2025 Nicholls Colonels football team

The 2025 Nicholls Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels played their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and competed in the Southland Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Tommy Rybacki.

ConferenceSouthland Conference

Record4–8 (4–4 SLC)

Headcoach

Tommy Rybacki (1st season)

OffensivecoordinatorGabe Fertitta (1st season)

Quick facts Nicholls Colonels football, Conference ...

2025 Nicholls Colonels football

Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–8 (4–4 SLC)
Head coach	Tommy Rybacki (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gabe Fertitta (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Darion Monroe (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Close

More information Conf., Overall ...

2025 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Stephen F. Austin $^	8	–	0	11	–	3
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 24 Lamar ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
UT Rio Grande Valley	5	–	3	9	–	3
Nicholls	4	–	4	4	–	8
McNeese	4	–	4	5	–	7
East Texas A&M	3	–	5	3	–	9
Incarnate Word	3	–	5	5	–	7
Houston Christian	1	–	7	2	–	10
Northwestern State	0	–	8	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Close

Offseason

Outgoing

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Destination
Cru Blanchard	OL	Chowan
Quincy Brown	WR	Texas State
Eli Ennis	LB	UAB
Kershawn Fisher	LB	Western Michigan
Tyler Morton	DB	Incarnate Word
Pat McQuaide	QB	Villanova
Robbie Pizzolato	OL	Tulane
Jaylon Spears	RB	Incarnate Word
Josh Wax	DB	Unknown

Close

Incoming

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Previous school
Kamron Barnes	OL	Southern Miss
Kyron Barnes	OL	Southern Miss
Damondrick Blackburn	RB	Louisiana
Gregory Harding Jr.	DB	Louisiana Christian
Allen Hamilton	QB/DB	Louisiana Christian
Tamaj Hoffman	RB	Delta State
Deuce Hogan	QB	New Mexico State
Jacob Hood	OL	Nebraska
Pax Hughes	TE	Southern Miss
Everett Hunter	TE	New Mexico
Landon Ibieta	WR	LSU
DK Kency Jr.	RB	LSU
Joey Lightfoot	DL	UTEP
Travin Moore	DB	Louisiana
Gavin Nelson	DL	Mississippi State
Jordan Okelo-Johnson	DL	Southern Miss
Klabron Pollard	OL	Southern Miss
Elijah Sabbatini	DB	Southern Miss
Jake Scianna	LB	Louisville
Jordan Smith	WR	New Mexico State
William Stewart	LS	Memphis

Close

^[1]^[2]^[3]

Schedule

More information Date, Time ...

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 23	12:00 pm	No. 5 Incarnate Word		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN2	W 20–6	8,779
August 30	6:00 pm	at Troy*		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 20–38	25,546
September 6	6:00 pm	West Georgia*	No. 22	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	L 10–34	5,456
September 20	7:00 pm	at Texas State*		UFCU Stadium San Marcos, TX (Battle for the Paddle)	ESPN+	L 3–35	31,500
September 27	5:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky*		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	L 7–27	8,239
October 4	3:00 pm	at No. 20 Lamar		Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 17–24	5,433
October 18	6:00 pm	at No. 25 Stephen F. Austin		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	L 7–34	7,141
October 25	3:00 pm	McNeese		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	W 31–7	3,476
November 1	3:00 pm	Houston Christian		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	W 31–7	6,524
November 8	5:00 pm	at UT Rio Grande Valley		Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium Edinburg, TX	ESPN+	L 21–28	12,117
November 15	3:00 pm	Northwestern State		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	ESPN+	W 26–21	7,046
November 20	6:00 pm	at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (River Bell Classic)	ESPN+	L 26–38	6,346
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Close

^[4]

Rankings

More information Week, Poll ...

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS	—	22	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	25т	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Close

Game summaries

No. 5 Incarnate Word

No. 5 Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0) at Nicholls Colonels (0–0) – Game summary

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Cardinals	3	0	3	0	6
Colonels	10	3	0	7	20

Close

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

Date: August 23
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
Game attendance: 8,779
Referee: James Brookhart
TV announcers (ESPN2): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Box score, Recap

More information Game information ...

Game information
First quarter UIW – Will Farris 24-yard field goal, 11:07. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:47. NICH – Gabriel Showalter 38-yard field goal, 0:48. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 4:04. NICH – Ty Marsh 29-yard interception return (Gabriel Showalter kick), 0:38. Colonels 10–3. Second quarter NICH – Gabriel Showalter 43-yard field goal, 11:57. Colonels 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:15. Third quarter UIW – Will Farris 24-yard field goal, 10:30. Colonels 13–6. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:20. Fourth quarter NICH – Karaaz Johnson 55-yard pass from Deuce Hogan (Gabriel Showalter kick), 9:26. Colonels 20–6. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 1:54.

Game information

First quarter

UIW – Will Farris 24-yard field goal, 11:07. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:47.
NICH – Gabriel Showalter 38-yard field goal, 0:48. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 4:04.
NICH – Ty Marsh 29-yard interception return (Gabriel Showalter kick), 0:38. Colonels 10–3.

Second quarter

NICH – Gabriel Showalter 43-yard field goal, 11:57. Colonels 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:15.

Third quarter

UIW – Will Farris 24-yard field goal, 10:30. Colonels 13–6. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:20.

Fourth quarter

NICH – Karaaz Johnson 55-yard pass from Deuce Hogan (Gabriel Showalter kick), 9:26. Colonels 20–6. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 1:54.

Close

More information Statistics, UIW ...

Statistics	UIW	NICH
First downs	15	14
Total yards	204	287
Rushing yards	16	66
Passing yards	188	221
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	29:05	29:57

Close

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing	Richard Torres	23/35, 175 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jaylon Spears	15 rushes, 49 yards
	Receiving	Chedon James	5 receptions, 59 yards
Nicholls	Passing	Deuce Hogan	21/35, 221 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jordan Poole	7 rushes, 23 yards
	Receiving	Karaaz Johnson	2 receptions, 58 yards, TD

Close

at Troy (FBS)

Nicholls Colonels (1–0) at Troy Trojans (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	10	7	3	20
Trojans (FBS)	0	7	3	28	38

Close

at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL

Date: August 30, 2025
Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 25,546
Referee: Ted Pitts
TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play), Ben Stanfield (analyst), and Junior Louissaint (sideline)

More information Game information ...

Game information
First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter NICH – Gabriel Showalter 45-yard field goal, 10:42. Colonels 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 3:18. NICH – Miequle Brock Jr. 3-yard run (Gabriel Showalter kick), 2:14. Colonels 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:35. TROY – Roman Mothershed 27-yard pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 1:01. Colonels 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 1:08. Third quarter NICH – Miequle Brock Jr. 58-yard pass from Deuce Hogan (Gabriel Showalter kick), 12:03. Colonels 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:57. TROY – Scott Taylor Renfroe 24-yard field goal, 5:36. Colonels 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:23. Fourth quarter TROY – Goose Crowder 16-yard run (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 14:09. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:33. NICH – Gabriel Showalter 22-yard field goal, 10:41. Colonels 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:28. TROY – Tray Taylor 28-yard pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 8:13. Trojans 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:23. TROY – Tae Meadows 47-yard run (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 6:08. Trojans 31–20. Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:09. TROY – Ethan Conner 5-yard pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 1:56. Trojans 38–20. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:13.

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

NICH – Gabriel Showalter 45-yard field goal, 10:42. Colonels 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 3:18.
NICH – Miequle Brock Jr. 3-yard run (Gabriel Showalter kick), 2:14. Colonels 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:35.
TROY – Roman Mothershed 27-yard pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 1:01. Colonels 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 1:08.

Third quarter

NICH – Miequle Brock Jr. 58-yard pass from Deuce Hogan (Gabriel Showalter kick), 12:03. Colonels 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:57.
TROY – Scott Taylor Renfroe 24-yard field goal, 5:36. Colonels 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:23.

Fourth quarter

TROY – Goose Crowder 16-yard run (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 14:09. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:33.
NICH – Gabriel Showalter 22-yard field goal, 10:41. Colonels 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:28.
TROY – Tray Taylor 28-yard pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 8:13. Trojans 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:23.
TROY – Tae Meadows 47-yard run (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 6:08. Trojans 31–20. Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:09.
TROY – Ethan Conner 5-yard pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 1:56. Trojans 38–20. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:13.

Close

More information Statistics, NICH ...

Statistics	NICH	TROY
First downs	16	23
Plays–yards	52–249	68–416
Rushes–yards	25–65	44–272
Passing yards	184	144
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–27–1	14–24–0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	29:13	30:47

Close

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Deuce Hogan	21/27, 184 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Tamaj Hoffman	9 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Miequle Brock Jr.	6 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Troy	Passing	Goose Crowder	14/24, 144 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Tae Meadows	23 carries, 186 yards, TD
	Receiving	Roman Mothershed	2 receptions, 32 yards, TD

Close

West Georgia

West Georgia Wolves (1–0) at No. 22 Nicholls Colonels (1–1) – Game summary

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves	7	7	10	10	34
No. 22 Colonels	0	3	0	7	10

Close

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

Date: September 6
Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff Palermo (play-by-play) and Wayde Keiser (analyst)

More information Statistics, UWG ...

Statistics	UWG	NICH
First downs	28	9
Total yards	405	180
Rushing yards	342	114
Passing yards	63	66
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	38:41	21:19

Close

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Georgia	Passing	Davin Wydner	7/21, 63 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Latrelle Murrell	29 yards, 170 yards
	Receiving	DeAndre Buchannon	2 reception, 28 yards, 1 TD
Nicholls	Passing	Deuce Hogan	11/25, 114 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Miequle Brock Jr.	11 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Jackson Dufrene	1 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD

Close

at Texas State (FBS, Battle for the Paddle)

Nicholls Colonels (1–2) at Texas State Bobcats (FBS) (2–1) – Game summary

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	0	0	0	3
Bobcats (FBS)	7	21	7	0	35

Close

at UFCU Stadium, San Marcos, TX

Date: September 20
Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 31,500
Referee: Marshall Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play-by-play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)

More information Game information ...

Game information
First quarter (9:15) TXST – Brad Jackson 9-yard run, Tyler Robles kick (Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 5:32; Texas State 7–0) (1:52) NICH – Gabriel Showalter 32-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 7:23; Texas State 7–3) Second quarter (14:17) TXST – Brad Jackson 4-yard run, Tyler Robles kick (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:34; Texas State 14–3) (8:33) TXST – Torrance Burgess Jr. 7-yard run, Tyler Robles kick (Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:34; Texas State 21–3) (2:17) TXST – Lincoln Pare 9-yard run, Tyler Robles kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 3:22; Texas State 28–3) Third quarter (2:38) TXST – Greg Burrell 5-yard run, Tyler Robles kick (Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 4:30; Texas State 35–3) Fourth quarter No scoring plays.

Game information

First quarter

(9:15) TXST – Brad Jackson 9-yard run, Tyler Robles kick (Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 5:32; Texas State 7–0)
(1:52) NICH – Gabriel Showalter 32-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 7:23; Texas State 7–3)

Second quarter

(14:17) TXST – Brad Jackson 4-yard run, Tyler Robles kick (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:34; Texas State 14–3)
(8:33) TXST – Torrance Burgess Jr. 7-yard run, Tyler Robles kick (Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:34; Texas State 21–3)
(2:17) TXST – Lincoln Pare 9-yard run, Tyler Robles kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 3:22; Texas State 28–3)

Third quarter

(2:38) TXST – Greg Burrell 5-yard run, Tyler Robles kick (Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 4:30; Texas State 35–3)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays.

Close

More information Statistics, NICH ...

Statistics	NICH	TXST
First downs	17	25
Plays–yards	64–224	69–401
Rushes–yards	42–127	47–207
Passing yards	97	194
Passing: comp–att–int	15–22–1	14–22–0
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	33:09	26:51

Close

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Deuce Hogan	15/21, 97 yards, INT
	Rushing	Miequle Brock Jr.	11 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Miequle Brock Jr.	6 receptions, 36 yards
Texas State	Passing	Brad Jackson	13/20, 180 yards
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	15 carries, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kylen Evans	4 receptions, 88 yards

Close

at Eastern Kentucky

Nicholls Colonels (1–3) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1–3) – Game summary

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Nicholls	7	0	0	0	7
Eastern Kentucky	0	7	10	10	27

Close

at Roy Kidd Stadium, Richmond, Kentucky

Date: September 27
Game time: 5:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 8,239
TV announcers (ESPN+): Greg Stotelmyer (play-by-play), Jim Tirey (analyst) and Maggie Davis (sideline)

More information Statistics, NICH ...

Statistics	NICH	EKU
First downs	16	14
Total yards	330	314
Rushing yards	117	242
Passing yards	213	72
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	31:47	28:13

Close

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Deuce Hogan	20/31, 213 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Miequle Brock Jr.	12 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Miequle Brock Jr.	3 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
Eastern Kentucky	Passing	Myles Burkett	7/21, 72 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Brady Hensley	14 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dequan Stanley	3 receptions, 32 yards, 1 TD

Close

at No. 20 Lamar

Nicholls Colonels (1–4) at No. 20 Lamar Cardinals (3–1) – Game summary

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	14	0	3	0	17
No. 20 Cardinals	7	10	0	7	24

Close

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

Date: October 4
Game time: 3:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 5,433
TV: ESPN+

More information Statistics, NICH ...

Statistics	NICH	LAM
First downs	18	16
Total yards	348	337
Rushing yards	175	237
Passing yards	173	100
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:48	28:12

Close

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Deuce Hogan	21/38, 166 yards
	Rushing	Shane Lee	3 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Amari Clayton	3 receptions, 39 yards
Lamar	Passing	Aiden McCown	12/22, 237 yards, 1 TD, 1 IHT
	Rushing	LaDamian McDowell	11 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Blake Thomas	2 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD

Close

at No. 25 Stephen F. Austin

Nicholls Colonels (1–5) at No. 25 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (4–2) – Game summary

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	Total
Colonels			0
No. 25 Lumberjacks			0

Close

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

Date: October 18
Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
TV: ESPN+

More information Statistics, NICH ...

Statistics	NICH	SFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Close

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Close

McNeese

McNeese Cowboys (2–5) at Nicholls Colonels (1–6) – Game summary

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cowboys			0
Colonels			0

Close

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

Date: October 25
TV: ESPN+

More information Statistics, MCN ...

Statistics	MCN	NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Close

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Close

Houston Christian

Houston Christian Huskies (2–6) at Nicholls Colonels (2–6) – Game summary

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	Total
Huskies			0
Colonels			0

Close

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

Date: November 1
Game time: 3:00 PM CDT

More information Statistics, HCU ...

Statistics	HCU	NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Close

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Close

at UT Rio Grande Valley

Nicholls Colonels (3–6) at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (6–3) – Game summary

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	7	7	7	21
Vaqueros	7	7	7	7	28

Close

at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, Edinburg, Texas

Date: November 8
Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 92 °F (33 °C)
Game attendance: 12,177
Referee: Gary Leeper
TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark May (pla-by-play), Aaron Saenz (analyst) and Jaeda Rael (sideline)

More information Game information ...

Game information
First quarter RGV – Tony Diaz 4-yard pass from Eddie Lee Marburger (Brysen Gardner kick), 3:42. Vaqueros 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 6:32. Second quarter NICH – Miequle Brock Jr. 4-yard run (Gabriel Showalter kick), 12:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 6:32. RGV – Nathan Denney 4-yard run (Brysen Gardner kick), 4:22. Vaqueros 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 94 yards, 5:14. Third quarter NICH – Everett Hunter 16-yard pass from Ean Rodrigue (Gabriel Showalter kick), 7:22. Tied 14–14. Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:50. RGV – Nathan Denney 7-yard run (Brysen Gardner kick), 3:29. Vaqueros 21–14. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:42. Fourth quarter RGV – Tavian Cord 44-yard pass from Eddie Lee Marburger (Brysen Gardner kick), 10:15. Vaqueros 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:31. NICH – Shane Lee 8-yard run (Gabriel Showalter kick), 6:14. Vaqueros 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:01.

Game information

First quarter

RGV – Tony Diaz 4-yard pass from Eddie Lee Marburger (Brysen Gardner kick), 3:42. Vaqueros 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 6:32.

Second quarter

NICH – Miequle Brock Jr. 4-yard run (Gabriel Showalter kick), 12:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 6:32.
RGV – Nathan Denney 4-yard run (Brysen Gardner kick), 4:22. Vaqueros 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 94 yards, 5:14.

Third quarter

NICH – Everett Hunter 16-yard pass from Ean Rodrigue (Gabriel Showalter kick), 7:22. Tied 14–14. Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:50.
RGV – Nathan Denney 7-yard run (Brysen Gardner kick), 3:29. Vaqueros 21–14. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:42.

Fourth quarter

RGV – Tavian Cord 44-yard pass from Eddie Lee Marburger (Brysen Gardner kick), 10:15. Vaqueros 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:31.
NICH – Shane Lee 8-yard run (Gabriel Showalter kick), 6:14. Vaqueros 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:01.

Close

More information Statistics, NICH ...

Statistics	NICH	RGV
First downs	20	19
Total yards	327	392
Rushing yards	126	145
Passing yards	201	247
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	32:23	27:37

Close

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Ean Rodrigue	19/32, 193 yards, TD
	Rushing	Shane Lee	13 carries, 56 yards, TD
	Receiving	Scrappy Osby	6 receptions, 66 yards
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing	Eddie Lee Marburger	20/30, 247 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Nathan Denney	25 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tavian Cord	4 receptions, 84 yards, TD

Close

Northwestern State (NSU Challenge)

Northwestern State Demons at Nicholls Colonels – Game summary

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demons			0
Colonels			0

Close

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

Date: November 15

More information Statistics, NWST ...

Statistics	NWST	NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Close

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Close

at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana (River Bell Classic)

Nicholls Colonels (4–7) at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana Lions (8–3) – Game summary

More information Quarter, Total ...

Quarter	1	2	Total
Colonels			0
No. 21 Lions			0

Close

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana

Date: November 20
Game time: 6:00 PM CST
TV: ESPN+

More information Statistics, NICH ...

Statistics	NICH	SELA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Close

More information Team, Category ...

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Close

Personnel

More information Players, Coaches ...

2025 Nicholls Colonels football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Landon Ibieta	Jr
QB	`2`	Deuce Hogan	Jr
WR	`3`	Karaaz Johnson	So
WR	`6`	Scrappy Osby	Jr
QB	`7`	Jackson Firmin	Fr
QB	`11`	Ean Rodrigue	So
WR	`12`	Jordan Smith	Sr
WR	`13`	Jackson Dufrene	So
WR	`14`	Dany'e Brooks	Sr
QB	`15`	Preston Welch	Fr
QB	`16`	Christian Arceneaux	Jr
WR	`17`	Tank McMath	Sr
RB	`20`	Carsen Hebert	Fr
RB	`22`	Miequle Brock	So
WR	`23`	Jason Barnes Jr.	Jr
RB	`24`	Shane Lee	Fr
RB	`26`	Jonathan Dartez	Fr
RB	`30`	Corey Warren Jr.	Sr
RB	`31`	Dedric Lastie	Fr
RB	`32`	Jayden Milton	So
WR	`34`	Brian McQuaide	Fr
RB	`35`	Tamaj Hoffman	Jr
TE	`38`	Jeffrey Diedrich	Fr
RB	`39`	Kayden Andoh	Fr
RB	`40`	Damondrick Blackburn	So
TE	`45`	Noah Onyia	Fr
TE	`47`	Pax Hughes	So
TE	`48`	Scott White	So
OL	`50`	Kamron Barnes	Jr
OL	`51`	Kyron Barnes	Jr
OL	`52`	Klabron Pollard	Jr
OL	`54`	Ja'Mard Jones Jr.	Fr
OL	`56`	Justin Howard	So
OL	`57`	Braxton Scriber	Fr
OL	`59`	Jacob Carpenter	Fr
OL	`60`	Jordan Aaron	Sr
OL	`62`	Joe Kirby	Fr
OL	`63`	Hamza Rahman	So
OL	`65`	Ryan Brungart	Fr
OL	`66`	Sameij Scott	Jr
OL	`67`	Marcus Garcia	Fr
OL	`69`	Joseph Bradford	Sr
OL	`70`	Jacob Johnson	So
OL	`71`	Jacob Hood	Jr
OL	`74`	Preston Jones	Fr
OL	`75`	Enzo Marino	Fr
OL	`76`	Ryan Bernard	Jr
OL	`77`	Caleb Smith	Fr
OL	`79`	Beau Webb	Fr
WR	`80`	Amari Clayton	Fr
TE	`81`	Treylin Whaley	Jr
TE	`83`	Everett Hunter	Jr
WR	`84`	Paxton Lafont	Fr
WR	`85`	Christian McNees	So
WR	`86`	Camare Hampton	Fr
WR	`87`	Cohen LeBlanc	Fr
WR	`88`	Kylin Wheeler	Fr
TE	`89`	Jack Purser	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`0`	Laurence Sullivan Jr.	Sr
DB	`4`	Ty Marsh	Sr
LB	`7`	Jake Dalmado	Sr
DB	`8`	Elijah Sabbatini	Sr
DB	`9`	Greg Jackson Jr.	Jr
LB	`10`	Hayden Shaheen	Sr
DB	`12`	Anthony Rogers	Fr
LB	`13`	Kylin White	Sr
DB	`14`	Reece Turner	Fr
DB	`15`	Brailon Raymond	So
LB	`19`	Cale Daigle	Fr
LB	`21`	Jake Scianna	Fr
DB	`23`	Gavin Duplechin	Fr
DB	`24`	Braylon Noel	Fr
LB	`25`	Alec Haynes	Fr
DB	`26`	Gregory Harding Jr.	Fr
DB	`28`	Marcus Dawson	Fr
DB	`29`	Jamison Lindsey	GS
LB	`30`	Taylor Thibodaux	Fr
LB	`31`	Mace Melancon	Fr
DB	`32`	Jeremie Elzy	Fr
DB	`33`	Shermar Carter	So
DB	`34`	Travin Moore	So
DB	`35`	Ethan Lee	Sr
DB	`36`	Justin Helper	So
DB	`37`	Hunter Addison	So
DB	`37`	Jy'Heim Williams	Fr
DB	`38`	Allen Hamilton	So
DB	`39`	Tasmin Showers	Fr
LB	`41`	Dominic Logiudice	Jr
LB	`42`	David Cresson	Sr
LB	`43`	Trent Santos	Fr
DL	`45`	Alex Villavaso	Sr
LB	`46`	Keith Newsome Jr.	Fr
DB	`47`	Lawrence Bangura	Fr
LB	`49`	Darrel Gibson	So
LB	`50`	Keidrick Richardson	Fr
DL	`51`	Joe Mason	Sr
LB	`52`	Andrew Cavalier	So
LB	`53`	Jake Newchurch	Jr
DL	`56`	Rasheed Lovelace	Jr
LB	`58`	Arrington Adams	Fr
LB	`60`	Aiden Cain	Fr
DL	`65`	Christian Mannino	Sr
DL	`73`	Kelvin Gray	Fr
DL	`90`	Aidan Clements	So
DL	`91`	Chase Chesser	Fr
DL	`92`	Josh Johnson	So
DL	`93`	Talan Bingham	Fr
DL	`94`	Griffin Ellis	Fr
DL	`95`	Shay Collins	Fr
DL	`96`	Gavin Nelson	Jr
DL	`97`	Jordan Okelo-Johnson	Fr
DL	`98`	Dale Smith	Fr
DL	`99`	Joey Lightfoot	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`16`	Pharrell Harewood	Fr
K, P	`25`	Zachry Sugandi-Truitt	Fr
K	`27`	Sean Hebert	Fr
K	`36`	Gabe Showalter	Sr
LS	`49`	Josh Bellanger	So
LS	`53`	Craig Roth	So
LS	`61`	William Stewart	Sr

Head coach

Tommy Rybacki (Jacksonville State)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Gabe Fertitta (Mississippi Christian)
Offensive coordinator/qb
Darion Monroe (Tulane)
Defensive coordinator/secondary
Webb Hamilton (Mississippi State)
Special teams coordinator
Logan Guerrera (Nicholls State)
Tightends
Collin Guggenheim (Nicholls State)
Running backs
Ben Mouton (Louisiana)
Linebackers
Sean Murphy (Millsaps)
Wide receivers/recruiting coordinator
Rob Snyder (LSU)
Defensive line
Seth Price (Arkansas State)
Offensive line/run game coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Close

2025 Nicholls Colonels football team

Offseason

Outgoing

Incoming

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

No. 5 Incarnate Word

at Troy (FBS)

West Georgia

at Texas State (FBS, Battle for the Paddle)

at Eastern Kentucky

at No. 20 Lamar

at No. 25 Stephen F. Austin

McNeese

Houston Christian

at UT Rio Grande Valley

Northwestern State (NSU Challenge)

at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana (River Bell Classic)

Personnel

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks