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2013 Nicholls

4–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Nicholls in 2013, game by game: lost at No. 3 Oregon 3–66; won at Western Michigan 27–23; lost at Louisiana 7–70; won vs. Langston 42–22; won vs. Arkansas Tech 44–34; won vs. Northwestern State 33–21; lost at Stephen F. Austin 41–55; lost vs. McNeese 30–55; lost at Lamar 34–56; lost at Sam Houston 24–49; lost vs. Central Arkansas 10–17; lost at SE Louisiana 27–52+20−63Lost 3–66 at No. 3 Oregon-63No. 3 OregonWon 27–23 at Western Michigan+4Western MichiganLost 7–70 at Louisiana-63LouisianaWon 42–22 vs. Langston+20LangstonWon 44–34 vs. Arkansas Tech+10Arkansas TechWon 33–21 vs. Northwestern State+12Northwestern St…Lost 41–55 at Stephen F. Austin-14Stephen F. Aust…Lost 30–55 vs. McNeese-25McNeeseLost 34–56 at Lamar-22LamarLost 24–49 at Sam Houston-25Sam HoustonLost 10–17 vs. Central Arkansas-7Central ArkansasLost 27–52 at SE Louisiana-25SE Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at3OregonL 3–⁠663%
Sep 7atWestern MichiganW 27–⁠2314%
Sep 14atLouisianaL 7–⁠7011%
Sep 21vsLangstonW 42–⁠2266%
Sep 28vsArkansas TechW 44–⁠3458%
Oct 12vsNorthwestern StateW 33–⁠2148%
Oct 19atStephen F. AustinL 41–⁠5538%
Oct 26vsMcNeeseL 30–⁠5524%
Nov 2atLamarL 34–⁠5636%
Nov 9atSam HoustonL 24–⁠4911%
Nov 16vsCentral ArkansasL 10–⁠1735%
Nov 21atSE LouisianaL 27–⁠5210%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to SE Louisiana 52–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
322–⁠520
Coach
—
Elo
1165 +8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.3 No. 84 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Jeremy Atwell
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsKalen Henderson QB373 yds
Passing touchdownsTuskani Figaro QB1 TD
Rushing yardsMarcus Washington WR142 yds
Rushing touchdownsMarcus Washington WR2 TD
Receiving yardsErik Buchanan WR136 yds
Receiving touchdownsDemon Bolt WR1 TD

2013 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SE Louisiana7–⁠010–⁠2
McNeese6–⁠110–⁠2
Sam Houston4–⁠39–⁠4
Central Arkansas4–⁠37–⁠5
Northwestern State3–⁠46–⁠6
Lamar2–⁠55–⁠7
Nicholls1–⁠64–⁠8
Stephen F. Austin1–⁠63–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.