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2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

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.

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

Preseason edit

Preseason poll edit

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 edit

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 edit

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
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Schedule edit

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–Commerce No. 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries edit

At Louisiana edit

See also: 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team and Cypress Mug
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Period 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.
  • Game attendance: 16,812
  • 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
Pregame line Over/under
LA –13.0 61
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 edit

See also: 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Florida Atlantic Owls
Period 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 edit

See also: 2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 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 edit

See also: 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Incarnate Word Cardinals at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 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 edit

See also: 2022 Murray State Racers football team
Murray State Racers at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 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 edit

See also: 2022 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions football team
Texas A&M-Commerce Lions at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 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 edit

See also: 2022 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Period 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 edit

See also: 2022 McNeese Cowboys football team
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at McNeese Cowboys
Period 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 edit

See also: 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Lamar Cardinals
Period 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 edit

See also: 2022 Northwestern State Demons football team
Northwestern State Demons at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 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 edit

See also: 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team and River Bell Classic
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Nicholls Colonels
Period 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 edit

Vs. No. 18 Idaho - First Round edit

See also: 2022 Idaho Vandals football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season
Idaho Vandals at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Period 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 edit

See also: 2022 Samford Bulldogs football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Samford Bulldogs
Period 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 edit

  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.
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