# 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

The 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by fifth-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 7–4, 7–2 in Southland play to finish in third place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 2:30 pm | at No. 21 (FBS) Oklahoma State* | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FSN | L 7–61 | 50,079 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | at Southern Utah* | Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT | WBS | L 23–28 | 7,010 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | Northwestern State | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | CST | W 34–24 | 6,406 |
| October 1 | 7:00 pm | at Lamar | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN3 | L 14–38 | 7,032 |
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 20 McNeese State | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | CST | W 31–24 | 6,165 |
| October 15 | 3:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX | ESPN3 | W 58–34 | 8,314 |
| October 22 | 4:00 pm | Houston Baptist | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | Southeastern Channel | W 37–3 | 6,603 |
| October 29 | 2:30 pm | No. 19 Central Arkansas | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | ESPN3 | L 10–45 | 4,241 |
| November 5 | 2:30 pm | at Incarnate Word | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | UIWtv | W 30–10 | 5,746 |
| November 12 | 7:00 pm | Abilene Christian | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | Southeastern Channel | W 31–19 | 4,331 |
| November 17 | 6:00 pm | at Nicholls State | Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic) | ASN | W 44–42 | 7,002 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### @ Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • #21 (FBS) Cowboys | 28 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 61 |

### @ Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| • Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| • Lions | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 |

### @ Lamar

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Cardinals | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #20 Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| • Lions | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 31 |

### @ Stephen F. Austin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Lions | 10 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 58 |
| Lumberjacks | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 34 |

### Houston Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Lions | 7 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 37 |

### Central Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #19 Bears | 0 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Lions | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### @ Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Lions | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Abilene Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| • Lions | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |

### @ Nicholls State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Lions | 14 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 44 |
| Colonels | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 42 |