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2026 Stephen F. Austin

7–⁠0 (4–⁠0 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠0, over six games to the seven on file here.

Schedule and results

Stephen F. Austin in 2026, game by game: won at McNeese 38–27; won vs. East Texas A&M 44–7; won at Abilene Christian 26–7; won at Prairie View A&M 31–10; won vs. Northeastern State 63–14; won vs. Incarnate Word 28–26; won at Nicholls 56–0+56Won 38–27 at McNeese+11McNeeseWon 44–7 vs. East Texas A&M+37East Texas A&MWon 26–7 at Abilene Christian+19Abilene Christi…Won 31–10 at Prairie View A&M+21Prairie View A&MWon 63–14 vs. Northeastern State+49Northeastern St…Won 28–26 vs. Incarnate Word+2Incarnate WordWon 56–0 at Nicholls+56Nicholls
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atMcNeeseW 38–⁠2763%
Sep 5vsEast Texas A&MW 44–⁠784%
Sep 12atAbilene ChristianW 26–⁠754%
Sep 19atPrairie View A&MW 31–⁠1061%
Sep 26vsNortheastern StateW 63–⁠1485%
Oct 3vsIncarnate WordW 28–⁠2680%
Oct 17atNichollsW 56–⁠081%
Oct 24vsSE LouisianaPreview79%
Oct 31vsHouston ChristianPreview86%
Nov 7atLamarPreview63%
Nov 14atUT Rio Grande ValleyPreview68%
Nov 19vsNorthwestern StatePreview96%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
7–⁠0
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Southland Conference
AP now
Unranked
Points
286–⁠91
Coach
—
Elo
1521 +107 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.8 No. 6 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 149
Offensive coordinator
Jared May
Defensive coordinator
Caid Faske

Leaders

Passing yardsGavin Rutherford QB1,721 yds
Passing touchdownsGavin Rutherford QB19 TD
Rushing yardsSpeedy Jones RB429 yds
Rushing touchdownsGavin Rutherford QB4 TD
Receiving yardsDevaughn Mortimer WR467 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevaughn Mortimer WR7 TD
TacklesEli Ennis LB35 tkl
SacksJaydon Eason DL5.5 sacks
InterceptionsMakai Frisby CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Caleb Crenshaw RB★★★No. 1846
Romaire Smith DL★★★No. 2052
Kevin Williams S★★★No. 2052
Nick Henry OT★★★No. 2533
Jordan Ervin DE★★★No. 2846

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.855
Offensive line13.00.840
Defensive line33.00.837
Defensive backs23.00.835
Whole class73.00.839

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.

Roster 118

The 2026 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 78 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 15

The 2026 portal
Jayden Fortier TE★★★from Arizona State
Joseph Dodds RB★★★from Baylor
Rickey Stewart Jr. RB★★★from Texas
Cordale Russell WR★★★★from Miami (OH)
Avyonne Jones S★★★from Coastal Carolina
Breck Chambers P★★★from UTSA
Chauncey Davis CB★★★from Colorado State
Christian Pettway OT★★★from North Texas
Evan Odom OT★★★from Tulsa
Landon Williams DE★★★from New Mexico
Larry Jones III DE★★★from New Mexico State
Sione Hingano OT★★★from BYU

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 7

Chimdia Nwaiwu OT★★★to Florida State
Kameron Reddic S★★★to West Virginia
Michael Patterson CB★★★to Texas State
Aaron Sears CB★★★to Georgia Southern
Tug Sanford LS★★★to Oregon State
Elijah Fields DLto UTEP
Lachie Pozzobon Pto Oklahoma State

2026 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠07–⁠0
Lamar3–⁠15–⁠2
Houston Christian3–⁠14–⁠3
SE Louisiana2–⁠24–⁠3
Incarnate Word2–⁠23–⁠4
McNeese2–⁠23–⁠4
UT Rio Grande Valley2–⁠33–⁠4
East Texas A&M2–⁠32–⁠5
Nicholls1–⁠32–⁠5
Northwestern State0–⁠40–⁠7

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