No. 18 Southeastern Rallies Past Northwestern State, 27-24 Southeastern Quarterback Cole Kelley leads the Lions to a 2-1 record. (Source: Josh Auzenne/WAFB-TV) By Southeastern Football | March 14, 2021 at 1:33 PM CDT - Updated March 14 at 4:29 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Southeastern Louisiana kicker Mateo Rengifo drilled the game-winning 21-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to give the No. 18 Lions a thrilling 27-24 victory over Northwestern State in Southland Conference football action Saturday night at Strawberry Stadium.
The Lions (2-1, 2-1 Southland) scored the final 13 points of the game to erase a 10-point fourth quarter deficit. For the second straight week, NSU (0-2, 0-2 Southland) saw an upset bid of a nationally-ranked opponent fall just short, as the Demons fell to SLU for the ninth straight time.