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
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 20
FCS CoachesNo. 21
Record4–3 (4–2 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Lachney (1st season)
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southland Conference football standings
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  
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Kevin "KJ" Bickham
Linebacker
Amite, LA Amite HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Cade Collier
Tight End
Mobile, AL Baker HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Raymond Cutler
Defensive Back
Prattville, AL Autauga Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Blayne Delahoussaye
Cornerback
New Iberia, LA Westgate HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Terry Delaney III
Defensive Line
Baton Rouge, LA Tara HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 315 lb (143 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Tyreshon Freeman
Defensive Back
Prattville, AL Autauga Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Jack Henderson
Safety
Mandeville, LA Mandeville HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Kamron Johnson
Defensive Line
Saraland, AL Saraland HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Cam Jones
Wide Receiver
Gonzales, LA East Ascension HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Jack Landry
Kicker
New Orleans, LA Brother Martin HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Jhy Orgeron
Offensive Line
Galliano, LA South Lafourche HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 270 lb (120 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Eli Sawyer
Quarterback
Vestavia Hills, AL Vestavia Hills HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
TaQuan Thomas
Safety
New Orleans, LA John F. Kennedy HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Javin Turner
Offensive Line
Patterson, LA Patterson HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 285 lb (129 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Dominique Webster
Wide Receiver/Tight End
Prattville, AL Autauga Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Jacoby Wells
Safety
Harvey, LA Helen Cox HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Christian Westcott
Quarterback
Mandeville, LA Lakeshore HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Edward Wilson
Cornerback
Port Allen, LA Port Allen HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A

Preseason poll

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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

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Roster

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 22, 2020

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
February 276:00 p.m.at No. 17 Sam Houston StateNo. 18ESPN+L 38–432,612
March 66:00 p.m.McNeese StateNo. 24ESPN+W 25–203,050
March 136:00 p.m.Northwestern StateNo. 18
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (rivalry)
ESPN+W 27–243,016
March 202:00 p.m.at No. 22 Incarnate WordNo. 16ESPN+L 45–561,200
April 36:00 p.m.LamarNo. 25
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
ESPN+W 42–122,548
April 103:00 p.m.at No. 18 NichollsNo. 23ESPN+W 52–455,122
April 1712:00 p.m.at No. 18 Southern Illinois*No. 17ESPN+L 48–552,400

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Game summaries

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At Sam Houston State

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Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
No. 18 Lions 7 10147 38
No. 17 Bearkats 10 10149 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+
         
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

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McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Cowboys 3 377 20
No. 24 Lions 3 9103 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+
      
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

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Northwestern State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Demons 14 073 24
No. 18 Lions 0 7713 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+
     
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

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Southeastern Louisiana at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
No. 16 Lions 7 91415 45
No. 22 Cardinals 7 28210 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)
           
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

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Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Cardinals 2 1000 12
No. 25 Lions 7 14147 42
     
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

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Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls
1 234Total
No. 23 Lions 14 32114 52
No. 18 Colonels 10 14615 45
           
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

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Southeastern Louisiana at Southern Illinois
1 234Total
No. 17 Lions 13 14147 48
• No. 18 Salukis 14 20147 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+
           
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

References

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  1. ^ "Southland Conference Postpones League Competition in Fall Sports". lionsports.net. sidearm sports. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "SLU Adds Nine for 2020". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Nicholls Favored to Win Southland Football Spring Season". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Southland Announces 2020 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-21 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Football Schedule". Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Southeastern Louisiana Lions". ESPN. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Southland Conference Postponed Spring Football Schedule Announced". www.southland.org. Retrieved September 22, 2020.