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2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football | |
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NCAA Division I Second Round, L 20–59, vs. James Madison | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 15 |
FCS Coaches | No. 15 |
Record | 9–4 (6–2 Southland) |
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Offensive coordinator | Greg Stevens (6th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Raymond Monica (1st as DC, 3rd overall season) |
Home stadium | Strawberry Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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) |
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1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 48 (8) |
2 | Nicholls | 43 (4) |
3 | Incarnate Word | 32 |
4 | McNeese State | 26 |
5 | Northwestern State | 21 |
6 | Houston Baptist | 10 |
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Alabama * | No. 15 | ESPN3 | W 49–28 | 3,433 | |
September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech * | No. 13 | ESPN3 | L 42–45 | 15,328 | |
September 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at Central Connecticut * | No. 15 | W 56–10 | 3,117 | ||
October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at McNeese State | No. 14 | ESPN+ | W 38–35 | 6,044 | |
October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Nicholls | No. 14 | ESPN+ | W 58–48 | 7,402 | |
October 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist ![]() | No. 11 | ESPN+ | W 61–24 | 7,389 | |
October 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | No. 9 | ESPN+ | W 51–14 | 6,523 | |
October 30 | 6:00 p.m. | McNeese State | No. 8 |
| ESPN+ | W 23–20 | 4,185 |
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Incarnate Word | No. 6 | ESPN+ | L 52–55 | 3,220 | |
November 13 [b] | 6:00 p.m. | Northwestern State | No. 14 |
| ESPN+ | W 56–28 | 4,137 |
November 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Nicholls | No. 15 |
| ESPN+ | L 42–45 | 6,057 |
November 27 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 Florida A&M * | No. 18 |
| ESPN+ | W 38–14 | 4,125 |
December 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison * | No. 18 | ESPN+ | L 20–59 | 11,743 | |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | North Alabama |
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First downs | 30 | 23 |
Total yards | 495 | 404 |
Rushing yards | 232 | 54 |
Passing yards | 263 | 350 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 36:49 | 23:11 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | Cole Kelley | 30/41, 263 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Taron Jones | 11 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | CJ Turner | 3 receptions, 52 yards | |
North Alabama | Passing | Jaylen Gipson | 23/46, 350 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jaylen Gipson | 7 carries, 22 yards | |
Receiving | Takairee Kennebrew | 7 receptions, 132 yards, 3 TD |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Louisiana Tech |
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First downs | 32 | 23 |
Total yards | 598 | 448 |
Rushing yards | 103 | 198 |
Passing yards | 495 | 250 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 32:48 | 27:12 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | Cole Kelley | 44/59, 495 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Cole Kelley | 14 carries, 42 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | C. J. Turner | 8 receptions, 131 yards, TD | |
Louisiana Tech | Passing | Austin Kendall | 19/27, 217 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Marcus Williams Jr. | 18 carries, 99 yards | |
Receiving | Tre Harris | 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD |
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Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Central Connecticut |
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Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | ||
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Central Connecticut | Passing | ||
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Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | McNeese State |
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Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | ||
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NSU-1 | 72.5 |
Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Nicholls |
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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 |
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Nicholls | Passing | ||
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Statistics | Houston Baptist | Southeastern Louisiana |
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Houston Baptist | Passing | ||
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Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | ||
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Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Northwestern State |
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Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | ||
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Northwestern State | Passing | ||
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Statistics | McNeese State | Southeastern Louisiana |
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McNeese State | Passing | ||
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Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | Incarnate Word |
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First downs | 44 | 29 |
Total yards | 774 | 711 |
Rushing yards | 127 | 95 |
Passing yards | 647 | 616 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 42:22 | 17:38 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | Cole Kelley | 50/68, 647 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Taron Jones | 10 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Austin Mitchell | 9 receptions, 169 yards, 1 TD | |
Incarnate Word | Passing | Cam Ward | 34/52, 610 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Kevin Brown | 6 carries, 65 yards | |
Receiving | Taylor Grimes | 12 receptions, 193 yards, 2 TD |
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Statistics | Northwestern State | Southeastern Louisiana |
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Northwestern State | Passing | ||
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Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | ||
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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SEL –7.5 | 78 |
Statistics | Nicholls | Southeastern Louisiana |
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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 |
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No. 22 Florida A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
No. 18 Lions | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
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No. 18 Lions | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
No. 3 Dukes | 14 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 59 |