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Fourcade leads Nicholls to 41-20 win over Houston Baptist
HOUSTON (AP) Chase Fourcade threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores as Nicholls took an early lead and rolled to a 41-20 win over Houston Baptist on Saturday.
Fourcade was 24-of-30 passing with no interceptions. Damion Jeanpiere Jr. caught seven passes for 96 yards and Dai'Jean Dixon grabbed five for 74 yards and a score. Dontrell Taylor ran for 104 yards on nine carries.
Lorran Fonseca had a field goal of 56 yards, a school record, and added a 35 yarder and Fourcade passed for two scores in the second quarter as Nicholls (6-3, 5-2 Southland Conference) took a 27-0 lead into the break. Fourcade ran it in from the 6 and the 1 in the third quarter to go ahead 41-7.
Nicholls racked up 616 total yards while holding the Huskies to 237. The Colonels had 313 rushing yards while limiting HBU to minus-21 yards.
Bailey Zappe hit Terry Tilllmon on a 67-yard scoring strike, Jake Blanco ran a blocked punt back 40 yards for a score and Jarreth Sterns ran in from the 1 for Houston Baptist (1-8, 0-7) which has now lost 17 straight conference games.
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| Team Stats |  |
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|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
