2023 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team explained

Year:2023
Team:Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Sport:football
Conference:Southland Conference
Short Conf:Southland
Record:3–8
Conf Record:3–4
Head Coach:Frank Scelfo
Hc Year:6th
Off Coach:Greg Stevens
Oc Year:8th
Def Coach:Bill D'Ottavio
Dc Year:2nd
Stadium:Strawberry Stadium

The 2023 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Frank Scelfo. The Lions played their home games at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.

Preseason

Recruiting class

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Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 24, 2023. The Lions were picked to finish first in the conference and received nine first-place votes.[2]

1 Southeastern Louisiana 93 (9)
2 Incarnate Word 91 (7)
3 McNeese 65
4 Nicholls 62
5 Northwestern State 52
6 Texas A&M–Commerce 33
7 Lamar 28
8 Houston Christian 24

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2023 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 21, 2023. SELU had a total of 17 players selected.[3]

Offense

1st Team

2nd Team

Defense

1st Team

2nd Team

Schedule

[4] [5] [6] [7]

Game summaries

at Mississippi State

See also: 2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team.

Statistics SELAMSST
First downs 10 23
Total yards 54–208 68–525
Rushing yards 26–83 39–298
Passing yards 125 227
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–28–0 20–29–0
Time of possession 28:58 31:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana Passing Eli Sawyer 11/19, 85 yards
Rushing Harlan Dixon 8 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Harlan Dixon 4 receptions, 42 yards
Mississippi State Passing 20/29, 227 yards, 2 TD
Rushing 19 carries, 127 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Creed Whittemore 4 receptions, 59 yards, TD

At South Alabama

See also: 2023 South Alabama Jaguars football team.

At Eastern Washington

See also: 2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.

Houston Christian

See also: 2023 Houston Christian Huskies football team.

Tarleton State

See also: 2023 Tarleton State Texans football team.

At No. 8 Incarnate Word

See also: 2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team.

Lamar

See also: 2023 Lamar Cardinals football team.

At Northwestern State

See also: 2023 Northwestern State Demons football team.

McNeese State

See also: 2023 McNeese Cowboys football team.

At Texas A&M–Commerce

Nicholls

See also: 2023 Nicholls Colonels football team.

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePosition
Frank ScelfoHead coach
Greg Stevens Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach
A.J. Hopp Offensive line coach / run game coordinator
Anthony Scelfo Wide receivers coach / recruiting coordinator / pass coordinator
Albert Poree Running backs coach
Ross Jenkins Tight ends coach / special teams coordinator
Bill D'Ottavio Defensive coordinator / safeties coach
Cornerbacks coach
Antonio Baker Nickelbacks coach
Dustin Landry Linebackers coach
Tom Rinaldi Defensive line coach
Bryce Rivers Offensive analyst
Trey Nunez Defensive analyst
Luke Wagner Offensive analyst / offensive line coach

Roster

Statistics

Team

Southeastern Louisiana Opp
Scoring
  Points per Game
  Points per Turnovers
First Downs
  Rushing
  Passing
  Penalty
Rushing yards
  Avg per play
  Avg per game
  Rushing touchdowns
Passing yards
  Att-Comp-Int
  Avg per pass
  Avg per catch
  Avg per game
  Passing touchdowns
Total Offense
  Plays
  Avg per play
  Avg per game
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
  Avg per game
Southeastern Louisiana Opp
  Punt-Yards
   Avg per play
   Avg per punt net
  Punt Return-Yards
   Avg per punt return
  Kickoffs-Yards
   Avg per play
   Avg per kick net
  Kickoff Return-Yards
   Avg per kickoff return
  Interceptions-Yards
   Avg per play
Time of possession / game
3rd Down Conversions (Pct%) (0%) (0%)
4th Down Conversions (Pct%) (0%) (0%)
Touchdowns Scored
Field Goals-Attempts
  PAT-Attempts
   2 point conversion-attempts
Sack by Yards
Misc Yards
Safeties
Onside kicks
Red zone scores (0%) (0%)
  Red zone touchdowns (0%) (0%)
Attendance
  Date/Avg per date
  Neutral Site

Individual leaders

Passing statistics
NAME POS RAT CMP-ATT-INT YDS AVG/G CMP% TD LONG
QB 0.0 0-0-0 0 yrds 0.0% 0 TDs 0
TOTALS 0.0 0-0-0 0 yrds 0.0 0.0% 0 TDs 0

Defense

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

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HonorsPlayerPositionDate AwardedRef.
SLC Defensive Player of the WeekIan GoodlyDBSeptember 4, 2023[9]
SLC Special Teams Player of the WeekAustin DunlapPSeptember 18, 2023[10]
SLC Special Teams Player of the WeekAustin DunlapPSeptember 25, 2023[11]
SLC Defensive Player of the WeekVictor TademyDBOctober 23, 2023[12]
SLC Defensive Player of the WeekJoshua RandallDLNovember 13, 2023[13]
SLC Special Teams Player of the WeekAustin DunlapPNovember 20, 2023[14]

Postseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2023 all-conference football team selections on November 22, 2023. Southeastern Louisiana had a total of nine players selected.[15]

Offense
1st Team

2nd Team

Defense

1st Team

2nd Team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southeastern Adds 20 for 2023. Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics . December 21, 2022 . 11 August 2023 . en.
  2. Web site: Southeastern Voted Top Spot in 2023 Southland Football Preseason Poll . www.southland.org . 24 July 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Team . www.southland.org . 24 July 2023 . en.
  4. News: 2023 Southeastern Louisiana Football Schedule. FBSchedules.com. January 31, 2023.
  5. Web site: 2023 Football Schedule . Southeastern Louisiana Athletics . July 19, 2023.
  6. Web site: SE Louisiana Lions Schedule 2023 . ESPN Enterprises, INC . June 19, 2023.
  7. Web site: SLU's Game at Northwestern State Rescheduled for Thursday. Southeastern Louisiana Lions. October 16, 2023. October 17, 2023.
  8. Web site: 2023 Football Roster. lionsports.net. August 11, 2023.
  9. Web site: James Hill . HCU's Dozier, SLU's Goodly, McNeese's Thomas Named Southland Football Players of the Week . Southland Conference . November 24, 2023 . September 4, 2023.
  10. Web site: James Hill . UIW's Porter, Richardson; SLU's Dunlap Take Home Southland Football Player of the Week Honors . Southland Conference . November 24, 2023 . September 18, 2023.
  11. Web site: James Hill . HCU's Suits, A&M-Commerce's Epps, Southeastern's Dunlap Earn Southland Football Players of the Week . Southland Conference . November 24, 2023 . September 25, 2023.
  12. Web site: James Hill . UIW's Torres, SLU's Tademy, Goodly Named Southland Football Players of the Week . Southland Conference . November 24, 2023 . October 23, 2023.
  13. Web site: James Hill . Nicholls' Spears, Southeastern's Randall, Lamar's Stevens Named Southland Players of the Week . Southland Conference . November 24, 2023 . November 24, 2023.
  14. Web site: James Hill . Nicholls' McQuaide, McNeese's Davey, Southeastern's Dunlap Earn Final Southland Football Player of the Week . Southland Conference . November 24, 2023 . November 24, 2023.
  15. Web site: James Hill . Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Football Team and Superlatives . Southland Conference . November 22, 2023 . November 24, 2023.

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