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Nicholls at TCU

Saturday, September 9, 2023

TCU beat Nicholls 41–⁠6. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayNicholls7–⁠5 in 2023
6
HomeTCU5–⁠7 in 2023
41

Final at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort WorthTV: BIG12|ESPN+Attendance 45,010

At kickoff
93°F, clear, wind 14 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Fort Worth Naval Air Station Jrb/Carswell Field (KNFW), 10 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Official
Luke RichmondGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Nicholls03306
TCU141001741

Standouts

Player stats

Nicholls

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Pat McQuaide17/3617701
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Collin Guggenheim143809
Jaylon Spears103507
Marquese Albert51304
Jake Dalmado2905
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Neno Lemay8100034
Tyren Montgomery343024
Quincy Brown115015
Lee Negrotto1808
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jordan Jackson0001

TCU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Chandler Morris26/3026320
Josh Hoover2/35011
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Emani Bailey1967021
Chandler Morris663132
Trey Sanders51306
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Warren Thompson892028
Jordyn Bailey361134
Jaylon Robinson539114
John Paul Richardson124024
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Vernon Glover0001

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

Team stats

NichollsTCU
263Total yards442
177Passing yards313
86Rushing yards129
4.9Yards per pass9.5
2.2Yards per rush3.5
15First downs22
8–⁠20Third downs4–⁠12
0–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠4
2Turnovers2
7–⁠45Penalties5–⁠50
35:26Possession24:34

Efficiency

NichollsTCU
30%Success rate48%
−0.81EPA per play0.09
0.85Explosiveness1.57
−0.42Rushing EPA−0.28
−0.52Passing EPA0.73
8%Passing-down success33%
0.03First-down EPA−0.03
−0.36Second-down EPA0.41
−0.84Third-down EPA0.52
12%Havoc by its defense7%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

TCU 93% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

TCU −41.5, over/under 59.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

TCU end zoneNicholls end zoneQ1 TCUTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 TCUTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 TCUPunt, 8 playsQ1 NichollsResult not recorded, 4 playsQ1 NichollsTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ1 TCUTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ1 NichollsPunt, 3 playsQ1 TCUPunt, 3 playsQ1 NichollsDefensive TD, 3 plays (TCU scores)Q1 TCUResult not recorded, 5 playsQ1 NichollsDefensive TD, 8 plays (TCU scores)Q2 NichollsResult not recorded, 2 playsQ2 TCUResult not recorded, 5 playsQ2 NichollsPunt, 3 playsQ2 TCUFumble, 11 playsQ2 NichollsField goal, 15 playsQ2 TCUField goal, 4 playsQ3 NichollsPunt, 6 playsQ3 TCUPunt, 3 plays (Nicholls scores)Q3 NichollsResult not recorded, 13 playsQ3 TCUResult not recorded, 1 playQ4 NichollsPunt, 3 playsQ4 TCUTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 NichollsInterception, 3 playsQ4 TCUField goal, 8 playsQ4 NichollsFumble, 2 playsQ4 TCUInterception, 2 playsQ4 NichollsTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ4 TCUTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 NichollsResult not recorded, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. TCU drives left to right, Nicholls right to left.
  1. Q1 TCUTouchdown, 8 plays, 22 yards
  2. Q1 TCUTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
  3. Q1 TCUPunt, 8 plays, 22 yards
  4. Q1 NichollsResult not recorded, 4 plays, −8 yards
  5. Q1 NichollsTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 20 yards
  6. Q1 TCUTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 2 yards
  7. Q1 NichollsPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q1 TCUPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  9. Q1 NichollsDefensive TD, 3 plays (TCU scores), 2 yards
  10. Q1 TCUResult not recorded, 5 plays, 76 yards
  11. Q1 NichollsDefensive TD, 8 plays (TCU scores), 22 yards
  12. Q2 NichollsResult not recorded, 2 plays, −8 yards
  13. Q2 TCUResult not recorded, 5 plays, 52 yards
  14. Q2 NichollsPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  15. Q2 TCUFumble, 11 plays, 49 yards
  16. Q2 NichollsField goal, 15 plays, 67 yards
  17. Q2 TCUField goal, 4 plays, 31 yards
  18. Q3 NichollsPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  19. Q3 TCUPunt, 3 plays (Nicholls scores), 5 yards
  20. Q3 NichollsResult not recorded, 13 plays, 57 yards
  21. Q3 TCUResult not recorded, 1 play, 0 yards
  22. Q4 NichollsPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  23. Q4 TCUTouchdown, 8 plays, 67 yards
  24. Q4 NichollsInterception, 3 plays, 1 yard
  25. Q4 TCUField goal, 8 plays, 2 yards
  26. Q4 NichollsFumble, 2 plays, 0 yards
  27. Q4 TCUInterception, 2 plays, 1 yard
  28. Q4 NichollsTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 45 yards
  29. Q4 TCUTouchdown, 3 plays, 45 yards
  30. Q4 NichollsResult not recorded, 2 plays, −4 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then TCU 14, Nicholls 0
Nicholls Defensive TD, 3 plays (TCU scores)
0:004th & 3 at own 30Nicholls Penalty, false start (Maurquel Price) to the NICH 25
0:004th & 3 at own 30Nicholls Penalty, false start (Maurquel Price) to the NICH 25
14:551st & 10 at own 35Kylan Dupre kickoff for 65 yds , Major Everhart return for 18 yds to the TCU 18
12:174th & 11 at own 40Jordy Sandy punt for 49 yds
10:344th & 6 at own 30Blake Nowell 24 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Griffin Kell Kick)TCU 7, Nicholls 0
10:281st & 10 at own 35Griffin Kell kickoff for 60 yds , Jaylon Spears return for 22 yds to the NICH 27
Nicholls Turnover on downs, 5 plays
7:584th & 1 at own 47
TCU Turnover on downs, 4 plays
7:583rd & 16 at own 47Chandler Morris pass complete to Trey Sanders for 8 yds to the NICH 45
TCU Turnover on downs, 5 plays
6:124th & 8 at opp 45Chandler Morris pass complete to Jack Bech for 6 yds to the NICH 39
5:434th & 10 at own 39Kylan Dupre punt for 34 yds , JoJo Earle returns for 6 yds to the TCU 33
4:204th & 2 at own 41Jordy Sandy punt for 36 yds
2:364th & 8 at own 25Kylan Dupre punt for 54 yds
1:113rd & 12 at opp 32Timeout Nicholls, clock 01:11
TCU Result not recorded, 5 plays
1:003rd & 12 at opp 32Chandler Morris run for 32 yds for a TD (Griffin Kell KICK)TCU 14, Nicholls 0
1:001st & 10 at own 35Griffin Kell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2nd quarter4 drives, then TCU 24, Nicholls 3
Nicholls Defensive TD, 8 plays (TCU scores)
15:001st & 10 at own 37Pat McQuaide pass complete to Terry Matthews for 8 yds to the NICH 45
15:002nd & 2 at own 45Pat McQuaide pass complete to Terry Matthews
15:003rd & 2 at own 45Collin Guggenheim run for 2 yds to the NICH 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 47Pat McQuaide pass complete to Neno Lemay for 5 yds to the TCU 48
15:002nd & 5 at opp 48Nicholls Penalty, false start (Reed Lambert) to the NICH 47
15:002nd & 10 at own 47pass incomplete to Tyren Montgomery
15:001st & 10 at own 37Pat McQuaide pass complete to Terry Matthews for 8 yds to the NICH 45
12:383rd & 10 at own 47pass incomplete to Neno Lemay
12:164th & 10 at own 47Kylan Dupre punt for 38 yds , JoJo Earle returns for 30 yds to the TCU 45
TCU Result not recorded, 5 plays
10:431st & 10 at opp 14Chandler Morris pass complete to Jaylon Robinson for 14 yds for a TD (Griffin Kell KICK)TCU 21, Nicholls 0
10:431st & 10 at own 35Griffin Kell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:554th & 15 at own 20Kylan Dupre punt for 33 yds
5:231st & goal at opp 4Josh Hoover run for a loss of 6 yards to the NICH 10 Josh Hoover fumbled, recovered by NICH Kershawn Fisher
Nicholls Field goal, 15 plays
0:572nd & 9 at opp 12Pat McQuaide pass complete to Quincy Brown Nicholls Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Tyren Montgomery) to the TCU 27
0:572nd & 24 at opp 27
0:513rd & 24 at opp 27Terry Matthews run for 4 yds to the TCU 23
0:314th & 20 at opp 23Gavin Lasseigne 40 yd FG GOODTCU 21, Nicholls 3
TCU Field goal, 4 plays
0:251st & 10 at own 35Ray Vallee kickoff for 52 yds , Shad Banks Jr. return for 17 yds to the TCU 30
0:081st & 10 at opp 45Chandler Morris pass complete to Jared Wiley for 6 yds to the NICH 39
0:082nd & 4 at opp 39Griffin Kell 57 yd FG GOODTCU 24, Nicholls 3
Q3 14:521st & 10 at own 35Griffin Kell kickoff for 65 yds , Jaylon Spears return for 24 yds to the NICH 24
Q3 11:514th & 3 at own 44Ray Vallee punt for 41 yds , JoJo Earle returns for 2 yds to the TCU 17
Q3 2:514th & 19 at opp 30Gavin Lasseigne 47 yd FG GOODTCU 24, Nicholls 6
Q3 2:424th & 5 at own 22Jordy Sandy punt for 41 yds , Jaylon Spears returns for 6 yds to the TCU 32
Q3 2:421st & 10 at own 35Ray Vallee kickoff for 62 yds , Major Everhart return for 29 yds to the TCU 32
4th quarter13 drives, then TCU 41, Nicholls 6
TCU Interception, 2 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 26Corey Wren run for 1 yd to the NICH 25
Nicholls Fumble, 2 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete to Terry Matthews
Nicholls Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 33Collin Guggenheim run for 5 yds to the NICH 38
0:002nd & 5 at own 38Collin Guggenheim run for 2 yds to the NICH 40
0:003rd & 3 at own 40Pat McQuaide pass complete to Marquese Albert for a loss of 1 yard to the NICH 39
TCU Touchdown, 8 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 30Chandler Morris pass complete to Emani Bailey for 16 yds to the TCU 46 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 46Chandler Morris pass complete to Warren Thompson for 16 yds to the NICH 38 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 38TCU Penalty, false start (Brandon Coleman) to the NICH 43
0:001st & 15 at opp 43Emani Bailey run for 5 yds to the NICH 38
0:002nd & 10 at opp 38Chandler Morris pass complete to JoJo Earle for 19 yds to the NICH 19 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 19Chandler Morris pass complete to Warren Thompson for 8 yds to the NICH 11
0:002nd & 2 at opp 11Emani Bailey run for 4 yds to the NICH 7 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 7Emani Bailey run for 3 yds to the NICH 4
Nicholls Interception, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 12Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Lee Negrotto, broken up by Shad Banks Jr.
0:002nd & 10 at own 12Collin Guggenheim run for 1 yd to the NICH 13
TCU Field goal, 8 plays
0:002nd & 4 at opp 20Trey Sanders run for 2 yds to the NICH 18
0:003rd & 2 at opp 18Trey Sanders run for 3 yds to the NICH 15 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 15Trey Sanders run for 2 yds to the NICH 13
0:002nd & 8 at opp 13Chandler Morris pass complete to Jared Wiley for 3 yds to the NICH 10
Nicholls Turnover on downs, 9 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 9Pat McQuaide pass complete to Neno Lemay for a loss of 1 yard to the NICH 8
0:002nd & 11 at own 8Pat McQuaide pass complete to Tyren Montgomery for 10 yds to the NICH 18
0:003rd & 1 at own 18Collin Guggenheim run for 2 yds to the NICH 20 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 20Pat McQuaide pass complete to Nathan Hebb for 4 yds to the NICH 24
0:002nd & 6 at own 24Pat McQuaide pass complete to Neno Lemay for 34 yds to the TCU 42 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 42Collin Guggenheim run for 2 yds to the TCU 40
0:002nd & 8 at opp 40pass incomplete to Quincy Brown
0:003rd & 8 at opp 40Pat McQuaide sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the TCU 46
TCU Touchdown, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at opp 48Josh Hoover pass complete to D’Andre Rogers for 16 yds to the NICH 32 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 32Corey Wren run for a loss of 2 yards to the NICH 34
Nicholls Result not recorded, 2 plays
0:002nd & 6 at own 29Jake Dalmado run for 5 yds to the NICH 29
13:104th & 4 at own 39Ray Vallee punt for 31 yds
TCU Touchdown, 8 plays
10:152nd & goal at opp 4Chandler Morris pass complete to JoJo Earle for 4 yds for a TD (Griffin Kell KICK)TCU 31, Nicholls 6
10:081st & 10 at own 35Griffin Kell kickoff for 63 yds , David Robinson Jr. return for 10 yds to the NICH 12
9:183rd & 9 at own 13Pat McQuaide pass intercepted
TCU Field goal, 8 plays
7:303rd & 5 at opp 10Chandler Morris pass complete to Jordyn Bailey for 4 yds TCU Penalty, personal foul (Cordale Russell) to the NICH 21
7:303rd & 16 at opp 21Chandler Morris run for 2 yds to the NICH 19
7:304th & 14 at opp 19TCU Penalty, false start (Jasper Lott) to the NICH 24
6:314th & 19 at opp 24Griffin Kell 42 yd FG GOODTCU 34, Nicholls 6
6:311st & 10 at own 35Griffin Kell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:162nd & 10 at own 25Jaylon Spears run for 6 yds to the NICH 26 Jaylon Spears fumbled, recovered by TCU Chace Biddle
5:452nd & 9 at opp 25Josh Hoover pass intercepted
Nicholls Turnover on downs, 9 plays
1:314th & 14 at opp 46Pat McQuaide sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the NICH 48
TCU Touchdown, 3 plays
0:482nd & 12 at opp 34Josh Hoover pass complete to Jordyn Bailey for 34 yds for a TD (Griffin Kell KICK)TCU 41, Nicholls 6
0:481st & 10 at own 35Griffin Kell kickoff for 64 yds

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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