2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 28–73 vs. Montana
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 19
FCS Coaches	No. 18
Record	8–5 (6–3 Southland)
Head coach	Frank Scelfo (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lance Guidry (1st season)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represents Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions are led by second-year head coach Frank Scelfo and play their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

2019 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Nicholls +^	7	–	2	8	–	4
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^	6	–	3	8	–	5
Sam Houston State	6	–	3	7	–	5
McNeese State	5	–	4	7	–	5
Incarnate Word	4	–	5	5	–	7
Abilene Christian	4	–	5	5	–	7
Northwestern State	3	–	6	3	–	9
Stephen F. Austin	3	–	6	3	–	9
Houston Baptist	2	–	6	5	–	7
Lamar	2	–	7	4	–	8

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

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Lions were picked to finish in eighth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nicholls	200 (20)
2	Central Arkansas	154
3	Incarnate Word	150 (1)
4	Sam Houston State	146
5	Lamar	123
6	McNeese State	114
7	Abilene Christian	112 (1)
8	Southeastern Louisiana	71
9	Stephen F. Austin	63
10	Northwestern State	56
11	Houston Baptist	21

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Lions placed five different players on the preseason all–Southland teams.^[2]

Roster

2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`1`	DeVonte Williams	Sr
WR	`3`	Anthony Spurlock	Fr
RB	`4`	Marcus Cooper	Sr
WR	`5`	Juwan Petit-Frere	Sr
QB	`9`	Chason Virgil	Sr
QB	`10`	Lorenzo Nunez	Sr
QB	`11`	Chris Penton	Fr
WR	`12`	Marquis Williams	Jr
QB	`13`	Jordan Loving	Fr
QB	`15`	Cole Kelley	Jr
WR	`16`	Justin Wendt	So
QB	`17`	Mason Schucker	So
RB	`18`	Jomari Becnel	Jr
WR	`19`	Javon Connor	Jr
RB	`20`	Elijah Karnjay	Fr
RB	`21`	Kendall Collins Jr.	Fr
RB	`22`	Taron Jones	So
FB	`38`	Damien Dawson	Jr
OL	`52`	Pat Allen	Sr
OL	`54`	Tyree' Rhodes	So
OL	`56`	Brockhim Wicks	Fr
OL	`60`	Jordan Tate	So
OL	`61`	Rendon Miles-Character	Jr
OL	`62`	William Granville	Fr
OL	`63`	Keanu Mookini	So
OL	`64`	Jason Evans	Fr
OL	`65`	Kaleb Hogg	Fr
OL	`66`	Wyatt Richthofen	Jr
OL	`68`	Calvin Legrone	Fr
OL	`71`	Alfred Beverly III	Sr
OL	`72`	Brennen Lanclos	Fr
OL	`73`	Jalen Bell	Jr
OL	`74`	Jarius Gooch	Sr
OL	`78`	Brendon Kelley	Fr
OL	`79`	Drew Jones	Jr
WR	`80`	Jacq'Co Price	Sr
WR	`81`	Austin Mitchell	Jr
WR	`82`	Daylon Richard	Fr
WR	`83`	CJ Turner	So
WR	`84`	Michael Corner Jr.	Fr
TE	`85`	Tanner Olsen	Fr
WR	`87`	Ed Magee	Fr
TE	`88`	Bransen Schwebel	Sr
TE	`89`	Matt DeBlaiso	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Patrick Johnson	Jr
DB	`6`	Dejion Lynch	Sr
DB	`7`	Xavier Lewis	Sr
DB	`8`	Donniel Ward–Magee	So
DB	`11`	Matthew Wright	Jr
DB	`12`	Champ Craven	Fr
DB	`14`	Jacob Williams	Sr
DB	`16`	J'Vonte Powers	Fr
LB	`17`	Hunter Gill	Fr
DB	`18`	Derek Turner II	Fr
DB	`20`	Dontrell Smith	Fr
DB	`21`	Marquis Johnson	Fr
DB	`22`	Gregory Mahtook	Fr
DB	`23`	Ferlando Jordan	So
DB	`24`	Shawntrez Spears	Sr
DB	`25`	Tre' Spann	Sr
DB	`26`	Darrian Achane	Fr
DB	`27`	Justin Douglas	Fr
DB	`28`	Keith Benjamin	Sr
DB	`29`	Jaylin Armwood	Fr
LB	`30`	Alexis Ramos	Jr
DB	`31`	Robert Buquoi	Fr
LB	`32`	Mike Mason	Sr
LB	`34`	Arlen Williams	Fr
DB	`36`	Marcell Selmon Jr.	Jr
LB	`39`	Gerald Henderson	Fr
LB	`40`	Zeke Jenkins	Sr
DB	`41`	Kerry Moore	So
LB	`42`	Darian Richard	Fr
LB	`43`	Darrius Harry	Fr
DL	`44`	Dwaine Thomas	Sr
DL	`45`	Josh Carr Jr.	So
LB	`46`	Herman Christophe	Fr
LB	`47`	Gladar Huszar	Fr
LB	`48`	Davion Nassri	Fr
DL	`49`	Will Douglas	Jr
LB	`50`	Trae Drake	Jr
DL	`53`	Mike Henderson	Fr
DL	`55`	Steven Wright	Sr
LB	`57`	Josh Cook	Fr
DL	`58`	David Fields	Sr
DL	`82`	Ron Madison	Fr
LB	`84`	Terrance Coleman	Fr
DL	`90`	Feletoa Ailua	Jr
DL	`91`	Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund	Sr
DL	`92`	Eldridge Walker	Fr
DL	`93`	Fred Brown	Sr
LB	`94`	Dominic Lamm	Fr
DL	`95`	Ronald Cherry III	Jr
DL	`96`	Tainano Gaulua	Jr
DL	`97`	Tyrik Mitchell	Fr
DL	`98`	Noah Vance	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`26`	Reece Aultman	Fr
P	`26`	Austin Dunlap	Fr
K	`29`	Bryce Broussard	So
K, P	`33`	Nathan Holliday	So
LS	`51`	Billy Walch	So
LS	`70`	Jake Rotenberry	So

Head coach

Frank Scelfo (Louisiana–Monroe)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Greg Stevens (Eastern Oregon)
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Lance Guidry (McNeese State)
Defensive coordinator
Raymond Monica (North Alabama)
Defensive line
Tarence Calais (Louisiana Tech)
Defensive backs
Kerry Joseph (McNeese State)
Running backs, passing game coordinator
A. J. Hopp (Slippery Rock)
Offensive line
Micheal Spurlock (Mississippi)
Wide receivers
Chris Lachney (Southeastern Louisiana)
Linebackers
Ross Jenkins (Louisiana Tech)
Tight ends/Special Teams Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator
Joe Scelfo (South Alabama)
Guards and Centers

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 22, 2020

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	No. 6 Jacksonville State*		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 35–14	7,116
~~September 7~~	~~3:00 p.m.~~	at ~~Bethune–Cookman~~^[a]*	No. 23	~~Daytona Stadium~~ ~~Daytona Beach, FL~~		Canceled
September 14	3:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss*	No. 23	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	L 29–40	45,238
September 21	7:00 p.m.	Lamar	No. 21	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 45–34	6,352
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	No. 19	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	CST/ESPN+	W 44–27	7,584
October 5	4:00 p.m.	at McNeese State	No. 17	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	CST/ESPN+	L 34–38	8,217
October 12	4:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	No. 23	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	L 21–27	6,345
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist		Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 52–13	2,158
November 2	4:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	Southeastern Sports Network	W 47–30	5,127
November 9	3:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Central Arkansas		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	W 34–0	6,275
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian	No. 23	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 35–14	4,981
November 21	6:00 p.m.	No. 23 Nicholls	No. 21	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (River Bell Classic)	CST/ESPN+	L 27–28	10,071
November 30	3:00 p.m.	No. 8 Villanova*		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 45–44	4,173
December 7	2:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Montana*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 28–73	16,550
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: ^[3]^[4]

Game summaries

Jacksonville State

Jacksonville State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Gamecocks	0	7	0	7	14
Lions	14	7	7	7	35

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

Date: August 29
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 7,116
Referee: Vidal Jones
[1] [2] [3]

Game information

Statistics	Jacksonville State	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	23	20
Total yards	481	384
Rushing yards	67	146
Passing yards	414	238
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	34:11	25:49

At Ole Miss

Southeastern Louisiana at Ole Miss – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 (FCS) Lions	3	14	12	0	29
Rebels	13	14	7	6	40

at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS

Date: September 14
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); sunny
Game attendance: 45,238
Referee: James Carter
TV: SEC Network
[4] [5] [6]

Game information

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Ole Miss
First downs	20	24
Total yards	375	459
Rushing yards	66	220
Passing yards	309	239
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	27:56	32:04

Lamar

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	17	3	7	34
No. 21 Lions	7	14	21	3	45

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

Date: September 14
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: mostly cloudy • Wind: SE 7 MPH
Game attendance: 6,352
Referee: Dan Lewis
TV: ESPN+
[7] [8] [9]

Game information

Statistics	Lamar	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	19	28
Total yards	436	520
Rushing yards	133	166
Passing yards	303	336
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	27:51	32:09

At Northwestern State

Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Lions	10	7	20	7	44
Demons	7	10	3	7	27

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

Date: September 28
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); sunny and warm
Game attendance: 7,584
Referee: Ed Bourgeois
[10] [11] [12]

Game information

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Northwestern State
First downs	26	27
Total yards	537	378
Rushing yards	143	45
Passing yards	394	333
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	30:30	29:30

At McNeese State

Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Lions	3	14	3	14	34
Cowboys	10	14	0	14	38

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

Date: October 5
Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); sunny and humid
Game attendance: 8,217
Referee: Kevin Hassell
[13] [14] [15]

Game information

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	McNeese State
First downs	19	23
Total yards	452	473
Rushing yards	86	225
Passing yards	366	248
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	28:57	31:03

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	14	3	7	27
No. 23 Lions	7	7	0	7	21

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

Date: October 12
Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); cloudy
Game attendance: 6,345
Referee: Vidal Jones
[16] [17] [18]

Game information

Statistics	Incarnate Word	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	20	24
Total yards	317	515
Rushing yards	170	178
Passing yards	147	337
Turnovers	0	6
Time of possession	29:42	30:18

At Houston Baptist

Southeastern Louisiana at Houston Baptist – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	14	17	7	52
Huskies	6	7	0	0	13

at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX

Date: October 26
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 2,158
Referee: Dan Lewis
[19] [20] [21]

Game information

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Houston Baptist
First downs	32	15
Total yards	634	259
Rushing yards	145	48
Passing yards	489	211
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	36:36	23:24

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	10	7	13	30
Lions	13	6	14	14	47

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

Date: November 2
Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); clear
Game attendance: 5,127
Referee: Ed Bourgeois
[22] [23] [24]

Game information

Statistics	Stephen F. Austin	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	27	24
Total yards	471	421
Rushing yards	68	222
Passing yards	403	199
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:25	29:35

At Central Arkansas

Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	14	6	7	34
No. 7 Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at Estes Stadium, Conway, AR

Date: November 9
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); sunny
Game attendance: 6,275
Referee: David Alvarez
[25] [26] [27]

Game information

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Central Arkansas
First downs	26	13
Total yards	490	261
Rushing yards	153	68
Passing yards	337	193
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	38:08	21:52

At Abilene Christian

Southeastern Louisiana at Abilene Christian – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Lions	14	21	0	7	42
Wildcats	0	7	0	7	14

at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, TX

Date: November 16
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); sunny, partly cloudy
Game attendance: 4,981
Referee: Vidal Jones
[28] [29] [30]

Game information

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Abilene Christian
First downs	22	12
Total yards	432	283
Rushing yards	152	35
Passing yards	280	248
Turnovers	1	6
Time of possession	36:27	23:33

Nicholls

Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Colonels	0	14	7	7	28
No. 21 Lions	14	0	0	13	27

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

Date: November 21
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 10,071
Referee: Ed Bourgeois
[31] [32] [33]

Game information

Statistics	Nicholls	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	17	26
Total yards	468	460
Rushing yards	180	113
Passing yards	288	347
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	31:15	28:45

FCS Playoffs

The Lions were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Villanova.^[5]

Villanova (first round)

Villanova at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Wildcats	10	21	0	13	44
No. 24 Lions	7	7	17	14	45

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

Date: November 30
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 4,173
Referee: Kelly Holman
[34] [35] [36]

Game information

Statistics	Villanova	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	21	31
Total yards	501	602
Rushing yards	218	94
Passing yards	283	508
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	32:44	27:16

At Montana (second round)

Southeastern Louisiana at Montana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Lions	7	14	7	0	28
No. 6 Grizzlies	10	28	20	15	73

at Washington–Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

Date: December 7
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C); cloudy
Game attendance: 16,550
Referee: Joe Caruso
[37] [38] [39]

Game information

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Montana
First downs	23	30
Total yards	489	600
Rushing yards	22	123
Passing yards	467	477
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:44	29:16

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	23	23	21	19	17	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	21	19
Coaches	—	RV	24	23	22	19	25	—	—	—	RV	23	22	18

References

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[2]

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2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Contents

Preseason

Preseason poll

Preseason All–Southland Teams

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Jacksonville State

At Ole Miss

Lamar

At Northwestern State

At McNeese State

Incarnate Word

At Houston Baptist

Stephen F. Austin

At Central Arkansas

At Abilene Christian

Nicholls

FCS Playoffs

Villanova (first round)

At Montana (second round)

Rankings

References