Northwestern State at Nicholls

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Nicholls beat Northwestern State 33–⁠21. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Nicholls led the series 9–⁠5 as played.

AwayNorthwestern State6–⁠6 in 2013
21
HomeNicholls4–⁠8 in 2013
33

Final at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, ThibodauxTV: ESPN3Attendance 5,111

At kickoff
84°F, partly cloudy, wind 11 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Houma-Terrebonne Airport (KHUM), 28 km from the stadium, 10 minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Dan Romeo; umpire Walt Hill; head linesman Rick Smith; line judge George Shoup; side judge Scotty Melancon; field judge Bobby Bernard; back judge Chris AlstonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northwestern State0071421
Nicholls6216033

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northwestern State 52% to win. Nicholls won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, Nicholls leads 17–⁠9; as played, 18–⁠8 in 26 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Nicholls 26, Northwestern State 21
2024Nicholls 20, Northwestern State 0
2023Nicholls 1, Northwestern State 0
2022Northwestern State 36, Nicholls 33
2021Nicholls 42, Northwestern State 21
2020Nicholls 31, Northwestern State 24

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