2025 Nicholls Colonels football team

2025 Nicholls Colonels football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–8 (4–4 SLC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGabe Fertitta (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDarion Monroe (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumManning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
2025 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Stephen F. Austin $^   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 17т Southeastern Louisiana ^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 25 Lamar ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
UT Rio Grande Valley   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Nicholls   4 – 4     4 – 8  
McNeese   4 – 4     5 – 7  
East Texas A&M   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Incarnate Word   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Houston Christian   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Northwestern State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Nicholls Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2025 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 first-year head coach Tommy Rybacki.

Offseason

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Cru Blanchard OL Chowan
Quincy Brown WR Texas State
Eli Ennis LB UAB
Kershawn Fisher LB Western Michigan
Tyler Morton DB Incarnate Word
Pat McQuaide QB Villanova
Robbie Pizzolato OL Tulane
Jaylon Spears RB Incarnate Word
Josh Wax DB Unknown

Incoming

Player Position Previous school
Damondrick Blackburn RB Louisiana
Allen Hamilton QB/DB Louisiana Christian
Tamaj Hoffman RB Delta State
Deuce Hogan QB New Mexico State
Jacob Hood OL Nebraska
Pax Hughes TE Southern Miss
Everett Hunter TE New Mexico
Landon Ibieta WR LSU
DK Kency Jr. RB LSU
Joey Lightfoot DL UTEP
Gavin Nelson DL Mississippi State
Jordan Okelo-Johnson DL Southern Miss
Elijah Sabbatini DB Southern Miss
Jake Scianna LB Louisville
Jordan Smith WR New Mexico State
William Stewart LS Memphis

[1][2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2312:00 pmNo. 5 Incarnate Word
ESPN2W 20–68,779
August 306:00 pmat Troy*
ESPN+L 20–3825,546
September 66:00 pmWest Georgia*No. 22
  • Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
ESPN+L 10–345,456
September 207:00 pmat Texas State*
ESPN+L 3–3531,500
September 275:00 pmat Eastern Kentucky*
ESPN+L 7–278,239
October 43:00 pmat No. 20 Lamar
ESPN+L 17–245,433
October 186:00 pmat No. 25 Stephen F. Austin
ESPN+L 7–347,141
October 253:00 pmMcNeese
  • Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
ESPN+W 31–73,476
November 13:00 pmHouston Christian
  • Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
ESPN+W 31–76,524
November 85:00 pmat UT Rio Grande Valley
ESPN+L 21–2812,117
November 153:00 pmNorthwestern State
  • Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)
ESPN+W 26–217,046
November 206:00 pmat No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana
ESPN+L 26–386,346
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[4]

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS—22RVRV———
Coaches—25тRVRV———

Game summaries

No. 5 Incarnate Word

See also: 2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
No. 5 Incarnate Word Cardinals (0–0) at Nicholls Colonels (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Cardinals 3 0 306
Colonels 10 3 0720

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

  • Date: August 23
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,779
  • Referee: James Brookhart
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • UIW – Will Farris 24-yard field goal, 11:07. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:47.
  • NICH – Gabriel Showalter 38-yard field goal, 0:48. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 4:04.
  • NICH – Ty Marsh 29-yard interception return (Gabriel Showalter kick), 0:38. Colonels 10–3.

Second quarter

  • NICH – Gabriel Showalter 43-yard field goal, 11:57. Colonels 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:15.

Third quarter

  • UIW – Will Farris 24-yard field goal, 10:30. Colonels 13–6. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:20.

Fourth quarter

  • NICH – Karaaz Johnson 55-yard pass from Deuce Hogan (Gabriel Showalter kick), 9:26. Colonels 20–6. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 1:54.
Statistics UIW NICH
First downs 15 14
Total yards 204 287
Rushing yards 16 66
Passing yards 188 221
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 29:05 29:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Incarnate Word Passing Richard Torres 23/35, 175 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Jaylon Spears 15 rushes, 49 yards
Receiving Chedon James 5 receptions, 59 yards
Nicholls Passing Deuce Hogan 21/35, 221 yards, TD
Rushing Jordan Poole 7 rushes, 23 yards
Receiving Karaaz Johnson 2 receptions, 58 yards, TD

at Troy (FBS)

See also: 2025 Troy Trojans football team
Nicholls Colonels (1–0) at Troy Trojans (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colonels 0 10 7320
Trojans (FBS) 0 7 32838

at Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL

  • Date: August 30, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 25,546
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play), Ben Stanfield (analyst), and Junior Louissaint (sideline)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter
  • NICH – Gabriel Showalter 45-yard field goal, 10:42. Colonels 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 3:18.
  • NICH – Miequle Brock Jr. 3-yard run (Gabriel Showalter kick), 2:14. Colonels 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:35.
  • TROY – Roman Mothershed 27-yard pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 1:01. Colonels 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 1:08.
Third quarter
  • NICH – Miequle Brock Jr. 58-yard pass from Deuce Hogan (Gabriel Showalter kick), 12:03. Colonels 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:57.
  • TROY – Scott Taylor Renfroe 24-yard field goal, 5:36. Colonels 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:23.
Fourth quarter
  • TROY – Goose Crowder 16-yard run (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 14:09. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:33.
  • NICH – Gabriel Showalter 22-yard field goal, 10:41. Colonels 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:28.
  • TROY – Tray Taylor 28-yard pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 8:13. Trojans 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:23.
  • TROY – Tae Meadows 47-yard run (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 6:08. Trojans 31–20. Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:09.
  • TROY – Ethan Conner 5-yard pass from Goose Crowder (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick), 1:56. Trojans 38–20. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:13.
Statistics NICH TROY
First downs 16 23
Total yards 249 416
Rushing yards 65 272
Passing yards 184 144
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–27–1 14–24–0
Time of possession 29:13 30:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Nicholls Passing Deuce Hogan 21/27, 184 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tamaj Hoffman 9 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Miequle Brock Jr. 6 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Troy Passing Goose Crowder 14/24, 144 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Tae Meadows 23 carries, 186 yards, TD
Receiving Roman Mothershed 2 receptions, 32 yards, TD

West Georgia

See also: 2025 West Georgia Wolves football team
West Georgia Wolves (1–0) at No. 22 Nicholls Colonels (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolves 7 7 101034
No. 22 Colonels 0 3 0710

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff Palermo (play-by-play) and Wayde Keiser (analyst)
Statistics UWG NICH
First downs 28 9
Total yards 405 180
Rushing yards 342 114
Passing yards 63 66
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 38:41 21:19
Team Category Player Statistics
West Georgia Passing Davin Wydner 7/21, 63 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Latrelle Murrell 29 yards, 170 yards
Receiving DeAndre Buchannon 2 reception, 28 yards, 1 TD
Nicholls Passing Deuce Hogan 11/25, 114 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Miequle Brock Jr. 11 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Jackson Dufrene 1 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD

at Texas State (FBS, Battle for the Paddle)

See also: 2025 Texas State Bobcats football team and Battle for the Paddle
Nicholls Colonels (1–2) at Texas State Bobcats (FBS) (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colonels 3 0 003
Bobcats (FBS) 7 21 7035

at UFCU Stadium, San Marcos, TX

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 31,500
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play-by-play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)
Statistics NICH TXST
First downs 17 25
Total yards 224 401
Rushing yards 127 207
Passing yards 97 194
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 33:09 26:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Nicholls Passing Deuce Hogan 15/21, 97 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Miequle Brock Jr. 11 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Miequle Brock Jr. 6 receptions, 36 yards
Texas State Passing Brad Jackson 13/20, 180 yards
Rushing Lincoln Pare 15 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kylen Evans 4 receptions, 88 yards

at Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
Nicholls Colonels (1–3) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Nicholls 7 0 007
Eastern Kentucky 0 7 101027

at Roy Kidd Stadium, Richmond, Kentucky

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 5:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 8,239
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Greg Stotelmyer (play-by-play), Jim Tirey (analyst) and Maggie Davis (sideline)
Statistics NICH EKU
First downs 16 14
Total yards 330 314
Rushing yards 117 242
Passing yards 213 72
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 31:47 28:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Nicholls Passing Deuce Hogan 20/31, 213 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Miequle Brock Jr. 12 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Miequle Brock Jr. 3 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
Eastern Kentucky Passing Myles Burkett 7/21, 72 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Brady Hensley 14 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dequan Stanley 3 receptions, 32 yards, 1 TD

at No. 20 Lamar

See also: 2025 Lamar Cardinals football team
Nicholls Colonels (1–4) at No. 20 Lamar Cardinals (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colonels 14 0 3017
No. 20 Cardinals 7 10 0724

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 5,433
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NICH LAM
First downs 18 16
Total yards 348 337
Rushing yards 175 237
Passing yards 173 100
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 31:48 28:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Nicholls Passing Deuce Hogan 21/38, 166 yards
Rushing Shane Lee 3 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Amari Clayton 3 receptions, 39 yards
Lamar Passing Aiden McCown 12/22, 237 yards, 1 TD, 1 IHT
Rushing LaDamian McDowell 11 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Blake Thomas 2 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD

at No. 25 Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
Nicholls Colonels (1–5) at No. 25 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Colonels 0
No. 25 Lumberjacks 0

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NICH SFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Nicholls Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stephen F. Austin Passing
Rushing
Receiving

McNeese

See also: 2025 McNeese Cowboys football team
McNeese Cowboys (2–5) at Nicholls Colonels (1–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Cowboys 0
Colonels 0

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

  • Date: October 25
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics MCN NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Nicholls Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Houston Christian

See also: 2025 Houston Christian Huskies football team
Houston Christian Huskies (2–6) at Nicholls Colonels (2–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Huskies 0
Colonels 0

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 3:00 PM CDT
Statistics HCU NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Nicholls Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at UT Rio Grande Valley

See also: 2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football team
Nicholls Colonels (3–6) at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (6–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Colonels 0
Vaqueros 0

at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, Edinburg, Texas

  • Date: November 8
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NICH RGV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Nicholls Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UT Rio Grande Valley Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Northwestern State (NSU Challenge)

See also: 2025 Northwestern State Demons football team and NSU Challenge
Northwestern State Demons at Nicholls Colonels – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Demons 0
Colonels 0

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

  • Date: November 15
Statistics NWST NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Nicholls Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana (River Bell Classic)

See also: 2025 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team and River Bell Classic
Nicholls Colonels (4–7) at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana Lions (8–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Colonels 0
No. 21 Lions 0

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NICH SELA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Nicholls Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Personnel

2025 Nicholls Colonels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Landon Ibieta Jr
QB 2 Deuce Hogan Jr
WR 3 Karaaz Johnson  So
WR 6 Scrappy Osby  Jr
QB 7 Jackson Firmin Fr
QB 11 Ean Rodrigue  So
WR 12 Jordan Smith Sr
WR 13 Jackson Dufrene  So
WR 14 Dany'e Brooks  Sr
QB 15 Preston Welch  Fr
QB 16 Christian Arceneaux  Jr
WR 17 Tank McMath Sr
RB 20 Carsen Hebert Fr
RB 22 Miequle Brock So
WR 23 Jason Barnes Jr.  Jr
RB 24 Shane Lee  Fr
RB 26 Jonathan Dartez Fr
RB 30 Corey Warren Jr.  Sr
RB 31 Dedric Lastie Fr
RB 32 Jayden Milton  So
WR 34 Brian McQuaide  Fr
RB 35 Tamaj Hoffman Jr
TE 38 Jeffrey Diedrich  Fr
RB 39 Kayden Andoh Fr
RB 40 Damondrick Blackburn So
TE 45 Noah Onyia  Fr
TE 47 Pax Hughes So
TE 48 Scott White  So
OL 52 Jamard Jones Jr. Fr
OL 56 Justin Howard  So
OL 57 Braxton Scriber Fr
OL 59 Jacob Carpenter  Fr
OL 60 Jordan Aaron Sr
OL 62 Joe Kirby Fr
OL 63 Hamza Rahman  So
OL 65 Ryan Brungart Fr
OL 66 Sameij Scott  Jr
OL 67 Marcus Garcia  Fr
OL 69 Joseph Bradford Sr
OL 70 Jacob Johnson  So
OL 71 Jacob Hood Jr
OL 74 Preston Jones Fr
OL 75 Enzo Marino  Fr
OL 76 Ryan Bernard  Jr
OL 77 Caleb Smith Fr
OL 79 Beau Webb Fr
WR 80 Amari Clayton Fr
TE 81 Treylin Whaley  Jr
TE 83 Everett Hunter Jr
WR 84 Paxton Lafont  Fr
WR 85 Christian McNees  So
WR 86 Camare Hampton  Fr
WR 87 Cohen LeBlanc Fr
WR 88 Kylin Wheeler Fr
TE 89 Jack Purser Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Laurence Sullivan Jr. Sr
DB 4 Ty Marsh Sr
LB 7 Jake Dalmado Sr
DB 8 Elijah Sabbatini Sr
LB 10 Hayden Shaheen  Sr
DB 12 Anthony Rogers  Fr
LB 13 Kylin White  Sr
DB 14 Reece Turner  Fr
DB 15 Brailon Raymond  So
LB 19 Cale Daigle Fr
DB 23 Gavin Duplechin Fr
DB 24 Braylon Noel Fr
LB 25 Alec Haynes Fr
DB 28 Marcus Dawson  Fr
DB 29 Jamison Lindsey GS
LB 30 Taylor Thibodaux  Fr
LB 31 Mace Melancon Fr
DB 32 Jeremie Elzy Fr
DB 33 Shermar Carter  So
DB 35 Ethan Lee Sr
DB 36 Justin Helper  So
DB 37 Hunter Addison  So
DB 37 Jy'Heim Williams Fr
DB 38 Allen Hamilton So
DB 39 Tasmin Showers  Fr
LB 41 Dominic Logiudice Jr
LB 42 David Cresson Sr
LB 43 Trent Santos  Fr
DL 45 Alex Villavaso Sr
LB 46 Keith Newsome Jr. Fr
LB 49 Darrel Gibson  So
LB 50 Keidrick Richardson  Fr
DL 51 Joe Mason Sr
LB 52 Andrew Cavalier  So
LB 53 Jake Newchurch  Jr
DL 56 Rasheed Lovelace  Jr
LB 58 Arrington Adams  Fr
LB 60 Aiden Cain  Fr
DL 65 Christian Mannino  Sr
DL 73 Kelvin Gray  Fr
DL 90 Aidan Clements  So
DL 91 Chase Chesser Fr
DL 92 Josh Johnson  So
DL 93 Talan Bingham  Fr
DL 94 Griffin Ellis Fr
DL 95 Shay Collins Fr
DL 96 Gavin Nelson Jr
DL 97 Jordan Okelo-Johnson  Fr
DL 98 Dale Smith  Fr
LB Jake Scianna  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 16 Pharrell Harewood Fr
K, P 25 Zachry Sugandi-Truitt Fr
K 27 Sean Hebert Fr
K 36 Gabe Showalter Sr
LS 49 Josh Bellanger  So
LS 53 Craig Roth  So
LS 61 William Stewart Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
  2. ^ "2025 FCS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
  3. ^ "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
  4. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
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