2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

The 2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by third-year head coach Frank Scelfo and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southland Conference. Although Southland institutions could have chosen to participate in limited fall competition, Southeastern Louisiana announced on August 13, that they would not compete in any athletic competitions in the fall.^[1]

2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 20
FCS Coaches	No. 21
Record	4–3 (4–2 Southland)
Head coach	Frank Scelfo (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Lachney (1st season)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Sam Houston State $^		6	–	0					10	–	0
No. 20 Southeastern Louisiana		4	–	2					4	–	3
No. 23 Nicholls		3	–	3					4	–	3
Incarnate Word		3	–	3					3	–	3
Lamar		2	–	4					2	–	4
McNeese State*		2	–	4					3	–	4
Northwestern State		1	–	5					1	–	5
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions Note: Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, and Stephen F. Austin played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season. Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Recruiting class

Reference:^[2]

College recruiting information (2020)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
A'Zyrian "Zy" Alexander Cornerback	Loreauville, LA	Loreauville HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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John Allen Offensive Line	Jackson, MS	Forest Hill HS Copiah–Lincoln CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Kevin "KJ" Bickham Linebacker	Amite, LA	Amite HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
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Tijuane Bolton Defensive End	New Augusta, MS	Perry Central HS Mississippi Gulf Coast CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Terrell Carter Wide Receiver	San Diego, CA	Madison HS San Jose State College of San Mateo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
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Cade Collier Tight End	Mobile, AL	Baker HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
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Raymond Cutler Defensive Back	Prattville, AL	Autauga Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
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Blayne Delahoussaye Cornerback	New Iberia, LA	Westgate HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Terry Delaney III Defensive Line	Baton Rouge, LA	Tara HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
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Noah Devlin Offensive Line	New Orleans, LA	De La Salle HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Ivan Drobocky Tight End	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green HS IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Tyreshon Freeman Defensive Back	Prattville, AL	Autauga Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
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Jack Henderson Safety	Mandeville, LA	Mandeville HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Kamron Johnson Defensive Line	Saraland, AL	Saraland HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Cam Jones Wide Receiver	Gonzales, LA	East Ascension HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Jack Landry Kicker	New Orleans, LA	Brother Martin HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Jhy Orgeron Offensive Line	Galliano, LA	South Lafourche HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Eli Sawyer Quarterback	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
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Rodney Sopsher Defensive Line	Amite, LA	Amite HS Southwest Mississippi CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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TaQuan Thomas Safety	New Orleans, LA	John F. Kennedy HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Javin Turner Offensive Line	Patterson, LA	Patterson HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Dominique Webster Wide Receiver/Tight End	Prattville, AL	Autauga Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
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Jacoby Wells Safety	Harvey, LA	Helen Cox HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Christian Westcott Quarterback	Mandeville, LA	Lakeshore HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
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Edward Wilson Cornerback	Port Allen, LA	Port Allen HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their spring preseason poll in January 2021. The Lions were picked to finish third in the conference.^[3] In addition, six Lions were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nicholls	67 (7)
2	Sam Houston State	65 (6)
3	Southeastern Louisiana	48
4	McNeese State	45 (1)
5	Incarnate Word	32
6	Northwestern State	20
7	Lamar	17

Preseason All–Southland Teams

Offense 2nd Team Matt DeBlasio – Tight End/Running Back, SR Austin Mitchell – Wide Receiver, RS-SR Drew Jones – Offensive Lineman, SR

Defense 1st Team Alexis Ramos – Linebacker, SR Ferlando Jordan – Defensive Back, RS-JR 2nd Team Josh Carr Jr. – Defensive Lineman, JR

Roster

2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 Morgan Ellison Jr WR 3 Anthony Spurlock  So RB 4 Marcus Cooper  Jr QB 5 Cephus Johnson III Jr WR 6 Nick Kovacs Jr WR 7 Terrell Carter Jr WR 9 Tim Wilson Jr. Jr WR 10 Javon Connor  Sr QB 12 Eli Sawyer Fr QB 13 Jordan Loving  So QB 15 Cole Kelley Sr WR 16 Justin Wendt  So QB 17 Mason Schucker  So RB 18 JoMari Becnel  Sr QB 19 Christian Westcott Fr RB 20 Elijah Karnjay  Fr RB 21 Kendall Collins Jr.  Fr RB 22 Taron Jones Jr WR 23 Troy Hall Fr RB 24 Tyrone Wilson Fr WR 25 Caleb Blanchard Fr WR 27 Salan Weber Fr FB 38 Damien Dawson  Sr WR 41 Taylor Martin Fr TE 44 Connor Briggs Fr TE 48 Cade Collier Fr OL 52 Javin Turner Fr OL 53 Keanu Mookini  So OL 54 Tyree' Rhodes  Jr OL 55 John Allen So OL 56 Brockhim Wicks  Fr OL 61 Rendon Miles-Character Sr OL 62 William Granville  Fr OL 63 Dom Serapiglia III Fr OL 64 Noah Devlin Fr OL 65 Kaleb Hogg  So OL 66 Wyatt Richthofen Sr OL 68 Cayden Guzzardo Fr OL 70 Ethan McMullan Sr OL 72 Brennen Lanclos  So OL 73 Jhy Oregon Fr OL 74 Jalen Bell Sr OL 77 Matt Wray Fr OL 78 Brendon Kelley  So OL 79 Drew Jones Sr WR 80 Da'shun Hugley Fr WR 81 Austin Mitchell  Sr WR 82 Michael Corner Jr.  Fr WR 83 CJ Turner  Jr TE 84 Nic McTear So TE 85 Tanner Olsen  So WR 86 Ed Magee So TE 88 Ivan Drobocky Fr TE 89 Matt DeBlaiso Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Ferlando Jordan  Jr DB 8 Donniel Ward–Magee Jr DB 11 Matthew Wright  Sr DB 12 Champ Craven  Fr DB 13 Jack Henderson Fr DB 14 Zy Alexander Fr DB 16 Justin Dumas Fr LB 17 Hunter Gill  Fr DB 18 Derek Turner II  So DB 20 Dontrell Smith So DB 21 Marquis Johnson  So DB 23 Blayne Delahoussaye Fr DB 24 Tyreshon Freeman Fr DB 25 TaQuan Thomas Fr DB 26 Kelvin Whitaker Fr DB 27 Justin Douglas So DB 28 Tyrone Legette So DB 29 Jaylin Armwood  Fr LB 30 Alexis Ramos Sr DB 31 Robert Buquoi  Fr LB 32 Mike Mason  Sr LB 33 Tommy Lee Fr LB 34 Arlen Williams  So LB 39 Gerald Henderson  Fr DB 40 Jacoby Wells Fr DB 41 Sherrod Curry Jr. So DB 42 Edward Wilson Fr LB 43 Donte' Daniels Fr DL 45 Josh Carr Jr. Jr LB 46 Herman Christophe IV So LB 47 Gladar Huszar So LB 48 Dominic Lamm So DL 49 Garrett Crawford So LB 57 Josh Cook  So DL 58 Rodney Sopsher So DL 63 Blake Champagne Fr DL 90 Feletoa Ailua Sr LB 91 Darrius Harry  Fr DL 92 Houston Miller Sr DL 93 Kam Johnson Fr DL 94 Chandon Hickerson Sr DL 96 Tainano Gaulua Sr DL 97 Tyrik Mitchell  Fr DL 98 Cullan Scott Fr DL 99 John Graves III So DB Alphonso Taylor So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 26 Austin Dunlap So K, P 33 Nathan Holliday  So K 36 Mateo Rengifo Jr LS 51 Korey Karbowsky Fr LS 59 Jake Rotenberry  Jr LS 67 Cameron Ryals Fr P 82 Cameron Cluney So	Head coach Frank Scelfo (Northeast Louisiana) Coordinators/assistant coaches Greg Stevens (Eastern Oregon) Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Chris Lachney (Southeastern Louisiana) Interim Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Ross Jenkins (Louisiana Tech) Tight ends/special teams coordinator/recruiting coordinator Raymond Monica (North Alabama) Defensive line Tarence Calais (Louisiana Tech) Defensive backs Kerry Joseph (McNeese State) Running backs, passing game coordinator A. J. Hopp (Slippery Rock) Offensive line Giovanni Vizza (Texas A&M) Interim Wide Receivers Joe Scelfo (South Alabama) Guards and Centers Antonio Baker (Louisiana Tech) Interim Safeties Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 22, 2020

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
February 27	6:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Sam Houston State	No. 18	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN+	L 38–43	2,612
March 6	6:00 p.m.	McNeese State	No. 24	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 25–20	3,050
March 13	6:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	No. 18	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 27–24	3,016
March 20	2:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Incarnate Word	No. 16	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 45–56	1,200
April 3	6:00 p.m.	Lamar	No. 25	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 42–12	2,548
April 10	3:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Nicholls	No. 23	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)	ESPN+	W 52–45	5,122
April 17	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Southern Illinois*	No. 17	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 48–55	2,400
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Sam Houston State

Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Lions	7	10	14	7	38
• No. 17 Bearkats	10	10	14	9	43

• Date: February 27, 2021
• Location: Bowers Stadium
  Huntsville, TX
• Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 4 hours and 6 minutes
• Game attendance: 2,612
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Overcast, Muggy • Wind: 9 S MPH
• Referee: Vidal Jones
• Television network: ESPN+

         

Scoring summary

1	09:47	SHSU	Ramon Jefferson 59-yard rush (Seth Morgan kick) (9 plays, 89 yards, 3:51)	SHSU 7–0
	06:08	SELA	Austin Mitchell 1-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (8 plays, 74 yards, 3:32)	TIE 7–7
	03:01	SHSU	Seth Morgan 39-yard field goal (9 plays, 54 yards, 3:07)	SHSU 10–7
2	14:33	SELA	Taron Jones 4-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (10 plays, 72 yards, 3:24)	SELA 14–10
	12:21	SHSU	Noah Smith 4-yard rush (Seth Morgan kick) (5 play, 80 yards, 2:07)	SHSU 17–14
	06:16	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 36-yard field goal (16 plays, 56 yards, 6:05)	TIE 17–17
	00:00	SHSU	Seth Morgan 21-yard field goal (8 plays, 64 yards, 1:26)	SHSU 20–17
3	12:43	SHSU	Ife Adeyi 6-yard rush (Seth Morgan kick) (3 plays, 12 yards, 0:37)	SHSU 27–17
	05:01	SELA	Tim Wilson Jr. 4-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (8 plays, 93 yards, 2:58)	SHSU 27–24
	04:15	SHSU	Ife Adeyi 78-yard pass fr4om Eric Schmid (Seth Morgan kick) (2 plays, 81 yards, 0:41)	SHSU 34–24
	00:34	SELA	CJ Turner 11-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:41)	SHSU 34–31
4	14:05	SHSU	Jequez Ezzard 30-yard pass from Eric Schmid (Seth Morgan PAT failed) (4 plays, 81 yards, 1:23)	SHSU 40–31
	08:21	SELA	CJ Turner 10-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (8 plays, 68 yards, 3:14)	SHSU 43–38

See also: 2020 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SHSU −4.5	54

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Sam Houston State
First downs	27	26
Total yards	536	672
Rushing yards	74	244
Passing yards	462	428
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	33:02	26:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Cole Kelley	36/53, 462 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Morgan Ellison	12 carries, 29 yards
	Receiving	CJ Turner	11 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TDs
Sam Houston State	Passing	Eric Schmid	25/40, 428 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Ramon Jefferson	12 carries, 139 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chandler Harvin	7 receptions, 118 yards

McNeese State

McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	3	7	7	20
• No. 24 Lions	3	9	10	3	25

• Date: March 6, 2021
• Location: Strawberry Stadium
  Hammond, LA
• Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
• Game attendance: 3,050
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: 9 N MPH
• Referee: Scott Hardin
• Television network: ESPN+

      

Scoring summary

1	10:52	MCNS	Jacob Abel 21-yard field goal (7 plays, 17 yards, 4:08)	MCNS 3–0
	03:51	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 27-yard field goal (12 plays, 56 yards, 4:34)	TIE 3–3
2	09:13	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 29-yard field goal (16 plays, 79 yards, 7:02)	SELA 6–3
	05:58	MCNS	Jacob Abel 45-yard field goal (9 plays, 38 yards, 3:15)	TIE 6–6
	00:00	SELA	CJ Turner 8-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo PAT blocked) (12 play, 80 yards, 2:02)	SELA 12–6
3	11:49	SELA	Morgan Ellison 32-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:11)	SELA 19–6
	05:18	MCNS	Carlos Williams 9-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick) (7 plays, 61 yards, 2:37)	SELA 19–13
	01:55	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 32-yard field goal (8 plays, 59 yards, 3:14)	SELA 22–13
4	14:10	MCNS	AJ Carter 2-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick) (8 plays, 67 yards, 2:39)	SELA 22–20
	09:19	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 33-yard field goal (6 plays, 19 yards, 0:58)	SELA 25–20

See also: 2020 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SELA −11.5	62

Statistics	McNeese State	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	20	26
Total yards	331	492
Rushing yards	166	191
Passing yards	165	301
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	30:59	29:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese State	Passing	Cody Orgeron	13/20, 165 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	AJ Carter	15 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Severyn Foster	2 receptions, 75 yards
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Cole Kelley	21/39, 301 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Morgan Ellison	15 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Javon Conner	5 receptions, 104 yards

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	14	0	7	3	24
• No. 18 Lions	0	7	7	13	27

• Date: March 13, 2021
• Location: Strawberry Stadium
  Hammond, LA
• Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes
• Game attendance: 3,016
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois
• Television network: ESPN+

     

Scoring summary

1	13:36	NSU	Bryce Rivers 1-yard rush (Eddie Godina kick) (4 plays, 14 yards, 1:24)	NSU 7–0
	01:46	NSU	Scooter Adams 2-yard rush (Eddie Godina kick) (15 plays, 99 yards, 6:15)	NSU 14–0
2	11:20	SELA	Cole Kelley 8-yard pass from Terrell Carter (Mateo Rengifo kick) (11 plays, 83 yards, 5:18)	NSU 14–7
3	10:23	SELA	Matt DeBlaiso 9-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:30)	TIE 14–14
	07:42	NSU	Aubrey Scott 25-yard pass from Gavin Landry (Eddie Godina kick) (1 pla, 25 yards, 0:08)	NSU 21–14
4	14:55	NSU	Eddie Godina 47-yard field goal (10 plays, 50 yards, 4:54)	NSU 24–14
	12:21	SELA	Cole Kelley 1-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (8 plays, 83 yards, 2:28)	NSU 24–21
	03:33	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 26-yard field goal (10 plays, 40 yards, 4:16)	TIE 24–24
	00:02	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 21-yard field goal (4 plays, 21 yards, 0:28)	SELA 27–24

See also: 2020 Northwestern State Demons football team and Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under
SELA −15.5	62

Statistics	Northwestern State	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	23	23
Total yards	422	477
Rushing yards	249	131
Passing yards	173	346
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	30:46	29:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing	Kaleb Fletcher	7/15, 96 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Scooter Adams	19 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Marquise Bridges	1 reception, 40 yards
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Cole Kelley	28/39, 338 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Morgan Ellison	10 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	CJ Turner	9 receptions, 72 yards

At Incarnate Word

Southeastern Louisiana at Incarnate Word

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Lions	7	9	14	15	45
• No. 22 Cardinals	7	28	21	0	56

• Date: March 20, 2021
• Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
  San Antonio, TX
• Game start: 2:06 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 50 minutes
• Game attendance: 1,200
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 7 W MPH
• Referee: Vidal Jones
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst), Lainie Fritz (sideline)

           

Scoring summary

1	10:31	SELA	Nick Kovacs 5-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (11 plays, 83 yards, 4:29)	SELA 7–0
	00:15	UIW	Robert Ferrel 7-yard pass from Cam Ward (Carson Mohr kick) (9 plays, 74 yards, 2:27)	TIE 7–7
2	09:30	SELA	Cephus Johnson III 3-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo PAT failed) (16 plays, 78 yards, 5:37)	SELA 13–7
	08:17	UIW	Cameron Ward 1-yard rush (Carson Mohr kick) (7 plays, 97 yards, 1:11)	UIW 14–13
	03:10	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 20-yard field goal (13 plays, 72 yards, 5:07)	SELA 16–14
	02:47	UIW	Kevin Brown 75-yard rush (Carson Mohr kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:23)	UIW 21–16
	01:09	UIW	Robert Ferrel 3-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr kick) (6 plays, 34 yards, 1:02)	UIW 28–16
	00:03	UIW	Tre Wolf 26-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr kick) (2 plays, 53 yards, 0:21)	UIW 35–16
3	13:32	UIW	Ameer King 25-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr) (5 plays, 81 yards, 1:23)	UIW 42–16
	09:51	SELA	Anthony Spurlock 1-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 3:41)	UIW 42–23
	09:07	UIW	Jaelin Campbell 41-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr kick) (3 plays, 63 yards, 0:36)	UIW 49–23
	02:11	UIW	Darion Chafin 42-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr kick) (6 plays, 60 yards, 2:47)	UIW 56–23
	00:02	SELA	Cole Kelley 1-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:09)	UIW 56–30
4	08:43	SELA	Morgan Ellison 1-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (10 plays, 69 yards, 2:05)	UIW 56–37
	01:14	SELA	Connor Briggs 1-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Cole Kelley two-point conversion rush) (9 plays, 69 yards, 1:38)	UIW 56–45

See also: 2020 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UIW −1.5	66

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Incarnate Word
First downs	36	27
Total yards	553	655
Rushing yards	122	248
Passing yards	431	407
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	34:58	25:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Cole Kelley	38/60, 431 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Marcus Cooper	10 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Javon Conner	8 receptions, 107 yards
Incarnate Word	Passing	Cam Ward	26/47, 407 yards, 6 TDs
	Rushing	Kevin Brown	13 carries, 190 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tre Wolf	8 receptions, 183 yards, 1 TD

Lamar

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	2	10	0	0	12
• No. 25 Lions	7	14	14	7	42

• Date: April 3, 2021
• Location: Strawberry Stadium
  Hammond, LA
• Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours
• Game attendance: 2,548
• Referee: Scott Hardin
• Television network: ESPN+

     

Scoring summary

1	08:04	SELA	Cole Kelley 1-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (9 plays, 45 yards, 4:01)	SELA 7–0
	03:35	LAMR	Team Safety (3 plays, -6 yards, 0:51)	SELA 7–2
2	13:36	LAMR	Nathan Gaskamp 1-yard rush (Bailey Giffen kick) (10 plays, 50 yards, 4:59)	LAMR 9–7
	12:47	SELA	Tim Wilson Jr. 47-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (2 plays, 63 yards, 0:43)	SELA 14–9
	07:58	LAMR	Bailey Giffen 31-yard field goal (4 plays, 8 yards, 1:52)	SELA 14–12
	04:40	SELA	Cole Kelley 1-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (8 plays, 85 yards, 3:12)	SELA 21–12
3	11:46	SELA	Tim Wilson Jr. 8-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (6 plays, 63 yards, 3:09)	SELA 28–12
	01:18	SELA	Marcus Cooper 5-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (10 plays, 93 yards, 4:40)	SELA 35–12
4	03:52	SELA	Anthony Spurlock 24-yard pass from Cephus Johnson III (Mateo Rengifo kick) (7 plays, 80 yards, 4:10)	SELA 42–12

See also: 2020 Lamar Cardinals football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SELA −16.5	62

Statistics	Lamar	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs	15	26
Total yards	298	468
Rushing yards	181	123
Passing yards	117	345
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	34:26	25:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Jalen Dummett	10/15, 111 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Jaylon Jackson	12 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Kirkland Banks	3 receptions, 36 yards
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Cole Kelley	23/31, 321 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Cephus Johnson III	3 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Javon Conner	4 receptions, 70 yards

At Nicholls

Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 23 Lions	14	3	21	14	52
No. 18 Colonels	10	14	6	15	45

• Date: April 10, 2021
• Location: Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
  Thibodaux, LA
• Game start: 3:05 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 34 minutes
• Game attendance: 5,122
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 5 W MPH
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois
• Television network: ESPN+

           

Scoring summary

1	10:29	SELA	Cole Kelley 6-yard pass from Terrell Carter (Mateo Rengifo kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 4:31)	SELA 7–0
	07:03	NICH	Gavin Lasseigne 31-yard field goal (9 plays, 51 yards, 3:26)	SELA 7–3
	04:17	SELA	CJ Turner 4-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:46)	SELA 14–3
	01:24	NICH	Julien Gums 1-yard rush (Gavin Lasseigne kick) (7 plays, 91 yards, 2:45)	SELA 14–10
2	08:27	NICH	Julien Gums 4-yard rush (Gavin Lasseigne kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 3:10)	NICH 17–14
	02:57	NICH	Julien Gums 3-yard rush (Gavin Lasseigne kick) (8 plays, 59 yards, 3:19)	NICH 24–14
	00:16	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 21-yard field goal (11 plays, 61 yards, 2:41)	NICH 24–17
3	14:28	SELA	Ferlando Jordan 35-yard interception returned (Mateo Rengifo kick) (3 plays, 2 yards, 0:32)	TIE 24–24
	09:24	SELA	CJ Turner 8-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (7 plays, 45 yards, 2:54)	SELA 31–24
	07:32	NICH	Lindsey Scott Jr. 25-yard rush (Gavin Lasseigne PAT blocked) (5 plays, 50 yards, 1:45)	SELA 31–30
	04:21	SELA	Jack Henderson 23-yard interception returned (Mateo Rengifo kick) (3 plays, 5 yards, 1:15)	SELA 38–30
4	14:55	NICH	Julien Gums 4-yard rush (Lindsey Scott Jr. two-point conversion pass to K. J. Franklin) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:26)	TIE 38–38
	13:18	SELA	Marcus Cooper 45-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (5 plays, 65 yards, 1:37)	SELA 45–38
	08:09	SELA	Nick Kovacs 20-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (10 plays, 39 yards, 5:02)	SELA 52–38
	01:34	NICH	Tahj Smith 15-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick) (9 plays, 90 yards, 1:52)	SELA 52–45

See also: 2020 Nicholls Colonels football team and River Bell Classic

Pregame line	Over/under
NICH −5.0	74

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Nicholls
First downs	25	30
Total yards	499	478
Rushing yards	81	217
Passing yards	418	261
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	33:36	26:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Cole Kelley	30/41, 391 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Taron Jones	10 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	CJ Turner	11 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TDs
Nicholls	Passing	Lindsey Scott Jr.	19/38, 261 yards, 1 TD, 4 INTs
	Rushing	Lindsey Scott Jr.	11 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dai'Jean Dixon	5 receptions, 92 yards

At Southern Illinois

Southeastern Louisiana at Southern Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Lions	13	14	14	7	48
• No. 18 Salukis	14	20	14	7	55

• Date: April 17, 2021
• Location: Saluki Stadium
  Carbondale, IL
• Game start: 12:06 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes
• Game attendance: 2,400
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 8 WNW MPH
• Referee: Matt Packowski
• Television network: ESPN+

           

Scoring summary

1	12:06	SELA	Cole Kelley 1-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo PAT failed) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54)	SELA 6–0
	09:51	SIU	Stone Labanowitz 4-yard rush (Nico Gauldoni kick) (7 plays, 65 yards, 2:08)	SIU 7–6
	04:12	SIU	Justin Strong 3-yard rush (Nico Gauldoni kick) (9 plays, 91 yards, 2:56)	SIU 14–6
	02:22	SELA	Cole Kelley 3-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:50)	SIU 14–13
2	14:06	SIU	Javon Williams 1-yard rush (Nico Gauldoni kick) (9 plays, 82 yards, 3:10)	SIU 21–13
	10:27	SELA	Cole Kelley 13-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (8 plays, 72 yards, 3:34)	SIU 21–20
	07:05	SIU	Javon Williams Jr. 8-yard rush (two-point conversion rush failed) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:22)	SIU 27–20
	02:53	SELA	Nick Kovacs 12-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:12)	TIE 27–27
	00:10	SIU	Landon Lenoir 8-yard pass from Stone Labanowitz (Nico Gauldoni kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 2:43)	SIU 34–27
3	14:35	SIU	Avante Cox 47-yard pass from Stone Labanowitz (Nico Gauldoni kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:25)	SIU 41–27
	08:10	SELA	Taron Jones 2-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (4 plays, 79 yards, 1:28)	SIU 41–34
	03:26	SELA	CJ Turner 11-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (10 plays, 62 yards, 4:26)	TIE 41–41
	01:38	SIU	Jacob Garrett 56-yard pass from Javon Williams Jr. (Nico Gauldoni kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:48)	SIU 48–41
4	07:53	SIU	Justin Strong 9-yard rush (Nico Gauldoni kick) (7 plays, 82 yards, 2:11)	SIU 55–41
	05:08	SELA	Tim Wilson Jr. 15-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:45)	SIU 55–48

See also: 2020 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SIU −2.5	63

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Southern Illinois
First downs	34	36
Total yards	557	808
Rushing yards	117	424
Passing yards	440	384
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	32:26	27:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Cole Kelley	34/42, 418 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Taron Jones	7 carries, 43 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Austin Mitchell	5 receptions, 109 yards
Southern Illinois	Passing	Stone Labanowitz	20/24, 328 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Justin Strong	16 carries, 159 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Landon Lenoir	7 receptions, 128 yards, 1 TD