Southeastern Louisiana Lions @ Lamar Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SELA | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
LAM | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Virgil leads SE Louisiana to 1st win, beating Lamar 30-24
BEAUMONT, Texas -- Chason Virgil threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns as Southeastern Louisiana held on to get its first win of the season, a 30-24 victory over Lamar on Saturday night.
The Lions (1-3, 1-1 Southland Conference) bounced back after suffering a 33-25 loss to Central Arkansas last week to give first-year head coach Frank Scelfo his first victory.
The teams swapped the lead with Lamar going ahead 17-10 at the break following Elvin Martinez's 32-yard field goal in the final seconds.
Virgil quickly evened the score at 17-17 in the third, hitting Austin Mitchell on a 26-yard scoring strike. The Lions outscored Lamar 13-7 in the final quarter as Jonathan Tatum drilled two field goals and Virgil hit Branson Schwebel on a 9-yard scoring toss with 10:48 remaining.
Lamar closed to 27-24 when Darrell Colbert Jr. hit Dewan Thompson with a 22-yard TD toss. The Lions followed with a 10-play drive that culminated in Tatum's final field goal with 35 seconds left.
Colbert had 171 yards passing to lead Lamar (1-3, 0-2).
Game Information
Beaumont, TX
2025 Standings
| Southland Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 8-0 | 11-3 |
| SE Louisiana | 7-1 | 9-4 |
| Lamar | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 5-3 | 9-3 |
| Nicholls | 4-4 | 4-8 |
| McNeese | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| East Texas A&M | 3-5 | 3-9 |
| Incarnate Word | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Houston Christian | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Northwestern State | 0-8 | 1-11 |
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