Nicholls vs. Texas State
Nicholls and Texas State have 9 meetings on file, the first in 2003; officially, Texas State leads 6–3; as played, 5–4 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Texas State 5–4, and Texas State has won the last 4. The winner takes home the Paddle Trophy. Texas State holds it. Nicholls forfeited the 2003 game. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- Texas State leads 6–3
- Nicholls wins on file
- 4
- Texas State wins on file
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 2003
- Longest streak
- 4 Texas State
- Current streak
- 4 Texas State
- Last 10 meetings
- Texas State 5–4
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 17.2 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Nicholls
- 3–1 Nicholls’s record at home
- At Texas State
- 3–0 Texas State’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–1 Nicholls first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Paddle Trophy
- Played for since
- —
- Held by
- Texas State
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 Paddle Trophy.
Games that tell the story
- Nicholls’s biggest win2007: Nicholls 52, Texas State 28by 24 points
- Texas State’s biggest win2025: Texas State 35, Nicholls 3by 32 points
Both programs through the years
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
| Sep 20, 2025 | Texas State 35, Nicholls 3 | at Texas State | ||
| Sep 28, 2019 | Texas State 24, Nicholls 3 | at Texas State | ||
| Oct 1, 2011 | Texas State 38, Nicholls 12 | at Texas State | ||
| Oct 17, 2009 | Texas State 34, Nicholls 28 | at Nicholls | ||
| Nov 10, 2007 | Nicholls 52, Texas State 28 | at Nicholls | ||
| Nov 2, 2006 | Nicholls 21, Texas State 19 | Bobcat Stadium | ||
| Oct 29, 2005 | Nicholls 32, Texas State 29 | at Nicholls | ||
| Nov 13, 2004 | Texas State 35, Nicholls 12 | Bobcat Stadium | ||
| Nov 6, 2003 | Nicholls 31, Texas State 13forfeited | at Nicholls |
Every game is listed as played on the field; a game one side later forfeited is marked “forfeited”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.