Sam Houston State Bearkats @ Nicholls Colonels
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHSU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
NICH | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
Nicholls St. beats Sam Houston St. for first time since '05
THIBODAUX, La. -- Dontrell Taylor and Kendall Bussey each ran for a fourth-quarter touchdown to help Nicholls State beat Sam Houston State 27-7 on Saturday night.
The Colonels (2-2, 1-1 Southland Conference), who had lost 11 in a row to Sam Houston State, beat the Bearkats for the first time since 2005. Nicholls State was outscored 448-161 during that span.
Chase Fourcade hit Damion Jeanpiere Jr. for a 12-yard touchdown that capped a 10-play, 74-yard drive and gave the Colonels a 10-7 lead late in the first half. Lorran Fonseca, who made a 35-yard field goal to open the scoring, hit a 22-yarder that made it 13-7 midway through the third quarter.
Taylor scored on a 6-yard run with 4:04 to play and, one play after Ty Brock's pass on fourth-and-16 from the 2 fell incomplete, Bussey capped the scoring about a minute later.
Sam Houston State (1-2, 0-1), which came in ranked No. 11 in FCS, was limited to 53 yards rushing on 30 attempts.
Fourcade was 15-of-23 passing for 197 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions for 18th-ranked Nicholls State. The Colonels beat an FCS-ranked opponent for the first time since 2008.
Game Information
Thibodaux, LA
2025 Standings
| Southland Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 8-0 | 11-3 |
| SE Louisiana | 7-1 | 9-4 |
| 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 |
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