2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Conference Southland Conference
2015 record 4–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach Clint Conque (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Matt Kubik (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Matt Williamson (1st year)
Home stadium Homer Bryce Stadium
(Capacity: 14,575)
2015 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#7 McNeese State $^   9 0         10 1  
#3 Sam Houston State ^   7 2         11 4  
Central Arkansas   7 2         7 4  
Incarnate Word*   5 4         6 5  
Northwestern State   4 5         4 7  
Lamar   4 5         5 6  
Stephen F. Austin   4 5         4 7  
Nicholls State   3 6         3 8  
Abilene Christian*   3 6         3 8  
SE Louisiana   3 6         4 7  
Houston Baptist   0 8         2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represents Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks are led by second year head coach Clint Conque and play their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the season 8–5 overall and 5–3 in conference play. They lost their first round playoff game against Northern Iowa 10–44.

Schedule

Source: [1]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 6:00 PM Northern Arizona* #24 Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX ESPN3 L 28–34   8,473
September 12 2:30 PM at #3 (FBS) TCU* Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX FS1 L 7–70   45,786
September 19 6:00 PM McNeese State Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX ESPN3 L 14–28   12,018
September 26 2:30 PM at Abilene Christian Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX ASN L 32–35   3,529
October 3 3:00 PM vs. #12 Sam Houston State NRG StadiumHouston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods) ESPN3[2] L 28–34   26,990
October 10 3:00 PM Nicholls State Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX ESPN3 W 28–24   5,523
October 17 7:00 PM at #23 Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA FCS W 28–27   7,037
October 31 3:00 PM Incarnate Worddagger Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX ESPN3 W 55–21   4,814
November 7 3:00 PM at Central Arkansas Estes StadiumConway, AR ESPN3 L 24–36   6,157
November 14 3:00 PM Houston Baptist Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX ESPN3 W 55–20   4,305
November 21 3:00 PM at Northwestern State Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA (Chief Caddo) SLDN L 17–33   6,147
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

Northern Arizona

Northern Arizona at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
NAU Lumberjacks 10 1077 34
#24 SFA Lumberjacks 7 7014 28
  • Date: September 5
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 8,473
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann • Umpire: Rod Tucker • Linesman: Brett Basce • Line judge: Matt Mount • Back judge: Brendon Barnes • Field judge: John Teague • Side judge: Andy Lebo
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2004 W 24–17

@ TCU

Stephen F. Austin at TCU
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 007 7
Horned Frogs 21 142114 70
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium
    Fort Worth, TX
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 45,786
  • Game weather: 84°F • Wind: NE 9 • Sunny and clear
  • Referee: Scott Campbell, Umpire: M. Henderson, Linesman: Greg Downum, Line judge: Steve Hoslett, Back judge: Dave Baldwin, Field judge: Robert Asel, Side judge: Dave Curschman, Center judge: Darren Winkley
  • TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (color), Kris Budden (sideline)

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2008 L 7–67

McNeese State

McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Cowboys 7 1407 28
Lumberjacks 14 000 14
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 12,018
  • Game weather: 85–89°F • Wind: SE 0–5 • Sunny and clear
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse • Umpire: Apollo Martin • Linesman: Brad Edwards • Line judge: Derek Anderson • Back judge: Daniel Young • Field judge: Gabriel DeLeon • Side judge: Mark Graves
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
14–18 2014 W 31–16

@ Abilene Christian

Stephen F. Austin at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 6 6713 32
Wildcats 13 778 35
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 3,529
  • Game weather: 79°F • Wind: E 2 • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell • Umpire: Rod Tucker • Linesman: Brett Bascue • Line judge: Matt Mount • Back judge: Brandon Barnes • Field judge: Keith Claiborne • Side judge: Andy Lebo
  • Television network: ASN

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–9 2014 L 35–37

Sam Houston State

Battle of the Piney Woods
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 1477 28
#12 Bearkats 0 32110 34
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: NRG Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 26,990
  • Game weather: 72°F • Wind: Calm • Indoors
  • Referee: Ross Smith • Umpire: Mark Warner • Linesman: Justin Gragg • Line judge: Todd Allen • Back judge: Alvin Moore • Field judge: Danny Hoeft • Side judge: Scotty Melancon
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, Brooke Bentley

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
35–52–2 2014 L 28–42

Nicholls

Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Colonels 14 703 24
Lumberjacks 7 0714 28
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:06
  • Game attendance: 5,523
  • Game weather: Mid 80s • N 5 • Sunny and nice
  • Referee: Dan Lewis • Umpire: Rod Tucker • Linesman: Brett Bascue • Line judge: Matt Mount • Back judge: Brendon Barnes • Field judge: Jon Teague • Side judge: Henry Howard
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
24–7 2014 W 42–20

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 1477 28
#23 Lions 13 770 27
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 7,037
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell • Umpire: Rod Tucker • Linesman: Bret Bascue • Line judge: Matt Mount • Back judge: Brendon Barnes • Field judge: John Teague • Side judge: Bill Stimmel
  • Television network: FCS

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
10–7–1 2014 W 27–17

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Cardinals 7 770 21
Lumberjacks 7 201414 55
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 4,814
  • Game weather: Mid 60s • S 5–7 • Cloudy, misty
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann • Umpire: Bryan Liles • Linesman: Stephen Hurley • Line judge: Ben Tenpenny • Back judge: Chris Bailey • Field judge: Tom Maes • Side judge: Joe Conte
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 W 38–3

@ Central Arkansas

Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 13110 24
Bears 10 7127 36
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:26
  • Game attendance: 6,157
  • Referee: M. Defee • Umpire: R. Richeson • Linesman: A. Green • Line judge: Q. Givens • Back judge: J. Blubaugh • Field judge: L. van Pham • Side judge: M. Defee

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–6 2014 L 39–49

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Huskies 7 337 20
Lumberjacks 7 13287 55
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 4,305

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 W 59–27

@ Northwestern State

Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 7 730 17
Demons 0 17106 33
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 6,147

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
25–43 2014 W 27–24

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 24 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Coaches RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

  1. "2015 Schedule". Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. "Southland Conference Annouces Week Five TV Selections". Southland Conference. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
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