2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team

The 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team represents Nicholls State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels are led by first-year head coach Tim Rebowe. They play their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium and are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

2015 Nicholls State Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015 record3–8 (3–6 Southland)
Head coachTim Rebowe (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorRob Christophel
Defensive coordinatorTommy Rybacki
Home stadiumManning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
(Capacity: 10,500)
2015 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 McNeese State $^  9 –0     10 –1  
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^  7 –2     11 –4  
Central Arkansas  7 –2     7 –4  
Incarnate Word*  5 –4     6 –5  
Northwestern State  4 –5     4 –7  
Lamar  4 –5     5 –6  
Stephen F. Austin  4 –5     4 –7  
Nicholls State  3 –6     3 –8  
Abilene Christian*  3 –6     3 –8  
SE Louisiana  3 –6     4 –7  
Houston Baptist  0 –8     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Previous season

Fifth year head coach Charlie Stubbs resigned after the first three games. Steve Axman was named interim head coach and completed the 2014 season. The Colonels finished the season with a 0–12 overall record and were 0–8 in conference play.

On November 21, 2014, following the Colonels' season conclusion, Tim Rebowe was named the tenth head coach of the Nicholls State Colonels. Rebowe had been an assistant coach at University of Louisiana-Lafayette for eleven years as well as an assistant coach at Nicholls State for six years prior to that.[1][2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 126:00 PMat Louisiana–Monroe (FBS)*
ESPN3L 0–4720,397
September 192:00 PMat Incarnate Word
UIWtvL 10–203,009
September 2612:30 PMat Colorado (FBS)*
P12NL 0–4837,302
October 33:00 PMNo. 23 McNeese State
COX[3]L 7–376,192
October 103:00 PMat Stephen F. Austin
ESPN3L 24–285,523
October 173:00 PMHouston Baptist
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
W 38–175,101
October 246:00 PMat No. 9 Sam Houston State
FCSL 7–375,104
October 313:00 PMNorthwestern State
SLDNL 21–375,066
November 76:00 PMat Lamar
W 30–287,730
November 143:00 PMCentral Arkansas
  • John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
SLDNL 31–345,002
November 196:00 PMat Southeastern Louisiana
ASNW 27–245,491

[4][5]

Game Summaries

@ Louisiana–Monroe
See also: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football and 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Nicholls at Louisiana–Monroe
1 234Total
Colonels 0 000 0
• Warhawks 10 3007 47
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Malone Stadium
    Monroe, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 20,397
  • Game weather: 78°F • NNW 14 • Clear
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–22 2000 L 21–27

@ Incarnate Word
See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2015 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Nicholls at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
Colonels 7 300 10
• Cardinals 0 7310 20
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:51
  • Game attendance: 3,009
  • Game weather: 90°F • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (UIWtv): Chris Reyes & Anthony Gollab
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 L 20–38

@ Colorado
See also: Colorado Buffaloes football and 2015 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Nicholls at Colorado
1 234Total
Colonels 0 000 0
• Buffaloes 21 3177 48
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Folsom Field
    Boulder, CO
  • Game start: 12:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:06
  • Game attendance: 37,302
  • Game weather: 68°F • E 5 • Sunny, Humid 43%
  • Referee: S. Strimling
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

McNeese State
See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team
McNeese State at Nicholls
1 234Total
• #23 Cowboys 7 2073 37
Colonels 0 700 7
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 6,192
  • Game weather: 76°F • NNW 11 • Clear
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–28 2014 L 3–45

@ Stephen F. Austin
See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Colonels 14 703 24
• Lumberjacks 7 0714 28
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:06
  • Game attendance: 5,523
  • Game weather: Mid 80s • N 5 • Sunny
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–24 2014 L 20–42

Houston Baptist
See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Houston Baptist at Nicholls
1 234Total
Huskies 0 1007 17
• Colonels 21 0710 38
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 5,101
  • Game weather: 76°F • NE 12 • Sunny
  • Referee: Ross Smith
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 L 21–31

@ Sam Houston State
See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
Nicholls at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Colonels 0 070 7
• #9 Bearkats 23 770 37
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 5,104
  • TV announcers (FCS Central): Tom Franklin, Kenneth Moore, Maya Golden
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–18–1 2013 L 24–49

Northwestern State
See also: Northwestern State Demons football, 2015 Northwestern State Demons football team, and NSU Challenge
Northwestern State at Nicholls
1 234Total
• Demons 14 7160 37
Colonels 7 770 21
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 5,066
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • S 12 • Rainy
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–27 2014 L 21–48

@ Lamar
See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team
Nicholls at Lamar
1 234Total
• Colonels 7 7133 30
Cardinals 14 770 28
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 7,730
  • Game weather: 64°F • NNE 15 • Rain and Windy
  • Referee: Mike Vanderveld
  • Television network: Live Streaming - Big Red Sports Network[6]
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–6 2014 L 21–63

Central Arkansas
See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Central Arkansas at Nicholls
1 234Total
• Bears 3 14107 34
Colonels 0 10714 31
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 5,002
  • Game weather: 60°F • NE 4 • Clear
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • Television network: SLDN
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–7 2014 L 18–52

@ Southeastern Louisiana
See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football, 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team, and River Bell Classic
Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
• Colonels 0 31410 27
Lions 7 1007 24
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 5,491
  • Game weather: 64°F • Clear
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–12 2014 L 3–62

References
  1. "Tim Rebowe Named Colonels Coach". ESPN. November 21, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. "Tim Rebowe Named Nicholls Head Football Coach". Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. November 21, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  3. "Southland Conference Announces Week Five TV Selections". Southland Conference. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  4. "Nicholls State University Athletics - 2015 Football Schedule". Nichols State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  5. "2015 Nicholls Colonels Schedule". foxsports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  6. "Big Red Sports Network". Lamar University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
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