SE Louisiana tops Nicholls 40-17 for Southland title | |
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) Jessie Britt and Ivan Drobocky each scored a pair of touchdowns and Southeastern Louisiana won the River Bell Classic and its third Southland Conference championship with a 40-17 win over Nicholls State on Thursday night. The Lions (8-3, 5-1), who have won five straight, took control just before halftime when burst up the middle for a 33-yard touchdown run and 46 seconds later Zy Alexander had a 48-yard interception return to make it 30-17 at the break. Earlier Elie Sawyer had an 8-yard touchdown passes to Drobocky and Britt to help the Lions forge a 17-17 tie before Britt's TD run 1:17 before halftime. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | K. Granier | 1907 | |||
| Passing TDs: | K. Granier | 14 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | J. Gums | 859 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | C. Guggenheim | 4 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | A. Davis | 419 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | A. Davis | 4 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2022 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/3 | at South Alabama | L 7 - 48 | ||
| 9/10 | at Louisiana-Monroe | L 7 - 35 | ||
| 9/17 | at Southeast Missouri State | L 16 - 42 | ||
| 9/24 | vs. Jacksonville State | L 21 - 52 | ||
| 10/1 | at Northwestern State | L 33 - 36 | ||
| 10/8 | at Houston Christian | W 19 - 17 | ||
| 10/15 | vs. UIW | L 14 - 49 | ||
| 10/22 | vs. McNeese | W 40 - 35 | ||
| 10/29 | at Lamar | L 17 - 24 | ||
| 11/12 | vs. Texas A&M-Commerce | W 12 - 10 | ||
| 11/17 | vs. Southeastern Louisiana | L 17 - 40 | ||
| Southland | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 3 UIW | 6-1 | 12-2 | ||||||||||
| 12 Southeastern Louisiana | 5-1 | 9-4 | ||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 4-2 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 3-3 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 3-4 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| McNeese State | 2-4 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 1-5 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Lamar | 1-5 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3973 (61) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2292 (67) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1681 (59) | ||||
| Points per game: | 18.5 (98) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 361.2 (65) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 24 (99) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (54) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4768 (88) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2822 (99) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1946 (74) | ||||
| Points per game: | 35.3 (98) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 433.5 (96) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 49 (102) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 8 (31) | ||||
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