2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 42–48 OT at Samford | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
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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 |
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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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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.
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 |
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]
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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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Pregame line | Over/under |
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LA –13.0 | 61 |
Quarter | 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 |
Game information |
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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 | 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 |
Quarter | 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
Quarter | 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
Quarter | 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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Quarter | 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
Quarter | 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
Quarter | 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
Quarter | 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
Quarter | 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
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 |
Quarter | 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
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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
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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
Quarter | 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
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