2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–5 (6–3 Southland)
Head coach	Ron Roberts (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Barrett (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron Roberts (6th season)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^	9	–	0	10	–	2
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 25 Nicholls State ^	7	–	2	8	–	4
No. 22 McNeese State	7	–	2	9	–	2
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	3	6	–	5
Northwestern State	4	–	5	4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	5	4	–	7
Abilene Christian	2	–	7	2	–	9
Incarnate Word	1	–	7	1	–	10
Lamar	1	–	8	2	–	9
Houston Baptist	0	–	9	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS poll

The 2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by sixth-year head coach Ron Roberts and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference.^[1] They finished the season 6–5, 6–3 in Southland play to finish in fifth place.

On January 19, head coach Ron Roberts resigned to become the defensive coordinator at Louisiana.^[2] He finished at Southeastern Louisiana with a six-year record of 42–29.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 48–51	18,289
September 9	7:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ELVN	L 23–28	6,321
September 16	7:15 p.m.	at No. 14 Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ELVN	L 6–38	10,237
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Lamar	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	LionVision	W 49–21	4,728
September 30	6:30 p.m.	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (Rivalry)	CST ESPN3	W 49–20	9,073
October 7	10:00 a.m. ^[a]	Incarnate Word	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	LionVision	W 49–30	4,156
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 56–10	1,827
October 21	2:30 p.m.	at Abilene Christian	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX		W 56–21	12,000
October 28	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 Sam Houston State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN3	L 23–33	6,027
November 4	6:00 p.m.	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		L 3–13	7,332
November 16	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (River Bell Classic)	CST ESPN3	W 21–17	6,866
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ Game was originally scheduled for 4:00 p.m. CST, but was moved up due to the threat of inclement weather.

Source: ^[3]

Game summaries

At Louisiana

Broadcasters: David Saltzman & Bobby Carpenter

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	21	14	0	13	48
Ragin' Cajuns	21	14	7	9	51

Bethune-Cookman

Broadcasters: Lyn Rollins, Butch Alsandor, & Meghan Kluth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	0	0	14	28
Lions	3	6	7	7	23

At No. 14 Central Arkansas

Broadcasters: Steve Sullivan & Fitz Hill

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	3	0	3	6
#14 Bears	7	7	21	3	38

Lamar

Broadcasters: John Sartori, Wesley Boone, & Richie Solares

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	7	0	21
Lions	21	14	7	7	49

At Northwestern State

Broadcasters:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	28	7	0	49
Demons	6	7	0	7	20

Incarnate Word

Broadcasters:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	17	3	7	30
Lions	7	21	0	21	49

At Houston Baptist

Broadcasters:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	14	21	14	56
Huskies	3	0	0	7	10

At Abilene Christian

Broadcasters:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	14	14	21	56
Wildcats	3	10	0	8	21

No. 5 Sam Houston State

Broadcasters:

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Bearkats	9	7	10	7	33
Lions	3	13	7	0	23

At McNeese State

Broadcasters:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	3	0	0	3
Cowboys	0	0	6	7	13

Nicholls State

Broadcasters:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	7	7	3	0	17
Lions	7	0	14	0	21

References

^ "SLU Announces 2017 Football Schedule". January 17, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
^ "Ron Roberts leaves Southeastern Louisiana to become UL-Lafayette defensive coordinator".
^ "2017 Football Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2017.

[3] Game was originally scheduled for 4:00 p.m. CST, but was moved up due to the threat of inclement weather.

[1] "SLU Announces 2017 Football Schedule". January 17, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.

[2] "Ron Roberts leaves Southeastern Louisiana to become UL-Lafayette defensive coordinator".

[4] "2017 Football Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2017.

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