Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
150px
First season	1923
Athletic director	Robert Hill
Head coach	Clint Conque 2nd year, 8–5 (.615)
Stadium	Homer Bryce Stadium
Seating capacity	14,575
Field surface	Hellas Matrix Turf
Location	Nacogdoches, Texas
Conference	Southland Conference
All-time record	370–468–30 (.444)
Bowl record	1–0–0 (1.000)
Claimed nat'l titles	0
Conference titles	0
Division titles	0
Heisman winners	0
Rivals	Northwestern State Demons Sam Houston State Bearkats
Website	SFAJacks.com

For information on all Stephen F. Austin State University sports, see Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks.

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Stephen F. Austin State University located in the U.S. state of Texas. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southland Conference. Stephen F. Austin's first football team was fielded in 1923. The team plays its home games at the 14,575 seat Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas. SFA's football team earned a berth into the FCS playoffs in 2009, which was the first for the university since 1995. The team also earned a playoff berth in 2010, marking the first time in the program's history that the team had reached the playoffs in consecutive seasons. The 2010 season also marked the first time that the school had won an outright conference championship since 1989. Stephen F. Austin's only bowl appearance was the 1973 Poultry Bowl, in which the team defeated Gardner-Webb 31-10 in Gainesville, Georgia.

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

• Bruce Alexander
• Derrick Blaylock
• Larry Centers
• KaRon Coleman
• Mark Moseley
• Jeremiah Trotter
• Willie Jefferson
• Todd Hammel
• George Shirkey
• Ben Wells

Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results

The Lumberjacks have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs seven times with an overall record of 7–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1988	First Round Quarterfinals	Jackson State Georgia Southern	W 24–0 L 6–27
1989	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Grambling State Southwest Missouri State Furman Georgia Southern	W 59–56 W 55–25 W 21–19 L 34–37
1993	First Round	Troy State	L 20–42
1995	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Eastern Illinois Appalachian State Montana	W 34–29 W 27–17 L 14–70
2009	First Round Quarterfinals	Eastern Washington Montana	W 44–33 L 0–51
2010	Second Round	Villanova	L 24–54
2014	First Round	Northern Iowa	L 10–44

Rivalries

Active rivalries

Northwestern State Demons

Main article: Chief Caddo

Sam Houston State Bearkats

Main article: Battle of the Piney Woods

External links

• Official website