2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
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 →

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 Southland Conference football standings
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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 edit

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

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 edit

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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