2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
American college football season
The 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represents Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions are led by second-year head coach Frank Scelfo and play their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.
Preseason
Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Lions were picked to finish in eighth place.[1]
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
Nicholls |
200 (20)
|
2 |
Central Arkansas |
154
|
3 |
Incarnate Word |
150 (1)
|
4 |
Sam Houston State |
146
|
5 |
Lamar |
123
|
6 |
McNeese State |
114
|
7 |
Abilene Christian |
112 (1)
|
8 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
71
|
9 |
Stephen F. Austin |
63
|
10 |
Northwestern State |
56
|
11 |
Houston Baptist |
21
|
Preseason All–Southland Teams
The Lions placed five different players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]
Roster
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Jacksonville State* | | | ESPN+ | W 35–14 | 7,116 |
September 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman[a]* | No. 23 | | | Canceled | |
September 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss* | No. 23 | | SECN | L 29–40 | 45,238 |
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Lamar | No. 21 | - Strawberry Stadium
- Hammond, LA
| ESPN+ | W 45–34 | 6,352 |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | No. 19 | | CST/ESPN+ | W 44–27 | 7,584 |
October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at McNeese State | No. 17 | | CST/ESPN+ | L 34–38 | 8,217 |
October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 23 | - Strawberry Stadium
- Hammond, LA
| ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 6,345 |
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | | | ESPN3 | W 52–13 | 2,158 |
November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | | - Strawberry Stadium
- Hammond, LA
| Southeastern Sports Network | W 47–30 | 5,127 |
November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Central Arkansas | | | ESPN+ | W 34–0 | 6,275 |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian | No. 23 | | ESPN+ | W 35–14 | 4,981 |
November 21 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 23 Nicholls | No. 21 | | CST/ESPN+ | L 27–28 | 10,071 |
November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 8 Villanova* | | | ESPN3 | W 45–44 | 4,173 |
December 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Montana* | | | ESPN3 | L 28–73 | 16,550 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
|
Source: [3][4]
Game summaries
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 6 Gamecocks |
0 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
Lions |
14 |
7 |
7 | 7 | 35 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: August 29
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 7,116
- Referee: Vidal Jones
- [1] [2] [3]
Game information
|
- First quarter
- (13:26) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 4-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:03
- (07:06) SELA TD – Bransen Schwebel 5-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 14–0; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:57
- Second quarter
- (14:33) JVST TD – Josh Pearson 33-yard pass from Zerrick Cooper, Bryant Wallace kick
Southeastern Louisiana 14–7; Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:50
- (01:34) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 58-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 21–7; Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 1:08
- Third quarter
- (10:45) SELA TD – Ferlando Johnson 65-yard interception returned, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 28–7; Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:56
- Fourth quarter
- (12:13) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 35-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 35–7; Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:14
- (08:50) JVST TD – Michael Matthews 28-yard pass from Zerrick Cooper, Bryant Wallace kick
Southeastern Louisiana 35–14; Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:18
|
- Top passers
- SELA – Chason Virgil – 11/24, 164 yards, TD
- JVST – Zerrick Cooper – 40/52, 414 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
- Top rushers
- SELA – Devonte Williams – 12 carries, 37 yards, TD
- JVST – Michael Matthews – 4 carries, 38 yards
- Top receivers
- SELA – Austin Mitchell – 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD
- JVST – Jamari Hester – 7 receptions, 90 yards
|
|
Statistics |
Jacksonville State |
Southeastern Louisiana
|
First downs |
23 |
20
|
Total yards |
481 |
384
|
Rushing yards |
67 |
146
|
Passing yards |
414 |
238
|
Turnovers |
2 |
1
|
Time of possession |
34:11 |
25:49
|
At Ole Miss
Southeastern Louisiana at Ole Miss – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 (FCS) Lions |
3 |
14 |
12 | 0 | 29 |
Rebels |
13 |
14 |
7 | 6 | 40 |
at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS
- Date: September 14
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 45,238
- Referee: James Carter
- TV: SEC Network
- [4] [5] [6]
Game information
|
- First quarter
- (11:01) MISS TD – Elijah Moore 9-yard pass from Matt Corral, Luke Logan PAT failed
Ole Miss 6–0; Drive: 12 play, 72 yards, 3:59
- (06:47) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 30-yard field goal
Ole Miss 6–3; Drive: 8 play, 29 yards, 2:29
- (06:33) MISS TD – Jerrion Ealy 94-yard kickoff returned, Luke Logan kick
Ole Miss 13–3; Drive: 0 play, 0 yards, 0:00
- Second quarter
- (13:12) SELA TD – Marcus Cooper 14-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Ole Miss 13–10; Drive: 5 play, 57 yards, 2:05
- (12:28) MISS TD – Jerrion Ealy 30-yard rush, Luke Logan kick
Ole Miss 20–10; Drive: 2 play, 82 yards, 0:47
- (06:29) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 20-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Ole Miss 20–17; Drive: 10 play, 74 yards, 4:33
- (00:54) MISS TD – Jason Pellerin 5-yard pass from Matt Corral, Luke Logan kick
Ole Miss 27–17; Drive: 9 play, 52 yards, 3:35
- Third quarter
- (10:27) MISS TD – Scottie Phillips 27-yard rush, Luke Logan kick
Ole Miss 34–17; Drive: 9 play, 69 yards, 3:00
- (06:11) SELA TD – Juwan Petit-Frere 45-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard PAT failed
Ole Miss 34–23; Drive: 9 play, 78 yards, 4:10
- (01:26) SELA TD – Branson Schwebel 5-yard pass from Chason Virgil, two-point conversion attempt failed
Ole Miss 34–29; Drive: 2 play, 9 yards, 0:42
- Fourth quarter
- (10:38) MISS FG – Luke Logan 22-yard field goal
Ole Miss 37–29; Drive: 14 play, 78 yards, 5:43
- (00:39) MISS FG – Luke Logan 32-yard field goal
Ole Miss 40–29; Drive: 10 play, 69 yards, 4:39
|
- Top passers
- MISS – Matt Corral – 21/30, 239 yards, 2 TD
- SELA – Chason Virgil – 29/44, 309 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
- Top rushers
- MISS – Scottie Phillips – 26 carries, 103 yards, TD
- SELA – Devonte Williams – 13 carries, 50 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- MISS – Elijah Moore – 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD
- SELA – Juwan Petit-Frere – 3 receptions, 74 yards, TD
|
|
Statistics |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Ole Miss
|
First downs |
20 |
24
|
Total yards |
375 |
459
|
Rushing yards |
66 |
220
|
Passing yards |
309 |
239
|
Turnovers |
4 |
2
|
Time of possession |
27:56 |
32:04
|
Lamar
Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals |
7 |
17 |
3 | 7 | 34 |
No. 21 Lions |
7 |
14 |
21 | 3 | 45 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: September 14
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: mostly cloudy • Wind: SE 7 MPH
- Game attendance: 6,352
- Referee: Dan Lewis
- TV: ESPN+
- [7] [8] [9]
Game information
|
- First quarter
- (05:26) LAM TD – Jordan Hoy 19-yard rush, Bailey Giffen kick
Lamar 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:26
- (00:44) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 12-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Tied 7–7; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:42
- Second quarter
- (14:54) LAM TD – A. J. Walker 6-yard rush, Bailey Giffen kick
Lamar 14–7; Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:44
- (13:40) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 58-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Tied 14–14; Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:05
- (05:44) LAM TD – Kenny Allen 36-yard pass from Jordan Hoy, Bailey Giffen kick
Lamar 21–14; Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:39
- (01:24) SELA TD – CJ Turner 3-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Tied 21–21; Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:04
- (00:10) LAM FG – Bailey Giffen 38-yard field goal
Lamar 24–21; Drive: 7 play, 54 yards, 1:12
- Third quarter
- (09:59) SELA TD – Javon Conner 24-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 28–24; Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:45
- (08:51) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 50-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 35–24; Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:09
- (03:56) LAM FG – Bailey Giffen 47-yard field goal
Southeastern Louisiana 35–27; Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:49
- (00:39) SELA TD – Javon Conner 14-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 42–27; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:17
- Fourth quarter
- (11:47) LAM TD – Myles Wanza 3-yard rush, Bailey Giffen kick
Southeastern Louisiana 42–34; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:52
- (01:48) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 19-yard field goal
Southeastern Louisiana 45–34; Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, 5:54
|
- Top passers
- SELA – Chason Virgil – 26/34, 307 yards, 4 TD
- LAM – Jordan Hoy – 14/33, 303 yards, TD, INT
- Top rushers
- SELA – Devonte Williams – 16 carries, 63 yards, TD
- LAM – Myles Wanza – 13 carries, 60 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- SELA – Austin Mitchell – 5 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD
- LAM – Kirkland Banks – 5 receptions, 112 yards
|
|
Statistics |
Lamar |
Southeastern Louisiana
|
First downs |
19 |
28
|
Total yards |
436 |
520
|
Rushing yards |
133 |
166
|
Passing yards |
303 |
336
|
Turnovers |
1 |
0
|
Time of possession |
27:51 |
32:09
|
At Northwestern State
Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 19 Lions |
10 |
7 |
20 | 7 | 44 |
Demons |
7 |
10 |
3 | 7 | 27 |
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA
- Date: September 28
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); sunny and warm
- Game attendance: 7,584
- Referee: Ed Bourgeois
- [10] [11] [12]
Game information
|
- First quarter
- (09:18) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 34-yard field goal
Southeastern Louisiana 3–0; Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:44
- (07:16) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 26-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
Northwestern State 7–3; Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:54
- (03:49) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 35-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 10–7; Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:27
- Second quarter
- (09:17) NSU TD – Kendrick Price 19-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
Northwestern State 14–10; Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:47
- (04:43) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 17–14; Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:27
- (00:00) NSU FG – Ryan Gremillion 24-yard field goal
Tied 17–17; Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 4:37
- Third quarter
- (09:12) NSU FG – Ryan Gremillion 25-yard field goal
Northwestern State 20–17; Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:15
- (07:07) SELA TD – Taron Jones 5-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 24–20; Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:02
- (05:59) SELA TD – CJ Turner 46-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 31–20; Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:07
- (00:52) SELA TD – Kendall Collins Jr. 25-yard rush, Bryce Broussard PAT failed
Southeastern Louisiana 37–20; Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:51
- Fourth quarter
- (04:30) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 17-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick
Southeastern Louisiana 37–27; Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:13
- (00:48) SELA TD – Taron Jones 2-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 44–27; Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:42
|
- Top passers
- SELA – Chason Virgil – 24/32, 344 yards, TD
- NSU – Shelton Eppler – 35/55, 333 yards, 3 TD
- Top rushers
- SELA – Taron Jones – 18 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD
- NSU – Jared West – 13 carries, 24 yards
- Top receivers
- SELA – CJ Turner – 7 receptions, 128 yards, TD
- NSU – Quan Shorts – 11 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD
|
|
Statistics |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Northwestern State
|
First downs |
26 |
27
|
Total yards |
537 |
378
|
Rushing yards |
143 |
45
|
Passing yards |
394 |
333
|
Turnovers |
2 |
0
|
Time of possession |
30:30 |
29:30
|
At McNeese State
Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 19 Lions |
3 |
14 |
3 | 14 | 34 |
Cowboys |
10 |
14 |
0 | 14 | 38 |
at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA
- Date: October 5
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); sunny and humid
- Game attendance: 8,217
- Referee: Kevin Hassell
- [13] [14] [15]
Game information
|
- First quarter
- (09:48) MCNS TD – Davion Curtis 20-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick
McNeese State 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:30
- (04:45) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 21-yard field goal
McNeese State 10–0; Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:37
- (00:07) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 20-yard field goal
McNeese State 10–3; Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:38
- Second quarter
- (13:30) MCNS TD – Cyron Sutton 58-yard pas from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick
McNeese State 17–3; Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:33
- (05:35) MCNS TD – Elijah Mack 2-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick
McNeese State 24–3; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:48
- (02:42) SELA TD – CJ Turner 10-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
McNeese State 24–10; Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:48
- (00:23) SELA TD – Lorenzo Nunez 31-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 24–17; Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 1:37
- Third quarter
- (01:09) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 21-yard field goal
McNeese State 24–20; Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:06
- Fourth quarter
- (13:02) SELA TD – Lorenzo Nunez 60-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 27–24; Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:46
- (09:56) MCNS TD – Elijah Mack 1-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick
McNeese State 31–27; Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:00
- (07:06) SELA TD – Bransen Schwebel 2-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 34–31; Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:50
- (02:21) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 33-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick
McNeese State 38–34; Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 2:35
|
- Top passers
- MCNS – Cody Orgeron – 12/29, 248 yards, 3 TD
- SELA – Chason Virgil – 27/49, 321 yards, 2 TD, INT
- Top rushers
- MCNS – Elijah Mack – 28 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD
- SELA – Austin Mitchell – carry, 36 yards
- Top receivers
- MCNS – Cyron Sutton – 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD
- SELA – Bransen Schwebel – 8 receptions, 94 yards, TD
|
|
Statistics |
Southeastern Louisiana |
McNeese State
|
First downs |
19 |
23
|
Total yards |
452 |
473
|
Rushing yards |
86 |
225
|
Passing yards |
366 |
248
|
Turnovers |
2 |
0
|
Time of possession |
28:57 |
31:03
|
Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals |
3 |
14 |
3 | 7 | 27 |
No. 23 Lions |
7 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 21 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: October 12
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); cloudy
- Game attendance: 6,345
- Referee: Vidal Jones
- [16] [17] [18]
Game information
|
- First quarter
- (10:11) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 48-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:32
- (00:29) UIW FG – Carson Mohr 25-yard field goal
Southeastern Louisiana 7–3; Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:09
- Second quarter
- (14:49) UIW TD – Isaiah Paul 45-yard interception returned, Carson Mohr kick
Incarnate Word 10–7; Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:33
- (04:09) UIW TD – Brady Rogers 18-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
Incarnate Word 17–7; Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:55
- (01:12) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Incarnate Word 17–14; Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:46
- Third quarter
- (04:39) UIW FG – Carson Mohr 19-yard field goal
Incarnate Word 20–14; Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:03
- Fourth quarter
- (09:23) UIW TD – Lamont Johnson 21-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick
Incarnate Word 27–14; Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:41
- (05:54) SELA TD – Marcus Cooper 16-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Incarnate Word 27–21; Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 2:05
|
- Top passers
- UIW – Jon Copeland – 14/27, 147 yards, 2 TD
- SELA – Chason Virgil – 33/46, 337 yards, TD, 4 INT
- Top rushers
- UIW – Ameer King – 18 carries, 94 yards
- SELA – Marcus Cooper – 9 carries, 59 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- UIW – Lamont Johnson – 3 receptions, 37 yards, TD
- SELA – Austin Mitchell – 4 receptions, 87 yards, TD
|
|
Statistics |
Incarnate Word |
Southeastern Louisiana
|
First downs |
20 |
24
|
Total yards |
317 |
515
|
Rushing yards |
170 |
178
|
Passing yards |
147 |
337
|
Turnovers |
0 |
6
|
Time of possession |
29:42 |
30:18
|
At Houston Baptist
Southeastern Louisiana at Houston Baptist – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Lions |
14 |
14 |
17 | 7 | 52 |
Huskies |
6 |
7 |
0 | 0 | 13 |
at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX
- Date: October 26
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 2,158
- Referee: Dan Lewis
- [19] [20] [21]
Game information
|
- First quarter
- (14:43) SELA TD – Lorenzo Nunez 80-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:17
- (11:32) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 43-yard field goal
Southeastern Louisiana 7–3; Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 2:04
- (07:08) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 31-yard field goal
Southeastern Louisiana 7–6; Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:41
- (02:32) SELA TD – Taron Jones 4-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 14–6; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:36
- Second quarter
- (04:18) SELA TD – Ferlando Jordan 97-yard interception returned, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 21–6; Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:15
- (02:05) HBU TD – Jerreth Sterns 6-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 21–13; Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:03
- (00:39) SELA TD – CJ Turner 15-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 28–13; Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:16
- Third quarter
- (14:29) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 25-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 35–13; Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:21
- (07:34) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 24-yard field goal
Southeastern Louisiana 38–13; Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:51
- (04:41) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 70-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 45–13; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20
- Fourth quarter
- (06:35) SELA TD – Matt DeBlaiso 21-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 52–13; Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:13
|
- Top passers
- SELA - Chason Virgil - 22/31, 388 yards, 3 TD
- HBU - Bailey Zappe - 22/42, 156 yards, INT
- Top rushers
- SELA - Devonte Williams - 11 carries, 51 yards, TD
- HBU - Ean Beek - 13 carries, 45 yards
- Top receivers
- SELA - Austin Mitchell - 2 receptions, 89 yards, TD
- HBU - DJ Dormeus - 5 receptions, 62 yards
|
|
Statistics |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Houston Baptist
|
First downs |
32 |
15
|
Total yards |
634 |
259
|
Rushing yards |
145 |
48
|
Passing yards |
489 |
211
|
Turnovers |
2 |
3
|
Time of possession |
36:36 |
23:24
|
Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks |
0 |
10 |
7 | 13 | 30 |
Lions |
13 |
6 |
14 | 14 | 47 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: November 2
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); clear
- Game attendance: 5,127
- Referee: Ed Bourgeois
- [22] [23] [24]
Game information
|
- First quarter
- (06:37) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 3-yard rush, Two-point conversion rush failed
Southeastern Louisiana 6–0; Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:05
- (03:53) SELA TD – Ed Magee 8-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 13–0; Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:35
- Second quarter
- (14:16) SFA TD – Allen Arclies III 27-yard pass from Trae Self, Storm Ruiz kick
Southeastern Louisiana 13–7; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:33
- (04:04) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard PAT blocked
Southeastern Louisiana 19–7; Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:30
- (00:00) SFA FG – Storm Ruiz 29-yard field goal
Southeastern Louisiana 19–10; Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 1:16
- Third quarter
- (09:44) SFA TD – Josh McGowen 2-yard rush, Storm Ruiz kick
Southeastern Louisiana 19–17; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:51
- (04:41) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 2-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 26–17; Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:03
- (01:26) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 15-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 33–17; Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:16
- Fourth quarter
- (13:34) SFA TD – Xavier Gipson 12-yard pass from Trae Self, Two-point conversion pass failed
Southeastern Louisiana 33-23; Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 2:36
- (07:17) SELA TD – Ferlando Jordan 65-yard interception returned, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 40–23; Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:49
- (05:31) SFA TD – Lar'Darion Cobb 20-yard pass from Cam Arnold, Storm Ruiz kick
Southeastern Louisiana 40–30; Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:36
- (00:37) SELA TD – Taron Jones 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 47–30; Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:53
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- Top passers
- SELA – Chason Virgil – 15/21, 122 yards, TD, INT
- SFA – Trae Self – 25/39, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT
- Top rushers
- SELA – Devonte Williams – 8 carries, 65 yards
- SFA – Josh McGowen – 16 carries, 63 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- SELA – Devonte Williams – 11 receptions, 71 yards, TD
- SFA – Xavier Gipson – 8 receptions, 94 yards, TD
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|
Statistics |
Stephen F. Austin |
Southeastern Louisiana
|
First downs |
27 |
24
|
Total yards |
471 |
421
|
Rushing yards |
68 |
222
|
Passing yards |
403 |
199
|
Turnovers |
2 |
1
|
Time of possession |
30:25 |
29:35
|
At Central Arkansas
Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Lions |
7 |
14 |
6 | 7 | 34 |
No. 7 Bears |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
at Estes Stadium, Conway, AR
- Date: November 9
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 6,275
- Referee: David Alvarez
- [25] [26] [27]
Game information
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- First quarter
- (05:52) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 9-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:17
- Second quarter
- (11:56) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 2-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 14–0; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:04
- (00:07) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 2-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 21–0; Drive: 16 plays, 91 yards, 8:45
- Third quarter
- (07:30) SELA TD – Javon Conner 6-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard PAT blocked
Southeastern Louisiana 27–0; Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 3:18
- Fourth quarter
- (10:12) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 34–0; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:06
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- Top passers
- SELA – Cole Kelley – 20/24, 273 yards, TD, INT
- UCA – Breylin Smith – 17/39, 193 yards, 3 INT
- Top rushers
- SELA – Taron Jones – 16 carries, 69 yards
- UCA – D'erek Fernandez – 3 carries, 34 yards
- Top receivers
- SELA – Devonte Williams – 6 receptions, 86 yards
- UCA – Jarrod Barnes – 3 receptions, 43 yards
|
|
Statistics |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Central Arkansas
|
First downs |
26 |
13
|
Total yards |
490 |
261
|
Rushing yards |
153 |
68
|
Passing yards |
337 |
193
|
Turnovers |
2 |
4
|
Time of possession |
38:08 |
21:52
|
At Abilene Christian
Southeastern Louisiana at Abilene Christian – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 Lions |
14 |
21 |
0 | 7 | 42 |
Wildcats |
0 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, TX
- Date: November 16
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); sunny, partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 4,981
- Referee: Vidal Jones
- [28] [29] [30]
Game information
|
- First quarter
- (11:23) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 6-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:49
- (05:29) SELA TD – Matt DeBlaiso 53-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 14–0; Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:35
- Second quarter
- (06:06) ACU TD – Sema'J Davis 2-yard rush, Blair Zepeda kick
Southeastern Louisiana 14–7; Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:52
- (02:36) SELA TD – Chason Virgil 13-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 21–7; Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:25
- (00:53) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 9-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 28–7; Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 0:51
- (00:05) SELA TD – Javon Conner 4-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 35–7; Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:22
- Fourth quarter
- (12:43) ACU TD – Branden Hohenstein 15-yard pass from Sema'J Davis, Blair Zepeda kick
Southeastern Louisiana 35–14; Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:38
|
- Top passers
- SELA – Chason Virgil – 19/30, 204 yards, 2 TD
- ACU – Sema'J Davis – 11/19, 195 yards, TD, 3 INT
- Top rushers
- SELA – Devonte Williams – 9 carries, 48 yards, 2 TD
- ACU – Sema'J Davis – 17 carries, 33 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- SELA – CJ Turner – 7 receptions, 74 yards
- ACU – Kobe Clark – 6 receptions, 104 yards
|
|
Statistics |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Abilene Christian
|
First downs |
22 |
12
|
Total yards |
432 |
283
|
Rushing yards |
152 |
35
|
Passing yards |
280 |
248
|
Turnovers |
1 |
6
|
Time of possession |
36:27 |
23:33
|
Nicholls
Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 Colonels |
0 |
14 |
7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 21 Lions |
14 |
0 |
0 | 13 | 27 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 10,071
- Referee: Ed Bourgeois
- [31] [32] [33]
Game information
|
- First quarter
- (04:45) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 2-yard pas from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:40
- (00:00) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 61-yard punt returned, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 14–0; Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:41
- Second quarter
- (11:43) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 48-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick
Southeastern Louisiana 14–7; Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 3:10
- (05:34) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 2-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick
Tied 14–14; Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:31
- Third quarter
- (00:20) NICH TD – Julien Gums 5-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick
Nicholls 21–14; Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:38
- Fourth quarter
- (11:34) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 4-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Tied 21–21; Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:40
- (02:21) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 17-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard PAT failed
Southeastern Louisiana 27–21; Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:46
- (01:30) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 57-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick
Nicholls 28–27; Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 0:45
|
- Top passers
- NICH – Chase Fourcade – 19/27, 288 yards, 3 TD, INT
- SELA – Chason Virgil – 25/45, 321 yards, TD, INT
- Top rushers
- NICH – Julien Gums – 18 carries, 133 yards, TD
- SELA – Devonte Williams – 16 carries, 75 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- NICH – Dai'Jean Dixon – 9 receptions, 190 yards, 3 TD
- SELA – Austin Mitchell – 8 receptions, 99 yards, TD
|
|
Statistics |
Nicholls |
Southeastern Louisiana
|
First downs |
17 |
26
|
Total yards |
468 |
460
|
Rushing yards |
180 |
113
|
Passing yards |
288 |
347
|
Turnovers |
2 |
2
|
Time of possession |
31:15 |
28:45
|
FCS Playoffs
The Lions were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Villanova.[5]
Villanova (first round)
Villanova at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Wildcats |
10 |
21 |
0 | 13 | 44 |
No. 24 Lions |
7 |
7 |
17 | 14 | 45 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: November 30
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 4,173
- Referee: Kelly Holman
- [34] [35] [36]
Game information
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- First quarter
- (06:56) NOVA FG – Drew Kresge 38-yard field goal
Villanova 3–0; Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 5:21
- (04:30) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 10-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 7–3; Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:21
- (00:10) NOVA TD – Todd Summers 4-yard pass from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick
Villanova 10–7; Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 4:13
- Second quarter
- (07:17) NOVA TD –Elijah Glover 78-yard interception returned, Drew Kresge kick
Villanova 17–7; Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:40
- (03:28) NOVA TD – Daniel Smith 53-yard rush, Drew Kresge kick
Villanova 24–7; Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:38
- (01:33) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Villanova 24–14; Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:47
- (00:28) NOVA TD – Jaaron Hayek 57-yard pass from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick
Villanova 31–14; Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 0:55
- Third quarter
- (10:31) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 3-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick
Villanova 31–21; Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 2:50
- (06:31) SELA TD – CJ Turner 29-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Villanova 31–28; Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:02
- (01:29) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 25-yard field goal
Tied 31–31; Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:47
- Fourth quarter
- (13:06) NOVA TD – Todd Summers 1-yard pass from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick
Villanova 38–31; Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:17
- (06:36) SELA TD – Javon Conner 4-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Tied 38–38; Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:06
- (04:36) NOVA TD – Changa Hodge 50-yard pass from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge PAT failed
Villanova 44–38; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53
- (02:56) SELA TD – CJ Turner 8-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 45–44; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:40
|
- Top passers
- SELA – Chason Virgil – 36/49, 474 yards, 3 TD, INT
- NOVA – Daniel Smith – 19/30, 283 yards, 4 TD
- Top rushers
- SELA – Devonte Williams – 12 carries, 78 yards, TD
- NOVA – Daniel Smith – 7 carries, 90 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- SELA – CJ Turner – 11 receptions, 173 yards, 2 TD
- NOVA – Jaaron Hayek – 6 receptions, 105 yards, TD
|
|
Statistics |
Villanova |
Southeastern Louisiana
|
First downs |
21 |
31
|
Total yards |
501 |
602
|
Rushing yards |
218 |
94
|
Passing yards |
283 |
508
|
Turnovers |
0 |
3
|
Time of possession |
32:44 |
27:16
|
At Montana (second round)
Southeastern Louisiana at Montana – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 24 Lions |
7 |
14 |
7 | 0 | 28 |
No. 6 Grizzlies |
10 |
28 |
20 | 15 | 73 |
at Washington–Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT
- Date: December 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C); cloudy
- Game attendance: 16,550
- Referee: Joe Caruso
- [37] [38] [39]
Game information
|
- First quarter
- (09:27) SELA TD – Javon Conner 29-yard pas from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:33
- (09:13) MONT TD – Samori Toure 62-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick
Tied 7–7; Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:07
- (01:20) MONT FG – Brandon Purty 32-yard field goal
Montana 10–7; Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:02
- Second quarter
- (09:34) MONT TD – Marcus Knight 4-yard rush, Brandon Purty kick
Montana 17–7; Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:50
- (04:47) MONT TD – Mitch Roberts 15-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick
Montana 24–7; Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:19
- (02:05) SELA TD – Branson Schwebel 12-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Montana 24–14; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:42
- (01:54) MONT TD – Malik Flowers 81-yard kickoff returned, Brandon Purty kick
Montana 31–14; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
- (01:17) SELA TD – Javon Conner 52-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Brousssard kick
Montana 31–21; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:37
- (00:08) MONT TD – Marcus Knight 7-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick
Montana 38–21; Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:03
- Third quarter
- (14:03) MONT TD – Samori Toure 29-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick
Montana 45–21; Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:49
- (12:09) SELA TD – CJ Turner 18-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick
Montana 45–28; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54
- (07:00) MONT TD – Marcus Knight 7-yard rush, Brandon Purty kick
Montana 51–28; Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:50
- (02:42) MONT TD – Marcus Knight 9-yard rush, Brandon Purty kick
Montana 58–28; Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:21
- Fourth quarter
- (13:11) MONT TD – Samori Toure 47-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick
Montana 65–28; Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:05
- (08:38) MONT SF – Team Safety
Montana 67–28; Drive: 1 plays, -2 yards, 0:06
- (01:50) MONT TD – Corbin Walker 47-yard interception returned, Gabe Peppenger PAT failed
Montana 73–28; Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:56
|
- Top passers
- MONT – Dalton Sneed – 29/45, 459 yards, 5 TD
- SELA – Chason Virgil – 36/59, 436 yards, 4 TD, INT
- Top rushers
- MONT – Marcus Knight – 16 carries, 75 yards, 3 TD
- SELA – Devonte Williams – 11 carries, 34 yards
- Top receivers
- MONT – Samori Toure – 12 receptions, 303 yards, 3 TD
- SELA – Javon Conner – 9 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD
|
|
Statistics |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Montana
|
First downs |
23 |
30
|
Total yards |
489 |
600
|
Rushing yards |
22 |
123
|
Passing yards |
467 |
477
|
Turnovers |
1 |
0
|
Time of possession |
30:44 |
29:16
|
Rankings
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STATS FCS | RV | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 19 |
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Coaches | — | RV | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 25 | — | — | — | RV | 23 | 22 | 18 |
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