2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
The 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Frank Scelfo, who was coaching his fifth season with the program. The Lions played their home games at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
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Southland co-champion | |
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 42–48 OT at Samford | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 12 |
FCS Coaches | No. 19 |
Record | 9–4 (5–1 Southland) |
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Offensive coordinator | Greg Stevens (7th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bill D'Ottavio (1st season) |
Home stadium | Strawberry Stadium (capacity: 7,408) |
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No. 12 Southeastern Louisiana +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Incarnate Word +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Commerce * | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Christian | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
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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]
Offense 1st Team
2nd Team
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Defense 1st Team
2nd Team
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Personnel
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Special teams
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Schedule
Southeastern Louisiana Lions finalized their 2022 schedule on February 11, 2022.[3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana* | No. 17 | ESPN+ | L 7–24 | 16,812 | |
September 10 | 5:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic* | No. 21 | ESPN3 | L 9–42 | 17,532 | |
September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | ESPN+ | W 70–6 | 5,277 | ||
September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | No. T–4 Incarnate Word |
| ESPN+ | W 41–35 | 5,095 | |
October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Murray State* | No. 21 |
| ESPN+ | W 48–14 | 5,127 |
October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 19 |
| ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 7,192 |
October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville State* | ESPN+ | W 31–14 | 18,654 | ||
October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at McNeese | ESPN+ | W 28–27 | 8,068 | ||
November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at Lamar | ESPN3 | W 47–31 | 5,396 | ||
November 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Northwestern State | No. 25 |
| ESPN3 | W 23–7 | 5,019 |
November 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Nicholls | No. 23 | ESPN+ | W 40–17 | 7,911 | |
November 26 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 18 Idaho* | No. 17 |
| ESPN+ | W 45–42 | 3,174 |
December 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Samford | No. 17 |
| ESPN+ | L 42–48 OT | 4,587 |
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Game summaries
At Louisiana
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 17 Lions | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
(FBS) Ragin' Cajuns | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
- Date: September 3
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 16,812
- TV announcers: Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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LA –13.0 | 61 |
Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Louisiana |
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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 |
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Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | Cephus Johnson III | 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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 21 Lions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
(FBS) Owls | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 5:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 17,533
- Referee: Joe Lehring
- TV: ESPN3
Vs. Central Connecticut
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Lions | 14 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 70 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 5,217
- Referee: Nolan Dumas
- TV: ESPN+
Vs. No. 4T Incarnate Word
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 4T Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Lions | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
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Vs. Murray State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Racers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
No. 21 Lions | 7 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 48 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 5,127
- Referee: Nolan Dumas
- TV: ESPN3
Vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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TAMU-Commerce Lions | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
SELU No. 19 Lions | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: October 8
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 7,192
- Referee: Gary Leeper
- TV: ESPN+
At Jacksonville State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 0 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 31 |
Gamecocks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium, Jacksonville, AL
- Date: October 22
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 18,654
- Referee: Garrett Dickerson
- TV: ESPN+
At McNeese
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Cowboys | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 8,068
- Referee: Gary Leeper
- TV: ESPN+
At Lamar
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 47 |
Cowboys | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, TX
- Date: November 5
- Game time: 3:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 5,396
- Referee: Nolan Duman
- TV: ESPN3
Statistics
Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Lamar |
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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 |
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Demons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Lions | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: November 12
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 5,019
- Referee: Craig Heiser
- TV: ESPN3
At Nicholls
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 23 Lions | 10 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 40 |
Colonels | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA
- Date: November 17
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 7,911
- Referee: Ed Bourgeois
- TV: ESPN+
FCS Playoffs
Vs. No. 18 Idaho - First Round
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 18 Vandals | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
No. 17 Lions | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: November 26
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 3,174
- Referee: Rick Wayne
- TV: ESPN+
At No. 8 Samford - Second Round
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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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 3
- Game time: 2:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 4,587
- Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
- TV: ESPN+
References
- "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- "Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- "Southeastern Lion set 2022 football schedule". WBRZ-TV. February 11, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.