Nicholls State 21, 
Louisiana Tech 31
7:00 PM ET, September 16, 2006
Joe Aillet Stadium
RUSTON, LA
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | NICH | LT | |||
 | TD | 13:04 | MICHAEL MCLENDON 17 YD RUN (ALEXANDER ROMERO KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 45 yards. | 7 | 0 |
 | TD | 9:30 | ERIC NEWMAN 31 YD PASS FROM ZAC CHAMPION (DANNY HORWEDEL KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 80 yards. | 7 | 7 |
| TD | 7:15 | GRANT THORNE 50 YD PASS FROM VINCENT MONTGOMERY (ALEXANDER ROMERO KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 77 yards. | 14 | 7 |
| TD | 0:02 | BRODERICK COLE 5 YD RUN (ALEXANDER ROMERO KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 31 yards. | 21 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NICH | LT | |||
| FG | 6:57 | DANNY HORWEDEL 22 YD FG Drive info: 8 plays, 34 yards. | 21 | 10 |
| TD | 3:06 | JOSH WHEELER 15 YD PASS FROM ZAC CHAMPION (DANNY HORWEDEL KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 36 yards. | 21 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NICH | LT | |||
| TD | 5:38 | PATRICK JACKSON 6 YD RUN (DANNY HORWEDEL KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 82 yards. | 21 | 24 |
| TD | 3:36 | FREDDIE FRANKLIN 1 YD RUN (DANNY HORWEDEL KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 7 yards. | 21 | 31 |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 14 | 22 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-13 | 4-9 |
4th down efficiency | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 224 | 381 |
| Passing | 83 | 203 |
Comp-Att | 4-11 | 13-22 |
Yards per pass | 7.5 | 9.2 |
| Rushing | 141 | 178 |
Rushing Attempts | 50 | 42 |
Yards per rush | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| Penalties | 6-34 | 3-25 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 3 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 29:50 | 30:10 |
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College Football Scores
Other Scores:
Saturday, September 16th
| Boise State | 17 | Final |
| Wyoming | 10 |
| Idaho State | 24 | Final |
| Idaho | 27 |
| Fresno State | 20 | Final |
| Washington | 21 |
| Nicholls State | 21 | Final |
| Louisiana Tech | 31 |
| Texas Southern | 14 | Final |
| New Mexico State | 48 |
| Utah | 48 | Final |
| Utah State | 0 |
| Colorado State | 10 | Final |
| Nevada | 28 |
Sunday, September 17th
| UNLV | 13 | Final |
| Hawaii | 42 |