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2019 Nicholls

9–⁠5 (7–⁠2 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Nicholls in 2019, game by game: lost at Kansas State 14–49; won at Prairie View A&M 42–35; won at Stephen F. Austin 48–30; lost at Texas State 3–24; won vs. Central Arkansas 34–14; won vs. Northwestern State 45–35; lost at Sam Houston 0–17; lost vs. Abilene Christian 31–37; won at Incarnate Word 27–23; won vs. Houston Christian 48–27; won vs. McNeese 34–20; won at SE Louisiana 28–27; won vs. North Dakota 24–6; lost at North Dakota State 13–37+21−35Lost 14–49 at Kansas State-35Kansas StateWon 42–35 at Prairie View A&M+7Prairie View A&MWon 48–30 at Stephen F. Austin+18Stephen F. Aust…Lost 3–24 at Texas State-21Texas StateWon 34–14 vs. Central Arkansas+20Central ArkansasWon 45–35 vs. Northwestern State+10Northwestern St…Lost 0–17 at Sam Houston-17Sam HoustonLost 31–37 vs. Abilene Christian-6Abilene Christi…Won 27–23 at Incarnate Word+4Incarnate WordWon 48–27 vs. Houston Christian+21Houston Christi…Won 34–20 vs. McNeese+14McNeeseWon 28–27 at SE Louisiana+1SE LouisianaWon 24–6 vs. North Dakota+18North DakotaLost 13–37 at North Dakota State-24North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atKansas StateL 14–⁠4924%
Sep 14atPrairie View A&MW 42–⁠3550%
Sep 21atStephen F. AustinW 48–⁠3075%
Sep 28atTexas StateL 3–⁠2452%
Oct 5vsCentral ArkansasW 34–⁠1456%
Oct 12vsNorthwestern StateW 45–⁠3585%
Oct 19atSam HoustonL 0–⁠1747%
Oct 26vsAbilene ChristianL 31–⁠3765%
Nov 2atIncarnate WordW 27–⁠2346%
Nov 9vsHouston ChristianW 48–⁠2783%
Nov 16vsMcNeeseW 34–⁠2064%
Nov 21atSE LouisianaW 28–⁠2738%
Nov 30vsNorth DakotaFCS Championship – First RoundW 24–⁠665%
Dec 7atNorth Dakota StateFCS Championship – Second RoundL 13–⁠3713%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 37–⁠13 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Southland Conference champions7–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Central Arkansas

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠2 shared first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
391–⁠381
Coach
—
Elo
1419 +33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.1 No. 22 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 181
Offensive coordinator
Rob Christophel
Defensive coordinator
Tommy Rybacki
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsChase Fourcade QB271 yds
Rushing yardsJulien Gums RB93 yds
Rushing touchdownsJulien Gums RB1 TD
Receiving yardsDai’Jean Dixon WR146 yds
TacklesKevin W. Moore DB22 tkl
SacksSully Laiche DL1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jarius Monroe S★★★No. 1403
Brooks Rayburn WR★★★No. 1994
Andrew Robison DUAL★★No. 2894
Shawn Hall Jr. ATH★★No. 3231
Devonte’ Mathews CB★★No. 3521

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.790
Receivers13.00.820
Defensive backs22.50.806
Athletes and specialists12.00.780
Whole class52.40.800

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.

2019 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Arkansas7–⁠29–⁠4
Nicholls7–⁠29–⁠5
SE Louisiana6–⁠38–⁠5
Sam Houston6–⁠37–⁠5
McNeese5–⁠47–⁠5
Abilene Christian4–⁠55–⁠7
Incarnate Word4–⁠55–⁠7
Stephen F. Austin3–⁠63–⁠9
Northwestern State3–⁠63–⁠9
Houston Christian2–⁠65–⁠7
Lamar2–⁠74–⁠8

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