Sacramento State beats Nicholls 34-7 behind Conklin's 2 TD passes, Tau-Tolliver's 111 yards rushing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Carson Conklin threw two touchdown passes, Elijah Tau-Tolliver ran for 111 yards and a score and Sacramento State beat Nicholls 34-7 on Saturday night.
Conklin was 22-of-32 passing for 264 yards for Sacramento State (1-2). He threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Danny Scudero to give the Hornets a 17-0 lead early in the second quarter. Conklin ended the scoring with a 4-yard TD toss to Onterrio Smith Jr. with 1:55 to play.
Tau-Tolliver scored on a 11-yard touchdown run to cap a 75-yard drive on the Hornets' first series of the game.
Ty Marsh scored on a 49-yard interception return in the second quarter for Nicholls (0-3). Pat McQuaide completed 20 of 31 passes for 162 yards for the Colonels.
The Hornets had 408 yards of offense and held Nicholls to 186.
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Game Information
2024 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Houston Christian | 1-0 | 3-3 |
SE Louisiana | 1-0 | 2-4 |
McNeese | 1-1 | 4-3 |
Stephen F. Austin | 1-1 | 3-2 |
Incarnate Word | 0-0 | 3-2 |
Lamar | 0-0 | 3-2 |
Nicholls | 0-0 | 2-3 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 0-1 | 0-5 |
Northwestern State | 0-1 | 0-6 |
2024 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Montana State | 2-0 | 6-0 |
UC Davis | 2-0 | 5-1 |
Weber State | 2-0 | 3-3 |
Idaho | 1-1 | 4-2 |
Idaho State | 1-1 | 3-3 |
Montana | 1-1 | 4-2 |
Northern Arizona | 1-1 | 3-3 |
Cal Poly | 1-1 | 2-3 |
Sacramento State | 0-1 | 2-3 |
Eastern Washington | 0-1 | 1-4 |
Portland State | 0-2 | 0-5 |
Northern Colorado | 0-2 | 0-6 |