The Southeastern Louisiana Lions football program, 1950–1959 represented Southeastern Louisiana College (now known as Southeastern Louisiana University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the decade of the 1950s. During this time, the Lions were led by two different head coaches and had an overall record for the decade of 53–34–3 During this decade, the Lions played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
Ned McGehee lead the Lions for their 1950 season to a 6–4 record. He resigned in May 1951 to focus solely on his duties as athletic director and was succeeded by Stan Galloway. Galloway served as head coach for the remainder of the decade and led Southeastern to an overall record of 47–30. During this period, he led the Lions to at least a share of four Gulf States Conference championships, including an undefeated season in 1954.
1950
The 1950 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana College (now known as Southeastern Louisiana University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1950 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Ned McGehee, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
In May 1951 McGehee resigned as head coach to focus solely on serving as athletic director.[1] He ramained as athletic director at Southeastern until his retirement in June 1971.[2]
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1951
The 1951 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana College (now known as Southeastern Louisiana University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1951 college football season. In their first year under head coach Stan Galloway, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished second in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
Galloway was named as head coach at Southeastern in May 1951 as the successor to Ned McGehee.[1] Galloway was hired from Bogalusa High School where he had served as head coach from 1942 to 1950.[1]
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1952
The 1952 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana College (now known as Southeastern Louisiana University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1952 college football season. In their second year under head coach Stan Galloway, the team compiled an overall record of 6–1–2 with a mark of 3–0–2 in conference play, and finished as GSC co-champion. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
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1953
The 1953 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana College (now known as Southeastern Louisiana University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1953 college football season. In their third year under head coach Stan Galloway, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, tying for first place in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
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1954
The 1954 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana College (now known as Southeastern Louisiana University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1954 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Stan Galloway, the team compiled an overall record of 9–0 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as GSC champion. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
Although they finished the season as an undefeated conference champion, Southeastern was not invited to participate in a bowl game.[42]
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1955
The 1955 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana College (now known as Southeastern Louisiana University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1955 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Stan Galloway, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished third in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
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1956
The 1956 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana College (now known as Southeastern Louisiana University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1956 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Stan Galloway, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished as GSC champion. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
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1957
The 1957 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana College (now known as Southeastern Louisiana University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1957 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Stan Galloway, the team compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with a mark of 1–3–1 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
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1958
The 1958 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana College (now known as Southeastern Louisiana University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1958 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Stan Galloway, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
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1959
The 1959 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana College (now known as Southeastern Louisiana University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1959 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Stan Galloway, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished second in the GSC. Southeastern Louisiana played their home games on campus at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Southwestern Louisiana | | W 18–13 | 6,000 | [90] |
| September 26 | at East Texas State* | | L 10–21 | 5,500 | [91] |
| October 10 | at No. 1 Mississippi Southern* | | L 6–26 | 12,200 | [92] |
| October 17 | at Florence State* | | W 28–21 | 6,000 | [93] |
| October 24 | at Northeast Louisiana State | | W 27–6 | 3,000 | [94] |
| October 31 | vs. Tampa* | | W 33–8 | 5,500 | [95] |
| November 7 | No. 20 Louisiana Tech | - Strawberry Stadium
- Hammond, LA
| L 0–14 | 6,000 | [96] |
| November 14 | at McNeese State | | L 8–20 | 1,500 | [97] |
| November 21 | at Northwestern State | | W 15–13 | 5,000 | [98] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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