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.
Roster
2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
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- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State* | | | Southeastern Channel^ | W 45–7 | 5,820 |
September 7 | 11:00 am | at No. 24 (FBS) TCU* | | | FSSW | L 17–38 | 41,170 |
September 14 | 6:00 pm | at No. 6 South Dakota State* | | | | L 26–34 | 13,456 |
September 21 | 2:00 pm | at Samford* | | | Samford Showcase | W 34–31 | 4,598 |
October 5 | 7:00 pm | Incarnate Word* | | - Strawberry Stadium
- Hammond, LA
| Southeastern Channel^ | W 35–3 | 4,235 |
October 12 | 7:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | | - Strawberry Stadium
- Hammond, LA
| ESPN3 | W 56–14 | 5,080 |
October 19 | 6:00 pm | at Northwestern State | | | Demon TV | W 37–22 | 8,383 |
October 26 | 7:00 pm | Lamar | | - Strawberry Stadium
- Hammond, LA
| ESPN3 | W 56–34 | 6,877 |
November 2 | 7:00 pm | at No. 4 McNeese State | No. 25 | | | W 41–7 | 14,898 |
November 9 | 7:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | No. 16 | | ESPN3 | W 58–31 | 5,427 |
November 16 | 3:00 pm | No. 4 Sam Houston State | No. 14 | - Strawberry Stadium
- Hammond, LA
| SLCTV | W 34–21 | 7,302 |
November 21 | 6:00 pm | Nicholls State | No. 8 | | ESPN3/WHNO^ | W 52–27 | 6,821 |
December 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 14 Sam Houston State* | No. 7 | | ESPN3 | W 30–29 | 6,874 |
December 14 | 6:00 pm | No. 15 New Hampshire* | No. 7 | | ESPN3 | L 17–20 | 5,886 |
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^Games aired on a Tape Delayed Basis.
Game summaries
Southeast Missouri State
Southeast Missouri State at Southeastern Louisiana
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Redhawks |
7 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• Lions |
14 |
10 | 7 | 14 |
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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Scoring summary |
1 | 13:30 | SLU | Bryan Bennett 3-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 7–0 |
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1 | 7:45 | SLU | Xavier Roberson 2-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 14–0 |
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1 | 2:27 | SEMO | Lennies McFerren 6-yard touchdown run, Ryan McCrum kick good | SLU 14–7 |
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2 | 13:03 | SLU | Kod Sutton 4-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 21–7 |
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2 | 9:31 | SLU | Seth Sebastian 45-yard Field Goal | SLU 24–7 |
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3 | 7:27 | SLU | Bryan Bennett 30-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 31–7 |
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4 | 14:30 | SLU | Bryan Bennett 7-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 38–7 |
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4 | 11:34 | SLU | Jordan Barnett 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 45–7 |
TCU
Southeastern Louisiana at TCU
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions |
0 |
14 | 0 | 3 |
17 |
• #24 (FBS) Horned Frogs |
7 |
10 | 14 | 7 |
38 |
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Scoring summary |
1 | 2:32 | TCU | Waymon James 1-yard touchdown run, Jaden Oberkrom kick good | TCU 7–0 |
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2 | 5:25 | SLU | Bryan Bennett 6-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | Tied 7–7 |
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2 | 4:23 | TCU | B.J. Catalon 15-yard touchdown run, Jaden Oberkom kick good | TCU 14–7 |
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2 | 2:38 | SLU | Jeff Smiley 66-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good | Tied 14–14 |
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2 | 0:00 | TCU | Jaden Oberkrom 46-yard Field Goal | TCU 17–14 |
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3 | 8:32 | TCU | Brandon Carter 5-yard touchdown run, Jaden Oberkrom kick good | TCU 24–14 |
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3 | 7:52 | TCU | Josh Doctson 27-yard touchdown pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom kick good | TCU 31–14 |
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4 | 14:56 | TCU | Aaron Greene 9-yard touchdown pass from Trevone Boykin, Jaden Oberkrom kick good | TCU 38–14 |
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4 | 3:25 | SLU | Seth Sebastian 31-yard Field Goal | TCU 38–17 |
South Dakota State
Southeastern Louisiana at South Dakota State
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions |
10 |
3 | 6 | 7 |
26 |
• #6 Jackrabbits |
0 |
7 | 13 | 14 |
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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Scoring summary |
1 | 11:25 | SLU | Rasheed Harrell 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 7–0 |
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1 | 4:03 | SLU | Seth Sebastian 35-yard Field Goal | SLU 10–0 |
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2 | 8:12 | SDSU | Zach Zenner 2-yard touchdown run, Justin Syrovatka kick good | SLU 10–7 |
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2 | 0:20 | SLU | Seth Sebastian 36-yard Field Goal | SLU 13–7 |
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3 | 11:38 | SLU | Bryan Bennett 1-yard touchdown run, Jeremy Myers 2-point rush failed | SLU 19–7 |
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3 | 11:25 | SDSU | Zach Zenner 75-yard touchdown run, Justin Syrovatka kick good | SLU 19–14 |
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3 | 0:20 | SDSU | Austin Sumner 20-yard touchdown run, Austin Somner 2-point conversion pass failed | SDSU 20–19 |
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4 | 4:28 | SDSU | Zach Zenner 10-yard touchdown run, Justin Syrovatka kick good | SDSU 27–19 |
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4 | 2:25 | SDSU | Dallas Brown 52-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Justin Syrovatka kick good | SDSU 34–19 |
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4 | 2:14 | SLU | Xavier Roberson 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Seth Sebastian kick good | SDSU 34–26 |
Samford
Southeastern Louisiana at Samford
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Lions |
10 |
14 | 3 | 7 |
34 |
Bulldogs |
7 |
0 | 7 | 17 |
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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Scoring summary |
1 | 13:12 | SAM | Jerry Mathis 4-yard touchdown pass from Andy Summerlin, Warren Handrahan kick good | SAM 7–0 |
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1 | 7:39 | SLU | Seth Sebastian 30-yard Field Goal | SAM 7–3 |
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1 | 1:45 | SLU | Kody Sutton 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 10–3 |
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2 | 10:43 | SLU | Xavier Roberson 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 17–3 |
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2 | 4:27 | SLU | Kody Sutton 3-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 24–3 |
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3 | 8:29 | SAM | Fabian Truss 43-yard touchdown pass from Kelsey Pope, Warren Handrahan kick good | SLU 24–14 |
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3 | 4:37 | SLU | Seth Sebastian 32-yard Field Goal | SLU 27–14 |
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4 | 14:50 | SLU | Isaiah Kepley 25-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Barnett, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 34–14 |
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4 | 11:12 | SAM | Warren Handrahan 32-yard Field Goal | SLU 34–17 |
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4 | 7:17 | SAM | Karel Hamilton 16-yard touchdown pass from Andy Summerlin, Warren Handrahan kick good | SLU 34–24 |
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4 | 2:57 | SAM | Javian Ramson 66-yard touchdown pass from Andy Summerlin, Warren Handrahan kick good | SLU 34–31 |
Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word at Southeastern Louisiana
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
• Lions |
14 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
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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Scoring summary |
1 | 13:12 | SLU | Marquis Hayes 41-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 7–0 |
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1 | 0:57 | SLU | Rasheed Harrell 5-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 14–0 |
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2 | 8:30 | UIW | Jake Wilcox 42-yard Field Goal | SLU 14–3 |
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2 | 0:03 | SLU | Marice Sutton 67-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 21–3 |
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3 | 5:10 | SLU | Bryan Bennett 1-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 28–3 |
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4 | 7:38 | SLU | Jeff Smiley 17-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 35–3 |
Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks |
7 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
• Lions |
21 |
21 | 7 | 7 |
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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Scoring summary |
1 | 13:11 | SLU | Bryan Bennett 53-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 7–0 |
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1 | 11:10 | SLU | Rasheed Harrell 4-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 14–0 |
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1 | 6:30 | SFA | Gus Johnson 3-yard touchdown run, Jordan Wiggs kick good | SLU 14–7 |
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1 | 2:33 | SLU | Marice Sutton 45-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 21–7 |
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2 | 6:32 | SLU | Jeff Smiley 15-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 28–7 |
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2 | 3:21 | SLU | Tony McCrea 82-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 35–7 |
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2 | 0:34 | SLU | Marquis Fruge' 77-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 42–7 |
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3 | 13:02 | SLU | Chris Malott 85-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Bennett, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 49–7 |
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3 | 9:47 | SFA | Braxton Bearden 3-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kick good | SLU 49–14 |
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4 | 2:58 | SLU | Darius Guy 20-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good | SLU 56–14 |
Northwestern State
Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
Demons |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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Lamar
Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
Lions |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
- Date: October 26
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Television network: ESPN3
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McNeese State
Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
Cowboys |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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Central Arkansas
Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
Bears |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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Sam Houston State
Sam Houston State at Southeastern Louisiana
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bearkats |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
Lions |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
- Date: November 16
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Television network: SLCTV
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Nicholls State
Nicholls State at Southeastern Louisiana
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonels |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
Lions |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
- Date: November 21
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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Sports Network | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
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