Week 3: Nicholls vs Sam Houston
Game Information
StageWeek 3
Season2026
KickoffSat, Sep 19, 7:00 pm
VenueElliott T. Bowers Stadium
LocationHuntsville, TX
SurfaceArtificial Turf
BroadcastESPN+
Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/27/26 | vs  Mississippi Valley State | W44-10 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/20/25 | @  SE Louisiana | L26-38 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | vs  Northwestern State | W26-21 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/8/25 | @  UT Rio Grande Valley | L21-28 | College Football Wk 11 |
| 11/1/25 | vs  Houston Christian | W31-7 | College Football Wk 10 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29/25 | vs  Florida International | L16-56 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | @  Middle Tennessee | L17-31 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | vs  Delaware | W26-23 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/8/25 | @  Oregon State | W21-17 | College Football Wk 11 |
| 10/31/25 | @  Louisiana Tech | L14-55 | College Football Wk 10 |
Division Standings
FCS — Southland Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 3 | 31 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
 Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
 Incarnate Word | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
 Lamar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 7 | 38 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
 Nicholls | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 3 | 71 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 16 | 45 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
 East Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Northwestern State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 6 | 80 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
 McNeese | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| SE Louisiana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 14 | 39 | 0-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
FBS — Conference USA
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 68 | 42 | 1-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
| Florida International | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 42 | 39 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 64 | 31 | 1-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
 Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 37 | 43 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
| Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 64 | 42 | 1-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
 Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 48 | 64 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Sam Houston | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 38 | 47 | 0-1 | 0-1 | L2 |
 Western Kentucky | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 34 | 119 | 0-0 | 0-2 | L2 |
 Jacksonville State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 83 | 69 | 1-0 | 0-2 | L1 |
 New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 87 | 77 | 1-0 | 0-2 | L1 |
About the Game
Nicholls faces Sam Houston on September 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, TX. The matchup is part of the 2026 college football regular season.
Nicholls enters with a 0-0 record, while Sam Houston is 0-0. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Score, scoring plays, team statistics and matchup details are tracked on this page.
Follow Nicholls vs Sam Houston here for kickoff information, live updates and the final result. College Football scores and schedule page lists additional games, schedules and results.
Nicholls
2nd in Southland
VS
Sam Houston
1st in CUSA
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#19
Cooper Babin
#49
Joshua Bellanger
#16
Pharrell Harewood
#16
Jack Landry
#18
Chase Richardson
#11
Ean Rodrigue
#15
Preston Welch
Offensive Line
#72
Thomas Ashe
#66
Kamron Barnes
#64
Kyron Barnes
#76
Ryan Bernard
#65
Ryan Brungart
#51
Malik Ellis
#79
Kohl Fulton
#61
Cylis Hill
#71
Jacob Hood
#56
Justin Howard
#70
Jacob Johnson
#73
Raymond Johnson
#74
Preston Jones
#62
Joe Kirby
#53
Isaac Latulippe
#75
Enzo Marino
#63
Hamza Rahman
#77
Caleb Smith
#54
Cooper Taylor
#69
Charlie Ward
#78
Trace Wegmann
#60
Sawyer Wells
Receivers & Backs
#5
Kayden Andoh
#83
Chantz Babineaux
#23
Jason Barnes Jr.
#27
Damondrick Blackburn
#42
McAllister Callejo
#80
Amari Clayton
#26
Jonathan Dartez
#38
Jeffrey Diedrich
#86
Greg Donaldson
#13
Jackson Dufrene
#36
Brendan Farish
#81
Patrick Gales
#2
Jake Godfrey
#6
Tamaj Hoffman
#47
Pax Hughes
#3
Karaaz Johnson
#35
Kolt Krieg
#84
Paxton Lafont
#87
Dedric Lastie
#85
Isaiah LeBlanc
#4
Shane Lee
#82
Jason Malbrue
#10
Brian McQuaide
#32
Jayden Milton
#36
Jayden Obiekwe
#89
Jack Purser
#45
Devin Scura
#12
Jordan Smith
#30
Parker Smith
#8
Ellis Stewart
#9
Treylin Whaley
#88
Kylin Wheeler
#14
Christian White
#48
Scott White
#35
Keven Williams
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#58
Arrington Adams
#93
Talan Bingham
#15
Romeo Brown
#52
Andrew Cavalier
#91
Chase Chesser
#95
Shay Collins
#19
Cale Daigle
#92
Fred Dampeer
#41
Charlie Diedrich
#54
Damari Drake
#62
Victor Drake
#94
Griffin Ellis
#30
Ghee Evans
#90
Johnathan Flowers
#40
Kyree Fuller
#67
Marcus Garcia
#59
Josiah Hatter
#25
Alec Haynes
#56
Keith Hills
#51
Logan Jackson
#99
Joey Lightfoot
#1
Kennon Loftin
Dominic Logiudice
#20
Kevin Martin
#31
Mace Melancon
#96
Grant Merritt
#48
Brooks Monica
#11
Antoine Okelo-Johnson
#60
Caden Parquette
#19
Klabron Pollard
#43
Trent Santos
#50
Jamaal Sapp
#44
EJ Segrest
#97
Scott Smith
#98
Dale Smith Jr.
#30
Taylor Thibodaux
#45
Alex Villavaso
#53
Lionel Williams
Defensive Backs
#38
Cameron Allen
#39
Draylon August
#12
Gary Bailey Jr.
#26
Blake Brown
#28
Prystyn Cambre
#33
Shermar Carter
#42
Peyton Depolitte
#14
Kristian Dillard
#13
Zavian Dilworth
#23
Gavin Duplechin
#37
Jeremie Elzy
#22
Kristerphor Griffin
#10
Lynard Harris
#36
Justin Helper
#17
Skylar Husband
#29
Greg Jackson Jr.
#21
Kasai Jones
#46
Ian Locklar
#35
Erin Moore
#34
Travin Moore
#24
Braylon Noel
#7
Jhamal Shelby Jr.
Other
#46
Wyatt Guidry
#57
Ashton Guilbeau
#20
Carsen Hebert
#27
Sean Hebert
#47
Kingston Phan
#25
Zachry Sugandi-Truitt
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#15
DJ Bailey
#47
Victor Gamboa
#9
Brett Holloway
#16
Mason Holtzclaw
#31
Cal Joseph
#8
Landyn Locke
#49
Cameron McCulloch
#18
Shaan Patel
#46
Carson Whitington
Offensive Line
#57
Zo'Maryon Bryan
#62
Carter Buchheit
#68
Logan Cahill
#64
Josiah Chenault
#75
Elijah Collins
#56
Jeremiah Edmond
#72
Myles Joseph
#58
Carter Kadow
#76
Nathan McClelland
#71
Denell Nix Jr.
#67
Isaac Sohn
#74
Graceson Spann
#54
Brock Stukes
#52
Cam Todd
#66
Jimmy Walls
#63
Joe Warren
#50
Tr'e Williams
Receivers & Backs
#5
Kyan Berry-Johnson
Darrick Bledsoe III
#10
Landan Brown
#3
Tim Burns Jr.
#4
Alijah Cason
#19
Konner Dandridge
#14
London Deyon
#20
MJ Dowdy
#25
Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith
#88
Terrence Guillory II
#85
Cade Hays
#89
Brock Kuhl
#12
Kamari Maxwell
#22
Alton McCaskill
#86
Jack Merryman
#11
Kaleb Mitchell
#43
Nick Norman
#7
Grady O'Neill
#6
Jerrian Parker Jr.
#2
Chris Reed
#13
Ty Sexton
#80
Matt Smith
#1
Aviyon Smith-Mack
#82
Cooper Stevens
#84
Matthew Tatum
#87
Max Whisner
#24
Kaden Winkfield
#17
Christian Zachary
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#1
Josh Alexander-Felton
#92
Jarra Anderson
#33
Brian Bates Jr.
#18
Stacy Bey
#95
She'Fon Boyd
#44
Ray Chatham
#48
Chauncey Chidi
#91
Caius Coy
#21
Dean Ford
#97
Dylan Frazier
#19
Jayden Fry
#26
Tokyo Gordon
#12
Elijah Groves
#3
Brody Henderson
#42
Ca'lub Holloway
#32
Kade Houston
#10
Darien Jackson
#23
Mike King Jr.
#37
Ryan Mallory
#99
Dimitry Nicolas
#14
Bryen Spaulding
#28
Zion Taylor
#98
Justin Terrell
#45
Eli Wallace
#90
Uzziah Warmate
#93
Errol West Jr.
#40
Cole Worthington
Defensive Backs
#13
Railyn Adams
#9
Jace Arnold
#5
Ishmel Atkins
#8
Tyler Bailey
#38
O'Kece Battle
#38
O'Kece Battle
#36
Marcus Bourda Jr.
#2
Justin Cottrell
#16
Aaron Edwards
#15
Cameron Franklin
#17
Octavius Henderson
#6
Jaylon Jones
#11
CJ June
#7
Caesar Magee
#34
Julian Mayfield
#27
Robert McFarland
#43
Evan Odom
#39
Joseph Opara
#29
Lyric Smith
#4
Jalyn Stanford
#35
Jabaric Sullivan
#20
Dravon Wilson
#30
Braylen Wortham
Other
#94
Sam Carpenter
#81
Nico Ottomanelli
#83
Tate Ryan
Nicholls
2nd in Southland
VS
Sam Houston
1st in CUSA
Passing
55.2
Completion Percentage
66.7
53
Completions
54
3.10
Interception Percentage
1.20
3
Interceptions
1
74
Longest Pass
94
613
Net Passing Yards
651
204.3
Net Passing Yards Per Game
325.5
96
Passing Attempts
81
7.30
Passing Touchdown %
6.20
7
Passing Touchdowns
5
126.8
Passer Rating
151.9
5
Total Sacks
9
31
Sack Yards Lost
78
6.4
Yards Per Pass Attempt
8.0
613
Passing Yards
651
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
3
Team Games Played
2
320.0
Yards Per Game
372.0
26.0
Total Points Per Game
19.0
78
Total Points
38
10
Total Touchdowns
5
204.3
Passing Yards Per Game
325.5
53-96
Comp-Att
54-81
5-31
Sacks-Yards Lost
9-78
Rushing
120
Rushing Attempts
55
347
Rushing Yards
93
2.9
Yards Per Rush Attempt
1.7
26
Long Rushing
24
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
3
Rushing Touchdowns
0
115.7
Rushing Yards Per Game
46.5
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
24
Rushing 1st downs
11
3
Team Games Played
2
960
Total Yards
744
221
Total Offensive Plays
145
26.0
Total Points Per Game
19.0
78
Total Points
38
10
Total Touchdowns
5
Receiving
53
Receptions
54
0
Receiving Targets
0
613
Receiving Yards
651
613
Receiving Yards
651
7
Receiving Touchdowns
5
74
Long Reception
94
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
204.3
Receiving Yards Per Game
325.5
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
21
Receiving Yards After Catch
295
28
Receiving First Downs
25
3
Team Games Played
2
11.6
Yards Per Reception
12.1
26.0
Total Points Per Game
19.0
78
Total Points
38
10
Total Touchdowns
5
Miscellaneous
56
Total 1st downs
41
24
Rushing 1st downs
11
28
Passing 1st downs
25
4
1st downs by penalty
5
19
Third Down Conversions
11
49
Third Down Attempts
28
38.78
3rd down %
39.29
6
Fourth Down Conversions
0
7
First Downs Attempts
3
85.71
4th down %
0.00
10
Total Penalties
14
99
Total Penalty Yards
111
1814
Possession Time Seconds
1837
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
7
Total Takeaways
1
5
Total Giveaways
2
2
Turnover Ratio
-1
19-49
3rd down efficiency
11-28
6-7
4th down efficiency
0-3
10-99
Total-Yards
14-111
Defense
131
Solo Tackles
66
40
Assist Tackles
68
171
Total Tackles
134
6
Sacks
8
56
Sack Yards
46
20
Stuffs
21
7
Passes Defended
0
7.0
Average Interception Yards
0.0
26
Long Interception
0
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
1
Kicks Blocked
0
11
Tackles For Loss
10
3
Team Games Played
2
Defensive Interceptions
5
Interceptions
0
35
Interception Yards
0
0
Interception Touchdowns
0
5-35
INT: Total
0-0
General
4
Fumbles
1
3
Forced Fumbles
1
0
Fumbles Recovered
0
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
3
Games Played
2
4-2
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
Returning
2
Kick Returns
6
32
Kick Return Yards
107
16.0
Yards Per Kick Return
17.8
20
Long Kick Return
33
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
2
Punt Returns
2
4
Punt Return Yards
11
2.0
Yards Per Punt Return
5.5
7
Long Punt Return
7
0
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
3
Team Games Played
2
2-4
Punt: Total
2-11
Kicking
3
Field Goal Made
1
3
Field Goal Attempts
1
100.0
Field Goal Percentage
100.0
42
Long Field Goal Made
39
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
0
2
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
1
1
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 50+
0
9
Extra Points Made
5
10
Extra Point Attempts
5
90.0
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
0
Field Goals Made 20-29
0
2
Field Goals Made 30-39
1
1
Field Goals Made 40-49
0
0
Field Goals Made 50+
0
18
Total Kicking Points
8
3
Team Games Played
2
0
Touchback Percentage
29
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
3-3
FG: Good-Attempts
1-1
Punting
19
Punts
12
716
Punt Yards
521
54
Long Punt
67
37.7
Gross Average Punt Yards
43.4
37.7
Net Average Punt Yards
43.4
0
Punts Blocked
0
1
Punts Inside 20
4
0
Touchbacks
1
2
Fair Catches
8
8
Punt Returns
1
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
3
Team Games Played
2
19-716
Punt: Total Yards
12-521
Scoring
3
Rushing Touchdowns
0
7
Receiving Touchdowns
5
0
Return Touchdowns
0
10
Total Touchdowns
5
3
Field Goals
1
9
Kick Extra Points
5
0
Total Two Point Conversions
0
78
Total Points
38
26.0
Total Points Per Game
19.0