Nicholls Colonels vs Kansas State Wildcats

College Football

Nicholls

1-1

3-71

Final

Kansas St

1-0

Bill Snyder Family Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Punt
Punt
Touchdown
Punt
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
NICH	0	3	0	0	3
KSU	22	14	21	14	71

Who won: Kansas St 71-3

The Kansas State Wildcats beat the Nicholls Colonels 71-3 on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Kansas St outscored the Nicholls 22-0 in the 1st quarter. Avery Johnson led the Kansas St in passing yards (15/21, 199 YDS, 3 TD). Ean Rodrigue led the Nicholls in passing yards (7/19, 30 YDS).

Player of the game

Avery Johnson

KSU · 15/21, 199 YDS, 3 TD, 1 RUSH TD

8.5

Win probability

100%KSU final

NICHKSU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00NIC
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:24
7 yd run
Shotgun #35 K.Williams rush middle for 7 yards gain to the NICH50 (#16 D.Ackerson Jr.), 1ST DOWN
K. Williams · 3 CAR, 10 YDS · 3rd & 7 · 3rd & 7 at NICH 43
Q4 0:53
1 yd run
Shotgun #35 K.Williams rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NICH43 (#41 A.Moore)
K. Williams · 3 CAR, 10 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at NICH 42
Q4 1:39
2 yd run
Shotgun #35 K.Williams rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NICH42 (#41 A.Moore)
K. Williams · 3 CAR, 10 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NICH 40
Q4 1:52
Punt, 0 yds
#8 S.McClannan punt 54 yards to the NICH40 fair catch by #8 E.Stewart at NICH40
S. McClannan · 4th & 19 · 4th & 19 at KSU 6
Q4 2:00KSU
Timeout
Timeout Kansas State, clock 02:00
Q4 2:32
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #31 M.Elston Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KSTATE06 (#96 G.Merritt; #43 T.Santos)
M. Elston Jr. · 6 CAR, 76 YDS · 3rd & 20 · 3rd & 20 at KSU 5
Q4 3:13
4 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #31 M.Elston Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the KSTATE05 (#95 L.Jackson)
M. Elston Jr. · 6 CAR, 76 YDS · 2nd & 24 · 2nd & 24 at KSU 1
Q4 3:34KSU
Fumble! Turnover
Shotgun Kansas State rush middle for 14 yards loss to the KSTATE01 fumbled by Kansas State at KSTATE15 recovered by KSTATE #7 J.Knuth at KSTATE01, End Of Play
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at KSU 15
Q4 4:02
Punt, 0 yds
#16 P.Harewood punt 38 yards to the KSTATE15 fair catch by #6 S.Lockett at KSTATE15
P. Harewood · 4th & 9 · 4th & 9 at NICH 47
Q4 4:43
Stuffed for a loss of 3
Shotgun #27 D.Blackburn rush right for 3 yards loss to the NICH47 (#30 D.Knapp)
D. Blackburn · 2 CAR, 1 YDS · 3rd & 6 · 3rd & 6 at 50
Q4 5:22
6 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 P.Welch rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NICH50 (#26 S.Schilke)
P. Welch · 4 CAR, 17 YDS · 2nd & 12 · 2nd & 12 at NICH 44
Q4 6:06
Stuffed for a loss of 2
No Huddle-Shotgun #32 J.Milton rush middle for 2 yards loss to the NICH44 (#20 J.Oliphant Jr.)
J. Milton · 3 CAR, 3 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NICH 46
Q4 6:38
2 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 P.Welch rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NICH46 (#30 D.Knapp), 1ST DOWN
P. Welch · 4 CAR, 17 YDS · 3rd & 1 · 3rd & 1 at NICH 44
Q4 7:04
9 yd run
Shotgun #15 P.Welch rush left for 9 yards gain to the NICH44 (#2 A.Maddox)
P. Welch · 4 CAR, 17 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at NICH 35
Q4 7:51
No gain on the run
Shotgun #32 J.Milton rush middle for 0 yards to the NICH35 (#56 E.Hill)
J. Milton · 3 CAR, 3 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NICH 35
Q4 8:02
Kickoff, touchback
#96 A.O'Neill kickoff 48 yards to the NICH17, out of bounds at NICH17
A. O'Neill · 0/0 FG
TOUCHDOWNQ4 8:02
Touchdown! 2 yd run
J. Knuth · 3 CAR, 25 YDS
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Knuth rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NICH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:02 #96 A.O'Neill kick attempt good (H: #29 D.Davidson, LS: #46 S.Dolphens)
NICH 3 - 71 KSU
Q4 8:34
5 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Knuth rush right for 5 yards gain to the NICH02 (#14 K.Dillard), out of bounds
J. Knuth · 3 CAR, 25 YDS · 1st & Goal · 1st & Goal at NICH 7
Q4 9:05
18 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Knuth rush right for 18 yards gain to the NICH07 (#40 K.Fuller), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
J. Knuth · 3 CAR, 25 YDS · 2nd & 5 · 2nd & 5 at NICH 25
Q4 9:34
5 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #31 M.Elston Jr. rush middle for 5 yards gain to the NICH25 (#13 Z.Dilworth)
M. Elston Jr. · 6 CAR, 76 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NICH 30
Q4 10:07
4 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #31 M.Elston Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NICH30 (#40 K.Fuller), 1ST DOWN
M. Elston Jr. · 6 CAR, 76 YDS · 2nd & 3 · 2nd & 3 at NICH 34
Q4 10:24
7 yd completion to D. Salley Jr
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Knuth pass complete short right to #15 D.Salley Jr. caught at NICH34, for 7 yards to the NICH34 (#13 Z.Dilworth)
J. Knuth · 1/1, 7 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NICH 41
Q4 11:09
16 yd run
Shotgun #31 M.Elston Jr. rush left for 16 yards gain to the NICH41 (#15 R.Brown), 1ST DOWN
M. Elston Jr. · 6 CAR, 76 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at KSU 43
Q4 11:19
Punt, 21 yds
#16 P.Harewood punt 49 yards to the KSTATE22 #6 S.Lockett return 21 yards to the KSTATE43 (#43 T.Santos)
P. Harewood · 4th & 6 · 4th & 6 at NICH 29