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2019 SE Louisiana

8–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

SE Louisiana in 2019, game by game: won vs. Jacksonville State 35–14; lost at Ole Miss 29–40; won vs. Lamar 45–34; won at Northwestern State 44–27; lost at McNeese 34–38; lost vs. Incarnate Word 21–27; won at Houston Christian 52–13; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 47–30; won at Central Arkansas 34–0; won at Abilene Christian 35–14; lost vs. Nicholls 27–28; won vs. Villanova 45–44; lost at Montana 28–73+39−45Won 35–14 vs. Jacksonville State+21Jacksonville St…Lost 29–40 at Ole Miss-11Ole MissWon 45–34 vs. Lamar+11LamarWon 44–27 at Northwestern State+17Northwestern St…Lost 34–38 at McNeese-4McNeeseLost 21–27 vs. Incarnate Word-6Incarnate WordWon 52–13 at Houston Christian+39Houston Christi…Won 47–30 vs. Stephen F. Austin+17Stephen F. Aust…Won 34–0 at Central Arkansas+34Central ArkansasWon 35–14 at Abilene Christian+21Abilene Christi…Lost 27–28 vs. Nicholls-1NichollsWon 45–44 vs. Villanova+1VillanovaLost 28–73 at Montana-45Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsJacksonville StateW 35–⁠1441%
Sep 14atOle MissL 29–⁠4023%
Sep 21vsLamarW 45–⁠3455%
Sep 28atNorthwestern StateW 44–⁠2765%
Oct 5atMcNeeseL 34–⁠3852%
Oct 12vsIncarnate WordL 21–⁠2762%
Oct 26atHouston ChristianW 52–⁠1361%
Nov 2vsStephen F. AustinW 47–⁠3082%
Nov 9atCentral ArkansasW 34–⁠032%
Nov 16atAbilene ChristianW 35–⁠1453%
Nov 21vsNichollsL 27–⁠2862%
Nov 30vsVillanovaFCS Championship – First RoundW 45–⁠4454%
Dec 7atMontanaFCS Championship – Second RoundL 28–⁠7336%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 73–⁠28 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
476–⁠382
Coach
—
Elo
1399 +114 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.0 No. 16 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 192
Offensive coordinator
Greg Stevens
Defensive coordinator
Lance Guidry

Leaders

Passing yardsChason Virgil QB309 yds
Passing touchdownsChason Virgil QB2 TD
Rushing yardsDevonte Williams RB50 yds
Rushing touchdownsDevonte Williams RB1 TD
Receiving yardsJuwan Petit-Frere WR74 yds
Receiving touchdownsBransen Schwebel TE1 TD
TacklesIsaac Adeyemi-Berglund LB10 tkl
SacksIsaac Adeyemi-Berglund LB2 sacks

2019 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Arkansas7–⁠29–⁠4
Nicholls7–⁠29–⁠5
SE Louisiana6–⁠38–⁠5
Sam Houston6–⁠37–⁠5
McNeese5–⁠47–⁠5
Abilene Christian4–⁠55–⁠7
Incarnate Word4–⁠55–⁠7
Stephen F. Austin3–⁠63–⁠9
Northwestern State3–⁠63–⁠9
Houston Christian2–⁠65–⁠7
Lamar2–⁠74–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.