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2023 SE Louisiana

3–⁠8 (3–⁠4 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

SE Louisiana in 2023, game by game: lost at Mississippi State 7–48; lost at South Alabama 17–35; lost at Eastern Washington 29–40; lost vs. Houston Christian 19–34; lost vs. Tarleton State 13–14; lost at Incarnate Word 26–33; lost vs. Lamar 24–30; won at Northwestern State 37–20; won vs. McNeese 38–24; won at East Texas A&M 52–14; lost vs. Nicholls 16–21+38−41Lost 7–48 at Mississippi State-41Mississippi Sta…Lost 17–35 at South Alabama-18South AlabamaLost 29–40 at Eastern Washington-11Eastern Washing…Lost 19–34 vs. Houston Christian-15Houston Christi…Lost 13–14 vs. Tarleton State-1Tarleton StateLost 26–33 at Incarnate Word-7Incarnate WordLost 24–30 vs. Lamar-6LamarWon 37–20 at Northwestern State+17Northwestern St…Won 38–24 vs. McNeese+14McNeeseWon 52–14 at East Texas A&M+38East Texas A&MLost 16–21 vs. Nicholls-5Nicholls
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atMississippi StateL 7–⁠4821%
Sep 9atSouth AlabamaL 17–⁠3526%
Sep 16atEastern WashingtonL 29–⁠4056%
Sep 23vsHouston ChristianL 19–⁠3481%
Sep 30vsTarleton StateL 13–⁠1454%
Oct 7atIncarnate WordL 26–⁠3320%
Oct 14vsLamarL 24–⁠3073%
Oct 19atNorthwestern StateW 37–⁠2059%
Nov 4vsMcNeeseW 38–⁠2477%
Nov 11atEast Texas A&MW 52–⁠1463%
Nov 16vsNichollsL 16–⁠2153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nicholls 21–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
278–⁠313
Coach
—
Elo
1299 −112 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.0 No. 62 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Greg Stevens
Defensive coordinator
Bill D’Ottavio

Leaders

Passing yardsEli Sawyer QB1,401 yds
Passing touchdownsZachary Clement QB7 TD
Rushing yardsZachary Clement QB486 yds
Rushing touchdownsBauer Sharp TE5 TD
Receiving yardsDarius Lewis WR547 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarius Lewis WR4 TD
TacklesIan Goodly DB26 tkl
SacksKhamron Ford DB1 sacks
InterceptionsVictor Tademy DB3 INT

Transfers in 2

The 2023 portal
Cammon Cooper QB★★★★from Hawai’i
Ralph Walker CB★★from LSU

Transfers out 3

Zy Alexander CB★★★★to LSU
Jack Henderson S★★★to Minnesota
Bryce Cage DE★★to Texas State

2023 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nicholls7–⁠07–⁠5
Incarnate Word6–⁠19–⁠2
Lamar5–⁠26–⁠5
Houston Christian4–⁠36–⁠5
SE Louisiana3–⁠43–⁠8
East Texas A&M2–⁠52–⁠9
McNeese1–⁠61–⁠10
Northwestern State0–⁠70–⁠11

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