2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 28–73 vs. Montana
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 19
FCS Coaches	No. 18
Record	8–5 (6–3 Southland)
Head coach	Frank Scelfo (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lance Guidry (1st season)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium

2019 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Nicholls +^		7	–	2					8	–	4
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^		7	–	2					9	–	3
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^		6	–	3					8	–	5
Sam Houston State		6	–	3					7	–	5
McNeese State		5	–	4					7	–	5
Incarnate Word		4	–	5					5	–	7
Abilene Christian		4	–	5					5	–	7
Northwestern State		3	–	6					3	–	9
Stephen F. Austin		3	–	6					3	–	9
Houston Baptist		2	–	6					5	–	7
Lamar		2	–	7					4	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS poll

The 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represents Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions are led by second-year head coach Frank Scelfo and play their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Lions were picked to finish in eighth place.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nicholls	200 (20)
2	Central Arkansas	154
3	Incarnate Word	150 (1)
4	Sam Houston State	146
5	Lamar	123
6	McNeese State	114
7	Abilene Christian	112 (1)
8	Southeastern Louisiana	71
9	Stephen F. Austin	63
10	Northwestern State	56
11	Houston Baptist	21

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Lions placed five different players on the preseason all–Southland teams.

Offense

1st team

Bransen Schwebel – TE/HB

Juwan Petit-Frere – WR

Defense

1st team

Juwan Petit-Frere – KR

Devonte Williams – PR

2nd team

Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund – DL

Austin Mitchell – PR

Roster

2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 DeVonte Williams Sr WR 3 Anthony Spurlock Fr RB 4 Marcus Cooper Sr WR 5 Juwan Petit-Frere Sr QB 9 Chason Virgil Sr QB 10 Lorenzo Nunez Sr QB 11 Chris Penton Fr WR 12 Marquis Williams  Jr QB 13 Jordan Loving  Fr QB 15 Cole Kelley Jr WR 16 Justin Wendt So QB 17 Mason Schucker So RB 18 Jomari Becnel  Jr WR 19 Javon Connor  Jr RB 20 Elijah Karnjay Fr RB 21 Kendall Collins Jr. Fr RB 22 Taron Jones So FB 38 Damien Dawson  Jr OL 52 Pat Allen Sr OL 54 Tyree' Rhodes  So OL 56 Brockhim Wicks Fr OL 60 Jordan Tate  So OL 61 Rendon Miles-Character Jr OL 62 William Granville  Fr OL 63 Keanu Mookini So OL 64 Jason Evans Fr OL 65 Kaleb Hogg  Fr OL 66 Wyatt Richthofen Jr OL 68 Calvin Legrone  Fr OL 71 Alfred Beverly III Sr OL 72 Brennen Lanclos  Fr OL 73 Jalen Bell Jr OL 74 Jarius Gooch Sr OL 78 Brendon Kelley  Fr OL 79 Drew Jones Jr WR 80 Jacq'Co Price Sr WR 81 Austin Mitchell  Jr WR 82 Daylon Richard Fr WR 83 CJ Turner  So WR 84 Michael Corner Jr. Fr TE 85 Tanner Olsen  Fr WR 87 Ed Magee Fr TE 88 Bransen Schwebel Sr TE 89 Matt DeBlaiso Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Patrick Johnson Jr DB 6 Dejion Lynch Sr DB 7 Xavier Lewis Sr DB 8 Donniel Ward–Magee So DB 11 Matthew Wright  Jr DB 12 Champ Craven Fr DB 14 Jacob Williams Sr DB 16 J'Vonte Powers Fr LB 17 Hunter Gill Fr DB 18 Derek Turner II  Fr DB 20 Dontrell Smith Fr DB 21 Marquis Johnson  Fr DB 22 Gregory Mahtook Fr DB 23 Ferlando Jordan  So DB 24 Shawntrez Spears Sr DB 25 Tre' Spann Sr DB 26 Darrian Achane Fr DB 27 Justin Douglas Fr DB 28 Keith Benjamin Sr DB 29 Jaylin Armwood Fr LB 30 Alexis Ramos Jr DB 31 Robert Buquoi Fr LB 32 Mike Mason Sr LB 34 Arlen Williams  Fr DB 36 Marcell Selmon Jr.  Jr LB 39 Gerald Henderson Fr LB 40 Zeke Jenkins Sr DB 41 Kerry Moore  So LB 42 Darian Richard Fr LB 43 Darrius Harry Fr DL 44 Dwaine Thomas  Sr DL 45 Josh Carr Jr. So LB 46 Herman Christophe Fr LB 47 Gladar Huszar Fr LB 48 Davion Nassri Fr DL 49 Will Douglas  Jr LB 50 Trae Drake Jr DL 53 Mike Henderson Fr DL 55 Steven Wright  Sr LB 57 Josh Cook  Fr DL 58 David Fields Sr DL 82 Ron Madison Fr LB 84 Terrance Coleman  Fr DL 90 Feletoa Ailua Jr DL 91 Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund Sr DL 92 Eldridge Walker Fr DL 93 Fred Brown Sr LB 94 Dominic Lamm Fr DL 95 Ronald Cherry III Jr DL 96 Tainano Gaulua Jr DL 97 Tyrik Mitchell Fr DL 98 Noah Vance  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 26 Reece Aultman Fr P 26 Austin Dunlap Fr K 29 Bryce Broussard  So K, P 33 Nathan Holliday So LS 51 Billy Walch  So LS 70 Jake Rotenberry  So	Head coach Frank Scelfo (Louisiana–Monroe) Coordinators/assistant coaches Greg Stevens (Eastern Oregon) Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Lance Guidry (McNeese State) Defensive coordinator Raymond Monica (North Alabama) Defensive line Tarence Calais (Louisiana Tech) Defensive backs Kerry Joseph (McNeese State) Running backs, passing game coordinator A. J. Hopp (Slippery Rock) Offensive line Micheal Spurlock (Mississippi) Wide receivers Chris Lachney (Southeastern Louisiana) Linebackers Ross Jenkins (Louisiana Tech) Tight ends/Special Teams Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator Joe Scelfo (South Alabama) Guards and Centers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 22, 2020

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	No. 6 Jacksonville State*		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 35–14	7,116
September 7	3:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman*	No. 23	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL		Canceled
September 14	3:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss*	No. 23	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	L 29–40	45,238
September 21	7:00 p.m.	Lamar	No. 21	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 45–34	6,352
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	No. 19	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	CST/ESPN+	W 44–27	7,584
October 5	4:00 p.m.	at McNeese State	No. 17	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	CST/ESPN+	L 34–38	8,217
October 12	4:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	No. 23	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	L 21–27	6,345
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist		Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 52–13	2,158
November 2	4:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	Southeastern Sports Network	W 47–30	5,127
November 9	3:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Central Arkansas		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	W 34–0	6,275
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian	No. 23	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	W 35–14	4,981
November 21	6:00 p.m.	No. 23 Nicholls	No. 21	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (River Bell Classic)	CST/ESPN+	L 27–28	10,071
November 30	3:00 p.m.	No. 8 Villanova*		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 45–44	4,173
December 7	2:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Montana*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 28–73	16,550
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source:

Game summaries

Jacksonville State

See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Jacksonville State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Gamecocks	0	7	0	7	14
Lions	14	7	7	7	35

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

• Date: August 29
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 7,116
• Referee: Vidal Jones
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Game information

First quarter (13:26) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 4-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:03 (07:06) SELA TD – Bransen Schwebel 5-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–0; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:57 Second quarter (14:33) JVST TD – Josh Pearson 33-yard pass from Zerrick Cooper, Bryant Wallace kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–7; Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:50 (01:34) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 58-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 21–7; Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 1:08 Third quarter (10:45) SELA TD – Ferlando Johnson 65-yard interception returned, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 28–7; Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:56 Fourth quarter (12:13) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 35-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 35–7; Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:14 (08:50) JVST TD – Michael Matthews 28-yard pass from Zerrick Cooper, Bryant Wallace kick Southeastern Louisiana 35–14; Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:18 Top passers SELA – Chason Virgil – 11/24, 164 yards, TD JVST – Zerrick Cooper – 40/52, 414 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SELA – Devonte Williams – 12 carries, 37 yards, TD JVST – Michael Matthews – 4 carries, 38 yards Top receivers SELA – Austin Mitchell – 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD JVST – Jamari Hester – 7 receptions, 90 yards

Statistics	Jacksonville State	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	23	20
Total yards	481	384
Rushing yards	67	146
Passing yards	414	238
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	34:11	25:49

At Ole Miss

See also: 2019 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Southeastern Louisiana at Ole Miss – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 (FCS) Lions	3	14	12	0	29
Rebels	13	14	7	6	40

at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 45,238
• Referee: James Carter
• TV: SEC Network
• [4] [5] [6]

Game information

First quarter (11:01) MISS TD – Elijah Moore 9-yard pass from Matt Corral, Luke Logan PAT failed Ole Miss 6–0; Drive: 12 play, 72 yards, 3:59 (06:47) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 30-yard field goal Ole Miss 6–3; Drive: 8 play, 29 yards, 2:29 (06:33) MISS TD – Jerrion Ealy 94-yard kickoff returned, Luke Logan kick Ole Miss 13–3; Drive: 0 play, 0 yards, 0:00 Second quarter (13:12) SELA TD – Marcus Cooper 14-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Ole Miss 13–10; Drive: 5 play, 57 yards, 2:05 (12:28) MISS TD – Jerrion Ealy 30-yard rush, Luke Logan kick Ole Miss 20–10; Drive: 2 play, 82 yards, 0:47 (06:29) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 20-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Ole Miss 20–17; Drive: 10 play, 74 yards, 4:33 (00:54) MISS TD – Jason Pellerin 5-yard pass from Matt Corral, Luke Logan kick Ole Miss 27–17; Drive: 9 play, 52 yards, 3:35 Third quarter (10:27) MISS TD – Scottie Phillips 27-yard rush, Luke Logan kick Ole Miss 34–17; Drive: 9 play, 69 yards, 3:00 (06:11) SELA TD – Juwan Petit-Frere 45-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard PAT failed Ole Miss 34–23; Drive: 9 play, 78 yards, 4:10 (01:26) SELA TD – Branson Schwebel 5-yard pass from Chason Virgil, two-point conversion attempt failed Ole Miss 34–29; Drive: 2 play, 9 yards, 0:42 Fourth quarter (10:38) MISS FG – Luke Logan 22-yard field goal Ole Miss 37–29; Drive: 14 play, 78 yards, 5:43 (00:39) MISS FG – Luke Logan 32-yard field goal Ole Miss 40–29; Drive: 10 play, 69 yards, 4:39 Top passers MISS – Matt Corral – 21/30, 239 yards, 2 TD SELA – Chason Virgil – 29/44, 309 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers MISS – Scottie Phillips – 26 carries, 103 yards, TD SELA – Devonte Williams – 13 carries, 50 yards, TD Top receivers MISS – Elijah Moore – 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD SELA – Juwan Petit-Frere – 3 receptions, 74 yards, TD

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Ole Miss
First downs	20	24
Total yards	375	459
Rushing yards	66	220
Passing yards	309	239
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	27:56	32:04

Lamar

See also: 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	17	3	7	34
No. 21 Lions	7	14	21	3	45

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: mostly cloudy • Wind: SE 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 6,352
• Referee: Dan Lewis
• TV: ESPN+
• [7] [8] [9]

Game information

First quarter (05:26) LAM TD – Jordan Hoy 19-yard rush, Bailey Giffen kick Lamar 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:26 (00:44) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 12-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:42 Second quarter (14:54) LAM TD – A. J. Walker 6-yard rush, Bailey Giffen kick Lamar 14–7; Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:44 (13:40) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 58-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:05 (05:44) LAM TD – Kenny Allen 36-yard pass from Jordan Hoy, Bailey Giffen kick Lamar 21–14; Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:39 (01:24) SELA TD – CJ Turner 3-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Tied 21–21; Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:04 (00:10) LAM FG – Bailey Giffen 38-yard field goal Lamar 24–21; Drive: 7 play, 54 yards, 1:12 Third quarter (09:59) SELA TD – Javon Conner 24-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 28–24; Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:45 (08:51) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 50-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 35–24; Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:09 (03:56) LAM FG – Bailey Giffen 47-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 35–27; Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:49 (00:39) SELA TD – Javon Conner 14-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 42–27; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:17 Fourth quarter (11:47) LAM TD – Myles Wanza 3-yard rush, Bailey Giffen kick Southeastern Louisiana 42–34; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:52 (01:48) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 19-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 45–34; Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, 5:54 Top passers SELA – Chason Virgil – 26/34, 307 yards, 4 TD LAM – Jordan Hoy – 14/33, 303 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SELA – Devonte Williams – 16 carries, 63 yards, TD LAM – Myles Wanza – 13 carries, 60 yards, TD Top receivers SELA – Austin Mitchell – 5 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD LAM – Kirkland Banks – 5 receptions, 112 yards

Statistics	Lamar	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	19	28
Total yards	436	520
Rushing yards	133	166
Passing yards	303	336
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	27:51	32:09

At Northwestern State

See also: 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team

Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Lions	10	7	20	7	44
Demons	7	10	3	7	27

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); sunny and warm
• Game attendance: 7,584
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois
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Game information

First quarter (09:18) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 34-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 3–0; Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:44 (07:16) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 26-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick Northwestern State 7–3; Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:54 (03:49) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 35-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 10–7; Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:27 Second quarter (09:17) NSU TD – Kendrick Price 19-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick Northwestern State 14–10; Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:47 (04:43) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 17–14; Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:27 (00:00) NSU FG – Ryan Gremillion 24-yard field goal Tied 17–17; Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 4:37 Third quarter (09:12) NSU FG – Ryan Gremillion 25-yard field goal Northwestern State 20–17; Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:15 (07:07) SELA TD – Taron Jones 5-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 24–20; Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:02 (05:59) SELA TD – CJ Turner 46-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 31–20; Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:07 (00:52) SELA TD – Kendall Collins Jr. 25-yard rush, Bryce Broussard PAT failed Southeastern Louisiana 37–20; Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:51 Fourth quarter (04:30) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 17-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Ryan Gremillion kick Southeastern Louisiana 37–27; Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:13 (00:48) SELA TD – Taron Jones 2-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 44–27; Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:42 Top passers SELA – Chason Virgil – 24/32, 344 yards, TD NSU – Shelton Eppler – 35/55, 333 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SELA – Taron Jones – 18 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD NSU – Jared West – 13 carries, 24 yards Top receivers SELA – CJ Turner – 7 receptions, 128 yards, TD NSU – Quan Shorts – 11 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Northwestern State
First downs	26	27
Total yards	537	378
Rushing yards	143	45
Passing yards	394	333
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	30:30	29:30

At McNeese State

See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Lions	3	14	3	14	34
Cowboys	10	14	0	14	38

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); sunny and humid
• Game attendance: 8,217
• Referee: Kevin Hassell
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Game information

First quarter (09:48) MCNS TD – Davion Curtis 20-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:30 (04:45) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 21-yard field goal McNeese State 10–0; Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:37 (00:07) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 20-yard field goal McNeese State 10–3; Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:38 Second quarter (13:30) MCNS TD – Cyron Sutton 58-yard pas from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 17–3; Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:33 (05:35) MCNS TD – Elijah Mack 2-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 24–3; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:48 (02:42) SELA TD – CJ Turner 10-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick McNeese State 24–10; Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:48 (00:23) SELA TD – Lorenzo Nunez 31-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 24–17; Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 1:37 Third quarter (01:09) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 21-yard field goal McNeese State 24–20; Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:06 Fourth quarter (13:02) SELA TD – Lorenzo Nunez 60-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 27–24; Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:46 (09:56) MCNS TD – Elijah Mack 1-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 31–27; Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:00 (07:06) SELA TD – Bransen Schwebel 2-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 34–31; Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:50 (02:21) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 33-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 38–34; Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 2:35 Top passers MCNS – Cody Orgeron – 12/29, 248 yards, 3 TD SELA – Chason Virgil – 27/49, 321 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MCNS – Elijah Mack – 28 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD SELA – Austin Mitchell – carry, 36 yards Top receivers MCNS – Cyron Sutton – 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD SELA – Bransen Schwebel – 8 receptions, 94 yards, TD

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	McNeese State
First downs	19	23
Total yards	452	473
Rushing yards	86	225
Passing yards	366	248
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	28:57	31:03

Incarnate Word

See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	14	3	7	27
No. 23 Lions	7	7	0	7	21

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 6,345
• Referee: Vidal Jones
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Game information

First quarter (10:11) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 48-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:32 (00:29) UIW FG – Carson Mohr 25-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 7–3; Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:09 Second quarter (14:49) UIW TD – Isaiah Paul 45-yard interception returned, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 10–7; Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:33 (04:09) UIW TD – Brady Rogers 18-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 17–7; Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:55 (01:12) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Incarnate Word 17–14; Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:46 Third quarter (04:39) UIW FG – Carson Mohr 19-yard field goal Incarnate Word 20–14; Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:03 Fourth quarter (09:23) UIW TD – Lamont Johnson 21-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 27–14; Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:41 (05:54) SELA TD – Marcus Cooper 16-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Incarnate Word 27–21; Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 2:05 Top passers UIW – Jon Copeland – 14/27, 147 yards, 2 TD SELA – Chason Virgil – 33/46, 337 yards, TD, 4 INT Top rushers UIW – Ameer King – 18 carries, 94 yards SELA – Marcus Cooper – 9 carries, 59 yards, TD Top receivers UIW – Lamont Johnson – 3 receptions, 37 yards, TD SELA – Austin Mitchell – 4 receptions, 87 yards, TD

Statistics	Incarnate Word	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	20	24
Total yards	317	515
Rushing yards	170	178
Passing yards	147	337
Turnovers	0	6
Time of possession	29:42	30:18

At Houston Baptist

See also: 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Southeastern Louisiana at Houston Baptist – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	14	17	7	52
Huskies	6	7	0	0	13

at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 2,158
• Referee: Dan Lewis
• [19] [20] [21]

Game information

First quarter (14:43) SELA TD – Lorenzo Nunez 80-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:17 (11:32) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 43-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 7–3; Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 2:04 (07:08) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 31-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 7–6; Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:41 (02:32) SELA TD – Taron Jones 4-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–6; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:36 Second quarter (04:18) SELA TD – Ferlando Jordan 97-yard interception returned, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 21–6; Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:15 (02:05) HBU TD – Jerreth Sterns 6-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 21–13; Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:03 (00:39) SELA TD – CJ Turner 15-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 28–13; Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:16 Third quarter (14:29) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 25-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 35–13; Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:21 (07:34) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 24-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 38–13; Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:51 (04:41) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 70-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 45–13; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20 Fourth quarter (06:35) SELA TD – Matt DeBlaiso 21-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 52–13; Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:13 Top passers SELA - Chason Virgil - 22/31, 388 yards, 3 TD HBU - Bailey Zappe - 22/42, 156 yards, INT Top rushers SELA - Devonte Williams - 11 carries, 51 yards, TD HBU - Ean Beek - 13 carries, 45 yards Top receivers SELA - Austin Mitchell - 2 receptions, 89 yards, TD HBU - DJ Dormeus - 5 receptions, 62 yards

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Houston Baptist
First downs	32	15
Total yards	634	259
Rushing yards	145	48
Passing yards	489	211
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	36:36	23:24

Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	10	7	13	30
Lions	13	6	14	14	47

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 5,127
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois
• [22] [23] [24]

Game information

First quarter (06:37) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 3-yard rush, Two-point conversion rush failed Southeastern Louisiana 6–0; Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:05 (03:53) SELA TD – Ed Magee 8-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 13–0; Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:35 Second quarter (14:16) SFA TD – Allen Arclies III 27-yard pass from Trae Self, Storm Ruiz kick Southeastern Louisiana 13–7; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:33 (04:04) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard PAT blocked Southeastern Louisiana 19–7; Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:30 (00:00) SFA FG – Storm Ruiz 29-yard field goal Southeastern Louisiana 19–10; Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 1:16 Third quarter (09:44) SFA TD – Josh McGowen 2-yard rush, Storm Ruiz kick Southeastern Louisiana 19–17; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:51 (04:41) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 2-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 26–17; Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:03 (01:26) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 15-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 33–17; Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:16 Fourth quarter (13:34) SFA TD – Xavier Gipson 12-yard pass from Trae Self, Two-point conversion pass failed Southeastern Louisiana 33-23; Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 2:36 (07:17) SELA TD – Ferlando Jordan 65-yard interception returned, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 40–23; Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:49 (05:31) SFA TD – Lar'Darion Cobb 20-yard pass from Cam Arnold, Storm Ruiz kick Southeastern Louisiana 40–30; Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:36 (00:37) SELA TD – Taron Jones 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 47–30; Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:53 Top passers SELA – Chason Virgil – 15/21, 122 yards, TD, INT SFA – Trae Self – 25/39, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SELA – Devonte Williams – 8 carries, 65 yards SFA – Josh McGowen – 16 carries, 63 yards, TD Top receivers SELA – Devonte Williams – 11 receptions, 71 yards, TD SFA – Xavier Gipson – 8 receptions, 94 yards, TD

Statistics	Stephen F. Austin	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	27	24
Total yards	471	421
Rushing yards	68	222
Passing yards	403	199
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:25	29:35

At Central Arkansas

See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	14	6	7	34
No. 7 Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at Estes Stadium, Conway, AR

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 6,275
• Referee: David Alvarez
• [25] [26] [27]

Game information

First quarter (05:52) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 9-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:17 Second quarter (11:56) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 2-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–0; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:04 (00:07) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 2-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 21–0; Drive: 16 plays, 91 yards, 8:45 Third quarter (07:30) SELA TD – Javon Conner 6-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard PAT blocked Southeastern Louisiana 27–0; Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 3:18 Fourth quarter (10:12) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 34–0; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:06 Top passers SELA – Cole Kelley – 20/24, 273 yards, TD, INT UCA – Breylin Smith – 17/39, 193 yards, 3 INT Top rushers SELA – Taron Jones – 16 carries, 69 yards UCA – D'erek Fernandez – 3 carries, 34 yards Top receivers SELA – Devonte Williams – 6 receptions, 86 yards UCA – Jarrod Barnes – 3 receptions, 43 yards

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Central Arkansas
First downs	26	13
Total yards	490	261
Rushing yards	153	68
Passing yards	337	193
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	38:08	21:52

At Abilene Christian

See also: 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Southeastern Louisiana at Abilene Christian – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Lions	14	21	0	7	42
Wildcats	0	7	0	7	14

at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, TX

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); sunny, partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 4,981
• Referee: Vidal Jones
• [28] [29] [30]

Game information

First quarter (11:23) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 6-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:49 (05:29) SELA TD – Matt DeBlaiso 53-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–0; Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:35 Second quarter (06:06) ACU TD – Sema'J Davis 2-yard rush, Blair Zepeda kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–7; Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:52 (02:36) SELA TD – Chason Virgil 13-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 21–7; Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:25 (00:53) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 9-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 28–7; Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 0:51 (00:05) SELA TD – Javon Conner 4-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 35–7; Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:22 Fourth quarter (12:43) ACU TD – Branden Hohenstein 15-yard pass from Sema'J Davis, Blair Zepeda kick Southeastern Louisiana 35–14; Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:38 Top passers SELA – Chason Virgil – 19/30, 204 yards, 2 TD ACU – Sema'J Davis – 11/19, 195 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers SELA – Devonte Williams – 9 carries, 48 yards, 2 TD ACU – Sema'J Davis – 17 carries, 33 yards, TD Top receivers SELA – CJ Turner – 7 receptions, 74 yards ACU – Kobe Clark – 6 receptions, 104 yards

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Abilene Christian
First downs	22	12
Total yards	432	283
Rushing yards	152	35
Passing yards	280	248
Turnovers	1	6
Time of possession	36:27	23:33

Nicholls

See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team

Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Colonels	0	14	7	7	28
No. 21 Lions	14	0	0	13	27

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

• Date: November 21
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 10,071
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois
• [31] [32] [33]

Game information

First quarter (04:45) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 2-yard pas from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:40 (00:00) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 61-yard punt returned, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–0; Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:41 Second quarter (11:43) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 48-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Southeastern Louisiana 14–7; Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 3:10 (05:34) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 2-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:31 Third quarter (00:20) NICH TD – Julien Gums 5-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 21–14; Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:38 Fourth quarter (11:34) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 4-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Tied 21–21; Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:40 (02:21) SELA TD – Austin Mitchell 17-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard PAT failed Southeastern Louisiana 27–21; Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:46 (01:30) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 57-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 28–27; Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 0:45 Top passers NICH – Chase Fourcade – 19/27, 288 yards, 3 TD, INT SELA – Chason Virgil – 25/45, 321 yards, TD, INT Top rushers NICH – Julien Gums – 18 carries, 133 yards, TD SELA – Devonte Williams – 16 carries, 75 yards, TD Top receivers NICH – Dai'Jean Dixon – 9 receptions, 190 yards, 3 TD SELA – Austin Mitchell – 8 receptions, 99 yards, TD

Statistics	Nicholls	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	17	26
Total yards	468	460
Rushing yards	180	113
Passing yards	288	347
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	31:15	28:45

FCS Playoffs

The Lions were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Villanova.

Villanova (first round)

See also: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team

Villanova at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Wildcats	10	21	0	13	44
No. 24 Lions	7	7	17	14	45

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 4,173
• Referee: Kelly Holman
• [34] [35] [36]

Game information

First quarter (06:56) NOVA FG – Drew Kresge 38-yard field goal Villanova 3–0; Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 5:21 (04:30) SELA TD – Devonte Williams 10-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–3; Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:21 (00:10) NOVA TD – Todd Summers 4-yard pass from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick Villanova 10–7; Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 4:13 Second quarter (07:17) NOVA TD –Elijah Glover 78-yard interception returned, Drew Kresge kick Villanova 17–7; Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:40 (03:28) NOVA TD – Daniel Smith 53-yard rush, Drew Kresge kick Villanova 24–7; Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:38 (01:33) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 1-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Villanova 24–14; Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:47 (00:28) NOVA TD – Jaaron Hayek 57-yard pass from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick Villanova 31–14; Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 0:55 Third quarter (10:31) SELA TD – Cole Kelley 3-yard rush, Bryce Broussard kick Villanova 31–21; Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 2:50 (06:31) SELA TD – CJ Turner 29-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Villanova 31–28; Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:02 (01:29) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 25-yard field goal Tied 31–31; Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:47 Fourth quarter (13:06) NOVA TD – Todd Summers 1-yard pass from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge kick Villanova 38–31; Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:17 (06:36) SELA TD – Javon Conner 4-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Tied 38–38; Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:06 (04:36) NOVA TD – Changa Hodge 50-yard pass from Daniel Smith, Drew Kresge PAT failed Villanova 44–38; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53 (02:56) SELA TD – CJ Turner 8-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 45–44; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:40 Top passers SELA – Chason Virgil – 36/49, 474 yards, 3 TD, INT NOVA – Daniel Smith – 19/30, 283 yards, 4 TD Top rushers SELA – Devonte Williams – 12 carries, 78 yards, TD NOVA – Daniel Smith – 7 carries, 90 yards, TD Top receivers SELA – CJ Turner – 11 receptions, 173 yards, 2 TD NOVA – Jaaron Hayek – 6 receptions, 105 yards, TD

Statistics	Villanova	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	21	31
Total yards	501	602
Rushing yards	218	94
Passing yards	283	508
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	32:44	27:16

At Montana (second round)

See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team

Southeastern Louisiana at Montana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Lions	7	14	7	0	28
No. 6 Grizzlies	10	28	20	15	73

at Washington–Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

• Date: December 7
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 16,550
• Referee: Joe Caruso
• [37] [38] [39]

Game information

First quarter (09:27) SELA TD – Javon Conner 29-yard pas from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:33 (09:13) MONT TD – Samori Toure 62-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:07 (01:20) MONT FG – Brandon Purty 32-yard field goal Montana 10–7; Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:02 Second quarter (09:34) MONT TD – Marcus Knight 4-yard rush, Brandon Purty kick Montana 17–7; Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:50 (04:47) MONT TD – Mitch Roberts 15-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick Montana 24–7; Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:19 (02:05) SELA TD – Branson Schwebel 12-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Montana 24–14; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:42 (01:54) MONT TD – Malik Flowers 81-yard kickoff returned, Brandon Purty kick Montana 31–14; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 (01:17) SELA TD – Javon Conner 52-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Brousssard kick Montana 31–21; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:37 (00:08) MONT TD – Marcus Knight 7-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick Montana 38–21; Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:03 Third quarter (14:03) MONT TD – Samori Toure 29-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick Montana 45–21; Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:49 (12:09) SELA TD – CJ Turner 18-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Montana 45–28; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54 (07:00) MONT TD – Marcus Knight 7-yard rush, Brandon Purty kick Montana 51–28; Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:50 (02:42) MONT TD – Marcus Knight 9-yard rush, Brandon Purty kick Montana 58–28; Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:21 Fourth quarter (13:11) MONT TD – Samori Toure 47-yard pass from Dalton Sneed, Brandon Purty kick Montana 65–28; Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:05 (08:38) MONT SF – Team Safety Montana 67–28; Drive: 1 plays, -2 yards, 0:06 (01:50) MONT TD – Corbin Walker 47-yard interception returned, Gabe Peppenger PAT failed Montana 73–28; Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:56 Top passers MONT – Dalton Sneed – 29/45, 459 yards, 5 TD SELA – Chason Virgil – 36/59, 436 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers MONT – Marcus Knight – 16 carries, 75 yards, 3 TD SELA – Devonte Williams – 11 carries, 34 yards Top receivers MONT – Samori Toure – 12 receptions, 303 yards, 3 TD SELA – Javon Conner – 9 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Montana
First downs	23	30
Total yards	489	600
Rushing yards	22	123
Passing yards	467	477
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:44	29:16

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	23	23	21	19	17	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	21	19
Coaches	—	RV	24	23	22	19	25	—	—	—	RV	23	22	18