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2018 Nicholls

9–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Nicholls in 2018, game by game: won at Kansas 26–23; lost at Tulane 17–42; lost at McNeese 10–20; won vs. Sam Houston 27–7; won vs. Lamar 50–27; won at Northwestern State 28–10; lost at Abilene Christian 12–28; won vs. Incarnate Word 48–21; won at Houston Christian 41–20; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 47–14; won vs. SE Louisiana 44–0; won vs. San Diego 49–30; lost at Eastern Washington 21–42+44−25Won 26–23 at Kansas+3KansasLost 17–42 at Tulane-25TulaneLost 10–20 at McNeese-10McNeeseWon 27–7 vs. Sam Houston+20Sam HoustonWon 50–27 vs. Lamar+23LamarWon 28–10 at Northwestern State+18Northwestern St…Lost 12–28 at Abilene Christian-16Abilene Christi…Won 48–21 vs. Incarnate Word+27Incarnate WordWon 41–20 at Houston Christian+21Houston Christi…Won 47–14 vs. Stephen F. Austin+33Stephen F. Aust…Won 44–0 vs. SE Louisiana+44SE LouisianaWon 49–30 vs. San Diego+19San DiegoLost 21–42 at Eastern Washington-21Eastern Washing…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atKansasW 26–⁠2344%
Sep 8atTulaneL 17–⁠4229%
Sep 15atMcNeeseL 10–⁠2031%
Sep 22vsSam HoustonW 27–⁠737%
Sep 29vsLamarW 50–⁠2780%
Oct 6atNorthwestern StateW 28–⁠1056%
Oct 13atAbilene ChristianL 12–⁠2869%
Oct 27vsIncarnate WordW 48–⁠2168%
Nov 3atHouston ChristianW 41–⁠2081%
Nov 10vsStephen F. AustinW 47–⁠1481%
Nov 15vsSE LouisianaW 44–⁠071%
Nov 24vsSan DiegoW 49–⁠3049%
Dec 1atEastern WashingtonL 21–⁠4232%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Washington 42–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

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

Southland Conference champions7–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Incarnate Word

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
420–⁠284
Coach
—
Elo
1430 +95 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.5 No. 12 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rob Christophel
Defensive coordinator
Tommy Rybacki
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsChase Fourcade QB381 yds
Passing touchdownsChase Fourcade QB1 TD
Rushing yardsKendall Bussey RB174 yds
Rushing touchdownsDontrell Taylor RB2 TD
Receiving yardsDai’Jean Dixon WR152 yds
Receiving touchdownsGabe Fuselier WR1 TD
TacklesKhristian Mims DB13 tkl
SacksEvan Veron LB3 sacks

2018 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nicholls7–⁠29–⁠4
Incarnate Word6–⁠26–⁠5
Lamar6–⁠37–⁠5
McNeese5–⁠46–⁠5
Sam Houston5–⁠46–⁠5
Central Arkansas5–⁠46–⁠5
Abilene Christian5–⁠46–⁠5
Northwestern State4–⁠55–⁠6
SE Louisiana4–⁠54–⁠7
Stephen F. Austin2–⁠72–⁠8
Houston Christian0–⁠91–⁠10

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