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 |
Ranking | |
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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See also: 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team and Cypress Mug |
Period | 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 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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LA –13.0 | 61 |
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 |
See also: 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team |
Period | 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
See also: 2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team |
Period | 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
Period | 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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See also: 2022 Murray State Racers football team |
Period | 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
Period | 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
Period | 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
See also: 2022 McNeese Cowboys football team |
Period | 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
See also: 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team |
Period | 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
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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 |
Period | 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
See also: 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team and River Bell Classic |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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
See also: 2022 Idaho Vandals football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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
See also: 2022 Samford Bulldogs football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season |
Period | 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