Nicholls St. beats Sam Houston St. for first time since '05

THIBODAUX, La. -- Dontrell Taylor and Kendall Bussey each ran for a fourth-quarter touchdown to help Nicholls State beat Sam Houston State 27-7 on Saturday night. The Colonels (2-2, 1-1 Southland Conference), who had lost 11 in a row to Sam Houston State, beat the Bearkats for the first time since 2005. Nicholls State was outscored 448-161 during that span. Chase Fourcade hit Damion Jeanpiere Jr . for a 12-yard touchdown that capped a 10-play, 74-yard drive and gave the Colonels a 10-7 lead late in the first half. Lorran Fonseca , who made a 35-yard field goal to open the scoring, hit a 22-yarder that made it 13-7 midway through the third quarter. Taylor scored on a 6-yard run with 4:04 to play and, one play after Ty Brock 's pass on fourth-and-16 from the 2 fell incomplete, Bussey capped the scoring about a minute later. Sam Houston State (1-2, 0-1), which came in ranked No.