SE Louisiana Lions @ Houston Christian Huskies
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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SELA | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Hayes returns kickoff for TD for 2nd straight game, SE Louisiana stretches win streak to 4
HOUSTON -- — Brandon Hayes returned the second-half kickoff for a touchdown for the second straight game, Calvin Smith Jr. rushed for two scores and Southeastern Louisiana beat Houston Christian 38-14 on Saturday for the Lions' fourth consecutive win.
Hayes' kickoff return covered 85 yards. Last week he went 83 yards in a 49-0 win over Northwestern State.
A 50-yard pick-6 by Jaden King cut Southeastern Louisiana's lead to 21-14 early in the third quarter but the Lions (6-2, 4-0 Southland Conference) scored the final 17 points, including Carson Camp's 16-yard TD pass to Cade Collier and Smith's 2-yard run midway through the final quarter.
Camp threw for 169 yards but gave up two of the Lions' three interceptions. Deantre Jackson added a rushing TD for the Lions, ranked 19th in the FCS coaches poll.
The Huskies (2-6, 1-3) managed only 199 yards of offense, including 85 passing. Darryle Evans ran for 90 yards and Xai'Shaun Edwards rushed for a TD.
Linebacker KK Reno led the Lions with 10 tackles, six solo.
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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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