2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 4–7 (4–5 Southland) |
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Offensive coordinator | Greg Stevens (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Louie Cioffi (1st season) |
Home stadium | Strawberry Stadium |
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No. 14 Nicholls +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar ^ | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by first-year head coach Frank Scelfo and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
Preseason
Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Lions having four players selected.[1]
Defense First Team
- Juwan Petit-Frere – Jr. KR
Offense Second Team
- Marcus Cooper – So. RB
- Alfred Beverly – Jr. OL
- Tamarcus Russell – Sr. LB
Preseason Poll
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Lions predicted to finish in fifth place.[2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Sam Houston State | 187 (10) |
2 | Nicholls State | 173 (6) |
3 | Central Arkansas | 170 (5) |
4 | McNeese State | 159 (1) |
5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 119 |
6 | Stephen F. Austin | 90 |
7 | Abilene Christian | 89 |
8 | Northwestern State | 86 |
9 | Incarnate Word | 53 |
10 | Lamar | 52 |
11 | Houston Baptist | 32 |
Roster
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Offense
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe* | ESPN+ | L 31–34 | 10,137 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 (FBS) LSU* |
| ESPN2/ESPNU | L 0–31 | 96,883 |
September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 Central Arkansas | ESPN+ | L 25–33 | 6,485 | |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Lamar | ESPN3 | W 30–24 | 8,017 | |
September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern State |
| CST | W 24–17 | 5,118 |
October 6 | 4:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | UIWtv | L 34–52 | 2,345 | |
October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist![]() |
| SE Channel[3] | W 62–52 | 6,023 |
October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian |
| SE Channel | L 27–48 | 4,724 |
October 27 | 1:05 pm | at No. 23 Sam Houston State | ELVN | L 25–28 | 10,098 | |
November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 McNeese State |
| CST | W 23–6 | 5,127 |
November 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Nicholls | CST/ESPN3 | L 0–44 | 9,454 | |
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Source: [4][5][6][7][8]
Game summaries
At Louisiana–Monroe
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
Warhawks | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
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At LSU
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 11 (FBS) Tigers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
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Central Arkansas
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 18 Bears | 0 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 33 |
Lions | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
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At Lamar
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
Cardinals | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
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Northwestern State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Demons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Lions | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
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At Incarnate Word
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 14 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
Cardinals | 3 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 2,345
- Referee: Dan Lewis
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Houston Baptist
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 52 |
Lions | 21 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 62 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 6,023
- Referee: Vidal Jones
- TV: Southeastern Channel
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Abilene Christian
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 3 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 48 |
Lions | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 4,724
- Referee: Kevin Hassell
- TV: Southeastern Channel/Southland Digital Channel
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At Sam Houston State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
No. 23 Bearkats | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); clear and sunny
- Game attendance: 10,098
- Referee: Dan Lewis
- TV: Eleven Sports
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McNeese State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 11 Cowboys | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Lions | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
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At Nicholls
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 18 Colonels | 13 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 44 |
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References
- ^ "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". southland.org.
- ^ "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll". southland.org.
- ^ "About – Southeastern Channel". October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "Southeastern Louisiana Lions 2018 Football Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Football Schedule". SLU Events. Southeastern Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "SE Louisiana Lions". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.