American college football season
The 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Lions were led by first-year head coach Frank Scelfo and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium . They were a member of the Southland Conference . They finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
Preseason
Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Lions having four players selected.[ 1]
Defense First Team
Juwan Petit-Frere – Jr. KR
Offense Second Team
Marcus Cooper – So. RB
Alfred Beverly – Jr. OL
Defense Second Team Tamarcus Russell – Sr. LB
Preseason Poll
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Lions predicted to finish in fifth place.[ 2]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Sam Houston State
187 (10)
2
Nicholls State
173 (6)
3
Central Arkansas
170 (5)
4
McNeese State
159 (1)
5
Southeastern Louisiana
119
6
Stephen F. Austin
90
7
Abilene Christian
89
8
Northwestern State
86
9
Incarnate Word
53
10
Lamar
52
11
Houston Baptist
32
Roster
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Monroe * ESPN+ L 31–3410,137
September 8 6:00 p.m. at No. 11 (FBS ) LSU * ESPN2 /ESPNU L 0–3196,883
September 15 7:00 p.m. No. 18 Central Arkansas ESPN+ L 25–336,485
September 22 6:00 p.m. at Lamar ESPN3 W 30–248,017
September 29 7:00 p.m. Northwestern State Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Rivalry ) CST W 24–175,118
October 6 4:00 p.m. at Incarnate Word UIWtv L 34–522,345
October 13 4:00 p.m. Houston Baptist Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA SE Channel[ 3] W 62–526,023
October 20 7:00 p.m. Abilene Christian Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA SE Channel L 27–484,724
October 27 1:05 pm at No. 23 Sam Houston State ELVN L 25–2810,098
November 3 7:00 p.m. No. 11 McNeese State Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA CST W 23–65,127
November 15 6:00 p.m. at No. 18 Nicholls CST/ESPN3 L 0–449,454
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Source: [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Game summaries
At Louisiana–Monroe
Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Lions
14
7
0 10 31
Warhawks
7
9
10 8 34
at Malone Stadium , Monroe, LA
Date : August 1Game time : 7:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 91 °F (33 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 10,137Referee : Jason AutreyTV : ESPN+ [1] [2] [3]
Game information
First quarter
ULM - Derrick Gore 2-yard TD run, Craig Ford kick good, 9:41 (ULM 7-0)
SELA - Austin Mitchell 9-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 5:16 (TIE 7-7)
SELA - Lorenzo Nunez 15-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 3:40 (SELA 14-7)
Second quarter
ULM - Ford 22-yard field goal, 13:02 (SELA 14-10)
ULM - Marcus Green 3-yard TD pass from Caleb Evans, Ford kick no good, 7:21 (ULM 16-14)
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere 59-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 5:56 (SELA 21-16)
Third quarter
ULM - Green 79-yard TD pass from Evans, Ford kick good, 12:56 (ULM 23-21)
ULM - Ford 28-yard field goal, 1:21 (ULM 26-21)
Fourth quarter
SELA - Tatum 34-yard field goal, 14:55 (ULM 26-24)
SELA - Petit-Frere 34-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 8:23 (SELA 31-26)
ULM - Evans 11-yard TD run, Evans two-point conversion good, 0:37 (ULM 34-31)
Top passers
ULM - Caleb Evans - 35/53, 346 yards, 2 TD, INT
SELA - Chason Virgil - 28/39, 358 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
ULM - Marcus Green - 7 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere - 5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
At LSU
Southeastern Louisiana at LSU – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Lions
0
0
0 0 0
No. 11 (FBS ) Tigers
14
10
0 7 31
at Tiger Stadium , Baton Rouge, LA
Date : September 8Game time : 6:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 90 °F (32 °C); fairGame attendance : 96,883Referee : James CarterTV : ESPN2 [4] [5] [6]
Game information
First quarter
LSU - Ja'Marr Chase - 9-yard TD pass from Joe Burrow, Cole Tracy kick good, 7:15 (LSU 7-0)
LSU - Burrow 1-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 3:20 (LSU 14-0)
Second quarter
LSU - Tracy 50-yard field goal, 11:21 (LSU 21-0)
LSU - Stephen Sullivan 40-yard TD pass from Burrow, Tracy kick good, 0:00 (LSU 28-0)
Fourth quarter
LSU - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 7-yard TD run, Tracy kick good, 2:03 (LSU 31-0)
Top passers
LSU - Joe Burrow - 10/20, 151 yards, 2 TD
SELA - Chason Virgil - 23/33, 189 yards, INT
Top rushers
LSU - Nick Brossette - 19 carries, 137 yards
SELA - Lorenzo Nunez - 11 carries, 64 yards
Top receivers
LSU - Stephen Sullivan - 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere - 5 receptions, 60 yards
Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Quarter
Total
No. 18 Bears
0
13
14 6 33
Lions
7
3
7 8 25
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, LA
Date : September 15Game time : 7:00 p.m. CST Game attendance : 6,485Referee : Cal McNeillTV : ESPN+ [7] [8] [9]
Game information
First quarter
SELA - Darren Johnson 2-yard TD run, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 11:00 (SELA 7-0)
Second quarter
UCA - Brandon Myers 43-yard TD pass from Breylin Smith, two-point pass conversion attempt no good, 9:49 (SELA 7-6)
UCA - Cedric Battle 40-yard TD pass from Smith, Matt Cummins kick good, 0:49 (UCA 13-7)
SELA - Tatum 41-yard field goal, 0:00 (UCA 13-10)
Third quarter
UCA - Carlos Blackman 6-yard TD run, Cummins kick good, 12:13 (UCA 20-10)
UCA - Jakari Dillard 15-yard TD pass from Smith, Cummins kick good, 11:10 (UCA 27-10)
SELA - Marcus Cooper 2-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 0:12 (UCA 27-17)
Fourth quarter
UCA - Myers 61-yard TD pass from Smith, Cummins kick no good, 14:49 (UCA 33-17)
SELA - Bransen Schwebel 11-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Virgil two-point conversion pass from Schwebel good, 1:24 (UCA 33-25)
Top passers
UCA - Breylin Smith - 22/31, 329 yards, 4 TD
SELA - Chason Virgil - 26/51, 384 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
UCA - Carlos Blackman - 13 carries, 70 yards, TD
SELA - Chason Virgil - 10 carries, 53 yards
Top receivers
UCA - Brandon Myers - 4 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere - 4 receptions, 110 yards
At Lamar
Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Lions
7
3
7 13 30
Cardinals
6
11
0 7 24
at Provost Umphrey Stadium , Beaumont, TX
Date : September 22Game time : 6:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 80 °F (27 °C); cloudy and rainyGame attendance : 8,017Referee : Vidal JonesTV : ESPN3 [10] [11] [12]
Game information
First quarter
SELA - Devonte Williams 6-yard TD run, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 12:25 (SELA 7-0)
LAM - Davon Jernigan 53-yard interception returned for TD, two-point pass conversion no good, 6:47 (SELA 7-6)
Second quarter
LAM - Darrel Colbert Jr. 2-yard TD run, Colbert Jr. two-point conversion pass to Case Robinson good, 6:41 (LAM 14-7)
SELA - Tatum 36-yard field goal, 4:59 (LAM 14-10)
LAM - Elvin Martinez 32-yard field goal, 0:42 (LAM 17-10)
Third quarter
SELA - Austin Mitchell 26-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Tatum kick good, 11:42 (TIE 17-17)
Fourth quarter
SELA - Tatum 22-yard field goal, 13:58 (SELA 20-17)
SELA - Bransen Schwebel 9-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 10:48 (SELA 27-17)
LAM - Dewan Thompson 22-yard TD pass from Colbert Jr., Martinez kick good, 5:44 (SELA 27-24)
SELA - Tatum 23-yard field goal, 0:35 (SELA 30-24)
Top passers
SELA - Chason Virgil - 27/44, 285 yards, 2 TD, INT
LAM - Darrel Colbert Jr. - 15/27, 171 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SELA - Devonte Williams - 16 carries, 62 yards, TD
LAM - A. J. Walker - 9 carries, 88 yards
Top receivers
SELA - Bransen Schwebel - 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD
LAM - Kirkland Banks - 3 receptions, 43 yards
Northwestern State
Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Demons
3
0
0 14 17
Lions
7
14
3 0 24
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, LA
Date : September 29Game time : 7:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 80 °F (27 °C); cloudyGame attendance : 5,118Referee : C. WatsonTV : CST [13] [14] [15]
Game information
First quarter
SELA - Austin Mitchell 76-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 14:25 (SELA 7-0)
NSU - Austyn Fendrick 36-yard field goal, 8:54 (SELA 7-3)
Second quarter
SELA - CJ Turner 8-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 13:05 (SELA 14-3)
SELA - Lorenzo Nunez 1-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 2:29 (SELA 21-3)
Third quarter
SELA - Tatum 24-yard field goal, 10:53 (SELA 24-3)
Fourth quarter
NSU - Jaylen Watson 11-yard TD pass from Shelton Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 11:18 (SELA 24-10)
NSU - Blake Stephenson 0-yard fumble return for TD, Fendrick kick good, 5:34 (SELA 24-17)
Top passers
SELA - Chason Virgil - 19/28, 316 yards, 2 TD, INT
NSU - Shelton Eppler - 25/40, 268 yards, TD
Top rushers
SELA - Darren Johnson - 7 carries, 22 yards
NSU - Jared West - 22 carries, 137 yards
Top receivers
SELA - Austin Mitchell - 5 receptions, 182 yards, TD
NSU - Jazz Ferguson - 6 receptions, 117 yards
At Incarnate Word
Game information
First quarter
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere 71-yard TD run, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 11:52 (SELA 7-0)
UIW - Rhett Marshall 47-yard field goal, 8:58 (SELA 7-3)
SELA - Petit-Frere 74-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Tatum kick good, 8:20 (SELA 14-3)
Second quarter
UIW - Ra'Quanne Dickens 4-yard TD run, Cody Seidel kick good, 11:38 (SELA 14-10)
UIW - Darrius Montgomery 55-yard interception returned for TD, Seidel kick good, 8:16 (UIW 17-14)
UIW - Ameer King 7-yard TD run, Seidel kick good, 1:30 (UIW 24-14)
SELA - Darren Johnson 15-yard Td pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 0:37 (UIW 24-21)
UIW - Phillip Baptiste 35-yard TD pass from Jon Copeland, Seidel kick good, 0:09 (UIW 31-21)
Third quarter
UIW - Luke Termin 0-yard fumble return for TD, Seidel kick good, 10:50 (UIW 38-21)
UIW - Kam Williams 11-yard TD pass from Copeland, Seidel kick good, 3:10 (UIW 45-21)
Fourth quarter
SELA - Devonte Williams 1-yard TD run, two-point pass conversion attempt no good, 10:07 (UIW 45-27)
UIW - Baptiste 43-yard TD pass from Copeland, Seidel kick good, 8:17 (UIW 52-27)
SELA - Johnson 3-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 0:38 (UIW 52-34)
Top passers
UIW - Jon Copeland - 23/37, 411 yards, 3 TD
SELA - Chason Virgil - 27/41, 315 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
UIW - Ameer King - 17 carries, 180 yards, TD
SELA - Darren Johnson - 11 carries, 67 yards, TD
Top receivers
UIW - Phillip Baptiste - 7 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere - 6 receptions, 131 yards, TD
Houston Baptist
Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Huskies
0
23
14 15 52
Lions
21
14
7 20 62
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, LA
Date : October 13Game time : 4:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 83 °F (28 °C); sunnyGame attendance : 6,023Referee : Vidal JonesTV : Southeastern Channel[19] [20] [21]
Game information
First quarter
SELA - Devonte Williams 11-yard TD run, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 6:31 (SELA 7-0)
SELA - Zeke Walker 33-yard interception returned for TD, Tatum kick good, 5:43 (SELA 14-0)
SELA - Bransen Schwebel 4-yard TD pass from Lorenzo Nunez, Tatum kick good, 1:27 (SELA 21-0)
Second quarter
SELA - Tre' Spann 50-yard interception returned for TD, Tatum kick good, 14:51 (SELA 28-0)
HBU - Tyler Blanchard 36-yard field goal, 11:15 (SELA 28-3)
HBU - Caleb Johnson 18-yard fumble return for TD, Blanchard kick good, 8:01 (SELA 28-10)
SELA - Jake Ingraffia 16-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Tatum kick good, 4:27 (SELA 35-10)
HBU - Terry Tillmon 42-yard TD pass from Jarreth Sterns, Blanchard kick no good, 1:23 (SELA 35-16)
HBU - Kyle Bowling 35-yard interception returned for TD, Blanchard kick good, 1:05 (SELA 35-23)
Third quarter
SELA - Darren Johnson 6-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 12:57 (SELA 42-23)
HBU - Sterns 3-yard TD pass from Bailey Zappe, Blanchard kick good, 8:07 (SELA 42-30)
HBU - Tillmon 41-yard TD pass from Zappe, Blanchard kick good, 4:35 (SELA 42-37)
Fourth quarter
HBU - Ladarius Dickens 1-yard TD run, Zappe two-point conversion pass to Jaylon Johnson good, 14:55 (HBU 45-42)
SELA - Tatum 42-yard field goal, 13:38 (TIE 45-45)
SELA - Tatum 20-yard field goal, 8:00 (SELA 48-45)
HBU - Sterns 8-yard TD pass from Zappe, Blanchard kick good, 5:16 (HBU 52-48)
SELA - CJ Turner 15-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 0:40 (SELA 55-52)
SELA - Xavier Lewis 38-yard fumble return for TD, Tatum kick good, 0:16 (SELA 62-52)
Top passers
SELA - Chason Virgil - 19/34, 240 yards, 2 TD, INT
HBU - Bailey Zappe - 29/46, 342 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
SELA - Darren Johnson - 21 carries, 127 yards, TD
HBU - LaDarius Dickens - 16 carries, 97 yards, TD
Top receivers
SELA - CJ Turner - 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD
HBU - Jarreth Sterns - 9 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD
Abilene Christian
Abilene Christian at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Wildcats
3
17
7 21 48
Lions
0
10
7 10 27
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, LA
Date : October 20Game time : 7:00 p.m. CST Game attendance : 4,724Referee : Kevin HassellTV : Southeastern Channel/Southland Digital Channel[22] [23] [24]
Game information
First quarter
ACU - Oscar Hernandez 33-yard field goal, 3:07 (ACU 3-0)
Second quarter
ACU - Tracy James 15-yard TD run, Hernandez kick good, 13:51 (ACU 10-0)
SELA - Julius Maracalin 4-yard TD run, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 12:07 (ACU 10-7)
ACU - Kalin Sadler 34-yard TD pass from Luke Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 9:48 (ACU 17-7)
ACU - Hernandez 32-yard field goal, 1:59 (ACU 20-7)
SELA - Tatum 33-yard field goal, 0:41 (ACU 20-10)
Third quarter
ACU - Torin Justice 15-yard TD pass from Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 5:08 (ACU 27-10)
SELA - Nih-Jer Jackson 9-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Tatum kick good, 2:40 (ACU 27-17)
Fourth quarter
ACU - James 2-yard TD run, Hernandez kick good, 14:11 (ACU 34-17)
SELA - Tatum 28-yard field goal, 11:37 (ACU 34-20)
ACU - Billy McCrary 51-yard TD run, Hernandez kick good, 10:24 (ACU 41-20)
SELA - Lorenzo Nunez 10-yard TD pass from Virgil, Tatum kick good, 7:41 (ACU 41-27)
ACU - Justice 14-yard TD pass from Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 6:16 (ACU 48-27
Top passers
ACU - Luke Anthony - 29/37, 295 yards, 3 TD
SELA - Chason Virgil - 30/55, 324 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
ACU - Billy McCrary - 14 carries, 222 yards, TD
SELA - Darren Johnson - 8 carries, 68 yards
Top receivers
ACU - Torin Justice - 6 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD
SELA - CJ Turner - 11 receptions, 107 yards
At Sam Houston State
Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Lions
0
10
0 15 25
No. 23 Bearkats
14
0
7 7 28
at Bowers Stadium , Huntsville, TX
Date : October 27Game time : 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 76 °F (24 °C); clear and sunnyGame attendance : 10,098Referee : Dan LewisTV : Eleven Sports [25] [26] [27]
Game information
First quarter
SHSU - Dee Bowens 64-yard TD pass from Ty Brock, Tre Honshtein kick good, 13:44 (SHSU 7-0)
SHSU - Kyran Jackson 2-yard TD run, Honshtein kick good, 5:33 (SHSU 14-0)
Second quarter
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere 16-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 11:37 (SHSU 14-7)
SELA - Tatum 17-yard field goal, 1:57 (SHSU 14-10)
Third quarter
SHSU - Jackson 2-yard TD run, Hoshtein kick good, 10:10 (SHSU 21-10)
Fourth quarter
SHSU - Jackson 11-yard TD run, Honshtein kick good, 13:18 (SHSU 28-10)
SELA - Devonte Williams 1-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 10:25 (SHSU 28-17)
SELA - Virgil 1-yard TD run, Virgil two-point conversion pass to Bransen Schwebel good, 2:59 (SHSU 28-25)
Top passers
SHSU - Ty Brock - 23/32, 320 yards, TD, INT
SELA - Chason Virgil - 20/32, 274 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SHSU - Kyran Jackson - 19 carries, 114 yards, 3 TD
SELA - Darren Johnson - 15 carries, 79 yards
Top receivers
SHSU - Dee Bowens - 8 receptions, 155 yards, TD
SELA - Nih-Jer Jackson - 5 receptions, 64 yards
McNeese State
McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Quarter
Total
No. 11 Cowboys
0
6
0 0 6
Lions
0
10
7 6 23
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, LA
Date : November 3Game time : 2:30 p.m. CST Game weather : 73 °F (23 °C); sunnyGame attendance : 5,127Referee : Steve BaronTV : CST [28] [29] [30]
Game information
Second quarter
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere 6-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 10:05 (SELA 7-0)
MCNS - Gunnar Raborn 22-yard field goal, 7:18 (SELA 7-3)
SELA - Tatum 40-yard field goal, 3:59 (SELA 10-3)
MCNS - Raborn 37-yard field goal, 0:02 (SELA 10-6)
Third quarter
SELA - Julius Maracalin 41-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 1:10 (SELA 17-6)
Fourth quarter
SELA - Tatum 25-yard field goal, 8:53 (SELA 20-6)
SELA - Tatum 30-yard field goal, 5:29 (SELA 23-6)
Top passers
SELA - Chason Virgil - 14/28, 162 yards, TD
MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 13/23, 98 yards, INT
Top rushers
SELA - Julius Maracalin - 13 carries, 88 yards, TD
MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 6 carries, 32 yards
Top receivers
SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere - 7 receptions, 85 yards, TD
MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 6 receptions, 55 yards
At Nicholls
Game information
First quarter
NICH - Dontrell Taylor 14-yard TD run, Lorran Fonseca kick good, 13:58 (NICH 7-0)
NICH - Julien Gums 2-yard TD run, Fonseca kick no good, 0:08 (NICH 13-0)
Second quarter
NICH - Chase Fourcade 9-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 12:18 (NICH 20-0)
NICH - Fonseca 23-yard field goal, 7:49 (NICH 23-0)
Third quarter
NICH - Gabe Fuselier 10-yard TD pass from Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 10:20 (NICH 30-0)
Fourth quarter
NICH - Fourcade 1-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 14:55 (NICH 37-0)
NICH - Gums 10-yard TD run, Fonseca kick good, 5:05 (NICH 44-0)
Top passers
NICH - Chase Fourcade - 11/18, 128 yards, TD
SELA - Chason Virgil - 16/31, 193 yards, INT
Top rushers
NICH - Julien Gums - 14 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD
SELA - Darren Johnson - 10 carries, 42 yards
Top receivers
NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon - 4 receptions, 58 yards
SELA - Bransen Schwebel - 3 receptions, 51 yards
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