NCAAF

McNeese Cowboys at Nicholls Colonels

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4-5, 1-5 Away
Final
19 - 24
4-4, 3-0 Home

Nicholls rallies then hangs on to beat McNeese 24-19

McQuaide went over from a yard out with eight minutes remaining to complete a 13-play drive for a 24-13 lead.

That touchdown proved vital when Nicholls (4-4, 2-1 Southland Conference) punted into one of its blockers, who was knocked back toward the punter. McNeese recovered at the Colonels' 28 and went on to score on Bryce Strong's 2-yard run to cut the lead to five with under three minutes left.

Nicholls was forced to punt, giving McNeese the ball at its 21-yard line with 20 seconds left. Kamden Sixkiller's pass was intercepted and the Colonels ran out the clock.

Nicholls trailed by eight before Miequle Brock went 66 yards for a touchdown and McQuaide threw a 39-yard catch-and-run TD pass to Collin Guggenheim with a little over a minute to go before the break to lead 14-10.

Brock ran for 101 yards on nine carries and McQuaide was 18 of 34 for 178 yards passing with a TD and an interception. Terry Matthews had eight catches for 94 yards.

Joshon Barbie ran 69 yards for a score and finished with 121 yards on 13 carries for the Cowboys (4-5, 1-3). Sixkiller was 22-of-40 passing for 233 yards with an interception.

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Scoring Summary

NICH SF 1st Period 8:45 Team Safety
MCN FG 1st Period 3:29 Tyler Larco 47 Yd Field Goal
MCN TD 2nd Period 5:22 Joshon Barbie 69 Yd Run (Tyler Larco Kick)
NICH TD 2nd Period 4:06 Miequle Brock 66 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
NICH TD 2nd Period 1:14 Collin Guggenheim 39 Yd pass from Pat McQuaide (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
NICH FG 3rd Period 5:14 Gabe Showalter 41 Yd Field Goal
MCN FG 4th Period 14:49 Tyler Larco 26 Yd Field Goal
NICH TD 4th Period 8:02 Pat McQuaide 1 Yd Run (Gabe Showalter Kick)
MCN TD 4th Period 2:39 Bryce Strong 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

Statistics

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25 1st Downs 21
4-14 3rd down efficiency 7-15
2-3 4th down efficiency 0-0
401 Total Yards 371
233 Passing 178
22/40 Comp/Att 18/34
5.8 Yards per pass 5.2
168 Rushing 193
32 Rushing Attempts 35
5.3 Yards per rush 5.5
10-81 Penalties 7-75
1 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 0
1 Interceptions thrown 1
29:41 Possession 30:19

Game Information

Venue: John L. Guidry Stadium

Location: Thibodaux, LA
Attendance: 6,593 · Capacity:
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