling 52-17 at Nevada. Location: Thibodaux, La. Population: 15,000 ... improve Rebowe’s record vs. Texas schools to 20-7. Founded: September 23, 1948 ... be the 13th road win in Rebowe’s tenure. Colonels had 10 from 2005-14. Joined Southland: 1991 ... give Nicholls a 16-15 edge in the all-time series. Enrollment: 6,500 Nickname: Colonels ... be the Southland’s 10th victory over an FBS team this decade. McNeese and Nicholls have Colors: Red and Gray two, while Central Arkansas has the last victory (at Western Kentucky, 2019). President: Dr. Jay Clune ... give Nicholls its first victory against a Sun Belt team since a 2001 win over Arkansas State, Athletics Director: Matt Roan Faculty Representative: Dr. Kimberly Reynolds which was in its first season with the league. Rebowe, who coached at Louisiana-Lafayette, is Senior Woman Administrator: Lindsey McKaskle 0-2 vs. his former conference as a head coach. Nicholls was routed in his Colonel debut at ULM, Ticket Office Phone: 985-448-4790 47-0, but lost in overtime just a year later at South Alabama, 41-40.