HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University football team continued its streak of consecutive weeks ranked in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 which was released Monday.
The Lions dropped four spots from the preseason to No. 21 after Saturday's 24-7 loss to UL Lafayette in the season opener. Southeastern has been ranked for 27 consecutive weeks – the fifth-longest current streak in FCS.
Southeastern could not overcome an early 17-0 hole due to a pair of turnovers and eight penalties for 60 yards. On the first play of the final quarter, SLU seemingly cut the lead to three points versus a Ragin' Cajun team that boasts FBS' longest active winning streak at 14. However,
Cephus Johnson III's 48-yard touchdown pass to
CJ Turner was overturned due to a penalty and the Lions would get no closer.
SLU is one of two ranked teams in the Southland Conference. UIW moved up to No. 8 after a 64-29 home win over then-No. 9 Southern Illinois.
Southeastern will play its second straight game versus FBS competition to start the season this coming Saturday. The Lions will travel to Boca Raton, Florida to face FAU in a 5 p.m. (CDT) contest. The game will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM, The Boss 103.7 FM/1400 AM)
Stats Perform FCS Top 25
Team (First-place votes) Record Points Prv.
1. North Dakota State (52) 1-0 1,348 1
2. South Dakota State (2) 0-1 1,259 2
3. Montana 1-0 1,244 3
4. Montana State 1-0 1,210 4
5. Missouri State 1-0 1,065 5
6. Villanova 1-0 1,064 6
7. Sacramento State 1-0 1,009 7
8. UIW 1-0 899 14
9. ETSU 1-0 815 11
10. Delaware 1-0 768 19
11. Chattanooga 1-0 752 12
12. Eastern Washington 1-0 719 13
13. Jackson State 1-0 700 15
14. UT Martin 1-0 518 18
15. Holy Cross 1-0 495 16
16. Weber State 1-0 451 20
17. Southern Illinois 0-1 450 9
18. Stephen F. Austin 1-1 394 10
19. Kennesaw State 0-1 379 8
20. William & Mary 1-0 350 NR
21. Southeastern 0-1 348 17
22. Rhode Island 1-0 324 22
23. Mercer 1-1 206 23
24. Northern Iowa 0-1 187 21
25. Samford 1-0 162 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Richmond 104, UC Davis 85, Eastern Kentucky 67, South Dakota 44, Furman 31, Dartmouth 30, New Hampshire 14, Elon 13, North Dakota 11, North Carolina Central 3, Austin Peay 3.
2022 SLU opponents in
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TICKETS
For ticket information, contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit
www.LionSports.net. Southeastern will continue offering mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets for the 2022-23 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.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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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.
