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.

ConferenceSouthland Conference

Record4–7 (4–5 Southland)

Headcoach

Frank Scelfo (1st season)

OffensivecoordinatorGreg Stevens (3rd season)

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2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football

Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach	Frank Scelfo (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Louie Cioffi (1st season)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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2018 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
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

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS poll

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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

Defense Second Team

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]

Roster

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2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`1`	DeVonte Williams	Jr
QB	`4`	Byron Walker	So
WR	`5`	Juwan Petit-Frere	Jr
WR	`8`	Jariah Tolbert	Sr
QB	`9`	Chason Virgil	Jr
QB	`10`	Lorenzo Nunez	Jr
QB	`11`	Chris Penton	Fr
WR	`12`	Nih-Jer Jackson	Sr
QB	`13`	Joey Verhaegh	Sr
QB	`14`	Jacob Williams	Jr
RB	`15`	Marcus Cooper	So
WR	`16`	Jake Ingraffia	Sr
RB	`18`	Jomari Becnel	Jr
WR	`19`	Javon Connor	Jr
RB	`20`	Travon Stokes	Fr
RB	`22`	Julius Maracalin	Sr
WR	`23`	Grant Alexander	Fr
RB	`24`	Darren Johnson	Sr
RB	`27`	Tony Huey	Fr
WR	`28`	Ahmad Munoz	Fr
RB	`31`	Taron Jones	Fr
RB	`33`	Delmonte Hall	So
FB	`38`	Damien Dawson	So
FB	`40`	Zeke Jenkins	Jr
TE	`45`	Tanner Olsen	Fr
OL	`51`	Lorenz Jones	Sr
OL	`52`	Pat Allen	Jr
OL	`53`	Shaq McClain	Jr
OL	`54`	Tyree' Rhodes	Fr
OL	`56`	Tarveres Tate Jr.	So
OL	`60`	Jordan Tate	Fr
OL	`61`	Rendon Miles-Character	So
OL	`62`	William Granville	Fr
OL	`63`	Blake Harrison	Fr
OL	`65`	Kaleb Hogg	Fr
OL	`66`	Brendon Kelley	Fr
OL	`67`	Brennan Lanclos	Fr
OL	`68`	Calvin Legrone	Fr
OL	`71`	Alfred Beverly III	Jr
OL	`73`	Brandon McElveen	Fr
OL	`74`	Jarius Gooch	Jr
OL	`76`	Kyle Strickland	Sr
OL	`79`	Drew Jones	So
WR	`80`	Jacq'Co Price	Jr
WR	`81`	Austin Mitchell	So
WR	`82`	Ross Foreman	Sr
WR	`83`	CJ Turner	Fr
WR	`84`	Bryson Brewer	Fr
WR	`85`	Marquis Williams	Jr
WR	`86`	Shyron White	Fr
WR	`87`	Joshua Carver	Fr
TE	`88`	Bransen Schwebel	Jr
TE	`89`	Dalton Brabham	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Zeke Walkesr	Sr
DB	`3`	Shamar Busby	Sr
DB	`6`	Dejion Lynch	Jr
DB	`7`	Xavier Lewis	Jr
DB	`11`	Matthew Wright	Jr
LB	`14`	Arlen Williams	Fr
DB	`16`	D'Andre Nolden	Fr
DB	`17`	Marcell Selmon Jr.	Jr
DB	`18`	Trey Joseph	Fr
DB	`19`	Kerry Moore	Fr
DB	`20`	Aaron Craig	Sr
DB	`21`	Brayleon Thomas	Sr
DB	`23`	Ferlando Jordan	Fr
DB	`25`	Tre' Spann	Jr
DB	`26`	Marquis Johnson	Fr
DB	`27`	Xavier Chatman	Sr
DB	`28`	Keith Benjamin	Jr
DB	`29`	Jordan Griffin	Fr
DB	`31`	Garland Robertson	Fr
LB	`32`	Mike Mason	Jr
LB	`34`	Michael Sproles	Fr
DB	`36`	Darius Doakes	Jr
LB	`38`	Wesley Brown	Fr
DB	`41`	Donniel Ward-Magee	Fr
LB	`42`	Tamarcus Russell	Sr
LB	`43`	Troy Kruchten	Fr
LB	`44`	Dwaine Thomas	Sr
LB	`45`	Joshua Carr Jr.	Fr
LB	`45`	Derron Thompson	Fr
LB	`46`	Ja'Hmal Macklin	Sr
LB	`48`	Kyle Nevels	Jr
LB	`49`	Will Douglas	So
LB	`50`	Sean Clavelle	Sr
DL	`55`	Steven Wright	Jr
LB	`57`	Josh Cook	Fr
LB	`58`	David Fields	Jr
LB	`59`	Joshua Martin	Jr
LB	`84`	Terrance Coleman	Fr
DL	`90`	Imani Mitchell	Sr
DL	`91`	Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund	So
DL	`92`	Jon Miller	Sr
DL	`93`	Fred Brown	Jr
DL	`95`	Ronald Cherry III	So
DL	`96`	Tainano Gaulua	So
DL	`97`	Feletoa Ailua	So
DL	`98`	Noah Vance	So
DL	`99`	Dante Carter	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`25`	Luke Colona	Fr
P	`30`	Jim Speights	Sr
K/P	`33`	Nathan Holliday	Fr
K	`39`	Jonathan Tatum	Sr
P	`47`	Ivy Wall	Jr
LS	`51`	Billy Walch	Fr
LS	`69`	Anthony Freeman	Sr
K	`95`	Lane Perrin	Fr

Head coach

Frank Scelfo (Northeast Louisiana)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Greg Stevens (Eastern Oregon)
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Louie Cioffi (Stony Brook)
Defensive coordinator
Brandon Lacy (Kansas)
Defensive line, run game coordinator
Tarence Calais (Louisiana Tech)
Defensive backs, recruiting coordinator
Garret Chachere (Tulane)
Running backs, passing game coordinator
Travis Mikel (Delta State)
Offensive line
Micheal Spurlock (Mississippi)
Wide receivers/Special Teams Coordinators
Chris Lachney (Southeastern Louisiana)
Linebackers
A. J. Hopp (Slippery Rock)
Tight ends/Offensive Line
Ross Jenkins (Louisiana Tech)
Special teams/offensive assistant
Jarren Horton (Central Washington)
Safeties, Defensive Assistant
Greg Dennie (LSU)
Defensive assistant/analytics

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 4, 2019

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Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	L 31–34	10,137
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at No. 11 (FBS) LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2, ESPNU	L 0–31	96,883
September 15	7:00 p.m.	No. 18 Central Arkansas	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	L 25–33	6,485
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 30–24	8,017
September 29	7:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivalry)	CST	W 24–17	5,118
October 6	4:00 p.m.	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	L 34–52	2,345
October 13	4:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	SE Channel^[3]	W 62–52	6,023
October 20	7:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	SE Channel	L 27–48	4,724
October 27	1:05 pm	at No. 23 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ELVN	L 25–28	10,098
November 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 11 McNeese State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	CST	W 23–6	5,127
November 15	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Nicholls	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)	CST/ESPN3	L 0–44	9,454
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Louisiana–Monroe

Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary

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Lions	14	7	0	10	31
Warhawks	7	9	10	8	34

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at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

Date: August 1
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 10,137
Referee: Jason Autrey
TV: ESPN+

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First quarter

ULM - Derrick Gore 2-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 9:41 (ULM 7-0)
SELA - Austin Mitchell 9-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 5:16 (TIE 7-7)
SELA - Lorenzo Nunez 15-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 3:40 (SELA 14-7)

Second quarter

ULM - Ford 22-yard field goal, 13:02 (SELA 14-10)
ULM - Marcus Green 3-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick no good, 7:21 (ULM 16-14)
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere 59-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 5:56 (SELA 21-16)

Third quarter

ULM - Green 79-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 12:56 (ULM 23-21)
ULM - Ford 28-yard field goal, 1:21 (ULM 26-21)

Fourth quarter

SELA - Tatum 34-yard field goal, 14:55 (ULM 26-24)
SELA - Petit-Frere 34-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 8:23 (SELA 31-26)
ULM - Evans 11-yard TD run, Evans two-point conversion good, 0:37 (ULM 34-31)

Top passers

ULM - Caleb Evans - 35/53, 346 yards, 2 TD, INT
SELA - Chason Virgil - 28/39, 358 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

ULM - Derrick Gore - 21 carries, 104 yards, TD
SELA - Devonte Williams - 6 carries, 27 yards

Top receivers

ULM - Marcus Green - 7 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere - 5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD

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At LSU

Southeastern Louisiana at LSU – Game summary

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Lions	0	0	0	0	0
No. 11 (FBS) Tigers	14	10	0	7	31

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at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

Date: September 8
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C); fair
Game attendance: 96,883
Referee: James Carter
TV: ESPN2

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First quarter

LSU - Ja'Marr Chase - 9-yard TD pass from Joe Burrow, Cole Tracy kick good, 7:15 (LSU 7-0)
LSU - Burrow 1-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 3:20 (LSU 14-0)

Second quarter

LSU - Tracy 50-yard field goal, 11:21 (LSU 21-0)
LSU - Stephen Sullivan 40-yard TD pass from Burrow, Tracy kick good, 0:00 (LSU 28-0)

Fourth quarter

LSU - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 7-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 2:03 (LSU 31-0)

Top passers

LSU - Joe Burrow - 10/20, 151 yards, 2 TD
SELA - Chason Virgil - 23/33, 189 yards, INT

Top rushers

LSU - Nick Brossette - 19 carries, 137 yards
SELA - Lorenzo Nunez - 11 carries, 64 yards

Top receivers

LSU - Stephen Sullivan - 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere - 5 receptions, 60 yards

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Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

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No. 18 Bears	0	13	14	6	33
Lions	7	3	7	8	25

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at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

Date: September 15
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 6,485
Referee: Cal McNeill
TV: ESPN+

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First quarter

SELA - Darren Johnson 2-yard TD run, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 11:00 (SELA 7-0)

Second quarter

UCA - Brandon Myers 43-yard TD pass from Breylin Smith, two-point pass conversion attempt no good, 9:49 (SELA 7-6)
UCA - Cedric Battle 40-yard TD pass from Smith, Matt Cummins kick good, 0:49 (UCA 13-7)
SELA - Tatum 41-yard field goal, 0:00 (UCA 13-10)

Third quarter

UCA - Carlos Blackman 6-yard TD run, Cummins kick good, 12:13 (UCA 20-10)
UCA - Jakari Dillard 15-yard TD pass from Smith, Cummins kick good, 11:10 (UCA 27-10)
SELA - Marcus Cooper 2-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 0:12 (UCA 27-17)

Fourth quarter

UCA - Myers 61-yard TD pass from Smith, Cummins kick no good, 14:49 (UCA 33-17)
SELA - Bransen Schwebel 11-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Virgil two-point conversion pass from Schwebel good, 1:24 (UCA 33-25)

Top passers

UCA - Breylin Smith - 22/31, 329 yards, 4 TD
SELA - Chason Virgil - 26/51, 384 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

UCA - Carlos Blackman - 13 carries, 70 yards, TD
SELA - Chason Virgil - 10 carries, 53 yards

Top receivers

UCA - Brandon Myers - 4 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere - 4 receptions, 110 yards

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At Lamar

Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar – Game summary

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Lions	7	3	7	13	30
Cardinals	6	11	0	7	24

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at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, TX

Date: September 22
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); cloudy and rainy
Game attendance: 8,017
Referee: Vidal Jones
TV: ESPN3

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First quarter

SELA - Devonte Williams 6-yard TD run, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 12:25 (SELA 7-0)
LAM - Davon Jernigan 53-yard interception returned for TD, two-point pass conversion no good, 6:47 (SELA 7-6)

Second quarter

LAM - Darrel Colbert Jr. 2-yard TD run, Colbert Jr. two-point conversion pass to Case Robinson good, 6:41 (LAM 14-7)
SELA - Tatum 36-yard field goal, 4:59 (LAM 14-10)
LAM - Elvin Martinez 32-yard field goal, 0:42 (LAM 17-10)

Third quarter

SELA - Austin Mitchell 26-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Tatum kick good, 11:42 (TIE 17-17)

Fourth quarter

SELA - Tatum 22-yard field goal, 13:58 (SELA 20-17)
SELA - Bransen Schwebel 9-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 10:48 (SELA 27-17)
LAM - Dewan Thompson 22-yard TD pass from Colbert Jr., Martinez kick good, 5:44 (SELA 27-24)
SELA - Tatum 23-yard field goal, 0:35 (SELA 30-24)

Top passers

SELA - Chason Virgil - 27/44, 285 yards, 2 TD, INT
LAM - Darrel Colbert Jr. - 15/27, 171 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SELA - Devonte Williams - 16 carries, 62 yards, TD
LAM - A. J. Walker - 9 carries, 88 yards

Top receivers

SELA - Bransen Schwebel - 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD
LAM - Kirkland Banks - 3 receptions, 43 yards

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Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

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Demons	3	0	0	14	17
Lions	7	14	3	0	24

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at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

Date: September 29
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); cloudy
Game attendance: 5,118
Referee: C. Watson
TV: CST

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First quarter

SELA - Austin Mitchell 76-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 14:25 (SELA 7-0)
NSU - Austyn Fendrick 36-yard field goal, 8:54 (SELA 7-3)

Second quarter

SELA - CJ Turner 8-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 13:05 (SELA 14-3)
SELA - Lorenzo Nunez 1-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 2:29 (SELA 21-3)

Third quarter

SELA - Tatum 24-yard field goal, 10:53 (SELA 24-3)

Fourth quarter

NSU - Jaylen Watson 11-yard TD pass from Shelton Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 11:18 (SELA 24-10)
NSU - Blake Stephenson 0-yard fumble return for TD, Fendrick kick good, 5:34 (SELA 24-17)

Top passers

SELA - Chason Virgil - 19/28, 316 yards, 2 TD, INT
NSU - Shelton Eppler - 25/40, 268 yards, TD

Top rushers

SELA - Darren Johnson - 7 carries, 22 yards
NSU - Jared West - 22 carries, 137 yards

Top receivers

SELA - Austin Mitchell - 5 receptions, 182 yards, TD
NSU - Jazz Ferguson - 6 receptions, 117 yards

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At Incarnate Word

Southeastern Louisiana at Incarnate Word – Game summary

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Lions	14	7	0	13	34
Cardinals	3	28	14	7	52

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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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First quarter

SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere 71-yard TD run, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 11:52 (SELA 7-0)
UIW - Rhett Marshall 47-yard field goal, 8:58 (SELA 7-3)
SELA - Petit-Frere 74-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Tatum kick good, 8:20 (SELA 14-3)

Second quarter

UIW - Ra'Quanne Dickens 4-yard TD run, Cody Seidel kick good, 11:38 (SELA 14-10)
UIW - Darrius Montgomery 55-yard interception returned for TD, Seidel kick good, 8:16 (UIW 17-14)
UIW - Ameer King 7-yard TD run, Seidel kick good, 1:30 (UIW 24-14)
SELA - Darren Johnson 15-yard Td pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 0:37 (UIW 24-21)
UIW - Phillip Baptiste 35-yard TD pass from Jon Copeland, Seidel kick good, 0:09 (UIW 31-21)

Third quarter

UIW - Luke Termin 0-yard fumble return for TD, Seidel kick good, 10:50 (UIW 38-21)
UIW - Kam Williams 11-yard TD pass from Copeland, Seidel kick good, 3:10 (UIW 45-21)

Fourth quarter

SELA - Devonte Williams 1-yard TD run, two-point pass conversion attempt no good, 10:07 (UIW 45-27)
UIW - Baptiste 43-yard TD pass from Copeland, Seidel kick good, 8:17 (UIW 52-27)
SELA - Johnson 3-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 0:38 (UIW 52-34)

Top passers

UIW - Jon Copeland - 23/37, 411 yards, 3 TD
SELA - Chason Virgil - 27/41, 315 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

UIW - Ameer King - 17 carries, 180 yards, TD
SELA - Darren Johnson - 11 carries, 67 yards, TD

Top receivers

UIW - Phillip Baptiste - 7 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere - 6 receptions, 131 yards, TD

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Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

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Huskies	0	23	14	15	52
Lions	21	14	7	20	62

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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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First quarter

SELA - Devonte Williams 11-yard TD run, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 6:31 (SELA 7-0)
SELA - Zeke Walker 33-yard interception returned for TD, Tatum kick good, 5:43 (SELA 14-0)
SELA - Bransen Schwebel 4-yard TD pass from Lorenzo Nunez, Tatum kick good, 1:27 (SELA 21-0)

Second quarter

SELA - Tre' Spann 50-yard interception returned for TD, Tatum kick good, 14:51 (SELA 28-0)
HBU - Tyler Blanchard 36-yard field goal, 11:15 (SELA 28-3)
HBU - Caleb Johnson 18-yard fumble return for TD, Blanchard kick good, 8:01 (SELA 28-10)
SELA - Jake Ingraffia 16-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Tatum kick good, 4:27 (SELA 35-10)
HBU - Terry Tillmon 42-yard TD pass from Jarreth Sterns, Blanchard kick no good, 1:23 (SELA 35-16)
HBU - Kyle Bowling 35-yard interception returned for TD, Blanchard kick good, 1:05 (SELA 35-23)

Third quarter

SELA - Darren Johnson 6-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 12:57 (SELA 42-23)
HBU - Sterns 3-yard TD pass from Bailey Zappe, Blanchard kick good, 8:07 (SELA 42-30)
HBU - Tillmon 41-yard TD pass from Zappe, Blanchard kick good, 4:35 (SELA 42-37)

Fourth quarter

HBU - Ladarius Dickens 1-yard TD run, Zappe two-point conversion pass to Jaylon Johnson good, 14:55 (HBU 45-42)
SELA - Tatum 42-yard field goal, 13:38 (TIE 45-45)
SELA - Tatum 20-yard field goal, 8:00 (SELA 48-45)
HBU - Sterns 8-yard TD pass from Zappe, Blanchard kick good, 5:16 (HBU 52-48)
SELA - CJ Turner 15-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 0:40 (SELA 55-52)
SELA - Xavier Lewis 38-yard fumble return for TD, Tatum kick good, 0:16 (SELA 62-52)

Top passers

SELA - Chason Virgil - 19/34, 240 yards, 2 TD, INT
HBU - Bailey Zappe - 29/46, 342 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

SELA - Darren Johnson - 21 carries, 127 yards, TD
HBU - LaDarius Dickens - 16 carries, 97 yards, TD

Top receivers

SELA - CJ Turner - 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD
HBU - Jarreth Sterns - 9 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD

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Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

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Wildcats	3	17	7	21	48
Lions	0	10	7	10	27

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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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First quarter

ACU - Oscar Hernandez 33-yard field goal, 3:07 (ACU 3-0)

Second quarter

ACU - Tracy James 15-yard TD run, Hernandez kick good, 13:51 (ACU 10-0)
SELA - Julius Maracalin 4-yard TD run, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 12:07 (ACU 10-7)
ACU - Kalin Sadler 34-yard TD pass from Luke Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 9:48 (ACU 17-7)
ACU - Hernandez 32-yard field goal, 1:59 (ACU 20-7)
SELA - Tatum 33-yard field goal, 0:41 (ACU 20-10)

Third quarter

ACU - Torin Justice 15-yard TD pass from Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 5:08 (ACU 27-10)
SELA - Nih-Jer Jackson 9-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Tatum kick good, 2:40 (ACU 27-17)

Fourth quarter

ACU - James 2-yard TD run, Hernandez kick good, 14:11 (ACU 34-17)
SELA - Tatum 28-yard field goal, 11:37 (ACU 34-20)
ACU - Billy McCrary 51-yard TD run, Hernandez kick good, 10:24 (ACU 41-20)
SELA - Lorenzo Nunez 10-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 7:41 (ACU 41-27)
ACU - Justice 14-yard TD pass from Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 6:16 (ACU 48-27

Top passers

ACU - Luke Anthony - 29/37, 295 yards, 3 TD
SELA - Chason Virgil - 30/55, 324 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

ACU - Billy McCrary - 14 carries, 222 yards, TD
SELA - Darren Johnson - 8 carries, 68 yards

Top receivers

ACU - Torin Justice - 6 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD
SELA - CJ Turner - 11 receptions, 107 yards

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At Sam Houston State

Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State – Game summary

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Lions	0	10	0	15	25
No. 23 Bearkats	14	0	7	7	28

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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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First quarter

SHSU - Dee Bowens 64-yard TD pass from Ty Brock, Tre Honshtein kick good, 13:44 (SHSU 7-0)
SHSU - Kyran Jackson 2-yard TD run, Honshtein kick good, 5:33 (SHSU 14-0)

Second quarter

SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere 16-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 11:37 (SHSU 14-7)
SELA - Tatum 17-yard field goal, 1:57 (SHSU 14-10)

Third quarter

SHSU - Jackson 2-yard TD run, Hoshtein kick good, 10:10 (SHSU 21-10)

Fourth quarter

SHSU - Jackson 11-yard TD run, Honshtein kick good, 13:18 (SHSU 28-10)
SELA - Devonte Williams 1-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 10:25 (SHSU 28-17)
SELA - Virgil 1-yard TD run, Virgil two-point conversion pass to Bransen Schwebel good, 2:59 (SHSU 28-25)

Top passers

SHSU - Ty Brock - 23/32, 320 yards, TD, INT
SELA - Chason Virgil - 20/32, 274 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SHSU - Kyran Jackson - 19 carries, 114 yards, 3 TD
SELA - Darren Johnson - 15 carries, 79 yards

Top receivers

SHSU - Dee Bowens - 8 receptions, 155 yards, TD
SELA - Nih-Jer Jackson - 5 receptions, 64 yards

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McNeese State

McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

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No. 11 Cowboys	0	6	0	0	6
Lions	0	10	7	6	23

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at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

Date: November 3
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); sunny
Game attendance: 5,127
Referee: Steve Baron
TV: CST

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Second quarter

SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere 6-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 10:05 (SELA 7-0)
MCNS - Gunnar Raborn 22-yard field goal, 7:18 (SELA 7-3)
SELA - Tatum 40-yard field goal, 3:59 (SELA 10-3)
MCNS - Raborn 37-yard field goal, 0:02 (SELA 10-6)

Third quarter

SELA - Julius Maracalin 41-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 1:10 (SELA 17-6)

Fourth quarter

SELA - Tatum 25-yard field goal, 8:53 (SELA 20-6)
SELA - Tatum 30-yard field goal, 5:29 (SELA 23-6)

Top passers

SELA - Chason Virgil - 14/28, 162 yards, TD
MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 13/23, 98 yards, INT

Top rushers

SELA - Julius Maracalin - 13 carries, 88 yards, TD
MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 6 carries, 32 yards

Top receivers

SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere - 7 receptions, 85 yards, TD
MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 6 receptions, 55 yards

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At Nicholls

Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls – Game summary

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Lions	0	0	0	0	0
No. 18 Colonels	13	10	7	14	44

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at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

Date: November 15
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C); clear
Game attendance: 9,454
Referee: Kevin Boitman
TV: CST

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Game information

First quarter

NICH - Dontrell Taylor 14-yard TD run, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 13:58 (NICH 7-0)
NICH - Julien Gums 2-yard TD run, Fonseca kick no good, 0:08 (NICH 13-0)

Second quarter

NICH - Chase Fourcade 9-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 12:18 (NICH 20-0)
NICH - Fonseca 23-yard field goal, 7:49 (NICH 23-0)

Third quarter

NICH - Gabe Fuselier 10-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 10:20 (NICH 30-0)

Fourth quarter

NICH - Fourcade 1-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 14:55 (NICH 37-0)
NICH - Gums 10-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 5:05 (NICH 44-0)

Top passers

NICH - Chase Fourcade - 11/18, 128 yards, TD
SELA - Chason Virgil - 16/31, 193 yards, INT

Top rushers

NICH - Julien Gums - 14 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD
SELA - Darren Johnson - 10 carries, 42 yards

Top receivers

NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon - 4 receptions, 58 yards
SELA - Bransen Schwebel - 3 receptions, 51 yards

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2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

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