2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Conference	Southland Conference
2019 record	3–9 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach	Colby Carthel (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Storm (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Power (1st season)
Home stadium	Homer Bryce Stadium (capacity: 14,575)
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southland Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Nicholls +^		7	–	2					8	–	4
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^		7	–	2					9	–	3
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^		6	–	3					8	–	5
Sam Houston State		6	–	3					7	–	5
McNeese State		5	–	4					7	–	5
Incarnate Word		4	–	5					5	–	7
Abilene Christian		4	–	5					5	–	7
Northwestern State		3	–	6					3	–	9
Stephen F. Austin		3	–	6					3	–	9
Houston Baptist		2	–	6					5	–	7
Lamar		2	–	7					4	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS ooll

The 2019 Stephen F. Austin football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks wereled by first-year head coach Colby Carthel and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium.

Previous season[]

The Lumberjacks finished the 2018 season with a 2–8 overall record, and a 2–7 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.

Preseason[]

Preseason poll[]

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Lumberjacks were picked to finish in ninth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nicholls	200 (20)
2	Central Arkansas	154
3	Incarnate Word	150 (1)
4	Sam Houston State	146
5	Lamar	123
6	McNeese State	114
7	Abilene Christian	112 (1)
8	Southeastern Louisiana	71
9	Stephen F. Austin	63
10	Northwestern State	56
11	Houston Baptist	21

Preseason All–Southland Teams[]

The Lumberjacks placed three players on the preseason all–Southland teams.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN+	L 17–56	43,013
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Tarleton State*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	L 26–37	8,334
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah*	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV	L 38–45 OT	5,568
September 21	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 Nicholls	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	L 30–48	10,304
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	W 24–17	9,218
October 5	3:00 p.m.	vs. Sam Houston State	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	ESPN+	L 20–31	24,008
October 19	3:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 24–31 2OT	11,096
October 26	3:00 p.m.	McNeese State	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	L 10–33	8,335
November 2	4:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	Southeastern Sports Network	L 30–47	5,127
November 9	3:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	W 31–24	6,321
November 16	3:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	L 7–30	5,527
November 21	6:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (Battle for Chief Caddo)	DemonTV	W 32–20	5,822
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: ^[3][4]

Game summaries[]

at Baylor[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	0	0	10	17
Bears	14	21	14	7	56

Tarleton State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	14	7	6	10	37
Lumberjacks	14	6	6	0	26

at Southern Utah[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Lumberjacks	0	17	7	14	0	38
Thunderbirds	10	7	7	14	7	45

Nicholls[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Colonels	7	21	7	14	49
Lumberjacks	7	16	0	7	30

at Lamar[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	3	10	0	11	24
Cardinals	3	0	0	14	17

vs. Sam Houston State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	14	0	17	31
Lumberjacks	7	3	0	10	20

at Abilene Christian[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Lumberjacks	7	7	0	10	0	0	24
Wildcats	0	14	10	0	0	7	31

McNeese State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	7	3	20	33
Lumberjacks	7	0	3	0	10

at Southeastern Louisiana[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	10	7	13	30
Lions	13	6	14	14	47

Incarnate Word[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	21	0	3	24
Lumberjacks	14	0	7	10	31

at Central Arkansas[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	7	0	0	7
No. 14 Bears	3	10	10	7	30

at Northwestern State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	13	14	5	0	32
Demons	0	7	7	6	20

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