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Northwestern State at Nicholls

Saturday, October 19, 2024

Nicholls beat Northwestern State 20–⁠0. It was their 25th meeting; after it, Nicholls led the series 17–⁠8 as played.

AwayNorthwestern State0–⁠12 in 2024
0
HomeNicholls4–⁠8 in 2024
20

Final at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, ThibodauxTV: ESPN+Attendance 5,494

At kickoff
75°F, clear, wind 17 mph from the northeast, gusts to 24 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Houma-Terrebonne Airport (KHUM), 28 km from the stadium
Official
James BrookhartGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northwestern State00000
Nicholls7103020

Standouts

Player stats

Northwestern State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Abram Johnston3/91200
Quaterius Hawkins4/61900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Reed Honshtein121021
Kolbe Burrell61508
Kennieth Lacy1505
Kareame Cotton Jr1404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ty Moore115015
Ke’Nard King213010
Amaaz Eugene1505
Myles Kitt-Denton1101

Nicholls

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Pat McQuaide18/3218620
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Collin Guggenheim23129015
Corey Warren Jr.427014
Pat McQuaide622017
Miequle Brock82106
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Lee Negrotto355123
Scrappy Osby451021
Miequle Brock527117
Camare Hampton121021

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

Team stats

Northwestern StateNicholls
46Total yards393
31Passing yards186
15Rushing yards207
2.1Yards per pass5.8
0.5Yards per rush4.6
5First downs23
2–⁠13Third downs6–⁠16
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
1Turnovers0
6–⁠75Penalties8–⁠79
23:35Possession36:25

Efficiency

Northwestern StateNicholls
18%Success rate38%
−0.42EPA per play0.08
0.51Explosiveness1.09
−0.39Rushing EPA0.11
−0.46Passing EPA0.04
8%Passing-down success26%

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)

Nicholls 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Nicholls −30, over/under 54.5.

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

Every drive

Nicholls end zoneNorthwestern State end zoneQ1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 NichollsPunt, 4 playsQ1 Northwestern StatePunt, 6 playsQ1 NichollsTouchdown, 12 playsQ1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 NichollsTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 NichollsResult not recorded, 1 playQ2 Northwestern StateFumble, 1 playQ2 Northwestern StatePunt, 4 playsQ2 NichollsPunt, 4 playsQ2 Northwestern StatePunt, 7 playsQ2 NichollsTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ2 NichollsField goal, 7 playsQ2 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 NichollsPunt, 9 playsQ3 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 NichollsField goal, 8 playsQ3 Northwestern StatePunt, 8 playsQ3 NichollsPunt, 6 playsQ4 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 NichollsPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northwestern StatePunt, 4 playsQ4 NichollsResult not recorded, 16 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Nicholls drives left to right, Northwestern State right to left.
  1. Q1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, −10 yards
  2. Q1 NichollsPunt, 4 plays, −5 yards
  3. Q1 Northwestern StatePunt, 6 plays, 2 yards
  4. Q1 NichollsTouchdown, 12 plays, 70 yards
  5. Q1 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  6. Q1 NichollsTouchdown, 7 plays, 47 yards
  7. Q2 NichollsResult not recorded, 1 play, −20 yards
  8. Q2 Northwestern StateFumble, 1 play, 0 yards
  9. Q2 Northwestern StatePunt, 4 plays, −11 yards
  10. Q2 NichollsPunt, 4 plays, 1 yard
  11. Q2 Northwestern StatePunt, 7 plays, 30 yards
  12. Q2 NichollsTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 51 yards
  13. Q2 NichollsField goal, 7 plays, 31 yards
  14. Q2 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  15. Q3 NichollsPunt, 9 plays, 38 yards
  16. Q3 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  17. Q3 NichollsField goal, 8 plays, 23 yards
  18. Q3 Northwestern StatePunt, 8 plays, 25 yards
  19. Q3 NichollsPunt, 6 plays, 36 yards
  20. Q4 Northwestern StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  21. Q4 NichollsPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  22. Q4 Northwestern StatePunt, 4 plays, −14 yards
  23. Q4 NichollsResult not recorded, 16 plays, 87 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Nicholls 7, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 22Johnny Mitchell run for 2 yds to the NWST 24
15:002nd & 8 at own 24Abram Johnston pass complete to Ray Mckneely-Harris for a loss of 4 yards to the NWST 20
Nicholls Touchdown, 7 plays
15:002nd & 2 at opp 42Collin Guggenheim run for 6 yds to the NWST 36 for a 1ST down
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Gabe Showalter kickoff for 65 yds , Ke’Nard King return for 22 yds to the NWST 22
14:553rd & 12 at own 20Abram Johnston sacked by Jake Dalmado for a loss of 8 yards to the NWST 12
12:574th & 20 at own 12Reed Honshtein punt for 43 yds Nicholls Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the NICH 30
Nicholls Punt, 4 plays
12:571st & 10 at own 30Miequle Brock run for a loss of 1 yard to the NICH 29
12:572nd & 11 at own 29Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Scrappy Osby, broken up by Antonio Hall
12:573rd & 11 at own 29Pat McQuaide pass complete to Scrappy Osby for no gain to the NICH 29 Nicholls Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the NICH 19
12:573rd & 21 at own 19Miequle Brock run for 6 yds to the NICH 25
11:174th & 15 at own 25Kylan Dupre punt for 49 yds , Twon Hines returns for 10 yds to the NWST 36
Northwestern State Punt, 6 plays
11:171st & 10 at own 36Kennieth Lacy run for 5 yds to the NWST 41
11:172nd & 5 at own 41Zay Davis run for 4 yds to the NWST 45
11:173rd & 1 at own 45Johnny Mitchell run for 1 yd to the NWST 46 for a 1ST down
11:171st & 10 at own 46Abram Johnston pass incomplete to Joseph Moreland, broken up by Eli Ennis
11:172nd & 10 at own 46Zay Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 45
11:173rd & 11 at own 45Abram Johnston sacked by Eli Ennis for a loss of 7 yards to the NWST 38
8:004th & 18 at own 38Reed Honshtein punt for 35 yds
Nicholls Touchdown, 12 plays
8:001st & 10 at own 27Pat McQuaide pass complete to Miequle Brock for a loss of 2 yards to the NICH 25
8:002nd & 12 at own 25Collin Guggenheim run for 7 yds to the NICH 32
8:003rd & 5 at own 32Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Terry Matthews for a 1ST down Northwestern State Penalty, Defensive holding (Antonio Hall) to the NICH 42 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at own 42Pat McQuaide pass complete to Collin Guggenheim for 3 yds to the NICH 45
8:002nd & 7 at own 45Miequle Brock run for 6 yds to the NWST 49
8:003rd & 1 at opp 49Collin Guggenheim run for 2 yds to the NWST 47 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at opp 47Pat McQuaide pass complete to Scrappy Osby for 18 yds to the NWST 29 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at opp 29Collin Guggenheim run for 5 yds to the NWST 24
8:002nd & 5 at opp 24Collin Guggenheim run for 3 yds to the NWST 21
8:003rd & 2 at opp 21Pat McQuaide pass complete to Miequle Brock for 17 yds to the NWST 4 for a 1ST down
8:001st & goal at opp 4Guggenheim,Collin rush middle (Reed,Ke’Shawn;Magee III,Caesar).
2:232nd & goal at opp 4Miequle Brock 4 Yd pass from Pat McQuaide (Gabe Showalter Kick)Nicholls 7, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
2:231st & 10 at own 35Gabe Showalter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:231st & 10 at own 25Kareame Cotton Jr. run for 4 yds to the NWST 29
2:232nd & 6 at own 29Abram Johnston sacked by Jake Dalmado for a loss of 10 yards to the NWST 19
2:233rd & 16 at own 19pass incomplete to Myles Kitt-Denton
0:504th & 16 at own 19Reed Honshtein punt for 31 yds , Tyler Morton returns for no gain to the 50 yard line
Nicholls Touchdown, 7 plays
0:501st & 10 at the 50Pat McQuaide pass complete to Scrappy Osby for 8 yds to the NWST 42
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 36Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Terry Matthews for a 1ST down Northwestern State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Scotty Roblow) to the NWST 21 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 21Terry Matthews run for 4 yds to the NWST 17 Nicholls Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the NWST 27
Q2 15:001st & 16 at opp 27Pat McQuaide pass complete to Scrappy Osby for 4 yds to the NWST 23
Q2 15:002nd & 12 at opp 23Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Scrappy Osby, broken up by Blake Gotcher
2nd quarter8 drives, then Nicholls 17, Northwestern State 0
Nicholls Result not recorded, 1 play
15:001st & 10 at own 20Collin Guggenheim run for 3 yds to the NWST 35
Nicholls Touchdown, 7 plays
13:453rd & 12 at opp 23Lee Negrotto 23 Yd pass from Pat McQuaide (Gabe Showalter Kick)Nicholls 14, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Punt, 4 plays
13:451st & 10 at own 35Gabe Showalter kickoff for 60 yds
13:451st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete
13:452nd & 10 at own 25Davis,Zay rush (Sullivan Jr.,Laurence), PENALTY NSU holding 10 yards to the NSU35. Northwestern State Penalty, Offensive holding (Scotty Roblow) to the NWST 15
13:452nd & 20 at own 15pass incomplete
13:453rd & 20 at own 15Zay Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the NWST 14
12:194th & 21 at own 14Reed Honshtein punt for 48 yds , Tyler Morton returns for no gain to the NICH 30
Nicholls Punt, 4 plays
12:191st & 10 at own 30Brock,Miequle rush left (Gotcher,Blake;Jenkins,Hayden).
12:192nd & 10 at own 30Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Yarun Mcmath Nicholls Penalty, illegal formation (-5 Yards) to the NICH 25
12:192nd & 15 at own 25Miequle Brock run for 4 yds to the NICH 29
12:193rd & 11 at own 29Pat McQuaide run for 2 yds to the NICH 31
10:154th & 9 at own 31Kylan Dupre punt for 44 yds , Twon Hines returns for 2 yds to the NWST 27
Northwestern State Punt, 7 plays
10:151st & 10 at own 27Hawkins,Quaterius rush middle (Davis,Dillion;Ennis,Eli).
10:152nd & 10 at own 27Quaterius Hawkins run for 2 yds to the NWST 29
8:483rd & 8 at own 29Johnston,Abram rush middle (Dalmado,Jake).
8:484th & 8 at own 29Reed Honshtein run for 21 yds to the 50 yard line Nicholls Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the NICH 35
8:481st & 10 at opp 35Ray Mckneely-Harris run for 1 yd to the NICH 34
8:482nd & 9 at opp 34Mckneely-Harris,Ray rush middle (Ennis,Eli).
8:483rd & 9 at opp 34Abram Johnston sacked by Jake Dalmado for a loss of 9 yards to the NICH 43
5:474th & 18 at opp 43Reed Honshtein punt for 43 yds
Nicholls Turnover on downs, 8 plays
5:471st & 10 at own 20Pat McQuaide pass complete to Lee Negrotto for 22 yds to the NICH 42 for a 1ST down
5:471st & 10 at own 42Pat McQuaide pass complete to Miequle Brock for 4 yds to the NICH 46
5:472nd & 6 at own 46Miequle Brock run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
5:473rd & 2 at the 50Collin Guggenheim run for 13 yds to the NWST 37 for a 1ST down
5:471st & 10 at opp 37pass incomplete to Camare Hampton
5:472nd & 10 at opp 37Collin Guggenheim run for 8 yds to the NWST 29
5:473rd & 2 at opp 29pass incomplete to Miequle Brock
3:114th & 2 at opp 29Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Camare Hampton, broken up by Troy Santa Marina Jr. Nicholls Penalty, illegal formation (Yards) to the NWST 29
3:021st & 10 at own 29Abram Johnston pass complete to Ty Moore for 15 yds Abram Johnston fumbled, recovered by NICH Jake Dalmado
Nicholls Field goal, 7 plays
3:021st & 10 at opp 44Collin Guggenheim run for 11 yds to the NWST 33 for a 1ST down
3:021st & 10 at opp 33Collin Guggenheim run for 3 yds to the NWST 30
3:022nd & 7 at opp 30Pat McQuaide run for 17 yds to the NWST 13 for a 1ST down
3:021st & 10 at opp 13Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Terry Matthews, broken up by Caesar Magee III
3:022nd & 10 at opp 13Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Danye Brooks, broken up by Antonio Hall
3:023rd & 10 at opp 13Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Danye Brooks, broken up by Caesar Magee III
1:174th & 10 at opp 13Gabe Showalter 35 Yd Field GoalNicholls 17, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
1:101st & 10 at own 35Gabe Showalter kickoff for 57 yds , Ke’Nard King return for 23 yds to the NWST 31
1:101st & 10 at own 31Abram Johnston pass complete to Myles Kitt-Denton for 1 yd to the NWST 32
1:102nd & 9 at own 32Abram Johnston pass incomplete to Myles Kitt-Denton, broken up by Laurence Sullivan Jr.
1:103rd & 9 at own 32pass incomplete to Ke’Nard King
0:264th & 9 at own 32Reed Honshtein punt for 46 yds , Tyler Morton returns for no gain to the NICH 20
3rd quarter5 drives, then Nicholls 20, Northwestern State 0
Nicholls Punt, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 21Collin Guggenheim run for 1 yd to the NICH 22
15:002nd & 9 at own 22pass incomplete to Collin Guggenheim
15:003rd & 9 at own 22Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Miequle Brock, broken up by Ara Rauls III for a 1ST down Northwestern State Penalty, Defensive holding (Cam George) to the NICH 32 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 32Brock,Miequle rush right (Huddleston,Landry).
15:002nd & 10 at own 32Pat McQuaide pass complete to Collin Guggenheim for 12 yds to the NICH 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 44Pat McQuaide pass complete to Terry Matthews for 13 yds to the NWST 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 43Collin Guggenheim run for 3 yds to the NWST 40
15:002nd & 7 at opp 40Nicholls Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NWST 45
15:002nd & 12 at opp 45Pat McQuaide pass complete to Miequle Brock for 4 yds to the NWST 41
15:003rd & 8 at opp 41Pat McQuaide pass complete to Collin Guggenheim for no gain to the NWST 41
15:004th & 13 at opp 45Kylan Dupre punt for 45 yds
14:531st & 10 at own 35Reed Honshtein kickoff for 63 yds , Miequle Brock return for 19 yds to the NICH 21
10:294th & 8 at opp 41Kylan Dupre punt for 41 yds
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
10:291st & 10 at own 20Quaterius Hawkins pass complete to Ke’Nard King for 3 yds to the NWST 23
10:292nd & 7 at own 23Davis,Zay rush middle (Villavaso,Alex;Bernard,Zack).
10:293rd & 7 at own 23Quaterius Hawkins sacked by Ethan Lee for a loss of 8 yards to the NWST 15
8:394th & 15 at own 15Reed Honshtein punt for 30 yds
Nicholls Field goal, 8 plays
8:391st & 10 at opp 45Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Terry Matthews, broken up by Jeremiah Keppard
8:392nd & 10 at opp 45Pat McQuaide pass complete to Scrappy Osby for 21 yds to the NWST 24 for a 1ST down
8:391st & 10 at opp 24Corey Warren Jr. run for 14 yds to the NWST 10 for a 1ST down
8:391st & goal at opp 10Corey Warren Jr. run for 3 yds to the NWST 7
8:392nd & goal at opp 7Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Scrappy Osby Nicholls Penalty, Offensive pass interference (-15 Yards) to the NWST 22
8:392nd & goal at opp 22pass incomplete to Scrappy Osby
8:393rd & goal at opp 22pass incomplete to Danye Brooks
6:484th & goal at opp 22Gabe Showalter 39 Yd Field GoalNicholls 20, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Punt, 8 plays
6:481st & 10 at own 35Gabe Showalter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:481st & 10 at own 25Kolbe Burrell run for 5 yds to the NWST 30
6:482nd & 5 at own 30Kolbe Burrell run for 8 yds to the NWST 38 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at own 38Kolbe Burrell run for 2 yds to the NWST 40
6:482nd & 8 at own 40Kolbe Burrell run for 1 yd to the NWST 41
6:483rd & 7 at own 41Quaterius Hawkins pass complete to Ke’Nard King for 10 yds to the NICH 49 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at opp 49Kolbe Burrell run for 1 yd to the NICH 48
6:482nd & 9 at opp 48Kolbe Burrell run for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line
6:483rd & 11 at the 50Quaterius Hawkins pass incomplete to Ray Mckneely-Harris, broken up by Kendarius Smith
3:134th & 11 at the 50Reed Honshtein punt for 31 yds
Nicholls Punt, 6 plays
3:131st & 10 at own 19Collin Guggenheim run for 8 yds to the NICH 27
3:132nd & 2 at own 27Collin Guggenheim run for 10 yds to the NICH 37 for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at own 37Pat McQuaide pass complete to Camare Hampton for 21 yds to the NWST 42 for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at opp 42Miequle Brock run for 2 yds to the NWST 40
3:132nd & 8 at opp 40pass incomplete to Yarun Mcmath
3:133rd & 8 at opp 40Pat McQuaide sacked by Landry Huddleston for a loss of 5 yards to the NWST 45
4th quarter4 drives, then Nicholls 20, Northwestern State 0
Northwestern State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 20Quaterius Hawkins run for 4 yds to the NWST 24
15:002nd & 6 at own 24Quaterius Hawkins pass complete to Zay Davis for 1 yd to the NWST 25
15:003rd & 5 at own 25Quaterius Hawkins run for 4 yds to the NWST 29
12:364th & 1 at own 29Reed Honshtein punt for 67 yds
Nicholls Punt, 3 plays
12:361st & 10 at own 4Collin Guggenheim run for 3 yds to the NICH 7
12:362nd & 7 at own 7Collin Guggenheim run for 2 yds to the NICH 9
12:363rd & 5 at own 9Nicholls Penalty, false start (-4 Yards) to the NICH 5
12:363rd & 9 at own 5Collin Guggenheim run for 5 yds to the NICH 10
10:324th & 4 at own 10Kylan Dupre punt for 42 yds
Northwestern State Punt, 4 plays
10:321st & 10 at own 48Quaterius Hawkins run for a loss of 4 yards to the NWST 44
10:322nd & 14 at own 44pass incomplete to Joseph Moreland
10:323rd & 14 at own 44Quaterius Hawkins pass complete to Amaaz Eugene for no gain to the NWST 44 Northwestern State Penalty, illegal block (Cam George) to the NWST 29
10:323rd & 29 at own 29Quaterius Hawkins pass complete to Amaaz Eugene for 5 yds to the NWST 34
8:334th & 24 at own 34Reed Honshtein punt for 54 yds
Nicholls Result not recorded, 16 plays
8:331st & 10 at own 12Corey Warren Jr. run for 4 yds to the NICH 16
8:332nd & 6 at own 16Pat McQuaide pass incomplete to Yarun Mcmath, broken up by Caesar Magee III
8:333rd & 6 at own 16Pat McQuaide pass complete to Lee Negrotto for 10 yds to the NICH 26 for a 1ST down
8:331st & 10 at own 26Corey Warren Jr. run for 6 yds to the NICH 32 for a 1ST down Northwestern State Penalty, personal foul (Cam George) to the NICH 47 for a 1ST down
8:331st & 10 at own 47Collin Guggenheim run for 8 yds to the NWST 45
8:332nd & 2 at opp 45Collin Guggenheim run for 15 yds to the NWST 30 for a 1ST down
8:331st & 10 at opp 30Jayden Milton run for 4 yds to the NWST 26
8:332nd & 6 at opp 26Pat McQuaide pass complete to Yarun Mcmath for 4 yds to the NWST 22
8:333rd & 2 at opp 22Collin Guggenheim run for 3 yds to the NWST 19 for a 1ST down
8:331st & 10 at opp 19Pat McQuaide sacked by Landry Huddleston and Blake Gotcher for a loss of 4 yards to the NWST 23
8:332nd & 14 at opp 23Pat McQuaide run for 1 yd to the NWST 22
8:333rd & 13 at opp 22Pat McQuaide run for 11 yds to the NWST 11
8:334th & 2 at opp 11Collin Guggenheim run for 5 yds to the NWST 6 for a 1ST down
8:331st & goal at opp 6Collin Guggenheim run for 5 yds to the NWST 1

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.

The series

Every Northwestern State–Nicholls game

Officially, Nicholls leads 17–⁠9; as played, 18–⁠8 in 26 meetings, counting the one 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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