2022 Nicholls Colonels football team

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2022 Nicholls Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–8 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Christophel (8th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple spread
Defensive coordinatorTommy Rybacki (8th season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumManning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Southeastern Louisiana +^   5 1     9 4  
No. 3 Incarnate Word +^   5 1     12 2  
Northwestern State   4 2     4 7  
Nicholls   3 3     3 8  
Texas A&M–Commerce *   3 3     5 6  
McNeese
  2 4     4 7  
Houston Christian   1 5     2 9  
Lamar   1 5     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Tim Rebowe, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Southland. Nicholls played home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Colonels were picked to finish third in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Southeastern Louisiana 90 (7)
2 Incarnate Word 86 (7)
3 Nicholls 79 (2)
4 McNeese State 61
5 Northwestern State 44
6 Texas A&M–Commerce 39
7 Lamar 25
8 Houston Christian 24

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2022 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 13, 2022. Nicholls had a total of 10 players selected.[2]

Personnel

2022 Nicholls Colonels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Neno Lemay Fr
WR 1 Terry Matthews  So
WR 2 K. J. Franklin Jr
RB 3 John Carrington III Jr
RB 4 Marquese Albert  So
WR 5 David Robinson Jr. Jr
WR 8 Al'Dontre Davis Sr
TE 9 Lee Negrotto So
QB 10 Leonard Kelly So
QB 11 Dillon Monette  Fr
QB 12 Jakob Foss  Fr
WR 13 Mike Gray Jr.  Fr
QB 15 Kohen Granier Sr
QB 16 Christian Arceneaux Fr
WR 17 Tank McMath Fr
RB 19 Collin Guggenheim So
RB 20 Jake Dalmado  Fr
WR 23 Jason Barnes Jr. Fr
RB 26 Dalen Gondron  Fr
RB 28 Julien Gums Sr
RB 30 Corey Warren Jr.  Fr
WR 33 Kyler Paul Fr
RB 35 Jaylon Spears  Fr
TE 42 Ja'Cobey Lee Jr
TE 43 Nathan Hebb So
TE 49 Jacob Parker Jr
OL 54 Cohen Barrilleaux Fr
OL 57 Jeremiah James Jr
OL 59 Baylee Trusty Sr
OL 61 Reed Lambert So
OL 62 Seth Trahan  Fr
OL 63 Ethan Bairnsfather Jr
OL 65 Donald Fleming Fr
OL 66 Sameij Scott Fr
OL 67 Owen Melville  So
OL 68 Robbie Pizzolato  Fr
OL 69 Zakk McKeehan Jr
OL 70 Titus Jones Jr
OL 71 Evan Roussel So
OL 72 Cohen Troxclair Fr
OL 73 Kerwin Mitchell Jr. Fr
OL 74 DeAndre’ Keller So
OL 75 Mark Barthelemy Sr
OL 76 Ryan Bernard Fr
OL 77 Mikhail Hill Sr
OL 78 Jaden Ben So
OL 79 Cru Blanchard  Fr
WR 80 Scrappy Osby Fr
WR 81 Treylin Whaley Fr
TE 82 Brandon Hubicz  So
WR 83 Dany'e Brooks  Fr
WR 84 Navell Chopin So
WR 85 Lance Williams  So
WR 86 Tyren Montgomery Jr
WR 87 Ja’Corey Wells  Fr
TE 89 Logan Wilcox So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 6 Jordan Jackson Jr
LB 7 Brandon Lairy Jr
LB 10 Hayden Shaheen So
LB 11 Quinton Sharkey Sr
DB 12 Willie Butler Jr. Fr
DB 14 Bryce Authement  So
DB 16 James Tobin IV Sr
DB 17 Ma’Lyk Smith Fr
DB 18 Markeyvrick Eddie  So
DL 18 Juan Monjarres Sr
DB 20 Sterling McKeithen So
DB 21 Elijah Winters Fr
DB 21 Malik Woodery So
DB 22 Tyreke Boyd So
LB 23 Aaron Calcote Sr
DB 24 Chancellor Hitchens  So
LB 25 Elijah Reames Jr
DB 26 Keontae Williams  So
DB 27 Maurquel Price So
DB 29 Chase Brown Sr
DB 31 Tyler Morton So
DB 32 Shawn Hall Jr
DB 33 Logan Scott So
DB 34 Paxton Martin So
LB 36 Hayden Seneca  Fr
DB 37 Hugh Gregory Hamer  Fr
DB 37 Ethan Lee Fr
LB 39 Connor Orgeron Fr
DB 41 Zane McCrary  So
LB 42 Lonnie Kinchen Fr
DB 43 Caleb Lee  So
LB 44 Eli Ennis Fr
DL 45 Alex Villavaso Fr
LB 47 Braydon Johnson Fr
DL 48 Anthony Brown Fr
DB 49 Josh Wax Fr
LB 50 Ahmad Paige Fr
LB 51 Tylan Turner So
LB 52 Kaiden Jones Fr
LB 52 Lance Rockwood Jr.  So
DL 54 Marcus Dickey Fr
DL 56 Rasheed Lovelace Fr
LB 57 Hayden Cormier Fr
LB 58 Kylin White  Fr
DL 59 Deondre Diggs Sr
DL 61 Moses Clark Fr
DL 65 Christian Mannino  Fr
DL 88 Theodore Tyler Jr
DL 90 Joshua Martin Fr
DL 91 Zack Bernard So
DL 92 Elinus Noel III So
DL 93 Jamiran James Jr
DL 94 Nick Williams Fr
DL 95 Dillion Davis  So
DL 96 Glen Thurmond Sr
DL 97 Dane Whalen So
DL 98 Perry Ganci Jr
DL 99 JaQuan Frank Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K/P 34 Patrick Vanderbrook  Fr
K/P 38 Kylan Dupre Fr
K/P 40 William Bryant Fr
K 46 Gavin Lasseigne Jr
P
48 Hayden Asprion Fr
LS 50 Jackson McFarland  Fr
LS 53 Dominic Brocato Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Nicholls finalized their 2022 schedule on March 3, 2022.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 34:00 p.m.at South Alabama*ESPN3L 7–4815,101
September 107:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe*ESPN3L 7–3513,536
September 172:00 p.m.at Southeast Missouri*ESPN+L 16–423,482
September 243:00 p.m.Jacksonville State*ESPN+L 21–527,231
October 13:30 p.m.at Northwestern StateESPN+L 33–363,883
October 86:00 p.m.at Houston ChristianESPN+W 19–171,823
October 153:00 p.m.No. 8т Incarnate Word
  • Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
ESPN+L 14–495,122
October 223:00 p.m.
McNeese State
  • Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
ESPN+W 40–355,788
October 293:00 p.m.at
Beaumont, TX
ESPN3L 17–242,916
November 123:00p.m.Texas A&M–Commerce
  • Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
ESPN+W 12–105,021
November 176:00 p.m. No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana
ESPN+L 17–407,911

‡The game vs. Incarnate Word was previously scheduled as a non-conference game, and was retained as such, even though both schools are still in the Southland Conference.[4]
[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Game summaries

At South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 0 0 7 7
Jaguars 10 17 14 7 48

At Louisiana-Monroe

1 234Total
Nicholls 7 000 7
ULM 0 2177 35
  • Date: September 10
  • Location:
    Malone Stadium (Monroe, LA)
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 13,536
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 8 MPH
  • Referee: Chris Tallent
  • Television network: ESPN3
Statistics ULM Nicholls
First downs 14 23
Total yards 306 424
Rushing yards 75 167
Passing yards 231 257
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 28:45 31:15
Team Category Player Statistics
ULM Passing Chandler Rogers 20–25, 253 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Malik Jackson 12 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Alred Luke 3 receptions, 72 yards
Nicholls Passing Kohen Granier 26–42, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Julien Gums 9 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Lee Negrotto 2 receptions, 43 yards

At Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 7 9 0 16
Redhawks 7 14 14 7 42

Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 14 21 17 0 52
Colonels 7 7 0 7 21

At Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 7 17 3 6 33
Demons 0 14 7 15 36

At HCU

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 3 3 7 6 19
Huskies 0 0 14 3 17

No. 8т Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Nicholls Colonels
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8т Cardinals 14 7 21749
Colonels 0 7 0714

at

Thibodaux, LA

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,122
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin (play-by-play) and Ronnie Rantz (analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information

McNeese

McNeese State Cowboys at Nicholls Colonels
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 22 7635
Colonels 7 7 20640

at

Thibodaux, LA

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,788
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV: ESPN+

At Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 3 14 0 17
Cardinals 0 14 7 3 24

Statistics

Statistics Nicholls Lamar
First downs 23 16
Total yards 365 344
Rushing yards 170 267
Passing yards 195 77
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 19:24 30:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Nicholls Passing Kohen Granier 18/29; 148 total yards; long 67 yards
Rushing Julien Gums 21 attempts; 100 total yards; long 10 yards
Receiving David Robinson 3 receptions; 80 yards; long 67 yards
Lamar Passing Michael Chandler 6/13; 77 yards total; long 25 yards
Rushing Khalan Griffin 17 attempts; 134 total yards; long 35 yards
Receiving S. Rhea 3 receptions; 31 total yards; long 15 yards

Texas A&M-Commerce

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 10 0 0 0 10
Colonels 0 3 7 2 12

No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Nicholls Colonels
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Lions 10 20 7340
Colonels 7 10 0017

at

Thibodaux, LA

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 7,911
  • Referee: Ed Bourgeois
  • TV: ESPN+

References

  1. ^ "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Kevin Kelley (March 3, 2022). "Nicholls Colonels announce 2022 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Southland Conference releases updated football schedule". Southland Conference (southland.org). Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  5. ^ Jim Gazzolo (June 24, 2022). "... Incarnate Word will stay in Southland Conference". American Press. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals Football Schedule".
  7. ^ "2022 UIW Football Schedule".
  8. ^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2022". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals - Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals". Fox Sports™ and © 2022 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2022.