JRK wrote:
Southeastern's Results (4-2/5-3):
Jacksonville State, 35-14...upset at the time with JSU in Top 10...now unranked with 6-4 record
@Ole Miss, 20-49......understand loss on road at SEC but Ole Miss struggling this season
Lamar, 45-34
@Northwestern State, 44-27..caught Demons before they heated up
@McNeese State, 34-38....tough road loss
Incarnate Word, 21-27....really tough home loss
Houston Baptist, 52-13
SF Austin, 47-30
Pretty tough finish on road at UCA and ACU and end up at home vs Nicholls State.
Some 2019 season stats....
SLU/Opponents
TO 479 v 408
Rush 145 v 122
Pass 68%/334/23/9 v 60%/287/16/6
Punts 43/37 net
FG: 6/8
3rd: 45% v 36%
4th: 57% v 47%
Redzone: 29/31 v 25/29
Sacks: 27/178 v 14/95
Loss to Incarnate Word:
SLU/UIW
TO: 515 v 316
Rush: 178 v 169...Lions lost 2 fumbles
Pass: 33/46/337/1/4 v 14/27/147/2/0
Lions gave up 6 turnovers....including an 18 yd Pick 6....the difference in the game...don't count on 6 turnovers again....
QB Chason Virgil.....only ran for 5 yds....Marcus Cooper led rush at 9/60 with a TD and a lost fumble and 6/30 catches....Austin Mitchell led receivers with 4/87/1 (609 on season).....CJ Turner 9/74....Branson Schwebel 4/70 (all-SLC)....Javon Conner 5/61 and 1/21 rush...6 defenders had 6+ tackles led by Trae Drake (Bama transfer) with 10 and Xavier Lewis with 9....Devonte Williams (all-SLC) leads rushers on season with 367 yds....Virgil has 86% of passing yards BUT Cole Kelley is 30/38/376/8TDs (2323 QB rating) and no INTs and has played in all 8 games.... beware....
Trivia.......Lions Coach Frank Scelfo took over in 2018...prior stints as o-coordinator at UTSA (15 school o-records an first bowl appearance) and La Tech (2008 Independence Bowl win), coached Blake Bortles t Jacksonville and Nick Foles at Arizona...7 years at Tulane as o-coordinator...football coaching at numerous La high schools....played baseball at ULM....
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Always have to go with the Bears but this promises to be a tough game....
Bears 37-28......special teams again need to win their game...
For the record, we lost to Ole Miss 40-29, not 49-20. It was 34-29 in the 4th quarter. We gave up a kickoff return for a TD plus another 3 points on a turnover and we missed two extra points. Game was a lot closer than score.