Fourcade, Irvin lead as Nicholls downs Prairie View 44-13
THIBODAUX, La. -- Chase Fourcade threw for two touchdowns and Kyran Irvin ran for two more as Nicholls downed Prairie View 44-13 on Saturday night.
Fourcade finished with 248 yards passing and Irvin added 113 yards rushing for the Colonels (2-1).
Fourcade fired a 62-yard touchdown to Mason Roberts and Irvin had two scoring runs, including one for 34 yards, to give Nicholls a 21-0 lead after one quarter. The Colonels scored three more times in the second -- on a TD run by Jeremy Rounds and a pair of field goals by Lorran Fonseca -- before Zach Elder got the Panthers (0-2) on the board with a 42-yard field goal.
The Colonels led 34-3 at halftime.
Fourcade found Dai'Jean Dixon for a 22-yard touchdown to stretch it to 41-6 with 3:10 to go in the third quarter and the Colonels rolled to the win.
LaVell McCullers threw for 122 yards for the Panthers.
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2023 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 7-0 | 6-5 |
| Incarnate Word | 6-1 | 8-2 |
| Lamar | 5-2 | 6-5 |
| Houston Christian | 4-3 | 5-5 |
| SE Louisiana | 3-4 | 3-8 |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 2-5 | 1-9 |
| McNeese | 1-6 | 0-10 |
| Northwestern State | 0-7 | 0-6 |
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