2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team

American college football season

2013 Nicholls State Colonels football

Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–8 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach	Charlie Stubbs (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Stubbs (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jeremy Atwell (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons← 2012 2014 →

2013 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana $^	7	–	0	11	–	3
No. 11 McNeese State ^	6	–	1	10	–	3
No. 14 Sam Houston State ^	4	–	3	9	–	5
Central Arkansas	4	–	3	7	–	5
Northwestern State	3	–	4	6	–	6
Lamar	2	–	5	5	–	7
Nicholls State	1	–	6	4	–	8
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	6	3	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Stubbs, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Southland. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:00 pm	at No. 3 (FBS) Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FS1	L 3–66	57,769
September 7	6:00 pm	at Western Michigan (FBS)*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	W 27–23	24,163
September 14	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	L 7–70	28,871
September 21	6:00 pm	Langston*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		W 42–22	5,011
September 28	6:00 pm	Arkansas Tech*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		W 44–34	5,292
October 12	3:00 pm	Northwestern State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (NSU Challenge)	SLCTV	W 33–21	5,111
October 19	3:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	SLCTV	L 41–55	12,090
October 26	3:00 pm	No. 4 McNeese State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		L 30–55	5,988
November 2	6:00 pm	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		L 34–56	7,738
November 9	2:00 pm	at No. 6 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX		L 24–49	7,507
November 16	3:00 pm	Central Arkansas	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		L 10–17	5,119
November 21	6:00 pm	at No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (River Bell Classic)	ESPN3/WSNO^	L 27–52	6,821
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^Tape delayed airing

Game summaries

Oregon

Nicholls State at #3 (FBS) Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	3	0	0	3
• #3 (FBS) Ducks	24	14	7	21	66

Date: August 31
Location: Autzen Stadium
Eugene, OR
Game start: 1:05 PM PST
Elapsed time: 3:39
Game attendance: 57,769
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Sunny, winds calm
Referee: Jack Wood
TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, James Bates, and Brady Poppinga

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Scoring summary

1	13:29	ORE	De'Anthony Thomas 4-yard touchdown run, Alejandro Maldonado kick good	ORE 7–0

1	10:29	ORE	Bralon Addison 27-yard touchdown pass from Marcus Mariota, Matt Wogan kick good	ORE 14–0

1	6:28	ORE	De'Anthony Thomas 22-yard touchdown run, Alejandro Maldonado kick good	ORE 21–0

1	5:04	ORE	Alejandro Maldonado 29-yard Field Goal	ORE 24–0

2	14:16	NICH	Andrew Dolan 35-yard Field Goal	ORE 24–3

2	12:58	ORE	Marcus Mariota 12-yard touchdown run, Matt Wogan kick good	ORE 31–3

2	6:20	ORE	Marcus Mariota 49-yard touchdown run, Alejandro Maldonado kick good	ORE 38–3

3	0:49	ORE	Byron Marshall 49-yard touchdown run, Alejandro Maldonado kick good	ORE 45–3

4	11:20	ORE	Colt Lyerla 3-yard touchdown run, Matt Wogan kick good	ORE 52–3

4	6:42	ORE	Jeff Lockie 8-yard touchdown run, Alejandro Maldonado kick good	ORE 59–3

4	3:45	ORE	Chance Allen 23-yard touchdown pass from Jake Rodrigues, Alejandro Maldonado Kick good	ORE 66–3

Western Michigan

Nicholls State at Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colonels	14	7	0	6	27
Broncos	0	9	14	0	23

Date: September 7
Location: Waldo Stadium
Kalamazoo, MI
Game start: 7:05 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:38
Game attendance: 24,163
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Overcast, winds W @ 6mph
Referee: Jeff Servinski
TV announcers (ESPN3): Dan Gutowsky & Forrest Connolly

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Scoring summary

1	12:48	NICH	Marcus Washington 8-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good	NICH 7–0

1	1:31	NICH	Kalen Henderson 1-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good	NICH 14–0

2	13:41	WMU	Andrew Haldeman 42-yard Field Goal	NICH 14–3

2	6:53	WMU	Brian Fields 2-yard touchdown run, Desmond Bozeman 2-point pass failed	NICH 14–9

2	5:07	NICH	Marcus Washington 4-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good	NICH 21–9

3	12:51	WMU	Brian Fields 13-yard touchdown run, Andrew Haldeman kick good	NICH 21–16

3	3:13	WMU	Brian Fields 9-yard touchdown run, Andrew Haldeman kick good	WMU 23–21

4	11:19	NICH	Andrew Dolan 29-yard Field Goal	NICH 24–23

4	1:44	NICH	Andrew Dolan 28-yard Field Goal	NICH 27–23

Louisiana-Lafayette

Nicholls State at Louisiana-Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	7	0	0	7
• Ragin' Cajuns	28	21	14	7	70

Date: September 14
Location: Cajun Field
Lafayette, LA
Game start: 6:04 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:24
Game attendance: 28,871
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Fair, winds SSE @ 8mph
Referee: Jason Autrey
TV announcers (ESPN3): Roy Philpott & Stan Lewter

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Scoring summary

1	13:41	ULL	Alonzo Harris 65-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good	ULL 7–0

1	7:50	ULL	Terrance Broadway 24-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good	ULL 14–0

1	1:47	ULL	Torrey Pierce 7-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good	ULL 21–0

1	0:53	ULL	Justin Anderson 58-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Steph Brauchle kick good	ULL 28–0

2	5:45	ULL	Torrey Pierce 2-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good	ULL 35–0

2	3:23	ULL	Elijah McGuire 4-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good	ULL 42–0

2	2:28	ULL	Elijah McGuire 11-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good	ULL 49–0

2	1:25	NICH	Demon Bolt 36-yard touchdown pass from Tuskani Figaro, Andrew Dolan kick good	ULL 49–7

3	11:15	ULL	Jamal Robinson 25-yard touchdown pass from Terra Broadway, Steph Brauchle kick good	ULL 56–7

3	8:24	ULL	Elijah McGuire 42-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good	ULL 63–7

4	14:03	ULL	Montrel Carter 1-yard touchdown run, Steph Brauchle kick good	ULL 70–7

Langston

Arkansas Tech

Arkansas Tech at Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wonderboys	0	21	3	10	34
• Colonels	14	13	7	10	44

Date: September 28
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game attendance: 5,292

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Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	7	14	21
• Colonels	6	21	6	0	33

Date: October 12
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Television network: SLC TV

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Stephen F. Austin

Nicholls State at Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	14	7	14	6	41
• Lumberjacks	14	28	3	10	55

Date: October 19
Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
Nacogdoches, TX
Television network: SLC TV

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Scoring summary

1	9:48	SFA	Gus Johnson 2-yard touchdown run, Jordan Wiggs kick	SFA 7–0

1	7:38	NICH	Dalton Hilliard 5-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good	Tied 7–7

1	5:12	SFA	D.J. Ward 9-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kick good	SFA 14–7

1	1:35	NICH	Dalton Hilliard 2-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good	Tied 14–14

2	14:55	SFA	Mike Brooks 5-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kick good	SFA 21–14

2	9:20	SFA	Aaron Thomas 9-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kick good	SFA 28–14

2	7:41	NICH	Erik Buchanon 61-yard touchdown pass from Tuskani Figaro, Andrew Dolan kick good	SFA 28–21

2	6:15	SFA	Mike Brooks 6-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wigg kick good	SFA 35–21

2	2:08	SFA	D.J. Ward 6-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wigg kick good	SFA 42–21

3	11:44	NICH	Tuskani Figaro 43-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good	SFA 42–28

3	9:25	NICH	Tuskani Figaro 12-yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick good	SFA 42–35

3	7:17	SFA	Jordan Wiggs 40-yard field goal	SFA 45–35

4	9:28	SFA	Jordan Wiggs 21-yard field goal	SFA 48–35

4	7:45	SFA	Andrew Thomas 5-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kick good	SFA 55–35

4	3:55	NICH	Dalton Hilliard Jr. 11-yard touchdown pass from Kalen Henderson, Andrew Dolan kick good	SFA 55–41

McNeese State

McNeese State at Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #4 Cowboys	14	13	21	7	55
Colonels	3	7	13	7	30

Date: October 26
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: 3:00 CST
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 5,988
Game weather: 70° F, Perfect
Referee: Randy Christal

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Scoring summary

1	11:23	NICH	Andrew Dolan 48 yard field goal	NICH 3–0

1	6:02	MCN	Cody Stroud pass complete to Diontae Spencer for 5 yards for a touchdown,Ryan Rome kick	MCN 7–3

1	1:09	MCN	Dylan Long rush for 2 yards for a touchdown, Ryan Rome kick	MCN 14–3

2	12:43	MCN	Dylan Long rush for 4 yards for a touchdown, Ryan Rome kick	MCN 21–3

2	8:20	NICH	Kalen Henderson pass complete to Erik Buchanan for 42 yards for a touchdown, Andrew Dolan kick	MCN 21–10

2	4:45	MCN	Ryan Rome 30 yard field goal	MCN 24–10

2	0:30	MCN	Ryan Rome 43 yard field goal	MCN 27–10

3	11:59	MCN	Marcus Wiltz rush for 17 yards for a touchdown, Ryan Rome kick	MCN 34–10

3	11:19	NICH	Tuskani Figaro rush for 21 yards for a touchdown, Andrew Dolan kick	MCN 34–17

3	9:42	MCN	Marcus Wiltz 5 yd touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick	MCN 41–17

3	0:02	NICH	Erik Buchanon 4 yd touchdown pass from Kalen Henderson, Andrew Dolan kick failed	MCN 41–23

3	0:00	MCN	Khalil Thomas 94 yd kickoff return, Ryan Rome kick	MCN 48–23

4	11:23	MCN	Zach Hetrick 0 yd fumble return, Ryan Rome kick	MCN 55–23

4	7:46	NICH	Kalen Henderson 5–yard touchdown run, Andrew Dolan kick	MCN 55–30

Lamar

Nicholls State at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	17	10	7	34
• Cardinals	7	28	0	21	56

Date: November 2
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 6:00 CST
Elapsed time: 3:27
Game attendance: 7738
Game weather: 66° F, Clear Skies, Wind: 21
Referee: Ken Ray

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Sam Houston State

Nicholls State at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	0	0	21	24
• #6 Bearkats	7	14	28	0	49

Date: November 9
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 2:00 CST
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 7507
Referee: R. Smith
Television network: BSN

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Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	7	10	0	0	17
Colonels	3	0	0	7	10

Date: November 16
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: 3:05 CST
Elapsed time: 2:52
Game attendance: 5119
Game weather: 74° F
Referee: Grantis Bell

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Southeastern Louisiana

Nicholls State at Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	7	7	6	7	27
• #8 Lions	10	3	32	7	52

Date: November 21
Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA
Game start: 6:05 CST
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 6,821
Game weather: 69° F, Cloudy, Wind: E 5
Referee: Ross Smith

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Media

Nicholls State football games were broadcast live on the radio through KLRZ 100.3 FM, KLEB AM 1600, and KBZE 105.9 FM. KLRZ and KLEB also streamed the games online.

References

"Nicholls Colonels Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
"2013 Football Schedule". Nicholls State University. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

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