2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Conference	Southland Conference
2015 record	4–7 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach	Ron Roberts (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Chet Pobolish (1st year)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium (Capacity: 7,408)

2015 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#7 McNeese State $^		9	–	0					10	–	1
#3 Sam Houston State ^		7	–	2					11	–	4
Central Arkansas		7	–	2					7	–	4
Incarnate Word*		5	–	4					6	–	5
Northwestern State		4	–	5					4	–	7
Lamar		4	–	5					5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	5					4	–	7
Nicholls State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Abilene Christian*		3	–	6					3	–	8
SE Louisiana		3	–	6					4	–	7
Houston Baptist		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by fourth year head coach Ron Roberts and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

Previous season

The Lions tied for the Southland Conference championship. They finished the season 9–4 overall, 7–1 in conference play, and lost the first playoff game to Sam Houston State 17–21.

Schedule

Source: ^[1][2]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	at Northwestern State	No. 19	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA	ASN	W 34–20	10,621
September 12	7:00 PM	Florida Tech*	No. 20	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA		W 28–17	7,759
September 19	1:00 PM	at Ohio*	No. 20	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 14–35	22,985
October 1	6:00 PM	Lamar	No. 22	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	ASN	W 30–27	4,520
October 10	6:00 PM	at No. 22 McNeese State	No. 20	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	CST	L 7–21	13,110
October 17	7:00 PM	Stephen F. Austin	No. 23	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	FCS	L 27–28	7,037
October 24	2:00 PM	at Houston Baptist		Husky Stadium • Houston, TX		W 22–7	1,730
October 31	7:00 PM	at Central Arkansas		Estes Stadium • Conway, AR	ESPN3	L 16–21	7,427
November 7	7:00 PM	Incarnate Word		Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	CST	L 2–16	3,474
November 14	2:00 PM	at Abilene Christian		Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX		L 17–21	2,500
November 19	6:00 PM	Nicholls State		Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA (River Bell Classic)	ASN	L 24–27	5,491
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

@ Northwestern State

Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total • #19 Lions 6 7 13 8 34 Demons 3 3 7 7 20 Date: September 1 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 10,621 Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C) • N 1 • Humid and sticky Referee: Ross Smith Television network: ASN Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:01 Northwestern State Chris Moore 37 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:07 0–3 1 1:42 Southeastern Louisiana Xavier Roberson 1 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick failed), Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:58 6–3 2 12:26 Northwestern State Chris Moore 46 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:11 6–6 2 0:43 Southeastern Louisiana Jeff Smiley 12 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:43 13–6 3 9:58 Southeastern Louisiana Kody Sutton 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick failed), Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:57 19–6 3 6:03 Southeastern Louisiana D'Shaie Landor 81 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards, 0:54 26–6 3 3:16 Northwestern State Daniel Taylor 27 yard run (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:42 26–13 4 8:53 Northwestern State Joel Blumenthal 44 yard pass complete to Shakeir Ryan (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:44 26–20 4 1:01 Southeastern Louisiana Kody Sutton 3 yard run (D'Shaie Landor pass to Jeff Smiley for two-point conv.), Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:48 34–20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–29	2014	W 30–20

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Florida Tech

Florida Tech at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 10 7 0 0 17 • #20 Lions 14 0 0 14 28 Date: September 12 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:34 Game attendance: 7,759 Game weather: 82°F • NNW 6 • Sunny Referee: M. Vandervelde Sources:

Scoring summary 1 10:34 Southeastern Louisiana Solomon Parker 7 yard fumble recovery (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 2 plays, -18 yards, 0:33 7–0 1 5:44 Southeastern Louisiana Ashton Henderson 45 yard fumble recovery (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:02 14–0 1 4:30 Florida Tech Drake Hillman 44 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:05 14–3 1 0:33 Florida Tech Kenny Johnston 59 yard pass from Sean Ashley (Drake Hillman kick) Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:16 14–10 2 9:29 Florida Tech Josh Denton 1 yard run (Drake Hillman kick), Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:50 14–17 4 13:09 Southeastern Louisiana Xavier Roberson 2 yard run (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:26 21–17 4 11:49 Southeastern Louisiana Demareyeh Lane 58 yard interception (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:20 28–17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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@ Ohio

Southeastern Louisiana at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total #20 Lions 0 0 7 7 14 • Bobcats 7 14 0 14 35 Date: September 19 Location: Peden Stadium Athens, OH Game start: 1:00 CDT Elapsed time: 4:16 Game attendance: 22,985 Game weather: 82°F • SW 7 • Overcast Referee: Tom Stapleton Television network: ESPN3 Sources:[3]

Scoring summary 1 6:57 Ohio Dazmond Patterson 3 yard run (Josiah Yazdani kick), Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:49 0–7 2 9:40 Ohio Papi White 10 yard run (Josiah Yazdani kick), Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:38 0–14 2 2:47 Ohio Sebastian Smith 31 yard pass from Derrius Vick (Josiah Yazdani kick), Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:12 0–21 3 4:15 Southeastern Louisiana Jeff Smiley 10 yard pass from Donovan Isom (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 1:56 7–21 4 11:01 Southeastern Louisiana Dylan Bossier 38 yard pass from Donovan Isom (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:58 14–21 4 10:44 Ohio White, Papi 58 yard run (Josiah Yazdani kick), Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:11 14–28 4 6:21 Ohio Cope, Brendan 67 yard pass from Derrius Vick (Josiah Yazdani kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:44 14–35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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Lamar

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 14 10 3 27 • #22 Lions 13 0 10 7 30 Date: October 1 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 4,520 Game weather: 84°F • NNW 10 • Clear Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (ASN): Lyn Rollins (Play-by-Play), Rene Nadeau (Analyst), Chris Mycoskie (Sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:59 Southeastern Louisiana D'Shaie Landor 67 yard pass complete to Jeff Smiley (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:22 7–0 1 1:14 Southeastern Louisiana D'Shaie Landor 5 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick failed), Drive: 9 plays, 95 yards, 4:42 13–0 2 10:40 Lamar Carson Earp 26 yard pass complete to Reggie Begelton (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:50 13–7 2 5:05 Lamar Kade Harrington 3 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:48 13–14 3 11:27 Lamar Alex Ball 20 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:58 13–17 3 5:53 Southeastern Louisiana Jonathon Tatum 40 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:34 16–17 3 5:41 Lamar Rodney Randle 87 yard punt return (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 16–24 3 2:37 Southeastern Louisiana D'Shaie Landor 5 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:54 23–24 4 8:00 Lamar Alex Ball 20 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 4:53 23–27 4 1:19 Southeastern Louisiana Kody Sutton 1 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 17 plays, 79 yards, 6:36 30–27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2014	W 61–34

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@ McNeese State

Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total #20 Lions 0 7 0 0 7 • #22 Cowboys 14 7 0 0 21 Date: October 10 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 13,110 Game weather: 80°F • NNW 6 • Sunny and Warm Referee: Ross Smith Television network: CST Sources:

Scoring summary 1 9:57 McNeese State Daniel Sams 3 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:03 0–7 1 5:00 McNeese State Ryan Ross 58 yard run, (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 3:19 0–14 2 13:08 Southeastern Louisiana Xavier Roberson 1 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:04 7–14 2 1:27 McNeese State Ryan Ross 4 yard run, (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:39 7–21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–22	2013	W 41–7

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Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Lumberjacks 0 14 7 7 28 #23 Lions 13 7 7 0 27 Date: October 17 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 7,037 Referee: Kevin Hassell Television network: FCS Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:39 Southeastern Louisiana Tre' Bennett 49 yard fumble return (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, -15 yards, 1:28 7–0 1 4:48 Southeastern Louisiana Byron Johnson 76 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick blocked), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:26 13–0 2 14:26 Southeastern Louisiana Chris Briggs 26 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:12 20–0 2 2:41 Stephen F. Austin Braxton Bearden 14 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 0:54 20–7 2 0:02 Stephen F. Austin De'Quann Ruffin 34 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:22 20–14 3 12:58 Southeastern Louisiana Julius Maraclin 63 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:57 27–14 3 5:30 Stephen F. Austin De'Quann Ruffin 13 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 3:30 27–21 4 0:38 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 5:00 27–28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–10–1	2014	L 17–27

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@ Houston Baptist

Southeastern Louisiana at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • Lions 9 7 0 6 22 Huskies 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 24 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 2:20 Game attendance: 1,730 Referee: David Alvarez Sources:

Scoring summary 1 3:30 Southeastern Louisiana Miki Fangatua Safety, Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:33 2–0 1 0:27 Southeastern Louisiana Da'Quan Smith 10 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:55 9–0 2 0:58 Southeastern Louisiana Trey Hallman 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:17 16–0 4 9:24 Southeastern Louisiana Julius Maraclin 5 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick failed), Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:50 22–0 4 8:38 Houston Baptist Terrance Peters 77 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:40 22–7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	W 76–7

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@ Central Arkansas

Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 3 6 7 16 • Bears 7 7 0 7 21 Date: October 31 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 7,427 Game weather: 60°F • Cloudy Referee: M. Defee Sources:[4]

Scoring summary 1 11:28 Central Arkansas Blake Veasley 1 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:32 0–7 2 8:08 Southeastern Louisiana Jonathon Tatum 25 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:29 3–7 2 2:37 Central Arkansas Kirk Baugh 10 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:25 3–14 3 12:06 Southeastern Louisiana Jonathon Tatum 38 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 2:46 6–14 3 5:58 Southeastern Louisiana Jonathon Tatum 40 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:31 9–14 4 14:18 Central Arkansas Dominique Thomas 45 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:15 9–21 4 9:12 Southeastern Louisiana Julius Maraclin 7 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:18 16–21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2014	W 41–24

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Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 7 3 6 0 16 Lions 0 2 0 0 2 Date: November 7 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:57 Game attendance: 3,474 Game weather: 70°F, Heavy Rain Referee: Marvel July Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:27 Incarnate Word Sean Flannel 1 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:38 0–7 2 13:01 Incarnate Word Cody Seidel 29 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:54 0–10 2 4:44 Southeastern Louisiana Team Safety, Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:00 2–10 3 8:06 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 58 yard run (Cody Seidel kick blocked), Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:47 2–16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2014	W 63–7

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@ Abilene Christian

Southeastern Louisiana at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 7 3 7 17 • Wildcats 0 0 7 14 21 Date: November 14 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: 2:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 2,500 Game weather: 58°F • S 12 mph • Cloudy Referee: Kevin Hassell Sources:

Scoring summary 2 11:10 Southeastern Louisiana D'Shaie Landor 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 4:58 7–0 3 11:33 Abilene Christian Herschel Sims 42 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:46 7–7 3 2:31 Southeastern Louisiana Jonathon Tatum 29 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:59 10–7 4 14:54 Southeastern Louisiana Chris Briggs 15 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:18 17–7 4 12:56 Abilene Christian Monte Green-Avery 14 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:03 17–14 4 0:22 Abilene Christian Jamie Walker 1 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 18 plays, 80 yards, 7:46 17–21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1972	W 14–10

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Nicholls

Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Colonels 0 3 14 10 27 Lions 7 10 0 7 24 Date: November 21 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 5,491 Game weather: 64°F • Clear Referee: Ross Smith Television network: ASN Sources:

Scoring summary 1 9:31 Southeastern Louisiana Micah Eugene 17 yard run (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:13 7–0 2 9:31 Southeastern Louisiana Jonathan Tatum 35 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 4:43 10–0 2 9:31 Nicholls Fransisco Condado 45 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:50 10–3 2 1:01 Southeastern Louisiana Brandon Acker 28 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:37 17–3 3 13:14 Nicholls Tobias Lofton 62 yard run (Fransisco Condado kick), Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:46 17–10 3 9:06 Nicholls Landry Klann 6 yard run (Fransisco Condado kick), Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:06 17–17 4 14:51 Nicholls Michael Henry 2 yard run (Fransisco Condado kick), Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:20 17–24 4 0:59 Southeastern Louisiana Brandon Acker 4 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 1:24 24–24 4 0:00 Nicholls Fransisco Condado 40 yard field goal, Drive:8 plays, 52 yards, 0:59 24–27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–12	2014	W 62–3

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	19	20	20	23	22	20	23	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	19	18	17	19	19	17	21	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

1. "2015 Football Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
2. "Southeastern Home Game vs Lamar Moved to October 1". Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Athletics. June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
3. "SE Louisiana @ Ohio". September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
4. "Southeastern LA (4-1, 3-3) -vs- Central Arkansas (5-3, 5-1)". UCA Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2015.