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2017 Nicholls

8–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Nicholls in 2017, game by game: won vs. McNeese 37–35; lost at Texas A&M 14–24; won vs. Prairie View A&M 44–13; lost at Sam Houston 17–66; won at Lamar 41–14; won vs. Northwestern State 14–10; won vs. Abilene Christian 29–20; won at Incarnate Word 38–31; won vs. Houston Christian 23–17; won at Stephen F. Austin 34–13; lost at SE Louisiana 17–21; lost vs. South Dakota 31–38+31−49Won 37–35 vs. McNeese+2McNeeseLost 14–24 at Texas A&M-10Texas A&MWon 44–13 vs. Prairie View A&M+31Prairie View A&MLost 17–66 at Sam Houston-49Sam HoustonWon 41–14 at Lamar+27LamarWon 14–10 vs. Northwestern State+4Northwestern St…Won 29–20 vs. Abilene Christian+9Abilene Christi…Won 38–31 at Incarnate Word+7Incarnate WordWon 23–17 vs. Houston Christian+6Houston Christi…Won 34–13 at Stephen F. Austin+21Stephen F. Aust…Lost 17–21 at SE Louisiana-4SE LouisianaLost 31–38 vs. South Dakota-7South Dakota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsMcNeeseW 37–⁠3546%
Sep 9atTexas A&ML 14–⁠2413%
Sep 16vsPrairie View A&MW 44–⁠1351%
Sep 23atSam HoustonL 17–⁠6620%
Sep 30atLamarW 41–⁠1460%
Oct 7vsNorthwestern StateW 14–⁠1076%
Oct 14vsAbilene ChristianW 29–⁠2072%
Oct 28atIncarnate WordW 38–⁠3174%
Nov 4vsHouston ChristianW 23–⁠1786%
Nov 11atStephen F. AustinW 34–⁠1357%
Nov 16atSE LouisianaL 17–⁠2147%
Nov 25vsSouth DakotaL 31–⁠3854%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota 38–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
339–⁠302
Coach
—
Elo
1352 +74 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.2 No. 40 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 249
Offensive coordinator
Rob Christophel
Defensive coordinator
Tommy Rybacki
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsChase Fourcade QB264 yds
Passing touchdownsChase Fourcade QB1 TD
Rushing yardsKyran Irvin RB62 yds
Receiving yardsDamion Jeanpiere Jr. WR174 yds
Receiving touchdownsStephen LeBouef TE1 TD
TacklesAllen Pittman LB16 tkl
SacksDarryl Adams Jr. DB1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2017 class

David Mosley TE★★No. 3176
Dai’Jean Dixon WR

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Arkansas9–⁠010–⁠2
Sam Houston8–⁠112–⁠2
McNeese7–⁠28–⁠2
Nicholls7–⁠28–⁠4
SE Louisiana6–⁠36–⁠5
Northwestern State4–⁠54–⁠7
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠54–⁠7
Abilene Christian2–⁠72–⁠9
Incarnate Word1–⁠71–⁠10
Lamar1–⁠81–⁠9
Houston Christian0–⁠91–⁠10

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