Lion Football 2013
Perfect Season - 1954 (9-0-0) As a member of the Gulf States Conference, the Lions claimed the second and last perfect season in Southeastern history in 1954. Southeastern opened the season with three straight shut out wins and went on to outscore its opponents 379-43 which included a 62-0 win over Stetson University.
The 1954 Roster
No. Name Pos. 15 Jerry Kurtz QB 16 Ray Porta QB 17 Ken Ridgedell QB 18 Winston Crawford QB 20 Larry Troxler HB 21 Justin Fernandez HB 23 R.C. Thomas HB 25 Louis Carlisle HB 31 Mickey Catalanotto FB 32 Tommy Bell FB 34 R.E. Thomas FB 41 Frank Bourgeois HB 42 Don Marino HB 43 Wayne Strickland HB 44 Arlen Blackwell HB 50 John Andre C 51 Mack Barlow C 53 Bill Hughes C 60 Titus Johnston G
Cl. Ht. Wt. Ltrs. Hometown So. 5-8 155 0 Thibodaux, La. Sr. 5-10 155 1 Baton Rouge, La. So. 5-9 173 0 Bogalusa, La. Fr. 6-0 190 0 Magnolia, Miss. Sr. 5-7 150 1 Hahnville, La. So. 5-9 170 1 Baton Rouge, La. Fr. 6-0 185 0 Magnolia, Miss. Sr. 5-10 170 1 McComb, Miss. Jr. 5-9 190 0 Amite, La. So. 5-11 190 1 Baton Rouge, La. Fr. 6-1 190 0 Magnolia, Miss. Fr. 6-0 180 0 Gonzales, La. Sr. 5-6 160 1 Southbridge, Miss. Jr. 5-8 155 0 Paris, Texas Jr. 5-10 170 1 Kentwood, La. Fr. 6-2 200 0 Baton Rouge, La. Fr. 6-2 200 0 New Orleans, La. Fr. 6-0 200 0 New Orleans, La. Sr. 5-8 175 3 Bogalusa, La.
1954 Results
Date Opponent 9/18 Northeast Louisiana * 9/25 Southwestern Louisiana * 10/2 Louisiana College * 10/16 Mississippi Southern 10/23 Arkansas State 10/30 Stetson University 11/6 Louisiana Tech * 11/13 McNeese State * 11/20 Northwestern State *
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Roy Mouras Hugh McLaurin Dan Fournet Wayne Bond Noel Suarez Sherard Fabacher Ken Bailey Jack Schwommer Billy Swain Blase Shambra Murray Burleigh Hugh Oliver Pete Fabacher Don Peroyea Gerald Stone Tony Misita Roderick Vizant Gerald Lacour Hugh Fanguy Huey Husser Sal Locascio Denver Wallace
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◄ - Head coach Stan Galloway
5-9 185 5-11 190 5-11 190 6-1 185 5-9 185 5-10 215 5-9 170 5-11 200 6-0 190 6-2 215 5-9 225 6-2 230 5-11 220 6-3 205 6-4 225 6-1 177 5-11 185 6-1 200 6-4 185 6-3 183 5-11 170 6-2 188
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New Orleans, La. Baton Rouge, La. Bogalusa, La. Bogalusa, La. Arabi, La. Baton Rouge, La. Bogalusa, La. Metairie, La. Kenner, La. Opelousas, La. Gretna, La. Natchez, Miss. New Orleans, La. New Orleans, La. Bogalusa, La. Amite, La. Eunice, La. New Orleans, La. Houma, La. Ponchatoula, La. Hammond, La. Krotz Springs, La.
Result Score Site W 58-0 Hammond W 32-0 Lafayette W 46-0 Hammond W 13-7 Hattiesburg, Miss. W 51-0 Jonesboro, Ark. W 62-0 DeLand, Fla. W 35-24 Hammond W 50-6 Hammond W 32-6 Hammond
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▲The Year The Lions Were King
Forty years after the Lions’ magical 1954 season, veteran sportswriter Marty Mule’ of the New Orleans Times Picayune wrote a feature story that appeared in the Sunday edition on Aug. 21, 1994.
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