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2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Southland co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 12
FCS CoachesNo. 19
Record9–4 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorBill D'Ottavio (1st season)
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Preseason

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Preseason poll

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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)
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

Preseason All–Southland Teams

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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]

Personnel

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2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Gage Larvadain So
WR 3 Anthony Spurlock  Jr
QB 5 Cephus Johnson III Sr
WR 6 Nick Kovacs Sr
WR 7 Terrell Carter Sr
RB 9 Jessie Britt Sr
WR 10 Maurice Massey  Fr
WR 15 Kody Finley Fr
TE 15 Jacob Logan GS
QB 17 Grant Tisdale  So
QB 19 Eli Sawyer  Fr
RB 21 Johnathan Vaughn Fr
RB 21 Joseph Wilson  Fr
RB 22 Taron Jones Sr
RB 24 Carlos Washington Jr. Sr
RB 30 Boogie Childs Fr
RB 31 Rodeo Graham Jr. Fr
RB 33 Jahmon McClendon  So
TE 38 Ivan Drobocky So
TE 44 Connor Briggs  Fr
OL 52 Noah Devlin So
OL 54 Brockhim Wicks  So
OL 55 John Allen Jr
OL 56 Javin Turner  Fr
OL 61 Holden Kareokowsky  Fr
OL 62 William Granville  So
OL 63 Dom Serapiglia III  So
OL 66 Alex Smith Fr
OL 71 Gavin Burtchaell  Fr
OL 72 Brennan Lanclos  Jr
OL 73 Jhy Orgeron So
OL 74 Jalen Bell Sr
OL 75 Blakely Miller  Fr
OL 77 Alex Harris  Fr
OL 78 Logan Potter Fr
WR 80 Da'shun Hughley So
WR 81 Marcellus Johnson Jr
WR 82 Corey Lorio  Fr
WR 84 Jett Booker  Fr
TE 85 Tanner Olsen  Jr
WR 86 Darius Lewis  So
WR 87 Jack Jackson Fr
TE 88 Bauer Sharp  Fr
TE 89 Cade Collier  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Jack Henderson So
DB 2 Ferlando Jordan  Sr
DB 4 Brandon Barbee Sr
DB 8 Donniel Ward-Magee Sr
DB 11 Kunta Hester So
LB 13 Herman Christophe Jr
DB 13 Markell Linzer  Fr
DB 14 Zy Alexander So
DB 16 Justin Dumas So
DB 18 Coryell Pierce So
DB 19 TaQuan Thomas  Fr
LB 20 Dominic Lamm  So
DB 23 Blayne Delahoussaye So
DB 24 Varon Douglas Fr
DB 25 Ian Goodly Fr
LB 27 Donte' Daniels So
DB 28 Tyrone Legette Jr
DB 29 Robert Buquoi  So
LB 30 Anthony Britton Jr. Jr
LB 32 KK Reno Fr
DL 34 Arlen Williams  Jr
LB 38 Slade Ziegler Jr
DL 39 Gerald Henderson  So
LB 41 Kevin Bickham So
DB 42 Taylor Martin  Fr
DL 42 Shemar Pearl Jr
DL 43 Tainano Gaulua GS
LB 43 Heath Stephen Jr
LB 44 Fred Hill Jr
DL 45 Garrett Crawford Jr
DL 46 Joshua Randall So
DL 47 John Graves III Jr
DB 49 Zack Vicknair Fr
LB 50 Tommy Lee So
LB 52 Blake Robinson  So
DL 53 Austin Kent Jr
DL 58 Rodney Sopsher Jr
DL 59 Beau Davis So
DL 90 Bryce Cage So
DL 91 Darrius Harry  So
DL 93 Rowan Briggs Fr
DL 94 Kaleb Proctor Fr
DL 96 Dalton Allen  Fr
DL 97 Tyrik Mitchell  So
DL 98 Cullan Scott So
DL 99 Charles Hill Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 16 Riley Callaghan Fr
P 26 Austin Dunlap Jr
K 36 Mateo Rengifo Jr
LS 39 Korey Karbowsky So
K, P 50 Alec Mahler Fr
LS 58 Garret Wilson Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Southeastern Louisiana Lions finalized their 2022 schedule on February 11, 2022.[3]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.at Louisiana*No. 17
ESPN+L 7–2416,812
September 105:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic*No. 21
ESPN3L 9–4217,532
September 176:00 p.m.Central Connecticut*
ESPN+W 70–65,277
September 246:00 p.m.No. T–4 Incarnate Word
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
ESPN+W 41–355,095
October 16:00 p.m.Murray State*No. 21
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
ESPN+W 48–145,127
October 84:00 p.m.Texas A&M–CommercedaggerNo. 19
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
ESPN+L 28–317,192
October 221:00 p.m.at Jacksonville State*
ESPN+W 31–1418,654
October 297:00 p.m.at McNeese
ESPN+W 28–278,068
November 53:00 p.m.at Lamar
ESPN3W 47–315,396
November 124:00 p.m.Northwestern StateNo. 25
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (rivlary)
ESPN3W 23–75,019
November 176:00 p.m.at NichollsNo. 23
ESPN+W 40–177,911
November 266:00 p.m.No. 18 Idaho*No. 17
ESPN+W 45–423,174
December 32:00 p.m.at No. 8 SamfordNo. 17
ESPN+L 42–48 OT4,587
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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At Louisiana

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See also: 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team and Cypress Mug
Pregame line Over/under
LA –13.0 61
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Lions 0 0 707
(FBS) Ragin' Cajuns 10 7 0724

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 4 MPH
  • Game attendance: 16,812
  • Referee: Scott Broadway
  • TV announcers: Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • LA – 9:08 Johnny Lumpkin 28 yard pass from Chandler Fields, Preston Stafford kick
    LA 7–0 Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:20
  • LA – 1:34 Preston Stafford 36 yard field goal
    LA 10–0 Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 5:54
Second Quarter
  • LA – 12:41 Eric Garror 83 yard punt return, Preston Stafford kick
    LA 17–0 Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Third Quarter
  • SELA – 4:04 Carlos Washington, Jr. 5 yard rush, Mateo Rengifo kick
    LA 17–7 Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 5:56
Fourth Quarter
  • LA – 1:37 Johnny Lumpkin 3 yard pass from Chandler Fields, Preston Stafford kick
    LA 24–7 Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:09
Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Louisiana
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
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

At Florida Atlantic

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See also: 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Florida Atlantic Owls
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Lions 0 3 069
(FBS) Owls 7 21 7742

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 17,533
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV: ESPN3

Vs. Central Connecticut

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See also: 2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 0 0 606
Lions 14 34 101270

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,217
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV: ESPN+

Vs. No. 4T Incarnate Word

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See also: 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Incarnate Word Cardinals at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4T Cardinals 7 14 7735
Lions 7 14 31741

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,095
  • Referee: Ed Bourgeois
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Chase Gispert (play-by-play), Lonn Ellzey (analyst) and Mackenzie Fletcher (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

Vs. Murray State

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See also: 2022 Murray State Racers football team
Murray State Racers at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Racers 0 7 7014
No. 21 Lions 7 10 32848

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 5,127
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV: ESPN3

Vs. Texas A&M-Commerce

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See also: 2022 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions football team
Texas A&M-Commerce Lions at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Quarter 1 2 34Total
TAMU-Commerce Lions 7 3 14731
SELU No. 19 Lions 0 14 7728

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 7,192
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV: ESPN+

At Jacksonville State

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See also: 2022 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 13 01831
Gamecocks 0 14 0014

at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium, Jacksonville, AL

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 18,654
  • Referee: Garrett Dickerson
  • TV: ESPN+

At McNeese

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See also: 2022 McNeese Cowboys football team
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at McNeese Cowboys
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 7 7728
Cowboys 6 14 7027

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 8,068
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV: ESPN+

At Lamar

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See also: 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Lamar Cardinals
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 14 10 101347
Cowboys 0 17 7731

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, TX

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,396
  • Referee: Nolan Duman
  • TV: ESPN3

Statistics

Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Lamar
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
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

Vs. Northwestern State

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See also: 2022 Northwestern State Demons football team
Northwestern State Demons at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demons 0 0 707
Lions 7 16 0023

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 5,019
  • Referee: Craig Heiser
  • TV: ESPN3

At Nicholls

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See also: 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team and River Bell Classic
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Nicholls Colonels
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Lions 10 20 7340
Colonels 7 10 0017

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 7,911
  • Referee: Ed Bourgeois
  • TV: ESPN+

FCS Playoffs

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Vs. No. 18 Idaho - First Round

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See also: 2022 Idaho Vandals football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season
Idaho Vandals at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Vandals 7 14 02142
No. 17 Lions 7 10 72145

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 3,174
  • Referee: Rick Wayne
  • TV: ESPN+

At No. 8 Samford - Second Round

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See also: 2022 Samford Bulldogs football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Samford Bulldogs
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 17 Lions 14 0 1414042
No. 8 Bulldogs 14 7 714648

at Seibert Stadium, Homewood, AL

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 4,587
  • Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
  • TV: ESPN+

References

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  1. ^ "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Southeastern Lion set 2022 football schedule". WBRZ-TV. February 11, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.