Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
SouthlandNacogdoches, TXHomer Bryce Stadium
2026: 7–0 (4–0 Southland). Last: won at Nicholls 56–0. Next: SE Louisiana, Saturday, Oct 24, 6 p.m. ET.
- W 38–27at McNeese
- W 44–7East Texas A&M
- W 26–7at Abilene Christian
- W 31–10at Prairie View A&M
- W 63–14Northeastern State
- W 28–26Incarnate Word
- W 56–0at Nicholls
- Oct 24SE Louisiana
- Oct 31Houston Christian
- Nov 7at Lamar
- Nov 14at UT Rio Grande Valley
- Nov 19Northwestern State
Stephen F. Austin has played football since 1923 and is officially 436–547–30; 281 of its 1,013 games are in our file. They have won five Southland Conference titles (the last in 2025), plus one Western Athletic Conference title, one Gulf Star Conference title, counting shared titles. Since 1968, the NFL Draft has taken 16 players from here in its first seven rounds, 0 of them in the first round. The most-played rival is Northwestern State: 23 meetings, Stephen F. Austin leads 12–11. This season, they’re 7–0.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 436–547–30 official; 131–150 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1521
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 3 · Composite No. 4 in FCS, Oct 17; up 3 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 7 last in 2025
- Bowl record
- 1–0 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 44 since 1925, 281 games
2026 season 7–0
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at McNeese | W 38–27 | 63% |
| Sep 5 | vs East Texas A&M | W 44–7 | 84% |
| Sep 12 | at Abilene Christian | W 26–7 | 54% |
| Sep 19 | at Prairie View A&M | W 31–10 | 61% |
| Sep 26 | vsNortheastern State | W 63–14 | 85% |
| Oct 3 | vs Incarnate Word | W 28–26 | 80% |
| Oct 17 | at Nicholls | W 56–0 | 81% |
| Oct 24 | vs SE Louisiana | Preview | 79% |
| Oct 31 | vs Houston Christian | Preview | 86% |
| Nov 7 | at Lamar | Preview | 63% |
| Nov 14 | at UT Rio Grande Valley | Preview | 68% |
| Nov 19 | vs Northwestern State | Preview | 96% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterThe moneyOn the 2026 team
- Gavin Rutherford1,721 passing yards, 19 TD (leads Stephen F. Austin in passing yards)
- Jaylen Jenkins415 rushing yards, 3 TD
- Bugs Mortimer29 catches, 467 yards, 7 TD (leads Stephen F. Austin in receiving yards)
- Speedy Jones429 rushing yards, 2 TD (leads Stephen F. Austin in rushing yards)
- Preston Alford339 rushing yards, 3 TD
- Clayton Wayland17 catches, 306 yards, 2 TD
Program strength since 1925
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Northwestern State
12–11 in 23
- 2013 L 27–40
- 2014 W 27–24
- 2015 L 17–33
- 2016 W 45–31
- 2017 L 21–38
- 2018 L 23–35
- 2019 W 32–20
- 2023 W 41–7
- 2024 W 59–17
- 2025 W 62–14
Won the last four; holds the The Chief.
Next: Nov 19
- Nicholls
13–6 in 19
- 2013 W 55–41
- 2014 W 42–20
- 2015 W 28–24
- 2016 L 28–35
- 2017 L 13–34
- 2018 L 14–47
- 2019 L 30–48
- 2024 W 28–12
- 2025 W 34–7
- 2026 W 56–0
Won the last three.
- McNeese
8–10 in 18
- 2013 L 38–69
- 2014 W 31–16
- 2015 L 14–28
- 2016 W 31–28
- 2017 L 0–35
- 2018 L 10–17
- 2019 L 10–33
- 2024 L 24–28
- 2025 W 34–17
- 2026 W 38–27
Won the last two.
| Opponent | Games | SFA record |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State | 23 | 12–11 |
| Nicholls | 19 | 13–6 |
| McNeese | 18 | 8–10 |
| Sam Houston | 17 | 3–14 |
| Central Arkansas | 15 | 3–12 |
| Abilene Christian | 15 | 10–5 |
| Lamar | 13 | 9–4 |
| SE Louisiana | 13 | 6–7 |
Rivals the program names: Northwestern State, Sam Houston.
The trophy it holds: The Chief (Northwestern State, since 2019). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (77)
Every program Stephen F. Austin has played, A to Z, with Stephen F. Austin’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Abilene Christian 10–5
- Alcorn State 3–0
- Angelo State 1–0
- Arizona 0–1
- Austin Peay 0–1
- Baylor 0–5
- Cal Poly 1–0
- Central Arkansas 3–12
- Delta State 0–1
- East Texas A&M 3–1
- Eastern Kentucky 2–1
- Eastern Washington 1–0
- Florida International 1–0 †
- Henderson State 2–0
- Houston 0–1
- Houston Christian 6–1
- Incarnate Word 7–3
- Jacksonville State 0–2
- Kansas State 0–1
- Lamar 9–4
- Langston 1–0
- Lincoln (CA) 1–0
- Louisiana 0–1
- Louisiana Tech 1–2
- McMurry 2–0
- McNeese 8–10
- Memphis 0–1
- Mississippi State 0–0 †
- Mississippi Valley State 1–0
- Montana 0–1
- Montana State 1–3
- New Mexico State 1–0
- Nicholls 13–6
- North American 1–0
- North Dakota 1–0
- North Dakota State 0–2
- North Texas 0–1
- Northeastern State 1–0
- Northern Arizona 1–1
- Northern Colorado 1–0
- Northern Iowa 2–3
- Northwestern State 12–11
- Pittsburg State 1–0
- Portland State 0–1
- Prairie View A&M 1–1
- Rice 0–2
- Sam Houston 3–14
- SE Louisiana 6–7
- SMU 0–4
- South Dakota State 0–2
- Southern Miss 0–1
- Southern Utah 3–4
- Southwestern Oklahoma State 1–0
- Sul Ross State 1–0
- Tarleton State 2–3
- TCU 0–2
- Texas A&M 0–3
- Texas College 1–0
- Texas State 2–7
- Texas Tech 0–4
- Troy 0–1
- Tulsa 0–1
- UAlbany 1–0
- UC Davis 2–0
- UL Monroe 1–1
- UT Rio Grande Valley 1–0
- Utah State 0–1
- Utah Tech 1–2
- UTEP 0–1
- UTSA 0–1
- Villanova 0–1
- Warner 1–0
- Weber State 1–1
- West Alabama 1–0
- West Texas 1–0
- Western Colorado 1–0
- Western Illinois 2–2
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
7, counting shared titles- Western Athletic Conference 1
- 2022 (shared)
- Gulf Star Conference 1
- 1985 (shared)
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Lone Star Conference 1982–1983
- Gulf Star Conference 1986
- Southland Conference 1987–2020
- Western Athletic Conference 2021–2022
- UAC 2023
- Southland Conference since 2024
- 1987Joined the Southland Conference from the Gulf Star Conference. Source
- 2021Joined the Western Athletic Conference from the Southland Conference, announced January 14, 2021. Source
- 2023Joined the UAC from the Western Athletic Conference in football. Source
- 2024Joined the Southland Conference from the UAC in football, announced May 29, 2024. Source
Stephen F. Austin’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 16 since 1968
- First-round picks
- 0
The school
Stephen F Austin State University- Enrollment
- 10,472 9,129 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Nacogdoches, Texas
- Public or private
- Public
- Founded
- 1921
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $49,634 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 1521 | ||||
| 2025 | 11–3 | 8–0 | 1471 | ||||
| 2024 | 7–5 | 4–4 | 1343 | ||||
| 2023 | 3–8 | 0–7 | 1230 | ||||
| 2022 | 6–5 | 4–2 | 1336 | ||||
| 2021 | 8–4 | 4–0 | 1422 | ||||
| 2020 | 6–4 | 1–0 | 1335 | ||||
| 2019 | 3–9 | 3–6 | 1175 | ||||
| 2018 | 2–8 | 2–7 | 1151 | ||||
| 2017 | 4–7 | 4–5 | 1207 | ||||
| 2016 | 5–6 | 4–5 | 1247 | ||||
| 2015 | 4–6 | 4–4 | 1276 | ||||
| 2014 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 1350 | ||||
| 2013 | 3–9 | 1–6 | 1218 | ||||
| 2012 | 5–6 | 4–3 | 1327 | ||||
| 2011 | 6–5 | 5–2 | 1395 | ||||
| 2010 | 8–3 | 5–1 | 1431 | ||||
| 2009 | 10–3 | 6–1 | 1403 | ||||
| 2008 | 1–3 | 1175 | |||||
| 2007 | 0–10 | 0–6 | 1095 | ||||
| 2006 | 4–7 | 4–2 | 1284 | ||||
| 2005 | 5–6 | 1–5 | 1240 | ||||
| 2004 | 6–5 | 1–4 | 1310 | ||||
| 2003 | 7–4 | 4–1 | 1393 | ||||
| 2001 | 0–1 | 1288 |
Every season back to 1925 (19 more)
Officially 436–547–30 since 1923 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 131–150 (281 of its 1,013 games are on file). Our file starts in 1925; the program began in 1923. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1927, 1930–34, 1936–46, 1948–50, 1952–75, 1982–85, 1987, 1989, 1991–97, 2002: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.