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Nicholls vs. SE Louisiana

Nicholls and SE Louisiana have 21 meetings on file, the first in 2005; SE Louisiana leads the series 12–⁠9 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s SE Louisiana 6–⁠4, and SE Louisiana has won the last 2. The winner takes home the River Bell Trophy. SE Louisiana holds it.

Nicholls wins
9
SE Louisiana wins
12
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2005
Longest streak
4 SE Louisiana
Current streak
2 SE Louisiana
Last 10 meetings
SE Louisiana 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s3–⁠1
2010s4–⁠6
2020s2–⁠5
Average margin
13 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Nicholls
3–⁠7 Nicholls’s record at home
At SE Louisiana
5–⁠6 SE Louisiana’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

River Bell Trophy

Played for since
—

Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the River Bell Trophy.

Games that tell the story

  1. Nicholls’s biggest win2018: Nicholls 44, SE Louisiana 0by 44 points
  2. SE Louisiana’s biggest win2014: SE Louisiana 62, Nicholls 3by 59 points
  3. Upset2015: Nicholls 27, SE Louisiana 24Nicholls had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2009: Nicholls 45, SE Louisiana 30Nicholls had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2021: Nicholls 45, SE Louisiana 42Nicholls had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Nicholls and SE Louisiana, 2005 on13001500170020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 19, 2026SE Louisiana at Nicholls upcomingat Nicholls
Nov 20, 2025SE Louisiana 38, Nicholls 26at SE Louisiana
Nov 21, 2024SE Louisiana 19, Nicholls 16at Nicholls
Nov 16, 2023Nicholls 21, SE Louisiana 16at SE Louisiana
Nov 17, 2022SE Louisiana 40, Nicholls 17at Nicholls
Nov 18, 2021Nicholls 45, SE Louisiana 42at SE Louisiana
Oct 9, 2021SE Louisiana 58, Nicholls 48at Nicholls
Apr 10, 2021SE Louisiana 52, Nicholls 45at Nicholls
Nov 21, 2019Nicholls 28, SE Louisiana 27at SE Louisiana
Nov 15, 2018Nicholls 44, SE Louisiana 0at Nicholls
Nov 16, 2017SE Louisiana 21, Nicholls 17at SE Louisiana
Nov 17, 2016SE Louisiana 44, Nicholls 42at Nicholls
Nov 19, 2015Nicholls 27, SE Louisiana 24at SE Louisiana
Nov 20, 2014SE Louisiana 62, Nicholls 3at Nicholls
Nov 21, 2013SE Louisiana 52, Nicholls 27at SE Louisiana
Nov 15, 2012SE Louisiana 35, Nicholls 16at Nicholls
Nov 17, 2011SE Louisiana 31, Nicholls 14at SE Louisiana
Nov 18, 2010Nicholls 27, SE Louisiana 25at Nicholls
Nov 19, 2009Nicholls 45, SE Louisiana 30at SE Louisiana
Nov 17, 2007SE Louisiana 17, Nicholls 13at SE Louisiana
Oct 7, 2006Nicholls 14, SE Louisiana 10at Nicholls
Nov 12, 2005Nicholls 38, SE Louisiana 28at SE Louisiana

Every game is listed as played on the field.