2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (6–3 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Barrett (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRon Roberts (6th season)
Home stadiumStrawberry Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^   9 0     10 2  
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^   8 1     12 2  
No. 25 Nicholls State ^   7 2     8 4  
No. 22 McNeese State   7 2     9 2  
Southeastern Louisiana   6 3     6 5  
Northwestern State   4 5     4 7  
Stephen F. Austin   4 5     4 7  
Abilene Christian   2 7     2 9  
Incarnate Word   1 7     1 10  
Lamar   1 8     2 9  
Houston Baptist   0 9     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by sixth-year head coach Ron Roberts and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference.[1] They finished the season 6–5, 6–3 in Southland play to finish in fifth place.

On January 19, head coach Ron Roberts resigned to become the defensive coordinator at Louisiana.[2] He finished at Southeastern Louisiana with a six-year record of 42–29.

  1. ^ "SLU Announces 2017 Football Schedule". January 17, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ron Roberts leaves Southeastern Louisiana to become UL-Lafayette defensive coordinator".