2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

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

2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2019 record3–9 (3–6 Southland)
Head coachColby Carthel (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Storm (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorScott Power (1st season)
Home stadiumHomer Bryce Stadium
(Capacity: 14,575)
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

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2018 season with a 2–8 overall record, and a 2–7 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.

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)
1Nicholls200 (20)
2Central Arkansas154
3Incarnate Word150 (1)
4Sam Houston State146
5Lamar123
6McNeese State114
7Abilene Christian112 (1)
8Southeastern Louisiana71
9Stephen F. Austin63
10Northwestern State56
11Houston Baptist21

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 State
  • 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
  • Homecoming
  • 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
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    0–4 2011 L, 0–48

    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
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    8–3 2007 L, 24–27

    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
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    3–2 2017 L, 14–51

    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
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    25–9 2018 W, 47–14

    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
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    13–19–2 2018 L, 17–24

    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
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    35–56–2 2018 L, 21–54

    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
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    9–10 2108 W, 24–21

    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
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    15–21–2 2018 L, 10–17

    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
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    11–8–1 2016 L, 34–58

    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
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    4–1 2018 L, 7–31

    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
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    3–10 2018 L, 17–27

    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
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    26–45–3 2018 L, 23–35

    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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