College Football
BOXSCORE
South Alabama 41, Nicholls State 40
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 24, 2016
Where: Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama
Attendance: 13086
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 OT T
Nicholls State 0 23 3 8 6 40
South Alabama 7 17 3 7 7 41
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 14:48
South Alabama   TD  South Alabama 7 - Nicholls State 0
Xavier Johnson 95 yd. kickoff return (Gavin Patterson kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:09
South Alabama   TD  South Alabama 14 - Nicholls State 0
Dami Ayoola 3 yd. run (Gavin Patterson kick)
2nd Quarter - 13:37
Nicholls State   TD  South Alabama 14 - Nicholls State 7
Chris Major 33 yd. interception return (David McKey kick)
2nd Quarter - 11:09
Nicholls State   TD  South Alabama 14 - Nicholls State 14
Christian Boutte 51 yd. blocked field goal return (David McKey kick)
2nd Quarter - 9:33
Nicholls State   TD  South Alabama 14 - Nicholls State 20
Mason Boudreaux 1 yd. run (kick failed)
2nd Quarter - 8:06
Nicholls State   FG  South Alabama 14 - Nicholls State 23
David McKey 37 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 6:43
South Alabama   TD  South Alabama 21 - Nicholls State 23
Xavier Johnson 16 yd. run (Gavin Patterson kick)
2nd Quarter - 4:02
South Alabama   FG  South Alabama 24 - Nicholls State 23
Gavin Patterson 22 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 12:17
Nicholls State   FG  South Alabama 24 - Nicholls State 26
David McKey 21 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 6:42
South Alabama   FG  South Alabama 27 - Nicholls State 26
Gavin Patterson 26 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 8:45
Nicholls State   TD  South Alabama 27 - Nicholls State 34
Damion Jeanpiere 16 yd. pass from Chase Fourcade (C.J. Bates pass from Josh Singleton)
4th Quarter - 0:16
South Alabama   TD  South Alabama 34 - Nicholls State 34
Tyrone Williams 9 yd. pass from Dallas Davis (Gavin Patterson kick)
OT - 0:00
South Alabama   TD  South Alabama 41 - Nicholls State 34
Xavier Johnson 4 yd. run (Gavin Patterson kick)
OT - 0:00
Nicholls State   TD  South Alabama 41 - Nicholls State 40
Dontrell Taylor 4 yd. run (run failed)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Nicholls State South Alabama
W‑L 1 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0
Conference 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 0
Team Stats
  Nicholls State South Alabama
Score 40 41
1st Downs 12 24
3rd Down Efficiency 3-for-13
23%		 8-for-19
42%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-0
0%		 2-for-3
67%
Total Yards 230 510
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 43-161 42-208
Average/Rush 3.7 5.0
Passing
Comp-Att 10-19 24-50
Passing Yards 69 302
Average/Pass Play 3.3 6.0
Penalties-Yards 5-46 6-70
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 4
Time of Possession 27:44 32:16
PLAYER STATS
Nicholls State (1 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Fourcade 10/19 69 1 0
South Alabama (2 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Davis 24/50 302 1 4
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Taylor 25 125 5.0 1
C. Okpalobi 9 48 5.3 0
K. Irvin 1 1 1.0 0
M. Boudreaux 1 1 1.0 1
J. Singleton 1 0 0.0 0
C. Fourcade 5 -12 -2.4 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
X. Johnson 21 103 4.9 2
D. Moore 8 58 7.2 0
D. Ayoola 12 47 3.9 1
D. Davis 1 0 0.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Bates 3 30 10.0 0
D. Jeanpiere 2 26 13.0 1
J. Singleton 2 12 6.0 0
S. Guarisco 1 2 2.0 0
D. Taylor 1 0 0.0 0
J. Rogers 1 -1 -1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
K. Kutchera 4 86 21.5 0
T. Williams 6 64 10.7 1
G. Everett 3 48 16.0 0
M. Francis 1 26 26.0 0
J. McCray 2 25 12.5 0
X. Johnson 3 24 8.0 0
D. Ayoola 2 15 7.5 0
Q. Lane 1 6 6.0 0
D. Moore 1 4 4.0 0
S. Harris 1 4 4.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
R. Allen 2.0 13.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
R. Allen 5 1
J. Reaves 5 1
K. Jackson 4 3
N. Lawrence 4 3
D. Songy 4 5
T. Turner 3 2
T. Robinson 2 0
N. Robinson 2 1
S. Grayer 2 1
D. Earl 2 3
J. Thompson 1 0
F. Middleton 1 0
S. Wallace 1 1
D. Thomas 1 1
M. Revell 1 1
R. Buchanon 1 1
B. Barge 1 1
C. Garvin 0 1
M. Francis 0 1
C. Milner 0 1
Q. Dent 0 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
R. Allen 2.0 13.0
S. Wallace 1.0 2.0
K. Jackson 1.0 2.0
T. Turner 1.0 1.0
D. Songy 1.0 1.0
J. Thompson 1.0 1.0
D. Earl 0.5 1.0
B. Barge 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
X. Johnson 1
D. Davis 1