1980 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

The 1980 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Oscar Lofton, the Lions compiled an 8–2 record.

1980 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Lehigh ^     9 1 2
No. 6 Delaware     9 2 0
Southeastern Louisiana     8 2 0
No. 8 Northwestern State     8 3 0
Portland State     8 3 0
Bucknell     6 4 0
James Madison     4 6 0
Lafayette     3 7 0
Nicholls State     2 9 0
Northeastern     2 9 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Boise StateW 17–1321,342[1]
September 20East Tennessee StateW 7–38,500[2]
September 27at Illinois StateW 28–216,622[3]
October 4at Jackson StateW 17–1610,592[4]
October 11No. 3 (D-II) Troy State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 10–219,300[5]
October 18Texas Southern 
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 47–62,500[6]
October 25at Northeast LouisianaW 55–3017,203[7]
November 8Delta State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 59–137,000[8]
November 15at Nicholls StateW 21–205,425[9]
November 22at No. T–10 Northwestern StateL 14–163,000[10]

References

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  1. ^ "S.E. Louisiana stuns Boise State 17–13". The Times-News. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Botner plunge keys Lions". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southeastern Wins". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "JSU misses kick, Tigers fall 17–16". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Trojans triumph remain undefeated". The Dothan Eagle. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SLU romps". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southeastern drowns NLU Indians, 55–30". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Boatner leads Lions over Delta State 59–13". Enterprise-Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SLU rips Nicholls". Daily News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Demons trip SLU". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.