2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

American college football season

2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach
  • Ron Roberts (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorChet Pobolish (2nd season)
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
Seasons
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2015 Southland Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State $^   9 – 0     10 – 1  
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^   7 – 2     11 – 4  
Central Arkansas   7 – 2     7 – 4  
Incarnate Word *   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Lamar   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Northwestern State   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 5     4 – 7  
SE Louisiana   3 – 6     4 – 7  
Abilene Christian *   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Nicholls State   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Houston Baptist   0 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by fourth-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 4–7, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Source: [1][2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmat Northwestern StateNo. 19ASNW 34–2010,621
September 127:00 pmFlorida Tech*No. 20W 28–177,759
September 191:00 pmat Ohio*No. 20ESPN3L 14–3522,985
October 16:00 pmLamarNo. 22
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
ASNW 30–274,520
October 106:00 pmat No. 22 McNeese StateNo. 20CSTL 7–2113,110
October 177:00 pmStephen F. AustindaggerNo. 23
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
FCSL 27–287,037
October 242:00 pmat Houston Baptist
W 22–71,730
October 317:00 pmat Central ArkansasESPN3L 16–217,427
November 77:00 pmIncarnate Word
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
CSTL 2–163,474
November 142:00 pmat Abilene ChristianL 17–212,500
November 196:00 pmNicholls State
ASNL 24–275,491

Game summaries

@ Northwestern State

Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State
1 234Total
• #19 Lions 6 7138 34
Demons 3 377 20
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 10,621
  • Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C) • N 1 • Humid and sticky
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:
Scoring summary
113:01Northwestern StateChris Moore 37 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:070–3
11:42Southeastern LouisianaXavier Roberson 1 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick failed), Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:586–3
212:26Northwestern StateChris Moore 46 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:116–6
20:43Southeastern LouisianaJeff Smiley 12 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:4313–6
39:58Southeastern LouisianaKody Sutton 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick failed), Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:5719–6
36:03Southeastern LouisianaD'Shaie Landor 81 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards, 0:5426–6
33:16Northwestern StateDaniel Taylor 27 yard run (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:4226–13
48:53Northwestern StateJoel Blumenthal 44 yard pass complete to Shakeir Ryan (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:4426–20
41:01Southeastern LouisianaKody Sutton 3 yard run (D'Shaie Landor pass to Jeff Smiley for two-point conv.), Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:4834–20

Florida Tech

Florida Tech at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Panthers 10 700 17
• #20 Lions 14 0014 28
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:34
  • Game attendance: 7,759
  • Game weather: 82°F • NNW 6 • Sunny
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
Sources:
Scoring summary
110:34Southeastern LouisianaSolomon Parker 7 yard fumble recovery (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 2 plays, -18 yards, 0:337–0
15:44Southeastern LouisianaAshton Henderson 45 yard fumble recovery (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:0214–0
14:30Florida TechDrake Hillman 44 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:0514–3
10:33Florida TechKenny Johnston 59 yard pass from Sean Ashley (Drake Hillman kick) Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:1614–10
29:29Florida TechJosh Denton 1 yard run (Drake Hillman kick), Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:5014–17
413:09Southeastern LouisianaXavier Roberson 2 yard run (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:2621–17
411:49Southeastern LouisianaDemareyeh Lane 58 yard interception (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:2028–17

@ Ohio

Southeastern Louisiana at Ohio
1 234Total
#20 Lions 0 077 14
• Bobcats 7 14014 35
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Peden Stadium
    Athens, OH
  • Game start: 1:00 CDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:16
  • Game attendance: 22,985
  • Game weather: 82°F • SW 7 • Overcast
  • Referee: Tom Stapleton
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[3]
Scoring summary
16:57OhioDazmond Patterson 3 yard run (Josiah Yazdani kick), Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:490–7
29:40OhioPapi White 10 yard run (Josiah Yazdani kick), Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:380–14
22:47OhioSebastian Smith 31 yard pass from Derrius Vick (Josiah Yazdani kick), Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:120–21
34:15Southeastern LouisianaJeff Smiley 10 yard pass from Donovan Isom (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 1:567–21
411:01Southeastern LouisianaDylan Bossier 38 yard pass from Donovan Isom (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:5814–21
410:44OhioWhite, Papi 58 yard run (Josiah Yazdani kick), Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:1114–28
46:21OhioCope, Brendan 67 yard pass from Derrius Vick (Josiah Yazdani kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:4414–35

Lamar

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 14103 27
• #22 Lions 13 0107 30
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 4,520
  • Game weather: 84°F • NNW 10 • Clear
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ASN): Lyn Rollins (Play-by-Play), Rene Nadeau (Analyst), Chris Mycoskie (Sideline)
Sources:
Scoring summary
112:59Southeastern LouisianaD'Shaie Landor 67 yard pass complete to Jeff Smiley (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:227–0
11:14Southeastern LouisianaD'Shaie Landor 5 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick failed), Drive: 9 plays, 95 yards, 4:4213–0
210:40LamarCarson Earp 26 yard pass complete to Reggie Begelton (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:5013–7
25:05LamarKade Harrington 3 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:4813–14
311:27LamarAlex Ball 20 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:5813–17
35:53Southeastern LouisianaJonathon Tatum 40 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:3416–17
35:41LamarRodney Randle 87 yard punt return (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:0016–24
32:37Southeastern LouisianaD'Shaie Landor 5 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:5423–24
48:00LamarAlex Ball 20 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 4:5323–27
41:19Southeastern LouisianaKody Sutton 1 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 17 plays, 79 yards, 6:3630–27

@ McNeese State

Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State
1 234Total
#20 Lions 0 700 7
• #22 Cowboys 14 700 21
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 13,110
  • Game weather: 80°F • NNW 6 • Sunny and Warm
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: CST
Sources:
Scoring summary
19:57McNeese StateDaniel Sams 3 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:030–7
15:00McNeese StateRyan Ross 58 yard run, (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 3:190–14
213:08Southeastern LouisianaXavier Roberson 1 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:047–14
21:27McNeese StateRyan Ross 4 yard run, (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:397–21

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
• Lumberjacks 0 1477 28
#23 Lions 13 770 27
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 7,037
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • Television network: FCS
Sources:
Scoring summary
18:39Southeastern LouisianaTre' Bennett 49 yard fumble return (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, -15 yards, 1:287–0
14:48Southeastern LouisianaByron Johnson 76 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick blocked), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:2613–0
214:26Southeastern LouisianaChris Briggs 26 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:1220–0
22:41Stephen F. AustinBraxton Bearden 14 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 0:5420–7
20:02Stephen F. AustinDe'Quann Ruffin 34 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:2220–14
312:58Southeastern LouisianaJulius Maraclin 63 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:5727–14
35:30Stephen F. AustinDe'Quann Ruffin 13 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 3:3027–21
40:38Stephen F. AustinZach Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 5:0027–28

@ Houston Baptist

Southeastern Louisiana at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
• Lions 9 706 22
Huskies 0 007 7
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:20
  • Game attendance: 1,730
  • Referee: David Alvarez
Sources:
Scoring summary
13:30Southeastern LouisianaMiki Fangatua Safety, Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:332–0
10:27Southeastern LouisianaDa'Quan Smith 10 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:559–0
20:58Southeastern LouisianaTrey Hallman 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:1716–0
49:24Southeastern LouisianaJulius Maraclin 5 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick failed), Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:5022–0
48:38Houston BaptistTerrance Peters 77 yard run (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:4022–7

@ Central Arkansas

Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Lions 0 367 16
• Bears 7 707 21
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 7,427
  • Game weather: 60°F • Cloudy
  • Referee: Mike Defee
Sources:[4]
Scoring summary
111:28Central ArkansasBlake Veasley 1 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:320–7
28:08Southeastern LouisianaJonathon Tatum 25 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 3:293–7
22:37Central ArkansasKirk Baugh 10 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:253–14
312:06Southeastern LouisianaJonathon Tatum 38 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 2:466–14
35:58Southeastern LouisianaJonathon Tatum 40 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:319–14
414:18Central ArkansasDominique Thomas 45 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:159–21
49:12Southeastern LouisianaJulius Maraclin 7 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:1816–21


Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
• Cardinals 7 360 16
Lions 0 200 2
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 3,474
  • Game weather: 70°F, Heavy Rain
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
112:27Incarnate WordSean Flannel 1 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:380–7
213:01Incarnate WordCody Seidel 29 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:540–10
24:44Southeastern LouisianaTeam Safety, Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:002–10
38:06Incarnate WordTrent Brittain 58 yard run (Cody Seidel kick blocked), Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:472–16

@ Abilene Christian

Southeastern Louisiana at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Lions 0 737 17
• Wildcats 0 0714 21
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 2,500
  • Game weather: 58°F • S 12 mph • Cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
Sources:
Scoring summary
211:10Southeastern LouisianaD'Shaie Landor 2 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 4:587–0
311:33Abilene ChristianHerschel Sims 42 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:467–7
32:31Southeastern LouisianaJonathon Tatum 29 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:5910–7
414:54Southeastern LouisianaChris Briggs 15 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:1817–7
412:56Abilene ChristianMonte Green-Avery 14 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:0317–14
40:22Abilene ChristianJamie Walker 1 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 18 plays, 80 yards, 7:4617–21

Nicholls

Nicholls at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
• Colonels 0 31410 27
Lions 7 1007 24
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 5,491
  • Game weather: 64°F • Clear
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:
Scoring summary
19:31Southeastern LouisianaMicah Eugene 17 yard run (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:137–0
29:31Southeastern LouisianaJonathan Tatum 35 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 4:4310–0
29:31NichollsFrancisco Condado 45 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:5010–3
21:01Southeastern LouisianaBrandon Acker 28 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:3717–3
313:14NichollsTobias Lofton 62 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:4617–10
39:06NichollsLandry Klann 6 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:0617–17
414:51NichollsMichael Henry 2 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:2017–24
40:59Southeastern LouisianaBrandon Acker 4 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 1:2424–24
40:00NichollsFrancisco Condado 40 yard field goal, Drive:8 plays, 52 yards, 0:5924–27

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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References

  1. ^ "2015 Football Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Southeastern Home Game vs Lamar Moved to October 1". Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Athletics. June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "SE Louisiana @ Ohio". September 19, 2015. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "Southeastern LA (4-1, 3-3) -vs- Central Arkansas (5-3, 5-1)". UCA Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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