2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLouie Cioffi (1st season)
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
2018 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 poll

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.

Preseason

Preseason All-Conference Teams

On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Lions having four players selected.[1]

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.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Sam Houston State187 (10)
2Nicholls State173 (6)
3Central Arkansas170 (5)
4McNeese State159 (1)
5Southeastern Louisiana119
6Stephen F. Austin90
7Abilene Christian89
8Northwestern State86
9Incarnate Word53
10Lamar52
11Houston Baptist32

Roster

2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 4, 2019

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe*
ESPN+L 31–3410,137
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 11 (FBS) LSU*
ESPN2/ESPNUL 0–3196,883
September 157:00 p.m.No. 18 Central Arkansas
ESPN+L 25–336,485
September 226:00 p.m.at Lamar
ESPN3W 30–248,017
September 297:00 p.m.Northwestern State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (Rivalry)
CSTW 24–175,118
October 64:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word
UIWtvL 34–522,345
October 134:00 p.m.Houston Baptistdagger
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
SE Channel[3]W 62–526,023
October 207:00 p.m.Abilene Christian
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
SE ChannelL 27–484,724
October 271:05 pmat No. 23 Sam Houston State
ELVNL 25–2810,098
November 37:00 p.m.No. 11 McNeese State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
CSTW 23–65,127
November 156:00 p.m.at No. 18 Nicholls
CST/ESPN3L 0–449,454
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source: [4][5][6][7][8]

Game summaries

At Louisiana–Monroe

Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana-Monroe – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 14 7 01031
Warhawks 7 9 10834

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

At LSU

Southeastern Louisiana at LSU – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 0 000
No. 11 (FBS) Tigers 14 10 0731

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

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Bears 0 13 14633
Lions 7 3 7825

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

At Lamar

Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 3 71330
Cardinals 6 11 0724

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

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Demons 3 0 01417
Lions 7 14 3024

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

At Incarnate Word

Southeastern Louisiana at Incarnate Word – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 14 7 01334
Cardinals 3 28 14752

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

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 23 141552
Lions 21 14 72062

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

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 3 17 72148
Lions 0 10 71027

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

At Sam Houston State

Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 10 01525
No. 23 Bearkats 14 0 7728

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

McNeese State

McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Cowboys 0 6 006
Lions 0 10 7623

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

At Nicholls

Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 0 000
No. 18 Colonels 13 10 71444

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

References

  1. ↑ "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". southland.org.
  2. ↑ "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll". southland.org.
  3. ↑ "About – Southeastern Channel". October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Southeastern Louisiana Lions 2018 Football Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". SLU Events. Southeastern Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ "SE Louisiana Lions". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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