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2010 Stephen F. Austin

8–⁠3 (5–⁠1 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–⁠3, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Stephen F. Austin in 2010, game by game: lost at Texas A&M 7–48; won vs. UAlbany 59–14; won at Northern Iowa 22–20; won vs. Lamar 71–3; won at McNeese 32–27; won vs. Sam Houston 31–28; lost vs. Texas State 24–27; won at Nicholls 48–13; won vs. SE Louisiana 51–14; won vs. Northwestern State 36–13; lost vs. Villanova 24–54+68−41Lost 7–48 at Texas A&M-41Texas A&MWon 59–14 vs. UAlbany+45UAlbanyWon 22–20 at Northern Iowa+2Northern IowaWon 71–3 vs. Lamar+68LamarWon 32–27 at McNeese+5McNeeseWon 31–28 vs. Sam Houston+3Sam HoustonLost 24–27 vs. Texas State-3Texas StateWon 48–13 at Nicholls+35NichollsWon 51–14 vs. SE Louisiana+37SE LouisianaWon 36–13 vs. Northwestern State+23Northwestern St…Lost 24–54 vs. Villanova-30Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atTexas A&ML 7–⁠4826%
Sep 11vsUAlbanyW 59–⁠1450%
Sep 18atNorthern IowaW 22–⁠2036%
Sep 25vsLamarW 71–⁠371%
Oct 9atMcNeeseW 32–⁠2754%
Oct 23vsSam HoustonW 31–⁠2865%
Oct 30vsTexas StateL 24–⁠2778%
Nov 6atNichollsW 48–⁠1376%
Nov 13vsSE LouisianaW 51–⁠1481%
Nov 20vsNorthwestern StateW 36–⁠1385%
Dec 4vsVillanovaNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 24–⁠5449%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 54–⁠24 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Stephen F. Austin’s 2010 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 16vsCentral ArkansasW 30–⁠7Stephen F. Austin’s article, Central Arkansas’s article

Southland Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
405–⁠261
Coach
—
Elo
1431 +62 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.2 No. 20 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Shannon Dawson
Defensive coordinator
David Gibbs
Offense
Air raid
Defense
Multiple

Drafted in 2011

The 2011 draft
Rd 7Jabara Williams OLBSt. Louis Rams

2010 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stephen F. Austin5–⁠18–⁠3
McNeese5–⁠26–⁠5
Central Arkansas4–⁠27–⁠3
Northwestern State4–⁠34–⁠6
Sam Houston3–⁠35–⁠5
Nicholls2–⁠43–⁠6
Texas State1–⁠54–⁠6
SE Louisiana1–⁠52–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.