2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

The 2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by second-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 11–3, 7–0 in Southland play to win the Southland Conference championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated fellow Southland member Sam Houston State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to New Hampshire.

2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Southland champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record11–3 (7–0 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Golding (2nd season)
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana $^   7 0     11 3  
No. 11 McNeese State ^   6 1     10 3  
No. 14 Sam Houston State ^   4 3     9 5  
Central Arkansas   4 3     7 5  
Northwestern State   3 4     6 6  
Lamar   2 5     5 7  
Nicholls State   1 6     4 8  
Stephen F. Austin   1 6     3 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Roster

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2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State*Southeastern Channel^W 45–75,820
September 711:00 amat No. 24 (FBS) TCU*FSSWL 17–3841,170
September 146:00 pmat No. 6 South Dakota State*L 26–3413,456
September 212:00 pmat Samford*Samford ShowcaseW 34–314,598
October 57:00 pmIncarnate Word*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
Southeastern Channel^W 35–34,235
October 127:00 pmStephen F. Austin
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
ESPN3W 56–145,080
October 196:00 pmat Northwestern StateDemon TVW 37–228,383
October 267:00 pmLamar 
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
ESPN3W 56–346,877
November 27:00 pmat No. 4 McNeese StateNo. 25W 41–714,898
November 97:00 pmat Central ArkansasNo. 16ESPN3W 58–315,427
November 163:00 pmNo. 4 Sam Houston StateNo. 14
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
SLCTVW 34–217,302
November 216:00 pmNicholls StateNo. 8
ESPN3/WHNO^W 52–276,821
December 77:00 pmNo. 14 Sam Houston State*No. 7
ESPN3W 30–296,874
December 146:00 pmNo. 15 New Hampshire*No. 7
ESPN3L 17–205,886

^Games aired on a Tape Delayed Basis.

Game summaries

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Southeast Missouri State

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Southeast Missouri State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Redhawks 7 000 7
Lions 14 10714 45
  • Date: August 29
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:48
  • Game attendance: 5,820
  • Referee: Stacey Hardin
  • TV announcers (Southeastern Channel): Chris Coleman, Allen Waddell, and Robert Scarpoli
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Southeastern Louisiana at TCU
1 234Total
Lions 0 1403 17
#24 (FBS) Horned Frogs 7 10147 38
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South Dakota State

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Southeastern Louisiana at South Dakota State
1 234Total
Lions 10 367 26
#6 Jackrabbits 0 71314 34
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
    Brookings, SD
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 13,456
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Overcast, winds SSE 5-10mph
  • Referee: Tim O'Dey
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Samford

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Southeastern Louisiana at Samford
1 234Total
Lions 10 1437 34
Bulldogs 7 0717 31
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Seibert Stadium
    Homewood, AL
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 4,598
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Raining
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (Samford Sports TV): Mike Grace, Scot Harrison, David McDaniel
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Incarnate Word

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Incarnate Word at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 300 3
Lions 14 777 35
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:49
  • Game attendance: 4,235
  • Referee: Ken Ray
  • TV announcers (Southeastern Channel): Chris Coleman, Allen Waddell, &
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Stephen F. Austin

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Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 7 070 14
Lions 21 2177 56
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:05 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 5,080
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Cloudy
  • Referee: Alan Eck
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Lincoln Rose and Rene Nadeau
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Northwestern State

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Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Lions 0 000 0
Demons 0 000 0
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Lamar

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Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 000 0
Lions 0 000 0
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Television network: ESPN3
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McNeese State

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Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State
1 234Total
Lions 0 000 0
Cowboys 0 000 0
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Central Arkansas

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Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Lions 0 000 0
Bears 0 000 0
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Sam Houston State

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Sam Houston State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Bearkats 0 000 0
Lions 0 000 0
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Television network: SLCTV
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Nicholls State

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Nicholls State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Colonels 0 000 0
Lions 0 000 0
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
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Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports NetworkRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV251614876
CoachesRVRV2517141076

References

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  1. ^ "SE LA Football Staff". Lions Athletics. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013.