2025 Nicholls
4–8 (4–4 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat McNeese 31–7Oct 25
By 24 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to West Georgia 10–34Sep 6
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs Incarnate Word | W 20–6 | 34% |
| Aug 30 | at Troy | L 20–38 | 18% |
| Sep 6 | vs West Georgia | L 10–34 | 60% |
| Sep 20 | at Texas State | L 3–35 | 11% |
| Sep 27 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 7–27 | 33% |
| Oct 4 | at Lamar | L 17–24 | 27% |
| Oct 18 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 7–34 | 22% |
| Oct 25 | vs McNeese | W 31–7 | 54% |
| Nov 1 | vs Houston Christian | W 31–7 | 66% |
| Nov 8 | at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 21–28 | 30% |
| Nov 15 | vs Northwestern State | W 26–21 | 83% |
| Nov 20 | at SE Louisiana | L 26–38 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to SE Louisiana 38–26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 5th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 219–299
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1238 −27 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −28.9 No. 63 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Gabe Fertitta
- Defensive coordinator
- Darion Monroe
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- Multiple 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Deuce Hogan QB | 1,046 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Ean Rodrigue QB | 6 TD |
| Rushing yards | Shane Lee RB | 636 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Shane Lee RB | 8 TD |
| Receiving yards | Miequle Brock RB | 340 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Everett Hunter TE | 3 TD |
| Tackles | Ethan Lee DB | 19 tkl |
| Sacks | Rasheed Lovelace DL | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Laurence Sullivan Jr. CB | 4 INT |
Transfers in 4
The 2025 portal Klabron Pollard OT | ★★★ | from  Southern Miss |
 Landon Ibieta WR | ★★★ | from  LSU |
 Jordan Smith WR | ★★ | from  New Mexico State |
 Joey Lightfoot DL | from  UTEP |
Transfers out 2
2025 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 8–0 | 11–3 | |
| SE Louisiana | 7–1 | 9–4 | |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 5–3 | 9–3 | |
| Lamar | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| McNeese | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
 Nicholls | 4–4 | 4–8 | |
| Incarnate Word | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
 East Texas A&M | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
| Houston Christian | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
| Northwestern State | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.