2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

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.

2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Conference	Southland Conference
2018 record	4–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach	Frank Scelfo (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Louie Cioffi (1st season)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium (Capacity: 7,408)

2018 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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 FCS Poll

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2017 season 6–5, 6–3 in Southland play to finish in fifth place.

On January 19, head coach Ron Roberts resigned to become the defensive coordinator at Louisiana.[1] He finished at Southeastern Louisiana with a six-year record of 42–29.

Preseason

Preseason All-Conference Teams

On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Lions having four players selected.[2]

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.[3]

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

2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 DeVonte Williams Jr QB 4 Byron Walker So WR 5 Juwan Petit-Frere Jr WR 8 Jariah Tolbert Sr QB 9 Chason Virgil Jr QB 10 Lorenzo Nunez Jr QB 11 Chris Penton Fr WR 12 Nih-Jer Jackson Sr QB 13 Joey Verhaegh Sr QB 14 Jacob Williams Jr RB 15 Marcus Cooper So WR 16 Jake Ingraffia Sr RB 18 Jomari Becnel Jr WR 19 Javon Connor Jr RB 20 Travon Stokes  Fr RB 22 Julius Maracalin Sr WR 23 Grant Alexander Fr RB 24 Darren Johnson  Sr RB 27 Tony Huey  Fr WR 28 Ahmad Munoz Fr RB 31 Taron Jones Fr RB 33 Delmonte Hall So FB 38 Damien Dawson  So FB 40 Zeke Jenkins Jr TE 45 Tanner Olsen Fr OL 51 Lorenz Jones Sr OL 52 Pat Allen Jr OL 53 Shaq McClain Jr OL 54 Tyree' Rhodes  Fr OL 56 Tarveres Tate Jr. So OL 60 Jordan Tate  Fr OL 61 Rendon Miles-Character So OL 62 William Granville Fr OL 63 Blake Harrison  Fr OL 65 Kaleb Hogg Fr OL 66 Brendon Kelley Fr OL 67 Brennan Lanclos Fr OL 68 Calvin Legrone Fr OL 71 Alfred Beverly III Jr OL 73 Brandon McElveen  Fr OL 74 Jarius Gooch Jr OL 76 Kyle Strickland Sr OL 79 Drew Jones So WR 80 Jacq'Co Price Jr WR 81 Austin Mitchell  So WR 82 Ross Foreman Sr WR 83 CJ Turner  Fr WR 84 Bryson Brewer Fr WR 85 Marquis Williams Jr WR 86 Shyron White  Fr WR 87 Joshua Carver Fr TE 88 Bransen Schwebel Jr TE 89 Dalton Brabham So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Zeke Walkesr Sr DB 3 Shamar Busby Sr DB 6 Dejion Lynch Jr DB 7 Xavier Lewis Jr DB 11 Matthew Wright Jr LB 14 Arlen Williams Fr DB 16 D'Andre Nolden Fr DB 17 Marcell Selmon Jr. Jr DB 18 Trey Joseph Fr DB 19 Kerry Moore  Fr DB 20 Aaron Craig Sr DB 21 Brayleon Thomas Sr DB 23 Ferlando Jordan  Fr DB 25 Tre' Spann Jr DB 26 Marquis Johnson  Fr DB 27 Xavier Chatman Sr DB 28 Keith Benjamin Jr DB 29 Jordan Griffin  Fr DB 31 Garland Robertson Fr LB 32 Mike Mason Jr LB 34 Michael Sproles Fr DB 36 Darius Doakes Jr LB 38 Wesley Brown Fr DB 41 Donniel Ward-Magee Fr LB 42 Tamarcus Russell Sr LB 43 Troy Kruchten  Fr LB 44 Dwaine Thomas Sr LB 45 Joshua Carr Jr. Fr LB 45 Derron Thompson Fr LB 46 Ja'Hmal Macklin Sr LB 48 Kyle Nevels Jr LB 49 Will Douglas  So LB 50 Sean Clavelle Sr DL 55 Steven Wright Jr LB 57 Josh Cook Fr LB 58 David Fields Jr LB 59 Joshua Martin Jr LB 84 Terrance Coleman Fr DL 90 Imani Mitchell Sr DL 91 Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund So DL 92 Jon Miller Sr DL 93 Fred Brown Jr DL 95 Ronald Cherry III So DL 96 Tainano Gaulua So DL 97 Feletoa Ailua So DL 98 Noah Vance So DL 99 Dante Carter Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 25 Luke Colona Fr P 30 Jim Speights Sr K/P 33 Nathan Holliday Fr K 39 Jonathan Tatum Sr P 47 Ivy Wall Jr LS 51 Billy Walch Fr LS 69 Anthony Freeman Sr K 95 Lane Perrin  Fr	Head coach Frank Scelfo (Northeast Louisiana) Coordinators/assistant coaches Greg Stevens (Eastern Oregon) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Louie Cioffi (Stony Brook) Defensive Coordinator Brandon Lacy (Kansas) Defensive Line, Run Game Coordinator Tarence Calais (Louisiana Tech) Defensive Backs, Recruiting Coordinator Garret Chachere (Tulane) Running Backs, Passing Game Coordinator Travis Mikel (Delta State) Offensive Line Micheal Spurlock (Mississippi) Wide Receivers/Special Teams Coordinators Chris Lachney (Southeastern Louisiana) Linebackers A. J. Hopp (Slippery Rock) Tight Ends/Offensive Line Ross Jenkins (Louisiana Tech) Special Teams/Offensive Assistant Jarren Horton (Central Washington) Safeties, Defensive Assistant Greg Dennie (LSU) Defensive Assistant/Analytics Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: May 4, 2019

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	L 31–34	10,137
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at No. 11 (FBS) LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2/ESPNU	L 0–31	96,883
September 15	7:00 p.m.	No. 18 Central Arkansas	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	L 25–33	6,485
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 30–24	8,017
September 29	7:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (Rivalry)	CST	W 24–17	5,118
October 6	4:00 p.m.	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	L 34–52	2,345
October 13	4:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	SE Channel[4]	W 62–52	6,023
October 20	7:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	SE Channel	L 27–48	4,724
October 27	1:05 pm	at No. 23 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ELVN	L 25–28	10,098
November 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 11 McNeese State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	CST	W 23–6	5,127
November 15	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Nicholls	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)	CST/ESPN3	L 0–44	9,454
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: [5][6][7][8][9]

Game summaries

at Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–11	2010	ULM, 21–20

Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	7	0	10	31
Warhawks	7	9	10	8	34

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

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 ULM - Derrick Gore - 21 carries, 104 yards, TD SELA - Devonte Williams - 6 carries, 27 yards Top receivers ULM - Marcus Green - 7 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere - 5 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD

at LSU

See also: 2018 LSU Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1949	LSU, 48–7

Southeastern Louisiana at LSU – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
No. 11 (FBS) Tigers	14	10	0	7	31

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

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

See also: 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–8	1949	UCA, 38–6

Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Bears	0	13	14	6	33
Lions	7	3	7	8	25

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

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

See also: 2018 Lamar Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–4	2017	SELA, 49–21

Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	3	7	13	30
Cardinals	6	11	0	7	24

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

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

See also: 2018 Northwestern State Demons football team and Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–29	2017	SELA, 49–20

Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	3	0	0	14	17
Lions	7	14	3	0	24

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

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

See also: 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2017	SELA, 49–30

Southeastern Louisiana at Incarnate Word – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	7	0	13	34
Cardinals	3	28	14	7	52

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

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

See also: 2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2017	SELA, 56–10

Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	23	14	15	52
Lions	21	14	7	20	62

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

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

See also: 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2017	SELA, 56–21

Abilene Christian at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	17	7	21	48
Lions	0	10	7	10	27

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

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

See also: 2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–12	2017	SHSU, 33–23

Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	10	0	15	25
No. 23 Bearkats	14	0	7	7	28

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

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

See also: 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–24	2017	MCNS, 13–3

McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Cowboys	0	6	0	0	6
Lions	0	10	7	6	23

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

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

See also: 2018 Nicholls Colonels football team and River Bell Classic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–13	2017	SELA, 21–17

Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
No. 18 Colonels	13	10	7	14	44

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

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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