2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

The 2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by fourth-year head coach Frank Scelfo and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium.

2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 15
FCS CoachesNo. 15
Record9–4 (6–2 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorRaymond Monica (1st as DC, 3rd overall season)
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
(capacity: 7,408)
2021 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Incarnate Word $^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana ^  6 –2   9 –4  
Nicholls  5 –3   6 –5  
McNeese State *  3 –5   4 –7  
Northwestern State  3 –5   3 –8  
Houston Baptist  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll in July 2021. The Lions were picked to finish first in the conference.[1] In addition, sixteen Lions were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Southeastern Louisiana48 (8)
2Nicholls43 (4)
3Incarnate Word32
4McNeese State26
5Northwestern State21
6Houston Baptist10

Preseason All–Southland Teams

Personnel
2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 0 Damien Dawson  Sr
WR 1 Brennon Dingle Sr
WR 3 Anthony Spurlock  So
WR 4 Austin Mitchell  Sr
QB 5 Cephus Johnson III Jr
WR 6 Nick Kovacs Jr
WR 7 Terrell Carter Jr
WR 9 Tim Wilson Jr Jr
WR 10 Maurice Massey  Fr
QB 12 Bauer Sharp Fr
TE 13 Jordan Loving  So
QB 14 Jacob Switzer Fr
QB 15 Cole Kelley Sr
WR 16 Justin Wendt  Jr
QB 18 Christian Westcott Fr
QB 19 Eli Sawyer Fr
RB 20 Jordan Griffin  So
RB 22 Taron Jones Jr
WR 23 Jett Booker Fr
WR 24 Calvin Jones Fr
RB 25 Jessie Britt Jr
WR 27 Corey Lorio Fr
RB 29 Joseph Wilson Fr
RB 33 Jahmon McClendon  Fr
TE 38 Ivan Drobocky Fr
TE 44 Connor Briggs Fr
OL 52 Javin Turner Fr
OL 53 Holden Kareokowsky Fr
OL 54 Tyree' Rhodes  Jr
OL 55 John Allen So
OL 56 Brockhim Wicks  Fr
OL 61 Rendon Miles-Character Sr
OL 62 William Granville  So
OL 63 Dom Serapiglia III  Fr
OL 64 Noah Devlin Fr
OL 68 Cayden Guzzardo Fr
OL 70 Ethan McMullan Sr
OL 71 Gavin Burtchaell Fr
OL 72 Brennan Lanclos  So
OL 73 Jhy Orgeron Fr
OL 74 Jalen Bell Jr
OL 75 Blakely Miller Fr
OL 79 Drew Jones Sr
WR 80 Da'Shun Hughley Fr
WR 81 Malik Hillard Fr
WR 82 Gage Larvadain Fr
WR 83 CJ Turner  Jr
TE 84 Spencer Owens  Jr
TE 85 Tanner Olsen  So
WR 86 Ed Magee So
WR 87 Reginald Patterson Jr. Fr
TE 88 Nolan Givan Sr
TE 89 Cade Collier Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 2 Ferlando Jordan  Jr
DB 6 Coryell Pierce Fr
DB 8 Donniel Ward-Magee Jr
DB 11 Matt Wright  Sr
DB 12 Champ Craven  Fr
DB 13 Markell Linzer Fr
DB 14 Zy Alexander Fr
DB 16 Justin Dumas Fr
LB 17 Chinedu Ogbonna Sr
DB 20 Jack Henderson Fr
DB 21 Brandon Barbee Jr
DB 23 Blayne Delahoussaye Fr
DB 24 Alphonso Taylor So
DB 25 Taquan Thomas Fr
DB 26 Mark Clement Fr
DB 27 Justin Douglas So
DB 28 Tyrone Legette So
LB 30 Alexis Ramos Sr
DB 31 Robert Buquoi  Fr
LB 32 Mike Mason  Sr
LB 33 Max Jubenville Fr
LB 34 Arlen Williams  So
DB 38 Calvin Watson Jr.  Fr
LB 39 Gerald Henderson  Fr
LB 40 Gerald Nathan So
LB 41 Kevin Bickham Fr
DB 41 Taylor Martin Fr
DB 42 Edward Wilson Fr
LB 43 Donte' Daniels Fr
DL 45 Garrett Crawford So
LB 46 Herman Christophe So
LB 47 David Ellis Fr
LB 48 Dominic Lamm So
DL 49 Sci Martin Sr
LB 50 Tommy Lee Fr
LB 57 Josh Cook  So
DL 58 Rodney Sopsher So
DL 65 Kaleb Hogg  So
DL 78 Brendon Kelley  So
DL 90 Bryce Cage Fr
LB 91 Darrius Harry  Fr
DL 92 Nelson Jenkins III So
DL 93 Kam Johnson Fr
DL 94 Cherif Seye So
DL 96 Dalton Allen Fr
DL 97 Tyrik Mitchell  Fr
DL 98 Cullan Scott Fr
DL 99 John Graves III So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 26 Austin Dunlap So
K, P 33 Nathan Holliday  So
K 36 Mateo Rengifo So
P, K 42 Aubrey Bishop Fr
LS 51 Korey Karbowsky Fr
LS 59 Jake Rotenberry  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8 August 2021

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 p.m.at North Alabama*No. 15
ESPN3W 49–283,433
September 116:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech*No. 13
ESPN3L 42–4515,328
September 1811:00 a.m.at Central Connecticut*No. 15
W 56–103,117
October 212:00 p.m.at McNeese StateNo. 14
ESPN+W 38–356,044
October 912:00 p.m.at No. 25 NichollsNo. 14
ESPN+W 58–487,402
October 164:00 p.m.Houston BaptistdaggerNo. 11
ESPN+W 61–247,389
October 233:00 p.m.at Northwestern StateNo. 9
ESPN+W 51–146,523
October 306:00 p.m.McNeese StateNo. 8
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
ESPN+W 23–20 4,185
November 62:00 p.m.at No. 22 Incarnate WordNo. 6
ESPN+L 52–553,220
November 136:00 p.m.Northwestern StateNo. 14
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (rivalry)
ESPN+W 56–284,137
November 186:00 p.m.NichollsNo. 15
ESPN+L 42–456,057
November 277:00 p.m.No. 22 Florida A&M*No. 18
ESPN+W 38–144,125
December 41:00 p.m.at No. 2 James Madison*No. 18
ESPN+L 20–5911,743
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[4][5][6]

  1. Southeastern Louisiana's game against North Alabama was originally scheduled to be played as a home game, in Hammond, but the game was moved to Florence, Alabama on August 31, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida.[3]

Game summaries

North Alabama
North Alabama at Southeastern Louisiana
1 2Total
UNA Lions 0
No. 15 SLU Lions 0
  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
1
2
3
4
See also: 2021 North Alabama Lions football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsNorth AlabamaSoutheastern Louisiana
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North AlabamaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
Southeastern LouisianaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

At Louisiana Tech
Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana Tech
1 2Total
No. 13 Lions 0
Bulldogs 0
  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Location: Joe Aillet Stadium
    Ruston, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN3):  
Scoring summary
1
2
3
4
See also: 2021 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsSoutheastern LouisianaLouisiana Tech
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Southeastern LouisianaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
Louisiana TechPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

At Central Connecticut
Southeastern Louisiana at Central Connecticut State
1 2Total
No. 15 Lions 0
Blue Devils 0
  • Date: September 18, 2021
  • Location: Arute Field
    New Britain, CT
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers ( ):  
Scoring summary
1
2
3
4
See also: 2021 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsSoutheastern LouisianaCentral Connecticut
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Southeastern LouisianaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
Central ConnecticutPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

Northwestern State
Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 2Total
Demons 0
No. 16 Lions 0
  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
1
2
3
4
See also: 2021 Northwestern State Demons football team and Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana football rivalry
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsNorthwestern StateSoutheastern Louisiana
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northwestern StatePassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
Southeastern LouisianaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

At McNeese State
Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State
1 234Total
• No. 14 Lions 14 1077 38
Cowboys 7 01414 35
  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Location: Cowboys Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  3:36
  • Game attendance:  6,044
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 9
  • Referee:  Ed Bourgeois
  • TV announcers (CST/ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
1
2
3
4
See also: 2021 McNeese State Cowboys football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsSoutheastern LouisianaMcNeese State
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Southeastern LouisianaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
McNeese StatePassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

At No. 25 Nicholls
Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls
1 234Total
• No. 14 Lions 7 241413 58
No. 25 Colonels 7 72113 48
Scoring summary
1
2
3
4
See also: 2021 Nicholls Colonels football team and River Bell Classic
Pregame lineOver/under
 NSU-1 72.5
StatisticsSoutheastern LouisianaNicholls
First downs 32 26
Total yards 573 507
Rushing yards 167 209
Passing yards 406 298
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 37:51 22:09
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Southeastern LouisianaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
NichollsPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

Houston Baptist
Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana
1 2Total
Huskies 0
No. 11 Lions 0
  • Date: October 16, 2021
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
1
2
3
4
See also: 2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsHouston BaptistSoutheastern Louisiana
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Houston BaptistPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
Southeastern LouisianaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

At Northwestern State
Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State
1 2Total
No. 9 Lions 0
Demons 0
Scoring summary
1
2
3
4
See also: 2021 Northwestern State Demons football team and Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana football rivalry
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsSoutheastern LouisianaNorthwestern State
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Southeastern LouisianaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
Northwestern StatePassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

McNeese State
McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Cowboys 7 0013 20
• No. 8 Lions 3 0713 23
  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  3:20
  • Game attendance:  4,185
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 7
  • Referee:  Craig Heiser
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
1
2
3
4
See also: 2021 McNeese State Cowboys football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsMcNeese StateSoutheastern Louisiana
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
McNeese StatePassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
Southeastern LouisianaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

At No. 22 Incarnate Word
Southeastern Louisiana at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
No. 6 Lions 7 102114 52
• No. 22 Cardinals 7 211413 55
  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  3,220
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Clear, sunny • Wind: SE 2 mph
  • Referee:  Ed Bourgeois
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  David Saltzman (play-by-play), Taylor McHargue (analyst), Lainie Fritz (sideline)
Scoring summary
1
2
3
4
See also: 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsSoutheastern LouisianaIncarnate Word
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Southeastern LouisianaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
Incarnate WordPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

Nicholls
Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
• Colonels 21 0177 45
No. 15 Lions 14 14014 42
  • Date: November 18, 2021
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time:  3:45
  • Game attendance:   6,057
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N13mph
  • Referee:  Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
1
2
3
4
See also: 2021 Nicholls Colonels football team and River Bell Classic
Pregame lineOver/under
 SEL-7.5 78
StatisticsNichollsSoutheastern Louisiana
First downs 28 26
Total yards 556 496
Rushing yards 292 111
Passing yards 264 385
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 33:29 26:31
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NichollsPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
Southeastern LouisianaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

FCS Playoffs

Vs. No. 22 Florida A&M – first round
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Florida A&M 0 0 0 14 14
No. 18 Lions 7 17 7 7 38
See also: 2021 Florida A&M Rattlers football team and 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season

At No. 3 Dukes – second round
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Lions 10 3 0 7 20
No. 3 Dukes 14 24 21 0 59
See also: 2021 James Madison Dukes football team and 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season

References
  1. "Southeastern Voted to Top Spot in 2021 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  2. "Southland Announces 2021 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  3. Kelley, Kevin (August 31, 2021). "North Alabama-SLU football game moved to Florence due to Hurricane Ida". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  4. "2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Football Schedule".
  5. "2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
  6. "2021 SE Louisiana Lions Schedule". ESPN.com.
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