| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NWST | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
 NICH | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
Game Leaders
Ean Rodrigue
· QB
Shane Lee
· RB
Abram Johnston
· QB
Abram Johnston
· QB
Team Stats
131st Downs19
2-143rd down efficiency5-10
5-74th down efficiency1-1
297Total Yards375
144Passing156
18/23Comp/Att12/21
6.3Yards per pass7.4
153Rushing219
37Rushing Attempts35
4.1Yards per rush6.3
6-55Penalties4-33
1Turnovers2
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:45
Kneel down by Nicholls at NICH11 for loss of 0 yards
0:45
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston pass intercepted by #0 L.Sullivan Jr. at NICH01 broken up by #4 T.Marsh #0 L.Sullivan Jr. return 10 yards to the NICH11 (#6 T.Moore)
7:16
PENALTY NSU False Start 5 yards from NICH19 to NICH24. NO PLAY
7:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #0 M.Hicks rush right for 0 yards to the NICH19 (#45 A.Villavaso; #93 T.Bingham)
7:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston rush middle for 0 yards to the NICH19 (#27 P.Tally)
7:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston rush right for 3 yards gain to the NICH19 (#0 L.Sullivan Jr.; #92 J.Johnson)
7:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston pass complete short left to #9 C.Davis caught at NICH22, for 17 yards to the NICH22, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
7:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston pass complete short left to #0 M.Hicks caught at NICH39, for 2 yards loss to the NICH39 (#41 D.Logiudice)
7:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston rush left for 2 yards gain to the NICH37 (#7 J.Dalmado; #41 D.Logiudice)
7:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston pass complete short left to #5 A.Eugene caught at NICH39, for 1 yard loss to the NICH39 (#0 L.Sullivan Jr.)
7:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston pass complete short middle to #13 J.Moreland caught at NICH38, for 5 yards to the NICH38, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
7:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NICH43 (#7 J.Dalmado)
7:16
PENALTY NSU False Start 5 yards from NICH40 to NICH45. NO PLAY
7:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston rush left for 9 yards gain to the NICH40 (#7 J.Dalmado)
7:16
#36 G.Showalter kickoff 64 yards to the NSU01 #5 A.Eugene return 50 yards to the NICH49 (#4 T.Marsh)
7:25
No Huddle-Shotgun #24 S.Lee rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:25 #36 G.Showalter kick attempt good (H: #11 E.Rodrigue, LS: #61 W.Stewart)
10:11
No Huddle-Shotgun #24 S.Lee rush right for 10 yards gain to the NSU04 (#5 R.Rinkin), 1ST DOWN
10:11
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 M.Brock Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the NSU14 (#99 K.Reed)
10:11
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 M.Brock Jr. rush right for 8 yards gain to the NSU14 (#4 K.Mackey)
10:11
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue rush right for 9 yards gain to the NSU22 (#15 B.Newman), 1ST DOWN
10:11
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue pass intercepted by #21 J.Bonner at NSU20 QB hurried by #45 B.Bienvenu #21 J.Bonner return 79 yards to the NICH01 (#25 A.Haynes) PENALTY NICH UNR: Unnecessary Roughness offsetting NSU Holding offsetting. NO PLAY
14:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NSU31 (#15 B.Newman)
14:48
PENALTY NICH False Start 5 yards from NSU29 to NSU34. NO PLAY
14:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue rush left for 8 yards gain to the NSU29 (#9 D.Sears; #5 R.Rinkin)
14:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue pass incomplete short left to #83 E.Hunter thrown to NSU32
14:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue pass complete short middle to #13 J.Dufrene caught at NSU37, for 15 yards to the NSU37 (#10 F.Washington), 1ST DOWN
14:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue pass incomplete short middle to #13 J.Dufrene thrown to NSU48
14:48
PENALTY NICH False Start 5 yards from NSU47 to NICH48. NO PLAY
14:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue pass complete short middle to #6 S.Osby caught at NICH37, for 16 yards to the NSU47 (#35 D.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
14:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue rush right for 3 yards gain to the NICH37 (#54 K.Ivory)
14:48
#81 Z.Stone punt 44 yards to the NICH34
15:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston pass incomplete short right thrown to NSU25 broken up by #4 T.Marsh
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
1:13
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NSU22 (#7 J.Dalmado; #92 J.Johnson)
1:13
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston pass complete short right to #5 A.Eugene caught at NSU18, for 2 yards loss to the NSU18 (#3 A.McCowan)
1:13
#16 P.Harewood punt 38 yards to the NSU20 fair catch by #5 R.Rinkin at NSU20
3:11
No Huddle-Shotgun #24 S.Lee rush left for 2 yards gain to the NICH42 (#5 R.Rinkin)
3:11
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 M.Brock Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NICH40 (#9 D.Sears)
3:11
No Huddle-Shotgun #24 S.Lee rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NICH39 (#13 C.Anokwuru; #99 K.Reed)
3:11
#81 Z.Stone punt 33 yards to the NICH36, out of bounds at NICH36
4:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Johnston pass incomplete short right to #25 J.James thrown to NSU33
4:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #25 J.James rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NSU31 (#10 H.Shaheen)
4:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #25 J.James rush right for 4 yards gain to the NSU28 (#4 T.Marsh)
4:36
#36 G.Showalter field goal attempt from 41 yards NO GOOD (H: #11 E.Rodrigue, LS: #61 W.Stewart), clock 04:36
9:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NSU24 (#21 J.Bonner)
9:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 E.Rodrigue pass incomplete short middle to #6 S.Osby thrown to NSU26
9:16
PENALTY NSU Offside 5 yards from NSU35 to NSU30. NO PLAY
9:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #24 S.Lee rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NSU21 (#10 F.Washington)
9:16
No Huddle-Shotgun #24 S.Lee rush middle for 7 yards gain to the NSU23 (#10 F.Washington), 1ST DOWN
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