Nicholls 3, Kansas State 71 · Box Score

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Final · Week 1 · Sat, Sep 5, 2026

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Nicholls	0	3	0	0	3
KSU	22	14	21	14	71

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Team stats

NichollsFCS		KSU
9	First downs	34
122	Total yards	559
30	Passing yards	247
7-19	Comp-Att	20-27
1.6	Yards per pass	9.1
92	Rushing yards	312
39	Rushes	44
2.4	Yards per rush	7.1
4-16	3rd down	9-11
1-1	4th down	0-0
2-26	Penalties-yards	1-10
1	Turnovers	1
1	Fumbles lost	1
0	Interceptions thrown	0
26:17	Time of possession	33:43
0	Sacks	1
1	Tackles for loss	10
0	QB hurries	3
2	Passes defended	5
0	Defensive TDs	1
—	Kick return yards	43
—	Punt return yards	90
0	Passing TDs	3
0	Rushing TDs	6
3	Kicking points	9

Advanced stats

NichollsFCS		KSU
-0.33	EPA per play	+0.40
23%	Success rate	58%
1.49	Explosiveness	1.37
+0.00	Rushing EPA per play	+0.17
24%	Rushing success rate	61%
-0.30	Passing EPA per play	+0.77
20%	Passing success rate	53%
22%	Standard downs success	62%
24%	Passing downs success	44%
1.78	Line yards per rush	4.18
1.12	Second-level yards	1.78
1.47	Open-field yards	1.35
35%	Stuff rate	13%
0%	Power success	100%
11%	Havoc caused	46%
1	Scoring chances	9
3.00	Points per chance	7.11
Own 28	Avg. starting field position	Own 36
2	Explosive plays	5
1%	Postgame win expectancy	99%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q112:36
Kansas StateTD
(12:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Johnson pass complete short middle to #12 J.Tibbs caught at NICH00, for 7 yards to the NICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:36 #43 L.Rodriguez kick attempt good (H: #8 S.McClannan, LS: #33 A.Johnson)
Drive: 6 plays, 77 yds
0-7
Q16:59
Kansas StateTD
(07:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Johnson rush left for 10 yards gain to the NICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:59, 1ST DOWN #0 L.Cure rush attempt Successful
Drive: 8 plays, 46 yds
0-15
Q10:29
Kansas StatePUNT TD
(00:49) #16 P.Harewood punt 50 yards to the KSTATE35 #8 B.White return 65 yards to the NICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:29 #43 L.Rodriguez kick attempt good (H: #8 S.McClannan, LS: #33 A.Johnson)
0-22
Q210:09
Kansas StateTD
(10:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 R.Fields Jr. rush right for 26 yards gain to the NICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:09, 1ST DOWN #43 L.Rodriguez kick attempt good (H: #8 S.McClannan, LS: #33 A.Johnson)
Drive: 6 plays, 65 yds
0-29
Q25:48
FCS
NichollsFG
(05:51) #88 K.Phan field goal attempt from 32 yards GOOD (H: #16 P.Harewood, LS: #49 J.Bellanger), clock 05:48
Drive: 11 plays, 60 yds
3-29
Q21:58
Kansas StateTD
(02:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Johnson pass complete short left to #4 J.Jackson caught at NICH32, for 43 yards to the NICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:58, 1ST DOWN #43 L.Rodriguez kick attempt good (H: #8 S.McClannan, LS: #33 A.Johnson)
Drive: 8 plays, 77 yds
3-36
Q38:28
Kansas StateTD
(08:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Johnson pass complete short left to #5 J.Manning caught at NICH00, for 11 yards to the NICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:28, 1ST DOWN #37 R.Hammond III kick attempt good (H: #8 S.McClannan, LS: #33 A.Johnson)
Drive: 8 plays, 62 yds
3-43
Q35:52
Kansas StateTD
(05:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush right for 11 yards gain to the NICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:52, 1ST DOWN #37 R.Hammond III kick attempt good (H: #8 S.McClannan, LS: #45 J.Duffield)
Drive: 4 plays, 24 yds
3-50
Q32:08
Kansas StateTD
(02:08) Shotgun #9 J.Harris rush left for 11 yards gain to the NICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:08, 1ST DOWN #37 R.Hammond III kick attempt good (H: #29 D.Davidson, LS: #45 J.Duffield)
Drive: 7 plays, 67 yds
3-57
Q413:19
Kansas StateTD
(13:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #31 M.Elston Jr. rush middle for 46 yards gain to the NICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:19, 1ST DOWN #37 R.Hammond III kick attempt good (H: #29 D.Davidson, LS: #45 J.Duffield)
Drive: 4 plays, 62 yds
3-64
Q48:02
Kansas StateTD
(08:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Knuth rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:02 #96 A.O'Neill kick attempt good (H: #29 D.Davidson, LS: #46 S.Dolphens)
Drive: 7 plays, 57 yds
3-71

Score shown Nicholls-KSU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	Int	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Ean Rodrigue	0	7/19	30	1.6	0

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
Tamaj Hoffman	9	43	4.8	17
Ean Rodrigue	6	24	4.0	26
Preston Welch	4	17	4.3	9
Shane Lee	10	12	1.2	9
Keven Williams	3	10	3.3	7
Jayden Milton	3	3	1.0	5
Damondrick Blackburn	2	1	0.5	4
Karaaz Johnson	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	-18	-18.0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Jordan Smith	2	14	7.0	12
Ellis Stewart	2	13	6.5	9
Jackson Dufrene	1	6	6.0	6
Shane Lee	1	0	0.0	0
Treylin Whaley	1	-3	-3.0	0

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	TFL	PD
Skylar Husband	7	7	0	0
Kennon Loftin	7	6	0	0
Gavin Duplechin	6	5	0	0
Zavian Dilworth	5	5	0	0
Jhamal Shelby Jr.	4	3	0	2
Kevin Martin	3	3	0	0
Alex Villavaso	3	2	1	0
Alec Haynes	2	2	0	0
Gary Bailey Jr.	2	2	0	0
Kyree Fuller	2	2	0	0
Kasai Jones	2	2	0	0
EJ Segrest	2	2	0	0
Trent Santos	2	1	0	0
Romeo Brown	2	1	0	0
Joey Lightfoot	1	1	0	0
Charlie Diedrich	1	1	0	0
Kristian Dillard	1	1	0	0
Logan Jackson	1	1	0	0
Klabron Pollard	1	0	0	0
Jayden Milton	1	0	0	0
Antoine Okelo-Johnson	1	0	0	0
Keith Hills	1	0	0	0
Grant Merritt	1	0	0	0
Erin Moore	1	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Ean Rodrigue	1	1	0
Tamaj Hoffman	1	0	0
Kevin Martin	0	0	1
Team	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Kingston Phan	1/1	100.0	32	0/0	3

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Pharrell Harewood	9	354	39.3	0	1	54
Wyatt Guidry	1	20	20.0	0	0	20