2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

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2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
SLU Lions.png
Conference Southland Conference
Record4–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLouie Cioffi (1st season)
Home stadium Strawberry Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Nicholls +^  7 2   9 4  
Incarnate Word +^  6 2   6 5  
Lamar ^  6 3   7 5  
Abilene Christian  5 4   6 5  
Central Arkansas  5 4   6 5  
McNeese State  5 4   6 5  
Sam Houston State  5 4   6 5  
Northwestern State  4 5   5 6  
Southeastern Louisiana  4 5   4 7  
Stephen F. Austin  2 7   2 8  
Houston Baptist  0 9   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

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.

Contents

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 finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Sam Houston State187 (10)
2Nicholls State173 (6)
3Central Arkansas170 (5)
4McNeese State159 (1)
5Southeastern Louisiana119
6Stephen F. Austin90
7Abilene Christian89
8Northwestern State86
9Incarnate Word53
10Lamar52
11Houston Baptist32

Roster

2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1DeVonte WilliamsJr
QB 4Byron WalkerSo
WR 5Juwan Petit-FrereJr
WR 8Jariah TolbertSr
QB 9Chason VirgilJr
QB 10Lorenzo NunezJr
QB 11Chris PentonFr
WR 12Nih-Jer JacksonSr
QB 13Joey VerhaeghSr
QB 14Jacob WilliamsJr
RB 15Marcus CooperSo
WR 16Jake IngraffiaSr
RB 18Jomari BecnelJr
WR 19Javon ConnorJr
RB 20Travon Stokes Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 22Julius MaracalinSr
WR 23Grant AlexanderFr
RB 24Darren Johnson Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 27Tony Huey Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 28Ahmad MunozFr
RB 31Taron JonesFr
RB 33Delmonte HallSo
FB 38Damien Dawson Redshirt.svg  So
FB 40Zeke JenkinsJr
TE 45Tanner OlsenFr
OL 51Lorenz JonesSr
OL 52Pat AllenJr
OL 53Shaq McClainJr
OL 54Tyree' Rhodes Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 56Tarveres Tate Jr.So
OL 60Jordan Tate Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 61Rendon Miles-CharacterSo
OL 62William GranvilleFr
OL 63Blake Harrison Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 65Kaleb HoggFr
OL 66Brendon KelleyFr
OL 67Brennan LanclosFr
OL 68Calvin LegroneFr
OL 71Alfred Beverly IIIJr
OL 73Brandon McElveen Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 74Jarius GoochJr
OL 76Kyle StricklandSr
OL 79Drew JonesSo
WR 80Jacq'Co PriceJr
WR 81Austin Mitchell Redshirt.svg  So
WR 82Ross ForemanSr
WR 83CJ Turner Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 84Bryson BrewerFr
WR 85Marquis WilliamsJr
WR 86Shyron White Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 87Joshua CarverFr
TE 88Bransen SchwebelJr
TE 89Dalton BrabhamSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 2Zeke WalkesrSr
DB 3Shamar BusbySr
DB 6Dejion LynchJr
DB 7Xavier LewisJr
DB 11Matthew WrightJr
LB 14Arlen WilliamsFr
DB 16D'Andre NoldenFr
DB 17Marcell Selmon Jr.Jr
DB 18Trey JosephFr
DB 19Kerry Moore Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 20Aaron CraigSr
DB 21Brayleon ThomasSr
DB 23Ferlando Jordan Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 25Tre' SpannJr
DB 26Marquis Johnson Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 27Xavier ChatmanSr
DB 28Keith BenjaminJr
DB 29Jordan Griffin Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 31Garland RobertsonFr
LB 32Mike MasonJr
LB 34Michael SprolesFr
DB 36Darius DoakesJr
LB 38Wesley BrownFr
DB 41Donniel Ward-MageeFr
LB 42Tamarcus RussellSr
LB 43Troy Kruchten Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 44Dwaine ThomasSr
LB 45Joshua Carr Jr.Fr
LB 45Derron ThompsonFr
LB 46Ja'Hmal MacklinSr
LB 48Kyle NevelsJr
LB 49Will Douglas Redshirt.svg  So
LB 50Sean ClavelleSr
DL 55Steven WrightJr
LB 57Josh CookFr
LB 58David FieldsJr
LB 59Joshua MartinJr
LB 84Terrance ColemanFr
DL 90Imani MitchellSr
DL 91 Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund So
DL 92Jon MillerSr
DL 93Fred BrownJr
DL 95Ronald Cherry IIISo
DL 96Tainano GauluaSo
DL 97Feletoa AiluaSo
DL 98Noah VanceSo
DL 99Dante CarterFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 25Luke ColonaFr
P 30Jim SpeightsSr
K/P 33Nathan HollidayFr
K 39Jonathan TatumSr
P 47Ivy WallJr
LS 51Billy WalchFr
LS 69Anthony FreemanSr
K 95Lane Perrin Redshirt.svg  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 4, 2019

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe * ESPN+ L 31–3410,137
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 11 (FBS) LSU * ESPN2/ESPNU L 0–3196,883
September 157:00 p.m.No. 18 Central Arkansas ESPN+L 25–336,485
September 226:00 p.m.at Lamar ESPN3 W 30–248,017
September 297:00 p.m. Northwestern State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (Rivalry)
CST W 24–175,118
October 64:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word UIWtvL 34–522,345
October 134:00 p.m. Houston Baptist Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
SE Channel [3] W 62–526,023
October 207:00 p.m. Abilene Christian
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
SE ChannelL 27–484,724
October 271:05 pmat No. 23 Sam Houston State ELVN L 25–2810,098
November 37:00 p.m.No. 11 McNeese State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
CSTW 23–65,127
November 156:00 p.m.at No. 18 Nicholls CST/ESPN3L 0–449,454
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings 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
Period1234Total
Lions14701031
Warhawks7910834

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

  • Date: August 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 10,137
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

At LSU

Southeastern Louisiana at LSU – Game summary
Period1234Total
Lions00000
No. 11(FBS)Tigers14100731

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C); fair
  • Game attendance: 96,883
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV: ESPN2
Game information

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period1234Total
No. 18 Bears01314633
Lions737825

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 6,485
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

At Lamar

Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar – Game summary
Period1234Total
Lions7371330
Cardinals6110724

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, TX

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); cloudy and rainy
  • Game attendance: 8,017
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period1234Total
Demons3001417
Lions7143024

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 5,118
  • Referee: C. Watson
  • TV: CST
Game information

At Incarnate Word

Southeastern Louisiana at Incarnate Word – Game summary
Period1234Total
Lions14701334
Cardinals32814752

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 2,345
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
Game information

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period1234Total
Huskies023141552
Lions211472062

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 6,023
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • TV: Southeastern Channel
Game information

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period1234Total
Wildcats31772148
Lions01071027

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 4,724
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV: Southeastern Channel/Southland Digital Channel
Game information

At Sam Houston State

Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State – Game summary
Period1234Total
Lions01001525
No. 23 Bearkats1407728

at Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); clear and sunny
  • Game attendance: 10,098
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV: Eleven Sports
Game information

McNeese State

McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period1234Total
No. 11 Cowboys06006
Lions0107623

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,127
  • Referee: Steve Baron
  • TV: CST
Game information

At Nicholls

Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls – Game summary
Period1234Total
Lions00000
No. 18 Colonels131071444

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 9,454
  • Referee: Kevin Boitman
  • TV: CST
Game information

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References

  1. "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". southland.org.
  2. "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll". southland.org.
  3. "About – Southeastern Channel". October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  4. "Southeastern Louisiana Lions 2018 Football Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  5. "2018 Football Schedule". SLU Events. Southeastern Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  6. "SE Louisiana Lions". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  7. "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  8. "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.