2018 Nicholls Colonels football team

2018 Nicholls Colonels football
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 11
FCS Coaches No. 11
2018 record 4–2 (3–1 Southland)
Head coach Tim Rebowe (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Rob Christophel (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Tommy Rybacki (4th season)
Home stadium Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
(Capacity: 10,500)
2018 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 McNeese State  4 –0     5 –1  
No. 15 Central Arkansas  3 –1     4 –2  
No. 14 Sam Houston State  3 –1     4 –2  
Incarnate Word  3 –1     3 –3  
No. 20 Nicholls  3 –2     4 –3  
Southeastern Louisiana  3 –2     3 –4  
Abilene Christian  2 –3     3 –4  
Northwestern State  1 –3     2 –4  
Lamar  1 –3     2 –4  
Stephen F. Austin  1 –4     1 –5  
Houston Baptist  0 –4     1 –5  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Nicholls Colonels football team represents Nicholls State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels are led by fourth-year head coach Tim Rebowe and play their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2017 season with an overall record of 8–4 and a 7–2 record in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they were defeated by South Dakota in the first round.

Preseason

Preseason All-Conference Teams

On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Colonels having a conference leading 14 players selected.[1]

Offense First Team

  • Chase Fourcade – Jr. QB
  • Damion Jeanpiere – Sr. WR
  • Ryan Hanley – Sr. OL
  • Chandler Arceneaux – Sr. OL

Defense First Team

  • Sully Laiche – Jr. DL
  • Kenny Dotson – Sr. DL
  • Allen Pittman – Jr. LB
  • Hezekiah White – Sr. LB
  • Corey Abraham – Sr. DB
  • Ahmani Martin – Sr. DB
Offense Second Team
  • Kyran Irvin – Jr. RB
  • Dai’jean Dixon – Sr. WR
  • Eddie Houston – Sr. OL
  • Lorran Fonseca – Sr. P

Preseason Poll

On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Colonels predicted to finish in second place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Sam Houston State187 (10)
2Nicholls State173 (6)
3Central Arkansas170 (5)
4McNeese State159 (1)
5Southeastern Louisiana119
6Stephen F. Austin90
7Abilene Christian89
8Northwestern State86
9Incarnate Word53
10Lamar52
11Houston Baptist32

Schedule

Source: [3][4][5]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Kansas*No. 18
ESPN+W 26–23 OT24,305
September 87:00 p.m.at Tulane*No. 11
ESPN3L 17–4221,092
September 156:00 p.m.at No. 16 McNeese StateNo. 13
CSTL 10–2013,140
September 223:00 p.m.No. 11 Sam Houston StateNo. 18
ESPN+W 27–75,025
September 293:00 p.m.LamarNo. 15
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
ELVN/CSTW 50–278,044
October 66:30 p.m.at Northwestern StateNo. 12
CSTW 28–107,055
October 132:30 p.m.at Abilene ChristianNo. 11
ESPN3
October 273:00 p.m.Incarnate Worddagger
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
November 32:00 p.m.at Houston Baptist
November 103:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austin
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
November 156:00 p.m.Southeastern Louisiana
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at Kansas

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 18 Colonels 7 3 7 36 26
Jayhawks 7 3 0 103 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Colonels 3 7 0 7 17
Green Wave 7 14 7 14 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Colonels 0 3 0 7 10
No. 16 Cowboys 7 7 3 3 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–29 2017 NSU, 37–35

Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Bearkats 7 0 0 0 7
No. 18 Colonels 3 7 3 14 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–20–1 2017 SHSU, 66–17

Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 10 7 3 7 27
No. 15 Colonels 13 14 14 9 50
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–6 2017 NSU, 41–14

at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Colonels 0 14 7 7 28
Demons 3 7 0 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–28 2017 NSU, 14–10

at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Colonels 0
Wildcats 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 NSU, 29–20

Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0
Colonels 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 NSU, 38–31

at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0
Huskies 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2017 NSU, 23–17

Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0
Colonels 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–25 2017 NSU, 34–13

Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0
Colonels 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–14 2017 SELA, 21–17

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 18 11 13 18 15 12 11  
Coaches 17 10 12 18 15 12 11

References

  1. ↑ "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams".
  2. ↑ "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll".
  3. ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2017 Nicholls Colonels Schedule". foxsports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kickoff times announced for Nicholls home games". geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
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