2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
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.
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Conference | Southland Conference |
2018 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 (Capacity: 7,408) |
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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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Previous season
The Lions finished the 2017 season 6–5, 6–3 in Southland play to finish in fifth place.
On January 19, head coach Ron Roberts resigned to become the defensive coordinator at Louisiana.[1] He finished at Southeastern Louisiana with a six-year record of 42–29.
Preseason
Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Lions having four players selected.[2]
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.[3]
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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Defense
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Special teams
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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[4] | 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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Game summaries
at Louisiana–Monroe
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 11 (FBS) Tigers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
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Central Arkansas
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No. 18 Bears | 0 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 33 |
Lions | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
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at Lamar
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Lions | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
Cardinals | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
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Northwestern State
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Demons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Lions | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
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at Incarnate Word
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
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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
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
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
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
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
- "Ron Roberts leaves Southeastern Louisiana to become UL-Lafayette defensive coordinator". www.theadvocate.com. The Advocate. January 19, 2018.
- "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.