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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Nicholls St
Colonels
Southland (FCS)
20
40% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Sam Houston St
Bearkats
CUSA (FBS)
27
60% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Sam Houston St by 6.91
TOTAL POINTS
47
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
Nicholls St
Sam Houston St
|
78
C+
|
Overall |
60
D-
|
|
83
B-
|
Power |
60
F
|
|
77
C
|
Offensive |
60
F
|
|
91
A-
|
Defensive |
60
D-
|
|
78
C+
|
SoS (Current) |
68
D+
|
|
78
C+
|
SoS (Future) |
68
D+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Nicholls St
Sam Houston St
| 310 | Overall | 258 |
| 197 | Power | 173 |
| 225 | Offensive | 181 |
| 164 | Defensive | 163 |
| 220 | SoS (Current) | 107 |
| 220 | SoS (Future) | 107 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Nicholls St
Sam Houston St
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
4-8 (33.3%) |
Overall |
2-10 (16.7%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Home |
1-2 (33.3%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Away |
1-6 (14.3%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
1-7 (12.5%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
1-3 (25%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
2-3 (40%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Nicholls St
Sam Houston St
| #247 Incarnate Word | Best Win | #133 Delaware |
| #240 Eastern Kentucky | Worst Loss | #326 UTEP |
| 24 pts vs #501 Houston Christian | Largest MOV | 4 pts vs #201 Oregon St |
| 32 pts vs #114 Texas St-San Marcos | Largest MOD | 55 pts vs #13 Texas |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Nicholls St
Sam Houston St
| 18.3 | Points per Game | 17.8 |
| 24.9 | Points Against | 37.8 |
| 23.6 | Home PPG | 23 |
| 15 | Home PA | 36 |
| 14.4 | Away PPG | 15.1 |
| 32 | Away PA | 39 |
| 78-72 | Opponent Record | 80-74 |
| 228.9 | Avg Opponent Rank | 141 |
| L 6 | Longest Streak | L 8 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Nicholls St
Sam Houston St
| Nov 20 at SE Louisiana (9-4) L 26-38 | Nov 29 vs Florida Int'l (7-6) L 16-56 |
| Nov 15 vs Northwestern St (1-11) W 26-21 | Nov 22 at Middle Tennessee St (3-9) L 17-31 |
| Nov 8 at Texas-Rio Grande Valley (9-3) L 21-28 | Nov 15 vs Delaware (7-6) W 26-23 |
| Nov 1 vs Houston Christian (2-10) W 31-7 | Nov 8 at Oregon St (2-10) W 21-17 |
| Oct 25 vs McNeese St (5-7) W 31-7 | Oct 31 at Louisiana Tech (8-5) L 14-55 |
| Oct 18 at Stephen F. Austin (11-3) L 7-34 | Oct 15 UTEP (2-10) L 17-35 |
| Oct 4 at Lamar (8-5) L 17-24 | Oct 9 vs Jacksonville St (9-5) L 27-29 |
| Sep 27 at Eastern Kentucky (5-7) L 7-27 | Oct 2 at New Mexico St (4-8) L 10-37 |
| Sep 20 at Texas St-San Marcos (7-6) L 3-35 | Sep 20 at (13) Texas (10-3) L 0-55 |
| Sep 6 vs West Georgia (8-3) L 10-34 | Sep 6 at Hawai`i (9-4) L 20-37 |
| Aug 30 at Troy (8-6) L 20-38 | Aug 29 UNLV (10-4) L 21-38 |
| Aug 23 vs Incarnate Word (5-7) W 20-6 | Aug 23 at Western Kentucky (9-4) L 24-41 |