2017 NICHOLLS FOOTBALL

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1 NICHOLLS COLONELS 0-0 / 0-0 SOUTHLAND Passing Chase Fourcade / 55.1 pct/ 2482 yds/18 TD/ 80 Lng/ ypg Rushing Dontrell Taylor /5.6 ypc/4 TD/67 Lng/ 69.5 ypg Chase Fourcade /3.2 ypc/9 TD/37 Lng/ 29.5 ypg Kyran Irvin /5.4 ypc/ 1 TD/ 78 Lng/ 26.5 ypg Receiving Damion Jeanpiere Jr / 13.6 ypc/ 6 TD/ 51 Lng/ 45.9 ypg Jarrell Rogers / 9.6 ypc/ 1 TD/ 30 Lng/ 23.5 ypg Stephen LeBouef / 9.1 ypc / 0 TD/ 21 Lng/ 9.9 ypg Mason Roberts 7-106/ 15.1 ypc / 0 TD /40 Lng / 10.6 ypg Christian Booker 7-102/ 14.6 ypg / 1 TD /20 Lng/ 10.2 ypg Defensive Allen Pittman / 7.0 TFL / 3 BU / 2 FR / 8.6 tpg Sully Laiche / 13.0 TFL /9.5 sacks/2 FF/ 5.5 tpg Hezekiah White / 9.0 TFL / 2 INT / 3 BU / 5.3 tpg FOOTBALL SID: Jamie Bustos WORK #: CELL #: /geauxcolonels THE MATCHUP Passing James Tabary / 60.0 pct / 3036 yds / 23 TD/ 85 Lng / ypg Rushing Ryan Ross / 4.5/ 5 TD/ 54 Lng/ 54.6 ypg Justin Pratt / 6.0 ypc/ 5 TD/ 47 Lng/ 41.5 ypg Receiving Darious Crawley / 17.1 ypc/ 7 TD/ 85 Lng / 63.7 ypg Kent Shelby / 12.7 ypc / 5 TD/ 44 Lng / 50.9 ypg Parker Orgeron / 12.9 ypc / 1 TD/ 37 Lng / 37.3 ypg Defensive Andre Fuller / 3.0 Tfl / 6 BkU/ 1 Int/ 5.8 tpg Jammerio Gross / 13.0 Tfl / 7.5 sack / 5.4 tpg Ashari Goins / 5.0 Tfl / 3 BkU/ 5.3 tpg 2016 TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON NICH (SLC Rank/11) MCN (SLC Rank /11) 30.3 PPG (5th)... Scoring Offense PPG (3rd) 29.8 PPG (t-4th)...scoring Defense PPG (2nd) YPG (7th)...Total Offense YPG (2nd) YPG (3rd)... Total Defense YPG (2nd) YPG (6th)...Rushing Offense YPG (8th) YPG (4th)... Rushing Defense YPG (2nd) YPG (7th)...Passing Offense YPG (2nd) YPG (3rd)...Passing Defense YPG (5th) 2017 NICHOLLS FOOTBALL MCNEESE COWBOYS 0-0 / 0-0 SOUTHLAND Game:...McNeese Date:...Aug. 31, 2017 Kickoff:... 7:05 p.m. CT Location:...Thibodaux, La. Stadium:... John L. Guidry Stadium Capacity:... 10,500 Surface:... GeoGreen Artifi cial Turf Series:... MCN leads Last Meeting:... MCN 38, NICH /1/16 in Lake Charles Streak:... MCN, 8 games 2017 COLONEL SCHEDULE/RESULTS/NOTES GAMEDAY INFO FIRST FIVE Radio:... ESPN Radio New Orleans FM, KBZE FM Play by Play:... Bryant Johnson Color:...Seth Thomas Video Stream:...ESPN3 Play by Play:...Lyn Rollins Analyst:...Rene Nadeau Sideline:... Carley McCord Live Stats:... For the fi rst time since 1992, the Colonels will start their season against a Southland Conference foe as Nicholls hosts rival McNeese on Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. at John L. Guidry Stadium. The Thursday night showdown will be streamed live on ESPN3 and can be listened to on ESPN Radio New Orleans FM and KBZE FM. The Colonels have a record all-time in season openers. Despite the near upset of Georgia last season, the team s skid in openers extended to fi ve games - all coming against FBS programs (South Alabama, 12; Oregon, 13, Air Force, 14, ULM, 15). When Nicholls has had the luxury of opening at home, the Red and Gray are The last opener at home came in 2011 where Nicholls defeated Evangel, Head coach Tim Rebowe is entering his third season at the helm of the Colonels. After leading Nicholls to 5-4 record in conference last year, the team was projected to fi nish fi fth this season in the preseason poll, voted on by the coaches and sports information directors. In two seasons, Rebowe has an 8-14 overall record and an 8-10 mark in Southland games. The Colonels have not had much success against the Cowboys as McNeese holds a all-time record against Nicholls. In last season s matchup in Lake Charles, the Cowboys had a 21-3 lead at the break before going on to win, 38-13, to extend their winning streak in the series to eight games. McNeese is 15-4 in Thibodaux with the Colonels last win at home coming in the 2005 championship season. Nicholls will make its debut in the renovated John L. Guidry Stadium. The stadium, which has been the home of the Colonels for nearly 50 years, received new fi eld turf this spring which was installed by Geo Surfaces out of Baton Rouge. In addition to the new playing surface, a brand new sound system and video board were installed to enhance the fan experience. Date (STATS/HC Rank) Opponent Time/Result Series/Last (Yr.) Note 8/31 McNeese*^ 7 p.m / L QB Chase Fourcade threw for CH 341 yards in last meeting 9/9 at Texas A&M^ 6 p.m. 0-0 / N/A NICH is 0-2 all-time vs. SEC (Arkansas, 14; Georgia, 16) 9/16 Prairie View A&M 6 p.m. 0-0 / N/A First nonconference Division I opponent at home since 09 9/23 (#3/3) Sam Houston St.*^ 6 p.m / L Sam Houston has won the last 10 meetings 9/30 at Lamar*^ 7 p.m. 3-6/ W Colonels are looking for second-straight win in Beaumont 10/7 Northwestern State* ^ (HC) 6:30 p.m / W NICH won for the just fifth time in Natchitoches out of 22 games 10/14 Abilene Christian* 3 p.m. 0-0 / N/A 17 is ACU s first season as Division I member 10/28 at Incarnate Word* 2 p.m. 1-2 / W DL Sully Laiche tallied 3.0 sacks in last season s home-opening win 11/4 Houston Baptist* 3 p.m. 2-1/ W (2ot) NICH won its second consecutive game in double OT 11/11 at Stephen F. Austin*^ 3 p.m. 8-25/ W (2ot) Colonels snapped an eight-game skid in the series against SFA 11/16 at Southeastern La.*^ 6:30 p.m / L RB Dontrell Taylor returned from injury for a CH 169 yds rushing *Southland Conference l ^TV Game l (HC) Homecoming 1 PRONUNCIATION - PAGE 9 POSITION NOTES - PAGES 4-5 DEPTH CHART - PAGE 7 ROSTERS/PRONUNCIATION - PAGES 8-9

2 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION School: Nicholls State University Preferred Reference: Nicholls Abbreviation: NICH Location: Thibodaux, La. Population: 15,000 Founded: September 23, 1948 Joined Southland: 1991 Enrollment: 6,300 Nickname: Colonels Colors: Red and Gray President: Dr. Bruce Murphy Athletics Director: Matt Roan Faculty Representative: Dr. Kimberly Reynolds Senior Woman Administrator: Lindsey McKaskle Ticket Office Phone: A WIN OVER MCNEESE WOULD improve Nicholls record in season openers to give Coach Tim Rebowe his ninth conference victory, matching the program s total from the previous seven seasons ( )... snap an eight-game losing streak to McNeese... give Nicholls a 1-0 record for the fi rst time since give Coach Rebowe his fi rst season-opening victory... be the Colonels 12th over McNeese in the series... make the Colonels 1-0 in league play for the second straight season HEAD COACH Tim Rebowe (LSU, 1987) Record at School, Year in 2017: 8-14, Third Season Career Record: Same Southland Record, Years: 8-10, Two Football Office Phone: ASSISTANT COACHES Offensive Coordinator: Rob Christophel (Austin Peay State, 84) Defensive Coordinator: Tommy Rybacki (Jacksonville State, 08) Defensive Line: Anthony Camp (McNeese, 07) Tight Ends: Russ Gisclair (Nicholls, 14) Wide Receivers: Sean Murphy (Millsaps College, 12) Running Backs: Brock Hays (Grambling, 09) Offensive Line: Lee Roussel (Southeastern Louisiana, 08) Cornerbacks: Chris Thompson (Nicholls, 04) Safeties: Brian Wallace (Louisiana College, 08) FOOTBALL INFORMATION First Year of Football: 1972 First Year of Southland Football: 1991 All-Time Record, Years: /45 All-Time Southland Record, Years: / Overall Record: Southland Record, Place: 5-4, t-4th Southland Championships, Last: 1, 2005 NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances, Last: 3, 2005 FBS Wins, Last: 3, at Western Michigan (9/7/13) Offensive Formation: Multiple Spread Defensive Formation: Multiple Starters Returning/ Lost: 22/6 (o:7/4; d:9/2; st:5/0) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 50/12 Offense: 25/6 Defense: 22/6 Special Teams: 3/0 STADIUM INFORMATION Name: Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Year Opened: 1972 Record at Stadium, Years: , 45 Capacity: 10,500 Surface: GeoGreen Artifi cial Turf Press Box Phone: MEDIA RELATIONS Director of Media Relations/Football SID: Jamie Bustos jamie.bustos@nicholls.edu Office Phone: Office Fax: Cell: Assistant Director of Media Relations: Jordan Bergeron Asst. AD for Communications: Bryant Johnson bryant.johnson@nicholls.edu Office Phone: Cell: Website: geauxcolonels.com Facebook: /geauxcolonels Instagram: geauxcolonels Snapchat: geauxcolonels YouTube: /nichollsathletics BY THE NUMBERS 1 Nicholls finished 2016 as the No. 1 team in the FCS in fourth-down conversions. The Colonels went for it on fourth down 14 times and converted 12 (85.7%). The percentage was the highest in the FCS since the 06 season (Youngstown St % - 10/11) 9/9 All nine members of Coach Rebowe s coaching staff return from last season. Of the nine, seven have been on the staff since Rebowe took over in DT Sully Laiche ranked No. 12 in the FCS last season with 9.5 sacks. He had three games with 2.0 or more sacks, highlighted by a 3 sack day against UIW 15 The Colonel defense led the Southland with 15 interceptions last season. Nicholls had an INT in all but one game (UCA) and totaled four at South Alabama and three at NSU 22 Sophomore QB Chase Fourcade needs just 22 yards to crack the Colonels all-time passing list. Fourcade threw for 2,482 yards last season which was the third most for a single season in team history 97 Nicholls has a total of 97 Louisiana natives on its 2017 roster - most of any Division I program in the state WE ARE NICHOLLS OUR ABBREVIATION IS NICH. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING NICHOLLS STATE AND NSU. THANK YOU. SCOUTING McNeese was picked to finish third in the SLC Preseason poll after going 6-5 overall and 5-4 in the Southland last season. Defensive coordinator Lance Guidry is entering his second year as head coach of the Cowboys. Guidry s defense ranked second in the SLC last season in points allowed, total yards and rushing yards. The offense is guided by quarterback James Tabary, who started last season after transfering from FBS Arkansas State. Tabary was named SLC Newcomer of the Year after passing for 3,036 yards and 23 touchdowns. Not only has McNeese been able to win in Thibodaux with its 15-4 record, the Cowboys have did it in convincing fashion. In the 15 victories, McNeese is winning by an average of 25.5 points. AUG 31 ON THIS DATE IN COLONEL HISTORY... Nicholls is 2-2 all-time on Aug. 31, with the last matchup coming in 2013 at nationallyranked Oregon. The last home date on 8/31 was a 35-0 shutout of Southern Arkansas in Texas A&M-Kingsville L 3-7 H 2000 Central Arkansas W H 2006 Southern Arkansas W 35-0 H 2013 Oregon L 3-66 A 2

3 NICH-MCNEESE HISTORY Series Record McNeese leads in Thibodaux McNeese leads 15-4 First Meeting NICH; MCN 24-7 Last Meeting MCN; MCN Most Points Scored (by both) 91, 2003 Most Points Scored by NICH 39, 2005 Most Points Scored by MCN 63, 2003 ALL-TIME RESULTS 10/21/72 L 7-24 H 10/20/73 L 7-28 A 11/2/74 L H 10/29/77 W 24-7 A 10/7/78 L A 9/20/80 L 0-21 A 9/19/81 L 9-59 H 9/24/83 W A 9/15/84 L H 9/21/85 W A 9/20/86 W H 11/14/87 W 29-7 A 10/1/88 W H 9/30/89 L A 9/1/90 W H 10/5/91 L 3-21 A 9/26/92 L H 11/20/93 L 0-27 A 11/19/94 L A 11/18/95 L 6-31 H 11/23/96 W A 11/22/97 L H 11/21/98 W A 11/20/99 L 0-38 H 11/18/00 L 7-12 A 11/17/01 L H 11/23/02 L A 11/22/03 L H 11/20/04 L 30-9 A 11/19/05 W H 11/18/06 L A 10/20/07 L 7-28 H 10/25/08 W A 10/31/09 L H 10/30/10 L A 11/5/11 L A 11/3/12 L H 10/26/13 L H 10/4/14 L 3-45 A 10/3/15 L 7-37 H 10/1/16 L A LAST MEETING ( ) NO. 22/23 MCNEESE 38 NICHOLLS 13 LAKE CHARLES Freshman quarterback Chase Fourcade threw for a career-high 341 yards, but the Nicholls State University football team was kept out of the end zone until late in the game as No. 23/22 McNeese rolled to a victory over the Colonels on Saturday night at Cowboy Stadium. The loss dropped Nicholls to 1-3 overall and 1-2 in the Southland. McNeese, which extended its winning streak in the series against the Colonels to eight games, improved to 3-2 and 2-1. Nicholls was held to just 31 yards rushing on 28 carries, resulting in a busy day for freshman Fourcade. He fi nished 25-of-47, had two interceptions and scored the offense s only touchdown on a 1-yard sneak late in the fourth after the game was well out of reach. C.J. Bates was Fourcade s main target, catching eight balls for 97 yards. Christian Booker had four grabs for 73 yards and Damion Jeanpiere added three receptions for 71 yards. McNeese also had a tough time running the ball, tallying 71 yards on 26 carries. Although running back Ryan Ross was held in check, netting 19 yards on 13 carries, he found the end zone twice on the ground and had nine catches for 110 yards. His fi rst score gave the Cowboys a 14-3 lead and his touchdown run in the third made it James Tabary posted a career-day for the Cowboys with 367 yards passing and two scores. His fi nal touchdown pass came on an 80- yard toss to Kylon Highshaw to make the score 38-6 in the fourth. The defense was led by Ahmani Martin and Allen Pittman with seven tackles each. Christian Boutte picked up an interception in the second quarter, but the offense was unable to capitalize. On the Colonels opening drive of the game, Fourcade started things off with a 51-yard pass to Jeanpiere, but a fourth-down attempt inside the 30 gave the ball to McNeese. Nicholls struggled on third down all night, converting on just 5 of 17. On Nicholls next possession, the Cowboy defense came up with a huge play as Andre Fuller scored on a 27-yard interception return. Nicholls answered on the next drive, getting a 23-yard fi eld goal by David McKey. The Colonels went 79 yards on 12 plays, highlighted by receptions from Booker and Jarrell Rogers. But McNeese stuffed the Colonels inside the 5 for a pair of 2-yard losses to force the fi eld goal. McNeese added two touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 21-3 lead at the break. In the third, the Colonels started out the quarter with a 33-yard fi eld goal by McKey to make the count However, the Cowboys offense continued to roll with their third touchdown in their last four drives, this one coming on an 11-yard scamper by Ross. The extra point gave McNeese a commanding 28-6 lead. In the fourth, McNeese added a 37-yard fi eld goal before Highshaw s big catch from Tabary. C.J. Okpalobi rushed for 18 yards on 12 carries for the Colonels. It was the lowest rushing total for the offense since last season against Central Arkansas in the home fi nale (10 yards). NICH MCN Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 30:14 29:46 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 8 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Nicholls Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Okpalobi, C.J Fourcade, Chase Taylor, Dontrell Irvin, Kyran McNeese Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Ross, Lawayne Ross, Ryan Crawley, Dariou Tabary, James Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Fourcade, Chase Receiving No. Yards TD Long Bates, C.J Jeanpiere, Damion Booker, Christian Taylor, Dontrell Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Tabary, James Receiving No. Yards TD Long Ross, Ryan Hetrick, Zach Crawley, Dariou Highshaw, Kylon Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB St. Germain, Tyler Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Mack, Michael Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Guarisco, Stefano Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL White, Hezekiah Martin, Ahmani Pittman, Allen Sanders, B.T Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Pratt, Justin Jones, Benjamin Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Morgan, Damion Jacobs, Christi Goins, Ashari Fuller, Andre Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 08:10 MCN - Fuller, Andre 27 yd interception return (Raborn, Gunnar kick) :08 NICH - McKey, David 23 yd field goal, : nd 06:24 MCN - Ross, Ryan 4 yd run (Raborn, Gunnar kick), : :18 MCN - Orgeron, Parker 8 yd pass from Tabary, James (Raborn, Gunnar kick), : rd 10:44 NICH - McKey, David 33 yd field goal, : :17 MCN - Ross, Ryan 11 yd run (Raborn, Gunnar kick), : th 13:35 MCN - Raborn, Gunnar 37 yd field goal, : :10 MCN - Highshaw, Kylon 80 yd pass from Tabary, James (Raborn, Gunnar kick), : :54 NICH - TEAM 0 yd fumble recovery (McKey, David kick), :

4 OFFENSIVE NOTES QUARTERBACKS The Colonel offense will once again feature quarterback CHASE FOURCADE. After putting together an impressive fall camp as a true freshman, Fourcade landed the starting job and never looked back. He went on to earn honorable mention All-Southland after putting together one of the best passing performances in program history, racking up 2,482 yards for the third-best single season of any Colonel. He accounted for 27 touchdowns 18 passing and nine rushing and fi nished fourth in the league in passing yards with per game. A three-year starter in high school, FOURCADE brought a long list of accolades to Nicholls including all-state honors, but more importantly, a winning pedigree. His class at Archbishop Rummel put together an impressive 46-6 record and claimed two state titles - with Fourcade leading the team in its second. His fi rst career start came in front of 90,000 fans in the Colonels near upset of Georgia. Threw two touchdowns in the game, with his fi rst career TD pass giving Nicholls a lead in the third quarter. RUNNING BACKS The Colonels will have to replace their top rusher from last season, C.J. Okpalobi, who rushed for 569 yards and five touchdowns. Fourcade s most passing yards (341) came against McNeese... threw for 340 and two TDs at Central Arkansas... rushed for 66 yards against nation s top rush defense (UCA)... totaled four TDs in wins over SFA (2 pass, 2 rushing) and NSU (3 passing, 1 rushing)... had a TD pass in all but one game (McNeese). After sitting out 2016 with an injury, sixth-year senior TUSKANI FIGARO returns to the fi eld for the Colonels. Figaro has 17 starts for Nicholls, all coming in 2013 and 2015 as he received a redshirt in After redshirting in 2014, Figaro started the fi rst nine games before suffering a season-ending injury. His best single game in 2015 came in the win over Houston Baptist where he completed 18 of 25 passes for 134 yards and rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns. As a sophomore, Figaro set the Colonels single-season rushing record in 2013 with 1,103 yards. FIGARO has proven to be one of the Southland s top rushers, averaging nearly 77 yards per game and 5.9 per carry for his career. In 2015, he threw for 925 yards and four touchdowns, adding 456 yards on the ground and fi ve scores in his injury-shortened season. In a win over Arkansas Tech in 2013, FIGARO rushed for a programrecord 281 yards on 21 carries. Two sophomores - DONTRELL TAYLOR and KRYAN IRVIN - are expected to receive most of the carries in the backfi eld. Taylor was Scored his fi rst career TD on a 1-yard carry at UCA... rushed for second on the team last season in rushing with 417 yards while Irvin 102 yards on six carries against Lamar. Broke free for a 78-yard rush fi nished with 265 yards. before being tackled at the 2... had a solid outing in the win over NSU, rushing eight times for 46 yards, averaging 5.8 yards. TAYLOR appeared in just six games after missing half the season with an injury and had two 100-yard efforts. He had 125 yards on MASON BOUDREAUX totaled 148 yards and three touchdowns carries in the overtime loss at South Alabama and returned from led the rushing offense at NSU, recording a career-high 21 carries injury to play in the fi nale against Southeastern Louisiana, rushing for for 85 yards. a career-best 169 yards on just 12 carries. He fi nished the season averaging 5.6 yards per carry. Rushed for two touchdowns in the win over Lamar. Against SLU, TAYLOR added a 22-yard reception to give him 191 all-purpose yards on 13 plays, which set the program record for most yards gained per play in a single game (14.7). TAYLOR rushed for four touchdowns on the season. His fi rst career TD was against Georgia on a 4-yard carry right before halftime. RECEIVERS AND TIGHT ENDS With the graduation of C.J. Bates, quarterback Chase Fourcade will have to fi nd a new No. 1 target. Bates led the team with 798 yards and nine touchdowns on 53 receptions en route to being named Second Team All-Southland. The top candidate to replace him will be Fourcade s Rummel High teammate, DAMION JEANPIERE JR. After having a strong freshman campaign cut short with an injury, Jeanpiere racked up 505 yards receiving and six touchdowns on 37 receptions last season. JEANPIERE s six TDs were the second most on the team last season... had a reception in all but one game (UCA)... had a seasonhigh 94 yards on four receptions against McNeese... after SFA scored to start OT, Jeanpiere hauled in a 25-yarder on the fi rst play to send the game into a 2nd OT... played a Rummel with QB Chase Fourcade JARRELL ROGERS fi nished last year with 258 yards receiving on 27 receptions, ranking third on the team in both categories. ROGERS only TD catch of the year came in the opener against Georgia. He caught all three of his receptions (52 yds) in the Colonels lead-taking drive in the third quarter, capped on a 20-yard TD. Rogers caught the ball in the fl at, raced to the end zone and dove just inside the pylon for the score. OFFENSIVE LINE The offensive line welcomes back two of its anchors in right tackle CHANDLER ARCENEAUX and center RYAN HANLEY. Arceneaux earned First-Team All-Southland after starting all 11 games, and Hanley received honorable mention for the second time in as many seasons. Senior BRIAN HERNANDEZ returns at guard after starting all 11 games last season. Hernandez was a Southland All-Academic and CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree in IRVIN averaged 5.4 yards per carry in his rookie season and closed out the season by nearly recording his second 100-yard game in the fi nale against Southeastern Louisiana. He carried the ball 15 times for 97 yards against the Lions. Sophomore CHRISTIAN BOOKER is projected to start after seeing time last season as a true freshman. He fi nished the season with 102 yards on seven receptions. BOOKER s lone a touchdown catch came in the win over UIW... followed up with a 4-catch, 73 yard game at McNeese. Also expected to make contributions to the passing game are receivers RAHEEM FALKINS, DAI JEAN DIXON and MASON ROBERTS. FALKINS transfered to Nicholls after playing at Alabama while DIXON is a highly-touted freshman from New Orleans. ROBERTS caught seven passes last season for 106 yards as a sophomore. At tight end are senior STEPHEN LeBOUEF and true freshman DAVID MOSLEY. LeBOUEF fi nished with 109 yards on 12 receptions last season... had a career day against UIW as he pulled in four receptions for 46 yards... scored his fi rst career TD last season in the game against Central Arkansas. MOSLEY was a First Team All-District selection at Rummel. Directing the line is junior center HANLEY. Hanley was inserted into the starting lineup midway through his freshman campaign and has started every game since. Starting at left guard is P.J. BURKHALTER. A redshirt freshman, Burkhalter was an 4A All-State honorable mention at Franklinton. CAREER LEADERS PASSING YDS 1. Doug Hudson Brad Zeller Keith Menard Bobby McDonald Leonard Valentine Tim Bailey Landry Klann LaQuintin Caston Ted Bergeron Josh Son 2503 RUSHING YDS 1. Josh Son Oscar Smith Steve Stropolo Brodreick Cole Colt Colletti Nakia Lumar Michael Henry Aaron Ruffi n Marcus Washington Tuskani Figaro 1767 RECEIVING REC YDS 1. Mark Carrier Brian Stropolo Dwight Walker Marvin Dumas John Brown Gerald Butler Julius Alcee Alfred Dorsey C.J. Bates Dwayne Brown NOTABLE SINGLE-GAME PERFORMANCES 100-YD RUSHING (Carries) YDS T. Figaro (Ark Tech, 13) (21) 281 D. Taylor (Southeastern La., 16) (12) 169 T. Figaro (@ SFA, 13) (25) 145 T. Figaro (Evangel, 12) (13) 134 D. Taylor (@ South Alabama, 16) (25) 125 T. Figaro (@ Sam Houston, 13) (18) 117 T. Figaro (NSU, 15) (17 ) 114 T. Figaro (McNeese, 13) (15) 107 T. Figaro (@ Lamar, 13) (17) 103 K. Irvin (Lamar, 16) (6 ) YD PASSING (Comp.) YDS C. Fourcade (@McNeese, 16) (25) 341 C. Fourcade (@UCA, 16) (22) YD RECEIVING (Rec.) YDS D. Jeanpiere (MCN, 15) (5) 112 Redshirt junior EDDIE HOUSTON is back after receiving a medical redshirt last season. A junior college transfer, Houston started at guard but has made the switch to left tackle. 4

5 DEFENSIVE NOTES DEFENSIVE LINE A big key in the Colonels improved defense was the play of the defensive line. A First-Team selection as a true freshman, SULLY LAICHE led the charge with 9.5 sacks, which ranked third in the league, and fi nished second on the team with 60 tackles. In addition to his All-Southland honors, LAICHE was named to the STATS FCS Freshman of the Year Watch List and First Team All- Louisiana... garnered three weekly awards after the win against SFA last season - STATS FCS, Southland and LSWA Defensive Player of the Week... recorded 14 tackles, 2.5 for loss, 1 sack and forced a fumble to seal the double overtime victory against the Jacks... blocked a fi eld goal in the 1Q at HBU, leading to an 84-yard return for a touchdown... tallied 3.0 sacks against UIW, which was the most for a Colonel in a single game since Went on that week to earn STATS FCS National Freshman of the Year honorable mention. Junior KENNY DOTSON returns after fi nishing second on the team with 4.5 sacks... had a sack and a forced fumble in the opener against Georgia and went on to be named Southland and LSWA Defensive Player of the Week. LINEBACKERS Two main starters return for the linebackers with redshirt sophomore ALLEN PITTMAN and junior HEZEKIAH WHITE heading the group. Pittman had a breakout rookie campaign, leading Nicholls with 95 tackles and was named Second-Team All-Southland. White put together another strong year with 58 stops, 9.0 tackles for loss and two interceptions. PITTMAN recorded double fi gures in tackles fi ve times last season, highlighted by a Southland high 19 at Central Arkansas... named to HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American First Team Playing at SAM will be sophomore LARYON JAMES and junior JONOVAN LEWIS. JAMES spent his freshman campaign as a backup linebacker and played on special teams, fi nishing with 12 stops. LEWIS played in all 11 games last season and had 17 tackles and two pass breakups. SECONDARY The defense that led the Southland with 15 interceptions will need to replace two starters in the secondary - B.T. Sanders, who signed a free agent deal with the Buffalo Bills, and Jeff Hall. Juniors CHRISTIAN BOUTTE, who had three picks, and the team s leader in pass breakups with nine, DARRYL ADAMS JR., both return as starting cornerbacks. Against McNeese, BOUTTE intercepted a pass at midfi eld for his fi rst career pick... against SFA, his interception at midfi eld led to the Colonels game-tying touchdown right before the half (14-14)... recorded his third pick against Sam Houston... returned a blocked fi eld goal 51 yards for a touchdown at South Alabama. ADAMS tied for fourth in the Southland with nine pass breakups last season... had 36 tackles... recorded his fi rst career sack in win at HBU... recorded two fumble recoveries. SPECIAL TEAMS The Colonels bring back all of their key members of the special teams. Senior punter TYLER ST. GERMAIN returns after starting the last two seasons, and fellow classmate DAVID MCKEY was the team s primary kicker in 2016, connecting on nine fi eld goals. Junior long snapper WESLEY BARNETT is expected to start for the third straight season. Sophomore STEFANO GUARISCO was the team s top kick returner last season, tallying 777 yards on 37 returns for a 21.0 average. JARRELL ROGERS led the punt returners with fi ve returns for 26 yards. Senior TERRELL ENCALADE was a key contributor to the Colonels success as well. Encalade fi nished with 36 tackles, 5.5 for loss and had three sacks. At defensive tackle, senior LAZARUS ONA is expected to start for the fourth straight season. MARCEL ANDRY also returns after appearing in 10 games in his fi rst season with the Colonels. Joining the squad this season is TCU transfer TEVIN LAWSON. Lawson came to Nicholls last season but sat out the year. At TCU, he played in 32 games for the Horned Frogs and totaled 32 tackles. Also listed on the depth chart are sophomore EVAN VERON and redshirt freshman AQUINDAS STEIB. VERON missed a few games with an injury last season before closing out the year with 21 tackles and 3.5 for loss. He debuted with six tackles at UGA and followed up with fi ve against South Alabama. STEIB received a redshirt after being named First Team 3A All-State at St. James in Starting at safety are AHMANI MARTIN and COREY ABRAHAM, who fi nished fi fth (53) and sixth (47), respectively, in tackles last season. MARTIN picked off a pair of passes last season and recovered a fumble in the opener at Georgia. ABRAHAM also had two interceptions in 2016 and was credited with a forced fumble. Serving as backups in the secondary are JOEL DULLARY, KHRISTIAN MIMS, and transfers JAY JAY SMITH and ROBERT BRICE II. DULLARY returns at safety after missing last season with an injury, while BRICE joins the Colonels after playing at Georgia Southern. MIMS played in 10 games last season as a backup and SMITH is a transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast. Junior college transfer LORRAN FONSECA joined the team and is listed as the No. 1 kicker on the depth chart. He comes in rated as a fi ve-star kicker, ranking No. 11 nationally in the class of 2017 by Chris Sailer Kicking. At Contra Costa, was a member of the 2015 Northern California All-Conference Football Team and Special Teams MVP for the Comets. COACHING STAFF ROB CHRISTOPHEL (OC/QB - 3RD YR.) Christophel directs the offense and coaches the quarterbacks. He came to Nicholls after eight seasons at Missouri State. He also served as the OC at Louisiana-Lafayette from TOMMY RYBACKI (DC/LB - 3RD YR.) Rybacki oversees the defense after spending one season at UCA as cornerbacks coach where the Bears were second in interceptions with 16. Also coached at ULL as a GA from ANTHONY CAMP (DL - 3RD YR.) Camp heads the defensive line after coaching six years in the local high school ranks. His last stint was as DC at Catholic in Baton Rouge, helping the team to a 26-8 record during his tenure. RUSS GISCLAIR (TE - 3RD YR.) Gisclair joined Nicholls after lettering four seasons with the Colonels from At fullback, Gisclair appeared in 38 career games for the Colonels. Following graduation, he worked at Vandebilt Catholic in Houma and in 2015, joined the McNeese staff as a defensive assistant. BROCK HAYS (RB - 2ND YR.) Hays joined Nicholls after coaching at Louisiana College. While at LC, he served as the defensive line coach, pro scouting liaison and academic liaison. A graduate of Grambling, Hays also coach in the high school ranks, including at Edna Karr in New Orleans. SEAN MURPHY (WR - 3RD YR.) Murphy came to Nicholls after spending three seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette as a graduate assistant. In the last two campaigns, he served as an assistant coach for the wide receivers and was the scout team coordinator. LEE ROUSSEL (OL - 3RD YR.) Roussel joined Nicholls after coaching at Archbishop Rummel for fi ve seasons. Along with coaching the o-line, he took over as OC in 2014 as the Raiders fi nished the regular season at 10-0 and ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 5A. CHRIS THOMPSON (CB - 2ND YR.) Thompson returned to Thibodaux to coach at his alma mater after playing eight years in the CFL. A 2012 Nicholls Hall of Fame inductee, Thompson was a two-time All- American for the Colonels and fi nished his career with 11 interceptions, which ranks eighth on the program s all-time list. BRIAN WALLACE (S - 3RD YR.) Wallace came to Nicholls after coaching at his alma mater, Louisiana College, for three seasons. While at LC, he served as co-defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator. 5

6 2017 SOUTHLAND PRESEASON POLL Rk. Team (1st-place votes) Total 1. Sam Houston State (20) Central Arkansas (2) McNeese Southeastern Louisiana Nicholls Stephen F. Austin Lamar Abilene Christian Houston Baptist Northwestern State UIW 48 #SOUTHLANDSTRONG Southand games All games Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Streak Sam Houston St.^ L1 Central Arkansas L1 Southeastern La W3 McNeese W1 Nicholls L2 Stephen F. Austin W1 Houston Baptist L1 UIW W2 Lamar L5 Abilene Christian L1 Northwestern St L6 ^2016 conference champions RECENT RESULTS UPCOMING GAMES Sunday, Aug. 27 Richmond at Sam Houston St. Postponed Saturday, Sept. 2 Northwestern State at LA Tech Lamar at North Texas Southeastern Louisiana at UL-Lafayette Stephen F. Austin at SMU HBU at Texas State Central Arkansas at Kansas State Abilene Christian at New Mexico UIW at Fresno State 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m. LARGEST VICTORIES Livingston (77-7) Baptist Christian (67-0) Northwestern St. (58-0) West Virginia Tech (63-6) Evangel (73-17) Cheyney (54-0) Central Florida (60-10) Assumption College (44-0) Southern (56-14) U.S. Merchant Marine (45-3) 1981 LARGEST DEFEATS at Oregon State (77-3) at North Texas (77-3) at Air Force (72-0) at Arkansas (73-7) at Oregon (66-3) at Louisiana-Lafayette (70-7) Southeastern Louisiana (62-3) at Stephen F. Austin (56-3) at Sam Houston (69-17) at Tulsa (66-16) Jacksonville St. (60-10) 2009 LARGEST SOUTHLAND VICTORIES Northwestern St. (58-0) Northwestern St. (37-7) Lamar (35-10) Texas St. (63-37) Northwestern St. (40-14) Sam Houston (24-0) 1994 LARGEST SOUTHLAND DEFEATS Southeastern Louisiana (62-3) at Stephen F. Austin (56-3) at Sam Houston (69-17) at North Texas (63-21) Lamar (63-21) Sam Houston (41-0) 2012 STATS Top 25 Points Prev. 1. James Madison 4034 (134) NR 2. North Dakota State 3874 (19) NR 3. Sam Houston State 3610 (7) NR 4. South Dakota State 3385 (2) NR 5. Eastern Washington 3270 NR 6. Jacksonville State 3081 (1) NR 7. Richmond 3041 NR 8. North Dakota 2871 NR 9. Youngstown State 2658 NR 10. Villanova 2628 NR 11. Wofford 2543 NR 12. Chattanooga 1995 NR 13. New Hampshire 1741 NR 14. Charleston Southern 1710 NR 15. Central Arkansas 1685 NR 16. Citadel 1545 NR 17. Lehigh 1369 NR 18. UNI 924 NR 19. Samford 893 NR 20. Illinois State 876 NR 21. Grambling State 692 NR 22. Fordham 604 NR 23. Cal Poly 427 NR 24. Albany 418 NR 25. Western Illinois 367 NR Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina Central (326), Weber State (322), Northern Arizona (307), McNeese (261), San Diego (250), Montana (215), North Carolina A&T (198), Kennesaw State (154), Liberty (134), Tennessee State (102), UT Martin (90), South Dakota (87), Harvard (36), Saint Francis U (31), Delaware (27), Princeton (23), South Carolina State (22), Nicholls (21), Southeastern Louisiana (20), Southern Utah (17), Penn (14), Duquesne (14), Stony Brook (13), Maine (11), Montana State (6), Mercer (6), Southern Illinois (5), Alcorn State (4), William & Mary (4), Eastern Illinois (3), ETSU (3), Wagner (3), Eastern Kentucky (2), Indiana State (1), Bethune-Cookman (1), Dayton (1) TOP 25 FCS POLLS (as of 8/27) FCS Coaches Top 25 Points Prev. Record 1. James Madison (20) North Dakota State (2) Sam Houston State (3) Eastern Washington Jacksonville State South Dakota State (1) Richmond Youngstown State Villanova North Dakota Wofford The Citadel Chattanooga Charleston Southern Central Arkansas New Hampshire Lehigh Illinois State 149 N/R Samford Northern Iowa 136 N/R Grambling State Weber State Cal Poly 85 21t North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T Others Receiving Votes: Fordham (63), Albany (62), Western Illinois (54), Montana (51), Northern Arizona (42), McNeese (34), San Diego (33), Tennessee State (26), Kennesaw State (17), William & Mary (16), Harvard (16), South Dakota (14), Saint Francis (8), Southeastern Louisiana (7), Dayton (7), Nicholls (6), Princeton (5), Prairie View A&M (5), Colgate (5), Towson (2), Eastern Illinois (2), Southern (2), Southern Utah (2), Mercer (1) 6

7 OFFENSE DEPTH CHART (AS OF AUG. 27) DEFENSE WR 7 Christian Booker So. (x) 86 Dai Jean Dixon Fr. WR 11 Jarrell Rogers Sr. (h) 13 Mason Roberts Jr. LT 70 Eddie Houston Jr. 68 Blake Hartman Sr. LG 79 P.J. Burkhalter r-fr. 60 Demetrius Gleaton Jr. C 63 Ryan Hanley Jr. 69 Hunter Austin r-so. RG 64 Brian Hernandez Sr. 52 Brandon Godfrey Sr. RT 71 Chandler Arceneaux Jr. 57 Sam Gruenig r-so. TE 17 Stephen LeBouef Sr. 88 David Mosley Fr. WR 3 Damion Jeanpiere Jr Jr. (z) 2 Raheem Falkins Sr. QB 9 Chase Fourcade So. 8 Tuskani Figaro Sr. RB 29 Dontrell Taylor So. 32 Mason Boudreaux Jr. or 30 Kyran Irvin So. DE 87 Terrell Encalade Sr. 99 Tevin Lawson Sr. NT 62 Lazarus Ona Sr. 94 Brandon Fontenot r-so. DT 55 Sully Laiche So. 92 Marcel Andry Sr. DE 97 Kenny Dotson Jr. 95 Devin Simoneaux Jr. MIKE 58 Hezekiah White Jr. 48 Evan Veron So. WILL 47 Allen Pittman r-so. 36 Aquindas Steib r-fr. SAM 25 Laryon James So. 27 Jonavon Lewis Jr. CB 28 Darryl Adams Jr Jr. 21 Jay Jay Smith Jr. CB 1 Christian Boutte Sr. 34 Khristian Mims r-so. S 44 Ahmani Martin Jr. 12 Joel Dullary Jr. S 31 Corey Abraham Jr. 23 Robert Brice II Sr. COLONEL SPECIAL TEAMS K 49 Lorran Fonseca Jr. 83 David McKey Sr. P 19 Tyler St. Germain Sr. 49 Lorran Fonseca Jr. H 19 Tyler St. Germain Sr. 13 Mason Roberts Jr.. LS 59 Wesley Barnett Jr. 53 Dominic Brocato Fr. KR 21 Jay Jay Smith Jr. 29 Dontrell Taylor So. PR 12 Joel Dullary Jr. 11 Jarrell Rogers Sr. 7

8 NUMERICAL 2017 ROSTERS ALPHABETICAL No. Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/ High School/ Previous School 1 Christian Boutte DB Sr. Opelousas, La. / Opelousas 2 Raheem Falkins WR Sr. Bridge City, La. / G.W. Carver / Alabama 3 Damion Jeanpiere Jr. WR Jr. Kenner, La. / Archbishop Rummel 4 Tyler Green DB Jr. Gonzales, La. / East Ascension 6 Cole Spear DB Jr. Denham Springs, La. / Denham Springs 7 Christian Booker WR So. Gentilly, La. / De La Salle 8 Tuskani Figaro QB Sr. San Diego, Calif. / Lafayette (La.) 9 Chase Fourcade QB So. Metairie, La. / Archbishop Rummel 10 Charles Brooks WR r-so. Baton Rouge, La. / Woodlawn 11 Jarrell Rogers WR Sr. Baton Rouge, La. / Episcopal / UL-Lafayette 12 Joel Dullary DB Jr. New Orleans, La. / Holy Cross 13 Mason Roberts WR Jr. Cypress, Texas / Cy-Woods 14 Arron McKenney WR r-fr. St. James, La. / St. James 15 Kohen Granier QB Fr. Destrehan, La. / Destrehan 15 Anfernee Poindexter DB r-fr. Raceland, La. / Central Lafourche 16 Nick Conley QB Jr. Jackson, Miss. / Jackson Academy / Copiah-Lincoln 17 Stephen LeBouef TE Sr. Thibodaux, La. / E.D. White 18 Jordan Talley TE r-so. Clinton, La. / Silliman Institute 19 Tyler St. Germain K/P Sr. White Castle, La. / St. John 20 Mikey Corcoran LB r-so. Westwego, La. / John Curtis 21 Jay Jay Smith DB Jr. Gulfport, Miss. / Gulfport / Miss. Gulf Coast CC 22 Jeremy Rounds RB So. Gray, La. / E.D White 23 Robert Brice II DB Sr. Decatur, Ga. / SW DeKalb / Georgia Southern 23 Michael Mosley LB r-fr. New Orleans, La. / Archbishop Rummel 24 Darren Evans DB r-fr. Baton Rouge, La. / Glen Oaks 25 Damontrion Brunson RB Fr. Gray, La. / H.L. Bourgeois 25 Laryon James LB So. Baton Rouge, La. / University Lab 26 Chris Duplantis DB r-fr. Chauvin, La. / South Terrebonne 26 Tahj Smith RB r-fr. LaPlace, La. / St. Charles Catholic 27 Bryce Broussard K Fr. Baton Rouge, La. / Central 27 Jonavon Lewis DB Jr. Darrow, La. / St. Amant 28 Darryl Adams Jr. DB Jr. Cheneyville, La. / Northeast 29 Dontrell Taylor RB So. White Castle, La. / White Castle 30 Kyran Irvin RB So. Darrow, La. / East Ascension 31 Corey Abraham DB Jr. Breaux Bridge, La. / Breaux Bridge 32 Mason Boudreaux RB Jr. Cut Off, La. / South Lafourche 32 Chase Brown DB Fr. Baton Rouge, La. / University Lab 33 Stefano Guarisco WR So. Berwick, La. / Central Catholic 34 Curtis Anderson WR r-fr. Houma, La. / Ellender 34 Khristian Mims DB r-so. Baton Rouge, La. / University Lab 35 Donnell Adair RB r-fr. Thibodaux, La. / Thibodaux 35 Jamal Walters DB Fr. New Orleans, La. / West St. John 36 Aquindas Steib LB r-fr. St. James, La. / St. James 37 Kazmi Antoine LB r-fr. Belle Chasse, La. / Belle Chasse 37 Terry Sullivan RB r-fr. Zachary, La. / Zachary 38 Kevin Johnson DB r-fr. New Orleans, La. / Sophie B. Wright 39 Adrian Richardson LB Jr. New Orleans, La. / Holy Cross 40 Garret LeBlanc TE r-so. Morgan City, La. / Central Catholic 41 Grid Isidore Jr. DB Fr. Slidell, La. / Salmen 42 Rejean Wright DB Fr. Harvey, La. / Helen Cox 43 Patrick Riley DL r-so. Marrero, La. / Archbishop Shaw 44 Ahmani Martin DB Jr. Reserve, La. / East St. John 45 Austin Dickerson DB r-so. Kenner, La. / Destrehan / Louisiana College 46 Tariq Pierce LB r-fr. Destrehan, La. / John Curtis 47 Allen Pittman LB r-so. St. Rose, La. / Destrehan 48 Evan Veron LB So. LaPlace, La. / Riverside Academy 49 Lorran Fonseca K Jr. Hercules, Calif. / Hercules / Contra Costa CC 52 Brandon Godfrey OL Sr. Kenner, La. / John Curtis / Tulane 52 Caleb Seitz LB Fr. Houma, La., / Covenant Christian 53 Dominic Brocato LS Fr. New Orleans, La. / Brother Martin 54 Moroni Pointer LB Jr. Baton Rouge, La. / Tara 55 Sully Laiche DL So. Gramercy, La. / Lutcher 56 Kobe Porche LB Fr. New Orleans, La. / Newman 57 Landon Auzenne LB Fr. Gonzales, La., / Dutchtown 57 Sam Gruenig OL r-so. New Orleans, La. / Lusher 58 Hezekiah White LB Jr. Boutte, La. / John Curtis 59 Wesley Barnett LS Jr. Ocean Springs, Miss. / Ocean Springs 60 Demetrius Gleaton OL Jr. Pope, Miss. / South Panola / East Mississippi CC 62 Lazarus Ona DL Sr. Baton Rouge, La. / Scotlandville 62 Zach Trahan OL Fr. Houma, La. / Vandebilt Catholic 63 Ryan Hanley OL Jr. Metairie, La. / Archbishop Rummel 64 Brian Hernandez OL Sr. Baton Rouge, La. / Dutchtown 65 Everett Rodrigue OL Fr. Houma, La. / Terrebonne 66 Alec Naquin OL r-fr. Thibodaux, La. / E.D. White 67 Cameron Maheu OL Fr. Metairie, La. / Jesuit 68 Blake Hartman OL Sr. Baton Rouge, La. / St. Michael No. Name Pos. 31 Corey Abraham DB 35 Donnell Adair RB 28 Darryl Adams Jr. DB 34 Curtis Anderson WR 91 Xavier Anderson DL 92 Marcel Andry DL 37 Kazmi Antoine LB 71 Chandler Arceneaux OL 69 Hunter Austin OL 57 Landon Auzenne LB 59 Wesley Barnett LS 80 Morell Bartholomew WR 7 Christian Booker WR 32 Mason Boudreaux RB 1 Christian Boutte DB 23 Robert Brice II DB 10 Charles Brooks WR 53 Dominic Brocato LS 27 Bryce Broussard K 32 Chase Brown DB 25 Damontrion Brunson RB 79 P.J. Burkhalter OL 74 Bradston Burnside OLCC 85 Cameron Carrier TE 16 Nick Conley QB 83 Darrion Cook WR 20 Mikey Corcoran LB 85 Dontaze Costly WR 45 Austin Dickerson DB 86 Dai Jean Dixon WR 97 Kenny Dotson DL 12 Joel Dullary DB 26 Chris Duplantis DB 89 Devin Edinburgh DL 93 Danquan Edwards DL 87 Terrell Encalade DL 24 Darren Evans DB 2 Raheem Falkins WR 8 Tuskani Figaro QB 49 Lorran Fonseca K 94 Brandon Fontenot DL 9 Chase Fourcade QB 60 Demetrius Gleaton OL 52 Brandon Godfrey OL 15 Kohen Granier QB 4 Tyler Green DB 57 Sam Gruenig OL 33 Stefano Guarisco WR 63 Ryan Hanley OL 82 Miguel Harris WR 68 Blake Hartman OL 64 Brian Hernandez OL 70 Eddie Houston OL 30 Kyran Irvin RB 41 Grid Isidore Jr. DB 25 Laryon James LB 8

9 No. Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/ High School/ Previous School 69 Hunter Austin OL r-so. Geismar, La. / Dutchtown 70 Eddie Houston OL Jr. Newton, Miss. / Newton / East Central CC 71 Chandler Arceneaux OL Jr. Bourg, La. / South Terrebonne 73 Jair Joseph OL r-fr. Napoleonville, La. / Assumption 74 Bradston Burnside OL Jr. Hattiesburg, Miss. / Hattiesburg / East Central CC 76 Al Wilson OL r-so. Baton Rouge, La. / Tara 78 Jacob Martin OL Fr. Baton Rouge, La. / Catholic 79 P.J. Burkhalter OL r-fr. Franklinton, La. / Franklinton 80 Morell Bartholomew WR r-so. Edgard, La. / West St. John 81 Jason Richard WR Jr. Thibodaux, La. / Thibodaux 82 Miguel Harris WR Jr. Harvey, La. / West Jefferson / Delta State 83 Darrion Cook WR r-so. LaPlace, La. / Riverside Academy 83 David McKey K/P Sr. Denham Springs, La. / Denham Springs 84 Bryson Simmons WR r-so. Marrero, La. / Archbishop Shaw 85 Cameron Carrier TE r-fr. Zachary, La. / Zachary 85 Dontaze Costly WR Fr. Vacherie, La. / St. James 86 Dai Jean Dixon WR Fr. New Orleans, La. / Edna Karr 87 Terrell Encalade DL Sr. East Pointe A La Hache, La. / Belle Chasse / Langston 87 Chris Raymond WR Fr. Baton Rouge, La. / University Lab 88 David Mosley TE Fr. New Orleans, La. / Archbishop Rummel 89 Devin Edinburgh DL r-fr. New Orleans, La. / Edna Karr 90 Tyler Johnson DL Jr. Sorrento, La. / St. Amant 91 Xavier Anderson DL r-fr. Darrow, La. / St. Amant 92 Marcel Andry DL Sr. New Orleans, La. / St. Augustine / East Mississippi CC 93 Danquan Edwards DL Fr. New Orleans, La. / De La Salle 94 Brandon Fontenot DL r-so. Baton Rouge, La. / Tara 95 Devin Simoneaux DL Jr. Gonzales, La. / East Ascension 96 Tyler Lewis DE So. LaPlace, La. / Riverside Academy / Trinity Int. 97 Kenny Dotson DL Jr. Plaquemine, La. / Plaquemine 98 Daren Williams DL Sr. Reserve, La. / East St. John / Tulane 99 Tevin Lawson DL Sr. Denham Springs, La. / Denham Springs / TCU On the Field Head Coach: Tim Rebowe (REE-bo) Defensive Coordinator: Tommy Rybacki (RYE-back-e) Defensive Line: Anthony Camp Wide Receivers: Sean Murphy Running Backs: Brock Hays Offensive Line: Lee Roussel (ROO-sell) Cornerbacks: Chris Thompson PRONUNCIATION - PLAYERS 1 Christian Boutte... boo-tay 3 Damion Jeanpiere Jr.... ZHAN-pee-yare 8 Tuskani Figaro... tus-con-ee fi g-uh-roe 11 Jarrell Rogers...juh-RELL 15 Kohen Granier...koe-in graun-yae 17 Stephen LeBouef... Luh-BUFF 25 Laryon James...LARRY-on 32 Mason Boudreaux... boo-dro 33 Stefano Guarisco...stef-uh-no guh-riss-co 35 Donnell Adair... uh-dare 36 Aquindas Steib...ah-QUINN-dis STIBE 40 Garret LeBlanc... luh-blaunk 44 Ahmani Martin... uh-mah-nee 48 Evan Veron...VARE-on Bourg... berg Boutte... boo-tee Breaux Bridge...BRO Cheneyville... CHAIN-E-vill Denham Springs...denim Destrehan... DESS-TRA-han East Pointe A La Hache... ah-la-hash Geismar... GUYS-mer Gentilly... jin-till-e Houma... HO-muh COACHING STAFF In the Booth Offensive Coordinator: Rob Christophel (KRIS-tuh-fell) Tight Ends: Russ Gisclair (Jiss-CLARE) Safeties: Brian Wallace PRONUNCIATION - TOWNS 49 Lorran Fonseca... Lor-RON fon-say-kuh 55 Sully Laiche... Lesh (like mesh) 57 Sam Gruenig...GREW-nig 58 Hezekiah White...hez-uh-KIE-ya 62 Lazarus Ona... lazz-er-us OH-na 66 Alec Naquin...nah-can 71 Chandler Arceneaux...ar-suh-NO 73 Jair Joseph...jye-AIR 81 Jason Richard...ree-SHARD 86 Dai Jean Dixon...DAY-zhan 87 Terrell Encalade... ter-rell ON-kuh-lodd... (like Todd) 94 Brandon Fontenot...FONT-in-oh 95 Devin Simoneaux... SIM-in-oh LaPlace... la-plahss Marrero... muh-rare-row Metairie...meh-ter-REE New Orleans... OR-lins or OR-lee-ins Opelousas...opp-uh-LOO-sus Plaquemine... PLACK-uh-men Ponchatoula...pon-chuh-TOO-la Thibodaux...TIB-uh-doe Vacherie... vash-er-e Westwego...west-WEE-go No. Name Pos. 3 Damion Jeanpiere Jr. WR 38 Kevin Johnson DB 90 Tyler Johnson DL 73 Jair Joseph OL 55 Sully Laiche DL 99 Tevin Lawson DL 40 Garret LeBlanc TE 17 Stephen LeBouef TE 27 Jonavon Lewis DB 96 Tyler Lewis DE 67 Cameron Maheu OL 44 Ahmani Martin DB 78 Jacob Martin OL 14 Arron McKenney WR 83 David McKey K/P 34 Khristian Mims DB 88 David Mosley TE 23 Michael Mosley LB 66 Alec Naquin OL 62 Lazarus Ona DL 46 Tariq Pierce LB 47 Allen Pittman LB 15 Anfernee Poindexter DB 54 Moroni Pointer LB 56 Kobe Porche LB 87 Chris Raymond WR 81 Jason Richard WR 39 Adrian Richardson LB 43 Patrick Riley DL 13 Mason Roberts WR 65 Everett Rodrigue OL 11 Jarrell Rogers WR 22 Jeremy Rounds RB 52 Caleb Seitz LB 84 Bryson Simmons WR 95 Devin Simoneaux DL 21 Jay Jay Smith DB 26 Tahj Smith RB 6 Cole Spear DB 19 Tyler St. Germain K/P 36 Aquindas Steib LB 37 Terry Sullivan RB 18 Jordan Talley TE 29 Dontrell Taylor RB 62 Zach Trahan OL 48 Evan Veron LB 35 Jamal Walters DB 58 Hezekiah White LB 98 Daren Williams DL 76 Al Wilson OL 42 Rejean Wright DB 9

10 TIM REBOWE 8-14, 8-10 SLC THIRD SEASON AS HEAD COACH LSU, 1987 Tim Rebowe is in his third season as head coach of the Nicholls State University football team. Rebowe completely changed the culture in his fi rst year, ending a program-record losing streak and led Nicholls to a pair of road victories in Southland play. In 2016, the Colonels recorded their fi rst winning campaign in the SLC since 2005 and fi nished tied for fourth place. Before Rebowe arrived two seasons ago, Nicholls had fi nished last in the league for four consecutive seasons. Despite going 0-2 out of the league in 2016, the Colonels made their presence known early on with impressive showings against FBS opponents. Nicholls shocked the country in the opening weekend by nearly knocking off No. 9 Georgia in a decision. Just two weeks later, the Colonels lost a heartbreaker in overtime at South Alabama, Rebowe helped lead the Ragin Cajun program to four consecutive New Orleans Bowl victories and a conference championship under head coach Mark Hudspeth. During his tenure at ULL, Rebowe served as the safeties coach ( , ) and linebackers coach ( ). In 2014, ULL s defense ranked fi rst in the Sun Belt in rushing yards allowed and red zone defense, while ranking second in points allowed. The defense fi nished with seven interceptions on the year, including two by cornerback Corey Trim, who was named All-Sun Belt Second Team Defense. Under Rebowe s tutelage in 2013, the Cajuns tied for the conference lead with 14 interceptions. Two years prior, his safeties combined for fi ve interceptions, with three returned for touchdowns. Rebowe s group had a stellar year in his fi rst season as defensive backs coach in 2004 as the defense ranked 11th in the nation in passing yards allowed. Both of his starting safeties that year, C.C. Brown and Antwain Spann, would go on to the NFL. The following season, the pass defense fi nished 23rd in the nation in yards allowed. As a linebackers coach, Rebowe guided the team s leading tackler in all three seasons and also had two players earn All-Sun Belt recognition. Rebowe vowed to build the program by recruiting local talent, and his fi rst three recruiting classes consisted of 58 Louisiana natives out of a total of 64 signees. In his fi rst signing class, Rebowe welcomed 26 studentathletes, all from the Pelican State and the majority coming from within a 100-mile radius of Thibodaux. The 2016 recruiting class was donned by some as the best in the program s history, and several true freshmen made a huge impact in last season s success. Rebowe, a 54-year old native of Norco, La., was named head football coach on Nov. 21, 2014, becoming the 10th in the program s history. Rebowe, who coached at Louisiana-Lafayette as an assistant for 11 seasons and was a former assistant coach at Nicholls for six years, not only brought a wealth of experience coaching at the collegiate level, but has strong ties to the state of Louisiana having coached within the borders his entire career. In 1995, Rebowe took his fi rst collegiate job, joining Darren Barbier s staff at Nicholls. From 95-99, he served as defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator before coaching the receivers in Rebowe was part of the biggest turnaround in FCS history as the Colonels went 0-11 in 95 before earning a playoff spot the very next season with an 8-4 mark. Rebowe began his coaching career in 1988 at his alma mater, Destrehan High School. While there, he coached Super Bowl Champion and future NFL Hall of Famer Ed Reed. Following his stint with Nicholls, Rebowe coached the cornerbacks at ULM from Rebowe earned his bachelor of science in physical education from LSU in He is married to the former Kim Robichaux and they have a daughter, Samantha, and a son, Tyler, who graduated from Nicholls in the spring of RECORD BREAKDOWN Home Away vs. FCS Ranked Teams vs. FBS vs. FCS vs. Other vs. Southland August September October November December When team rushes for 200 yards When team rushes for 300 yards When team passes for 200 yards When team passes for 300 yards When team rushes under 100 yards Player rushes for 100 yards Two players rush for 100 yards Opponent has 100-yard rusher Scoring 30-or-more points Scoring 40-or-more points Hold opponent to 10-points or less Scoring fi rst Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Games decided by 11 points or more Games decided by 10 points or less Games decided by 7 or less Games decided by 3 or less Overtime