2024 Nicholls
4–8 (2–5 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi Valley State 66–0Sep 21
By 66 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Houston Christian 21–24Nov 9
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Louisiana Tech | L 17–25 | 37% |
| Sep 7 | at 18LSU | L 21–44 | 11% |
| Sep 14 | at Sacramento State | L 7–34 | 35% |
| Sep 21 | vs Mississippi Valley State | W 66–0 | 80% |
| Oct 5 | at Southern | W 51–7 | 45% |
| Oct 12 | at Incarnate Word | L 10–55 | 31% |
| Oct 19 | vs Northwestern State | W 20–0 | 86% |
| Oct 26 | vs McNeese | W 24–19 | 72% |
| Nov 2 | vs Stephen F. Austin | L 12–28 | 60% |
| Nov 9 | at Houston Christian | L 21–24 | 56% |
| Nov 16 | at Lamar | L 7–24 | 47% |
| Nov 21 | vs SE Louisiana | L 16–19 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to SE Louisiana 19–16; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 2–5 8th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 272–279
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1247 −81 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −29.0 No. 62 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 156
- Offensive coordinator
- Matt Giampa
- Defensive coordinator
- Darion Monroe
Leaders
| Passing yards | Pat McQuaide QB | 2,219 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Pat McQuaide QB | 14 TD |
| Rushing yards | Collin Guggenheim RB | 843 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Collin Guggenheim RB | 7 TD |
| Receiving yards | Terry Matthews WR | 463 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Quincy Brown WR | 3 TD |
| Tackles | Eli Ennis LB | 21 tkl |
| Sacks | Alex Villavaso DE | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Eli Ennis LB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| Noah Onyia TE | ★★★ | No. 768 |
| Marcus Dawson Jr. S | ★★★ | No. 918 |
| Anthony Rogers CB | ★★★ | No. 2232 |
| Miequle Brock Jr. RB |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.875 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 3.0 | 0.850 |
| Whole class | 3 | 3.0 | 0.858 |
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.
Transfers in 2
The 2024 portal
Transfers out 1
2024 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incarnate Word | 7–0 | 11–3 | |
| SE Louisiana | 6–1 | 7–5 | |
| Lamar | 4–3 | 7–5 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| McNeese | 3–4 | 6–6 | |
| Houston Christian | 3–4 | 5–7 | |
 East Texas A&M | 3–4 | 3–9 | |
 Nicholls | 2–5 | 4–8 | |
| Northwestern State | 0–7 | 0–12 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.