| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NICH | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
 RGV | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Game Leaders
Eddie Lee Marburger
· QB
Nathan Denney
· RB
Ean Rodrigue
· QB
Shane Lee
· RB
Team Stats
201st Downs19
6-173rd down efficiency8-14
3-54th down efficiency0-0
327Total Yards392
201Passing247
20/35Comp/Att20/30
5.7Yards per pass8.2
126Rushing145
41Rushing Attempts32
3.1Yards per rush4.5
1-5Penalties9-72
2Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:43
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Hogan pass complete short left to #3 K.Johnson caught at NICH30, for 8 yards to the NICH31 fumbled by #3 K.Johnson at NICH32 recovered by UTRGV #45 S.Rich at NICH31, End Of Play
0:43
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue sacked for loss of 11 yards to the NICH23 (#9 I.Box)
0:43
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue pass complete short right to #6 S.Osby caught at NICH32, for 3 yards to the NICH34, out of bounds at NICH34
0:43
Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue pass complete deep middle to #13 J.Dufrene caught at NICH30, for 21 yards to the NICH31 (#4 M.Heard Jr.), 1ST DOWN
0:43
#97 N.Wallace-Dilling punt 34 yards to the NICH10 fair catch by #3 K.Johnson at NICH10
0:50
PENALTY UTRGV Delay Of Game 5 yards from NICH39 to NICH44. NO PLAY
0:50
Timeout UT Rio Grande Valley, clock 00:50
1:37
Shotgun #32 N.Denney rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NICH39 (#10 H.Shaheen; #41 D.Logiudice)
1:37
Timeout Nicholls, clock 01:37
1:43
Shotgun #32 N.Denney rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NICH42 (#92 J.Johnson; #7 J.Dalmado)
1:43
Timeout Nicholls, clock 01:43
1:55
Shotgun #32 N.Denney rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NICH44 (#92 J.Johnson; #10 H.Shaheen)
1:55
Shotgun #32 N.Denney rush left for 11 yards gain to the NICH47 (#4 T.Marsh), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
1:55
Timeout Nicholls, clock 01:55
2:00
Shotgun #32 N.Denney rush left for 4 yards gain to the UTRGV42 (#92 J.Johnson)
2:00
Timeout , clock 02:00
6:08
Shotgun #12 E.Marburger pass complete short middle to #32 N.Denney caught at UTRGV25, for 23 yards to the UTRGV38 (#27 P.Tally), 1ST DOWN
6:08
Shotgun #32 N.Denney rush right for 1 yard gain to the UTRGV15 (#10 H.Shaheen)
6:08
Shotgun #12 E.Marburger sacked for loss of 8 yards to the UTRGV14 (#45 A.Villavaso)
6:08
Shotgun #12 E.Marburger pass complete short middle to #11 T.Cord caught at UTRGV18, for 11 yards to the UTRGV22 (#0 L.Sullivan Jr.), 1ST DOWN
6:08
PENALTY UTRGV False Start (#14 T.Diaz) 5 yards from UTRGV16 to UTRGV11. NO PLAY
6:08
Shotgun #32 N.Denney rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UTRGV16 (#92 J.Johnson)
6:08
Shotgun #32 N.Denney rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UTRGV11 (#10 H.Shaheen; #34 T.Moore)
6:08
#36 G.Showalter kickoff 61 yards to the UTRGV04 #35 C.Hewitt return 12 yards to the UTRGV16 (#4 T.Marsh) PENALTY UTRGV UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#6 K.Bryant) 8 yards from UTRGV16 to UTRGV08
6:14
Shotgun #24 S.Lee rush left for 8 yards gain to the UTRGV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:14 #36 G.Showalter kick attempt good (H: #11 E.Rodrigue, LS: #61 W.Stewart)
10:15
Shotgun #22 M.Brock Jr. rush left for 0 yards to the UTRGV08 (#56 J.Waid)
10:15
Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue pass incomplete short right to #6 S.Osby thrown to UTRGV00 broken up by #4 M.Heard Jr.
10:15
Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue pass complete short left to #6 S.Osby caught at UTRGV18, for 18 yards to the UTRGV17, out of bounds at UTRGV18, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY UTRGV Roughing The Passer (#45 S.Rich) 9 yards from UTRGV17 to UTRGV08, 1ST DOWN
10:15
Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue rush right for 3 yards gain to the UTRGV35 (#45 S.Rich)
10:15
#11 E.Rodrigue rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NICH47, End Of Play PENALTY UTRGV Targeting (#23 J.Haygood) 15 yards from NICH47 to UTRGV38, 1ST DOWN
10:15
#24 S.Lee rush right for 1 yard gain to the NICH44 (#1 A.Prosser)
10:15
#22 M.Brock Jr. rush middle for 15 yards gain to the NICH43 (#22 D.Blackwell), 1ST DOWN
10:15
#11 E.Rodrigue pass complete short right to #6 S.Osby caught at NICH24, for 3 yards to the NICH28 (#2 T.Neal)
10:15
#37 T.O'Neal kickoff 65 yards to the NICH00, Touchback
10:15
Tavian Cord 44 Yd pass from Eddie Lee Marburger (Brysen Gardner Kick)
12:28
Shotgun #12 E.Marburger pass complete short right to #19 J.Cuff caught at NICH45, for 1 yard loss to the NICH44 (#3 A.McCowan)
12:28
Shotgun #12 E.Marburger pass incomplete deep right to #4 X.Noland thrown to NICH05
12:28
Shotgun #12 E.Marburger pass complete short right to #11 T.Cord caught at NICH44, for 8 yards to the NICH43 (#3 A.McCowan), 1ST DOWN
12:28
Shotgun #32 N.Denney rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UTRGV49 (#7 J.Dalmado)
12:28
Timeout , clock 12:28
13:46
Shotgun #32 N.Denney rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UTRGV47 (#41 D.Logiudice; #34 T.Moore), 1ST DOWN
13:46
Shotgun #12 E.Marburger rush middle for 9 yards gain to the UTRGV44 (#12 A.Rogers)
13:46
Shotgun #32 N.Denney rush left for 0 yards to the UTRGV35 (#10 H.Shaheen)
13:46
Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue rush for 0 yards to the UTRGV35 fumbled by #11 E.Rodrigue at UTRGV34 forced by #45 S.Rich recovered by UTRGV #45 S.Rich at UTRGV35, End Of Play
15:00
Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue pass complete short left to #3 K.Johnson caught at UTRGV35, for 3 yards to the UTRGV35, out of bounds at UTRGV35
15:00
Shotgun #24 S.Lee rush left for 2 yards gain to the UTRGV38 (#1 A.Prosser; #45 S.Rich)
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:58
Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue pass complete short right to #83 E.Hunter caught at UTRGV46, for 12 yards to the UTRGV40 QB hurried by #91 W.Filamar (#2 T.Neal), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
0:58
Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue pass incomplete short right to #3 K.Johnson thrown to UTRGV40
Nate Denney's 120 yards rushing and 2 TDs help UTRGV beat Nicholls 28-21
— Nate Denney had 120 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 25 carries, Eddie Lee Marburger threw two touchdown passes, and UT Rio Grande Valley beat Nicholls 28-21 on Saturday night.
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