American college football season
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 team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches [ 1]
Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 29 7:00 pm Southeast Missouri State * Southeastern Channel ^W 45–75,820 September 7 11:00 am at No. 24 (FBS ) TCU * FSSW L 17–3841,170 September 14 6:00 pm at No. 6 South Dakota State * L 26–3413,456 September 21 2:00 pm at Samford * Samford Showcase W 34–314,598 October 5 7:00 pm Incarnate Word * Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Southeastern Channel^ W 35–34,235 October 12 7:00 pm Stephen F. Austin Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA ESPN3 W 56–145,080 October 19 6:00 pm at Northwestern State Demon TV W 37–228,383 October 26 7:00 pm Lamar Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA ESPN3 W 56–346,877 November 2 7:00 pm at No. 4 McNeese State No. 25 W 41–714,898 November 9 7:00 pm at Central Arkansas No. 16 ESPN3 W 58–315,427 November 16 3:00 pm No. 4 Sam Houston State No. 14 Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA SLCTV W 34–217,302 November 21 6:00 pm Nicholls State No. 8 ESPN3/WHNO ^ W 52–276,821 December 7 7:00 pm No. 14 Sam Houston State* No. 7 ESPN3 W 30–296,874 December 14 6:00 pm No. 15 New Hampshire * No. 7 ESPN3 L 17–205,886
^Games aired on a Tape Delayed Basis.
Southeast Missouri State [ edit ] Southeast Missouri State at Southeastern Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Redhawks 7 0 0 0 7 • Lions 14 10 7 14 45
Date: August 29Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:48Game attendance: 5,820Referee: Stacey HardinTV announcers (Southeastern Channel): Chris Coleman, Allen Waddell, and Robert Scarpoli Sources: Scoring summary 1 13:30 SLU Bryan Bennett 3-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick goodSLU 7–0 1 7:45 SLU Xavier Roberson 2-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 14–0 1 2:27 SEMO Lennies McFerren 6-yard touchdown run, Ryan McCrum kick good SLU 14–7 2 13:03 SLU Kod Sutton 4-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 21–7 2 9:31 SLU Seth Sebastian 45-yard Field Goal SLU 24–7 3 7:27 SLU Bryan Bennett 30-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 31–7 4 14:30 SLU Bryan Bennett 7-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 38–7 4 11:34 SLU Jordan Barnett 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 45–7
Southeastern Louisiana at TCU 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 14 0 3 17 • #24 (FBS) Horned Frogs 7 10 14 7 38
Sources: Scoring summary 1 2:32 TCU Waymon James 1-yard touchdown run, Jaden Oberkrom kick good TCU 7–0 2 5:25 SLU Bryan Bennett 6-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good Tied 7–7 2 4:23 TCU B.J. Catalon 15-yard touchdown run, Jaden Oberkom kick good TCU 14–7 2 2:38 SLU Jeff Smiley 66-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good Tied 14–14 2 0:00 TCU Jaden Oberkrom 46-yard Field Goal TCU 17–14 3 8:32 TCU Brandon Carter 5-yard touchdown run, Jaden Oberkrom kick good TCU 24–14 3 7:52 TCU Josh Doctson 27-yard touchdown pass from Trevone Boykin , Jaden Oberkrom kick goodTCU 31–14 4 14:56 TCU Aaron Greene 9-yard touchdown pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom kick good TCU 38–14 4 3:25 SLU Seth Sebastian 31-yard Field Goal TCU 38–17
Southeastern Louisiana at South Dakota State 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 10 3 6 7 26 • #6 Jackrabbits 0 7 13 14 34
Date: September 14Location: Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 13,456Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Overcast, winds SSE 5-10mphReferee: Tim O'Dey Sources: Scoring summary 1 11:25 SLU Rasheed Harrell 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 7–0 1 4:03 SLU Seth Sebastian 35-yard Field Goal SLU 10–0 2 8:12 SDSU Zach Zenner 2-yard touchdown run, Justin Syrovatka kick goodSLU 10–7 2 0:20 SLU Seth Sebastian 36-yard Field Goal SLU 13–7 3 11:38 SLU Bryan Bennett 1-yard touchdown run, Jeremy Myers 2-point rush failed SLU 19–7 3 11:25 SDSU Zach Zenner 75-yard touchdown run, Justin Syrovatka kick good SLU 19–14 3 0:20 SDSU Austin Sumner 20-yard touchdown run, Austin Somner 2-point conversion pass failed SDSU 20–19 4 4:28 SDSU Zach Zenner 10-yard touchdown run, Justin Syrovatka kick good SDSU 27–19 4 2:25 SDSU Dallas Brown 52-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Justin Syrovatka kick good SDSU 34–19 4 2:14 SLU Xavier Roberson 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Seth Sebastian kick good SDSU 34–26
Southeastern Louisiana at Samford 1 2 3 4 Total • Lions 10 14 3 7 34 Bulldogs 7 0 7 17 31
Date: September 21Location: Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL Game start: 2:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:22Game attendance: 4,598Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), RainingReferee: Rodney BurnetteTV announcers (Samford Sports TV ): Mike Grace, Scot Harrison, David McDaniel Sources: Scoring summary 1 13:12 SAM Jerry Mathis 4-yard touchdown pass from Andy Summerlin, Warren Handrahan kick good SAM 7–0 1 7:39 SLU Seth Sebastian 30-yard Field Goal SAM 7–3 1 1:45 SLU Kody Sutton 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 10–3 2 10:43 SLU Xavier Roberson 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 17–3 2 4:27 SLU Kody Sutton 3-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 24–3 3 8:29 SAM Fabian Truss 43-yard touchdown pass from Kelsey Pope, Warren Handrahan kick good SLU 24–14 3 4:37 SLU Seth Sebastian 32-yard Field Goal SLU 27–14 4 14:50 SLU Isaiah Kepley 25-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Barnett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 34–14 4 11:12 SAM Warren Handrahan 32-yard Field Goal SLU 34–17 4 7:17 SAM Karel Hamilton 16-yard touchdown pass from Andy Summerlin, Warren Handrahan kick good SLU 34–24 4 2:57 SAM Javian Ramson 66-yard touchdown pass from Andy Summerlin, Warren Handrahan kick good SLU 34–31
Incarnate Word at Southeastern Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 3 0 0 3 • Lions 14 7 7 7 35
Date: October 5Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LAGame start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:49Game attendance: 4,235Referee: Ken RayTV announcers (Southeastern Channel): Chris Coleman, Allen Waddell, & Sources: Scoring summary 1 13:12 SLU Marquis Hayes 41-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 7–0 1 0:57 SLU Rasheed Harrell 5-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 14–0 2 8:30 UIW Jake Wilcox 42-yard Field Goal SLU 14–3 2 0:03 SLU Marice Sutton 67-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 21–3 3 5:10 SLU Bryan Bennett 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 28–3 4 7:38 SLU Jeff Smiley 17-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 35–3
Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 7 0 7 0 14 • Lions 21 21 7 7 56
Date: October 12Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:05 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 5,080Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), CloudyReferee: Alan EckTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Lincoln Rose and Rene Nadeau Sources: Scoring summary 1 13:11 SLU Bryan Bennett 53-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 7–0 1 11:10 SLU Rasheed Harrell 4-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 14–0 1 6:30 SFA Gus Johnson 3-yard touchdown run, Jordan Wiggs kick good SLU 14–7 1 2:33 SLU Marice Sutton 45-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 21–7 2 6:32 SLU Jeff Smiley 15-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 28–7 2 3:21 SLU Tony McCrea 82-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 35–7 2 0:34 SLU Marquis Fruge' 77-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 42–7 3 13:02 SLU Chris Malott 85-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 49–7 3 9:47 SFA Braxton Bearden 3-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kick good SLU 49–14 4 2:58 SLU Darius Guy 20-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good SLU 56–14
Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Demons 0 0 0 0 0
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Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 0
Date: October 26Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LATelevision network: ESPN3 Sources:
Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0
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Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0
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Sam Houston State at Southeastern Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Bearkats 0 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 0
Date: November 16Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LATelevision network: SLCTV Sources:
Nicholls State at Southeastern Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 0
Date: November 21Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Sources:
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