Pat McQuaide throws for 4 TDs, Colin Guggenheim runs for 2 and Nicholls beat Southern 51-7
BATON ROUGE, La. -- — Pat McQuaide threw for four touchdowns, Colin Guggenheim ran for two scores and Nicholls beat Southern 51-7 in a non-conference game on Saturday.
Nicholls started the game with a drive that produced a touchdown and the Colonels (2-3) didn't stop scoring until the final quarter.
McQuaide threw a 32-yard touchdown to Christian McNees to start the scoring. Gabe Showalter kicked a 39-yard field goal for a 10-0 advantage. Guggenheim ran it in from 14 yards and McQuaide threw a 27-yard touchdown to Quincy Brown for a 24-0 lead with 2:27 left in the first quarter.
Guggenheim ran it in from the 1, McQuaide threw an 11-yard score to Treylin Whaley, a 38-yarder to McNees and Corey Warren ran it in from 7 yards and the lead was 51 with 3:33 left in the third.
Southern (2-3) avoided the shutout when Jalen Woods threw a 23-yard touchdown to Jason Gabriel with 3:26 left.
Nicholls improved to 5-0 against Southwest Athletic Conference teams under head coach Tim Rebowe.
Nicholls leads the all-time series 15-6. The teams had squared off annually in the later part the 1990's but this was the first game between the two since 2002.
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Game Information
2024 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Incarnate Word | 5-0 | 8-2 |
SE Louisiana | 5-1 | 6-5 |
Stephen F. Austin | 4-2 | 6-4 |
Houston Christian | 2-3 | 4-6 |
Nicholls | 2-3 | 4-6 |
Lamar | 2-3 | 5-5 |
McNeese | 2-3 | 5-5 |
East Texas A&M | 1-3 | 2-8 |
Northwestern State | 0-5 | 0-10 |
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Team | CONF | OVR |
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Jackson State | 6-0 | 8-2 |
Alabama State | 4-2 | 5-4 |
Florida A&M | 3-2 | 5-4 |
Alabama A&M | 2-3 | 4-5 |
Bethune-Cookman | 2-4 | 2-8 |
Mississippi Valley State | 0-6 | 0-10 |
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Southern | 5-1 | 6-4 |
Alcorn State | 4-2 | 5-5 |
Prairie View A&M | 3-3 | 5-5 |
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