Nicholls at Louisiana Tech

Saturday, September 16, 2006

Louisiana Tech beat Nicholls 31–⁠21. It was their third meeting; after it, Louisiana Tech led the series 3–⁠0.

AwayNicholls4–⁠7 in 2006
21
HomeLouisiana Tech3–⁠10 in 2006
31

Final at Joe Aillet Stadium, RustonTV: ESGPAttendance 18,765

At kickoff
93°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ruston Regional Airport (KRSN), 7 km from the stadium, 20 minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Nicholls2100021
Louisiana Tech71014031

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Nicholls

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Vincent Montgomery4/118310
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Broderick Cole205410
Zack Morgan62800
Dwayne Jones72500
Michael McLendon22510
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Grant Thorne15010
Michael Okoronkwo22000
Patrick Gordon11300

Louisiana Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Zac Champion13/2220320
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Patrick Jackson23116116
Freddie Franklin1346111
Zac Champion522018
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Eric Newman365131
Jonathan Holland354034
Josh Wheeler237122
Patrick Jackson228018

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

NichollsLouisiana Tech
224Total yards381
75Passing yards221
141Rushing yards178
7.5Yards per pass9.2
2.8Yards per rush4.2
0First downs22
0–⁠0Third downs4–⁠9
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers4
6–⁠34Penalties3–⁠25
18:30Possession18:10

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Louisiana Tech 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Louisiana Tech leads 5–⁠0 in five meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Louisiana Tech 25, Nicholls 17
2009Louisiana Tech 48, Nicholls 13
2006Louisiana Tech 31, Nicholls 21
1998Louisiana Tech 56, Nicholls 28
1988Louisiana Tech 31, Nicholls 10

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