2020 Nicholls
4–3. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lincoln (MO) 87–3Feb 19
By 84 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19 | vsLincoln (MO) | W 87–3 | 82% |
| Feb 27 | vs Lamar | W 55–0 | 79% |
| Mar 6 | at Northwestern State | W 31–24 | 68% |
| Mar 13 | at Sam Houston | L 17–71 | 48% |
| Mar 27 | vs Incarnate Word | W 75–45 | 62% |
| Apr 3 | at McNeese | L 31–43 | 59% |
| Apr 10 | vs SE Louisiana | L 45–52 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to SE Louisiana 52–45; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).
- Record
- 4–3
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in the Southland Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 341–238
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1351 −28 this season
- SP+ rating
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- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinator
- Rob Christophel
- Defensive coordinator
- Tommy Rybacki
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- Multiple 4–3
Top recruits in the 2020 class
| Shamar Smith ATH | ★★★ | No. 1563 |
| Pig Cage S | ★★★ | No. 1780 |
| Corey Warren RB | ★★★ | No. 1844 |
| Brandon James CB | ★★★ | No. 2057 |
| Tyreke Boyd CB |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2020 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.830 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 3.0 | 0.828 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.839 |
| Whole class | 4 | 3.0 | 0.831 |
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.
2020 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Stephen F. Austin | 1–0 | 6–4 | |
| Sam Houston | 0–0 | 10–0 | |
| SE Louisiana | 0–0 | 4–3 | |
 Nicholls | 0–0 | 4–3 | |
 Central Arkansas | 0–0 | 5–4 | |
| Incarnate Word | 0–0 | 3–3 | |
| McNeese | 0–0 | 3–4 | |
| Lamar | 0–0 | 2–4 | |
 Houston Christian | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Northwestern State | 0–0 | 1–5 | |
 Abilene Christian | 0–1 | 1–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.