Nico Holmes

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Nico Holmes
  • Height:
    5'10"
  • Weight:
    205
  • Hometown:
    Mansfield, Mass.
  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Mansfield
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    723
  • yds/g
    72.3
  • td
    6
Bio

As a Junior:

 

Appeared in 10 games...recorded 170 rushes for 703 yards with four touchdowns

As a Sophomore:

Appeared in 10 games...recorded 74 rushes for 258 yards with three touchdowns

As a First Year:

Appeared in eight games... recorded 63 rushes for 255 yards on the season... Made collegiate debut September 3rd at WPI

Personal:
Nico was born in Boston, Mass...is majoring in criminal justice at Worcester State...the son of Christine and Peter Holmes...father Peter competed in wrestling at Harvard University...has three siblings, Vinnie, Zander, and Halia...chose Worcester State for the campus and the football coaching staff

Before Worcester State:
Nico is a 2021 graduate of Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Mass...competed in three years of varsity football, lacrosse and track for the Hornets...won a Division 2 State Championship in football as a senior...named a Hockomock League All-Star in 2021

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 195 173
Yards 723 647
Yards per game 72.3 71.9
Yards per rush 3.7 3.7
Touchdowns 6 6
Fumbles 3 3
Fumbles lost 3 3
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 22 76 3.5 13 0 - -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 23 121 5.3 17 1 - -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 27 151 5.6 42 2 - -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 9 18 2.0 7 0 - -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 23 73 3.2 15 0 - -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 13 22 1.7 13 0 - -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 20 102 5.1 73 0 1 1
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 27 51 1.9 9 1 1 1
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 17 89 5.2 40 0 - -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 14 20 1.4 8 2 1 1
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 3 24 8.0 18 0 - -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 3 25 8.3 15 0 - -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 2 17 8.5 19 0 - -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 2 17 8.5 11 0 - -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 1
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 1 8 8.0 8 0 1 1
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 - -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 1 28 28.0 28 0 1 1
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 1 76 24 - - 100
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 1 121 0 - - 121
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 1 151 25 - - 176
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 1 18 17 - - 35
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 1 73 17 - - 90
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 1 22 3 - - 25
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 1 102 1 - - 103
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 1 51 8 - - 59
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 1 89 -1 - - 88
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 1 20 28 - - 48
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 12 2 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 12 2 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 38 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 8 63 255 31.9 4.0 0 34 - -
2022-23 10 74 258 25.8 3.5 3 24 - -
2023-24 10 170 703 70.3 4.1 4 29 4 0
2024-25 10 195 723 72.3 3.7 6 73 3 3
Total 38 502 1939 51.0 3.9 13 73 7 3
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 8 15 1.9 109 13.6 7.3 0 18
2022-23 10 10 1.0 70 7.0 7.0 0 26
2023-24 10 17 1.7 205 20.5 12.1 0 38
2024-25 10 16 1.6 122 12.2 7.6 0 28
Total 38 58 1.5 506 13.3 8.7 0 38
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 8 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 38 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 8 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 38 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 2 23 11.5 0 12 - - - - -
2022-23 3 6 2.0 0 15 - - - - -
2023-24 2 47 23.5 0 31 - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 7 76 10.9 0 31 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 8 255 109 - 23 387 48.4
2022-23 10 258 70 - 6 334 33.4
2023-24 10 703 205 - 47 955 95.5
2024-25 10 723 122 - - 845 84.5
Total 38 1939 506 - 76 2521 66.3
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - 0 0
2022-23 18 1.8 3 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2023-24 24 2.4 4 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2024-25 36 3.6 6 0 - - - - - - - 0
Total 78 2.1 13 0 0 - - - 0 - 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 2 2 4.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 38 4 2 6.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 195 723 72.3 3.7 6 73 3 3
Conference 9 173 647 71.9 3.7 6 73 3 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 84 326 65.2 3.9 1 40 - -
Away 5 111 397 79.4 3.6 5 73 3 3
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 77 323 107.7 4.2 4 42 1 1
Losses 7 118 400 57.1 3.4 2 73 2 2
Month
September 4 81 366 91.5 4.5 3 42 - -
October 3 56 197 65.7 3.5 0 73 1 1
November 3 58 160 53.3 2.8 3 40 2 2
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 16 1.6 122 12.2 7.6 0 28
Conference 9 13 1.4 98 10.9 7.5 0 28
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 8 1.6 43 8.6 5.4 0 19
Away 5 8 1.6 79 15.8 9.9 0 28
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 5 1.7 33 11.0 6.6 0 15
Losses 7 11 1.6 89 12.7 8.1 0 28
Month
September 4 9 2.3 66 16.5 7.3 0 19
October 3 4 1.3 21 7.0 5.3 0 11
November 3 3 1.0 35 11.7 11.7 0 28
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 723 122 - - 845 84.5
Conference 9 647 98 - - 745 82.8
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 326 43 - - 369 73.8
Away 5 397 79 - - 476 95.2
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 3 323 33 - - 356 118.7
Losses 7 400 89 - - 489 69.9
Month
September 4 366 66 - - 432 108.0
October 3 197 21 - - 218 72.7
November 3 160 35 - - 195 65.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 36 3.6 6 0 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 36 4.0 6 0 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 1.2 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 30 6.0 5 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 24 8.0 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 12 1.7 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 18 4.5 3 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 18 6.0 3 0 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 9 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Fourth Quarter Comeback Falls Short in Season Finale for Lancers
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  • November 16, 2024
Fourth Quarter Comeback Falls Short in Season Finale for Lancers

Worcester, MA- In the final game of the regular season the Worcester State Football team (3-6, 3-5) journeys to Framingham State to take on the Rams as they look to grab their fourth win of the season and the season on a victorious note. 

  • November 16, 2024
Lancers Celebrate Senior Day, Fall Short in Battle with Buccaneers
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  • November 09, 2024
Lancers Celebrate Senior Day, Fall Short in Battle with Buccaneers

Worcester, MA- In the final home game of the 2024 season, the Worcester State football team (3-5, 3-4) not only hosts the Mass. Maritime Buccaneers in a bid to get to .500 in the conference, but will also be honoring this year’s senior class. Those being honored today are #8 Ebenezer Ankomah Gyau (Worcester, MA), #7 Dominic Annese (Peabody, MA), #76 Sam Branco (Rehoboth, MA), #17 Jayden Caron (Woonsocket, RI), #24 Tyler Chaves (Hudson, MA), #90 Alex Dipre (Fitchburg, MA), #2 Dylan Hall (Plainville, CT), #13 Adam Hill (Lunenburg, MA), #33 Nico Holmes (Mansfield, MA), #69 Trever Johnson (Oxford, MA), #88 Collin Lyons (Norton, MA), #11 John McMasters III (Raynham, MA), #0 Jamison Metcalf (Leicester, MA), #79 Austin Michaelson (Charlton, MA), #62 Matt Noonan (Salem, MA), #44 Matt O’Connor (Selkirk, NY), #5 Deion Osei-Sarpong (Holden, MA), #65 Justin Sneed (Harwich, MA), #25 Alex Thibeault (Judson, MA), #22 Drew von Klock (Walpole, MA), #70 Jason Zelaya (Somerville, MA) and #26 Damien Mitchell (Lancaster, PA).

  • November 09, 2024
Lancers Charge Past Spartans for the Victory
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  • November 02, 2024
Lancers Charge Past Spartans for the Victory

Worcester, MA- The Lancer’s Football squad (2-5, 2-4) look to bounce back after a stretch of top notch opponents this afternoon with a trip to Castleton. Worcester is ready to get back to their winning ways versus the Spartans who recently struggled against Plymouth State and Fitchburg State, which were two big wins for Worcester on the year, so the stage looks set for a gridiron battle in Vermont.

  • November 02, 2024
Lancers Downed By Wolves
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  • October 26, 2024
Lancers Downed By Wolves

Worcester, MA- Looking to add another win to their tally the Lancer football squad (2-4, 2-3) journey to WestConn this evening to face off with the Wolves in a conference showdown. Both sides of the ball are prepped for a gridiron battle in the Saturday night meeting.

  • October 26, 2024
Lancers Matchup with Corsairs in Pink Out Game
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  • October 19, 2024
Lancers Matchup with Corsairs in Pink Out Game

Worcester, MA- After a bye week of rest and planning the Worcester State Football team (2-3, 2-2) are back on home turn as they prepare to take on regionally ranked UMass-Dartmouth during this years Rosen Awareness Pink Out Game, which will see the Lancers wearing Rosen Cancer Awareness Fund stickers on their helmets to help raise awareness for research, testing and symptoms. Donations are actively being collected to support the campaign.

  • October 19, 2024
Lancers Soar Above Falcons in Second Straight Victory
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  • September 21, 2024
Lancers Soar Above Falcons in Second Straight Victory

Worcester, MA- The Lancer football team (1-1, 1-0) travels for their first road trip of the season this afternoon as they make the quick trip north to Fitchburg State as they look to continue their success in conference play with their second straight win of the season. 

  • September 21, 2024
Lancers Claim Victory over Panthers in MASCAC Home Opener
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  • September 14, 2024
Lancers Claim Victory over Panthers in MASCAC Home Opener

Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Football team (0-1,0-0) kicks off MASCAC action this afternoon as they host Plymouth State in the conference opener. This is the season opener for the Panthers while the Lancers come in with one seasoned game under their belt, after taking a tight loss to WPI 14-9 last Friday to open up their season. Worcester will look to continue their defensive strength this week and open the conference play with a defining presence.

  • September 14, 2024
Lancers Score Early But Take Tight Loss to WPI to Open Season
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  • September 06, 2024
Lancers Score Early But Take Tight Loss to WPI to Open Season

Worcester, MA- In what has become an annual tradition for Worcester State Football, the team kicks off their season tonight with a matchup with Cross Town non-Conference Rivals WPI under the lights of Coughlin Field. WPI came away with the victory last season, but under the new leadership of Coach Zach Besaw, the Lancers aim to open up their season at home with a victory against their lone non-conference opponent of the season. 

  • September 06, 2024