2026 · Week 1Final

Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT

Mississippi Valley State at Nicholls

Mississippi Valley StateDelta DevilsSouthwestern Athletic Conference

NichollsColonelsSouthland Conference

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Game details

Kickoff: Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT
Matchup: Mississippi Valley State at Nicholls
Venue: Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Mississippi Valley State	0	0	0	10	10
Nicholls	14	23	7	0	44

Excitement index: 3.75
Mississippi Valley State final win probability: 0.4%
Nicholls final win probability: 99.6%

Full comparison

Team stats

Mississippi Valley StateNicholls

First downs: 10; 26
Third-down efficiency: 3-12; 7-16
Fourth-down efficiency: 0-1; 3-4
Total yards: 228; 515
Passing yards: 79; 347
Completions / attempts: 12-22; 25-41
Yards per pass: 3.6; 8.5
Rushing Yards: 149; 168
Rushing Attempts: 30; 41
Yards per rush: 5.0; 4.1
Penalties / yards: 13-87; 7-68
Turnovers: 6; 2
Fumbles lost: 3; 0
Interceptions: 3; 2
Time of possession: 26:15; 33:45
Passes defended: 4; 2
QB hurries: 2; 4
Sacks: 2; 1
Tackles: 51; 39
Defensive touchdowns: 1; 0
Tackles for loss: 7; 2
Total fumbles: 3; 0
Fumbles recovered: 0; 2
Passes Intercepted: 2; 3
Interception TDs: 1; 0
Interception Yards: 95; 9
Kicking Points: 4; 8
Kick returns: 7; 1
Kick Return TDs: 0; 0
Kick Return Yards: 132; 12
Passing touchdowns: 0; 3
Punt returns: 1; 1
Punt Return TDs: 0; 0
Punt Return Yards: 22; 7
Rushing touchdowns: 0; 3

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

Mississippi Valley State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Josh Brown	11/19	44	2.3	0	3
Jordan Davis	1/3	35	11.7	0	0

Nicholls

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Ean Rodrigue	16/25	264	10.6	3	1
Preston Welch	5/9	65	7.2	0	0
Chase Richardson	4/7	18	2.6	0	1

Rushing

Mississippi Valley State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Josh Brown	8	62	7.8	19
Dezmond Ray	10	49	4.9	11
Norman Taylor	7	32	4.6	16
Jordan Davis	3	6	2.0	6
Carter James	1	0	0.0	0
JaKobe McKinnie	1	0	0.0	0

Nicholls

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tamaj Hoffman	7	53	7.6	2	17
Shane Lee	6	31	5.2	0	19
Ean Rodrigue	9	29	3.2	0	9
Chase Richardson	5	16	3.2	0	10
Preston Welch	2	15	7.5	0	14
Jonathan Dartez	4	10	2.5	0	4
Damondrick Blackburn	4	8	2.0	1	8
Keven Williams	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jayden Milton	2	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving

Mississippi Valley State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Nicholas Buggs	1	35	35.0	35
Jaylen King	4	27	6.8	10
Christian Bond	1	9	9.0	9
Norman Taylor	1	3	3.0	3
Dezmond Ray	1	3	3.0	3
Caleb Brownlow	4	2	0.5	5

Nicholls

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Greg Donaldson	3	100	33.3	1	74
Jordan Smith	2	80	40.0	2	59
Christian White	2	34	17.0	0	18
Karaaz Johnson	3	21	7.0	0	9
Tamaj Hoffman	1	17	17.0	0	17
Dedric Lastie	1	14	14.0	0	14
Jason Malbrue	1	12	12.0	0	12
Pax Hughes	1	12	12.0	0	12
Ellis Stewart	2	12	6.0	0	8
Jacob Godfrey	1	11	11.0	0	11
Shane Lee	2	10	5.0	0	11
Jayden Milton	1	9	9.0	0	9
Chantz Babineaux	1	5	5.0	0	5
Amari Clayton	1	5	5.0	0	5
Damondrick Blackburn	2	4	2.0	0	5
Treylin Whaley	1	1	1.0	0	1

Fumbles

Mississippi Valley State

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Dezmond Ray	2	2	0
Christian Bond	1	1	0

Nicholls

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Antoine Okelo-Johnson	0	0	1
Kevin Martin	0	0	1

Defensive

Mississippi Valley State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Joel Queisser	9	4	0	0	0	1	0
Douglas Franklin	6	6	0	1	0	0	0
Malek Jackson	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Javieane Stevens	4	3	2	3.5	0	0	0
Will Hawkins	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Christ Kore	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
Deondri Clark	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Nicholson	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrell Johnson	3	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jamari Stokes	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
Donavin Green	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jusden Culpepper	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chauncey Warren	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mahkeil Shuler	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
Sian John	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
John Brown	2	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Phillip Jackson	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
David Jones	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Vashun Turner	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
PJ McDonald	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick Taylor	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Bond	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaquez Estera	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Montrell Conner	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kamsi Arinze	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amar'e Pam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seth Scott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dayvian Bluitt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Davis	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Nicholls

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Skylar Husband	6	4	0	1	0	0
Kennon Loftin	5	2	0	0	0	0
Shermar Carter	3	3	0	0	1	0
Dominic Logiudice	3	3	0	0	0	0
Zavian Dilworth	3	3	0	0	0	0
Gavin Duplechin	3	3	0	0	0	0
Kasai Jones	3	3	0	0	0	0
Alex Villavaso	3	2	0	0	1	2
Gary Bailey Jr.	3	2	0	0	0	0
Joey Lightfoot	2	2	0	0	0	0
Kevin Martin	2	2	0	0	0	0
Alec Haynes	2	1	0	0	0	1
Antoine Okelo-Johnson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ghee Evans	2	1	0	0	0	0
Blake Brown	2	1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Diedrich	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kyree Fuller	1	1	1	1	0	0
Griffin Ellis	1	1	0	0	0	0
Carsen Hebert	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kristian Dillard	1	1	0	0	0	0
Erin Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0
EJ Segrest	1	1	0	0	0	0
Fred Dampeer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lynard Harris	0	0	0	0	0	1

Interceptions

Mississippi Valley State

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Tyrell Johnson	1	95	1
Joey Davis	1	0	0

Nicholls

Player	INT	YDS
Antoine Okelo-Johnson	1	9
Jhamal Shelby Jr.	1	0
Zavian Dilworth	1	0

Kick returns

Mississippi Valley State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dayvian Bluitt	5	127	25.4	29	0
Christian Bond	2	5	2.5	5	0

Nicholls

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kayden Andoh	1	12	12.0	12	0

Punt returns

Mississippi Valley State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dayvian Bluitt	1	22	22.0	22	0

Nicholls

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jacob Godfrey	1	7	7.0	7	0

Kicking

Mississippi Valley State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Luka Sari	1/1	100.0	34	1/1	4

Nicholls

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kingston Phan	1/1	100.0	42	4/4	7
Wyatt Guidry	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
Jordan Smith	0/0	0.0	0	0/1	0

Punting

Mississippi Valley State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nicholas Stephens	6	263	43.8	1	2	54

Nicholls

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Pharrell Harewood	3	128	42.7	0	0	47
Wyatt Guidry	1	41	41.0	0	0	41

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

Mississippi Valley StateNicholls

Total predicted points added

Plays: 34; 41
Overall · Total: -9.5; 21.3
Overall · Q1: -5; 12.8
Overall · Q2: -4.5; 8.5
Overall · Q3: —; —
Overall · Q4: 0; 0
Passing · Total: -3.3; 17
Passing · Q1: -1.3; 14.6
Passing · Q2: -2; 2.4
Passing · Q3: —; —
Passing · Q4: 0; 0
Rushing · Total: -2.4; 4.8
Rushing · Q1: -3.7; -2.2
Rushing · Q2: 1.3; 7
Rushing · Q3: —; —
Rushing · Q4: 0; 0

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 0.4; 1.74
Overall · Q1: -0.01; 2.79
Overall · Q2: 1.23; 1.26
Overall · Q3: —; —
Overall · Q4: 0; 0

Field position

Average starting field position: 69.5; 63.5
Average starting predicted points: 1.48; 1.57

Havoc

Total: 31.7%; 29.4%
Front Seven: 17.1%; 14.7%
Defensive backs: 14.6%; 14.7%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 34; 41
Overall · Total: -0.28; 0.52
Overall · Q1: -0.26; 0.68
Overall · Q2: -0.3; 0.39
Overall · Q3: —; —
Overall · Q4: 0; 0
Passing · Total: -0.25; 0.81
Passing · Q1: -0.26; 1.33
Passing · Q2: -0.25; 0.24
Passing · Q3: —; —
Passing · Q4: 0; 0
Rushing · Total: -0.13; 0.28
Rushing · Q1: -0.29; -0.36
Rushing · Q2: 0.22; 0.64
Rushing · Q3: —; —
Rushing · Q4: 0; 0

Rushing profile

Power Success: 100%; 100%
Stuff Rate: 10.5%; 11.8%
Line Yards: 75; 65
Line Yards Average: 4; 3.8
Second Level Yards: 25; 29
Second Level Yards Average: 1.3; 1.7
Open Field Yards: 10; 19
Open Field Yards Average: 0.5; 1.1

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 5; 9
Points: 3; 24
Points Per Opportunity: 0.6; 2.67

Success rates

Overall · Total: 35.3%; 46.3%
Overall · Q1: 42.1%; 31.6%
Overall · Q2: 26.7%; 59.1%
Overall · Q3: —; —
Overall · Q4: —; —
Standard Downs · Total: 39.1%; 53.6%
Standard Downs · Q1: 50%; 36.4%
Standard Downs · Q2: 27.3%; 64.7%
Standard Downs · Q3: —; —
Standard Downs · Q4: —; —
Passing Downs · Total: 27.3%; 30.8%
Passing Downs · Q1: 28.6%; 25%
Passing Downs · Q2: 25%; 40%
Passing Downs · Q3: —; —
Passing Downs · Q4: —; —

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Mississippi Valley State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Carter James	RB	2.9%	5.3%	0%	0%	0%	5.3%	0%
Josh Brown	QB	20.6%	15.8%	26.7%	0%	0%	36.8%	0%
Norman Taylor	RB	8.8%	10.5%	6.7%	0%	0%	15.8%	0%
Caleb Brownlow	WR	14.7%	10.5%	20%	0%	0%	0%	38.5%
Dezmond Ray	RB	23.5%	31.6%	13.3%	0%	0%	36.8%	7.7%
Christian Bond	WR	5.9%	10.5%	0%	0%	0%	0%	15.4%
Jaylen King	TE	5.9%	0%	13.3%	0%	0%	0%	15.4%

Nicholls

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Treylin Whaley	TE	2.4%	5.3%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4.8%
Tamaj Hoffman	RB	14.6%	10.5%	18.2%	0%	0%	29.4%	4.8%
Jordan Smith	WR	4.9%	5.3%	4.5%	0%	0%	0%	9.5%
Pax Hughes	TE	2.4%	5.3%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4.8%
Karaaz Johnson	WR	2.4%	5.3%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4.8%
Jacob Godfrey	WR	4.9%	10.5%	0%	0%	0%	0%	9.5%
Ean Rodrigue	QB	63.4%	73.7%	54.5%	0%	0%	23.5%	100%
Shane Lee	RB	19.5%	15.8%	22.7%	0%	0%	35.3%	9.5%
Ellis Stewart	WR	12.2%	5.3%	18.2%	0%	0%	0%	23.8%
Greg Donaldson	WR	7.3%	5.3%	9.1%	0%	0%	0%	14.3%

Average player PPA

Mississippi Valley State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Carter James	RB	-0.86	-0.86	—	—	—	-0.86	0
Josh Brown	QB	0.78	0.85	0.72	—	—	0.78	0
Norman Taylor	RB	-0.54	-0.61	-0.4	—	—	-0.54	0
Caleb Brownlow	WR	-0.68	-0.48	-0.82	—	—	0	-0.68
Dezmond Ray	RB	-0.04	0.15	-0.6	—	—	-0.04	-0.06
Christian Bond	WR	0.05	0.05	—	—	—	0	0.05
Jaylen King	TE	0.9	—	0.9	—	—	0	0.9

Nicholls

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Treylin Whaley	TE	-0.7	-0.7	—	—	—	0	-0.7
Tamaj Hoffman	RB	0.53	-0.63	1.11	—	—	-0.07	3.49
Jordan Smith	WR	4.45	5.88	3.02	—	—	0	4.45
Pax Hughes	TE	2.61	2.61	—	—	—	0	2.61
Karaaz Johnson	WR	0.09	0.09	—	—	—	0	0.09
Jacob Godfrey	WR	0.49	0.49	—	—	—	0	0.49
Ean Rodrigue	QB	0.64	1	0.22	—	—	-0.02	0.81
Shane Lee	RB	0	0	0	—	—	0.08	-0.22
Ellis Stewart	WR	-0.78	-0.16	-0.93	—	—	0	-0.78
Greg Donaldson	WR	2.41	6.01	0.62	—	—	0	2.41

Total player PPA

Mississippi Valley State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Rush	Pass
Carter James	RB	-0.9	-0.9	0	-0.9	0
Josh Brown	QB	5.4	2.6	2.9	5.4	0
Norman Taylor	RB	-1.6	-1.2	-0.4	-1.6	0
Caleb Brownlow	WR	-3.4	-1	-2.4	0	-3.4
Dezmond Ray	RB	-0.3	0.9	-1.2	-0.3	-0.1
Christian Bond	WR	0.1	0.1	0	0	0.1
Jaylen King	TE	1.8	0	1.8	0	1.8

Nicholls

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Rush	Pass
Treylin Whaley	TE	-0.7	-0.7	0	0	-0.7
Tamaj Hoffman	RB	3.2	-1.3	4.4	-0.3	3.5
Jordan Smith	WR	8.9	5.9	3	0	8.9
Pax Hughes	TE	2.6	2.6	0	0	2.6
Karaaz Johnson	WR	0.1	0.1	0	0	0.1
Jacob Godfrey	WR	1	1	0	0	1
Ean Rodrigue	QB	16.7	14	2.6	-0.1	17
Shane Lee	RB	0	0	0	0.5	-0.4
Ellis Stewart	WR	-3.9	-0.2	-3.7	0	-3.9
Greg Donaldson	WR	7.2	6	1.2	0	7.2