2018 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2018 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Conference Southland Conference
2018 record 1–4 (1–3 Southland)
Head coach Jeff Byrd (interim)
Co-offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Jeremy Moses (1st as OC, 7th overall season)
Defensive coordinator Jeff Byrd (2nd season)
Home stadium Homer Bryce Stadium
(Capacity: 14,575)
2018 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 McNeese State  4 –0     5 –1  
No. 15 Central Arkansas  3 –1     4 –2  
No. 14 Sam Houston State  3 –1     4 –2  
Incarnate Word  3 –1     3 –3  
No. 20 Nicholls  3 –2     4 –3  
Southeastern Louisiana  3 –2     3 –4  
Abilene Christian  2 –3     3 –4  
Northwestern State  1 –3     2 –4  
Lamar  1 –3     2 –4  
Stephen F. Austin  1 –4     1 –5  
Houston Baptist  0 –4     1 –5  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Stephen F. Austin football team represents Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks are led by interim head coach Jeff Byrd and play their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. They play as a member of the Southland Conference.

On June 18th, head coach Clint Conque was suspended indefinitely pending an investigation into alleged violations of university policy.[1] On August 6th, Conque announced his resignation from SFA.[2]

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2017 season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Preseason

Preseason All-Conference Teams

On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Lumberjacks having five players selected at six positions.[3]

Defense First Team

  • Alize Ward – Jr. DB

Offense Second Team

  • Tamrick Pace – Jr. WR
  • Alize Ward – Jr. all purpose player
  • Caleb Lewallen – Sr. P
Defense Second Team
  • Ryan Woods – Sr. LB
  • Trenton Gordon – So. DB

Preseason Poll

On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Lumberjacks predicted to finish in sixth place.[4]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Sam Houston State187 (10)
2Nicholls State173 (6)
3Central Arkansas170 (5)
4McNeese State159 (1)
5Southeastern Louisiana119
6Stephen F. Austin90
7Abilene Christian89
8Northwestern State86
9Incarnate Word53
10Lamar52
11Houston Baptist32

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:30 p.m.at No. 18 (FBS) Mississippi State*
ESPNUL 6–6354,289
September 86:00 p.m. Tarleton State *
 Cancelled
September 156:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word
L 7–313,311
September 226:00 p.m.Abilene Christian
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
ESPN+W 24–216,281
September 296:00 p.m.at No. 10 McNeese State
McNeeseSports.com/WatchL 10–178,933
October 61:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 Sam Houston State
L 21–5426,548
October 133:00 p.m.No. 18 Central Arkansas
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
ESPN3
October 206:00 p.m.at Houston Baptist
October 273:00 p.m.Lamardagger
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
ESPN3
November 103:00 p.m.at Nicholls State
November 156:00 p.m.Northwestern State
ESPN3
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source: [5][6][7]

Game summaries

at Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0 3 3 0 6
No. 18 (FBS) Bulldogs 21 14 14 14 63
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Sources: [8][9][10]

at Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 0 0 0 7
Cardinals 10 21 0 0 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2017 SFA, 37–31

Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 7 7 21
Lumberjacks 3 7 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–10 2017 SFA, 20–10

at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0 0 0 10 10
No. 10 Cowboys 14 0 3 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–20–2 2017 MSU, 35–0

vs Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Bearkats 21 23 10 0 54
Lumberjacks 14 0 0 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–55–2 2017 SHSU, 27–16

Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Bears 0
Lumberjacks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–9 2017 UCA, 24–20

at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0
Huskies 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2017 SFA, 27–10

Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0
Lumberjacks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–18–2 2017 SFA, 34–7

at Nicholls State

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0
Colonels 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–8 2017 NSU, 34–13

Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0
Lumberjacks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–44–3 2017 NWST, 38–21

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV NR NR NR NR  
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR

References

  1. ↑ Barnett, Zach (19 June 2018). "Stephen F. Austin head coach Clint Conque suspended indefinitely - FootballScoop".
  2. ↑ "SFA Head Football Coach Clint Conque Resigns - Stephen F. Austin State University". Stephen F. Austin State University.
  3. ↑ "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams".
  4. ↑ "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll".
  5. ↑ "S.F. Austin Lumberjacks". CBS Sports Digital. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Schedule - 2018". ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Stephen F. Austin (0-1) -VS- Mississippi State (1-0)". Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  9. ↑ "No. 18 Mississippi State tops SFA 63-6 in Moorhead's debut". ESPN. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  10. ↑ "No. 18 Mississippi State tops SFA 63-6 in Moorhead's debut". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
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