2024 Stephen F. Austin
7–5 (4–4 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North American 77–0Aug 29
By 77 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to SE Louisiana 23–24Oct 19
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vsNorth American | W 77–0 | 76% |
| Sep 7 | at North Texas | L 20–35 | 16% |
| Sep 14 | at McNeese | L 24–28 | 55% |
| Sep 21 | vs Northern Colorado | W 48–7 | 73% |
| Oct 5 | vs Northwestern State | W 59–17 | 77% |
| Oct 12 | at Lamar | W 27–20 | 45% |
| Oct 19 | at SE Louisiana | L 23–24 | 40% |
| Oct 26 | vs Houston Christian | W 55–6 | 66% |
| Nov 2 | at Nicholls | W 28–12 | 40% |
| Nov 9 | at East Texas A&M | L 14–19 | 76% |
| Nov 16 | vs Incarnate Word | L 20–27 | 36% |
| Nov 23 | vs Abilene Christian | W 32–19 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Abilene Christian 32–19; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 4–4 4th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 427–214
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1343 +90 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.9 No. 16 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 146
- Offensive coordinator
- Chris Ross
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike Mutz
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–2–5
Leaders
| Passing yards | Sam Vidlak QB | 2,387 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Sam Vidlak QB | 27 TD |
| Rushing yards | Qualan Jones RB | 779 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Qualan Jones RB | 8 TD |
| Receiving yards | Kylon Harris WR | 1,039 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Kylon Harris WR | 10 TD |
| Tackles | Aaron Sears DB | 6 tkl |
| Sacks | Jermaine Brown LB | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Jermaine Brown LB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| Favour Awodoyin DE | ★★★ | No. 841 |
| Ta’Erik Tate WR | ★★★ | No. 1220 |
| Lowote Jurkin DE | ★★★ | No. 1220 |
| Tre Bates DL | ★★★ | No. 1919 |
| Trevanti Davis OL | ★★★ | No. 2232 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.860 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 3.0 | 0.820 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 3.0 | 0.858 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.820 |
| Whole class | 7 | 3.0 | 0.842 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Transfers in 15
The 2024 portal Michael Patterson CB | ★★★ | from  Houston |
 Blaine Green WR | ★★★ | from  Oklahoma State |
 Deago Benson RB | ★★★ | from  Vanderbilt |
 Derrick Bohler WR | ★★★ | from  Indiana |
 Seth Martin OL | ★★★ | from  Texas Tech |
 Gerard Edimo TE | ★★★ | from  South Florida |
 Jefferson Boaz QB | ★★★ | from  North Carolina |
 Jordan Nabors WR | ★★★ | from  Baylor |
 Marlon Crockett WR | ★★★ | from  Arkansas |
| Qualan Jones RB | ★★★ | from Baylor |
 Sam Vidlak QB | ★★★ | from  Montana |
| Tony Anyanwu DE | ★★★ | from Baylor |
And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 3
 Brandon Lane DL | ★★★ | to  Wisconsin |
| Daniel Keys OT | ★★★ | to  Louisiana Tech |
| Justice Guillory OL | ★★★ | to  North Texas |
2024 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incarnate Word | 7–0 | 11–3 | |
| SE Louisiana | 6–1 | 7–5 | |
| Lamar | 4–3 | 7–5 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| McNeese | 3–4 | 6–6 | |
| Houston Christian | 3–4 | 5–7 | |
| East Texas A&M | 3–4 | 3–9 | |
| Nicholls | 2–5 | 4–8 | |
| Northwestern State | 0–7 | 0–12 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.