HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana football team remains ranked nationally in both the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 and the AFCA FCS Coaches Top 25 this week.
The Lions (2-2, 2-2 Southland) came up on wrong end of a shootout last Saturday in San Antonio, falling to then-No. 22 UIW, 56-45. SLU finished with 36 first downs and 551 yards of total offense in the high-scoring affair.
Southeastern dropped seven spots to No. 23 in the Stats Perform media poll. The Lions are joined in the Top 25 by spring 2021 foes No. 5 Sam Houston, No. 13 UIW and No. 17 Nicholls.
The AFCA Coaches poll made its spring debut last week and SLU was No. 20 in the first poll. Southeastern has dropped to No. 22 in this week's poll, which also includes Southland Conference representatives Sam Houston (No. 4), Nicholls (No. 14) and UIW (No. 15).
Up Next
Southeastern will have a week off, before closing out its spring home schedule versus Lamar on Saturday, April 3 at 6 p.m. in Strawberry Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (KSLU 90.9 FM, 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.
Stats Perform FCS Top 25
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Prv.
1. James Madison (29) 3-0 975 1
2. North Dakota State (6) 5-1 939 4
3. Weber State (2) 2-0 926 3
4. South Dakota State (2) 4-1 879 6
5. Sam Houston (1) 3-0 816 7
6. North Dakota 4-1 809 2
7. Jacksonville State 7-1 765 8
8. Kennesaw State 3-0 715 9
9. Chattanooga 3-1 653 11
10. Southern Illinois 4-2 586 5
11. Delaware 2-0 559 12
12. Eastern Washington 2-1 480 15
13. UIW 3-0 434 22
14. VMI 4-0 419 19
15. UC Davis 2-1 405 21
16. Villanova 1-1 398 14
17. Nicholls 3-1 352 17
18. Rhode Island 2-0 280 NR
19. Murray State 4-0 279 25
20. Furman 3-2 249 13
21. Richmond 2-0 198 23
22. Northern Iowa 2-3 179 10
23. Southeastern Louisiana 2-2 158 16
24. New Hampshire 0-1 122 20
25. Maine 2-1 77 NR
Others receiving votes: Idaho 63, Missouri State 60, Gardner-Webb 41, San Diego 40, Albany 30, Tarleton 28, Jackson State 23, Monmouth 22, Duquesne 13, ETSU 13, Illinois State 9.
AFCA FCS Top 25
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Prv.
1. James Madison (18) 3-0 498 1
2. Weber State (1) 2-0 467 3
3. North Dakota State (1) 5-1 449 4
4. Sam Houston 3-0 426 6
T5. North Dakota 4-1 399 2
T5. South Dakota State 4-1 399 7
7. Jacksonville State 7-1 389 8
8. Kennesaw State 3-0 362 9
9. Delaware 2-0 319 10
10. Chattanooga 3-1 318 T12
11. Eastern Washington 2-1 276 T12
12. Southern Illinois 4-2 270 5
13. VMI 4-0 244 18
14. Nicholls 3-1 210 16
15. UIW 3-0 207 20
16. Villanova 1-1 198 T14
17. Murray State 4-0 171 24
18. Furman 3-2 163 11
19. UC Davis 2-1 144 25
20. Richmond 2-0 135 22
21. Rhode Island 2-0 107 NR
22. Southeastern Louisiana 2-2 63 17
23. Northern Iowa 2-3 62 T14
24. Tarleton 4-2 38 NR
25. New Hampshire 0-1 36 23
Others receiving votes: Southern 35, San Diego 21, Duquesne 18, Albany 16, Jackson State 16, Maine 12, Missouri State 7, Charleston Southern 6, Gardner Webb 6, Monmouth 4, Illinois State 3, Prairie View 2, East Tennessee State 1, Northern Arizona 1.
Spring 2021 opponents in
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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 3,050.
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.
