2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SLC)
Head coach	Colby Carthel (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Chris Ross (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Mutz (2nd season)
Home stadium	Homer Bryce Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Houston Christian	0	–	0	0	–	0
Incarnate Word	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lamar	0	–	0	0	–	0
McNeese	0	–	0	0	–	0
Nicholls	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northwestern State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	0	–	0
Texas A&M–Commerce *	0	–	0	0	–	0

* – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team will represent Stephen F. Austin State University as a member of the Southland Conference (SLC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks will be coached by sixth-year head coach Colby Carthel and play at Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas.

On May 29, 2024, Stephen F. Austin announced it would leave the United Athletic Conference (UAC) after accepting an invitation to join the Southland Conference as a full-time member effective July 1.^[1] Stephen F. Austin had previously left the Southland Conference in 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The WAC and Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) officially merged their football leagues to form a football-only conference in 2022.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	TV
August 31	North American*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
September 7	at North Texas*	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX
September 14	at McNeese	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+
September 21	Northern Colorado*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX
October 5	Northwestern State	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
October 12	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+
October 19	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+
October 26	Houston Christian	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
November 2	at Nicholls	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+
November 9	at Texas A&M–Commerce*	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+
November 16	Incarnate Word	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
*Non-conference game

Game summaries[edit]

North American[edit]

Game One – North American

Period	1	2	Total
North American			0
Stephen F. Austin			0

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

Date: August 31
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	NA	SFA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	– –	– –
Time of possession	:	:

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SFA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ North Texas (FBS)[edit]

Game Two – @ North Texas Mean Green

Period	1	2	Total
Stephen F. Austin			0
North Texas			0

at DATCU Stadium, Denton, Texas

Date: September 7
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SFA	UNT
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	– –	– –
Time of possession	:	:

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SFA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UNT	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ McNeese[edit]

Game Three – @ McNeese Cowboys

Period	1	2	Total
Stephen F. Austin			0
McNeese			0

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Date: September 14
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SFA	McN
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	– –	– –
Time of possession	:	:

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SFA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
McN	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northern Colorado[edit]

Game Four – Northern Colorado Bears

Period	1	2	Total
Stephen F. Austin			0
Northern Colorado			0

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

Date: September 21
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	UNC	SFA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	– –	– –
Time of possession	:	:

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SFA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northwestern State[edit]

Game Five – Northwestern State Demons

Period	1	2	Total
Stephen F. Austin			0
Northwestern State			0

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

Date: October 5
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	NWST	SFA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	– –	– –
Time of possession	:	:

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NWST	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SFA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ Lamar[edit]

Game Seven – Lamar Cardinals

Period	1	2	Total
Stephen F. Austin			0
Lamar			0

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

Date: October 12
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SFA	LU
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	– –	– –
Time of possession	:	:

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SFA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
LU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ Southeastern Louisiana[edit]

Game Eight – Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Period	1	2	Total
Stephen F. Austin			0
Southeastern Louisiana			0

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana

Date: October 19
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SFA	SLU
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	– –	– –
Time of possession	:	:

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SFA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SLU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Houston Christian[edit]

Game Nine – Houston Christian Huskies

Period	1	2	Total
Houston Christian			0
Stephen F. Austin			0

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

Date: October 26
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	HCU	SFA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	– –	– –
Time of possession	:	:

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
HCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SFA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ Nicholls[edit]

Game Ten – @ Nicholls Colonels

Period	1	2	Total
Stephen F. Austin			0
Nicholls			0

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, Louisiana

Date: November 2
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SFA	NICH
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	– –	– –
Time of possession	:	:

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SFA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
NICH	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

@ Texas A&M–Commerce[edit]

Game Eleven – @ Texas A&M–Commerce Lions

Period	1	2	Total
Stephen F. Austin			0
Texas A&M–Commerce			0

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

Date: November 9
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SFA	TAMU–C
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	– –	– –
Time of possession	:	:

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SFA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TAMU–C	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Incarnate Word[edit]

Game Twelve – Incarnate Word Cardinals

Period	1	2	Total
Incarnate Word			0
Stephen F. Austin			0

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

Date: November 16
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	UIW	SFA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	– –	– –
Time of possession	:	:

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UIW	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SFA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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References[edit]

^ "SFA Accepts Bid to Southland Conference for 2024-25 Season". May 29, 2024.
^ "Stephen F. Austin 2024 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ "Lumberjacks Announce 2024 Home Football Schedule". Stephen F. Austin, Department of Athletics. February 5, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks". ESPN Enterprises Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2024.

[1] "SFA Accepts Bid to Southland Conference for 2024-25 Season". May 29, 2024.

[2] "Stephen F. Austin 2024 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

[3] "Lumberjacks Announce 2024 Home Football Schedule". Stephen F. Austin, Department of Athletics. February 5, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[4] "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks". ESPN Enterprises Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2024.

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