2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

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.

2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Conference	Southland Conference
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
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	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 poll

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]

Offense 1st team Storm Ruiz – K 2nd team Tamrick Pace – WR

Defense 2nd team Alize Ward – DB

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

See also: 2019 Baylor Bears football team

Tarleton State

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

See also: Tarleton State Texans football

At Southern Utah

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

See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Nicholls

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

See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team

At Lamar

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

See also: 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team

Vs. Sam Houston State

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

See also: 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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

See also: 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

McNeese State

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

See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team

At Southeastern Louisiana

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

See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Incarnate Word

 

Stephen F. Austin in action against Incarnate Word

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

See also: 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

At Central Arkansas

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

See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team

At Northwestern State

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

See also: 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team

References

1. "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
2. "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
3. "2019 Stephen F. Austin Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
4. "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.