HAMMOND, La. – After helping the No. 9 Southeastern Louisiana University football team to its fifth straight victory, Lion senior quarterback Cole Kelley was named Southland Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week the league office announced on Monday.
Kelley shared Southland weekly honors with Nicholls quarterback Lindsey Scott Jr. Monday marked the fourth time this season Kelley has received conference player of the week honors this spring.
Kelley engineered a Southeastern attack that racked up 621 total yards in a 51-14 victory over Northwestern State – the fifth straight for the Lions (6-1, 4-0 Southland). Protected by his consistently excellent offensive line, Kelley connected with 11 different receivers in Saturday's win. He threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for a career-high 67 yards and a touchdown in the win, as Southeastern topped 50 points in three straight games for the first time in program history.
The reigning Walter Payton Award winner has been even better this fall after winning the FCS version of the Heisman Trophy in the spring. The Lafayette, Louisiana native has thrown for 2,742 yards, 26 touchdowns and five interceptions on 216-for-290 passing, while also leading the team with eight rushing touchdowns.
Kelley leads the nation in completion percentage (74.5, 1st), points responsible for (206, 1st) and total offense (436.3 ypg), while also ranking among the national leaders in completions per game (30.86, 2nd), passing efficiency (180.0, 2nd), passing touchdowns (3rd) and passing yards (3rd).
Southeastern will return home on Saturday, hosting McNeese at 6 p.m. in Strawberry Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN3, while also being heard in the Hammond area on Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM and The Boss 103.7 FM/1400 AM, as well as online at www.kajun107.net.
TICKETS
For ticket information, contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net. Southeastern will continue offering mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets for the 2021-22 season. All tickets will be available via e-mail or text message in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet.
SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Southeastern Football, follow @LionUpFootball and @Coach_Scelfo on Twitter, like /SLUathletics on Facebook and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.
TOUCHDOWN CLUB/S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the football program are encouraged to join the Touchdown Club. Lion football alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
All membership fees and donations to both the Touchdown Club and S Club (football) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern football program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events, effective with the start of the 2018 football season. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.
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