2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2022

| team = Southeastern Louisiana Lions

| sport = football

| image = Southeastern Louisiana Lions script.svg

| image_size = 175

| conference = Southland Conference

| short_conf = Southland

| STATSRank = 12

| FCSCoachRank = 19

| record = 9–4

| conf_record = 5–1

| head_coach = Frank Scelfo

| hc_year= 5th

| off_coach = Greg Stevens

| oc_year = 7th

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Bill D'Ottavio

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Strawberry Stadium

| champion = Southland co-champion

| bowl = NCAA Division I Second Round

| bowl_result = L 42–48 OT at Samford

}}

{{2022 Southland Conference football standings}}

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

=Preseason poll=

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Lions were picked to finish first in the conference.{{cite web |title=SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL |url=https://www.southland.org/news/2022/7/20/southeastern-voted-to-top-spot-in-southland-football-preseason-poll.aspx |publisher=Southland Conference |access-date=July 20, 2022}}

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Southeastern Louisiana Lions|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}}

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| 2

Incarnate Word86 (7)
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| 3

Nicholls79 (2)
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| 4

McNeese State61
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| 5

Northwestern State44
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| 6

Texas A&M–Commerce39
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| 7

Lamar25
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| 8

Houston Christian24

=Preseason All–Southland Teams=

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.{{cite web |title=Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams |url=https://www.southland.org/news/2022/7/13/southland-announces-2022-preseason-all-conference-football-teams.aspx |website=www.southland.org |access-date=13 July 2022 |language=en}}

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Offense

1st Team

  • Gage Larvadain – Wide receiver, SO
  • John Allen – Offensive lineman, JR
  • Jalen Bell – Offensive lineman, SR

2nd Team

  • Taron Jones – Running back, SR
  • CJ Turner – Wide receiver, RS-SR
  • Brennan Lanclos – Offensive lineman, RS-JR

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Defense

1st Team

  • Garrett Crawford – Defensive lineman, JR
  • Zy Alexander – Defensive back, SO
  • Donniel Ward-McGee – Defensive back, SR
  • Gage Larvadain – Kick returner, SO

2nd Team

  • Bryce Cage – Defensive lineman, SO
  • Gage Larvadain – Punt returner, SO

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Personnel

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|head_coach=

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  • Greg Stevens (Eastern Oregon)
    Offensive coordinator/QB
  • Bill D’Ottavio (Millersville)
    Defensive coordinator/safeties
  • Ross Jenkins ({{college|Louisiana Tech}})
    Special teams coordinator/TE
  • A. J. Hopp (Slippery Rock)
    Run Game Coordinator/OL
  • Anthony Scelfo ({{college|Tulane}})
    Wide receivers/recruiting coordinator/Pass Game Coordinator
  • Tom Rinaldi ({{college|Bridgeport}})
    Defensive line
  • Albert Poree ({{college|Georgia Tech}})
    Running backs
  • Dustin Landry (Auburn)
    Linebackers
  • Del Lee-Collins (McNeese State)
    Cornerbacks
  • Antonio Baker ({{college|Louisiana Tech}})
    Nickelbacks

}}

Schedule

Southeastern Louisiana Lions finalized their 2022 schedule on February 11, 2022.{{cite news|url=https://www.wbrz.com/news/southeastern-lion-set-2022-football-schedule/|work=WBRZ-TV|title=Southeastern Lion set 2022 football schedule|date=February 11, 2022|accessdate=June 9, 2022}}

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2022

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = STATS

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 3

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = Louisiana

| site_stadium = Cajun Field

| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA

| gamename = Cypress Mug

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 7–24

| attend = 16,812

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 21

| opponent = Florida Atlantic

| site_stadium = FAU Stadium

| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 9–42

| attend = 17,532

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Central Connecticut

| site_stadium = Strawberry Stadium

| site_cityst = Hammond, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 70–6

| attend = 5,277

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opprank = T–4

| opponent = Incarnate Word

| site_stadium = Strawberry Stadium

| site_cityst = Hammond, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 41–35

| attend = 5,095

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 21

| nonconf = y

| score = 48–14

| opponent = Murray State

| site_stadium = Strawberry Stadium

| site_cityst = Hammond, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| attend = 5,127

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| rank = 19

| opponent = Texas A&M–Commerce

| site_stadium = Strawberry Stadium

| site_cityst = Hammond, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 28–31

| attend = 7,192

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Jacksonville State

| site_stadium = Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium

| site_cityst = Jacksonville, AL

| score = 31–14

| tv = ESPN+

| attend = 18,654

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = McNeese

| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium

| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 28–27

| attend = 8,068

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Lamar

| site_stadium = Provost Umphrey Stadium

| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 47–31

| attend = 5,396

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 25

| opponent = Northwestern State

| site_stadium = Strawberry Stadium

| site_cityst = Hammond, LA

| gamename = rivlary

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 23–7

| attend = 5,019

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 17|Thursday}}

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 23

| opponent = Nicholls

| site_stadium = Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium

| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA

| gamename = River Bell Classic

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 40–17

| attend = 7,911

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = Idaho

| opprank = 18

| stadium = Strawberry Stadium

| cityst = Hammond, LA

| gamename = NCAA Division I First Round

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 45–42

| attend = 3,174

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 3

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = Samford

| opprank = 8

| stadium = Seibert Stadium

| cityst = Homewood, AL

| gamename = NCAA Division I Second Round

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 42–48

| overtime = OT

| attend = 4,587

}}

}}

Game summaries

=At Louisiana=

{{see also|2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Cypress Mug}}

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! style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Southeastern Louisiana Lions}}|Pregame line!!style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Southeastern Louisiana Lions}}|Over/under

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| LA –13.0

61

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;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

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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Southeastern Louisiana Lions}}"|Southeastern Louisiana!!style="{{NCAA color cell|Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns}}"|Louisiana

First downs1218
Total yards260374
Rushing yards111133
Passing yards149241
Turnovers20
Time of possession29:0430:56

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rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Southeastern Louisiana Lions}}; text-align:center;"|Southeastern LouisianaPassingCephus Johnson22/34, 149 yards, 1 INT
RushingCarlos Washington Jr.10 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingCJ Turner3 receptions, 46 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell|Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns}}; text-align:center;"|LouisianaPassingChandler Fields13/20, 173 yards, 2 TDs
RushingTerrence Williams10 carries, 61 yards
ReceivingJohnny Lumpkin5 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TDs

{{Clear}}

=At Florida Atlantic=

{{see also|2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team}}

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|H1=7|H2=21|H3=7|H4=7

|stadium=FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

|attendance=17,533

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|referee=Joe Lehring

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{{Clear}}

=Vs. Central Connecticut=

{{see also|2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team}}

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|H1=14|H2=34|H3=10|H4=12

|stadium=Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

|attendance=5,217

|weather=Sunny

|referee=Nolan Dumas

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{{Clear}}

=Vs. No. 4<small>T</small> Incarnate Word=

{{see also|2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team}}

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|R1=7|R2=14|R3=7|R4=7

|home=Lions

|H1=7|H2=14|H3=3|H4=17

|stadium=Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

|attendance=5,095

|weather=Sunny

|referee=Ed Bourgeois

|TV=ESPN3

|TVAnnouncers=Chase Gispert (play-by-play), Lonn Ellzey (analyst) and Mackenzie Fletcher (sideline)

|reference=[https://lionsports.net/sports/football/stats/2022/uiw/boxscore/8162 Box Score]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

  • SLU – 7:33 Ivan Drobocky 9 Yd pass from Cephus Johnson III, Riley Callaghan kick
    SLU 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:37
  • UIW – 0:17 Lindsey Scott Jr. 6 Yd Run, Carson Mohr kick
    Tied 7–7 Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 2:53

;Second Quarter

  • SLU – 11:17 Carlos Washington Jr. 2 Yd Run, Riley Callaghan kick
    SLU 14–7 Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:54
  • UIW – 9:01 Marcus Cooper 4 Yd Run, Carson Mohr kick
    Tied 14–14 Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:11
  • SLU – 6:53 Carlos Washington Jr. 5 Yd Run, Riley Callaghan kick
    SLU 21–14 Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:01
  • UIW – 4:21 CJ Hardy 18 Yd pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    Tied 21–21 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:32

;Third Quarter

  • SLU – 8:49 Riley Callaghan 29 Yd Field Goal
    SLU 24–21 Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 6:11
  • UIW – 2:45 Darion Chafin 5 Yd pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    UIW 28–24 Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 5:56

;Fourth Quarter

  • SLU – 12:24 Riley Callaghan 23 Yd Field Goal
    UIW 28–27 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:13
  • SLU – 6:14 CJ Turner 15 Yd pass from Eli Sawyer, Jessie Britt pass from Eli Sawyer
    SLU 35–28 Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:17
  • UIW – 0:21 Marquez Perez 4 Yd pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
    Tied 35–35 Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:04
  • SLU – 0:00 CJ Turner 59 Yd pass from Eli Sawyer
    SLU 41–35 Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:16

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;Passing

  • UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 27/38, 333 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
  • SLU – Eli Sawyer 15/24, 256 YDS, 2 TD

;Rushing

  • UIW – Marcus Cooper 16 ATT, 61 YDS, 1 TD7
  • SLU – Carlos Washington 23 CAR, 120 YDS, 2 TD

;Receiving

  • UIW – Marcus Cooper 6 REC, 94 YDS
  • SLU – CJ Turner 5 REC, 139 YDS, 2 TD

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=Vs. Murray State=

{{see also|2022 Murray State Racers football team}}

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=Vs. Texas A&M-Commerce=

{{see also|2022 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions football team}}

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|stadium=Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

|attendance=7,192

|weather=Clear

|referee=Gary Leeper

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=At Jacksonville State=

{{see also|2022 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team}}

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|time=1:00 p.m.

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|R1=0|R2=13|R3=0|R4=18

|home=Gamecocks

|H1=0|H2=14|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium, Jacksonville, AL

|attendance=18,654

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|referee=Garrett Dickerson

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=At McNeese=

{{see also|2022 McNeese Cowboys football team}}

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|time=7:00 p.m.

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|R1=7|R2=7|R3=7|R4=7

|home=Cowboys

|H1=6|H2=14|H3=7|H4=0

|stadium=Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

|attendance=8,068

|weather=Cloudy

|referee=Gary Leeper

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=At Lamar=

{{see also|2022 Lamar Cardinals football team}}

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|time=3:00 p.m.

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|R1=14|R2=10|R3=10|R4=13

|home=Cowboys

|H1=0|H2=17|H3=7|H4=7

|stadium=Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, TX

|attendance=5,396

|weather=Sunny

|referee=Nolan Duman

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Statistics

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! Statistics

!style="{{NCAA color cell|Southeastern Louisiana Lions}}"| Southeastern Louisiana

!style="{{NCAA color cell|Lamar Cardinals}}"|Lamar

First downs2816
Total yards527415
Rushing yards204164
Passing yards323251
Turnovers21
Time of possession28:5231:08

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! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics

rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell|Southeastern Louisiana Lions}}; text-align:center;"|Southeastern LouisianaPassingCephus Johnson, III19-27; 179 yards; long 38 yards
RushingCarlos Washington, Jr.18 attempts; 68 yards total; long 15 yards
ReceivingMaurice Massey10 receptions; 158 yards total; long 38 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell|Lamar Cardinals}}; text-align:center;"|LamarPassingMichael Chandler16-34; 251 yards; long 62 yards
RushingKhalan Griffin11 attempts; 84 yards total; long 40 yards
ReceivingAndre Dennis4 receptions; 108 yards total; long 62 yards

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=Vs. Northwestern State=

{{see also|2022 Northwestern State Demons football team}}

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|time=4:00 p.m.

|road=Demons

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=7|R4=0

|home=Lions

|H1=7|H2=16|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

|attendance=5,019

|weather=Cloudy

|referee=Craig Heiser

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=At Nicholls=

{{see also|2022 Nicholls Colonels football team|River Bell Classic}}

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|time=6:00 p.m.

|road=No. 23 Lions

|R1=10|R2=20|R3=7|R4=3

|home=Colonels

|H1=7|H2=10|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

|attendance=7,911

|weather=Sunny

|referee=Ed Bourgeois

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FCS Playoffs

=Vs. No. 18 Idaho - First Round=

{{see also|2022 Idaho Vandals football team|2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season}}

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|date=November 26

|time=6:00 p.m.

|road=No. 18 Vandals

|R1=7|R2=14|R3=0|R4=21

|home=No. 17 Lions

|H1=7|H2=10|H3=7|H4=21

|stadium=Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

|attendance=3,174

|weather=Cloudy

|referee=Rick Wayne

|TV=ESPN+

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=At No. 8 Samford - Second Round=

{{see also|2022 Samford Bulldogs football team|2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season}}

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|date=December 3

|time=2:00 p.m.

|road=No. 17 Lions

|R1=14|R2=0|R3=14|R4=14|R5=0

|home=No. 8 Bulldogs

|H1=14|H2=7|H3=7|H4=14|H5=6

|stadium=Seibert Stadium, Homewood, AL

|attendance=4,587

|weather=Cloudy

|referee=Jeremy DeAngulo

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=

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References