NCAAF Game Recap
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Northwestern State at Nicholls StateSat Oct 12, 2019 4:00 PM EDT
Bama |
47 |
TxAM |
28 |
F |
FlaSt |
14 |
Clem |
45 |
F |
SCar |
20 |
UGA |
17 |
F(1OT) |
Fla |
28 |
LSU |
42 |
F |
Okla |
34 |
Tex |
27 |
F |
MSU |
0 |
Wisc |
38 |
F |
USC |
27 |
ND |
30 |
F |
PSU |
17 |
Iowa |
12 |
F |
Colo |
3 |
Oreg |
45 |
F |
Hawaii |
37 |
Boise |
59 |
F |
Utah |
52 |
OreSt |
7 |
F |
Mich |
42 |
Ill |
25 |
F |
WaSt |
34 |
AzSt |
38 |
F |
Lou |
62 |
Wake |
59 |
F |
UVA |
9 |
MiaFL |
17 |
F |
TxTch |
30 |
Bayl |
33 |
F(1OT) |
Mem |
28 |
Temp |
30 |
F |
Cin |
38 |
Hou |
23 |
F |
App |
17 |
ULLaf |
7 |
F |
Syr |
10 |
NCSt |
16 |
F |
ULMon |
24 |
TxSt |
14 |
F |
ColSt |
35 |
NM |
21 |
F |
MiaOH |
16 |
WestMI |
38 |
F |
Toled |
7 |
BGSU |
20 |
F |
MissSt |
10 |
Tenn |
20 |
F |
MD |
14 |
Purd |
40 |
F |
Rut |
0 |
Ind |
35 |
F |
GATec |
23 |
Duke |
41 |
F |
JacSt |
28 |
E Il |
20 |
F |
Vill |
24 |
JMU |
38 |
F |
Ball |
29 |
E Mi |
23 |
F |
OD |
17 |
Marsh |
31 |
F |
Lamar |
20 |
SamHu |
17 |
F(2OT) |
NMS |
28 |
C Mi |
42 |
F |
NIU |
39 |
Ohio |
36 |
F |
Kent |
26 |
Akr |
3 |
F |
BYU |
23 |
SoFL |
27 |
F |
UConn |
7 |
Tul |
49 |
F |
SJSU |
38 |
NEV |
41 |
F |
UNLV |
34 |
Vand |
10 |
F |
IASt |
38 |
WVU |
14 |
F |
URI |
17 |
VaTec |
34 |
F |
MidTN |
13 |
FlAtl |
28 |
F |
GASt |
31 |
CoCar |
21 |
F |
UAB |
33 |
UTSA |
14 |
F |
Fres |
24 |
AF |
43 |
F |
Army |
8 |
W Ky |
17 |
F |
NorTx |
27 |
SMiss |
45 |
F |
Miss |
27 |
MIZ |
38 |
F |
UMass |
21 |
LT |
69 |
F |
UNCC |
23 |
FLInt |
48 |
F |
Navy |
45 |
Tuls |
17 |
F |
Neb |
7 |
MIN |
34 |
F |
Ark |
20 |
KY |
24 |
F |
Wyo |
22 |
SDSU |
26 |
F |
Wash |
51 |
Ariz |
27 |
F |
Nicholls State 45, Northwestern State 35
Oct 12, 2019, 4:00 PM EDT
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
T |
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Northwestern State (0-6) |
0 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
35 |
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Nicholls State (4-2) |
14 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
45 |
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) Chase Fourcade passed for 188 yards and a touchdown and ran for 135 yards and two scores on Saturday, and Nicholls beat Northwestern State 45-35 to keep the Demons winless on the season.
Fourcade's 10-yard TD pass to Julien Gums gave the Colonels (4-2, 3-0 Southland Conference) a 31-7 lead early in the third quarter.
Shelton Eppler threw touchdown passes to Quan Shorts and Gavin Landry in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 31-21, but the Demons (0-6, 0-3) could not get closer as the teams traded touchdowns twice in the fourth quarter.
Kendall Bussey ran eight times for 102 yards and Dontrell Taylor ran 14 times for 52 yards and three touchdowns for Nicholls. The Colonels outrushed the Demons 349-41.
Eppler completed 27 of 37 passes for 387 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions for Northwestern State.
Passing
NWSt | Att | Cmp | % | TD-Pa | Yds-Pa | LgPa | Int | Rat |
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S. Eppler | 37 | 27 | 73.0 | 4 | 387 | 56 | 0 | 142.5 |
Nich | Att | Cmp | % | TD-Pa | Yds-Pa | LgPa | Int | Rat |
C. Fourcade | 28 | 19 | 67.9 | 1 | 188 | 35 | 1 | 83.6 |
Rushing
NWSt | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
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J. West | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 13 | 1 |
S. Anderson | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
Nich | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
C. Fourcade | 14 | 135 | 9.6 | 38 | 2 |
K. Bussey | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 65 | 0 |
Receiving
Returning
NWSt | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
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M. Ward | 4 | 25.5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
B. Franklin | 1 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Nich | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
J. Jackson | 2 | 40.5 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
M. Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
Punting
NWSt | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
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P. Pastorello | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 47 |
Takeaways
NWSt | Int | Yds | InTD |
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C. Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats Comparison
NWSt | Nich | |
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Points For | 35 | 45 |
Total Yards | 428 | 537 |
Rushing Yards | 41 | 349 |
Passing Yards | 387 | 188 |
Passing Completions / Attempts | 27/37 | 19/28 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2/1 | 0/0 |
First Downs | 21 | 29 |
Penalties - Yards | 6/65 | 7/63 |
Time Of Possession | 32:32 | 28:28 |
Third Down Conversions/Attempts | 4/9 | 8/11 |
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts | 0/1 | 1/2 |
Punts - Average Yards | 3/38 | 0/0 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter | NWSt | Nich | |||
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Nich | 02:35 | TD | Chase Fourcade 13 yd run (Gunnar Jones kick) | 0 | 7 |
Nich | 13:27 | TD | Dontrell Taylor 1 yd run (Gunnar Jones kick) | 0 | 14 |
2nd Quarter | NWSt | Nich | |||
NWSt | 00:04 | TD | Jared West 1 yd run (Ryan Gremillion kick) | 7 | 14 |
Nich | 10:03 | TD | Chase Fourcade 29 yd run (Gunnar Jones kick) | 7 | 21 |
Nich | 15:00 | FG | Gunnar Jones 20 yd FG | 7 | 24 |
3rd Quarter | NWSt | Nich | |||
Nich | 03:33 | TD | Julien Gums 10 yd pass from Chase Fourcade (Gunnar Jones kick) | 7 | 31 |
NWSt | 04:47 | TD | Quan Shorts 23 yd pass from Shelton Eppler (Ryan Gremillion kick) | 14 | 31 |
NWSt | 11:48 | TD | Gavin Landry 6 yd pass from Shelton Eppler (Ryan Gremillion kick) | 21 | 31 |
4th Quarter | NWSt | Nich | |||
Nich | 00:37 | TD | Dontrell Taylor 27 yd run (Gunnar Jones kick) | 21 | 38 |
NWSt | 04:51 | TD | Akile Davis 9 yd pass from Shelton Eppler (Ryan Gremillion kick) | 28 | 38 |
Nich | 12:29 | TD | Dontrell Taylor 3 yd run (Gunnar Jones kick) | 28 | 45 |
NWSt | 14:28 | TD | Quan Shorts 1 yd pass from Shelton Eppler (Ryan Gremillion kick) | 35 | 45 |
Game Information
Stadium: John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana |
Attendance: 8,103 |
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