Nicholls Colonels @ Southern Jaguars
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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Baton Rouge, LA
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 |
| Southwestern Athletic - East | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama State | 7-1 | 10-2 |
| Jackson State | 7-1 | 9-3 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Florida A&M | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Alabama A&M | 1-7 | 4-8 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Southwestern Athletic - West | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie View A&M | 7-1 | 10-4 |
| Texas Southern | 5-3 | 6-5 |
| Alcorn State | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Grambling | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2-6 | 3-8 |
| Southern | 1-7 | 2-10 |
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