2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

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.

2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Conference	Southland Conference
2017 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 (Capacity: 7,408)

2017 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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 FCS Poll

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	6:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (Rivalry)	CST ESPN3	W 49–20	9,073
October 7	4:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA		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)		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

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 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

References

1. "SLU Announces 2017 Football Schedule". January 17, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
2. https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/sports/ul_lafayette/article_c001cab6-fd76-11e7-9fec-27348cdbcbf2.html
3. "2017 Football Schedule". Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2017.