2022 Nicholls Colonels football team

2022 Nicholls Colonels football
2022 Nicholls Colonels football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–8 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach	Tim Rebowe (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (8th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple spread
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Rybacki (8th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium; (capacity: 10,500)

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.

2022 Southland Conference football standings

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

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]

Offense

1st Team

Collin Guggenheim – Running Back, SO
Lee NeGrotto – Tight End/Halfback, SO
K.J. Franklin – Wide Receiver, JR
Evan Roussel – Offensive Lineman, SO
Gavin Lasseigne – Placekicker, JR

2nd Team

Kohen Granier – Quarterback, SR
Mark Barthelemy – Offensive Lineman, SR

Defense

1st Team

Perry Ganci – Defensive Lineman, JR

2nd Team

Hayden Shaheen – Linebacker, SO
Jordan Jackson – Defensive Back, JR

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

Tim Rebowe (LSU)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Rob Christophel (Austin Peay State)
Offensive coordinator/qb
Tommy Rybacki (Jacksonville State)
Defensive coordinator
Russ Gisclair (Nicholls State)
Tight ends
Toren Joseph (Nicholls State)
Safeties
Tylan Martin (Jacksonville State)
Running backs
Darion Monroe (Tulane)
Cornerbacks
Sean Murphy (Millsaps College)
Wide receivers
Kyle Skierski (UC Davis)
Offensive line
Brian Wallace (Louisiana College)
Defensive line

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	4:00 p.m.	at South Alabama*	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	L 7–48	15,101
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 7–35	13,536
September 17	2:00 p.m.	at Southeast Missouri*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	L 16–42	3,482
September 24	3:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State*	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	L 21–52	7,231
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)	ESPN+	L 33–36	3,883
October 8	6:00 p.m.	at Houston Christian	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 19–17	1,823
October 15	3:00 p.m.	No. 8т Incarnate Word ‡	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	L 14–49	5,122
October 22	3:00 p.m.	McNeese State	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	W 40–35	5,788
October 29	3:00 p.m.	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 17–24	2,916
November 12	3:00p.m.	Texas A&M–Commerce	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	W 12–10	5,021
November 17	6:00 p.m.	No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)	ESPN+	L 17–40	7,911
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

‡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	2	3	4	Total
Nicholls	7	0	0	0	7
• ULM	0	21	7	7	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	3	4	Total
No. 8т Cardinals	14	7	21	7	49
Colonels	0	7	0	7	14

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, 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

First Quarter

UIW – 8:15 CJ Hardy 30 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 7–0 Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:46
UIW – 4:47 Taylor Grimes 4 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 14–0 Drive 7 plays 50 yards 2:30

Second Quarter

UIW – 13:30 Marcus Cooper 7 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 21–0 Drive 13 plays, 79 yards, 4:58
NSU – 6:16 Lee Negrotto 17 yard pass from Kohen Granier, Gavin Lasseigne kick
UIW 21–7 Drive 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:43

Third Quarter

UIW – 12:19 Marcus Cooper 14 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 28–7 Drive 9 plays, 81 yards, 2:36
UIW – 6:41 Taylor Grimes 20 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 35–7 Drive 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:02
UIW – 1:48 Darion Chafin 15 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 42–7 Drive 10 plays 85 yards 3:13

Fourth Quarter

NSU – 14:04 Leonard Kelly 1 yard run, Gavin Lasseigne kick
UIW 42–14 Drive 9 plays, 63 yards, 2:44
UIW – 9:41 Jaelin Campbell 14 yard pass from Steven Duncan, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 49–14 Drive 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:23

Passing

UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 27/36, 327 YDS, 5 TD
NSU – Leonard Kelly 12/26, 114 YDS, 2 INT

Rushing

UIW – Marcus Cooper 20 ATT, 137 YDS, 1 TD
NSU – Collin Guggenheim 9 ATT, 78 YDS

Receiving

UIW – Taylor Grimes 10 REC, 125 YDS, 2 TD
NSU – Lee Negrotto 3 REC, 46 YDS, 1 TD

McNeese

McNeese State Cowboys at Nicholls Colonels

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	22	7	6	35
Colonels	7	7	20	6	40

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, 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	3	4	Total
No. 23 Lions	10	20	7	3	40
Colonels	7	10	0	0	17

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

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

References

"SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
"Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
Kevin Kelley (March 3, 2022). "Nicholls Colonels announce 2022 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
"Southland Conference releases updated football schedule". Southland Conference (southland.org). Retrieved October 14, 2022.
Jim Gazzolo (June 24, 2022). "... Incarnate Word will stay in Southland Conference". American Press. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
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"2022 UIW Football Schedule".
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[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.

[southland-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.

Nicholls Colonels football
Venues	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Northwestern State: NSU Challenge Southeastern Louisiana: River Bell Classic Texas State: Battle for the Paddle
Culture & lore	Colonel Tillou Pride of Nicholls Marching Band Nicholls State Alma Mater Nicholls State Colonels Fight Song Colonelettes and Colorguard Nicholls Cheerleaders
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