HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana football team enters the spring 2021 season ranked No. 18 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 released on Monday.
 
Southeastern finished ranked 19^th in the 2019 final FCS polls. The Lions finished 8-5 overall and earned a win in the first round of the FCS playoffs over Villanova in the program's third trip to the postseason.
 
SLU is one of four Southland teams listed in the Stats Perform Top 25, along with Saturday's opponent, No. 17 Sam Houston. League foes Nicholls (No. 9) and McNeese (No. 19) are also ranked.
 
SLU is scheduled to open its six-game, conference-only spring schedule on Saturday with a 6 p.m. contest at Sam Houston. Saturday's game will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard 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). Fans can also listen live at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the Lions Game Day Experience and TuneIn Radio apps.
 
The Lions host McNeese at 6 p.m. on March 6 at Strawberry Stadium to open their home slate.  
 
Stats Perform FCS Top 25
Team (First-place votes)                   Record            Points  Prv.
1. North Dakota State (40)                  2-0                   1,000   1
2. James Madison                               1-0                   952      2
3. South Dakota State                         1-0                   918      5
4. Weber State                                    0-0                   882      4
5. Northern Iowa                                0-1                   785      3
6. Villanova                                         0-0                   782      8
7. Illinois State                                    0-0                   730      9
8. Kennesaw State                              0-0                   686      10
9. Nicholls                                           1-0                   665      14
10. Furman                                          1-0                   658      15
11. Wofford                                        1-0                   565      16
12. Eastern Washington                      0-0                   502      18
13. Albany                                          0-0                   475      17
14. North Dakota                                1-0                   401      NR
15. New Hampshire                            0-0                   392      20
16. Jacksonville State                         3-1                   347      NR
17. Sam Houston                                0-0                   326      22
18. Southeastern Louisiana              0-0                   322      21
19. McNeese                                       1-0                   220      NR
20. Monmouth                                    0-0                   212      23
21. Southeast Missouri                        0-1                   161      25
22. Tarleton                                         1-1                   159      NR
23. Tennessee Tech                             1-0                   132      NR     
24. Elon                                               1-0                   129      NR
25. Delaware                                       0-0                   126      NR
 
Others receiving votes: Austin Peay 125, Southern Illinois 83, The Citadel 42, Youngstown State 32, ETSU 23, Jackson State 22, Chattanooga 21, San Diego 19, Richmond 18, South Carolina State 14, UC Davis 13, Idaho 12, Stony Brook 11, Maine 7, UT Martin 7.
 
Spring 2021 opponents in bold italics
 
TICKETS
For ticket information, please contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net/tickets. Southeastern is implementing mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets for the 2020-21 season. All tickets will be available via e-mail or text message in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet. SLU is scheduled to host McNeese (March 6), Northwestern State (March 13) and Lamar (April 3) this coming spring. Current state and local health and safety regulations limit capacity at Strawberry Stadium to 2,518.
 
INSIDE SOUTHEASTERN FOOTBALL WITH FRANK SCELFO
Inside Southeastern Football With Frank Scelfo, presented by Louisiana's First Choice Auto Auction, will air every Monday through the end of the season at 7 p.m. on the patio at Pour House Pizza and Beer Garden (505 West Thomas Street) in downtown Hammond. Hosted by Scelfo, the reigning Southland Conference Coach of the Year, 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.
 
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.