2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach	Clint Conque (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Kubik (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Williamson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Homer Bryce Stadium
Seasons ←  2014 2016  →

2015 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	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
Lamar		4	–	5					5	–	6
Northwestern State		4	–	5					4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	5					4	–	7
SE Louisiana		3	–	6					4	–	7
Abilene Christian *		3	–	6					3	–	8
Nicholls State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Houston Baptist		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

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.

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 pm	Northern Arizona *	No. 24	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	L 28–34	8,473
September 12	2:30 pm	at No. 3 (FBS) TCU *		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FS1	L 7–70	45,786
September 19	6:00 pm	McNeese State		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	L 14–28	12,018
September 26	2:30 pm	at Abilene Christian		Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ASN	L 32–35	3,529
October 3	3:00 pm	vs. No. 12 Sam Houston State		NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	ESPN3 [2]	L 28–34	26,990
October 10	3:00 pm	Nicholls State		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	W 28–24	5,523
October 17	7:00 pm	at No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	FCS	W 28–27	7,037
October 31	3:00 pm	Incarnate Word		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	W 55–21	4,814
November 7	3:00 pm	at Central Arkansas		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN3	L 24–36	6,157
November 14	3:00 pm	Houston Baptist		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	W 55–20	4,305
November 21	3:00 pm	at Northwestern State		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (Chief Caddo)	SLDN	L 17–33	6,147
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Northern Arizona

See also: 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Northern Arizona at Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total •NAU Lumberjacks 10 10 7 7 34 #24 SFA Lumberjacks 7 7 0 14 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:

Scoring summary 1 12:45 Northern Arizona Emmanuel Butler 57 yard pass from Case Cookus (Ryan Hawkins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:15 0–7 1 6:01 Northern Arizona Ryan Hawkins 26 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:00 0–10 1 0:49 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:06 7–10 2 14:40 Northern Arizona Emmanuel Butler 47 yard pass from Case Cookus (Ryan Hawkins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:03 7–17 2 10:20 Stephen F. Austin Fred Ford 6 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:20 14–17 2 5:24 Northern Arizona Ryan Hawkins 25 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 4:46 14–20 3 7:09 Northern Arizona Case Cookus 11 yard run (Ryan Hawkins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:12 14–27 4 8:48 Northern Arizona Emmanuel Butler 36 yard pass from Alex Holmes (Ryan Hawkins kick), Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:10 14–34 4 6:04 Stephen F. Austin Justice Liggins 19 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 2:36 21–34 4 2:54 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 10 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:15 28–34

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@ TCU

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

Stephen F. Austin at TCU

1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 0 0 7 7 •Horned Frogs 21 14 21 14 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:

Scoring summary 1 6:51 TCU Aaron Green 2 yard run (Jaden Oberkrom kick), Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 1:56 0–7 1 3:40 TCU Aaron Green 7 yard run (Jaden Oberkrom kick), Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:54 0–14 1 1:57 TCU Kolby Listenbee 60 yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom kick), Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:09 0–21 2 13:27 TCU KaVontae Turpin 6 yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom kick), Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:33 0–28 2 11:34 TCU Ja'Juan Story 9 yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom kick), Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:44 0–35 3 11:23 TCU Emanuel Porter 3 yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom kick),Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:37 0–42 3 9:37 TCU Denzel Johnson 50 yard interception return (Jaden Oberkrom kick), Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:46 0–49 3 9:37 TCU Kyle Hicks 1 yard run (Jaden Oberkrom kick), Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:07 0–56 4 14:25 TCU Jaelan Austin 16 yard pass from Bram Kohlhausen (Jaden Oberkrom kick), Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:46 0–63 4 14:02 Stephen F. Austin Loren Easly 75 yard run (Nick Bruno kick), Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:23 7–63 4 4:02 TCU Colten Christensen 3 yard run (Jonathan Song kick), Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 10:00 7–70

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McNeese State

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

McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total •Cowboys 7 14 0 7 28 Lumberjacks 14 0 0 0 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:

Scoring summary 1 11:15 McNeese St Wallace Scott 97 yard fumble return (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:25 0–7 1 8:43 Stephen F. Austin Aaron Thomas 14 yard pass from Hunter Taylor, Nick Bruno Kick; 6 plays, 79 yards, 0:00 7–7 1 1:35 Stephen F. Austin Braxton Bearden 55 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Nick Bruno kick), Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:28 14–7 2 10:17 McNeese St David Bush 22 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:13 14–14 2 5:11 McNeese St Kent Shelby 5 yard pass from Grant Ashcraft (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:28 14–21 4 6:05 McNeese St Daniel Sams 76 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:33 14–28

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@ Abilene Christian

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

Stephen F. Austin at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 6 6 7 13 32 •Wildcats 13 7 7 8 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:

Scoring summary 1 11:49 Abilene Christian Cedric Gilbert 23 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick failed), Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:11 0–6 1 3:58 Abilene Christian De'Andre Brown 2 yard run (Sam Lawlis kick), Drive: 10 play, 79 yards, 4:30 0–13 1 0:50 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 1 yard run (Nick Bruno kick failed), Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:08 6–13 2 5:32 Abilene Christian Cedric Gilbert 55 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:27 6–20 2 0:01 Stephen F. Austin Aaron Piper 13 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick failed), Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 1:35 12–20 3 8:57 Abilene Christian De'Andre Brown 61 yard run (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:10 12–27 3 5:41 Stephen F. Austin Justice Liggins 38 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:10 19–27 4 13:17 Stephen F. Austin Joshawa West 21 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:25 26–27 4 10:48 Stephen F. Austin Robert Sylvester 44 yard pass from Zach Conque (two-point run conv. failed), Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:17 32–27 4 5:59 Abilene Christian De'Andre Brown 20 yard run (Parker McKenzie pass to Byron Proctor for two-point conv.), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:49 32–35

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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 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 14 7 7 28 •#12 Bearkats 0 3 21 10 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:

Scoring summary 2 14:54 Stephen F. Austin De'Quan 21 pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:04 7–0 2 5:40 Sam Houston State Luc Swimberghe 35 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:15 7–3 2 4:10 Stephen F. Austin Judah Jones 31 yard pass from Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:30 14–3 3 13:14 Sam Houston State Gerald Thomas 78 yard punt return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:46 14–10 3 9:16 Sam Houston State Donavan Williams 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 2:27 14–17 3 5:41 Stephen F. Austin Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 3:35 21–17 3 3:01 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 53 yard punt return (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:06 21–24 4 13:12 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 3:22 21–31 4 10:39 Stephen F. Austin Loren Easly 80 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:14 28–31 4 6:34 Sam Houston State Luc Swimberghe 32 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:05 28–34

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Nicholls

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

Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 14 7 0 3 24 •Lumberjacks 7 0 7 14 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:

Scoring summary 1 14:36 Nicholls Tuskani Figaro 30 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:24 0–7 1 6:35 Nicholls Michael Henry 3 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:08 0–14 1 0:44 Stephen F. Austin Justice Liggins 22 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:56 7–14 2 10:04 Nicholls Darryl Watson 8 yard pass from Tuskani Figaro (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:36 7–21 3 8:16 Stephen F. Austin Loren Easly 3 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 5:09 14–21 4 10:50 Nicholls Francisco Condado 32 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:07 14–24 4 9:14 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 18 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:29 21–24 4 0:26 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 6:09 28–24

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@ Southeastern Louisiana

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

Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total •Lumberjacks 0 14 7 7 28 #23 Lions 13 7 7 0 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:

Scoring summary 1 8:39 Southeastern Louisiana Tre' Bennett 49 yard fumble return (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, -15 yards, 1:28 0–7 1 4:48 Southeastern Louisiana Byron Johnson 76 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick blocked), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:26 0–13 2 14:26 Southeastern Louisiana Chris Briggs 26 yard pass from D'Shaie Landor (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:12 0–20 2 2:41 Stephen F. Austin Braxton Bearden 14 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 0:54 7–20 2 0:02 Stephen F. Austin De'Quann Ruffin 34 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:22 14–20 3 12:58 Southeastern Louisiana Julius Maraclin 63 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:57 14–27 3 5:30 Stephen F. Austin De'Quann Ruffin 13 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 3:30 21–27 4 0:38 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 5:00 28–27

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Incarnate Word

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

Incarnate Word at Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 7 7 0 21 •Lumberjacks 7 20 14 14 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:

Scoring summary 1 4:01 Stephen F. Austin Loren Easly 41 yard run (Mason Juhl kick); Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:04 7–0 1 0:22 Incarnate Word Jordan Hicks 36 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick); Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:34 7–7 2 11:55 Stephen F. Austin Mason Juhl 25 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:20 10–7 2 7:00 Stephen F. Austin Judah Jones 9 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:09 17–7 2 3:54 Stephen F. Austin Aaron Piper 66 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:28 24–7 2 0:36 Incarnate Word Sean Flannel 4 yard run, (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:42 24–14 2 0:00 Stephen F. Austin Mason Juhl 48 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 0:28 27–14 3 14:46 Incarnate Word Kody Edwards 100 yard kickoff return (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 27–21 3 10:30 Stephen F. Austin Tre Rosser 47 yard fumble recovery (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:14 34–21 3 6:07 Stephen F. Austin Aaron Piper 26 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:15 41–21 4 9:27 Stephen F. Austin De'Quan Ruffin 29 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:24 48–21 4 1:00 Stephen F. Austin Marlon Walls 13 yard interception return (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:53 55–21

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@ Central Arkansas

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

Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 13 11 0 24 •Bears 10 7 12 7 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:

Scoring summary 1 6:30 Central Arkansas Jace Denker 32 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 6:17 0–3 1 4:42 Central Arkansas Jeff Anderson 55 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:11 0–10 2 14:55 Stephen F. Austin Mason Juhl 33 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 4:45 3–10 2 12:37 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:14 10–10 2 7:04 Stephen F. Austin Mason Juhl 27 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 1:51 13–10 2 2:10 Central Arkansas Blake Veasley 1 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 4:17 13–17 3 12:34 Stephen F. Austin Mason Juhl 25 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:21 16–17 3 3:28 Stephen F. Austin Joshawa West 45 yard pass from Zach Conque (Zach Conque run for two-point conv.), Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:34 24–17 3 2:24 Central Arkansas Jatavious Wilson 38 yard pass from Hayden Hildebrand (Jace Denker kick blocked), Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:03 24–23 3 1:08 Central Arkansas Kelton Warren 37 yard run (two-point conv. failed), Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:14 24–29 4 9:54 Central Arkansas Kelton Warren 21 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:27 24–36

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Houston Baptist

See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2015 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Houston Baptist at Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 3 3 7 20 •Lumberjacks 7 13 28 7 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:

Scoring summary 1 10:58 Stephen F. Austin Judah Jones 10 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:47 7–0 1 2:14 Houston Baptist Mev Adjin 28 yard pass from Max Staver (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:38 7–7 2 14:01 Stephen F. Austin Mason Juhl 38 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:07 10–7 2 9:12 Stephen F. Austin Mason Juhl 39 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:10 13–7 2 4:10 Stephen F. Austin Justic Liggins 8 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:58 20–7 2 0:47 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:23 20–10 3 11:33 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 1 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:19 27–10 3 8:59 Houston Baptist Travis Shinn 42 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:28 27–13 3 7:18 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 40 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:36 34–13 3 4:23 Stephen F. Austin Aaron Piper 34 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:37 41–13 3 0:44 Stephen F. Austin Jacol Whitaker 8 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:28 48–13 4 12:26 Stephen F. Austin Trevon Smith 32 yard interception return (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, 0:09 55–13 4 8:50 Houston Baptist Ricard Barnett 28 yard pass from Jonath Fleming (Travis Shinn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:36 55–20

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@ Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football, 2015 Northwestern State Demons football team, and Chief Caddo

Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 7 7 3 0 17 •Demons 0 17 10 6 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:

Scoring summary 1 12:45 Stephen F. Austin Aaron Piper 40 yard pass from Zach Conque (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:15 7–0 2 9:12 Northwestern State Chris Moore 32 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:03 7–3 2 8:23 Northwestern State Lero Armstrong 18 yard interception return (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:43 7–10 2 6:55 Northwestern State Daniel Taylor 45 yard run (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:18 7–17 2 0:17 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 2 yard run (Mason Juhl kick), Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 0:36 14–17 3 9:31 Northwestern State Zach White 55 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:18 14–24 3 5:16 Northwestern State Chris Moore 38 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:57 14–27 3 0:34 Stephen F. Austin Mason Juhl 33 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:42 17–27 4 11:13 Northwestern State Chris Moore 32 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:15 17–30 4 3:02 Northwestern State Chris Moore 37 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 6:45 17–33

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	24	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "2015 Schedule". Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
2. "Southland Conference Announces Week Five TV Selections". Southland Conference. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.