2024 Nicholls Colonels football team

The 2024 Nicholls Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2024 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 tenth–year head coach Tim Rebowe.

2024 Nicholls Colonels football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–8 (2–5 Southland)
Head coach	Tim Rebowe (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Rybacki (10th season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Incarnate Word $^		7	–	0					11	–	3
Southeastern Louisiana		6	–	1					7	–	5
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	3					7	–	5
Lamar		4	–	3					7	–	5
McNeese		3	–	4					6	–	6
Houston Christian		3	–	4					5	–	7
East Texas A&M*		2	–	4					3	–	9
Nicholls		2	–	5					4	–	8
Northwestern State		0	–	7					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – East Texas A&M was ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

On December 1, head coach Tim Rebowe announced that he was retiring, finishing at Nicholls with an overall record of 57–56 through ten seasons. Defensive coordinator Tommy Rybacki was named the Colonels' new head coach.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Colonels were picked to finish first in the conference and received nine first-place votes.

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2024 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 22, 2024. Nicholls had a total of 15 players selected.

Offense 1st Team Jaylon Spears – Running back, RS-SO Collin Guggenheim – Running back, JR Lee Negrotto – Tight end/halfback, JR Quincy Brown – Wide receiver, JR Evan Roussel – Offensive lineman, JR Kylan Dupre – Punter, SO 2nd Team Pat McQuaide – Quarterback, JR Reed Lambert – Offensive lineman, JR

Defense 1st Team Rasheed Lovelace – Defensive lineman, RS-FR Kershawn Fisher – Defensive lineman, SR Joe Mason – Defensive lineman, SR Hayden Shaheen – Linebacker, RS-SO Tyler Mouton – Defensive back, JR Kendarius Smith – Defensive back, SR 2nd Team Eli Ennis – Linebacker, SO

Personnel

2024 Nicholls Colonels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Jaylon Spears  Jr WR 1 Terry Matthews Sr RB 4 Marquese Albert  Sr QB 7 Pat McQuaide Jr WR 8 Quincy Brown Jr TE 9 Lee Negrotto Sr QB 11 Ean Rodrigue  Fr QB 12 Jakob Foss  Jr WR 14 Dany'e Brooks  Jr QB 15 Preston Welch Fr QB 16 Christian Arceneaux  So WR 17 Tank McMath Jr RB 19 Collin Guggenheim Sr RB 22 Miequle Brock Fr WR 23 Jason Barnes Jr.  So RB 24 Shane Lee Fr WR 27 Gil Chapman  Fr RB 30 Corey Warren Jr.  Jr RB 32 Jayden Milton  Fr WR 33 Kyler Paul  So WR 34 Brian McQuaide Fr RB 37 Tye Smith-Lindsey GS RB 38 Jeffrey Diedrich Fr WR 39 Brailon Raymond  Fr TE 40 Cohen Barrilleaux  So WR 41 Reece Turner Fr TE 43 Nathan Hebb Sr TE 45 Noah Onyia Fr TE 48 Scott White  Fr OL 54 Aaron Ponson  Fr OL 56 Justin Howard  Fr OL 59 Jacob Carpenter Fr OL 60 Jordan Aaron Sr OL 61 Reed Lambert Sr OL 62 Seth Trahan  Jr OL 63 Hamza Rahman  Fr OL 66 Sameij Scott  So OL 67 Marcus Garcia Fr OL 68 Robbie Pizzolato  So OL 69 Joseph Bradford Jr OL 70 Jacob Johnson  Fr OL 71 Evan Roussel Sr OL 72 Seth Doran  Fr OL 73 Kelvin Gray Fr OL 74 DeAndre’ Keller  Jr OL 75 Enzo Marino Fr OL 76 Ryan Bernard  So OL 77 Cam Banks So OL 78 Jaden Ben Sr OL 79 Cru Blanchard  Jr WR 80 Scrappy Osby  So TE 81 Treylin Whaley  So WR 82 Jackson Dufrene  Fr WR 83 Karaaz Johnson  Fr WR 84 Paxton Lafont Fr WR 85 Christian McNees  Fr WR 86 Camare Hampton Fr TE 88 Connor Venetis Sr TE 89 Logan Wilcox Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Tyler Morton Sr DB 3 Laurence Sullivan Jr. Jr DB 5 Kendarius Smith Sr DB 6 Ty Marsh Jr LB 7 Jake Dalmado Jr LB 10 Hayden Shaheen  Jr LB 11 Quinton Sharkey Sr LB 13 Kylin White  Jr DB 18 Markeyvrick Eddie Sr LB 20 Kershawn Fisher Sr DB 21 Malik Woodery  Jr DB 22 Anthony Rogers Fr DB 24 Nick Jacobs Fr DB 26 Keontae Williams  Jr DB 28 Marcus Dawson Fr DB 29 Jamison Lindsey Sr LB 30 Taylor Thibodaux Fr DB 31 Korwin Scott Jr. Fr DB 33 Shermar Carter  Fr DB 35 Ethan Lee Jr DB 36 Justin Helper  Fr DB 37 Hunter Addison  Fr DB 39 Tasmin Showers Fr LB 41 Dominic Logiudice So LB 42 David Cresson Jr LB 43 Trent Santos Fr LB 44 Eli Ennis Jr DL 45 Alex Villavaso Jr DB 46 Josh Wax  So DB 47 Destin Refuge  Jr LB 49 Darrel Gibson  Fr LB 50 Keidrick Richardson Fr DL 51 Joe Mason Sr LB 52 Andrew Cavalier  Fr LB 52 Kaiden Jones  So LB 53 Jake Newchurch  So DL 54 Marcus Dickey  So DL 56 Rasheed Lovelace  So LB 57 Hayden Cormier  So LB 58 Arrington Adams Fr LB 60 Aiden Cain  Fr DL 65 Christian Mannino  Jr DL 90 Aidan Clements  Fr DL 91 Zack Bernard Sr DL 92 Josh Johnson  Fr DL 93 Talan Bingham Fr DL 94 Nick Williams  So DL 95 Dillion Davis Sr DL 98 Dale Smith Fr DL 99 JaQuan Fank  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 25 Elijah Reames Sr K/P 34 Ray Vallee Sr K 36 Gabe Showalter Jr K/P 38 Kylan Dupre Jr LS 49 Josh Bellanger  Fr LS 50 Jackson McFarland  Jr LS 53 Craig Roth  Fr	Head coach Tim Rebowe (LSU) Coordinators/assistant coaches Rob Christophel (Austin Peay State) Offensive coordinator/qb Tommy Rybacki (Jacksonville State) Defensive coordinator Tylan Martin (Jacksonville State) Running backs Darion Monroe (Tulane) Secondary Sean Murphy (Millsaps College) Wide receivers Andrew Neupert (New Orleans) Tight ends P.J. Burkhalter (Nicholls State) Offensive line Glen Thurmond (Nicholls State) Assistant defensive line Rob Snyder (LSU) Defensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech*	No. 23	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	L 17–25	16,570
September 7	6:30 pm	at No. 18 (FBS) LSU*	No. 22	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN+/ESPN+	L 21–44	100,242
September 14	8:00 pm	at No. 11 Sacramento State*	No. 24	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	ESPN+	L 7–34	12,494
September 21	3:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State*		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	W 66–0	4,828
October 5	6:00 pm	at Southern*		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 51–7	17,179
October 12	6:00 pm	at No. 15 Incarnate Word		Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 10–55	1,801
October 19	11:00 am	Northwestern State		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	ESPN+	W 20–0	5,494
October 26	3:00 pm	McNeese		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	W 24–19	6,593
November 2	3:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	L 12–28	5,676
November 9	2:00 pm	at Houston Christian		Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 21–24	2,081
November 16	3:00 pm	at Lamar		Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 7–24	6,275
November 21	6:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)	ESPN+	L 16–19	6,955
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at Louisiana Tech (FBS)

Game One – No. 23 Nicholls Colonels at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (FBS)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Colonels	7	3	0	7	17
Bulldogs (FBS)	9	6	0	10	25

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, Louisiana

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 7:00 pm
• Game weather: Wind: • Weather: Cloudy • Temp: 79 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 16,570
• Referee: Scott Hardin
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Mycoskie (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), and Madison Kaufman (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter LT – Jaylon Spears tackled in own end zone, 12:55. Bulldogs 2–0. NICH – Rasheed Lovelace 25-yard interception return (Ray Vallee kick), 11:22. Colonels 7–2. LT – Solo Lewis 28-yard pass from Jack Turner (Buck Buchanan kick), 10:14. Bulldogs 9–7. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:02. Second Quarter LT – Marlion Jackson 14-yard pass from Blake Baker (kick blocked), 8:27. Bulldogs 15–7. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:44. NICH – Gabe Showalter 38-yard field goal, 0:56. Bulldogs 15–10. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:25. Third Quarter No scoring Fourth Quarter LT – Buck Buchanan 24-yard field goal, 12:41. Bulldogs 18–10. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:56. LT – Jimmy Holiday 6-yard run (Buck Buchanan kick), 7:12. Bulldogs 25–10. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:15. NICH – Quincy Brown 27-yard pass from Pat McQuaide (Ray Vallee kick), 2:17. Bulldogs 25–17. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:47.

Statistics	NICH	LT
First downs	13	16
Total yards	63–200	73–386
Rushing yards	37–62	41–109
Passing yards	138	277
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–26–0	16–32–3
Time of possession	28:18	31:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Pat McQuaide	10/26, 138 yards, TD
	Rushing	Collin Guggenheim	18 carries, 79 yards
	Receiving	Quincy Brown	4 receptions, 70 yards, TD
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Blake Baker	12/24, 207 yards, TD
	Rushing	Marquis Crosby	9 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Marlion Jackson	3 receptions, 76 yards, TD

at No. 18 (FBS) LSU

Game Two – No. 22 Nicholls Colonels at No. 18 (FBS) LSU Tigers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Colonels	7	7	7	0	21
No. 18 (FBS) Tigers	9	14	21	0	44

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 6:30 pm
• Game weather: Wind: NE 7 mph • Weather: Sunny • Temp: 79 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 100,242
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV announcers (SECN/ESPN+): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Alex Chappell (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (11:15) LSU – 0-yard safety (LSU 2–0) (7:51) LSU – Trey'Dez Green 1-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick (Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:13; LSU 9–0) (0:30) NSU – Collin Guggenheim 2-yard run, Gabe Showalter kick (Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:17; LSU 9–7) Second quarter (12:17) LSU – Kyren Lacy 32-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:06; LSU 16–7) (4:18) NSU – Lee Negrotto 18-yard pass from Quincy Brown, Gabe Showalter kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:59; LSU 16–14) (1:53) LSU – Ju'Juan Johnson 4-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; LSU 23–14) Third quarter (13:52) NSU – Collin Guggenheim 67-yard run, Gave Showalter kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 1:08; LSU 23–21) (9:03) LSU – Kyren Lacy 6-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:44; LSU 30–21) (6:43) LSU – Kyren Lacy 7-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:10; LSU 37–21) (1:09) LSU – Zavion Thomas 4-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:56; LSU 44–21) Fourth quarter No scoring

Statistics	NICH	LSU
First downs	16	24
Total yards	60–295	59–382
Rushing yards	38–150	21–68
Passing yards	145	314
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–22–0	28–38–0
Time of possession	31:09	28:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Pat McQuaide	12/16, 113 yards
	Rushing	Collin Guggenheim	25 carries, 145 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Quincy Brown	5 receptions, 48 yards
LSU	Passing	Garrett Nussmeier	27/37, 302 yards, 6 TD
	Rushing	Kaleb Johnson	8 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	CJ Daniels	4 receptions, 71 yards

at No. 11 Sacramento State

Game Three – No. 24 Nicholls Colonels at No. 11 Sacramento State Hornets

Quarter	1	2	Total
No. 24 Colonels			0
No. 11 Hornets			0

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California

• Date: September 14
• Game time: TBA
• Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter Game time: TBA Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp: TV: ESPN+ Game information First Quarter Game time: TBA Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp: Game information First Quarter Game time: 6:00 pm Game weather: Temperature: 92 • Wind: S 8 mph • Weather: Sunny Game attendance: 1,801 Referee: Craig Helser TV announcers (ESPN+): Karl Schoening (play-by-play), Sam Kaman (analyst), and Blair Villarreal (sideline) Game information First Quarter NSU – 5:42 Gabe Showalter 19 yard field goal NSU 3–0 Drive: 17 plays, 63 yards, 9:18 UIW – 2:05 Lontrell Turner 30 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 7–3 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37 UIW – 1:45 Lloyd Johnson 30 yard fumble recovery, Brack Peacock kick UIW 14–3 Second Quarter NSU – 10:30 Scrapy Osby 8 yard pass from Pat McQuade, Gabe Showalter kick UIW 14–10 Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 1:24 UIW – 7:51 Jackson Lowe 16 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 21–10 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:39 UIW – 0:35 Jackson Lowe 5 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 28–10 Drive: 67 plays, 28 yards, 2:23 Third Quarter UIW – 11:35 Logan Compton 4 yard pass from Josh Lorick, Brack Peacock kick UIW 35–10 Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:45 UIW – 0:00 Jalen Walthall 71 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 42–10 Drive: 8 plays, 733 yards, 3:30 Fourth Quarter UIW – 8:15 Jalen Walthall 7 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick UIW 49–10 Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:49 UIW – 3:22 Dune Smith 55 yard interception return, Brack Peacock kick missed UIW 55–10 Statistics NICH UIW First downs 18 16 Total yards 72-260 57-363 Rushing yards 40-123 23-89 Passing yards 137 274 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19-32-2 26-34-1 Time of possession 36:24 23:36 Team Category Player Statistics Nicholls Passing Pat McQuaide 17/28, 90 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jaylon Spears 12 carries, 44 yards Receiving Dany'e Brooks 3 receptions, 41 yards Incarnate Word Passing Zach Calzada 25/33, 270 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT Rushing Dekalon Taylor 6 carries, 31 yards Receiving Jalen Walthall 4 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD Northwestern State (NSU Challenge) Game Seven – Northwestern State Demons at Nicholls Colonels Quarter 1 2 Total Demons 0 Colonels 0 at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana Date: October 19 Game time: TBA Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp: TV: ESPN+ Game information First Quarter Game time: 3:00 PM TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Statistics MCN NICH First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics McNeese Passing Rushing Receiving Nicholls Passing Rushing Receiving Stephen F. Austin Game Nine – Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (5–3; 3–2) at Nicholls Colonels (4–4; 2–1) – Game summary Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 21 7 0 28 Colonels 3 3 0 6 12 at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana Date: November 2 Game time: 3:02 p.m. Game weather: Sunny Game attendance: 5,676 TV: ESPN+ Box Score Game information First Quarter Game time: 2:00 pm Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp: TV: ESPN+ Game information First Quarter Game time: 3:00 pm Game weather: Wind: SE 12mph • Weather: Cloudy • Temp: – Game attendance: 6,275 Referee: James Brookhart TV: ESPN+ Box score Game information First Quarter LU – 9:21 Fuselier,Kyndon 40 yd punt return (Woodard,Ben kick),LU 0–7, 2:26 Second Quarter LU – 5:57 Woodard,Ben 42 yd field goal,LU 0–10 Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 7:47 NIC – 1:51 ufrene,Jackson 19 yd pass from McQuaide,Pat (Vallee,Ray kick),LU 7–10 Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:06 Third Quarter LU – 6:02 Griffin,Khalan 4 yd pass from Coleman,Robert (Woodard,Ben kick),LU 7–17 Drive: 7 play, 70 yards, 2:56 Fourth Quarter LU – 6:28 Gibbs,Devyn 13 yd pass from Coleman,Robert (Woodard,Ben kick),LU 7–24 Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:14 Statistics NICH LAM First downs 16 17 Total yards 266 301 Rushing yards 68 150 Passing yards 198 151 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21-34-3 12-21-2 Time of possession 28:32 31:28 Team Category Player Statistics Nicholls Passing Pat McQuaid 21-34-3, 198 yds, 1 TD Rushing Colin Guggenheim 7 carries, 22 yds Receiving Terry Matthews 7 receptions, 85 yds Lamar Passing Robert Coleman 12-21-2, 151 yds, 2 TD Rushing Khalan Griffin 21 carries, 89 yds Receiving Kyndon Fuselier 3 receptions, 84 yds Southeastern Louisiana (River Bell Classic) Game Twelve – Southeastern Louisiana Lions (6–5; 5–1) at Nicholls Colonels (4–7; 2–4) Quarter 1 2 Total Lions 0 Colonels 0 at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana Date: November 21 Game time: 6:00 p.m. Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp: TV: ESPN+ Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Statistics SELA NICH First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Passing Rushing Receiving Nicholls Passing Rushing Receiving

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