2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
The 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by fourth year head coach Ron Roberts and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.
Previous season
The Lions tied for the Southland Conference championship. They finished the season 9–4 overall, 7–1 in conference play, and lost the first playoff game to Sam Houston State 17–21.
Schedule
Source: [1][2]
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
6:00 PM |
at Northwestern State |
#19 |
Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA |
ASN |
W 34–20 |
10,621 |
September 12 |
7:00 PM |
Florida Tech* |
#20 |
Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA |
|
W 28–17 |
7,759 |
September 19 |
1:00 PM |
at Ohio* |
#20 |
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH |
ESPN3 |
L 14–35 |
22,985 |
October 1 |
6:00 PM |
Lamar |
#22 |
Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA |
ASN |
W 30–27 |
4,520 |
October 10 |
6:00 PM |
at #22 McNeese State |
#20 |
Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA |
CST |
L 7–21 |
13,110 |
October 17 |
7:00 PM |
Stephen F. Austin |
#23 |
Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA |
FCS |
L 27–28 |
7,037 |
October 24 |
2:00 PM |
at Houston Baptist |
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Husky Stadium • Houston, TX |
|
W 22–7 |
1,730 |
October 31 |
7:00 PM |
at Central Arkansas |
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Estes Stadium • Conway, AR |
ESPN3 |
L 16–21 |
7,427 |
November 7 |
7:00 PM |
Incarnate Word |
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Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA |
CST |
L 2–16 |
3,474 |
November 14 |
2:00 PM |
at Abilene Christian |
|
Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX |
|
L 17–21 |
2,500 |
November 19 |
6:00 PM |
Nicholls State |
|
Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA (River Bell Classic) |
ASN |
L 24–27 |
5,491 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Game summaries
@ Northwestern State
Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• #19 Lions |
6 |
7 | 13 | 8 |
34 |
Demons |
3 |
3 | 7 | 7 |
20 |
- Date: September 1
- Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA - Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:32
- Game attendance: 10,621
- Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C) • 1 N • Humid and sticky
- Referee: Ross Smith
- Television network: ASN
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
13:01 | Northwestern State | Chris Moore 37 yd field goal | 0–3 |
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1 |
1:42 | Southeastern Louisiana | Xavier Roberson run for 1 yd for a TD, Jonathon Tatum extra point failed | 6–3 |
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2 |
12:26 | Northwestern State | Chris Moore 46 yd field goal | 6–6 |
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2 |
0:43 | Southeastern Louisiana | Jeff Smiley run for 12 yds for a TD, Jonathon Tatum kick good | 13–6 |
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3 |
9:58 | Southeastern Louisiana | Kody Sutton run for 2 yds for a TD, Jonathon Tatum extra point failed | 19–6 |
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3 |
6:03 | Southeastern Louisiana | D'Shaie Landor run for 81 yds for a TD, Jonathon Tatum kick good | 26–6 |
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3 |
3:16 | Northwestern State | Daniel Taylor run for 27 yds for a TD, Chris Moore kick good | 26–13 |
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4 |
8:53 | Northwestern State | Joel Blumenthal pass complete to Shakeir Ryan for 44 yds for a TD, Chris Moore kick good | 26–20 |
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4 |
1:01 | Southeastern Louisiana | Kody Sutton run for 3 yds for a TD, D'Shaie Landor pass to Jeff Smiley for Two-Point Conversion | 34–20 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
29–29 |
2014 |
Southeastern Louisiana, 30–20 |
Florida Tech
Florida Tech at Southeastern Louisiana
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers |
10 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
17 |
• #20 Lions |
14 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
28 |
- Date: September 12
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:34
- Game attendance: 7,759
- Game weather: 82°F • NNW 6 • Sunny
- Referee: M. Vandervelde
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
10:34 | Southeastern Louisiana | Parker, S. 7 yd fumble recovery (Tatum, J. kick ), 2 plays, -18 yards, 0:33 | 7–0 |
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1 |
5:44 | Southeastern Louisiana | Henderson, A. 45 yd fumble recovery (Tatum, J. kick ), 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:02 | 14–0 |
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1 |
4:30 | Florida Tech | Drake Hillman 44 yd field goal, 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:05 | 14–3 |
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1 |
0:33 | Florida Tech | Kenny Johnston 59 yd pass from Sean Ashley (Drake Hillman kick ) 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:16 | 14–10 |
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2 |
9:29 | Florida Tech | Josh Denton 1 yd run (Drake Hillman kick ), 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:50 | 14–17 |
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4 |
13:09 | Southeastern Louisiana | Roberson, X. 2 yd run (Tatum, J. kick ), 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:26 | 21–17 |
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4 |
11:49 | Southeastern Louisiana | Lane, D. 58 yd interception (Tatum, J. kick ), 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:20 | 28–17 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
@ Ohio
Southeastern Louisiana at Ohio
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#20 Lions |
0 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
14 |
• Bobcats |
7 |
14 | 0 | 14 |
35 |
- Date: September 19
- Location: Peden Stadium
Athens, OH - Game start: 1:00 CDT
- Elapsed time: 4:16
- Game attendance: 22,985
- Game weather: 82°F • SW 7 • Overcast
- Referee: Tom Stapleton
- Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[3] |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
6:57 | Ohio | PATTERSON, D. 3 yd run (YAZDANI, J. kick), 2 plays, 56 yards, TOP 0:49 | 0–7 |
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2 |
9:40 | Ohio | White, Papi 10 yd run (YAZDANI, J. kick), 5 plays, 68 yards, TOP 1:38 | 0–14 |
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2 |
2:47 | Ohio | SMITH, S. 31 yd pass from Vick, Derrius (YAZDANI, J. kick), 11 plays, 57 yards, TOP 5:12 | 0–21 |
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3 |
4:15 | Southeastern Louisiana | Smiley, J. 10 yd pass from Isom, D. (Tatum, J. kick), 7 plays, 48 yards, TOP 1:56 | 7–21 |
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4 |
11:01 | Southeastern Louisiana | Bossier, D. 38 yd pass from Isom, D. (Tatum, J. kick), 11 plays, 85 yards, TOP 5:58 | 14–21 |
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4 |
10:44 | Ohio | White, Papi 58 yd run (YAZDANI, J. kick), 1 play, 58 yards, TOP 0:11 | 14–28 |
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4 |
6:21 | Ohio | Cope, Brendan 67 yd pass from Vick, Derrius (YAZDANI, J. kick), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:44 | 14–35 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First Meeting |
Lamar
Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals |
0 |
14 | 10 | 3 |
27 |
• #22 Lions |
13 |
0 | 10 | 7 |
30 |
- Date: October 1
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:32
- Game attendance: 4,520
- Game weather: 84°F, NNW 10, Clear
- Referee: Kevin Hassell
- TV announcers (ASN): Lyn Rollins (Play-by-Play), Rene Nadeau (Analyst), Chris Mycoskie (Sideline)
Sources: |
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Scoring summary |
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|
1 |
12:59 | Southeastern Louisiana | D'Shaie Landor pass complete to Jeff Smiley for 67 yds for a TD, (Jonathon Tatum KICK), 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:22 | 7–0 |
|
1 |
1:14 | Southeastern Louisiana | D'Shaie Landor run for 5 yds for a TD, (Jonathon Tatum PAT failed), 9 plays, 95 yards, 4:42 | 13–0 |
|
2 |
10:40 | Lamar | Carson Earp pass complete to Reggie Begelton for 26 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball kick), 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:50 | 13–7 |
|
2 |
5:05 | Lamar | Kade Harrington run for 3 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball kick), 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:48 | 13–14 |
|
3 |
11:27 | Lamar | Alex Ball 20 yd field goal, 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:58 | 13–17 |
|
3 |
5:53 | Southeastern Louisiana | Jonathon Tatum 40 yd field goal, 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:34 | 16–17 |
|
3 |
5:41 | Lamar | Harrison Heim kickoff for 52 yds , Rodney Randle return for 87 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball KICK), 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 | 16–24 |
|
3 |
2:37 | Southeastern Louisiana | D'Shaie Landor run for 5 yds for a TD, (Jonathon Tatum KICK), 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:54 | 23–24 |
|
4 |
8:00 | Lamar | Alex Ball 20 yd field goal, 13 plays, 70 yards, 4:53 | 23–27 |
|
4 |
1:19 | Southeastern Louisiana | Kody Sutton run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jonathon Tatum KICK), 17 plays, 79 yards, 6:36 | 30–27 |
|
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–3 |
2014 |
Southeastern Louisiana, 61–34 |
@ McNeese State
Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#20 Lions |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• #22 Cowboys |
14 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
21 |
- Date: October 10
- Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA - Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:13
- Game attendance: 13,110
- Game weather: 80°F • NNW 6 mph • Sunny and Warm
- Referee: Ross Smith
- Television network: CST
Sources: |
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Scoring summary |
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|
1 |
9:57 | McNeese State | Daniel Sams run for 3 yds for a TD, (Trent Manuel kick), 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:03 | 0–7 |
|
1 |
5:00 | McNeese State | Ryan Ross 58 Yd Run, (Trent Manuel kick), 7 plays, 94 yards, 3:19 | 0–14 |
|
2 |
13:08 | Southeastern Louisiana | Xavier Roberson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jonathon Tatum kick), 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:04 | 7–14 |
|
2 |
1:27 | McNeese State | Ryan Ross 4 Yd Run, (Trent Manuel Kick), 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:39 | 7–21 |
|
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
17–22 |
2013 |
Southeastern Louisiana, 41–7 |
Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Lumberjacks |
0 |
14 | 7 | 7 |
28 |
#23 Lions |
13 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
27 |
- Date: October 17
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:22
- Game attendance: 7,037
- Referee: Kevin Hassell
- Television network: FCS
Sources: |
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Scoring summary |
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|
1 |
8:39 | Southeastern Louisiana | Tre' Bennett 49 Yard Fumble Return (Jonathon Tatum kick), 3 plays, -15 yards, 1:28 | 7–0 |
|
1 |
4:48 | Southeastern Louisiana | Byron Johnson 76 Yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum PAT blocked), 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:26 | 13–0 |
|
2 |
14:26 | Southeastern Louisiana | Chris Briggs 26 Yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:12 | 20–0 |
|
2 |
2:41 | Stephen F Austin | Braxton Bearden 14 Yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Mason Juhl kick), 3 plays, 67 yards, 0:54 | 20–7 |
|
2 |
0:02 | Stephen F Austin | De'Quann Ruffin 34 Yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Mason Juhl kick), 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:22 | 20–14 |
|
3 |
12:58 | Southeastern Louisiana | Julius Maraclin 63 Yard Run (Jonathon Tatum kick), 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:57 | 27–14 |
|
3 |
5:30 | Stephen F Austin | De'Quann Ruffin 13 Yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Mason Juhl kick), 9 plays, 96 yards, 3:30 | 27–21 |
|
4 |
0:38 | Stephen F Austin | Zach Conque 1 Yard Run (Mason Juhl Kick), 16 plays, 72 yards, 5:00 | 27–28 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–10–1 |
2014 |
Stephen F. Austin, 27–17 |
@ Houston Baptist
Southeastern Louisiana at Houston Baptist
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Lions |
9 |
7 | 0 | 6 |
22 |
Huskies |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
- Date: October 24
- Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 2:20
- Game attendance: 1,730
- Referee: David Alvarez
Sources: |
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Scoring summary |
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|
1 |
3:30 | Southeastern Louisiana | Miki Fangatua Safety, 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:33 | 2–0 |
|
1 |
0:27 | Southeastern Louisiana | Da'Quan Smith 10 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:55 | 9–0 |
|
2 |
0:58 | Southeastern Louisiana | Trey Hallman 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:17 | 16–0 |
|
4 |
9:24 | Southeastern Louisiana | Julius Maraclin 5 yard run (Jonathon Tatum PAT failed), 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:50 | 22–0 |
|
4 |
8:38 | Houston Baptist | Terrance Peters 77 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:40 | 22–7 |
|
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2014 |
Southeastern Louisiana, 76–7 |
@ Central Arkansas
Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions |
0 |
3 | 6 | 7 |
16 |
• Bears |
7 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
- Date: October 31
- Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR - Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:07
- Game attendance: 7,427
- Game weather: 60°F • Cloudy
- Referee: M. Defee
Sources:[4] |
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Scoring summary |
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|
1 |
11:28 | Central Arkansas | Blake Veasley 1 yard run (Jace Denker kick), 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:32 | 0–7 |
|
2 |
8:08 | Southeastern Louisiana | Jonathon Tatum 25 yard field goal, 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:29 | 3–7 |
|
2 |
2:37 | Central Arkansas | Kirk Baugh 10 yard run (Jace Denker kick), 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:25 | 3–14 |
|
3 |
12:06 | Southeastern Louisiana | Jonathon Tatum 38 yard field goal, 9 plays, 48 yards, 2:46 | 6–14 |
|
3 |
5:58 | Southeastern Louisiana | Jonathon Tatum 40 yard field goal, 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:31 | 9–14 |
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4 |
14:18 | Central Arkansas | Dominique Thomas 45 yard run (Jace Denker kick), 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:15 | 9–21 |
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4 |
9:12 | Southeastern Louisiana | Julius Maraclin 7 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:18 | 16–21 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–5 |
2014 |
Southeastern Louisiana, 41–24 |
Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word at Southeastern Louisiana
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Cardinals |
7 |
3 | 6 | 0 |
16 |
Lions |
0 |
2 | 0 | 0 |
2 |
- Date: November 7
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Game start: 7:00 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 2:57
- Game attendance: 3,474
- Game weather: 70°F, Heavy Rain
- Referee: Marvel July
- Television network: ESPN3
Sources: |
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Scoring summary |
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|
1 |
12:27 | Incarnate Word | Sean Flannel 1 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:38 | 0–7 |
|
2 |
13:01 | Incarnate Word | Cody Seidel 29 yard field goal, 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:54 | 0–10 |
|
2 |
4:44 | Southeastern Louisiana | Team Safety | 2–10 |
|
3 |
8:06 | Incarnate Word | Trent Brittain 58 yard run (Cody Seidel PAT blocked), 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:47 | 2–16 |
|
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–0 |
2014 |
Southeastern Louisiana, 63–7 |
@ Abilene Christian
Southeastern Louisiana at Abilene Christian
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions |
0 |
7 | 3 | 7 |
17 |
• Wildcats |
0 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
21 |
- Date: November 14
- Location: Shotwell Stadium
Abilene, TX - Game start: 2:00 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 3:07
- Game attendance: 2,500
- Game weather: 58°F • S 12 mph • Cloudy
- Referee: Kevin Hassell
Sources: |
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Scoring summary |
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|
2 |
11:10 | Southeastern Louisiana | D'Shaie Landor 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), 13 plays, 66 yards, 4:58 | 7–0 |
|
3 |
11:33 | Abilene Christian | Herschel Sims 42 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:46 | 7–7 |
|
3 |
2:31 | Southeastern Louisiana | Jonathon Tatum 29 yard field goal, 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:59 | 10–7 |
|
4 |
14:54 | Southeastern Louisiana | Chris Briggs 15 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:18 | 17–7 |
|
4 |
12:56 | Abilene Christian | Monte Green-Avery 14 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:03 | 17–14 |
|
4 |
0:22 | Abilene Christian | Jamie Walker 1 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), 18 plays, 80 yards, 7:46 | 17–21 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–1 |
1972 |
Southeastern Louisiana, 14–10 |
Nicholls
Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Colonels |
0 |
3 | 14 | 10 |
27 |
Lions |
7 |
10 | 0 | 7 |
24 |
- Date: November 21
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Game start: TBA CST
- Game attendance: 5,491
- Television network: ASN
Sources: |
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Scoring summary |
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2 |
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3 |
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Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–12 |
2014 |
Southeastern Louisiana, 62–3 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
STATS FCS |
19 |
20 |
20 |
23 |
22 |
20 |
23 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
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Coaches |
19 |
18 |
17 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
21 |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
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References
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| Culture & lore |
- The Spirit of the Southland
- Roomie
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| People |
- Head coaches
- Hollis "Roomie" Wilson
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