The 2019 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tim Rebowe, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 9âÂÂ5 with a mark of 7âÂÂ2 in conference play, sharing the Southland title with Central Arkansas. Nicholls State received the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship, beating North Dakota in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State, in the second round. The team played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Colonels were picked to finish in first place.
The Colonels placed eleven players on the preseason allâÂÂSouthland teams.
Offense
1st team
Chase Fourcade â QB
Dai'Jean Dixon â WR
P.J. Burkhalter â OL
Winston Jones â P
2nd team
Dontrell Taylor â RB
Jair Joseph â OL
Defense
1st team
Sully Laiche â DL
Evan Veron â LB
Allen Pittman â LB
Darren Evans â DB
2nd team
Khristian Mims â DB
Kansas State scored touchdowns on their first four possessions and were successful 10 of 12 attempts on third down in 80 offensive plays. Kansas State also managed the clock, being on offense for more than 41 minutes. For Nicholls, this was largely different compared to last year's opener when they defeated the Kansas Jayhawks. The Colonel's Kendall Bussey and Julien Gums both produced second-half touchdown runs to put their team on the board, but it wasn't nearly enough. Despite the loss, Nicholls managed to move up in the FCS coaches poll, going from #11 to #10. They also jumped two spots to #10 in the FCS STATS Poll.
The Colonels received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against North Dakota.