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2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 20–59, vs. James Madison
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 15
Record	9–4 (6–2 Southland)
Head coach	Frank Scelfo (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Raymond Monica (1st as DC, 3rd overall season)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

American college football season

The 2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by fourth-year head coach Frank Scelfo and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium.

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2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`0`	Damien Dawson	Sr
WR	`1`	Brennon Dingle	Sr
WR	`3`	Anthony Spurlock	So
WR	`4`	Austin Mitchell	Sr
QB	`5`	Cephus Johnson III	Jr
WR	`6`	Nick Kovacs	Jr
WR	`7`	Terrell Carter	Jr
WR	`9`	Tim Wilson Jr	Jr
WR	`10`	Maurice Massey	Fr
QB	`12`	Bauer Sharp	Fr
TE	`13`	Jordan Loving	So
QB	`14`	Jacob Switzer	Fr
QB	`15`	Cole Kelley	Sr
WR	`16`	Justin Wendt	Jr
QB	`18`	Christian Westcott	Fr
QB	`19`	Eli Sawyer	Fr
RB	`20`	Jordan Griffin	So
RB	`22`	Taron Jones	Jr
WR	`23`	Jett Booker	Fr
WR	`24`	Calvin Jones	Fr
RB	`25`	Jessie Britt	Jr
WR	`27`	Corey Lorio	Fr
RB	`29`	Joseph Wilson	Fr
RB	`33`	Jahmon McClendon	Fr
TE	`38`	Ivan Drobocky	Fr
TE	`44`	Connor Briggs	Fr
OL	`52`	Javin Turner	Fr
OL	`53`	Holden Kareokowsky	Fr
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	So
OL	`63`	Dom Serapiglia III	Fr
OL	`64`	Noah Devlin	Fr
OL	`68`	Cayden Guzzardo	Fr
OL	`70`	Ethan McMullan	Sr
OL	`71`	Gavin Burtchaell	Fr
OL	`72`	Brennan Lanclos	So
OL	`73`	Jhy Orgeron	Fr
OL	`74`	Jalen Bell	Jr
OL	`75`	Blakely Miller	Fr
OL	`79`	Drew Jones	Sr
WR	`80`	Da'Shun Hughley	Fr
WR	`81`	Malik Hillard	Fr
WR	`82`	Gage Larvadain	Fr
WR	`83`	CJ Turner	Jr
TE	`84`	Spencer Owens	Jr
TE	`85`	Tanner Olsen	So
WR	`86`	Ed Magee	So
WR	`87`	Reginald Patterson Jr.	Fr
TE	`88`	Nolan Givan	Sr
TE	`89`	Cade Collier	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Ferlando Jordan	Jr
DB	`6`	Coryell Pierce	Fr
DB	`8`	Donniel Ward-Magee	Jr
DB	`11`	Matt Wright	Sr
DB	`12`	Champ Craven	Fr
DB	`13`	Markell Linzer	Fr
DB	`14`	Zy Alexander	Fr
DB	`16`	Justin Dumas	Fr
LB	`17`	Chinedu Ogbonna	Sr
DB	`20`	Jack Henderson	Fr
DB	`21`	Brandon Barbee	Jr
DB	`23`	Blayne Delahoussaye	Fr
DB	`24`	Alphonso Taylor	So
DB	`25`	Taquan Thomas	Fr
DB	`26`	Mark Clement	Fr
DB	`27`	Justin Douglas	So
DB	`28`	Tyrone Legette	So
LB	`30`	Alexis Ramos	Sr
DB	`31`	Robert Buquoi	Fr
LB	`32`	Mike Mason	Sr
LB	`33`	Max Jubenville	Fr
LB	`34`	Arlen Williams	So
DB	`38`	Calvin Watson Jr.	Fr
LB	`39`	Gerald Henderson	Fr
LB	`40`	Gerald Nathan	So
LB	`41`	Kevin Bickham	Fr
DB	`41`	Taylor Martin	Fr
DB	`42`	Edward Wilson	Fr
LB	`43`	Donte' Daniels	Fr
DL	`45`	Garrett Crawford	So
LB	`46`	Herman Christophe	So
LB	`47`	David Ellis	Fr
LB	`48`	Dominic Lamm	So
DL	`49`	Sci Martin	Sr
LB	`50`	Tommy Lee	Fr
LB	`57`	Josh Cook	So
DL	`58`	Rodney Sopsher	So
DL	`65`	Kaleb Hogg	So
DL	`78`	Brendon Kelley	So
DL	`90`	Bryce Cage	Fr
LB	`91`	Darrius Harry	Fr
DL	`92`	Nelson Jenkins III	So
DL	`93`	Kam Johnson	Fr
DL	`94`	Cherif Seye	So
DL	`96`	Dalton Allen	Fr
DL	`97`	Tyrik Mitchell	Fr
DL	`98`	Cullan Scott	Fr
DL	`99`	John Graves III	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`26`	Austin Dunlap	So
K, P	`33`	Nathan Holliday	So
K	`36`	Mateo Rengifo	So
P, K	`42`	Aubrey Bishop	Fr
LS	`51`	Korey Karbowsky	Fr
LS	`59`	Jake Rotenberry	Jr

Head coach

Frank Scelfo (Northeast Louisiana)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Greg Stevens (Eastern Oregon)
Offensive coordinator/qb
Raymond Monica (North Alabama)
Defensive coordinator/lb
Ross Jenkins (Louisiana Tech)
Special teams coordinator
A. J. Hopp (Slippery Rock)
Run game coordinator/ol
Anthony Scelfo (Tulane)
Pass game coordinator/recruiting coordinator/te
Giovanni Vizza (Texas A&M)
Wide receivers
Albert Poree (Georgia Tech)
Running backs
Bill D'Ottavio (Millersville)
Safeties
Del Lee-Collins (McNeese State)
Cornerbacks
Antonio Baker (Louisiana Tech)
Nickelbacks

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8 August 2021

Game summaries

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[4] Southeastern Louisiana's game against North Alabama was originally scheduled to be played as a home game, in Hammond, but the game was moved to Florence, Alabama on August 31, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida.^[3]

[6] Southeastern Louisiana's home game against Northwestern State was originally scheduled to be played on September 25, but the game was moved on November 13, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida.^[4]

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Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern Louisiana	48 (8)
2	Nicholls	43 (4)
3	Incarnate Word	32
4	McNeese State	26
5	Northwestern State	21
6	Houston Baptist	10

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at North Alabama*	No. 15	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL^{[lower-alpha 1]}	ESPN3	W 49–28	3,433
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech*	No. 13	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN3	L 42–45	15,328
September 18	11:00 a.m.	at Central Connecticut*	No. 15	Arute Field New Britain, CT		W 56–10	3,117
October 2	12:00 p.m.	at McNeese State	No. 14	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	W 38–35	6,044
October 9	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Nicholls	No. 14	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (River Bell Classic)	ESPN+	W 58–48	7,402
October 16	4:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist	No. 11	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 61–24	7,389
October 23	3:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	No. 9	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 51–14	6,523
October 30	6:00 p.m.	McNeese State	No. 8	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 23–20	4,185
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Incarnate Word	No. 6	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 52–55	3,220
November 13^{[lower-alpha 2]}	6:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	No. 14	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 56–28	4,137
November 18	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls	No. 15	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (River Bell Classic)	ESPN+	L 42–45	6,057
November 27	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 Florida A&M*	No. 18	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN+	W 38–14	4,125
December 4	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2 James Madison*	No. 18	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN+	L 20–59	11,743
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	North Alabama
First downs	30	23
Total yards	495	404
Rushing yards	232	54
Passing yards	263	350
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	36:49	23:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Cole Kelley	30/41, 263 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Taron Jones	11 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	CJ Turner	3 receptions, 52 yards
North Alabama	Passing	Jaylen Gipson	23/46, 350 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jaylen Gipson	7 carries, 22 yards
	Receiving	Takairee Kennebrew	7 receptions, 132 yards, 3 TD

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Louisiana Tech
First downs	32	23
Total yards	598	448
Rushing yards	103	198
Passing yards	495	250
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	32:48	27:12

2021_Southeastern_Louisiana_Lions_football_team

2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Preseason

Preseason poll

Preseason All–Southland Teams

Personnel

Schedule

Game summaries

at North Alabama

At Louisiana Tech

At Central Connecticut

At McNeese State

At No. 25 Nicholls

Houston Baptist

At Northwestern State

McNeese State

At No. 22 Incarnate Word

Northwestern State

Nicholls

FCS Playoffs

Vs. No. 22 Florida A&M – first round

At No. 3 Dukes – second round

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Incarnate Word $^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
Nicholls	5	–	3	6	–	5
McNeese State *	3	–	5	4	–	7
Northwestern State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Houston Baptist	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from STATS Poll

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Baptist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving