2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

The 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks were led by third-year head coach Clint Conque and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in sixth place.

2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2016 record5–6 (4–5 Southland)
Head coachClint Conque (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorGary Crowton (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Williamson (2nd season)
Home stadiumHomer Bryce Stadium
(Capacity: 14,575)
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^  9 –0     12 –1  
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^  8 –1     10 –3  
SE Louisiana  7 –2     7 –4  
McNeese State  5 –4     6 –5  
Nicholls State  5 –4     5 –6  
Stephen F. Austin  4 –5     5 –6  
Houston Baptist  3 –5     4 –7  
Incarnate Word*  3 –6     3 –8  
Lamar  3 –6     3 –8  
Abilene Christian*  2 –7     2 –9  
Northwestern State  0 –9     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • *Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the season 4–7 overall and finished in a three-way tie for fifth place with a 4–5 record in conference play.

Schedule

Source: [1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 PMat Texas Tech*
FSNL 17–6960,454
September 106:30 PMWest Alabama*
ESPN3W 30–245,812
September 176:00 PMat No. 14 McNeese State
ASNW 31–2811,742
September 246:00 PMAbilene Christian
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
ESPN3W 41–308,516
October 13:00 PMvs. No. 2 Sam Houston State
ESPN3L 28–6327,411
October 82:30 PMat Nicholls State
ASNL 28–35 2OT9,002
October 153:00 PMSoutheastern Louisiana
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
ESPN3L 34–588,314
October 296:00 PMat Incarnate Word
UIWtvW 42–192,811
November 53:00 PMNo. 17 Central Arkansas
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
ASNL 14–3410,188
November 122:00 PMat Houston Baptist
ESPN3L 24–313,026
November 193:00 PMNorthwestern State
ESPN3W 45–317,539

Game summaries

@ Texas Tech
See also: Texas Tech Red Raiders football and 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 377 17
• Red Raiders 21 241014 69
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Jones AT&T Stadium
    Lubbock, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:00
  • Game attendance: 60,097
  • Game weather: 83°F • S 16 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • Television network: FSN
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2013 L 13–61

West Alabama
See also: West Alabama Tigers
West Alabama at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Tigers 7 737 24
• Lumberjacks 10 10100 30
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 5,812
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1993 W 49–28

@ McNeese State
See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team
Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State
1 234Total
• Lumberjacks 10 777 31
#14 Cowboys 7 777 28
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:50
  • Game attendance: 11,742
  • Game weather: 82°F • E 1 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–19 2015 L 14–28

Abilene Christian
See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 7158 30
• Lumberjacks 14 14103 41
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdocnes, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:06
  • Game attendance: 8,516
  • Game weather: Upper 80s • SSE 6–10 • Parly cloudy, hot
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • Television network: ESPN3
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–7 2015 L 32–35

Sam Houston State
See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football, 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, and Battle of the Piney Woods
Battle of the Piney Woods
1 234Total
• #2 Bearkats 28 14210 63
Lumberjacks 0 7147 28
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: NRG Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 27,411
  • Game weather: Indoors • 79°F outside • Calm
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–52–2 2015 L 28–34

@ Nicholls
See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team
Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls
1 234OT2OTTotal
Lumberjacks 14 07070 28
• Colonels 0 147077 35
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:52
  • Game attendance: 9,002
  • Game weather: 85°F • NNW 11 • Sunny
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–7 2015 W 28–24

Southeastern Louisiana
See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
• Lions 10 20721 58
Lumberjacks 3 14170 34
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:58
  • Game attendance: 8,314
  • Game weather: Mid 80s • Partly cloudy, warm
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–7–1 2015 W 28–27

@ Incarnate Word
See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Stephen F. Austin at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
• Lumberjacks 0 141414 42
Cardinals 3 0313 19
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 2,811
  • Game weather: 82°F • SE 5 • Warm and Clear
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • Television network: UIWtv
Sources: Box Score
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 W 55–21

Central Arkansas
See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
• #17 Bears 14 10010 34
Lumberjacks 7 700 14
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 10,188
  • Game weather: Upper 60s • Cloudy, pleasant
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–7 2015 L 24–36

@ Houston Baptist
See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Stephen F. Austin at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 7 0710 24
• Huskies 7 7710 31
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 3,026
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[2]
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 W 55–20

Northwestern State
See also: Northwestern State Demons football, 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team, and Chief Caddo
Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Demons 7 14010 31
• Lumberjacks 20 1078 45
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:42
  • Game attendance: 7,539
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–44 2015 L 17–33

References
  1. "2016 Schedule". Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  2. "Stephen F. Austin (4–6, 3–5) –vs– Houston Baptist (4–6, 3–4)". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
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