2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Conference Southland Conference
2016 record 5–6 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach Clint Conque (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Gary Crowton (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Matt Williamson (2nd year)
Home stadium Homer Bryce Stadium
(Capacity: 14,575)
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Sam Houston State $^   9 0         12 0  
#11 Central Arkansas ^   8 1         10 3  
SE Louisiana   7 2         7 4  
McNeese State   5 4         6 5  
Nicholls State   5 4         5 6  
Stephen F. Austin   4 5         5 6  
Houston Baptist   3 5         4 7  
Incarnate Word*   3 6         3 8  
Lamar   3 6         3 8  
Abilene Christian*   2 7         2 9  
Northwestern State   0 9         1 10  
  • $ 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 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks were led by third year head coach Clint Conque and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in sixth place.

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the season 4–7 overall and finished in a three-way tie for fifth place with a 4–5 record in conference play.

Schedule

Source: [1]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 PM at Texas Tech* Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX FSN L 17–69   60,454
September 10 6:30 PM West Alabama* Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX ESPN3 W 30–24   5,812
September 17 6:00 PM at No. 14 McNeese State Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA ASN W 31–28   11,742
September 24 6:00 PM Abilene Christian Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX ESPN3 W 41–30   8,516
October 1 3:00 PM vs. No. 2 Sam Houston State NRG StadiumHouston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods) ESPN3 L 28–63   27,411
October 8 2:30 PM at Nicholls State Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA ASN L 28–35 2OT  9,002
October 15 3:00 PM Southeastern Louisiana Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX ESPN3 L 34–58   8,314
October 29 6:00 PM at Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX UIWtv W 42–19   2,811
November 5 3:00 PM No. 17 Central Arkansas Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX ASN L 14–34   10,188
November 12 2:00 PM at Houston Baptist Husky StadiumHouston, TX ESPN3 L 24–31   3,026
November 19 3:00 PM Northwestern State Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX (Chief Caddo) ESPN3 W 45–31   7,539
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

@ Texas Tech

Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 377 17
Red Raiders 21 241014 69
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Jones AT&T Stadium
    Lubbock, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:00
  • Game attendance: 60,097
  • Game weather: 83°F • S 16 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Cal McNeil
  • Television network: FSN

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2013 L 13–61

West Alabama

West Alabama at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Tigers 7 737 24
Lumberjacks 10 10100 30
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 5,812
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1993 W 49–28

@ McNeese State

Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 10 777 31
#14 Cowboys 7 777 28
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:50
  • Game attendance: 11,742
  • Game weather: 82°F • E 1 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ASN

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
14–19 2015 L 14–28

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 7158 30
Lumberjacks 14 14103 41
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdocnes, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:06
  • Game attendance: 8,516
  • Game weather: Upper 80s • SSE 6–10 • Parly cloudy, hot
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • Television network: ESPN3
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–7 2015 L 32–35

Sam Houston State

Battle of the Piney Woods
1 234Total
#2 Bearkats 28 14210 63
Lumberjacks 0 7147 28
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: NRG Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 27,411
  • Game weather: Indoors • 79°F outside • Calm
  • Referee: M. Vandervelde
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
35–52–2 2015 L 28–34

@ Nicholls

Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls
1 234OT2OTTotal
Lumberjacks 14 07070 28
Colonels 0 147077 35
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:52
  • Game attendance: 9,002
  • Game weather: 85°F • NNW 11 • Sunny
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ASN

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
25–7 2015 W 28–24

Southeastern Louisiana

Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Lions 10 20721 58
Lumberjacks 3 14170 34
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:58
  • Game attendance: 8,314
  • Game weather: Mid 80s • Partly cloudy, warm
  • Referee: M. Vandervelde
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
11–7–1 2015 W 28–27

@ Incarnate Word

Stephen F. Austin at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 141414 42
Cardinals 3 0313 19
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 2,811
  • Game weather: 82°F • SE 5 • Warm and Clear
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • Television network: UIWtv

Sources: Box Score

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 W 55–21

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
#17 Bears 14 10010 34
Lumberjacks 7 700 14
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 10,188
  • Game weather: Upper 60s • Cloudy, pleasant
  • Referee: M. Vandervelde
  • Television network: ASN

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–7 2015 L 24–36

@ Houston Baptist

Stephen F. Austin at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 7 0710 24
Huskies 7 7710 31
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 3,026
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:[2]

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 W 55–20

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Demons 7 14010 31
Lumberjacks 20 1078 45
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:42
  • Game attendance: 7,539
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
25–44 2015 L 17–33

References

  1. "2016 Schedule". Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  2. "Stephen F. Austin (4–6, 3–5) –vs– Houston Baptist (4–6, 3–4)". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
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