2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–9 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Storm (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorScott Power (1st season)
Home stadiumHomer Bryce Stadium
Seasons
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2019 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Nicholls +^   7 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^   7 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^   6 – 3     8 – 5  
Sam Houston State   6 – 3     7 – 5  
McNeese State   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Incarnate Word   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Abilene Christian   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Northwestern State   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Stephen F. Austin   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Houston Baptist   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Lamar   2 – 7     4 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2019 Stephen F. Austin football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks wereled by first-year head coach Colby Carthel and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Lumberjacks were picked to finish in ninth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Nicholls 200 (20)
2 Central Arkansas 154
3 Incarnate Word 150 (1)
4 Sam Houston State 146
5 Lamar 123
6 McNeese State 114
7 Abilene Christian 112 (1)
8 Southeastern Louisiana 71
9 Stephen F. Austin 63
10 Northwestern State 56
11 Houston Baptist 21

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Lumberjacks placed three players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Baylor*
ESPN+L 17–5643,013
September 76:00 p.m.Tarleton State*
ESPN3L 26–378,334
September 147:00 p.m.at Southern Utah*
Pluto TVL 38–45 OT5,568
September 216:00 p.m.No. 13 Nicholls
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
ESPN+L 30–4810,304
September 286:00 p.m.at Lamar
ESPN+W 24–179,218
October 53:00 p.m.vs. Sam Houston State
ESPN+L 20–3124,008
October 193:00 p.m.at Abilene Christian
ESPN+L 24–31 2OT11,096
October 263:00 p.m.McNeese Statedagger
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
ESPN+L 10–338,335
November 24:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern Sports NetworkL 30–475,127
November 93:00 p.m.Incarnate Word
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
ESPN3W 31–246,321
November 163:00 p.m.at No. 14 Central Arkansas
ESPN+L 7–305,527
November 216:00 p.m.at Northwestern State
DemonTVW 32–205,822
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source: [3][4]

Game summaries

At Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 0 0 10 17
Bears 14 21 14 7 56

See also: 2019 Baylor Bears football team

Tarleton State

1 2 3 4 Total
Texans 14 7 6 10 37
Lumberjacks 14 6 6 0 26

See also: Tarleton State Texans football

At Southern Utah

1 2 3 4OT Total
Lumberjacks 0 17 7 140 38
Thunderbirds 10 7 7 147 45

See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Colonels 7 21 7 14 49
Lumberjacks 7 16 0 7 30

See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team

At Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 3 10 0 11 24
Cardinals 3 0 0 14 17

See also: 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team

Vs. Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearkats 0 14 0 17 31
Lumberjacks 7 3 0 10 20

See also: 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

At Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Lumberjacks 7 7 0 1000 24
Wildcats 0 14 10 007 31

See also: 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 7 3 20 33
Lumberjacks 7 0 3 0 10

See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team

At Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0 10 7 13 30
Lions 13 6 14 14 47

See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Incarnate Word

Stephen F. Austin in action against Incarnate Word
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 21 0 3 24
Lumberjacks 14 0 7 10 31

See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

At Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0 7 0 0 7
No. 14 Bears 3 10 10 7 30

See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team

At Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 13 14 5 0 32
Demons 0 7 7 6 20

See also: 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team

References

  1. ^ "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Stephen F. Austin Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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