2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
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FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 28–73 vs. Montana | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
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STATS | No. 19 |
FCS Coaches | No. 18 |
Record | 8–5 (6–3 Southland) |
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Offensive coordinator | Greg Stevens (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Lance Guidry (1st season) |
Home stadium | Strawberry Stadium (Capacity: 7,408) |
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No. 14 Nicholls +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^ | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Previous season
The Lions finished the 2018 season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
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) |
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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]
Offense 1st team Bransen Schwebel – TE/HB Juwan Petit-Frere – WR
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Defense 1st team Juwan Petit-Frere – KR Devonte Williams – PR 2nd team Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund – DL Austin Mitchell – PR |
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Jacksonville State* | ESPN+ | W 35–14 | 7,116 | ||
at | No. 23 | Cancelled | |||||
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 |
| 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![]() | No. 23 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
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- ^ The game at Bethune–Cookman was cancelled due to the expected impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Daytona Beach, Florida area.
Game summaries
Jacksonville State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–6–1 | 1978 | L, 7–10 |
Statistics | Jacksonville State | Southeastern Louisiana |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 6 Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Lions | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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at Ole Miss
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–1 | 2009 | L, 6–52 |
Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Ole Miss |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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
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Lamar
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–4 | 2018 | W, 30–24 |
Statistics | Lamar | Southeastern Louisiana |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
No. 21 Lions | 7 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 45 |
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at Northwestern State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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33–29 | 2018 | W, 24–17 |
Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Northwestern State |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 19 Lions | 10 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 44 |
Demons | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
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at McNeese State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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20–24 | 2018 | W, 23–6 |
Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | McNeese State |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 19 Lions | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
Cowboys | 10 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
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Incarnate Word
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–2 | 2018 | L, 34–52 |
Statistics | Incarnate Word | Southeastern Louisiana |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
No. 23 Lions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
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at Houston Baptist
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–0 | 2018 | W, 62–52 |
Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Houston Baptist |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 14 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 52 |
Huskies | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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Stephen F. Austin
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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8–11–1 | 2016 | W, 58–34 |
Statistics | Stephen F. Austin | Southeastern Louisiana |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lumberjacks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
Lions | 13 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 47 |
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at Central Arkansas
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–9 | 2018 | L, 25–33 |
Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Central Arkansas |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
No. 7 Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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at Abilene Christian
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–3 | 2018 | L, 27–48 |
Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Abilene Christian |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 23 Lions | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
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Nicholls
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–14 | 2018 | L, 0–44 |
Statistics | Nicholls | Southeastern Louisiana |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 23 Colonels | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 21 Lions | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
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FCS Playoffs
The Lions were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Villanova.[5]
Villanova (First Round)
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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Statistics | Villanova | Southeastern Louisiana |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 8 Wildcats | 10 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 44 |
No. 24 Lions | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
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at Montana (Second Round)
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First round |
Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Montana |
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 24 Lions | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
No. 6 Grizzlies | 10 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 73 |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | RV | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | |
Coaches | — | RV | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 25 | — | — | — | RV | 23 | 22 |
References
- ^ "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Southeastern Announces 2019 Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.