Nicholls State vs North Dakota State (Oct 01, 2005)


 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
2005 North Dakota State Football
Nicholls State vs #11 North Dakota State (Oct 01, 2005 at Fargo, ND)

Nicholls State (1-2) vs. North Dakota State (4-1)

Date: Oct 01, 2005 • Site: Fargo, ND  • Stadium: Fargodome  •  Attendance: 14022

Score by Quarters  Score 
Nicholls State   0  0  7  6  13 
North Dakota State   7  10  0  9  26 

SCORING SUMMARY   NICHOLLS-NDSU  
1st  03:37  NDSU   Kyle Steffes 2 yd run (Cory Vartanian kick) 
         8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:25  0 - 7 
2nd  14:46  NDSU   Tyler Jangula 15 yd pass from Steve Walker (Cory Vartanian kick) 
         5 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:35  0 - 14 
  09:28  NDSU   Cory Vartanian 22 yd field goal 
         10 plays, 39 yards, TOP 3:47  0 - 17 
3rd  06:35  NICHOLLS  Broderick Cole 1 yd run (Alex Romero kick) 
         11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:56  7 - 17 
4th  09:38  NICHOLLS  Joseph Tobias 15 yd run (Alex Romero kick failed) 
         13 plays, 94 yards, TOP 5:48  13 - 17 
  05:27  NDSU   Andy DelaBarre 19 yd pass from Steve Walker (Cory Vartanian kick) 
         7 plays, 62 yards, TOP 4:11  13 - 24 
  05:17  NDSU   Rodney Thompson safety 
           13 - 26 

Kickoff time: 6:00 pm  • End of Game: 8:29 pm  • Total elapsed time: 2:29
Referee: Dave Witvoet  •  Umpire: Fred Bryan  •  Linesman: Ron Tolbert  •  Line judge: John Kouris  •  Back judge: Robert Smith  •  Field judge: Dirk Ryales  •  Side judge: Don Swanson  •  Center judge: Jeff Schwartz  • 
Temperature: 70  • Wind: None  • Weather: Indoors
15th Annual Trees Bowl
Kyle Steffes, 4th 100-yard game of season and 10th of career
Steffes moved up to No. 12 all-time in rushing at NDState

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
2005 North Dakota State Football
Nicholls State vs #11 North Dakota State (Oct 01, 2005 at Fargo, ND)

 Team Totals  NICHOLLS  NDSU 
FIRST DOWNS  15  15 
   Rushing  13 
   Passing 
   Penalty 
NET YARDS RUSHING  249  195 
   Rushing Attempts  49  42 
   Average Per Rush  5.1  4.6 
   Rushing Touchdowns 
   Yards Gained Rushing  274  201 
   Yards Lost Rushing  25 
NET YARDS PASSING  48  95 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  7-16-1  10-17-0 
   Average Per Attempt  3.0  5.6 
   Average Per Completion  6.9  9.5 
   Passing Touchdowns 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  297  290 
   Total offense plays  65  59 
   Average Gain Per Play  4.6  4.9 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  0-0  0-0 
Penalties: Number-Yards  6-53  4-30 
PUNTS-YARDS  4-129  5-237 
   Average Yards Per Punt  32.2  47.4 
   Net Yards Per Punt  24.2  35.0 
   Inside 20 
   50+ Yards 
   Touchbacks 
   Fair catch 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  3-145  5-304 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  48.3  60.8 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  27.7  52.0 
   Touchbacks 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  1-2-0  3-32-0 
   Average Per Return  2.0  10.7 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  4-44-0  2-62-0 
   Average Per Return  11.0  31.0 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  1-6-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards 
Possession Time  31:36  28:24 
   1st Quarter  7:50  7:10 
   2nd Quarter  7:30  7:30 
   3rd Quarter  9:32  5:28 
   4th Quarter  6:44  8:16 
Third-Down Conversions  6 of 15  4 of 11 
Fourth-Down Conversions  1 of 3  0 of 1 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  2-3  4-5 
   Touchdowns  2-3  3-5 
   Field goals  0-3  1-5 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  0-0  1-7 
PAT Kicks  1-2  3-3 
Field Goals  0-2  1-2 
Points off turnovers 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
2005 North Dakota State Football
Nicholls State vs #11 North Dakota State (Oct 01, 2005 at Fargo, ND)

Nicholls State
  
North Dakota State
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Joseph Tobias   13  97  97  36  7.5 
Broderick Cole   17  75  75  11  4.4 
Zach Morgan   55  55  24  18.3 
Yale Vannoy   26  19  2.4 
Sean Comeaux   7.0 
Anthony Harris   14  18  -4  -0.6 
Totals...  49  274  25  249  36  5.1 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Kyle Steffes   22  105  102  14  4.6 
Shamen Washington  61  61  24  7.6 
Cinque Chapman   27  27  3.4 
Steve Walker   4.0 
TEAM   -3  -1.5 
Totals...  42  201  195  24  4.6 
  
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Yale Vannoy   7-16-1  48  11 
Totals...  7-16-1  48  11 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Steve Walker   10-17-0  95  19 
Totals...  10-17-0  95  19 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Patrick Gordon   18  10 
Michael Okoronkwo  11  11 
Zach Morgan  
Broderick Cole  
Thomas Lorio  
Totals...  48  11 
  
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Andy DelaBarre   32  19 
AJ Cooper   25  13 
Tyler Jangula   17  15 
Marques Johnson  17  17 
Kole Heckendorf 
Jamar Champ  
Totals...  10  95  19 
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Sean Comeaux   129  32.2  35 
Totals...  129  32.2  35 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Mike Dragosavich  237  47.4  57 
Totals...  237  47.4  57 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
DeMarko Hutchinson  27  14 
Jermaine Boggan  17  10 
Totals...  44  14 
  
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Marques Johnson  20  20 
Kole Zimmerman  
Shamen Washington  32  27  42  42 
Totals...  32  27  62  42 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Joseph Tobias   97  97 
Broderick Cole   75  80 
Zach Morgan   55  64 
DeMarko Hutchinson  27  27 
Jermaine Boggan  17  19 
Yale Vannoy   19  19 
Patrick Gordon   18  18 
Michael Okoronkwo  11  11 
Sean Comeaux  
Thomas Lorio  
Anthony Harris   -4  -4 
Totals...  249  48  44  343 
  
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Shamen Washington  61  42  32  135 
Kyle Steffes   102  102 
Marques Johnson  17  20  37 
Andy DelaBarre   32  32 
Cinque Chapman   27  27 
AJ Cooper   25  25 
Tyler Jangula   17  17 
Steve Walker  
Kole Zimmerman  
Kole Heckendorf 
Jamar Champ  
TEAM   -3  -3 
Totals...  195  95  62  32  390 
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Alex Romero  2nd  04:05  47 yards  Missed 
Alex Romero  3rd  04:29  45 yards  Missed 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Cory Vartanian  1st  11:01  28 yards  Missed 
Cory Vartanian  2nd  09:28  22 yards  Good 
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Alex Romero   145  48.3 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Cory Vartanian   304  60.8 
 
FUMBLES: Nicholls State-None. North Dakota State-None.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
2005 North Dakota State Football
Nicholls State vs #11 North Dakota State (Oct 01, 2005 at Fargo, ND)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
NICHOLLS  1st  V20  14:01  Punt  V14  12:26     Punt  3--6  1:35    
NICHOLLS  1st  V20  11:01  Missed FG  H49  07:02     Punt  6-31  3:59    
NICHOLLS  1st  V16  03:37  Kickoff  V25  01:21     Punt  3-9  2:16    
NICHOLLS  2nd  V35  14:46  Kickoff  V44  13:15     Downs  4-9  1:31    
NICHOLLS  2nd  V15  09:28  Kickoff  H29  04:05     Missed FG  11-56  5:23    
NICHOLLS  2nd  V20  00:36  Punt  V23  00:00     End of half  1-3  0:36    
NICHOLLS  3rd  V15  15:00  Kickoff  V21  12:56     Punt  3-6  2:04    
NICHOLLS  3rd  V20  11:31  Punt  H00  06:35  TOUCHDOWN  11-80  4:56 
NICHOLLS  3rd  H26  06:35  Kickoff  H28  04:29     Missed FG  4--2  2:06 
NICHOLLS  3rd  V06  00:26  Punt  H00  09:38  TOUCHDOWN  13-94  5:48 
NICHOLLS  4th  V07  05:27  Kickoff  V00  05:17  SAFETY  1--7  0:10    
NICHOLLS  4th  V18  03:32  Punt  V32  02:30     Downs  6-14  1:02    
NICHOLLS  4th  V25  01:23  Downs  V25  01:13     Interception  1-0  0:10    
  
NDSU   1st  V48  15:00  Kickoff  V43  14:01     Punt  3-5  0:59    
NDSU   1st  V20  12:26  Punt  V11  11:01     Missed FG  4-9  1:25 
NDSU   1st  H20  07:02  Punt  V00  03:37  TOUCHDOWN  8-80  3:25 
NDSU   1st  H41  01:21  Punt  V00  14:46  TOUCHDOWN  5-59  1:35 
NDSU   2nd  V44  13:15  Downs  V05  09:28  FIELD GOAL  10-39  3:47 
NDSU   2nd  H30  04:05  Missed FG  H44  00:36     Punt  6-14  3:29    
NDSU   3rd  V49  12:56  Punt  H43  11:31     Punt  3--8  1:25    
NDSU   3rd  H28  04:29  Missed FG  H46  00:26     Punt  6-18  4:03    
NDSU   4th  H38  09:38  Kickoff  V00  05:27  TOUCHDOWN  7-62  4:11 
NDSU   4th  H37  05:17  Kickoff  H45  03:32     Punt  3-8  1:45    
NDSU   4th  V32  02:30  Downs  V25  01:23     Downs  4-7  1:07    
NDSU   4th  V29  01:13  Interception  V32  00:00     End of half  2--3  1:13    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Nicholls State   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   07:50   07:30   09:32   06:44      15:20   16:16      31:36  
3rd Down Conversions   1/4   1/3   3/5   1/3      2/7   4/8      6/15  
Average field position  V18   V23   V28   V16      V21   V23      V22  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/1   0/0   1/2      0/1   1/2      1/3  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
North Dakota State   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   07:10   07:30   05:28   08:16      14:40   13:44      28:24  
3rd Down Conversions   0/2   2/4   1/3   1/2      2/6   2/5      4/11  
Average field position  H48   H43   H39   V47      H46   H48      H47  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/1      0/0   0/1      0/1  


Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
NDSU   1st  V48  15:00  Kickoff  V43  14:01     Punt  3-5  0:59    
NICHOLLS  1st  V20  14:01  Punt  V14  12:26     Punt  3--6  1:35    
NDSU   1st  V20  12:26  Punt  V11  11:01     Missed FG  4-9  1:25 
NICHOLLS  1st  V20  11:01  Missed FG  H49  07:02     Punt  6-31  3:59    
NDSU   1st  H20  07:02  Punt  V00  03:37  TOUCHDOWN  8-80  3:25 
NICHOLLS  1st  V16  03:37  Kickoff  V25  01:21     Punt  3-9  2:16    
NDSU   1st  H41  01:21  Punt  V00  14:46  TOUCHDOWN  5-59  1:35 
NICHOLLS  2nd  V35  14:46  Kickoff  V44  13:15     Downs  4-9  1:31    
  
NDSU   2nd  V44  13:15  Downs  V05  09:28  FIELD GOAL  10-39  3:47 
NICHOLLS  2nd  V15  09:28  Kickoff  H29  04:05     Missed FG  11-56  5:23    
NDSU   2nd  H30  04:05  Missed FG  H44  00:36     Punt  6-14  3:29    
NICHOLLS  2nd  V20  00:36  Punt  V23  00:00     End of half  1-3  0:36    
NICHOLLS  3rd  V15  15:00  Kickoff  V21  12:56     Punt  3-6  2:04    
  
NDSU   3rd  V49  12:56  Punt  H43  11:31     Punt  3--8  1:25    
NICHOLLS  3rd  V20  11:31  Punt  H00  06:35  TOUCHDOWN  11-80  4:56 
NICHOLLS  3rd  H26  06:35  Kickoff  H28  04:29     Missed FG  4--2  2:06 
NDSU   3rd  H28  04:29  Missed FG  H46  00:26     Punt  6-18  4:03    
NICHOLLS  3rd  V06  00:26  Punt  H00  09:38  TOUCHDOWN  13-94  5:48 
NDSU   4th  H38  09:38  Kickoff  V00  05:27  TOUCHDOWN  7-62  4:11 
  
NICHOLLS  4th  V07  05:27  Kickoff  V00  05:17  SAFETY  1--7  0:10    
NDSU   4th  H37  05:17  Kickoff  H45  03:32     Punt  3-8  1:45    
NICHOLLS  4th  V18  03:32  Punt  V32  02:30     Downs  6-14  1:02    
NDSU   4th  V32  02:30  Downs  V25  01:23     Downs  4-7  1:07    
NICHOLLS  4th  V25  01:23  Downs  V25  01:13     Interception  1-0  0:10    
NDSU   4th  V29  01:13  Interception  V32  00:00     End of half  2--3  1:13    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2005 North Dakota State Football
Nicholls State vs #11 North Dakota State (Oct 01, 2005 at Fargo, ND)

##  Nicholls State   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
47  Cory Vavala   12  .   .   .   .  
49  Naton Stewart   .   .   .   .  
29  Joseph Ogletree  1.0/1   .   .   .  
91  Michael Young   .   .   .   .  
10  Toney Edison   0.5/1   .   .   .  
92  Trae Robertson   .   .   .   .  
14  Henry Johnson   0.5/1   .   .   .  
57  Levon Bailey   .   .   .   .  
93  Greg Casnave   .   .   .   .  
99  Bryan Paille   .   .   .   .  
22  Chris Turner   .   .   .   .  
2   Jermaine Boggan  .   .   .   .  
9   Tommy Lee Brown  .   .   .   .  
89  Alex Romero   .   .   .   .  
35  Antwan Dunn   .   .   .   .  
50  Juan Montoya   .   .   .   .  
6   Sean Comeaux   .   .   .   .  
58  Cody Dimak   .   .   .   .  
98  Milan Misic   .   .   .   .  
5   Anthony Harris   .   .   .   .  
56  Dustin Gisclair  .   .   .   .  
##  North Dakota State   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
8   Joe Mays   14  1.0/6   .   .   .  
95  Rodney Thompson  2.0/10   .   .   1.0/7  
91  Alvin Robinson   2.0/9   .   .   .  
20  Craig Dahl   .   .   .   .  
82  Justin Frick   .   .   .   .  
28  Kole Zimmerman   .   .   1-6   .  
97  Isaac LaVant   .   .   .   .  
2   Bobby Babich   .   .   .   .  
29  Nick Schommer   .   .   .   .  
5   Barry Quickstad  .   .   .   .  
17  Mike Maresh   .   .   .   .  
49  Nick Compton   .   .   .   .  
27  Scott Walter   .   .   .   .  
43  Tommy Ray   .   .   .   .  
7   David Earl   .   .   .   .  
47  Brett Itterman   .   .   .   .  
44  Ramon Humber   .   .   .   .  
54  Joe Lardinois   .   .   .   .  

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
2005 North Dakota State Football
Nicholls State vs #11 North Dakota State (Oct 01, 2005 at Fargo, ND)

Nicholls State  
Pos  ##  Offense 
LT   77  Jacob Bender  
LG   64  Ben Gombossy  
C   60  Cody Stogner  
RG   76  Jesse Frazier  
RT   72  Torey McKenzie  
QB   3   Yale Vannoy  
WR   11  Thomas Lorio  
WR   80  Kenley Horton  
FB   8   Broderick Cole  
RB   33  Zach Morgan  
RB   5   Anthony Harris  
  
Nicholls State  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   91  Michael Young  
DT   93  Greg Casnave  
DT   92  Trae Robertson  
DE   99  Bryan Paille  
SLB   57  Levon Bailey  
MLB   47  Cory Vavala  
WLB   49  Naton Stewart  
CB   14  Henry Johnson  
CB   9   Tommy Lee Brown 
FS   29  Joseph Ogletree 
SS   10  Toney Edison  
  
North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Offense 
LT   77  Nate Safe  
LG   74  Adam Tadisch  
C   62  Hugh Medal  
RG   73  J. Buckwalter  
RT   69  Tim Popowski  
TE   84  AJ Cooper  
QB   11  Steve Walker  
FB   85  Andy DelaBarre  
HB   23  Kyle Steffes  
FL   6   Marques Johnson 
SE   9   Kole Heckendorf 
  
North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Defense 
LE   97  Isaac LaVant  
DT   82  Justin Frick  
NG   95  Rodney Thompson 
DE   91  Alvin Robinson  
LB   28  Kole Zimmerman  
LB   8   Joe Mays  
LB   17  Mike Maresh  
CB   2   Bobby Babich  
SS   20  Craig Dahl  
FS   29  Nick Schommer  
CB   27  Scott Walter  

Nicholls State: 1-Cal Jones, 2-Jermaine Boggan, 4-D. Hutchinson, 6-Sean Comeaux, 15-Patrick Gordon, 16-Mike Okoronkwo, 18-V. Montgomery, 20-Morrell Carter, 21-Marcques Lewis, 22-Chris Turner, 23-Chase Martin, 27-Dedric Smith, 32-Joseph Tobias, 35-Antwan Dunn, 39-Danarus Hall, 41-Blaine Burns, 44-Louis Vaughn, 46-Fontenot-Amedee, 48-L. Luquette, 50-Juan Montoya, 51-Robert Ellis, 56-Dustin Gisclair, 58-Cody Dimak, 67-Arik Flowers, 71-Drew Knight, 73-Davonn Dutton, 75-Jake Housson, 81-Reno Fells, 82-R. Schexnayder, 85-Chris Noble, 89-Alex Romero, 90-Mike Heyl, 97-Brady Vavala, 98-Milan Misic.

North Dakota State: 1-S. Washington, 4-Cory Vartanian, 5-Barry Quickstad, 7-David Earl, 13-Nate Agbetola, 14-John Majeski, 19-Jamar Champ, 21-Ryan Olson, 22-Mark Moore, 25-Tyler Jangula, 26-Richard Bowman, 34-Cinque Chapman, 41-Mike Brower, 42-Alex Kingsley, 43-Tommy Ray, 44-Ramon Humber, 47-Brett Itterman, 49-Nick Compton, 54-Joe Lardinois, 60-Jerrod Wagner, 63-Blake Anderson, 70-Zach Harrington, 71-Tyler Lekang, 78-Jake Erickson, 80-J. Wurzbacher, 81-Derek Arndt, 88-M. Dragosavich, 90-Adam Palczewski, 92-Casey Radtke.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
2005 North Dakota State Football
Nicholls State vs #11 North Dakota State (Oct 01, 2005 at Fargo, ND)

1st Quarter

Nicholls1-10at Nicholls35NICHOLLS ball on NICHOLLS35.
Alex Romero kickoff 55 yards to the NDSU10, Shamen Washington return 42 yards to the NICHOLLS48 (Alex Romero).
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls48Kyle Steffes rush for 5 yards to the NICHOLLS43 (Michael Young;Trae Robertson).
Ndsu 2-5at Nicholls43Steve Walker pass incomplete to Tyler Jangula.
Ndsu 3-5at Nicholls43Steve Walker pass incomplete to AJ Cooper.
Ndsu 4-5at Nicholls43Mike Dragosavich punt 43 yards to the NICHOLLS0, touchback.
Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:59
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls20NICHOLLS STATE drive start at 14:01.
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls20Anthony Harris rush for loss of 5 yards to the NICHOLLS15 (Alvin Robinson;Joe Mays).
Nicholls2-15at Nicholls15Anthony Harris rush for loss of 1 yard to the NICHOLLS14 (Alvin Robinson).
Nicholls3-16at Nicholls14Yale Vannoy pass incomplete to Thomas Lorio.
Nicholls4-16at Nicholls14Sean Comeaux punt 33 yards to the NICHOLLS47, Shamen Washington return 27 yards to the NICHOLLS20 (Sean Comeaux;Henry Johnson).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 01:35
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls20NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 12:26.
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls20Steve Walker pass complete to Andy DelaBarre for 4 yards to the NICHOLLS16.
Ndsu 2-6at Nicholls16Kyle Steffes rush for 4 yards to the NICHOLLS12 (Levon Bailey;Bryan Paille).
Ndsu 3-2at Nicholls12Kyle Steffes rush for 1 yard to the NICHOLLS11 (Toney Edison).
Ndsu 4-1at Nicholls11Cory Vartanian field goal attempt from 28 MISSED - wide right, spot at NICHOLLS20, clock 11:01.
Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 05:24
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls20Joseph Tobias rush for 5 yards to the NICHOLLS25 (Joe Mays).
Nicholls2-5at Nicholls25Joseph Tobias rush for 4 yards to the NICHOLLS29 (Alvin Robinson).
Nicholls3-1at Nicholls29Joseph Tobias rush for 13 yards to the NICHOLLS42, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS (Joe Mays).
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls42PENALTY NICHOLLS false start 5 yards to the NICHOLLS37.
Nicholls1-15at Nicholls37Joseph Tobias rush for 3 yards to the NICHOLLS40 (Kole Zimmerman).
Nicholls2-12at Nicholls40Yale Vannoy pass complete to Michael Okoronkwo for 11 yards to the NDSU49 (Scott Walter).
Nicholls3-1at Ndsu49Joseph Tobias rush for no gain to the NDSU49 (Isaac LaVant;Joe Mays).
Nicholls4-1at Ndsu49Sean Comeaux punt 29 yards to the NDSU20, downed.
Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, TOP 00:00
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu20NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 07:02.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu20Steve Walker pass complete to Marques Johnson for 17 yards to the NDSU37, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Henry Johnson).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu37Kyle Steffes rush for 4 yards to the NDSU41 (Naton Stewart;Milan Misic).
Ndsu 2-6at Ndsu41Steve Walker pass complete to Kole Heckendorf for 3 yards to the NDSU44, PENALTY NICHOLLS personal foul 15 yards to the NICHOLLS41, 1ST DOWN NDSU.
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls411st and 10.
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls41Kyle Steffes rush for 14 yards to the NICHOLLS27, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Antwan Dunn).
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls27Kyle Steffes rush for 6 yards to the NICHOLLS21 (Michael Young).
Ndsu 2-4at Nicholls21Steve Walker pass complete to AJ Cooper for 12 yards to the NICHOLLS9, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Chris Turner).
Ndsu 1-Gat Nicholls09Kyle Steffes rush for 7 yards to the NICHOLLS2 (Chris Turner;Toney Edison).
Ndsu 2-Gat Nicholls02Kyle Steffes rush for 2 yards to the NICHOLLS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:37, Cory Vartanian kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 7, Nicholls State 0
Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:25
Cory Vartanian kickoff 63 yards to the NICHOLLS2, DeMarko Hutchinson return 14 yards to the NICHOLLS16 (Barry Quickstad;Tommy Ray).
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls16NICHOLLS STATE drive start at 03:37.
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls16Broderick Cole rush for 4 yards to the NICHOLLS20 (Kole Zimmerman).
Nicholls2-6at Nicholls20Broderick Cole rush for 3 yards to the NICHOLLS23 (Kole Zimmerman;Rodney Thompson).
Nicholls3-3at Nicholls23Timeout Nicholls State, clock 02:12.
Nicholls3-3at Nicholls23Broderick Cole rush for 2 yards to the NICHOLLS25 (Isaac LaVant;Rodney Thompson).
Nicholls4-1at Nicholls25Sean Comeaux punt 35 yards to the NDSU40, Shamen Washington return 1 yards to the NDSU41 (Dustin Gisclair;Henry Johnson).
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:16
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu41NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 01:21.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu41Shamen Washington rush for 24 yards to the NICHOLLS35, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Bryan Paille).
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls35Shamen Washington rush for 12 yards to the NICHOLLS23, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Naton Stewart).
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls23Shamen Washington rush for 3 yards to the NICHOLLS20 (Cory Vavala;Greg Casnave).
Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, TOP 01:35
North Dakota State 7, Nicholls State 0
2nd Quarter

Ndsu 2-7at Nicholls20Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Ndsu 2-7at Nicholls20Steve Walker rush for 5 yards to the NICHOLLS15, out-of-bounds (Naton Stewart;Michael Young).
Ndsu 3-2at Nicholls15Steve Walker pass complete to Tyler Jangula for 15 yards to the NICHOLLS0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:46, Cory Vartanian kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 14, Nicholls State 0
Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, TOP 01:35
Cory Vartanian kickoff 60 yards to the NICHOLLS5, out-of-bounds, NICHOLLS ball on NICHOLLS35.
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls35NICHOLLS STATE drive start at 14:46.
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls35Yale Vannoy rush for 2 yards to the NICHOLLS37 (Justin Frick).
Nicholls2-8at Nicholls37Joseph Tobias rush for 1 yard to the NICHOLLS38 (Isaac LaVant;Justin Frick).
Nicholls3-7at Nicholls38Yale Vannoy pass incomplete to Patrick Gordon.
Nicholls4-7at Nicholls38Anthony Harris rush for 6 yards to the NICHOLLS44, out-of-bounds (David Earl;Craig Dahl).
Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 05:18
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls44Clock 13:15.
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls44Kyle Steffes rush for 9 yards to the NICHOLLS35 (Toney Edison).
Ndsu 2-1at Nicholls35Kyle Steffes rush for 4 yards to the NICHOLLS31, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Naton Stewart).
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls31Steve Walker rush for 3 yards to the NICHOLLS28 (Michael Young;Trae Robertson).
Ndsu 2-7at Nicholls28Kyle Steffes rush for 10 yards to the NICHOLLS18, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Cory Vavala;Naton Stewart).
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls18Cinque Chapman rush for 9 yards to the NICHOLLS9 (Levon Bailey).
Ndsu 2-1at Nicholls09Cinque Chapman rush for 3 yards to the NICHOLLS6, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Michael Young).
Ndsu 1-Gat Nicholls06Steve Walker pass incomplete to AJ Cooper, QB hurry by Michael Young.
Ndsu 2-Gat Nicholls06Cinque Chapman rush for 1 yard to the NICHOLLS5 (Trae Robertson).
Ndsu 3-Gat Nicholls05Timeout North Dakota State, clock 09:38.
Ndsu 3-Gat Nicholls05Steve Walker pass incomplete to Marques Johnson.
Ndsu 4-Gat Nicholls05Cory Vartanian field goal attempt from 22 GOOD, clock 09:28.
North Dakota State 17, Nicholls State 0
Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, TOP 00:00
Cory Vartanian kickoff 63 yards to the NICHOLLS2, DeMarko Hutchinson return 13 yards to the NICHOLLS15 (Tommy Ray;Barry Quickstad).
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls15NICHOLLS STATE drive start at 09:28.
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls15Broderick Cole rush for 4 yards to the NICHOLLS19 (Joe Mays;Kole Zimmerman).
Nicholls2-6at Nicholls19Yale Vannoy rush for 8 yards to the NICHOLLS27, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS (Nick Schommer).
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls27Broderick Cole rush for 4 yards to the NICHOLLS31 (Rodney Thompson;Joe Mays).
Nicholls2-6at Nicholls31Zach Morgan rush for 21 yards to the NDSU48, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS (Mike Maresh).
Nicholls1-10at Ndsu48Broderick Cole rush for 5 yards to the NDSU43 (Nick Compton;Isaac LaVant).
Nicholls2-5at Ndsu43Yale Vannoy rush for 4 yards to the NDSU39 (Nick Compton).
Nicholls3-1at Ndsu39Broderick Cole rush for 4 yards to the NDSU35, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS (Joe Mays;Kole Zimmerman).
Nicholls1-10at Ndsu35PENALTY NICHOLLS false start 5 yards to the NDSU40.
Nicholls1-15at Ndsu40Yale Vannoy rush for 1 yard to the NDSU39 (Joe Mays).
Nicholls2-14at Ndsu39Sean Comeaux rush for 7 yards to the NDSU32, out-of-bounds (Craig Dahl;Nick Schommer).
Nicholls3-7at Ndsu32Yale Vannoy rush for 3 yards to the NDSU29 (Joe Mays).
Nicholls4-4at Ndsu29Alex Romero field goal attempt from 47 MISSED - wide left, spot at NDSU30, clock 04:05.
Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, TOP 08:52
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu30Shamen Washington rush for 1 yard to the NDSU31 (Cory Vavala).
Ndsu 2-9at Ndsu31Shamen Washington rush for 7 yards to the NDSU38 (Levon Bailey).
Ndsu 3-2at Ndsu38Kyle Steffes rush for 4 yards to the NDSU42, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Jermaine Boggan;Naton Stewart).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu42Kyle Steffes rush for 6 yards to the NDSU48 (Cory Vavala;Trae Robertson).
Ndsu 2-4at Ndsu48Steve Walker pass incomplete to Marques Johnson.
Ndsu 3-4at Ndsu48Steve Walker pass complete to Jamar Champ for 1 yard to the NDSU49 (Cory Vavala).
Ndsu 4-3at Ndsu49PENALTY NDSU delay of game 5 yards to the NDSU44.
Ndsu 4-8at Ndsu44Mike Dragosavich punt 56 yards to the NICHOLLS0, touchback.
Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, TOP 00:00
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls20NICHOLLS STATE drive start at 00:36.
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls20Joseph Tobias rush for 3 yards to the NICHOLLS23.
Nicholls2-7at Nicholls23End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:36
North Dakota State 17, Nicholls State 0
3rd Quarter

Nicholls2-7at Nicholls23Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, NDSU ball on NDSU35.
Drive: 1 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:36
Cory Vartanian kickoff 57 yards to the NICHOLLS8, Jermaine Boggan return 7 yards to the NICHOLLS15 (Barry Quickstad;Ramon Humber).
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls15NICHOLLS STATE drive start at 15:00.
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls15Broderick Cole rush for no gain to the NICHOLLS15 (Justin Frick;Isaac LaVant).
Nicholls2-10at Nicholls15Yale Vannoy pass complete to Thomas Lorio for 5 yards to the NICHOLLS20, out-of-bounds (Bobby Babich).
Nicholls3-5at Nicholls20Yale Vannoy rush for 1 yard to the NICHOLLS21 (Alvin Robinson).
Nicholls4-4at Nicholls21Sean Comeaux punt 32 yards to the NDSU47, Shamen Washington return 4 yards to the NICHOLLS49 (Anthony Harris;Cody Dimak).
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 02:04
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls49NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 12:56.
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls49Steve Walker pass complete to Tyler Jangula for 2 yards to the NICHOLLS47 (Tommy Lee Brown;Cory Vavala).
Ndsu 2-8at Nicholls47Steve Walker pass incomplete to Kole Heckendorf (Henry Johnson).
Ndsu 3-8at Nicholls47PENALTY NDSU holding 10 yards to the NDSU43.
Ndsu 3-18at Ndsu43Steve Walker pass incomplete to Marques Johnson (Henry Johnson).
Ndsu 4-18at Ndsu43Mike Dragosavich punt 57 yards to the NICHOLLS0, touchback.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 8 yards, TOP 01:25
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls20NICHOLLS STATE drive start at 11:31.
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls20Yale Vannoy pass complete to Patrick Gordon for 10 yards to the NICHOLLS30, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS (Bobby Babich).
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls30Joseph Tobias rush for 7 yards to the NICHOLLS37 (Rodney Thompson;Isaac LaVant).
Nicholls2-3at Nicholls37Yale Vannoy pass incomplete to Patrick Gordon.
Nicholls3-3at Nicholls37Joseph Tobias rush for 36 yards to the NDSU27, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS (Scott Walter;Craig Dahl).
Nicholls1-10at Ndsu27Joseph Tobias rush for 3 yards to the NDSU24 (Alvin Robinson;Rodney Thompson).
Nicholls2-7at Ndsu24Yale Vannoy pass complete to Patrick Gordon for 4 yards to the NDSU20 (Bobby Babich).
Nicholls3-3at Ndsu20Broderick Cole rush for 7 yards to the NDSU13, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS (Justin Frick;Craig Dahl).
Nicholls1-10at Ndsu13Broderick Cole rush for 3 yards to the NDSU10 (Rodney Thompson).
Nicholls2-7at Ndsu10Anthony Harris rush for 2 yards to the NDSU8, out-of-bounds (Kole Zimmerman).
Nicholls3-5at Ndsu08Broderick Cole rush for 7 yards to the NDSU1, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS (Joe Mays).
Nicholls1-Gat Ndsu01Broderick Cole rush for 1 yard to the NDSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:35, Alex Romero kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 17, Nicholls State 7
Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:56
Alex Romero kickoff 39 yards to the NDSU26, on-side kick, recovered by NICHOLLS on NDSU26.
Nicholls1-10at Ndsu26NICHOLLS STATE drive start at 06:35.
Nicholls1-10at Ndsu26Joseph Tobias rush for 5 yards to the NDSU21 (Justin Frick;Alvin Robinson).
Nicholls2-5at Ndsu21Joseph Tobias rush for 2 yards to the NDSU19 (Rodney Thompson).
Nicholls3-3at Ndsu19Anthony Harris rush for loss of 9 yards to the NDSU28 (Alvin Robinson;Joe Mays).
Nicholls4-12at Ndsu28Alex Romero field goal attempt from 45 MISSED - wide right, spot at NDSU28, clock 04:29.
Drive: 4 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:00
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu28Kyle Steffes rush for 2 yards to the NDSU30 (Bryan Paille).
Ndsu 2-8at Ndsu30Timeout North Dakota State, clock 03:51.
Ndsu 2-8at Ndsu30Kyle Steffes rush for 7 yards to the NDSU37 (Tommy Lee Brown;Greg Casnave).
Ndsu 3-1at Ndsu37Kyle Steffes rush for 2 yards to the NDSU39, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Joseph Ogletree).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu39Kyle Steffes rush for 4 yards to the NDSU43 (Cory Vavala).
Ndsu 2-6at Ndsu43Kyle Steffes rush for 5 yards to the NDSU48 (Cory Vavala;Henry Johnson).
Ndsu 3-1at Ndsu48Kyle Steffes rush for loss of 2 yards to the NDSU46 (Henry Johnson;Toney Edison).
Ndsu 4-3at Ndsu46Mike Dragosavich punt 44 yards to the NICHOLLS10, Jermaine Boggan return 2 yards to the NICHOLLS12 (Joe Mays;Mike Maresh), PENALTY NICHOLLS illegal block 6 yards to the NICHOLLS6, 1st and 10, NICHOLLS ball on NICHOLLS6.
Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, TOP 05:22
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls06Clock 00:26.
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls06Broderick Cole rush for 4 yards to the NICHOLLS10 (Justin Frick).
Drive: 1 plays, 4 yards, TOP 05:22
North Dakota State 17, Nicholls State 7
4th Quarter

Nicholls2-6at Nicholls10Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Nicholls2-6at Nicholls10Anthony Harris rush for loss of 3 yards to the NICHOLLS7 (Rodney Thompson).
Nicholls3-9at Nicholls07Zach Morgan rush for 10 yards to the NICHOLLS17, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS (Craig Dahl).
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls17Broderick Cole rush for 11 yards to the NICHOLLS28, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS (Craig Dahl).
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls28Yale Vannoy pass complete to Patrick Gordon for 4 yards to the NICHOLLS32 (Bobby Babich).
Nicholls2-6at Nicholls32Yale Vannoy rush for 7 yards to the NICHOLLS39, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS (Nick Schommer).
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls39Yale Vannoy pass incomplete to Patrick Gordon (Bobby Babich).
Nicholls2-10at Nicholls39Broderick Cole rush for 5 yards to the NICHOLLS44 (Alvin Robinson;Justin Frick).
Nicholls3-5at Nicholls44Broderick Cole rush for 4 yards to the NICHOLLS48 (Justin Frick;Joe Mays).
Nicholls4-1at Nicholls48Anthony Harris rush for 6 yards to the NDSU46, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS, out-of-bounds (Joe Mays).
Nicholls1-10at Ndsu46Zach Morgan rush for 24 yards to the NDSU22, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS, out-of-bounds (Nick Schommer).
Nicholls1-10at Ndsu22Broderick Cole rush for 7 yards to the NDSU15 (Craig Dahl;Brett Itterman).
Nicholls2-3at Ndsu15Joseph Tobias rush for 15 yards to the NDSU0, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:38, Alex Romero kick attempt failed.
North Dakota State 17, Nicholls State 13
Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, TOP 05:22
Alex Romero kickoff 47 yards to the NDSU18, Marques Johnson return 20 yards to the NDSU38 (Jermaine Boggan).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu38NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 09:38.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu38Steve Walker pass complete to Andy DelaBarre for 9 yards to the NDSU47 (Toney Edison;Cory Vavala).
Ndsu 2-1at Ndsu47Shamen Washington rush for 9 yards to the NICHOLLS44, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Joseph Ogletree).
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls44Shamen Washington rush for 3 yards to the NICHOLLS41 (Greg Casnave).
Ndsu 2-7at Nicholls41Steve Walker pass complete to AJ Cooper for 13 yards to the NICHOLLS28, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Trae Robertson;Cory Vavala).
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls28Kyle Steffes rush for 5 yards to the NICHOLLS23 (Joseph Ogletree).
Ndsu 2-5at Nicholls23Kyle Steffes rush for 4 yards to the NICHOLLS19 (Joseph Ogletree).
Ndsu 3-1at Nicholls19Steve Walker pass complete to Andy DelaBarre for 19 yards to the NICHOLLS0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:27, Cory Vartanian kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 24, Nicholls State 13
Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, TOP 04:11
Cory Vartanian kickoff 61 yards to the NICHOLLS4, Jermaine Boggan return 10 yards to the NICHOLLS14 (Barry Quickstad), PENALTY NICHOLLS illegal block 7 yards to the NICHOLLS7, 1st and 10, NICHOLLS ball on NICHOLLS7.
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls07NICHOLLS STATE drive start at 05:27.
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls07Yale Vannoy sacked for loss of 7 yards to the NICHOLLS0 (Rodney Thompson), Rodney Thompson safety, clock 05:17.
North Dakota State 26, Nicholls State 13
Drive: 1 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 00:10
Alex Romero kickoff 43 yards to the NDSU37, fair catch by Bobby Babich.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu37NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 05:17.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu37Cinque Chapman rush for 3 yards to the NDSU40 (Greg Casnave).
Ndsu 2-7at Ndsu40PENALTY NDSU holding 10 yards to the NDSU30.
Ndsu 2-17at Ndsu30Cinque Chapman rush for 3 yards to the NDSU33 (Cory Vavala).
Ndsu 3-14at Ndsu33Timeout Nicholls State, clock 04:01.
Ndsu 3-14at Ndsu33PENALTY NDSU false start 5 yards to the NDSU28.
Ndsu 3-19at Ndsu28Shamen Washington rush for 2 yards to the NDSU30 (Levon Bailey), PENALTY NICHOLLS unsportsmanlike conduct 15 yards to the NDSU45.
Ndsu 3-2at Ndsu454th and 2.
Ndsu 4-2at Ndsu45Mike Dragosavich punt 37 yards to the NICHOLLS18, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:45
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls18NICHOLLS STATE drive start at 03:32.
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls18Yale Vannoy pass complete to Zach Morgan for 9 yards to the NICHOLLS27 (Craig Dahl).
Nicholls2-1at Nicholls27Yale Vannoy pass complete to Broderick Cole for 5 yards to the NICHOLLS32, 1ST DOWN NICHOLLS (Bobby Babich;Mike Maresh).
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls32Yale Vannoy pass incomplete to Kenley Horton (Rodney Thompson).
Nicholls2-10at Nicholls32Yale Vannoy pass incomplete to Kenley Horton.
Nicholls3-10at Nicholls32Yale Vannoy pass incomplete to Zach Morgan (Joe Lardinois).
Nicholls4-10at Nicholls32Yale Vannoy pass incomplete to Michael Okoronkwo, QB hurry by Justin Frick.
Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, TOP 01:02
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls32NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 02:30.
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls32Cinque Chapman rush for 1 yard to the NICHOLLS31 (Naton Stewart).
Ndsu 2-9at Nicholls31Timeout Nicholls State, clock 02:24.
Ndsu 2-9at Nicholls31Cinque Chapman rush for 5 yards to the NICHOLLS26 (Juan Montoya).
Ndsu 3-4at Nicholls26Timeout Nicholls State, clock 02:11.
Ndsu 3-4at Nicholls26Cinque Chapman rush for 2 yards to the NICHOLLS24 (Cory Vavala).
Ndsu 4-2at Nicholls24Kyle Steffes rush for loss of 1 yard to the NICHOLLS25 (Joseph Ogletree).
Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:07
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls25NICHOLLS STATE drive start at 01:23.
Nicholls1-10at Nicholls25Yale Vannoy pass intercepted by Kole Zimmerman at the NICHOLLS35, Kole Zimmerman return 6 yards to the NICHOLLS29.
Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:10
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls29NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 01:13.
Ndsu 1-10at Nicholls29TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the NICHOLLS30.
Ndsu 2-11at Nicholls30TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the NICHOLLS32.
Ndsu 3-13at Nicholls32End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 2 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 01:13
FINAL SCORE
North Dakota State 26, Nicholls State 13