1985 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

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1985 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Gulf Star co-champion
Conference Gulf Star Conference
Record9–2 (4–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Lumberjack Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 Gulf Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Stephen F. Austin + 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Sam Houston State + 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Nicholls State 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Northwestern State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Southwest Texas State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • This conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division II and Division I-AA Programs. Sam Houston State was classified as Division II. [1] Stephen F. Austin was also classified as NCAA Division II. [2] All the other teams were I-AA.

The 1985 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Gulf Star Conference (GSC). Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Hess, the Lumberjacks compiled an 9–2 record, with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished as GSC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Delta State *
W 29–124,100 [3]
September 14 Texas Southern *
W 55–12 [4]
September 21at Texas A&I *
W 28–21 [5]
September 28 Alcorn State *
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 42–12 [6]
October 5 Abilene Christian *
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
L 21–2215,300 [7]
October 19at Nicholls State
W 20–10 [8]
October 26at UCF *
W 59–2411,263 [9]
November 2 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 27–123,000 [10]
November 9 Sam Houston State
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX (rivalry)
L 21–2812,500 [11]
November 16 Southwest Texas State
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 43–211,000 [12]
November 23at Northwestern State
W 19–10 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Statistics" . Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Statistics" . Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Delta State miscues prove fatal as S.F. Austin rolls to 29–12 win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 6, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "SFA routs TSU, 55–12". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "SFA stops Javelinas". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "SFA soars past Alcorn State". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wildcats win in wild, big play rally". Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "SFA tips Nicholls State". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "SFA clobbers UCF, 59–24". Longview News-Journal. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "SFA runs past SLU". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Sam Houston nips SFA". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "'Jacks roar past Bobcats, 43–21". Longview News-Journal. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Lumberjacks fell Demons in 2nd half". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.


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