2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
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)
Head coach	Frank Scelfo (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill D'Ottavio (1st season)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
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
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

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)
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 Gage Larvadain – Wide receiver, SO John Allen – Offensive lineman, JR Jalen Bell – Offensive lineman, SR 2nd Team Taron Jones – Running back, SR CJ Turner – Wide receiver, RS-SR Brennan Lanclos – Offensive lineman, RS-JR

Defense 1st Team Garrett Crawford – Defensive lineman, JR Zy Alexander – Defensive back, SO Donniel Ward-McGee – Defensive back, SR Gage Larvadain – Kick returner, SO 2nd Team Bryce Cage – Defensive lineman, SO Gage Larvadain – Punt returner, SO

Personnel

2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Gage Larvadain So WR 3 Anthony Spurlock  Jr QB 5 Cephus Johnson III Sr WR 6 Nick Kovacs Sr WR 7 Terrell Carter Sr RB 9 Jessie Britt Sr WR 10 Maurice Massey  Fr WR 15 Kody Finley Fr TE 15 Jacob Logan GS QB 17 Grant Tisdale  So QB 19 Eli Sawyer  Fr RB 21 Johnathan Vaughn Fr RB 21 Joseph Wilson  Fr RB 22 Taron Jones Sr RB 24 Carlos Washington Jr. Sr RB 30 Boogie Childs Fr RB 31 Rodeo Graham Jr. Fr RB 33 Jahmon McClendon  So TE 38 Ivan Drobocky So TE 44 Connor Briggs  Fr OL 52 Noah Devlin So OL 54 Brockhim Wicks  So OL 55 John Allen Jr OL 56 Javin Turner  Fr OL 61 Holden Kareokowsky  Fr OL 62 William Granville  So OL 63 Dom Serapiglia III  So OL 66 Alex Smith Fr OL 71 Gavin Burtchaell  Fr OL 72 Brennan Lanclos  Jr OL 73 Jhy Orgeron So OL 74 Jalen Bell Sr OL 75 Blakely Miller  Fr OL 77 Alex Harris  Fr OL 78 Logan Potter Fr WR 80 Da'shun Hughley So WR 81 Marcellus Johnson Jr WR 82 Corey Lorio  Fr WR 84 Jett Booker  Fr TE 85 Tanner Olsen  Jr WR 86 Darius Lewis  So WR 87 Jack Jackson Fr TE 88 Bauer Sharp  Fr TE 89 Cade Collier  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 Jack Henderson So DB 2 Ferlando Jordan  Sr DB 4 Brandon Barbee Sr DB 8 Donniel Ward-Magee Sr DB 11 Kunta Hester So LB 13 Herman Christophe Jr DB 13 Markell Linzer  Fr DB 14 Zy Alexander So DB 16 Justin Dumas So DB 18 Coryell Pierce So DB 19 TaQuan Thomas  Fr LB 20 Dominic Lamm  So DB 23 Blayne Delahoussaye So DB 24 Varon Douglas Fr DB 25 Ian Goodly Fr LB 27 Donte' Daniels So DB 28 Tyrone Legette Jr DB 29 Robert Buquoi  So LB 30 Anthony Britton Jr. Jr LB 32 KK Reno Fr DL 34 Arlen Williams  Jr LB 38 Slade Ziegler Jr DL 39 Gerald Henderson  So LB 41 Kevin Bickham So DB 42 Taylor Martin  Fr DL 42 Shemar Pearl Jr DL 43 Tainano Gaulua GS LB 43 Heath Stephen Jr LB 44 Fred Hill Jr DL 45 Garrett Crawford Jr DL 46 Joshua Randall So DL 47 John Graves III Jr DB 49 Zack Vicknair Fr LB 50 Tommy Lee So LB 52 Blake Robinson  So DL 53 Austin Kent Jr DL 58 Rodney Sopsher Jr DL 59 Beau Davis So DL 90 Bryce Cage So DL 91 Darrius Harry  So DL 93 Rowan Briggs Fr DL 94 Kaleb Proctor Fr DL 96 Dalton Allen  Fr DL 97 Tyrik Mitchell  So DL 98 Cullan Scott So DL 99 Charles Hill Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P 16 Riley Callaghan Fr P 26 Austin Dunlap Jr K 36 Mateo Rengifo Jr LS 39 Korey Karbowsky So K, P 50 Alec Mahler Fr LS 58 Garret Wilson Fr	Head coach Frank Scelfo (Northeast Louisiana) Coordinators/assistant coaches Greg Stevens (Eastern Oregon) Offensive coordinator/QB Bill D’Ottavio (Millersville) Defensive coordinator/safeties Ross Jenkins (Louisiana Tech) Special teams coordinator/TE A. J. Hopp (Slippery Rock) Run Game Coordinator/OL Anthony Scelfo (Tulane) Wide receivers/recruiting coordinator/Pass Game Coordinator Tom Rinaldi (Bridgeport) Defensive line Albert Poree (Georgia Tech) Running backs Dustin Landry (Auburn) Linebackers Del Lee-Collins (McNeese State) Cornerbacks Antonio Baker (Louisiana Tech) Nickelbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Southeastern Louisiana Lions finalized their 2022 schedule on February 11, 2022. ^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana *	No. 17	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Cypress Mug)	ESPN+	L 7–24	16,812
September 10	5:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic *	No. 21	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ESPN3	L 9–42	17,532
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut *		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 70–6	5,277
September 24	6:00 p.m.	No. T–4 Incarnate Word		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 41–35	5,095
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Murray State *	No. 21	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 48–14	5,127
October 8	4:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Commerce	No. 19	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	L 28–31	7,192
October 22	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville State *		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	W 31–14	18,654
October 29	7:00 p.m.	at McNeese		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	W 28–27	8,068
November 5	3:00 p.m.	at Lamar		Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 47–31	5,396
November 12	4:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	No. 25	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivlary)	ESPN3	W 23–7	5,019
November 17	6:00 p.m.	at Nicholls	No. 23	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)	ESPN+	W 40–17	7,911
November 26	6:00 p.m.	No. 18 Idaho *	No. 17	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 45–42	3,174
December 3	2:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Samford	No. 17	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 42–48 OT	4,587
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Louisiana

See also: 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team and Cypress Mug

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –13.0	61

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Lions	0	0	7	0	7
(FBS) Ragin' Cajuns	10	7	0	7	24

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

• Date: September 3
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 4 MPH
• Game attendance: 16,812
• Referee: Scott Broadway
• TV announcers: Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter LA – 9:08 Johnny Lumpkin 28 yard pass from Chandler Fields, Preston Stafford kick LA 7–0 Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:20 LA – 1:34 Preston Stafford 36 yard field goal LA 10–0 Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 5:54 Second Quarter LA – 12:41 Eric Garror 83 yard punt return, Preston Stafford kick LA 17–0 Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Third Quarter SELA – 4:04 Carlos Washington, Jr. 5 yard rush, Mateo Rengifo kick LA 17–7 Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 5:56 Fourth Quarter LA – 1:37 Johnny Lumpkin 3 yard pass from Chandler Fields, Preston Stafford kick LA 24–7 Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:09

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Louisiana
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
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Cephus Johnson	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

See also: 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Florida Atlantic Owls

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

See also: 2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

See also: 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4T Cardinals	7	14	7	7	35
Lions	7	14	3	17	41

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 5,095
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Chase Gispert (play-by-play), Lonn Ellzey (analyst) and Mackenzie Fletcher (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter SLU – 7:33 Ivan Drobocky 9 Yd pass from Cephus Johnson III, Riley Callaghan kick SLU 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:37 UIW – 0:17 Lindsey Scott Jr. 6 Yd Run, Carson Mohr kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 2:53 Second Quarter SLU – 11:17 Carlos Washington Jr. 2 Yd Run, Riley Callaghan kick SLU 14–7 Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:54 UIW – 9:01 Marcus Cooper 4 Yd Run, Carson Mohr kick Tied 14–14 Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:11 SLU – 6:53 Carlos Washington Jr. 5 Yd Run, Riley Callaghan kick SLU 21–14 Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:01 UIW – 4:21 CJ Hardy 18 Yd pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick Tied 21–21 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:32 Third Quarter SLU – 8:49 Riley Callaghan 29 Yd Field Goal SLU 24–21 Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:11 UIW – 2:45 Darion Chafin 5 Yd pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–24 Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 5:56 Fourth Quarter SLU – 12:24 Riley Callaghan 23 Yd Field Goal UIW 28–27 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:13 SLU – 6:14 CJ Turner 15 Yd pass from Eli Sawyer, Jessie Britt pass from Eli Sawyer SLU 35–28 Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:17 UIW – 0:21 Marquez Perez 4 Yd pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick Tied 35–35 Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:04 SLU – 0:00 CJ Turner 59 Yd pass from Eli Sawyer SLU 41–35 Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:16 Passing UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 27/38, 333 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT SLU – Eli Sawyer 15/24, 256 YDS, 2 TD Rushing UIW – Marcus Cooper 16 ATT, 61 YDS, 1 TD7 SLU – Carlos Washington 23 CAR, 120 YDS, 2 TD Receiving UIW – Marcus Cooper 6 REC, 94 YDS SLU – CJ Turner 5 REC, 139 YDS, 2 TD

Vs. Murray State

See also: 2022 Murray State Racers football team

Murray State Racers at Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

See also: 2022 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions football team

Texas A&M-Commerce Lions at Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

See also: 2022 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

See also: 2022 McNeese Cowboys football team

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at McNeese Cowboys

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

See also: 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Lamar Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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
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
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

See also: 2022 Northwestern State Demons football team

Northwestern State Demons at Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

See also: 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team and River Bell Classic

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Nicholls Colonels

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

See also: 2022 Idaho Vandals football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season

Idaho Vandals at Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

See also: 2022 Samford Bulldogs football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Samford Bulldogs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
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

1. "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
2. "Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
3. "Southeastern Lion set 2022 football schedule". WBRZ-TV. February 11, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.