TABLE OF CONTENTS NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY This is Nicholls ..................................................................74 President ..........................................................................75 Athletic Director .................................................................76 Athletic Administration .......................................................76 Athletic Trainers/Coaches ....................................................77 John L. Guidry Stadium ......................................................78 Hall of Fame .....................................................................79 2018 OUTLOOK 2017 REVIEW Quick Facts .........................................................................2 Game-by-Game ........................................................... 35-40 MEDIA 2018 Season Outlook ..........................................................3 Statistics ..................................................................... 41-43 Media Information ....................................................... 80-81 Roster ............................................................................. 4-5 Directions/Map ..................................................................82 2018 Opponents ............................................................. 6-9 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE Southland Bio ...................................................................44 2018 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS PLAYERS Map .................................................................................45 The 2018 Nicholls State University football media guide was Biographies ................................................................. 10-27 Member Information ..........................................................46 produced by the Nicholls Office of Media Relations for Athletics All-Time Standings ............................................................47 to assist media members in their coverage of Colonel football. COACHES 2016 Stats ................................................................. 48-50 Should you need any additional information regarding football, Head Coach Tim Rebowe ....................................................28 please contact Jamie Bustos, director of media relations, at Rob Christophel .................................................................29 HISTORY (985) 448-4281. Tommy Rybacki .................................................................30 All-Time Series Records ................................................ 51-53 The 2018 Nicholls State University football media guide Russ Gisclair ......................................................................31 Individual Records ....................................................... 54-55 was written, edited, and researched by the Nicholls Office of Sammy Joseph ..................................................................31 Team Records ....................................................................56 Media Relations for Athletics. Design and production provided Marquase Lovings ..............................................................32 Season Leaders ........................................................... 57-58 by Bruno Ruggiero, director of University Printing and Design Sean Murphy ....................................................................32 Career Leaders ...................................................................59 Services. Also special thanks to opposing SID offices for their Lee Roussel .......................................................................33 Accolades.................................................................... 60-61 assistance and members of the local law enforcement for all Chris Thompson .................................................................33 All-Time Letterwinners .................................................. 62-66 their hard work and dedication. Brian Wallace ...................................................................34 All-Time Scores............................................................ 67-70 Photography is accredited to Marketing & Communica- All-Time Assistants .............................................................34 Postseason Results ....................................................... 71-73 tions Specialist/Photojournalist Misty McElroy, Jared Shanklin, Wes Parfait and Bert Miller. Special thanks to all of the NFL teams that also provided photos. GEAUXCOLONELS.COM 1 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS University Name: .................................................................................Nicholls State University Director of Media Relations/ Football Contact: ........................................................Jamie Bustos Preferred Reference: .....................................................................................................Nicholls Email: .......................................................................................... [email protected] Abbreviation:...................................................................................................................NICH Office Phone:.................................................................................................. 985-448-4281 Founded: ................................................................................................ September 23, 1948 Cell: ...............................................................................................................419-786-0415 Enrollment: ...................................................................................................................6,300 Assistant Director of Media Relations: ............................................................... Jordan Bergeron Location: ...........................................................................................................Thibodaux, La. Office Phone:.................................................................................................. 985-448-4281 Population: .................................................................................................................15,000 Cell: ...............................................................................................................985-414-5359 Nickname: .................................................................................................................Colonels Website: ....................................................................................................geauxcolonels.com Colors: ................................................................................................................Red and Gray Twitter: ......................................................................... @geauxcolonels and @Nicholls_FB Conference: ..................................................................................................Southland (I-FCS) Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat: ..........................................................................geauxcolonels Joined Southland: ...........................................................................................................1991 YouTube: ........................................................................................................nichollsathletics President: ...........................................................................................................Dr. Jay Clune Standard Mailing Address: ...............................................P.O. Box 2032, Thibodaux, La. 70310 Athletics Director:.....................................................................................................Matt Roan Overnight Mailing Address: ....................906 East First Street, Highway 1, Thibodaux, La., 70310 Faculty Representative: ........................................................................... Dr. Kimberly Reynolds Senior Woman Administrator: .........................................................................Lindsey McKaskle NOTEWORTHY OFFENSIVE STARTERS Athletic Department Phone: ..............................................................................985-448-4794 Ryan Hanley ..............................................................................................(OL; 6-2; 290; Sr.) Ticket Office Phone: .........................................................................................985-448-4790 Kyran Irvin ................................................................................................. (RB; 6-1; 220; Jr.) Damion Jeanpiere, Jr. ................................................................................(WR; 6-1; 185; Sr.) STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach:......................................................................................Tim Rebowe (LSU, 1987) NOTEWORTHY DEFENSIVE STARTERS Rebowe at Nicholls: .................................................................................16-18, Three seasons Kenny Dotson ............................................................................................. (DL; 6-3; 250; Sr.) Career Record: ................................................................................................................Same Sully Laiche ................................................................................................(DL; 6-2; 270; Jr.) Southland Conference Record, Years: .........................................................15-12, Three seasons Allen Pittman ............................................................................................(LB;