HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana football team's 2019 campaign will continue, as the Lions were among the 24-team FCS playoffs field announced by the NCAA on Sunday morning's selection show on ESPNU.
 
The Lions will host Villanova on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Strawberry Stadium. The winner of the clash between SLU and the Wildcats will face No. 6 seed Montana in next Saturday's second round game at 2 p.m. in Missoula, Montana.
 
Southeastern (7-4, 6-3 Southland) received one of the 14 at-large berths into the field and will be competing in the postseason for the third time. The Lions previously earned playoff appearances in 2013 and 2014.
 
"I love our football team and we're proud to be able to represent our university in the FCS playoffs," Southeastern second-year head coach Frank Scelfo said. "We're thankful to the committee for recognizing our body of work. We're excited about continuing our season and facing a very good Villanova football team next Saturday in front of our home fans."
 
Villanova finished 9-3 overall and posted a 5-3 record in the Colonial Athletics Association. The Wildcats head to Hammond on a three-game win streak after closing the regular season with wins over Richmond, Long Island and Delaware.
 
Visit LionSports.net and follow @slu_athletictix on Twitter for ticket information as it becomes available.  
 
The SLU-Villanova first round contest will be televised on ESPN3. The game can also be heard on KSLU-FM (90.9), Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and the Boss 103.7 FM/1400 AM WFPR, online at www.LionSports.net/live and via the TuneIn Radio and Lions Game Day Experience apps.
 
2019 NCAA FCS Playoffs Schedule (All Times Central)
 
First Round – Saturday, Nov. 30 (All Games on ESPN3)
North Dakota at Nicholls – 3 p.m.
Illinois State at Southeast Missouri State – 1 p.m.
Central Connecticut State at Albany – 12 p.m.
Furman at Austin Peay – 12 p.m.
Kennesaw State at Wofford – 12:30 p.m.
Villanova at Southeastern Louisiana – 3 p.m.
San Diego at Northern Iowa – 1 p.m.
Holy Cross at Monmouth – 11 a.m.
 
Second Round – Saturday, Dec. 7 (All Games on ESPN3)
Nicholls-North Dakota winner at No. 1 North Dakota State – 2:30 p.m.
Southeast Missouri-Central Arkansas winner at No. 8 Central Arkansas – 3 p.m.
Albany-Central Connecticut State winner at No. 5 Montana State – 2 p.m.
Austin Peay-Furman winner at No. 4 Sacramento State – 8 p.m.
Wofford-Kennesaw State winner at No. 3 Weber State – 2 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana-Villanova winner at No. 6 Montana – 2 p.m.
Northern Iowa-San Diego winner at No. 7 South Dakota State – 1 p.m.
Monmouth-Holy Cross winner at No. 2 James Madison – 12 p.m.
 
INSIDE SOUTHEASTERN FOOTBALL WITH FRANK SCELFO
Inside Southeastern Football With Frank Scelfo will air every Monday through Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at Tope La Catering (113 East Thomas Street) in downtown Hammond. Hosted by Scelfo, the Lions' second-year head coach, and Allen Waddell, the hour-long show will air on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (KSLU-FM (90.9), Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and The Boss 103.7 FM/1400 AM WFPR). Fans can also listen live at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Game Day and TuneIn Radio apps. A live video stream of the show will be available at www.youtube.com/sluathletics.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Southeastern Football, follow @LionUpFootball and @Coach_Scelfo on Twitter, like /SLUathletics on Facebook and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.
 
TOUCHDOWN CLUB/S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the football program are encouraged to join the Touchdown Club. Lion football alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
 
All membership fees and donations to both the Touchdown Club and S Club (football) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern football program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
 
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events, effective with the start of the 2018 football season. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.