2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

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

2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015 record4–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Kubik (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Williamson (1st season)
Home stadiumHomer Bryce Stadium
(Capacity: 14,575)
2015 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 McNeese State $^  9 –0     10 –1  
No. 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

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]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmNorthern Arizona*No. 24
ESPN3L 28–348,473
September 122:30 pmat No. 3 (FBS) TCU*
FS1L 7–7045,786
September 196:00 pmMcNeese State
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
ESPN3L 14–2812,018
September 262:30 pmat Abilene Christian
ASNL 32–353,529
October 33:00 pmvs. No. 12 Sam Houston State
ESPN3[2]L 28–3426,990
October 103:00 pmNicholls State
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
ESPN3W 28–245,523
October 177:00 pmat No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana
FCSW 28–277,037
October 313:00 pmIncarnate Word
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
ESPN3W 55–214,814
November 73:00 pmat Central Arkansas
ESPN3L 24–366,157
November 143:00 pmHouston Baptist
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
ESPN3W 55–204,305
November 213:00 pmat Northwestern State
SLDNL 17–336,147

Game summaries

Northern Arizona
See also: 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
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:

@ TCU
See also: TCU Horned Frogs football and 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team
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 • 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:

McNeese State
See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team
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 • 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:

@ Abilene Christian
See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
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 • 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:

Sam Houston State
See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football, 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team, and Battle of the Piney Woods
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 • 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:

Nicholls
See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2015 Nicholls State Colonels football team
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:

@ Southeastern Louisiana
See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2015 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
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:

Incarnate Word
See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2015 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
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:

@ Central Arkansas
See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team
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:

Houston Baptist
See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Houston Baptist at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Huskies 7 337 20
• Lumberjacks 7 13287 55
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 4,305
  • Referee: M. Vanderville • Umpire: David Williams • Linesman: Eric Camouche • Line judge: Todd Allen • Back judge: James Boyd • Field judge: B. Furqueron • Side judge: David Shields
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:

@ Northwestern State
See also: Northwestern State Demons football, 2015 Northwestern State Demons football team, and Chief Caddo
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
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 6,147
  • Game weather: 64°F • N 7 • Overcast and mild
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell • Umpire: Rod Tucker • Linesman: Brett Bascus • Line judge: Matt Mount • Back judge: Brendan Barnes • Field judge: John Teague • Side judge: Buddy Furqueron
Sources:

Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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 Announces Week Five TV Selections". Southland Conference. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
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