# 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

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

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

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

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Jacksonville State* | | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | ESPN+ | W 35–14 | 7,116 |
| September 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman* | No. 23 | Daytona StadiumDaytona Beach, FL | | Canceled | |
| September 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss* | No. 23 | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | SECN | L 29–40 | 45,238 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Lamar | No. 21 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | ESPN+ | W 45–34 | 6,352 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | No. 19 | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA (rivalry) | CST/ESPN+ | W 44–27 | 7,584 |
| October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at McNeese State | No. 17 | Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA | CST/ESPN+ | L 34–38 | 8,217 |
| October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word | No. 23 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 6,345 |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN3 | W 52–13 | 2,158 |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | Southeastern Sports Network | W 47–30 | 5,127 |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Central Arkansas | | Estes StadiumConway, AR | ESPN+ | W 34–0 | 6,275 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian | No. 23 | Wildcat StadiumAbilene, TX | ESPN+ | W 35–14 | 4,981 |
| November 21 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 23 Nicholls | No. 21 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA (River Bell Classic) | CST/ESPN+ | L 27–28 | 10,071 |
| November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 8 Villanova* | | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA (FCS Playoffs First Round) | ESPN3 | W 45–44 | 4,173 |
| December 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Montana* | | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 28–73 | 16,550 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
Source:
* ↑ The game at Bethune–Cookman was canceled due to the expected impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Daytona Beach, Florida area.

## Game summaries
### Jacksonville State

| Quarter | 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
Game information :
First quarter
(13:26) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 4-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:03
(07:06) SELA TD – Bransen Schwebel 5-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–0; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:57
Second quarter
(14:33) JVST TD – Josh Pearson 33-yard pass from Zerrick Cooper, Bryant Wallace kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–7; Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:50
(01:34) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 58-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 21–7; Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 1:08
Third quarter
(10:45) SELA TD – Ferlando Johnson 65-yard interception returned, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 28–7; Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:56
Fourth quarter
(12:13) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 35-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 35–7; Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:14
(08:50) JVST TD – Michael Matthews 28-yard pass from Zerrick Cooper, Bryant Wallace kick Southeastern Louisiana 35–14; Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:18
Top passers
SELA – Chason Virgil – 11/24, 164 yards, TD
JVST – Zerrick Cooper – 40/52, 414 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SELA – Devonte Williams – 12 carries, 37 yards, TD
JVST – Michael Matthews – 4 carries, 38 yards
Top receivers
SELA – Austin Mitchell – 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD
JVST – Jamari Hester – 7 receptions, 90 yards :
| 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

| Quarter | 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
Game information :
First quarter
(11:01) MISS TD – Elijah Moore 9-yard pass from Matt Corral, Luke Logan PAT failed Ole Miss 6–0; Drive: 12 play, 72 yards, 3:59
(06:47) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 30-yard field goal Ole Miss 6–3; Drive: 8 play, 29 yards, 2:29
(06:33) MISS TD – Jerrion Ealy 94-yard kickoff returned, Luke Logan kick Ole Miss 13–3; Drive: 0 play, 0 yards, 0:00
Second quarter
(13:12) SELA TD – Marcus Cooper 14-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Ole Miss 13–10; Drive: 5 play, 57 yards, 2:05
(12:28) MISS TD – Jerrion Ealy 30-yard rush, Luke Logan kick Ole Miss 20–10; Drive: 2 play, 82 yards, 0:47
(06:29) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 20-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Ole Miss 20–17; Drive: 10 play, 74 yards, 4:33
(00:54) MISS TD – Jason Pellerin 5-yard pass from Matt Corral, Luke Logan kick Ole Miss 27–17; Drive: 9 play, 52 yards, 3:35
Third quarter
(10:27) MISS TD – Scottie Phillips 27-yard rush, Luke Logan kick Ole Miss 34–17; Drive: 9 play, 69 yards, 3:00
(06:11) SELA TD – Juwan Petit-Frere 45-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard PAT failed Ole Miss 34–23; Drive: 9 play, 78 yards, 4:10
(01:26) SELA TD – Branson Schwebel 5-yard pass from Chason Virgil, two-point conversion attempt failed Ole Miss 34–29; Drive: 2 play, 9 yards, 0:42
Fourth quarter
(10:38) MISS FG – Luke Logan 22-yard field goal Ole Miss 37–29; Drive: 14 play, 78 yards, 5:43
(00:39) MISS FG – Luke Logan 32-yard field goal Ole Miss 40–29; Drive: 10 play, 69 yards, 4:39
Top passers
MISS – Matt Corral – 21/30, 239 yards, 2 TD
SELA – Chason Virgil – 29/44, 309 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
MISS – Scottie Phillips – 26 carries, 103 yards, TD
SELA – Devonte Williams – 13 carries, 50 yards, TD
Top receivers
MISS – Elijah Moore – 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD
SELA – Juwan Petit-Frere – 3 receptions, 74 yards, TD :
| 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

| Quarter | 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+
Game information :
First quarter
(05:26) LAM TD – Jordan Hoy 19-yard rush, Bailey Giffen kick Lamar 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:26
(00:44) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 12-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:42
Second quarter
(14:54) LAM TD – A. J. Walker 6-yard rush, Bailey Giffen kick Lamar 14–7; Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:44
(13:40) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 58-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:05
(05:44) LAM TD – Kenny Allen 36-yard pass from Jordan Hoy, Bailey Giffen kick Lamar 21–14; Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:39
(01:24) SELA TD – CJ Turner 3-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Tied 21–21; Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:04
(00:10) LAM FG – Bailey Giffen 38-yard field goal Lamar 24–21; Drive: 7 play, 54 yards, 1:12
Third quarter
(09:59) SELA TD – Javon Conner 24-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 28–24; Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:45
(08:51) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 50-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 35–24; Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:09
(03:56) LAM FG – Bailey Giffen 47-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 35–27; Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:49
(00:39) SELA TD – Javon Conner 14-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 42–27; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:17
Fourth quarter
(11:47) LAM TD – Myles Wanza 3-yard rush, Bailey Giffen kick Southeastern Louisiana 42–34; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:52
(01:48) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 19-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 45–34; Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, 5:54
Top passers
SELA – Chason Virgil – 26/34, 307 yards, 4 TD
LAM – Jordan Hoy – 14/33, 303 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
SELA – Devonte Williams – 16 carries, 63 yards, TD
LAM – Myles Wanza – 13 carries, 60 yards, TD
Top receivers
SELA – Austin Mitchell – 5 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD
LAM – Kirkland Banks – 5 receptions, 112 yards :
| 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

| Quarter | 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
Game information :
First quarter
(09:18) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 34-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 3–0; Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:44
(07:16) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 26-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick Northwestern State 7–3; Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:54
(03:49) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 35-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 10–7; Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:27
Second quarter
(09:17) NSU TD – Kendrick Price 19-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick Northwestern State 14–10; Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:47
(04:43) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 17–14; Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:27
(00:00) NSU FG – Ryan Gremillion 24-yard field goal Tied 17–17; Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 4:37
Third quarter
(09:12) NSU FG – Ryan Gremillion 25-yard field goal Northwestern State 20–17; Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:15
(07:07) SELA TD – Taron Jones 5-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 24–20; Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:02
(05:59) SELA TD – CJ Turner 46-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 31–20; Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:07
(00:52) SELA TD – Kendall Collins Jr. 25-yard rush, Bryce Broussard PAT failed Southeastern Louisiana 37–20; Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:51
Fourth quarter
(04:30) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 17-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick Southeastern Louisiana 37–27; Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:13
(00:48) SELA TD – Taron Jones 2-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 44–27; Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:42
Top passers
SELA – Chason Virgil – 24/32, 344 yards, TD
NSU – Shelton Eppler – 35/55, 333 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
SELA – Taron Jones – 18 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD
NSU – Jared West – 13 carries, 24 yards
Top receivers
SELA – CJ Turner – 7 receptions, 128 yards, TD
NSU – Quan Shorts – 11 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD :
| 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

| Quarter | 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
Game information :
First quarter
(09:48) MCNS TD – Davion Curtis 20-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:30
(04:45) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 21-yard field goal McNeese State 10–0; Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:37
(00:07) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 20-yard field goal McNeese State 10–3; Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:38
Second quarter
(13:30) MCNS TD – Cyron Sutton 58-yard pas from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 17–3; Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:33
(05:35) MCNS TD – Elijah Mack 2-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 24–3; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:48
(02:42) SELA TD – CJ Turner 10-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick McNeese State 24–10; Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:48
(00:23) SELA TD – Lorenzo Nunez 31-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 24–17; Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 1:37
Third quarter
(01:09) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 21-yard field goal McNeese State 24–20; Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:06
Fourth quarter
(13:02) SELA TD – Lorenzo Nunez 60-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 27–24; Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:46
(09:56) MCNS TD – Elijah Mack 1-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 31–27; Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:00
(07:06) SELA TD – Bransen Schwebel 2-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 34–31; Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:50
(02:21) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 33-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 38–34; Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 2:35
Top passers
MCNS – Cody Orgeron – 12/29, 248 yards, 3 TD
SELA – Chason Virgil – 27/49, 321 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
MCNS – Elijah Mack – 28 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD
SELA – Austin Mitchell – carry, 36 yards
Top receivers
MCNS – Cyron Sutton – 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD
SELA – Bransen Schwebel – 8 receptions, 94 yards, TD :
| 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

| Quarter | 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
Game information :
First quarter
(10:11) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 48-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:32
(00:29) UIW FG – Carson Mohr 25-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 7–3; Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:09
Second quarter
(14:49) UIW TD – Isaiah Paul 45-yard interception returned, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 10–7; Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:33
(04:09) UIW TD – Brady Rogers 18-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 17–7; Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:55
(01:12) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Incarnate Word 17–14; Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:46
Third quarter
(04:39) UIW FG – Carson Mohr 19-yard field goal Incarnate Word 20–14; Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:03
Fourth quarter
(09:23) UIW TD – Lamont Johnson 21-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 27–14; Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:41
(05:54) SELA TD – Marcus Cooper 16-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Incarnate Word 27–21; Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 2:05
Top passers
UIW – Jon Copeland – 14/27, 147 yards, 2 TD
SELA – Chason Virgil – 33/46, 337 yards, TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
UIW – Ameer King – 18 carries, 94 yards
SELA – Marcus Cooper – 9 carries, 59 yards, TD
Top receivers
UIW – Lamont Johnson – 3 receptions, 37 yards, TD
SELA – Austin Mitchell – 4 receptions, 87 yards, TD :
| 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

| Quarter | 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
Game information :
First quarter
(14:43) SELA TD – Lorenzo Nunez 80-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:17
(11:32) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 43-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 7–3; Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 2:04
(07:08) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 31-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 7–6; Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:41
(02:32) SELA TD – Taron Jones 4-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–6; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:36
Second quarter
(04:18) SELA TD – Ferlando Jordan 97-yard interception returned, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 21–6; Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:15
(02:05) HBU TD – Jerreth Sterns 6-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 21–13; Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:03
(00:39) SELA TD – CJ Turner 15-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 28–13; Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:16
Third quarter
(14:29) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 25-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 35–13; Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:21
(07:34) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 24-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 38–13; Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:51
(04:41) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 70-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 45–13; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20
Fourth quarter
(06:35) SELA TD – Matt DeBlaiso 21-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 52–13; Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:13
Top passers
SELA - Chason Virgil - 22/31, 388 yards, 3 TD
HBU - Bailey Zappe - 22/42, 156 yards, INT
Top rushers
SELA - Devonte Williams - 11 carries, 51 yards, TD
HBU - Ean Beek - 13 carries, 45 yards
Top receivers
SELA - Austin Mitchell - 2 receptions, 89 yards, TD
HBU - DJ Dormeus - 5 receptions, 62 yards :
| 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

| Quarter | 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
Game information :
First quarter
(06:37) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 3-yard rush, Two-point conversion rush failed Southeastern Louisiana 6–0; Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:05
(03:53) SELA TD – Ed Magee 8-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 13–0; Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:35
Second quarter
(14:16) SFA TD – Allen Arclies III 27-yard pass from Trae Self, Storm Ruiz kick Southeastern Louisiana 13–7; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:33
(04:04) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard PAT blocked Southeastern Louisiana 19–7; Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:30
(00:00) SFA FG – Storm Ruiz 29-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 19–10; Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 1:16
Third quarter
(09:44) SFA TD – Josh McGowen 2-yard rush, Storm Ruiz kick Southeastern Louisiana 19–17; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:51
(04:41) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 2-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 26–17; Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:03
(01:26) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 15-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 33–17; Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:16
Fourth quarter
(13:34) SFA TD – Xavier Gipson 12-yard pass from Trae Self, Two-point conversion pass failed Southeastern Louisiana 33-23; Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 2:36
(07:17) SELA TD – Ferlando Jordan 65-yard interception returned, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 40–23; Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:49
(05:31) SFA TD – Lar'Darion Cobb 20-yard pass from Cam Arnold, Storm Ruiz kick Southeastern Louisiana 40–30; Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:36
(00:37) SELA TD – Taron Jones 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 47–30; Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:53
Top passers
SELA – Chason Virgil – 15/21, 122 yards, TD, INT
SFA – Trae Self – 25/39, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
SELA – Devonte Williams – 8 carries, 65 yards
SFA – Josh McGowen – 16 carries, 63 yards, TD
Top receivers
SELA – Devonte Williams – 11 receptions, 71 yards, TD
SFA – Xavier Gipson – 8 receptions, 94 yards, TD :
| 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

| Quarter | 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
Game information :
First quarter
(05:52) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 9-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:17
Second quarter
(11:56) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 2-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–0; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:04
(00:07) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 2-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 21–0; Drive: 16 plays, 91 yards, 8:45
Third quarter
(07:30) SELA TD – Javon Conner 6-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard PAT blocked Southeastern Louisiana 27–0; Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 3:18
Fourth quarter
(10:12) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 34–0; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:06
Top passers
SELA – Cole Kelley – 20/24, 273 yards, TD, INT
UCA – Breylin Smith – 17/39, 193 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
SELA – Taron Jones – 16 carries, 69 yards
UCA – D'erek Fernandez – 3 carries, 34 yards
Top receivers
SELA – Devonte Williams – 6 receptions, 86 yards
UCA – Jarrod Barnes – 3 receptions, 43 yards :
| 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

| Quarter | 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
Game information :
First quarter
(11:23) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 6-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:49
(05:29) SELA TD – Matt DeBlaiso 53-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–0; Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:35
Second quarter
(06:06) ACU TD – Sema'J Davis 2-yard rush, Blair Zepeda kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–7; Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:52
(02:36) SELA TD – Chason Virgil 13-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 21–7; Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:25
(00:53) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 9-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 28–7; Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 0:51
(00:05) SELA TD – Javon Conner 4-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 35–7; Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:22
Fourth quarter
(12:43) ACU TD – Branden Hohenstein 15-yard pass from Sema'J Davis, Blair Zepeda kick Southeastern Louisiana 35–14; Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:38
Top passers
SELA – Chason Virgil – 19/30, 204 yards, 2 TD
ACU – Sema'J Davis – 11/19, 195 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
SELA – Devonte Williams – 9 carries, 48 yards, 2 TD
ACU – Sema'J Davis – 17 carries, 33 yards, TD
Top receivers
SELA – CJ Turner – 7 receptions, 74 yards
ACU – Kobe Clark – 6 receptions, 104 yards :
| 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

| Quarter | 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
Game information :
First quarter
(04:45) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 2-yard pas from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:40
(00:00) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 61-yard punt returned, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–0; Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:41
Second quarter
(11:43) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 48-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–7; Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 3:10
(05:34) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 2-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:31
Third quarter
(00:20) NICH TD – Julien Gums 5-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 21–14; Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:38
Fourth quarter
(11:34) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 4-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Tied 21–21; Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:40
(02:21) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 17-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard PAT failed Southeastern Louisiana 27–21; Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:46
(01:30) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 57-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 28–27; Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 0:45
Top passers
NICH – Chase Fourcade – 19/27, 288 yards, 3 TD, INT
SELA – Chason Virgil – 25/45, 321 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
NICH – Julien Gums – 18 carries, 133 yards, TD
SELA – Devonte Williams – 16 carries, 75 yards, TD
Top receivers
NICH – Dai'Jean Dixon – 9 receptions, 190 yards, 3 TD
SELA – Austin Mitchell – 8 receptions, 99 yards, TD :
| 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.

### Villanova (first round)

| Quarter | 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
Game information :
First quarter
(06:56) NOVA FG – Drew Kresge 38-yard field goal Villanova 3–0; Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 5:21
(04:30) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 10-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–3; Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:21
(00:10) NOVA TD – Todd Summers 4-yard pass from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick Villanova 10–7; Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 4:13
Second quarter
(07:17) NOVA TD –Elijah Glover 78-yard interception returned, Drew Kresge kick Villanova 17–7; Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:40
(03:28) NOVA TD – Daniel Smith 53-yard rush, Drew Kresge kick Villanova 24–7; Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:38
(01:33) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Villanova 24–14; Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:47
(00:28) NOVA TD – Jaaron Hayek 57-yard pass from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick Villanova 31–14; Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 0:55
Third quarter
(10:31) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 3-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Villanova 31–21; Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 2:50
(06:31) SELA TD – CJ Turner 29-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Villanova 31–28; Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:02
(01:29) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 25-yard field goal Tied 31–31; Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:47
Fourth quarter
(13:06) NOVA TD – Todd Summers 1-yard pass from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick Villanova 38–31; Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:17
(06:36) SELA TD – Javon Conner 4-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Tied 38–38; Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:06
(04:36) NOVA TD – Changa Hodge 50-yard pass from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge PAT failed Villanova 44–38; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53
(02:56) SELA TD – CJ Turner 8-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 45–44; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:40
Top passers
SELA – Chason Virgil – 36/49, 474 yards, 3 TD, INT
NOVA – Daniel Smith – 19/30, 283 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
SELA – Devonte Williams – 12 carries, 78 yards, TD
NOVA – Daniel Smith – 7 carries, 90 yards, TD
Top receivers
SELA – CJ Turner – 11 receptions, 173 yards, 2 TD
NOVA – Jaaron Hayek – 6 receptions, 105 yards, TD :
| 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)

| Quarter | 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
Game information :
First quarter
(09:27) SELA TD – Javon Conner 29-yard pas from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:33
(09:13) MONT TD – Samori Toure 62-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:07
(01:20) MONT FG – Brandon Purty 32-yard field goal Montana 10–7; Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:02
Second quarter
(09:34) MONT TD – Marcus Knight 4-yard rush, Brandon Purty kick Montana 17–7; Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:50
(04:47) MONT TD – Mitch Roberts 15-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick Montana 24–7; Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:19
(02:05) SELA TD – Branson Schwebel 12-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Montana 24–14; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:42
(01:54) MONT TD – Malik Flowers 81-yard kickoff returned, Brandon Purty kick Montana 31–14; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
(01:17) SELA TD – Javon Conner 52-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Brousssard kick Montana 31–21; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:37
(00:08) MONT TD – Marcus Knight 7-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick Montana 38–21; Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:03
Third quarter
(14:03) MONT TD – Samori Toure 29-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick Montana 45–21; Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:49
(12:09) SELA TD – CJ Turner 18-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Montana 45–28; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54
(07:00) MONT TD – Marcus Knight 7-yard rush, Brandon Purty kick Montana 51–28; Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:50
(02:42) MONT TD – Marcus Knight 9-yard rush, Brandon Purty kick Montana 58–28; Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:21
Fourth quarter
(13:11) MONT TD – Samori Toure 47-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick Montana 65–28; Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:05
(08:38) MONT SF – Team Safety Montana 67–28; Drive: 1 plays, -2 yards, 0:06
(01:50) MONT TD – Corbin Walker 47-yard interception returned, Gabe Peppenger PAT failed Montana 73–28; Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:56
Top passers
MONT – Dalton Sneed – 29/45, 459 yards, 5 TD
SELA – Chason Virgil – 36/59, 436 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
MONT – Marcus Knight – 16 carries, 75 yards, 3 TD
SELA – Devonte Williams – 11 carries, 34 yards
Top receivers
MONT – Samori Toure – 12 receptions, 303 yards, 3 TD
SELA – Javon Conner – 9 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD :
| 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 | 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 | 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 |