Nicholls Colonels @ Houston Baptist Huskies
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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NICH | 10 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
Fourcade leads Nicholls to 41-20 win over Houston Baptist
HOUSTON -- Chase Fourcade threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores as Nicholls took an early lead and rolled to a 41-20 win over Houston Baptist on Saturday.
Fourcade was 24-of-30 passing with no interceptions. Damion Jeanpiere Jr. caught seven passes for 96 yards and Dai'Jean Dixon grabbed five for 74 yards and a score. Dontrell Taylor ran for 104 yards on nine carries.
Lorran Fonseca had a field goal of 56 yards, a school record, and added a 35 yarder and Fourcade passed for two scores in the second quarter as Nicholls (6-3, 5-2 Southland Conference) took a 27-0 lead into the break. Fourcade ran it in from the 6 and the 1 in the third quarter to go ahead 41-7.
Nicholls racked up 616 total yards while holding the Huskies to 237. The Colonels had 313 rushing yards while limiting HBU to minus-21 yards.
Bailey Zappe hit Terry Tilllmon on a 67-yard scoring strike, Jake Blanco ran a blocked punt back 40 yards for a score and Jarreth Sterns ran in from the 1 for Houston Baptist (1-8, 0-7) which has now lost 17 straight conference games.
Game Information
Houston, TX
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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