FCS Championship - Second Round

9-4, 4-3 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
SE Louisiana SELA	14	0	14	14	0	42
Samford SAM	14	7	7	14	6	48

Samford BulldogsSamfordSAM

11-1, 6-0 Home

SE Louisiana Lions @ Samford Bulldogs

Game Information

Birmingham, AL

FCS

Southland Conference	CONF	OVR
Stephen F. Austin	5-0	8-0
Lamar	4-1	6-2
Incarnate Word	3-2	4-4
Houston Christian	3-2	4-4
UT Rio Grande Valley	2-3	4-4
McNeese	2-3	3-5
Nicholls	2-3	3-5
East Texas A&M	2-3	2-6
SE Louisiana	2-3	4-4
Northwestern State	0-5	0-8

Southern Conference	CONF	OVR
East Tennessee State	4-0	6-2
Tennessee Tech	4-1	7-1
Chattanooga	4-1	5-3
Mercer	3-1	6-2
Wofford	3-2	5-3
Samford	2-3	2-6
Western Carolina	1-3	3-5
Furman	1-3	2-6
The Citadel	0-4	2-6
VMI	0-4	0-8

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