2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football | |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 4–5 (3–1 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Anthony Scelfo (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bill D'Ottavio (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Strawberry Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Incarnate Word | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Christian | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Commerce* | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Frank Scelfo, who was coaching his seventh season with the program. The Lions played their home games at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
Preseason
[edit]Recruiting class
[edit]Preseason poll
[edit]The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Lions were picked to finish third in the conference.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Nicholls | 119 (9) |
2 | Incarnate Word | 113 (8) |
3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 94 |
4 | Lamar | 88 (1) |
5 | Stephen F. Austin | 72 |
6 | McNeese | 64 |
7 | Houston Christian | 41 |
8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 37 |
9 | Northwestern State | 25 |
Preseason All–Southland Teams
[edit]The Southland Conference announced the 2024 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 22, 2024. SLU had a total of five players selected.[2]
Offense 1st Team
2nd Team
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2nd Team
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Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 pm | at Tulane* | ESPN+ | L 0–52 | 20,143 | |
September 7 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss* | ESPN+ | L 10–35 | 22,044 | |
September 14 | 6:00 pm | Eastern Washington* | ESPN+ | W 28–24 | 5,387 | |
September 21 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State* |
| ESPN+ | L 0–41 | 4,387 |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Tarleton State* | ESPN+ | L 33–36 | 22,312 | |
October 5 | 6:00 pm | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| ESPN+ | W 21–9 | 3,758 |
October 12 | 2:00 pm | at Houston Christian | ESPN+ | W 37–7 | 1,825 | |
October 19 | 4:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin |
| ESPN+ | W 24–23 | 4,622 |
October 26 | 6:00 pm | No. 10 Incarnate Word |
| ESPN+ | L 31–34 | 3,116 |
November 2 | 3:00 pm | at Lamar | ESPN+ | |||
November 9 | 6:00 pm | Northwestern State |
| ESPN+ | ||
November 21 | TBD | at Nicholls | ESPN+ | |||
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Game summaries
[edit]at Tulane (FBS)
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tulane (FBS) | 7 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 52 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
- Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE 6 mph
- Game attendance: 20,143
- Referee: Darryl DeBerry
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely (play-by-play) and Ahman Green (analyst)
Game information |
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Statistics | SELA | TLN |
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First downs | 14 | 25 |
Total yards | 201 | 472 |
Rushing yards | 102 | 241 |
Passing yards | 99 | 231 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–21–1 | 13–17–0 |
Time of possession | 29:47 | 30:13 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | Eli Sawyer | 14/19, 99 yards, INT |
Rushing | Anthonio Martin Jr. | 13 carries, 68 yards | |
Receiving | Darius Lewis | 5 receptions, 44 yards | |
Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 10/12, 205 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 14 carries, 59 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Mario Williams | 4 receptions, 124 yards |
@ Southern Miss (FBS)
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Southern Miss | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Date: September 7
- Game time: 6:00 pm
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 22,044
- Referee: Bruce Austin
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker (play-by-play) and Austin Davis (analyst)
Game information |
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Statistics | SLU | SoMS |
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First downs | 18 | 17 |
Plays–yards | 74–274 | 60–359 |
Rushes–yards | 33–102 | 26–121 |
Passing yards | 172 | 238 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–41–1 | 19–34–0 |
Time of possession | 34:21 | 25:39 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SLU | Passing | Eli Sawyer | 21/39, 153 yards, INT |
Rushing | Anthonio Martin Jr. | 15 carries, 93 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Darius Lewis | 7 receptions, 51 yards | |
SoMS | Passing | Tate Rodemaker | 18/33, 179 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Kenyon Clay | 4 carries, 75 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Larry Simmons | 5 receptions, 100 yards |
Eastern Washington
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Eastern Washington Eagles | 0 | ||
Southeastern Louisiana | 0 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana
- Date: September 14
- Game time: 6:00 pm
- Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | EWU | SLU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | – – | – – |
Time of possession | : | : |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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EWU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
SLU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
No. 1 South Dakota State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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No. 1 South Dakota State | 0 | ||
Southeastern Louisiana | 0 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana
- Date: September 21
- Game time: 6:00 pm
- Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | SoDakSt | SLU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | – – | – – |
Time of possession | : | : |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SoDakSt | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
SLU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at No. 16 Tarleton State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 16 Tarleton State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, TX
- Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information |
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Statistics | SELA | TAR |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Tarleton State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Texas A&M–Commerce
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texas A&M–Commerce | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana
- Date: October 5
- Game time: 6:00 pm
- Game weather: Wind: E 5 mph • Weather: Cloudy • Temp: 82 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 3,758
- Referee: James Brookhart
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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No scoring plays
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Statistics | TAMU–C | SLU |
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First downs | 15 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 66–277 | 69–364 |
Rushes–yards | 28–62 | 38–170 |
Passing yards | 215 | 194 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 25–38–0 | 17–31–1 |
Time of possession | 30:21 | 29:39 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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TAMU–C | Passing | Ron Peace | 18/25, 161 yards, TD |
Rushing | B. K. Jackson | 10 carries, 40 yards | |
Receiving | Christian Jourdain | 8 receptions, 96 yards | |
SLU | Passing | Eli Sawyer | 17/31, 194 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Antonio Martin Jr. | 27 carries, 185 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Darius Lewis | 8 receptions, 111 yards |
@ Houston Christian
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | ||
Houston Christian | 0 |
at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: October 12
- Game time: 2:00 pm
- Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | SLU | HCU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | – – | – – |
Time of possession | : | : |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SLU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
HCU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Stephen F. Austin
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Stephen F. Austin | 0 | ||
Southeastern Louisiana | 0 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana
- Date: October 19
- Game time: 4:00 pm
- Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | SFA | SLU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | – – | – – |
Time of possession | : | : |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SFA | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
SLU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
No. 10 Incarnate Word
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 10 Incarnate Word | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana
- Date: October 26
- Game time: 6:00 pm
- Game weather: Temperature: 80 • Wind: S 7 mph • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 3,116
- Referee: James Brookhart
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Logan Loving (play–by–play) & Chase Gispert (analyst)
Game information |
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Statistics | UIW | SLU |
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First downs | 18 | 25 |
Plays–yards | 63–369 | 79–341 |
Rushes–yards | 32–131 | 35–112 |
Passing yards | 238 | 229 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–31–0 | 26–44–2 |
Time of possession | 28:25 | 31:35 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UIW | Passing | Zach Calzada | 21/31, 238 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Dekalon Taylor | 16 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Logan Compton | 2 receptions, 71 yards | |
SLU | Passing | Eli Sawyer | 25/42, 207 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Antonio Martin Jr. | 18 carries, 75 yards | |
Receiving | Jaylon Domingeaux | 10 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD |
@ Lamar
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | ||
Lamar | 0 |
at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas
- Date: November 2
- Game time: 3:00 pm
- Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | SLU | LU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | – – | – – |
Time of possession | : | : |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SLU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
LU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Northwestern State
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Northwestern State | 0 | ||
Southeastern Louisiana | 0 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana
- Date: November 9
- Game time: 6:00 pm
- Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | NWST | SLU |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | – – | – – |
Time of possession | : | : |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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NWST | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
SLU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
@ Nicholls (Rivalry)
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | ||
Nicholls | 0 |
at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana
- Date: November 21
- Game time: TBA
- Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | SLU | NICH |
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First downs | ||
Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | – – | – – |
Time of possession | : | : |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SLU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
NICH | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Personnel
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Position |
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Frank Scelfo | Head coach |
Anthony Scelfo | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach |
Bill D'Ottavio | Defensive coordinator / safeties coach |
A.J. Hopp | Offensive line coach / run game coordinator |
Ross Jenkins | Assistant head coach / tight ends coach / special teams coordinator |
Alvin Slaughter | Wide receivers coach / recruiting coordinator / pass coordinator |
Trey Willie | Running backs coach |
Dustin Landry | Secondary coach |
Antonio Baker | Nickelbacks coach |
Tom Rinaldi | Defensive line coach |
Trey Nunez | Linebackers coach |
David Mertens | Director of player personnel |
Roster
[edit]2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Football | ||||||||||
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
| Tight ends
Offensive linemen
| Defensive linemen
Linebackers
| Defensive backs
Placekickers
Punters
Long snapper
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Source and player details, 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions (7/12/2024):[6] |
Statistics
[edit]Team
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Individual leaders
[edit]Passing statistics | |||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RAT | CMP-ATT-INT | YDS | AVG/G | CMP% | TD | LONG |
QB | 0.0 | 0-0-0 | 0 yrds | 0.0% | 0 TDs | 0 | |||
TOTALS | 0.0 | 0-0-0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 TDs | 0 |
Rushing statistics | ||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | ATT | GAIN | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
RB | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 | ||
TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving statistics | ||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | CTH | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
WR | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TDs | 0 | 0.0 | ||
TOTALS | 67 | 730 yrds | 10.9 | 10 TDs | 38 | 243.3 |
Defense
[edit]Defense statistics | ||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACK-YDS | INT-YDS-TD | BU | QBH | RCV-YDS | FF | BLK | SAF |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yrds | 0-0 yrds | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yrds | 0-0 yrds | 0-0 yrds- 0 TDs | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown
Special teams
[edit]Kicking/off statistics | ||||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | XPM-XPA (XP%) | FGM-FGA (FG%) | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | PTS | LNG | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB |
PK | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | 0 pts | 0 | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 | - | ||
TOTALS | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 | - |
Punting statistics | ||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | FC | I–20 | 50+ | BLK | |
P | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Team | -- | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kick return statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
- | - | - | - | - | |||
TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TD's | 0 |
Punt return statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
- | - | - | - | - | |||
TOTALS | 0 | 0 yrds | 0.0 | 0 TD's | 0 |
Conference awards and honors
[edit]Weekly awards
[edit]Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Ref. |
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SLC Defensive Player of the Week |
Postseason All–Southland Teams
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "SLU Picked Third in SLC Preseason Poll; Five Lions Earn Preseason All-Southland Honors". lionsports.net. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Southeastern Louisiana Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "SE Louisiana Lions Schedule 2024". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Football Roster". lionsports.net. Retrieved December 20, 2023.