2019 Nicholls Colonels football team


The 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Colonels were led by fifth-year head coach Tim Rebowe and played their home games at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium.

Previous season

The Colones finished the 2018 season with a 9–4 overall record, and a 7–2 record in Southland play to win a share of the Southland Conference championship. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated San Diego in the first round, before losing in the second round to Eastern Washington.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Colonels were picked to finish in first place.
1Nicholls200
2Central Arkansas154
3Incarnate Word150
4Sam Houston State146
5Lamar123
6McNeese State114
7Abilene Christian112
8Southeastern Louisiana71
9Stephen F. Austin63
10Northwestern State56
11Houston Baptist21

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Colonels placed eleven players on the preseason all–Southland teams.
Offense
1st team
Chase Fourcade – QB
Dai'Jean Dixon – WR
P.J. Burkhalter – OL
Winston Jones – P
2nd team
Dontrell Taylor – RB
Jair Joseph – OL
Defense
1st team
Sully Laiche – DL
Evan Veron – LB
Allen Pittman – LB
Darren Evans – DB
2nd team
Khristian Mims – DB

Roster

Schedule

at Kansas State

Kansas State scored touchdowns on their first four possessions and were successful 10 of 12 attempts on third down in 80 offensive plays. Kansas State also managed the clock, being on offense for more than 41 minutes. For Nicholls, this was largely different compared to last year's opener when they defeated the Kansas Jayhawks. The Colonel's Kendall Bussey and Julien Gums both produced second-half touchdown runs to put their team on the board, but it wasn't nearly enough. Despite the loss, Nicholls managed to move up in the FCS coaches poll, going from #11 to #10. They also jumped two spots to #10 in the FCS STATS Poll.

at Prairie View A&M

at Stephen F. Austin

at Texas State

Central Arkansas

Northwestern State

at Sam Houston State

Abilene Christian

at Incarnate Word

Houston Baptist

McNeese State

at Southeastern Louisiana

FCS Playoffs

The Colonels received an automatic bid for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against North Dakota.

North Dakota (First Round)

at North Dakota State (Second Round)

Ranking movements