SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2 0 1 8 2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 7 p.m. at ULM 4 p.m. vs Houston Baptist* AUG 30 Monroe, La. OCT 13 Hammond, La. Homecoming 6 p.m. at LSU 7 p.m. vs Abilene Christian* SEPT 8 Baton Rouge, La. OCT 20 Hammond, La. Solid Gold Saturday 7 p.m. vs Central Arkansas* TBA at Sam Houston State* SEPT 15 Hammond, La. OCT 27 Huntsville, Texas Family, Faculty & Band Day 6 p.m. at Lamar* 7 p.m. vs McNeese* SEPT 22 Beaumont, Texas NOV 3 Hammond, La. Senior Day / Military Appreciation 7 p.m. vs Northwestern State* 6 p.m. at Nicholls* SEPT 29 Hammond, La. NOV 15 Thibodaux, La. White-Out Game River Bell Classic Green denotes home games in Strawberry Stadium TBA at Incarnate Word* OCT 6 San Antonio, Texas Dates and times are subject to change | *Southland Conference Check out lionsports.net/promos for promotions & giveaways 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Football Table of Contents/Quick Facts Media Information The Records Photography 1 Table of Contents/University Quick Facts 50-51 Individual Honors Randy Bergeron, Claude Levet, Matt Sullivan, 2 Media Information 52-53 All-Americans Southeastern Louisiana Archives, Rick Yeatts, National 54-55 Rushing Records Football League, Jimmy Cribbs, Atlanta Falcons, 2018 Preview 56-57 Passing Records New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors 4-5 2018 Roster 58-59 Receiving Records Bureau, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation 6 2018 Outlook 60 Yardage Records & Tourism, Baton Rouge Area Convention and Visitors 7 Southland Preseason Teams and Polls 61 Scoring Records Bureau, Delta State University, Tangipahoa Parish 62 Kicking Records Convention and Visitor's Bureau., Kemmler Chapple, 2018 Opponents 63 Punting Records Arizona Cardinals. 64-65 Punt/Kick Return Records 8-9 2018 Opponents 66-67 Defensive Records 34 ULM/LSU/Central Printing 68 Miscellaneous Records Arkansas/Lamar/Northwestern State/ Champion Graphics - Baton Rouge, La. 69-72 Year-By-Year Results Incarnate Word 73 All-Time Opponent Records/Future Schedules 35 Houston Baptist/Abilene Christian/Sam Houston 74-77 All-Time Results vs. Opponents University Quick Facts State/McNeese/Nicholls 78-83 All-Time Roster School: Southeastern Louisiana University 84-91 Southeastern Football History Location: Hammond, Louisiana 2018 Lions Population: 20,019 10-29 Player Profiles The Traditions Founded: 1925 92 Alma Mater/Fight Song/Spirit Groups Joined Southland: 1997-98; 2005 - Football Coaching Staff/Support Staff 93 Retired Numbers Enrollment: 14,500 31-32 Head Coach Frank Scelfo 94-95 Perfect Seasons (1946 and 1954) Nickname: Lions 33 Greg Stevens/Louie Cioffi 96 The Return of the Lions (2003) Colors: Green (PMS 3425) and Gold (PMS 124) 34 Micheal Spurlock 97 The River Bell Classic President: Dr. John Crain 35 Brandon Lacy 98-99 Players in the Pros Athletics Director: Jay Artigues 36 Garret Chachere/Tarence Calais 100 Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame Faculty Representative: Dr. Joe Morris 37 Travis Mikel Senior Woman Administrator: Michelle Harper 38 Chris Lachney This Is Southeastern 39 A.J. Hopp/Gerry Pacitti/Brandon Albin 101 This is Southeastern Sports Information/Social Media 102-03 Strawberry Stadium Director/Primary Contact: Kemmler Chapple 2017 Review 104 Athletic Training (FB, WBB, TEN, SB) 40 2017 Final Results/Team Statistics 105 Sport Performance Office: (985) 549-3221 41-43 2017 Final Individual Statistics 106 Academic Success Cell: (985) 974-5466 44 2017 Game Superlatives 107 All-Time Conference Championships E-mail: [email protected] 45 2017 All-Southland Conference 108 University Administration Associate Director: Damon Sunde 46 Southland Conference Standings/Statistics 109 Athletic Administration (BASE, VB, FB - Secondary) 47-49 Southland Conference Statistics 110 The Lion Athletics Association E-mail: [email protected] Assistant Director: Chris Salim Credits (MBB, SOC, GOLF, TRK/XC) Editor Kemmler Chapple E-mail: [email protected] Layout and Design Kemmler Chapple, Website: www.LionSports.net Damon Sunde, Chris Salim Athletics Facebook: /sluathletics Cover design Damon Sunde/Caitlin Wade Athletics Twitter: @SLUAthletics Cover photography Randy Bergeron Footbal Twiiter: @SLUFootball Research Larry Hymel 1 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Football he Southeastern Louisiana University football Photo Deck Postgame team and the Southeastern Sports Information The Strawberry Stadium photo deck is located Southeastern provides equal access to all mem- TOffice wish to thank you for your interest and on the roof of the press box located on the west bers of the working media. coverage of the 2018 Lions. side of the stadium. The deck area accommodates At home games, Coach Scelfo will hold a post- This publication is designed to assist you in your coaches’ film crews and network television. Due to game press conference in the Billups Room located coverage of Southeastern Football. Please feel free the lack of space on the deck, no video cameras on the southwest corner of Strawberry Stadium. to contact the Southeastern Sports Information other than those previously listed in this section will Requests for player interviews should be made Office for any additional information. be permitted access. Only those with appropriate to Associate SID Damon Sunde or the opponent Media Information The Southeastern Sports Information Office is passes will be allowed access. SID no later than the four-minute mark of the fourth located on the second floor of West Strawberry quarter. Stadium, rooms 202-204. Southeastern players will be brought to the Press Area interview room for interviews. The opponent’s This area is reserved for print media and statis- MAILING ADDRESS: coach will be available either on the field or outside tical operations. Fax and copy service is available. Southeastern Sports Information Office the visitor’s locker room, located on the northwest Several phones are available for media use on a SLU 10309 corner of Strawberry Stadium, at the discretion of first-come, first-serve basis. Ethernet lines, along Hammond, LA 70402 the visiting SID. Phone: (985) 549-2142 with wireless internet, are also available for filing for both photo and print use. OVERNIGHT MAILING ADDRESS: Press Luncheon Southeastern Sports Information Office Southeastern will host a weekly press luncheon Sidelines each week during the season. The luncheon is c/o Southeastern Athletics Southeastern follows NCAA rules regarding scheduled on Tuesdays at noon in the Victory Club, 800 Galloway Dr. media representatives on the sidelines. located on the fifth floor of Strawberry Stadium. Hammond, LA 70402 Photographers are not permitted to shoot Lunch will begin at noon with head coach Frank between the 25-yard lines (team areas) and must Scelfo addressing the media at 12:15 p.m. wear credentials at all times. Credentials Parking for media members is available on the Access to and from the north and south ends of Credentials for Southeastern home games top level of the adjacent parking garage. the field will be a monitored area to the rear of the are issued for working media only and should be Depending on class schedules, selected players team area closest to the stadium. requested as early as possible due to space limita- will be available during each weekly session. For No one under 18 years of age will be issued tions. player requests, please contact a member of the photo credentials for sideline access. All members of the media must request creden- Southeastern SID Staff at least 24 hours in advance. tials in writing through Damon Sunde, Associate Sports Information Director. Press Box Services Requests are honored from sports editors of Individual and team statistics, play-by-play and Radio Broadcasts/Radio Show Entering its 28th season, the Southeastern daily newspapers and sports directors of television game facts will be distributed to members of the Sports Network is a multi-functional entity con- and radio stations. Requests from individuals not working media. trolling both the radio and television efforts of Lion employed by a media outlet will not be considered. Press kits including program, flip card, updated Athletics. Southeastern football will be broadcast **Spouses, dates, non-workers and anyone under 18 statistics for each team, Southland Conference stats on the radio via flagship station KSLU-FM (90.9) with years of age are not permitted in the working press and gameday notes will be available affiliates (KAJUN 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM, area. A pregame meal will be served beginning 90 WFPR 1400 AM) throughout the region, as well as minutes before kickoff. Soft drinks and bottled online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the water will be available throughout the game. Entrance TuneIn Radio app. The Lions annually have games The Strawberry Stadium media entrance is locat- broadcast on a number of different television car- ed on the fourth floor of the Parking Garage con- Professional Scouts riers including ESPN3, ESPN+, as well as locally on necting to the stadium. Media members can enter Space limitations will determine the issuance Cox Sports TV (CST) and the Southeastern Channel. via the elevators or the stairwells located on the of credentials to scouts of professional football south end of the parking deck. Field level access teams. Tickets may be made available to pro scouts Mark Willoughby enters his 14th season as is also available from these locations. Media Will in lieu of credentials. Requests for tickets should be “The Voice of the Lions”. Joining Willoughby in the Call, located at the Ticket Window outside of the made well in advance of the game to guarantee booth as color analyst in his sixth year as part of Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office, will open 90 availability and should be requested through the the broadcast team will be Robbie Rhodes, a 2008 minutes prior to kickoff. Southeastern Sports Information Office. Southeastern graduate and former golf letterwin- ner. Parking Interviews Media parking is located at the top of the Interviews with Frank Scelfo, any assistant WEEKLY RADIO SHOW Parking Garage (4th floor) on the west side of coach or player must be coordinated through The weekly “Frank Scelfo Coaches Show,” host- Strawberry Stadium.