2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Southland champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 17–20 vs. New Hampshire
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 6
FCS Coaches	No. 6
Record	11–3 (7–0 Southland)
Head coach	Ron Roberts (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Golding (2nd season)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium (Capacity: 7,408)

2013 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana $^		7	–	0					11	–	3
No. 11 McNeese State ^		6	–	1					10	–	3
No. 14 Sam Houston State ^		4	–	3					9	–	5
Central Arkansas		4	–	3					7	–	5
Northwestern State		3	–	4					6	–	6
Lamar		2	–	5					5	–	7
Nicholls State		1	–	6					4	–	8
Stephen F. Austin		1	–	6					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by second-year head coach Ron Roberts and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 7–0 in Southland play to win the Southland Conference championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated fellow Southland member Sam Houston State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to New Hampshire.

Roster

2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ron Roberts (Memphis) Coordinators/assistant coaches E. K. Franks (Kansas State) Assoc. head coach/running backs Pete Golding (Delta State) Defensive coordinator Brandon Lacy (Kansas) Defensive line/recruiting coordinator Travis Mikel (Delta State) Offensive line/director of football operations Sean O'Sullivan (Mars Hill) Tight ends/video coordinator Chet Pobolish (Emporia State) Wide receivers/special teams Karl Scott (McMurry) Defensive backs/linebackers Greg Stevens (Eastern Oregon) Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State*		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	Southeastern Channel^	W 45–7	5,820
September 7	11:00 am	at No. 24 (FBS) TCU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSSW	L 17–38	41,170
September 14	6:00 pm	at No. 6 South Dakota State*		Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		L 26–34	13,456
September 21	2:00 pm	at Samford*		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	Samford Showcase	W 34–31	4,598
October 5	7:00 pm	Incarnate Word*		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	Southeastern Channel^	W 35–3	4,235
October 12	7:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN3	W 56–14	5,080
October 19	6:00 pm	at Northwestern State		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (Rivalry)	Demon TV	W 37–22	8,383
October 26	7:00 pm	Lamar		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN3	W 56–34	6,877
November 2	7:00 pm	at No. 4 McNeese State	No. 25	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		W 41–7	14,898
November 9	7:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	No. 16	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN3	W 58–31	5,427
November 16	3:00 pm	No. 4 Sam Houston State	No. 14	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	SLCTV	W 34–21	7,302
November 21	6:00 pm	Nicholls State	No. 8	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (River Bell Classic)	ESPN3/WHNO^	W 52–27	6,821
December 7	7:00 pm	No. 14 Sam Houston State*	No. 7	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 30–29	6,874
December 14	6:00 pm	No. 15 New Hampshire*	No. 7	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	L 17–20	5,886
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^Games aired on a Tape Delayed Basis.

Game summaries

Southeast Missouri State

See also: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football and 2013 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Southeast Missouri State at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Redhawks 7 0 0 0 7 • Lions 14 10 7 14 45 Date: August 29 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:48 Game attendance: 5,820 Referee: Stacey Hardin TV announcers (Southeastern Channel): Chris Coleman, Allen Waddell, and Robert Scarpoli Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:30 SLU Bryan Bennett 3-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 7–0 1 7:45 SLU Xavier Roberson 2-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 14–0 1 2:27 SEMO Lennies McFerren 6-yard touchdown run, Ryan McCrum kick good SLU 14–7 2 13:03 SLU Kod Sutton 4-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 21–7 2 9:31 SLU Seth Sebastian 45-yard Field Goal SLU 24–7 3 7:27 SLU Bryan Bennett 30-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 31–7 4 14:30 SLU Bryan Bennett 7-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 38–7 4 11:34 SLU Jordan Barnett 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 45–7

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TCU

See also: TCU Horned Frogs football and 2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Southeastern Louisiana at TCU

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 14 0 3 17 • #24 (FBS) Horned Frogs 7 10 14 7 38 Date: September 7 Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium Ft. Worth, TX Game start: 11:07 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 41,170 Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C), Sunny, 48% Humidity, winds S 9mph Referee: Scott Novak TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin, Dave Lapham & Jim Knox Sources:

Scoring summary 1 2:32 TCU Waymon James 1-yard touchdown run, Jaden Oberkrom kick good TCU 7–0 2 5:25 SLU Bryan Bennett 6-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good Tied 7–7 2 4:23 TCU B.J. Catalon 15-yard touchdown run, Jaden Oberkom kick good TCU 14–7 2 2:38 SLU Jeff Smiley 66-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good Tied 14–14 2 0:00 TCU Jaden Oberkrom 46-yard Field Goal TCU 17–14 3 8:32 TCU Brandon Carter 5-yard touchdown run, Jaden Oberkrom kick good TCU 24–14 3 7:52 TCU Josh Doctson 27-yard touchdown pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom kick good TCU 31–14 4 14:56 TCU Aaron Greene 9-yard touchdown pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom kick good TCU 38–14 4 3:25 SLU Seth Sebastian 31-yard Field Goal TCU 38–17

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South Dakota State

See also: South Dakota State Jackrabbits football and 2013 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Southeastern Louisiana at South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 10 3 6 7 26 • #6 Jackrabbits 0 7 13 14 34 Date: September 14 Location: Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:50 Game attendance: 13,456 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Overcast, winds SSE 5-10mph Referee: Tim O'Dey Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:25 SLU Rasheed Harrell 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 7–0 1 4:03 SLU Seth Sebastian 35-yard Field Goal SLU 10–0 2 8:12 SDSU Zach Zenner 2-yard touchdown run, Justin Syrovatka kick good SLU 10–7 2 0:20 SLU Seth Sebastian 36-yard Field Goal SLU 13–7 3 11:38 SLU Bryan Bennett 1-yard touchdown run, Jeremy Myers 2-point rush failed SLU 19–7 3 11:25 SDSU Zach Zenner 75-yard touchdown run, Justin Syrovatka kick good SLU 19–14 3 0:20 SDSU Austin Sumner 20-yard touchdown run, Austin Somner 2-point conversion pass failed SDSU 20–19 4 4:28 SDSU Zach Zenner 10-yard touchdown run, Justin Syrovatka kick good SDSU 27–19 4 2:25 SDSU Dallas Brown 52-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Justin Syrovatka kick good SDSU 34–19 4 2:14 SLU Xavier Roberson 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Seth Sebastian kick good SDSU 34–26

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Samford

See also: Samford Bulldogs football and 2013 Samford Bulldogs football team

Southeastern Louisiana at Samford

1 2 3 4 Total • Lions 10 14 3 7 34 Bulldogs 7 0 7 17 31 Date: September 21 Location: Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL Game start: 2:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 4,598 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Raining Referee: Rodney Burnette TV announcers (Samford Sports TV): Mike Grace, Scot Harrison, David McDaniel Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:12 SAM Jerry Mathis 4-yard touchdown pass from Andy Summerlin, Warren Handrahan kick good SAM 7–0 1 7:39 SLU Seth Sebastian 30-yard Field Goal SAM 7–3 1 1:45 SLU Kody Sutton 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 10–3 2 10:43 SLU Xavier Roberson 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 17–3 2 4:27 SLU Kody Sutton 3-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 24–3 3 8:29 SAM Fabian Truss 43-yard touchdown pass from Kelsey Pope, Warren Handrahan kick good SLU 24–14 3 4:37 SLU Seth Sebastian 32-yard Field Goal SLU 27–14 4 14:50 SLU Isaiah Kepley 25-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Barnett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 34–14 4 11:12 SAM Warren Handrahan 32-yard Field Goal SLU 34–17 4 7:17 SAM Karel Hamilton 16-yard touchdown pass from Andy Summerlin, Warren Handrahan kick good SLU 34–24 4 2:57 SAM Javian Ramson 66-yard touchdown pass from Andy Summerlin, Warren Handrahan kick good SLU 34–31

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Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2013 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 3 0 0 3 • Lions 14 7 7 7 35 Date: October 5 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:49 Game attendance: 4,235 Referee: Ken Ray TV announcers (Southeastern Channel): Chris Coleman, Allen Waddell, & Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:12 SLU Marquis Hayes 41-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 7–0 1 0:57 SLU Rasheed Harrell 5-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 14–0 2 8:30 UIW Jake Wilcox 42-yard Field Goal SLU 14–3 2 0:03 SLU Marice Sutton 67-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 21–3 3 5:10 SLU Bryan Bennett 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 28–3 4 7:38 SLU Jeff Smiley 17-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 35–3

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Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2013 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 7 0 7 0 14 • Lions 21 21 7 7 56 Date: October 12 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:05 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 5,080 Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Cloudy Referee: Alan Eck TV announcers (ESPN3): Lincoln Rose and Rene Nadeau Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:11 SLU Bryan Bennett 53-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 7–0 1 11:10 SLU Rasheed Harrell 4-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 14–0 1 6:30 SFA Gus Johnson 3-yard touchdown run, Jordan Wiggs kick good SLU 14–7 1 2:33 SLU Marice Sutton 45-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 21–7 2 6:32 SLU Jeff Smiley 15-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 28–7 2 3:21 SLU Tony McCrea 82-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 35–7 2 0:34 SLU Marquis Fruge' 77-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 42–7 3 13:02 SLU Chris Malott 85-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 49–7 3 9:47 SFA Braxton Bearden 3-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kick good SLU 49–14 4 2:58 SLU Darius Guy 20-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 56–14

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Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2013 Northwestern State Demons football team

Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 19 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Sources:

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Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2013 Lamar Cardinals football team

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 26 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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McNeese State

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2013 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 2 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Sources:

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Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2013 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 9 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2013 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Sam Houston State at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Bearkats 0 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 16 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Television network: SLCTV Sources:

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Nicholls State

See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team

Nicholls State at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 21 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Sources:

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	16	14	8	7	6
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	17	14	10	7	6