1981 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

1981 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3
Head coach	Oscar Lofton (2nd season)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium

1981 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Lafayette			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Delaware ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Tennessee State ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana			–					8	–	3	–	0
Lehigh			–					8	–	3	–	0
Nicholls State			–					5	–	5	–	1
Northwestern State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	7	–	0
James Madison			–					3	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Oscar Lofton, the Lions compiled an 8–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Texas Southern	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	W 31–24		[1]
September 12	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	W 7–0	19,522	[2]
September 19	at Southwest Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 10–35	10,000	[3]
September 26	at Stephen F. Austin	Lumberjack Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 33–24		[4]
October 3	No. 4 Jackson State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 14–51	12,000	[5]
October 10	at Troy State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 22–21	6,000	[6]
October 17	Tennessee–Martin	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 13–10	8,500	[7]
October 24	Northeast Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 50–47	8,000	[8]
October 31	Northwestern State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivalry)	W 21–16	6,000	[9]
November 7	at Southern	BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 28–27	22,018	[10]
November 14	Nicholls State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA (rivalry)	L 17–29	6,500	[11]
Homecoming Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Lions tune up with victory". The Daily Advertiser. September 7, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southeastern edges Southwestern, 7–0". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "SWT wins with 2nd half spurt". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "SLU snaps Lumberjacks". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Jackson State trounces SLU". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Troy falls". The Selma Times-Journal. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southeast downs UTM". The Commercial Appeal. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "SLU edges NLU, 50–47". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Mahfouz passes for 332 yards in 21–16 SLU win". Daily News. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Southeastern edges Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Nicholls soars". Daily World. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.