Preseason
Preseason poll The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Lions were picked to finish first in the conference.[1]
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Southeastern Louisiana 90 (7) 2 Incarnate Word 86 (7) 3 Nicholls 79 (2) 4 McNeese State 61 5 Northwestern State 44 6 Texas A&M–Commerce 39 7 Lamar 25 8 Houston Christian 24
Preseason All–Southland Teams The Southland Conference announced the 2022 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 13, 2022. Southeastern Louisiana had a total of 10 players selected.[2]
Personnel
Schedule Southeastern Louisiana Lions finalized their 2022 schedule on February 11, 2022.[3]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 p.m. at Louisiana * No. 17 ESPN+ L 7–2416,812 September 10 5:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic * No. 21 ESPN3 L 9–4217,532 September 17 6:00 p.m. Central Connecticut * ESPN+ W 70–65,277 September 24 6:00 p.m. No. T–4 Incarnate Word Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA ESPN+ W 41–355,095 October 1 6:00 p.m. Murray State * No. 21 Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA ESPN+ W 48–145,127 October 8 4:00 p.m. Texas A&M–Commerce No. 19 Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA ESPN+ L 28–317,192 October 22 1:00 p.m. at Jacksonville State * ESPN+ W 31–1418,654 October 29 7:00 p.m. at McNeese ESPN+ W 28–278,068 November 5 3:00 p.m. at Lamar ESPN3 W 47–315,396 November 12 4:00 p.m. Northwestern State No. 25 Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivlary ) ESPN3 W 23–75,019 6:00 p.m. at Nicholls No. 23 ESPN+ W 40–177,911 November 26 6:00 p.m. No. 18 Idaho * No. 17 ESPN+ W 45–423,174 December 3 2:00 p.m. at No. 8 Samford No. 17 ESPN+ L 42–48 OT 4,587 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Game summaries
At Louisiana Pregame line Over/under LA –13.0 61
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Lions 0 0 7 0 7 (FBS ) Ragin' Cajuns10 7 0 7 24
at Cajun Field , Lafayette, LA
Date : September 3Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 4 MPH Game attendance : 16,812Referee : Scott BroadwayTV announcers : Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)
Game information First Quarter LA – 9:08 Johnny Lumpkin 28 yard pass from Chandler Fields, Preston Stafford kickLA 7–0 Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:20 LA – 1:34 Preston Stafford 36 yard field goalLA 10–0 Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 5:54 Second Quarter LA – 12:41 Eric Garror 83 yard punt return, Preston Stafford kickLA 17–0 Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Third Quarter SELA – 4:04 Carlos Washington, Jr. 5 yard rush, Mateo Rengifo kickLA 17–7 Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 5:56 Fourth Quarter LA – 1:37 Johnny Lumpkin 3 yard pass from Chandler Fields, Preston Stafford kickLA 24–7 Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:09
Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Louisiana First downs 12 18 Total yards 260 374 Rushing yards 111 133 Passing yards 149 241 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 29:04 30:56
Team Category Player Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Passing Cephus Johnson 22/34, 149 yards, 1 INT Rushing Carlos Washington Jr. 10 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD Receiving CJ Turner 3 receptions, 46 yards Louisiana Passing Chandler Fields 13/20, 173 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Terrence Williams 10 carries, 61 yards Receiving Johnny Lumpkin 5 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TDs
At Florida Atlantic Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Florida Atlantic Owls
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 21 Lions 0 3 0 6 9 (FBS ) Owls7 21 7 7 42
at FAU Stadium , Boca Raton, FL
Date : September 10Game time : 5:00 p.m.Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 17,533Referee : Joe LehringTV : ESPN3
Vs. Central Connecticut Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Devils 0 0 6 0 6 Lions 14 34 10 12 70
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, LA
Date : September 17Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 5,217Referee : Nolan DumasTV : ESPN+
Vs. No. 4T Incarnate Word Incarnate Word Cardinals at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 4T Cardinals 7 14 7 7 35 Lions 7 14 3 17 41
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, LA
Date : September 24Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 5,095Referee : Ed BourgeoisTV announcers (ESPN3 ) : Chase Gispert (play-by-play), Lonn Ellzey (analyst) and Mackenzie Fletcher (sideline)Box Score
Vs. Murray State Murray State Racers at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Racers 0 7 7 0 14 No. 21 Lions 7 10 3 28 48
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, LA
Date : October 1Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : ClearGame attendance : 5,127Referee : Nolan DumasTV : ESPN3
Vs. Texas A&M-Commerce Texas A&M-Commerce Lions at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 1 2 3 4 Total TAMU-Commerce Lions 7 3 14 7 31 SELU No. 19 Lions 0 14 7 7 28
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, LA
Date : October 8Game time : 4:00 p.m.Game weather : ClearGame attendance : 7,192Referee : Gary LeeperTV : ESPN+
At Jacksonville State Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 13 0 18 31 Gamecocks 0 14 0 0 14
at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium , Jacksonville, AL
Date : October 22Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 18,654Referee : Garrett DickersonTV : ESPN+
At McNeese Southeastern Louisiana Lions at McNeese Cowboys
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 7 7 7 7 28 Cowboys 6 14 7 0 27
at Cowboy Stadium , Lake Charles, LA
Date : October 29Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : CloudyGame attendance : 8,068Referee : Gary LeeperTV : ESPN+
At Lamar Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Lamar Cardinals
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 14 10 10 13 47 Cowboys 0 17 7 7 31
at Provost Umphrey Stadium , Beaumont, TX
Date : November 5Game time : 3:00 p.m.Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 5,396Referee : Nolan DumanTV : ESPN3
Statistics
Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Lamar First downs 28 16 Total yards 527 415 Rushing yards 204 164 Passing yards 323 251 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 28:52 31:08
Team Category Player Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Passing Cephus Johnson, III 19-27; 179 yards; long 38 yards Rushing Carlos Washington, Jr. 18 attempts; 68 yards total; long 15 yards Receiving Maurice Massey 10 receptions; 158 yards total; long 38 yards Lamar Passing Michael Chandler 16-34; 251 yards; long 62 yards Rushing Khalan Griffin 11 attempts; 84 yards total; long 40 yards Receiving Andre Dennis 4 receptions; 108 yards total; long 62 yards
Vs. Northwestern State Northwestern State Demons at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 0 7 0 7 Lions 7 16 0 0 23
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, LA
Date : November 12Game time : 4:00 p.m.Game weather : CloudyGame attendance : 5,019Referee : Craig HeiserTV : ESPN3
At Nicholls
FCS Playoffs
Vs. No. 18 Idaho - First Round Idaho Vandals at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Vandals 7 14 0 21 42 No. 17 Lions 7 10 7 21 45
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, LA
Date : November 26Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : CloudyGame attendance : 3,174Referee : Rick WayneTV : ESPN+
At No. 8 Samford - Second Round Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Samford Bulldogs
Period 1 2 3 4 OT Total No. 17 Lions 14 0 14 14 0 42 No. 8 Bulldogs 14 7 7 14 6 48
at Seibert Stadium , Homewood, AL
Date : December 3Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game weather : CloudyGame attendance : 4,587Referee : Jeremy DeAnguloTV : ESPN+
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