The 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University (Southeastern) is a public university in Hammond, Louisiana. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims as Hammond Junior College. Sims succeeded in getting the campus moved to north Hammond in 1928, when it beca ...
in the
2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Champio ...
. The Lions were led by first-year head coach
Frank Scelfo
Frank Jude Scelfo (born February 9, 1959) is an American football coach who currently is the head coach at Southeastern Louisiana University. Scelfo was the offensive coordinator for the UTSA Roadrunners football team of the University of Texas a ...
and played their home games at
Strawberry Stadium
Strawberry Stadium is a 7,408-seat football/soccer stadium in Hammond, Louisiana. It is home to the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions American football team. The stadium also hosts St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School football, previ ...
. They were a member of the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference (SLC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in ...
. They finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
Preseason
Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Lions having four players selected.
Defense First Team
* Juwan Petit-Frere – Jr. KR
Offense Second Team
* Marcus Cooper – So. RB
* Alfred Beverly – Jr. OL
Defense Second Team
* Tamarcus Russell – Sr. LB
Preseason Poll
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Lions predicted to finish in fifth place.
Roster
Schedule
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Game summaries
At Louisiana–Monroe
At LSU
Central Arkansas
At Lamar
Northwestern State
At Incarnate Word
Houston Baptist
Abilene Christian
At Sam Houston State
McNeese State
At Nicholls
References
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The Southeastern Louisiana Lions football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Southeastern Louisiana University located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivis ...