American college football season
The 2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Lions were led by third-year head coach Frank Scelfo and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium . They competed as a member of the Southland Conference . Although Southland institutions could have chosen to participate in limited fall competition, Southeastern Louisiana announced on August 13, that they would not compete in any athletic competitions in the fall.[1]
Preseason [ edit ] Recruiting class [ edit ] Reference :[2]
US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date A'Zyrian "Zy" Alexander Cornerback Loreauville, LA Loreauville HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A John Allen Offensive Line Jackson, MS Forest Hill HS Copiah–Lincoln CC 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 320 lb (150 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Kevin "KJ" Bickham Linebacker Amite, LA Amite HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A Tijuane Bolton Defensive End New Augusta, MS Perry Central HSMississippi Gulf Coast CC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 245 lb (111 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Terrell Carter Wide Receiver San Diego, CA Madison HSSan Jose State College of San Mateo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A Cade Collier Tight End Mobile, AL Baker HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Raymond Cutler Defensive Back Prattville, AL Autauga Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Blayne Delahoussaye Cornerback New Iberia, LA Westgate HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Terry Delaney III Defensive Line Baton Rouge, LA Tara HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 315 lb (143 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Noah Devlin Offensive Line New Orleans, LA De La Salle HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 290 lb (130 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Ivan Drobocky Tight End Bowling Green, KY Bowling Green HSIMG Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Tyreshon Freeman Defensive Back Prattville, AL Autauga Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Jack Henderson Safety Mandeville, LA Mandeville HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Kamron Johnson Defensive Line Saraland, AL Saraland HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Cam Jones Wide Receiver Gonzales, LA East Ascension HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Jack Landry Kicker New Orleans, LA Brother Martin HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Jhy Orgeron Offensive Line Galliano, LA South Lafourche HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 270 lb (120 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Eli Sawyer Quarterback Vestavia Hills, AL Vestavia Hills HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Rodney Sopsher Defensive Line Amite, LA Amite HS Southwest Mississippi CC 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 275 lb (125 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A TaQuan Thomas Safety New Orleans, LA John F. Kennedy HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Javin Turner Offensive Line Patterson, LA Patterson HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 285 lb (129 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Dominique Webster Wide Receiver/Tight End Prattville, AL Autauga Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN : N/A Jacoby Wells Safety Harvey, LA Helen Cox HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A Christian Westcott Quarterback Mandeville, LA Lakeshore HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Edward Wilson Cornerback Port Allen, LA Port Allen HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Preseason poll [ edit ] The Southland Conference released their spring preseason poll in January 2021. The Lions were picked to finish third in the conference.[3] In addition, six Lions were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team[4]
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Nicholls 67 (7) 2 Sam Houston State 65 (6) 3 Southeastern Louisiana 48 4 McNeese State 45 (1) 5 Incarnate Word 32 6 Northwestern State 20 7 Lamar 17
Preseason All–Southland Teams [ edit ] Offense
2nd Team
Matt DeBlasio – Tight End/Running Back, SR Austin Mitchell – Wide Receiver, RS-SR Drew Jones – Offensive Lineman, SR
Defense
1st Team
Alexis Ramos – Linebacker, SR Ferlando Jordan – Defensive Back, RS-JR 2nd Team
Josh Carr Jr. – Defensive Lineman, JR
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance February 27 6:00 p.m. at No. 17 Sam Houston State No. 18 ESPN+ L 38–432,612 March 6 6:00 p.m. McNeese State No. 24 ESPN+ W 25–203,050 March 13 6:00 p.m. Northwestern State No. 18 Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivalry ) ESPN+ W 27–243,016 March 20 2:00 p.m. at No. 22 Incarnate Word No. 16 ESPN+ L 45–561,200 April 3 6:00 p.m. Lamar No. 25 Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA ESPN+ W 42–122,548 April 10 3:00 p.m. at No. 18 Nicholls No. 23 ESPN+ W 52–455,122 April 17 12:00 p.m. at No. 18 Southern Illinois * No. 17 ESPN+ L 48–552,400
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Game summaries [ edit ] At Sam Houston State [ edit ] Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State 1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Lions 7 10 14 7 38 • No. 17 Bearkats 10 10 14 9 43
Date: February 27, 2021Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 4 hours and 6 minutesGame attendance: 2,612Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Overcast, Muggy • Wind: 9 S MPH Referee: Vidal JonesTelevision network: ESPN+ Scoring summary 1 09:47 SHSU Ramon Jefferson 59-yard rush (Seth Morgan kick)(9 plays, 89 yards, 3:51) SHSU 7–0 06:08 SELA Austin Mitchell 1-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(8 plays, 74 yards, 3:32) TIE 7–7 03:01 SHSU Seth Morgan 39-yard field goal(9 plays, 54 yards, 3:07) SHSU 10–7 2 14:33 SELA Taron Jones 4-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick)(10 plays, 72 yards, 3:24) SELA 14–10 12:21 SHSU Noah Smith 4-yard rush (Seth Morgan kick)(5 play, 80 yards, 2:07) SHSU 17–14 06:16 SELA Mateo Rengifo 36-yard field goal(16 plays, 56 yards, 6:05) TIE 17–17 00:00 SHSU Seth Morgan 21-yard field goal(8 plays, 64 yards, 1:26) SHSU 20–17 3 12:43 SHSU Ife Adeyi 6-yard rush (Seth Morgan kick)(3 plays, 12 yards, 0:37) SHSU 27–17 05:01 SELA Tim Wilson Jr. 4-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(8 plays, 93 yards, 2:58) SHSU 27–24 04:15 SHSU Ife Adeyi 78-yard pass fr4om Eric Schmid (Seth Morgan kick)(2 plays, 81 yards, 0:41) SHSU 34–24 00:34 SELA CJ Turner 11-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:41) SHSU 34–31 4 14:05 SHSU Jequez Ezzard 30-yard pass from Eric Schmid (Seth Morgan PAT failed)(4 plays, 81 yards, 1:23) SHSU 40–31 08:21 SELA CJ Turner 10-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(8 plays, 68 yards, 3:14) SHSU 43–38
Pregame line Over/under SHSU −4.5 54
Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Sam Houston State First downs 27 26 Total yards 536 672 Rushing yards 74 244 Passing yards 462 428 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 33:02 26:58
Team Category Player Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Passing Cole Kelley 36/53, 462 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Morgan Ellison 12 carries, 29 yards Receiving CJ Turner 11 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TDs Sam Houston State Passing Eric Schmid 25/40, 428 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Ramon Jefferson 12 carries, 139 yards, 1 TD Receiving Chandler Harvin 7 receptions, 118 yards
McNeese State [ edit ] McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 3 3 7 7 20 • No. 24 Lions 3 9 10 3 25
Date: March 6, 2021Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutesGame attendance: 3,050Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: 9 N MPH Referee: Scott HardinTelevision network: ESPN+ Scoring summary 1 10:52 MCNS Jacob Abel 21-yard field goal(7 plays, 17 yards, 4:08) MCNS 3–0 03:51 SELA Mateo Rengifo 27-yard field goal(12 plays, 56 yards, 4:34) TIE 3–3 2 09:13 SELA Mateo Rengifo 29-yard field goal(16 plays, 79 yards, 7:02) SELA 6–3 05:58 MCNS Jacob Abel 45-yard field goal(9 plays, 38 yards, 3:15) TIE 6–6 00:00 SELA CJ Turner 8-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo PAT blocked)(12 play, 80 yards, 2:02) SELA 12–6 3 11:49 SELA Morgan Ellison 32-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:11) SELA 19–6 05:18 MCNS Carlos Williams 9-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick)(7 plays, 61 yards, 2:37) SELA 19–13 01:55 SELA Mateo Rengifo 32-yard field goal(8 plays, 59 yards, 3:14) SELA 22–13 4 14:10 MCNS AJ Carter 2-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick)(8 plays, 67 yards, 2:39) SELA 22–20 09:19 SELA Mateo Rengifo 33-yard field goal(6 plays, 19 yards, 0:58) SELA 25–20
Pregame line Over/under SELA −11.5 62
Statistics McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana First downs 20 26 Total yards 331 492 Rushing yards 166 191 Passing yards 165 301 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 30:59 29:01
Team Category Player Statistics McNeese State Passing Cody Orgeron 13/20, 165 yards, 2 INTs Rushing AJ Carter 15 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD Receiving Severyn Foster 2 receptions, 75 yards Southeastern Louisiana Passing Cole Kelley 21/39, 301 yards, 1 TD Rushing Morgan Ellison 15 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD Receiving Javon Conner 5 receptions, 104 yards
Northwestern State [ edit ] Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Demons 14 0 7 3 24 • No. 18 Lions 0 7 7 13 27
Date: March 13, 2021Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutesGame attendance: 3,016Referee: Ed BourgeoisTelevision network: ESPN+ Scoring summary 1 13:36 NSU Bryce Rivers 1-yard rush (Eddie Godina kick)(4 plays, 14 yards, 1:24) NSU 7–0 01:46 NSU Scooter Adams 2-yard rush (Eddie Godina kick)(15 plays, 99 yards, 6:15) NSU 14–0 2 11:20 SELA Cole Kelley 8-yard pass from Terrell Carter (Mateo Rengifo kick)(11 plays, 83 yards, 5:18) NSU 14–7 3 10:23 SELA Matt DeBlaiso 9-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:30) TIE 14–14 07:42 NSU Aubrey Scott 25-yard pass from Gavin Landry (Eddie Godina kick)(1 pla, 25 yards, 0:08) NSU 21–14 4 14:55 NSU Eddie Godina 47-yard field goal(10 plays, 50 yards, 4:54) NSU 24–14 12:21 SELA Cole Kelley 1-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick)(8 plays, 83 yards, 2:28) NSU 24–21 03:33 SELA Mateo Rengifo 26-yard field goal(10 plays, 40 yards, 4:16) TIE 24–24 00:02 SELA Mateo Rengifo 21-yard field goal(4 plays, 21 yards, 0:28) SELA 27–24
Pregame line Over/under SELA −15.5 62
Statistics Northwestern State Southeastern Louisiana First downs 23 23 Total yards 422 477 Rushing yards 249 131 Passing yards 173 346 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 30:46 29:14
Team Category Player Statistics Northwestern State Passing Kaleb Fletcher 7/15, 96 yards, 1 INT Rushing Scooter Adams 19 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD Receiving Marquise Bridges 1 reception, 40 yards Southeastern Louisiana Passing Cole Kelley 28/39, 338 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Morgan Ellison 10 carries, 81 yards Receiving CJ Turner 9 receptions, 72 yards
At Incarnate Word [ edit ] Southeastern Louisiana at Incarnate Word 1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Lions 7 9 14 15 45 • No. 22 Cardinals 7 28 21 0 56
Date: March 20, 2021Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: 2:06 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 50 minutesGame attendance: 1,200Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 7 W MPH Referee: Vidal JonesTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), Lainie Fritz (sideline) Scoring summary 1 10:31 SELA Nick Kovacs 5-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(11 plays, 83 yards, 4:29) SELA 7–0 00:15 UIW Robert Ferrel 7-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr kick)(9 plays, 74 yards, 2:27) TIE 7–7 2 09:30 SELA Cephus Johnson III 3-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo PAT failed)(16 plays, 78 yards, 5:37) SELA 13–7 08:17 UIW Cameron Ward 1-yard rush (Carson Mohr kick)(7 plays, 97 yards, 1:11) UIW 14–13 03:10 SELA Mateo Rengifo 20-yard field goal(13 plays, 72 yards, 5:07) SELA 16–14 02:47 UIW Kevin Brown 75-yard rush (Carson Mohr kick)(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:23) UIW 21–16 01:09 UIW Robert Ferrel 3-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr kick)(6 plays, 34 yards, 1:02) UIW 28–16 00:03 UIW Tre Wolf 26-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr kick)(2 plays, 53 yards, 0:21) UIW 35–16 3 13:32 UIW Ameer King 25-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr)(5 plays, 81 yards, 1:23) UIW 42–16 09:51 SELA Anthony Spurlock 1-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 3:41) UIW 42–23 09:07 UIW Jaelin Campbell 41-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr kick)(3 plays, 63 yards, 0:36) UIW 49–23 02:11 UIW Darion Chafin 42-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr kick)(6 plays, 60 yards, 2:47) UIW 56–23 00:02 SELA Cole Kelley 1-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:09) UIW 56–30 4 08:43 SELA Morgan Ellison 1-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick)(10 plays, 69 yards, 2:05) UIW 56–37 01:14 SELA Connor Briggs 1-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Cole Kelley two-point conversion rush)(9 plays, 69 yards, 1:38) UIW 56–45
Pregame line Over/under UIW −1.5 66
Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Incarnate Word First downs 36 27 Total yards 553 655 Rushing yards 122 248 Passing yards 431 407 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 34:58 25:02
Team Category Player Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Passing Cole Kelley 38/60, 431 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Marcus Cooper 10 carries, 56 yards Receiving Javon Conner 8 receptions, 107 yards Incarnate Word Passing Cameron Ward 26/47, 407 yards, 6 TDs Rushing Kevin Brown 13 carries, 190 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tre Wolf 8 receptions, 183 yards, 1 TD
Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 2 10 0 0 12 • No. 25 Lions 7 14 14 7 42
Scoring summary 1 08:04 SELA Cole Kelley 1-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick)(9 plays, 45 yards, 4:01) SELA 7–0 03:35 LAMR Team Safety(3 plays, -6 yards, 0:51) SELA 7–2 2 13:36 LAMR Nathan Gaskamp 1-yard rush (Bailey Giffen kick)(10 plays, 50 yards, 4:59) LAMR 9–7 12:47 SELA Tim Wilson Jr. 47-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(2 plays, 63 yards, 0:43) SELA 14–9 07:58 LAMR Bailey Giffen 31-yard field goal(4 plays, 8 yards, 1:52) SELA 14–12 04:40 SELA Cole Kelley 1-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick)(8 plays, 85 yards, 3:12) SELA 21–12 3 11:46 SELA Tim Wilson Jr. 8-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(6 plays, 63 yards, 3:09) SELA 28–12 01:18 SELA Marcus Cooper 5-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(10 plays, 93 yards, 4:40) SELA 35–12 4 03:52 SELA Anthony Spurlock 24-yard pass from Cephus Johnson III (Mateo Rengifo kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 4:10) SELA 42–12
Pregame line Over/under SELA −16.5 62
Statistics Lamar Southeastern Louisiana First downs 15 26 Total yards 298 468 Rushing yards 181 123 Passing yards 117 345 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 34:26 25:34
Team Category Player Statistics Lamar Passing Jalen Dummett 10/15, 111 yards, 2 INTs Rushing Jaylon Jackson 12 carries, 69 yards Receiving Kirkland Banks 3 receptions, 36 yards Southeastern Louisiana Passing Cole Kelley 23/31, 321 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Cephus Johnson III 3 carries, 48 yards Receiving Javon Conner 4 receptions, 70 yards
At Nicholls [ edit ] Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 23 Lions 14 3 21 14 52 No. 18 Colonels 10 14 6 15 45
Scoring summary 1 10:29 SELA Cole Kelley 6-yard pass from Terrell Carter (Mateo Rengifo kick)(13 plays, 75 yards, 4:31) SELA 7–0 07:03 NICH Gavin Lasseigne 31-yard field goal(9 plays, 51 yards, 3:26) SELA 7–3 04:17 SELA CJ Turner 4-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:46) SELA 14–3 01:24 NICH Julien Gums 1-yard rush (Gavin Lasseigne kick)(7 plays, 91 yards, 2:45) SELA 14–10 2 08:27 NICH Julien Gums 4-yard rush (Gavin Lasseigne kick)(11 plays, 80 yards, 3:10) NICH 17–14 02:57 NICH Julien Gums 3-yard rush (Gavin Lasseigne kick)(8 plays, 59 yards, 3:19) NICH 24–14 00:16 SELA Mateo Rengifo 21-yard field goal(11 plays, 61 yards, 2:41) NICH 24–17 3 14:28 SELA Ferlando Jordan 35-yard interception returned (Mateo Rengifo kick)(3 plays, 2 yards, 0:32) TIE 24–24 09:24 SELA CJ Turner 8-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(7 plays, 45 yards, 2:54) SELA 31–24 07:32 NICH Lindsey Scott Jr. 25-yard rush (Gavin Lasseigne PAT blocked)(5 plays, 50 yards, 1:45) SELA 31–30 04:21 SELA Jack Henderson 23-yard interception returned (Mateo Rengifo kick)(3 plays, 5 yards, 1:15) SELA 38–30 4 14:55 NICH Julien Gums 4-yard rush (Lindsey Scott Jr. two-point conversion pass to K. J. Franklin)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:26) TIE 38–38 13:18 SELA Marcus Cooper 45-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(5 plays, 65 yards, 1:37) SELA 45–38 08:09 SELA Nick Kovacs 20-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(10 plays, 39 yards, 5:02) SELA 52–38 01:34 NICH Tahj Smith 15-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick)(9 plays, 90 yards, 1:52) SELA 52–45
Pregame line Over/under NICH −5.0 74
Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Nicholls First downs 25 30 Total yards 499 478 Rushing yards 81 217 Passing yards 418 261 Turnovers 0 4 Time of possession 33:36 26:24
Team Category Player Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Passing Cole Kelley 30/41, 391 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Taron Jones 10 carries, 31 yards Receiving CJ Turner 11 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TDs Nicholls Passing Lindsey Scott Jr. 19/38, 261 yards, 1 TD, 4 INTs Rushing Lindsey Scott Jr. 11 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dai'Jean Dixon 5 receptions, 92 yards
At Southern Illinois [ edit ] Southeastern Louisiana at Southern Illinois 1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Lions 13 14 14 7 48 • No. 18 Salukis 14 20 14 7 55
Date: April 17, 2021Location: Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL Game start: 12:06 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutesGame attendance: 2,400Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 8 WNW MPH Referee: Matt PackowskiTelevision network: ESPN+ Scoring summary 1 12:06 SELA Cole Kelley 1-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo PAT failed)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54) SELA 6–0 09:51 SIU Stone Labanowitz 4-yard rush (Nico Gauldoni kick)(7 plays, 65 yards, 2:08) SIU 7–6 04:12 SIU Justin Strong 3-yard rush (Nico Gauldoni kick)(9 plays, 91 yards, 2:56) SIU 14–6 02:22 SELA Cole Kelley 3-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:50) SIU 14–13 2 14:06 SIU Javon Williams 1-yard rush (Nico Gauldoni kick)(9 plays, 82 yards, 3:10) SIU 21–13 10:27 SELA Cole Kelley 13-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick)(8 plays, 72 yards, 3:34) SIU 21–20 07:05 SIU Javon Williams Jr. 8-yard rush (two-point conversion rush failed)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:22) SIU 27–20 02:53 SELA Nick Kovacs 12-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:12) TIE 27–27 00:10 SIU Landon Lenoir 8-yard pass from Stone Labanowitz (Nico Gauldoni kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 2:43) SIU 34–27 3 14:35 SIU Avante Cox 47-yard pass from Stone Labanowitz (Nico Gauldoni kick)(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:25) SIU 41–27 08:10 SELA Taron Jones 2-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick)(4 plays, 79 yards, 1:28) SIU 41–34 03:26 SELA CJ Turner 11-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick)(10 plays, 62 yards, 4:26) TIE 41–41 01:38 SIU Jacob Garrett 56-yard pass from Javon Williams Jr. (Nico Gauldoni kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:48) SIU 48–41 4 07:53 SIU Justin Strong 9-yard rush (Nico Gauldoni kick)(7 plays, 82 yards, 2:11) SIU 55–41 05:08 SELA Tim Wilson Jr. 15-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:45) SIU 55–48
Pregame line Over/under SIU −2.5 63
Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Southern Illinois First downs 34 36 Total yards 557 808 Rushing yards 117 424 Passing yards 440 384 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 32:26 27:34
Team Category Player Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Passing Cole Kelley 34/42, 418 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Taron Jones 7 carries, 43 yards, 1 TD Receiving Austin Mitchell 5 receptions, 109 yards Southern Illinois Passing Stone Labanowitz 20/24, 328 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Justin Strong 16 carries, 159 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Landon Lenoir 7 receptions, 128 yards, 1 TD
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