Southeastern Louisiana Lions football

Southeastern Louisiana Lions
2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
First season 1930
Athletic director Jay Artigues
Head coach Frank Scelfo
1st season, 2–3 (.400)
Stadium Strawberry Stadium
(Capacity: 7,408)
Field surface Artificial
Location Hammond, Louisiana
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Southland Conference
All-time record 342–303–17 (.529)
Conference titles 8
Rivalries Nicholls State
Northwestern State
Colors Green and Gold[1]
         
Marching band Spirit Of The Southland
Website LionSports.net

The Southeastern Louisiana Lions football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Southeastern Louisiana University located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southland Conference. Southeastern Louisiana's first football team was fielded in 1930. The team plays its home games at the 7,408 seat Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana. The Lions are coached by Frank Scelfo.[2]

History

When the program was restarted again in 2003, after an 18-year hiatus, Hal Mumme, formerly the head coach at the University of Kentucky, was hired as head coach. Mumme became the 12th head coach in program history. Upon its return, SLU decided to compete at the NCAA Division I-AA level. The team finished its first season 5–7 and posted a 7–4 mark in 2004. The program posted a 51–17 win over #6 McNeese State and entered the Top 25 in the national I-AA rankings. Southeastern Louisiana ranked first among NCAA Division I-AA teams in total offense per game (537.1 yards) and passing offense per game (408 yards) in 2003.

After receiving an invitation from the Southland Conference for the football program to join, the conference where the rest of SLU's sports competed, it began conference play in 2005 - where it remains a current member today.

In 2012, Ron Roberts took over as head coach for the Lions and led them to a 5–6 record. The Lions finished the season with a 5-–2 record in conference play, which was the best conference record the Lions had posted in the Southland since joining in 2005. The following year, the Lions posted an 11–3 overall record. The lions were led at quarterback by Oregon transfer Bryan Bennett. The Lions finished with a perfect 7–0 record in conference play and earned their-first ever trip to the NCAA Division 1 playoffs. The Lions earned a first round bye. In the second round, the Lions faced Sam Houston State in a rematch of the regular season game played between the two in which Southeastern won 34–21. Quarterback Bryan Bennett led a late game-winning drive to give the Lions a 30–29 thrilling victory. The Lions lost to the New Hampshire Wildcats in the quarterfinals 20–17. Bennett was first team all-Conference in 2013. Placekicker Seth Sebastian and kickoff returner Xavier Roberson won 2013 FCS Awards from College Football Performance Awards for the top positional performances.[3]

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Year-by-year results

Championships

Conference championships

Conference affiliations:

Year Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1946Louisiana Intercollegiate ConferenceNed McGehee9–0–0dagger?
1952Gulf States Conference (Co-Championship)Stan Galloway6–1–2?
1953Gulf States Conference (Co-Championship)Stan Galloway6–3–0?
1954Gulf States ConferenceStan Galloway9–0–0?
1956Gulf States ConferenceStan Galloway6–3–0?
1960Gulf States Conference (Co-Championship)Stan Galloway9–1–0?
1961Gulf States Conference (Co-Championship)Stan Galloway9–1–0?
2013Southland ConferenceRon Roberts11-3-0?
2014Southland Conference (Co-Championship)Ron Roberts9–4-0?
Total conference championships 9

daggerIncludes victory in 1946 Burley Bowl.[4]

Playoff appearances

Southeastern Louisiana has made two appearances in the I-AA/FCS playoffs since 1978.

Year Round Opponent Result
2013Second Round
Quarterfinals		Sam Houston State
New Hampshire		W 30–29
L 17–20
2014First RoundSam Houston StateL 17–21
Playoff Record 1–2

Rivalries

Active rivalries

Nicholls State Colonels

Northwestern State Demons

Inactive rivalry

Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns

The Cypress Mug was the turned, polished mahogany mug awarded to the winner of the Southwestern–Southeastern football game.[5]

UL Lafayette–Southeastern Louisiana: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting Southeastern wins Southeastern losses Ties Win %
39 November 11, 1930 (lost 0–13) September 12, 1981 (won 7-0) 17 18 3 43.6%

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of October 8, 2018.[6]

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
at Bethune–Cookman at Tulane vs North Alabama at North Alabama at Mississippi State at Tulane
at Ole Miss

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athletic logos". Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Southeastern Louisiana Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  3. ↑ http://www.lionsports.net/news/2013/12/23/FB_1223133845.aspx
  4. ↑ "Southeastern Wins Burley Bowl Tilt". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Associated Press. November 29, 1946. Retrieved March 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ http://www.athleticnetwork.net/picpopup.php?piclibID=7334
  6. ↑ "Southeastern Louisiana Lions Football Schedules and Future Schedules". fbschedules.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
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