Final
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McNeese State rushes past Nicholls State 24-14

Oct 31, 2010 - 3:31 AM LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) -- Andre Anderson rushed for a career-high 171 yards on 29 carries as McNeese State defeated Nicholls State 24-14 on Saturday night.

Anderson, a junior transfer from Michigan State, rushed for 27 yards on his first carry, sparking an 80-yard drive that culminated in Jacob Bower's 8-yard scoring run.

The Cowboys (4-4, 3-1 Southland Conference) added a 1-yard scoring run by Champlain Babin and a 1-yard TD pass from Bower to Corday Clark to lead 21-0 with 11:18 left in the first half.

The Colonels (2-6, 1-3) pulled within seven points early in the third on Landry Klann's 1-yard run and Klann's 35-yard TD pass to Kenyad Blair.

After McNeese State's Josh Lewis kicked a 21-yard field goal with 14:22 left, Nicholls State could get no closer than the Cowboys 34.

McNeese State, which had 404 yards total offense, has won nine of its last 11 games against the Colonels.








  • NCAAF FINAL
    1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    NICHOLLS 0 7 7 0 14
    MCNEESE ST 14 7 0 3 24 FINAL

    Oct 30 10:44 PM


  • NCAAF
    NICHOLLS 14
    MCNEESE ST 24 14:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR

    Nicholls State 14, McNeese State 24  4th - 14:00Oct 30 10:14 PM


  • NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
    1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    NICHOLLS 0 7 7 14
    MCNEESE ST 14 7 0 21 END, 3RD QTR

    Nicholls State 14, McNeese State 21  End of 3rdOct 30 10:14 PM


  • NCAAF HALFTIME
    1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    NICHOLLS 0 7 7
    MCNEESE ST 14 7 21 HALFTIME

    Nicholls State 7, McNeese State 21  HalfOct 30 9:49 PM


  • NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
    1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    NICHOLLS 0 0
    MCNEESE ST 14 14 END, 1ST QTR

    Nicholls State 0, McNeese State 14  End of 1stOct 30 8:39 PM