Southeastern Louisiana Lions football, 1970–1979

The Southeastern Louisiana Lions football program, 1970–1979 represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the decade of the 1970s. The Lions competed as a member of the Gulf States Conference in 1970, the Gulf South Conference from 1971–1978, and as a NCAA Division II independent in 1979. During the decade, the Lions were led by three different head coaches and had an overall record for the decade of 49–55–2. During this decade, the Lions played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.

Pat Kenelly lead Southeastern for their final season in the Gulf States Conference in 1970 and their first season as a member of the Gulf South Conference in 1971. After finishing winless in 1971, Kenelly resigned as head coach and became athletic director. Kenelly complied an overall record of 4–17 during these two seasons. Roland Dale next led the Lions for their 1972 and 1973 seasons to an overall record of 7–14. After Dale resiged as head coach, his assistant Billy Brewer was promoted to head coach and finished the decade with an overall record of 38–24–2.

1970

1970 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceGulf States Conference
Record4–6 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
1970 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Northwestern State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Northeast Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Tech 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Pat Kenelly, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.

This was the final season Southeastern Louisiana competed as a member of the Gulf States Conference as it was officially dissolved in May 1971.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Southwestern Louisiana
L 6–1712,000[2]
September 26No. 1 Arkansas State*
L 3–126,500[3]
October 3Troy State*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 12–216,000[4]
October 10Pensacola Navy*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 16–35,500[5]
October 17at Trinity (TX)*
L 9–172,800[6]
October 24Northeast Louisiana
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 17–207,300[7]
October 31Youngstown State*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 50–275,000[8]
November 7at Louisiana Tech
W 24–2110,000[9]
November 14McNeese State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 15–75,500[10]
November 21at Northwestern State
L 14–225,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [12]

1971

1971 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record0–11 (0–6 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
1971 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Livingston +^ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Troy State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Jacksonville State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Tennessee–Martin 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Delta State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Florence State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1971 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Pat Kenelly, the team compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana. This was the first season Southeastern Louisiana competed as a member of the Gulf South Conference.[13]

Southeastern Louisiana's games against Trinity (TX), Northeast Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, and Abilene Christian were all designated as conference games and counted in the Gulf South standings.[14]

In November, Kenelly resigned as head coach to accept an appointment as the full-time athletic director at Southeastern Louisiana.[15]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Eastern Kentucky*
L 12–2016,000[16]
September 18Southwestern Louisiana*
L 6–78,900[17]
September 25at Quantico Marines*
L 0–139,000[18]
October 2at Troy State
L 6–315,500[19]
October 9Jacksonville State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 14–207,200[20]
October 16Trinity (TX)
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 17–243,500–4,000[21]
October 23at Northeast Louisiana
L 0–38,300[22]
October 30No. 8 Louisiana Tech
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 9–247,000–7,200[23]
November 6Abilene Christian
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 7–283,000–3,500[24]
November 13at No. 2 McNeese State*
L 0–3113,000[25]
November 20Northwestern State*
  • Strawberry Field
  • Hammond, LA
L 6–142,500–5,000[26]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [27]

1972

1972 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
1972 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Northwestern State $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Livingston ^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 2
No. 19 Jacksonville State 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Delta State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Troy State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Nicholls State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Florence State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Tennessee–Martin 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Mississippi College * 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    * – Did not compete for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Roland Dale, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished sixth in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.

In November 1971, Dale was hired as head coach of the Lions. Prior to his arrival at Southeastern Louisiana he served as an assistant coach at Ole Miss.[28]

Southeastern Louisiana's game against Northeast Louisiana was a designated conference game and counted in the Gulf South standings.[29]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Eastern Kentucky*
L 0–107,500[30]
September 16at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 7–3014,623[31]
September 23at Abilene Christian*
W 14–107,012[32]
September 30Nicholls State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (rivalry)
W 31–98,000–8,500[33]
October 7Troy State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 20–198,300[34]
October 14at Jacksonville State
L 7–103,000[35]
October 21Northeast Louisiana
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 9–346,000[36]
October 28at No. 2 Louisiana Tech*
L 0–2111,000[37]
November 4Delta State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 7–247,200[38]
November 11No. 10 McNeese State*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 13–314,500[39]
November 18at Northwestern State
L 3–6900–1,000[40]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [41]

1973

1973 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
1973 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–17 Troy State $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 4 Jacksonville State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Delta State 6 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Livingston 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Northwestern State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi College 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Florence State 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Nicholls State 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Tennessee–Martin 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1973 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Roland Dale, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.

In late December, Dale resigned as head coach to become the athletic director at Southern Miss.[42]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Florence State
W 26–07,000[43]
September 15at McNeese State*
L 10–4012,000–12,700[44]
September 22at Livingston
L 0–113,500[45]
September 29Nicholls State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond LA (rivalry)
W 10–08,500[46]
October 6at Troy State
L 0–246,000–7,000[47]
October 13Jacksonville State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 11–106,000[48]
October 20at Northeast Louisiana*
W 17–08,200–8,500[49]
October 27No. 8 Louisiana Tech*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 7–268,500[50]
November 3at Delta State
L 10–142,500[51]
November 17Northwestern State
  • Strawberry Field
  • Hammond, LA
L 14–215,000[52]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [53]

1974

1974 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record6–4 (5–3 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
1974 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Jacksonville State $ 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Delta State 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 8 Livingston 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Troy State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Alabama 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Nicholls State 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Tennessee–Martin 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Mississippi College 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1974 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Billy Brewer, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.

In December 1973, Brewer was promoted to head coach after Roland Dale resigned the post.[54]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at North Alabama
W 21–178,300[55]
September 21Tennessee–Martin
W 44–137,000[56]
September 28Livingston
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 27–217,500[57]
October 5at Jacksonville State
L 10–228,800[58]
October 12No. 13 Troy State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 35–259,000–9,100[59]
October 26Northeast Louisiana*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 23–89,000[60]
November 2at No. 1 Louisiana Tech*
L 13–3416,700[61]
November 9Delta State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 41–77,800[62]
November 16at Nicholls State
L 0–109,000[63]
November 23at Northwestern State
L 3–402,000[64]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [65]

1975

1975 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
1975 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nicholls State $ 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Livingston ^ 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Jacksonville State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Troy State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Delta State 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Alabama 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi College 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Tennessee–Martin 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Livingston and NAIA Division I poll for Jacksonville State

The 1975 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Billy Brewer, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.

Southeastern Louisiana's game against Northwestern State was a designated conference game and counted in the Gulf South standings.[29]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13North Alabama
W 28–158,300[66]
September 20at Tennessee–Martin
L 7–236,200[67]
September 27Cameron*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 31–108,600[68]
October 4Jacksonville State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 7–388,100[69]
October 11at Troy State
L 7–263,000–4,000[70]
October 18at Livingston
L 13–432,000[71]
October 25at Northeast Louisiana*
W 49–194,500[72]
November 1Louisiana Tech*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 28–337,300[73]
November 8at Delta State
L 10–197,300[74]
November 15vs. Nicholls State
L 6–1420,000[75]
November 22Northwestern State
  • Strawberry Field
  • Hammond, LA
W 31–62,500[76]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [77]

1976

1976 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record9–1–1 (6–1–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
1976 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Troy State $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Jacksonville State 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tennessee–Martin 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Livingston 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Alabama 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Delta State 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Nicholls State 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Mississippi College 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Troy State's and Livingston's games against Alabama State, Jacksonville State's game against Alabama A&M, Tennessee–Martin's games against Austin Peay and Murray State, and Mississippi College's game against Ouachita Baptist were designated as conference games and counted in the Gulf South standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coach Billy Brewer, the team compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 with a mark of 6–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Tennessee–Martin
W 28–127,000[78]
September 11at North Alabama
T 28–287,500[79]
September 25at Cameron*
W 35–143,000[80]
October 2at Jacksonville State
W 13–38,000–8,100[81]
October 9No. 4 Troy State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 21–78,300–8,500[82]
October 16at Livingston
L 10–207,000[83]
October 23Northeast Louisiana*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 14–108,500[84]
October 30Mississippi College
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 34–207,800[85]
November 6Delta State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 3–05,000[86]
November 13vs. Nicholls State
W 17–715,000[87]
November 20at Northwestern State*
W 34–274,000[88]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [89]

1977

1977 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record6–4 (5–3 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
1977 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
Tennessee–Martin 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Troy State 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi College 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Alabama 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Delta State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Nicholls State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Livingston 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Jacksonville State's game against Tennessee Tech, Tennessee–Martin's games against Austin Peay and Murray State, Troy State's game against Northern Michigan, Southeastern Louisiana's game against Sam Houston State, Mississippi College's game against Ouachita Baptist, North Alabama's game against Austin Peay, Nicholls State's games against Cameron and Austin Peay, and Livingston's game against Alabama State were designated as conference games and counted in the Gulf South standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Billy Brewer, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Sam Houston State*
W 20–03,000[90]
September 24North Alabama
L 7–298,000[91]
October 1No. 4 Jacksonville State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
L 10–147,000–7,500[92]
October 8at Troy State
L 15–177,000[93]
October 15Livingston
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 30–35,000[94]
October 22at Northeast Louisiana*
L 19–248,000[95]
October 29Mississippi College
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 23–67,000[96]
November 5at Delta State
W 10–72,000[97]
November 12at Nicholls State
W 17–144,124[98]
November 19Northwestern State*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (rivalry)
W 38–212,000[99]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [100]

1978

1978 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record7–3–1 (5–1–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
1978 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Jacksonville State $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Troy State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Nicholls State 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
North Alabama 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Delta State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Livingston 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Tennessee–Martin 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth year under head coach Billy Brewer, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.

This was the final season Southeastern Louisiana competed as a member of the GSC. They competed as a NCAA Division II independent in 1979 prior to moving up to Division I-AA.[101]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Southwest Texas State*
L 0–76,500[102]
September 16Sam Houston State*
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 12–06,500[103]
September 23at North Alabama
T 7–77,000[104]
September 30at No. 10 Jacksonville State
L 7–108,000–10,000[105]
October 7No. 7 Troy State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 45–77,200–7,500[106]
October 14Livingston
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 33–07,500[107]
October 21at Northeast Louisiana*
W 25–219,000[108]
October 28at Mississippi College
W 13–106,200[109]
November 4Delta State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 34–36,000[110]
November 11vs. Nicholls State
W 10–010,000[111]
November 18at Northwestern State*
L 12–135,000[112]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [113]

1979

1979 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
1979 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Delaware ^   –   13 – 1 – 0
Towson State   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Morgan State ^   –   9 – 2 – 0
Springfield   –   8 – 2 – 0
Eastern Washington   –   7 – 2 – 0
Nicholls State   –   8 – 3 – 0
United States International   –   8 – 3 – 0
American International   –   6 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Santa Clara   –   6 – 3 – 0
Kentucky State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Alabama State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana   –   6 – 5 – 0
Central State (OH)   –   5 – 5 – 0
C.W. Post   –   5 – 4 – 0
Central Connecticut   –   4 – 5 – 0
James Madison   –   4 – 5 – 0
West Chester   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Connecticut State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northern Colorado   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University as a NCAA Division II independent during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth year under head coach Billy Brewer, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at McNeese State
L 7–1020,000[114]
September 15at Murray State
W 19–1110,500[115]
September 22Southwest Texas State
L 7–148,000–9,000[116]
September 29at Ball State
L 7–1716,013[117]
October 6at Troy State
L 0–246,500[118]
October 13Northwestern State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (rivalry)
W 33–77,000[119]
October 20at East Tennessee State
L 3–318,325[120]
October 27Northeast Louisiana
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 13–07,500[121]
November 3at Delta State
W 30–72,931[122]
November 10Nicholls State
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA (rivalry)
W 38–04,000[123]
November 17Mississippi College
  • Strawberry Stadium
  • Hammond, LA
W 34–144,000[124]

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