Lamar Cardinals

3-1

YES!

Lamar Cardinals beat the Nicholls Colonels

3-1 49 – 18

2-3

Final · Sat, Sep 26

Game Details

John L. Guidry Stadium (Thibodaux) · 5,477 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Aiden McCown, Caleb Holmes propel Lamar past Nicholls 49-18 in Cardinals' Southland opener

Aiden McCown threw two of his three touchdown passes in the first 2:40 and Caleb Holmes scored on a kickoff return as Lamar thumped Nicholls 49-18 on Saturday in the Cardinals' Southland Conference opener.

Recap via ESPN

0:35 Aiden McCown connects for 41-yard TD pass

0:28 Aiden McCown throws 49-yard touchdown

0:20 Ean Rodrigue throws 3-yard TD pass to Ellis Stewart

0:36 Brennen Bailey takes kickoff 86-yard for kickoff return touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAM	28	14	0	7	49
NICH	7	3	0	8	18

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Game Leaders

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Aiden McCown · 13/19, 232 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Aiden McCown · 6 CAR, 80 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Davin Driskell · 4 REC, 110 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Koda Canady · 1Sacks
Mar Mar Evans · 9Tackles

Nicholls Colonels

Ean Rodrigue · 18/31, 191 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Shane Lee · 9 CAR, 64 YDSRushing Yards
Jordan Smith · 6 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Kennon Loftin · 11Tackles

2026 Southland Conference Standings

Team
Stephen F. Austin
Lamar
Houston Christian
East Texas A&M
SE Louisiana
Incarnate Word
Nicholls
UT Rio Grande Valley
McNeese
Northwestern State

Scoring

Q4 11:36

TD Aiden McCown 56 Yd Run (Andres Sandoval Kick)49–18

Q4 13:56

TD Jordan Smith 29 Yd pass from Ean Rodrigue (Ean Rodrigue Pass to Ellis Stewart for Two-Point Conversion)42–18

Q2 0:00

FG Kingston Phan 43 Yd Field Goal 42–10

Q2 2:26

TD LaDamion McDowell 11 Yd Run (Andres Sandoval Kick)42–7

Q2 7:58

TD Parker Jenkins 1 Yd Run (Andres Sandoval Kick)35–7

Q1 2:59

TD Cam Patterson 11 Yd pass from Aiden McCown (Andres Sandoval Kick)28–7

Q1 5:35

TD Caleb Holmes 86 Yd Kickoff Return (Andres Sandoval Kick)21–7

Q1 5:46

TD Ellis Stewart 3 Yd pass from Ean Rodrigue (Kingston Phan Kick)14–7

Q1 9:55

TD Davin Driskell 49 Yd pass from Aiden McCown (Andres Sandoval Kick)14–0

Q1 13:44

TD Blake Thomas 41 Yd pass from Aiden McCown (Andres Sandoval Kick)7–0

Team Stats

Lamar CardinalsNicholls Colonels

Offense

439 Total Yards 329

246 Passing Yards 191

193 Rushing Yards 138

23 First Downs 19

Efficiency

5-9 3rd Down 3-15

0-0 4th Down 2-4

14/21 Completions 18/34

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 0

8-65 Penalties 12-111

30:48 Possession 29:12

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Aiden McCown	13/19	232	12.2	3	1
Evan Bullock	1/2	14	7.0	0	0
Team	14/21	246	11.7	3	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Aiden McCown	6	80	13.3	1	56
Jameer Muhammad	5	31	6.2	0	15
Parker Jenkins	7	30	4.3	1	17
Jojo Uga	7	26	3.7	0	8
LaDamion McDowell	9	25	2.8	1	11
Blake Thomas	2	3	1.5	0	2
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	37	193	5.2	3	56

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Davin Driskell	4	110	27.5	1	49
Blake Thomas	4	57	14.3	1	41
Brit Simmons	1	31	31.0	0	31
De'Kelvion Beamon	1	18	18.0	0	18
Jet Thompson	1	14	14.0	0	14
Cam Patterson	1	11	11.0	1	11
Devan Williams	1	6	6.0	0	6
Parker Jenkins	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	14	246	17.6	3	49

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Mar Mar Evans	9	6	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce McDonald	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jermy Jackson	4	3	0	3	0	0	0
Koda Canady	3	3	1	1	0	1	0
Brennen Bailey	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Huff	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
T.J. Nelson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Thomas Jr.	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Lanar Kelley	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
C.J. Miller	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Etelridge McKinney	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jarrett Mitchel	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Holmes	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
Albert Simon III	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
Dawson Washington	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kyran Bourda	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Mason Wuenschel	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
IyiolaOluwa Solomi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
De'Kelvion Beamon	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Daiki Yoshikawa	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Abrama	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jackson Bandy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Booker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zaylon Stoker	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Alexandre Dedieu	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	57	43	1	6	4	4	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Caleb Holmes	1	86	86.0	86	1
Blake Thomas	1	13	13.0	13	0
Team	2	99	49.5	86	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kyndon Fuselier	3	43	14.3	23
Caleb Holmes	2	14	7.0	17
Team	5	57	11.4	23

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andres Sandoval	0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7
Team	0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Mason Stallons	3	120	40.0	0	2	44
Team	3	120	40.0	0	2	44

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Ean Rodrigue	18/31	191	6.2	2
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0
Preston Welch	0/2	0	0.0	0
Team	18/34	191	5.6	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Shane Lee	9	64	7.1	26
Ean Rodrigue	9	46	5.1	17
Tamaj Hoffman	16	42	2.6	13
Cooper Babin	1	3	3.0	3
Pharrell Harewood	1	-17	-17.0	0
Team	36	138	3.8	26

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jordan Smith	6	78	13.0	1	29
Greg Donaldson	5	75	15.0	0	36
Tamaj Hoffman	3	20	6.7	0	16
Treylin Whaley	1	8	8.0	0	8
Isaiah LeBlanc	2	7	3.5	0	5
Ellis Stewart	1	3	3.0	1	3
Team	18	191	10.6	2	36

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Pharrell Harewood	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Kennon Loftin	11	8	1	0	1
Kasai Jones	7	5	0	1	0
Skylar Husband	6	3	0	0	0
Kevin Martin	6	3	0	0	0
Jhamal Shelby Jr.	4	4	0	0	0
Gavin Duplechin	4	2	0	0	0
Alex Villavaso	3	3	0	0	1
Romeo Brown	2	2	0	0	0
Klabron Pollard	2	1	0	0	0
Joey Lightfoot	2	1	0	0	0
Dominic Logiudice	2	1	0	0	0
Talan Bingham	1	1	1	0	0
Griffin Ellis	1	1	0	0	0
Jeremie Elzy	1	1	0	0	0
Greg Jackson Jr.	1	1	0	0	0
Ghee Evans	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Diedrich	1	1	0	0	0
Lynard Harris	1	0	0	0	0
Jayden Milton	1	0	0	0	0
Chase Chesser	1	0	0	0	0
Alec Haynes	1	0	0	0	0
Erin Moore	0	0	0	1	0
Team	59	39	2	2	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Skylar Husband	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kingston Phan	1/1	100.0	43	1/1	4
Team	1/1	100.0	43	1/1	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Pharrell Harewood	7	303	43.3	0	1	54
Team	7	303	43.3	0	1	54

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