Nicholls at Sam Houston State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Nicholls | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Sam Houston State | 7 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 71 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 11:36 | Nicholls touchdown. Dai'Jean Dixon 14 Yd pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne Kick) |
| 1:26 | Sam Houston State touchdown. Jequez Ezzard 14 Yd pass from Eric Schmid (Seth Morgan Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 12:32 | Sam Houston State field goal. Seth Morgan 24 Yd Field Goal |
| 8:53 | Sam Houston State touchdown. Noah Smith 29 Yd pass from Eric Schmid (Seth Morgan Kick) |
| 8:44 | Sam Houston State touchdown. Jahari Kay 24 Yd Interception Return (Seth Morgan Kick) |
| 2:34 | Sam Houston State touchdown. Jequez Ezzard 55 Yd pass from Eric Schmid (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
| 0:00 | Nicholls field goal. Gavin Lasseigne 29 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State touchdown. Dewaylon Ingram 5 Yd pass from Eric Schmid (Seth Morgan PAT failed) |
| 10:50 | Sam Houston State touchdown. Noah Smith 6 Yd pass from Eric Schmid (Seth Morgan Kick) |
| 7:00 | Sam Houston State touchdown. Trevor Williams 79 Yd Fumble Return (Seth Morgan Kick) |
| 0:03 | Nicholls touchdown. Dai'Jean Dixon 5 Yd Run (Gavin Lasseigne Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 11:23 | Sam Houston State touchdown. Dee Bowens 10 Yd pass from Eric Schmid (Seth Morgan Kick) |
| 8:22 | Sam Houston State touchdown. Kyran Jackson 2 Yd Run (Seth Morgan Kick) |
| 0:48 | Sam Houston State touchdown. Mike Dare 4 Yd Run (Seth Morgan Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Nicholls | Sam Houston State |
| Total first downs | 19 | 23 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Nicholls | Sam Houston State |
| Third downs attempted | 17 | 15 |
| Third downs converted | 7 | 9 |
| Third down percentage | 41 % | 60 % |
| Fourth down | Nicholls | Sam Houston State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 2 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 1 | 1 |
| Fourth down percentage | 50 % | 100 % |
| Offense | Nicholls | Sam Houston State |
| Total yards | 337 | 556 |
| Total rushing yards | 118 | 2 |
| Total passing yards | 219 | 366 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 28:54 | 31:06 |
| Rushing | Nicholls | Sam Houston State |
| Total rushing plays | 37 | 190 |
| Total rushing yards | 118 | 2 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | Nicholls | Sam Houston State |
| Passes attempted | 42 | 33 |
| Passes completed | 16 | 21 |
| Average yards per completion | 5.2 | 11.1 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 6 |
| Penalties | Nicholls | Sam Houston State |
| Penalties committed | 6 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 67 | 20 |
| Turnovers | Nicholls | Sam Houston State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 1 | 2 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 3 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Nicholls | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Dontaze Costly | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| John Carrington III | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| K.J. Franklin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Lindsey Scott Jr. | 14 | 10 | 0.7 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Tevin Bush | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Julien Gums | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Dai'Jean Dixon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Quincy Cage Jr. | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Ronnie Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Kohen Granier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sam Houston State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Daryon Triche | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 49 | ||||
| Ramon Jefferson | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Kyran Jackson | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Ife Adeyi | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Jequez Ezzard | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Mike Dare | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Noah Smith | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Tony Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Eric Schmid | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Dee Bowens | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Nicholls | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Lindsey Scott Jr. | 35 | 14 | 40 % | 186 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Kohen Granier | 7 | 2 | 29 % | 33 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sam Houston State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Eric Schmid | 32 | 21 | 66 % | 366 | 11.4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Mike Dare | 1 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Nicholls | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Dai'Jean Dixon | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 1 | 24 | ||||
| Devonta Jason | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Quincy Cage Jr. | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| K.J. Franklin | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| John Carrington III | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Julien Gums | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Lee Negrotto | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Sam Houston State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jequez Ezzard | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 2 | 70 | ||||
| Ife Adeyi | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 0 | 44 | ||||
| Noah Smith | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 2 | 29 | ||||
| Cody Chrest | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Dewaylon Ingram | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 29 | ||||
| Brennon Tibbs | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Dee Bowens | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Nicholls | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Lindsey Scott Jr. | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Tevin Bush | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Ronnie Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Sam Houston State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Trevor Williams | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Ryan Humphries | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Trey Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Nicholls | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Kevin Moore III | 1 | 32 | 0 | ||||||
| Pig Cage | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Sam Houston State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Jahari Kay | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Nicholls | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Sam Houston State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Nicholls | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Tevin Bush | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Dontaze Costly | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Sam Houston State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Kameryn Alexander | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Nicholls | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| K.J. Franklin | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sam Houston State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Jequez Ezzard | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Nicholls | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Gavin Lasseigne | 1/2 | 29 | 2/2 | 5 | |||||
| Sam Houston State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Seth Morgan | 1/1 | 24 | 8/9 | 11 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Nicholls | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Craig Walker | 7 | 377 | 53.9 | 2 | 1 | 77 | |||
| Sam Houston State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Matt McRobert | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | |||
| Cameron Hearn | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |||
Last updated on Saturday, March 20, 2021 12:03 PM.