2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	1–2 (0–1 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
McNeese	1	–	0	2	–	2
No. 22 Lamar	0	–	0	2	–	1
Houston Christian	0	–	0	1	–	2
No. 15 Incarnate Word	0	–	0	1	–	2
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	1	–	2
Nicholls	0	–	0	0	–	3
Northwestern State	0	–	0	0	–	3
Texas A&M–Commerce *	0	–	0	0	–	3
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	1	1	–	2

* – Texas A&M–Commerce is ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of September 16, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represents Stephen F. Austin State University as a member of the Southland Conference (SLC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks are 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.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Lumberjacks were picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nicholls	119 (9)
2	Incarnate Word	113 (8)
3	Southeastern Louisiana	94
4	Lamar	88 (1)
5	Stephen F. Austin	72
6	McNeese	64
7	Houston Christian	41
8	Texas A&M–Commerce	37
9	Northwestern State	25

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2024 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 22, 2024. SFA had a total of two players selected.^[3]

Offense

2nd Team

Kylon Harris – Wide receiver, JR

Defense

2nd Team

Jeremiah Walker – Defensive back, SR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	North American*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	W 77–0	2,014
September 7	6:30 pm	at North Texas*	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	L 20–35	23,510
September 14	7:00 pm	at McNeese	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	L 24–28	8,223
September 21	7:00 pm	Northern Colorado*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
October 5	7:00 pm	Northwestern State	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
October 12	3:00 pm	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+
October 19	4:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+
October 26	6:00 pm	Houston Christian	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
November 2	3:00 pm	at Nicholls	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+
November 9	3:30 pm	at Texas A&M–Commerce*	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+
November 16	2:00 pm	Incarnate Word	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
November 23	2:00 pm	Abilene Christian*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Game summaries

North American

Game One – North American

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
North American	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen F. Austin	42	28	0	7	77

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

Date: August 31
Game time: 7:41 pm
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: Sunny • Temp:
Game attendance: 2,014
Referee: Andre Coleman
TV: ESPN+
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	NA	SFA
First downs	3	32
Plays–yards	41–40	51–675
Rushes–yards	19–-5	36–385
Passing yards	45	383
Passing: comp–att–int	11–22–1	14–15–0
Time of possession	29:41	30:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NA	Passing	Jesper Korkalanien	1–1–0 6 yds
	Rushing	Jesper Korkalanien	1 attempt 6 yds
	Receiving	Jordan Green	3 receptions 15 yds
SFA	Passing	Sam Vidlak	81–8–0 288 yds TD 1
	Rushing	Qualan Jones	9 attempts 121 gain TD 1
	Receiving	Kylon Harris	4 receptions 115 yds TD 1

@ North Texas (FBS)

Game Two – @ North Texas Mean Green

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Stephen F. Austin	10	7	3	0	20
North Texas	14	7	7	7	35

at DATCU Stadium, Denton, Texas

Date: September 7
Game time: 6:30 pm
Game weather: Wind: W 12mph • Weather: Sunny • Temp: 83
Game attendance: 23,510
Referee: Reid Jackson
TV announcers (ESPN+): Peter Sousa (play-by-play) and Doc Holliday (analyst)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

(11:26) SFA – Campos,Chris 40 yd field goal 4 plays, 77 yards, Lumberjacks 3–0. Field Goal, 12 yards, 2:00.
(9:51) UNT – Sheffield,DT 51 yd pass from Morris,Chandler (Nguma,Kali kick) , Mean Green 3–7. 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:35.
(5:27) UNT – Sheffield,DT 2 yd pass from Morris,Chandler (Nguma,Kali kick) ) , Mean Green 3–14. 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:23.
(2:08) SFA – Brown,Jermaine 70 yd interception (Campos,Chris kick) , Mean Green 10–14.

Second Quarter

(9:50) SFA – Davis,Isaiah 33 yd pass from Vidlak,Sam (Campos,Chris kick) , Lumberjacks 17–14. 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:10.
(0:15) UNT – Sheffield,DT 28 yd pass from Morris,Chandler (Nguma,Kali kick), Mean Green 17–21. 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:34.

Third Quarter

(8:57) UNT – Hammond,Oscar 7 yd pass from Morris,Chandler (Nguma,Kali kick), Mean Green 17–28. 10 plays, 17 yards, 4:04.
(6:47) SFA – Campos,Chris 21 yd field goal, Mean Green 20–28. 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:11.

Fourth Quarter

(14:16) UNT – Harris,Damashja 80 yd run (Nguma,Kal Mean Green 20–35. 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:06.

Statistics	SFA	UNT
First downs	14	25
Plays–yards	70–248	77–504
Rushes–yards	31–67	33–182
Passing yards	181	322
Passing: comp–att–int	20–39–1	26–44–3
Time of possession	26:08	33:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SFA	Passing	Sam Vidlak	20–39–1 181 yds TD 1
	Rushing	Jaylen Jenkins	12 attempts 44 gain
	Receiving	Kylon Harris	9 receptions 74 yds
UNT	Passing	Chandler Morris	26–44–3 322 yds TD 4
	Rushing	Damashja Harris	10 attempts 142 gain TD 1
	Receiving	DT Sheffield	6 receptions 74 yds TD 3

at McNeese

Game Three – Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks vs McNeese Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Stephen F. Austin	0	0	0	0	0
McNeese	0	0	0	0	0

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SFA	MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
McNeese	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northern Colorado

Game Four – Northern Colorado Bears

Quarter	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

Game Five – Northwestern State Demons

Quarter	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

Game Six – Lamar Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	Total
Stephen F. Austin			0
Lamar			0

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

Date: October 12
Game time: 3:00 pm
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

Game Seven – Southeastern Louisiana Lions

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

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana

Date: October 19
Game time: 4:00 pm
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

Game Eight – Houston Christian Huskies

Quarter	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

Game Nine – @ Nicholls Colonels

Quarter	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

Game Ten – @ Texas A&M–Commerce Lions

Quarter	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: 3:30 pm
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

Game Eleven – Incarnate Word Cardinals

Quarter	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

Abilene Christian

Game Twelve – Abilene Christian Wildcats

Quarter	1	2	Total
Abilene Christian			0
Stephen F. Austin			0

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

Date: November 23
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Wind: • Weather: • Temp:
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

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

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

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References

^ "SFA Accepts Bid to Southland Conference for 2024-25 Season". May 29, 2024.
^ "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ Pickard, Jackson (July 22, 2024). "Two Lumberjacks Named to Preseason SLC All-Conference Team". sfajacks.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ "Stephen F. Austin 2024 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ "SFA Lumberjacks Announces 2024 Football Schedule Tickets on Sale Now". Stephen F. Austin, Department of Athletics. May 30, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks". ESPN Enterprises Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

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

[2] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[3] Pickard, Jackson (July 22, 2024). "Two Lumberjacks Named to Preseason SLC All-Conference Team". sfajacks.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

[4] "Stephen F. Austin 2024 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[5] "SFA Lumberjacks Announces 2024 Football Schedule Tickets on Sale Now". Stephen F. Austin, Department of Athletics. May 30, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[6] "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks". ESPN Enterprises Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

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