SE Louisiana Lions Football TV Schedule, Channels, Times
How to watch live stream Southeastern Louisiana Lions football game today, tonight, or tomorrow? What channel & time?
The Southeastern Louisiana Lions compete in the Southland Conference, and every game on their 2026 schedule streams on ESPN+ — all nine league contests plus the three non-conference dates, two of which come against FBS opposition. Local radio coverage runs through the Southeastern Sports Radio Network on Kajun 107.1 FM and WFPR 1400 AM. The Lions arrive off a 9-4 season and a 7-1 conference mark that carried them to the sixth FCS playoff appearance in school history under Frank Scelfo. The 2026 slate is unusual at both ends: Southeastern opens on a Thursday night with a conference game, something the program has done only three times since football returned in 2003, and closes on another Thursday with the River Bell Classic.
| Southeastern Louisiana Lions TV Schedule 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Time ET | TV |
| Week 1 (Thu, Aug. 27) | vs Houston Christian * (Home Opener / Green Out) | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Week 2 (Sat, Sept. 5) | @ South Alabama | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Week 3 (Sat, Sept. 12) | vs North Alabama (Hall of Fame Game) | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Week 4 (Sat, Sept. 19) | @ Louisiana-Monroe | 4:30 PM | ESPN+ |
| Week 5 (Sat, Sept. 26) | @ Northwestern State * | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Week 6 (Sat, Oct. 3) | BYE WEEK | — | — |
| Week 7 (Sat, Oct. 10) | @ UTRGV * | 8:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Week 8 (Sat, Oct. 17) | vs Lamar * (Homecoming) | 5:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Week 9 (Sat, Oct. 24) | @ Stephen F. Austin * | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Week 10 (Sat, Oct. 31) | @ East Texas A&M * | 4:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Week 11 (Sat, Nov. 7) | vs Incarnate Word * (Military Appreciation / White Out) | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Week 12 (Sat, Nov. 14) | vs McNeese * (Senior Night / Family Day) | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Week 13 (Thu, Nov. 19) | @ Nicholls * (River Bell Classic) | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
* Southland Conference game. Home games are played at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond, Louisiana.
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Which Southeastern Louisiana Lions games are worth watching in 2026?
Southeastern is one of the few FCS programs facing two FBS opponents this fall, and both come inside a three-week window. September 5 sends the Lions to Mobile to face Sun Belt member South Alabama, a rematch of a 2023 meeting the Jaguars pulled away with late. Two weeks after that they head to Monroe for an in-state date with Louisiana-Monroe, giving Hammond fans consecutive road trips against teams a level up. The season opens before all of that on a Thursday night against Houston Christian — a conference game in Week Zero, which is a rarity for a program that has typically eased into its league schedule.
The Southland race runs through two dates in particular. October 24 takes Southeastern to Nacogdoches to meet defending champion Stephen F. Austin, and November 14 brings McNeese to Strawberry Stadium on Senior Night in a Louisiana matchup that has produced several close finishes. The regular season ends where it always does emotionally: the River Bell Classic at Nicholls on Thursday, November 19. Moving it off Saturday gives the rivalry a standalone night to itself, and with the FCS playoff field announced days later, it is the sort of finish that can decide a season. Homecoming lands October 17 against Lamar.
