Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football


The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Stephen F. Austin State University located in the U.S. state of Texas. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision and are members of the Southland Conference. Stephen F. Austin's first football team was fielded in 1923. The team plays its home games at the 14,575 seat Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Head coaches

Notable alumni include:
The Lumberjacks earned a berth in the FCS playoffs in 2009, the first postseason appearance for the team since 1995. The 2010 season marked the first time that the school had won an outright conference championship since 1989.
The team's only bowl game was the 1973 Poultry Bowl, in which the team defeated Gardner-Webb, 31–10, in Gainesville, Georgia.

Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results

The Lumberjacks have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs seven times with an overall record of 7–7.
YearRoundOpponentResult
1988First Round
Quarterfinals		Jackson State
Georgia Southern		W 24–0
L 6–27
1989First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game		Grambling State
Southwest Missouri State
Furman
Georgia Southern		W 59–56
W 55–25
W 21–19
L 34–37
1993First RoundTroy StateL 20–42
1995First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		Eastern Illinois
Appalachian State
Montana		W 34–29
W 27–17
L 14–70
2009First Round
Quarterfinals		Eastern Washington
Montana		W 44–33
L 0–51
2010Second RoundVillanovaL 24–54
2014First RoundNorthern IowaL 10–44

Rivalries

The Lumberjacks have active rivalries with the Northwestern State Demons and the Sam Houston State Bearkats.