# 2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

The 2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by second-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 11–3, 7–0 in Southland play to win the Southland Conference championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated fellow Southland member Sam Houston State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to New Hampshire.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State* | | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | Southeastern Channel^ | W 45–7 | 5,820 |
| September 7 | 11:00 am | at No. 24 (FBS) TCU* | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FSSW | L 17–38 | 41,170 |
| September 14 | 6:00 pm | at No. 6 South Dakota State* | | Coughlin–Alumni StadiumBrookings, SD | | L 26–34 | 13,456 |
| September 21 | 2:00 pm | at Samford* | | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | Samford Showcase | W 34–31 | 4,598 |
| October 5 | 7:00 pm | Incarnate Word* | | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | Southeastern Channel^ | W 35–3 | 4,235 |
| October 12 | 7:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | ESPN3 | W 56–14 | 5,080 |
| October 19 | 6:00 pm | at Northwestern State | | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA (Rivalry) | Demon TV | W 37–22 | 8,383 |
| October 26 | 7:00 pm | Lamar | | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | ESPN3 | W 56–34 | 6,877 |
| November 2 | 7:00 pm | at No. 4 McNeese State | No. 25 | Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA | | W 41–7 | 14,898 |
| November 9 | 7:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | No. 16 | Estes StadiumConway, AR | ESPN3 | W 58–31 | 5,427 |
| November 16 | 3:00 pm | No. 4 Sam Houston State | No. 14 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | SLCTV | W 34–21 | 7,302 |
| November 21 | 6:00 pm | Nicholls State | No. 8 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA (River Bell Classic) | ESPN3/WHNO^ | W 52–27 | 6,821 |
| December 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 14 Sam Houston State* | No. 7 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | W 30–29 | 6,874 |
| December 14 | 6:00 pm | No. 15 New Hampshire* | No. 7 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) | ESPN3 | L 17–20 | 5,886 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
^Games aired on a Tape Delayed Basis.

## Game summaries
### Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Lions | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| • #24 (FBS) Horned Frogs | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### South Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| • #6 Jackrabbits | 0 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 34 |

### Samford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Lions | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 |

### Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Lions | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Stephen F. Austin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • Lions | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 56 |

### Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Lamar

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Central Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bearkats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Nicholls State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 |