The 2023 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented

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as a member of the

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during the

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. They were led by sixth-year head coach

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. The Lions played their home games at

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Preseason

Recruiting class

Reference:

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 24, 2023. The Lions were picked to finish first in the conference and received nine first-place votes.

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2023 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 21, 2023. SELU had a total of 17 players selected. Offense ''1st Team'' *Zachary Clement – quarterback, JR *John Allen – offensive lineman, SR *Jhy Orgeron – offensive lineman, JR *Jalen Bell – offensive lineman, SR *Austin Dunlap – punter, SR ''2nd Team'' *Eli Sawyer – quarterback, RS-SO *Rodeo Graham, Jr. – running back, SO *Ivan Drobocky – tight end/halfback, JR *Brockhim Wicks – offensive lineman, RS-JR *Riley Callaghan – placekicker, SO Defense ''1st Team'' *Arlen Williams – defensive lineman, RS-SR *Donte' Daniels – linebacker, JR *Darius Lewis – punt returner, RS-JR ''2nd Team'' *Garret Crawford – defensive lineman, SR *Herman Christophe IV – linebacker, SR *Anthony Britton, Jr. – linebacker, SR *Tyrone Leggette – defensive back, SR

Schedule

Game summaries

at Mississippi State

At South Alabama

At Eastern Washington

Houston Christian

Tarleton State

At No. 8 Incarnate Word

Lamar

At Northwestern State

McNeese State

At Texas A&M–Commerce

Nicholls

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Statistics

Team

Individual leaders

Defense

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Postseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2023 all-conference football team selections on November 22, 2023. Southeastern Louisiana had a total of nine players selected. Offense
''1st Team'' *Bauer Sharp – tight end, R-SO *John Allen – offensive lineman, SR *Austin Dunlap – punter, SR ''2nd Team'' *Harlan Dixon – running back, JR *Darius Lewis – wide receiver, R-JR Defense ''1st Team'' *Arlen Williams – defensive lineman, R-SR *Ian Conerly-Goodly – defensive back, SO *Darius Lewis – punt returner, R-JR ''2nd Team'' *Herman Christophe IV – linebacker, SR

References

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