Nicholls
2-2Southland · Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium · 10,500 · 6,888 avg in 2026
LastL 0–59 at Sam Houston · Sat Sep 19 · Tamaj Hoffman 56 rush yds
Nextvs Lamar · Sat Sep 26 · 4 pm ET · Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium · series 5-7, lost the last 2
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27 | #204 | #253 | -28.5✓ | Mississippi Valley State | W 44–10 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #204 | #32 | +41✗ | @Kansas State | L 3–71 129 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #158 | #139 | +5.5✓ | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 31–28 | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #195 | #155 | +21✗ | @Sam Houston | L 0–59 134 | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #224 | #150 | Lamar | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #226 | #185 | @Houston Christian | ||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Stephen F. Austin | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Northwestern State | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @McNeese | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | East Texas A&M | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Incarnate Word | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 20 | SE Louisiana |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @Sam Houston | L 0–59 | 163 | 3 | 24:29 | -0.327 | 21.8% | 77.3% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 12 | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 31–28 | — | — | — | +0.019 | 34.6% | 140.7% | Most explosive |
| Sep 5 | @Kansas State | L 3–71 | 122 | 1 | 26:17 | -0.276 | 23.0% | 138.7% | Defense's roughest night |
| Aug 27 | Mississippi Valley State | W 44–10 | — | — | — | +0.154 | 45.2% | 133.4% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (4 games) | 142 | 2.0 | -0.108 | 31.2% | 122.5% | ||||
Game Week
4d 20h
until kickoff · vs Lamar · Sat Sep 26 · 4 pm ET
Nicholls is the Thibodaux Colonels that won three Southland titles in six years (2018-2023), then hired a new coach and are learning whether the success was the system or the program.
Fans here believe the chip is internal: the pressure to prove that the three Southland titles under Rebowe created a foundation that survives coaching change. Nicholls wants to build a program, not…
The season in chapters
What fans said
Real posts from the day of the game, chosen by community score · usernames not shown
What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among Southland teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Nicholls has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 5-5 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 26
vs Lamar · at home
Outcome band · Nicholls · 2026
Outcome band · Nicholls · 2026Nicholls' most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
More in this tab
Game day
Nicholls is the Thibodaux Colonels that won three Southland titles in six years (2018-2023), then hired a new coach and are learning whether the success was the system or the program.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
Turnover luck
Recovering 60% of their own fumbles — running hot vs. the ~52% league rate.
3 of 5 own fumbles recovered themselves, 2026 only.