2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 17
FCS Coaches	No. 21
Record	7–2 (5–0 SLC)
Head coach	Colby Carthel (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Ross (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Mutz (3rd season)
Home stadium	Homer Bryce Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana		5	–	0					7	–	2
No. 17 Stephen F. Austin		5	–	0					7	–	2
No. 20 Lamar		4	–	1					7	–	2
Nicholls		3	–	2					3	–	6
UT Rio Grande Valley		2	–	3					6	–	3
McNeese		2	–	3					3	–	6
East Texas A&M		2	–	3					2	–	7
Incarnate Word		1	–	4					3	–	6
Houston Christian		1	–	4					2	–	7
Northwestern State		0	–	5					1	–	8
As of November 3, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represents Stephen F. Austin State University as a member of the Southland Conference (SLC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks are coached by seventh-year head coach Colby Carthel and play at Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 p.m.	at Houston *	No. 23	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 0–27	28,150
September 6	7:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Abilene Christian *	No. 25	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 20–28	8,042
September 13	7:00 p.m.	Sul Ross State *		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	W 63–0	3,102
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Cal Poly *		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	W 35–17	5,402
September 27	7:00 p.m.	McNeese		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	W 34–17	10,684
October 4	6:00 p.m.	at Incarnate Word		Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 31–17	2,098
October 18	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls	No. 25	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	W 34–7	7,141
October 25	6:00 p.m.	at East Texas A&M	No. 24	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	W 31–21	3,141
November 1	6:00 p.m.	UT Rio Grande Valley	No. 20	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	W 41–17	6,769
November 8	2:00 p.m.	at Houston Christian	No. 17	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+
November 15	6:00 p.m.	Lamar		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
November 20	6:30 p.m.	at Northwestern State		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (Chief Caddo)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS	23	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	24	20	17
Coaches	24	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	23	21

Game summaries

At Houston (FBS)

See also: 2025 Houston Cougars football team

No. 23 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (0–0) at Houston Cougars (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars (FBS)	7	10	7	3	27

at Space City Financial Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance: 28,150
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Sousa and Taylor McHargue

Game information

First quarter HOU – Tanner Koziol 11-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez kick), 5:12. Cougars 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:58. Second quarter HOU – Ethan Sanchez 40-yard field goal, 8:24. Cougars 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 3:47. HOU – J'Marion Burnette 39-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez kick), 3:06. Cougars 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 3:46. Third quarter HOU – Amare Thomas 20-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez kick), 8:36. Cougars 24–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:24. Fourth quarter HOU – Ethan Sanchez 43-yard field goal, 14:06. Cougars 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:49.

Statistics	SFA	HOU
First downs	7	18
Plays–yards	144	343
Rushes–yards	39	191
Passing yards	105	152
Passing: comp–att–int	17-33-2	16-27-0
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	25:11	34:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing	Gavin Rutherford	4/7, 53 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jalyen Jenkins	5 carries, 16 yards
	Receiving	Clayton Wayland	2 receptions, 43 yards
Houston	Passing	Conner Weigman	15/24, 159 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Dean Connors	15 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Tanner Koziol	7 receptions, 63 yards, TD

At No. 16 Abilene Christian

See also: 2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

No. 25 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (0-1) at No. 16 Abilene Christian Wildcats (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Lumberjacks	14	0	0	6	20
No. 16 Wildcats	0	21	7	0	28

at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, Texas

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 8,042
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	SFA	ACU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Sul Ross (DII)

See also: Sul Ross Lobos football

Sul Ross Lobos (DII) (0–1) at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos (DII)	0	0	0	0	0
Lumberjacks	21	35	7	0	63

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Rob Myers (play-by-play) and Hunter Taylor (analyst)

Statistics	SROS	SFA
First downs	7	24
Plays–yards	-36	534
Rushes–yards	-33	247
Passing yards	-3	287
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	30:22	29:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sul Ross	Passing	Andrew Martinez	1/7, 1 yard, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kendrick Jefferson	9 Att, 17 Yards, 0 TD
	Receiving	Liam Lowe	2 catches, -3 Yards
Stephen F. Austin	Passing	Sam Vidlak	11/14, 211 Yardsm 2 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	Braden Lewis	9 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Richard Reese	2 rec, 76 yards, 1 TD

Cal Poly

See also: 2025 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Cal Poly Mustangs (2–1) at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	7	0	7	17
Lumberjacks	0	14	21	0	35

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 5,402
• Referee: James Brookhart
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Rob Myers (play-by-play) and Hunter Taylor (analyst)

Statistics	CP	SFA
First downs	19	18
Total yards	357	354
Rushing yards	69	164
Passing yards	288	190
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	31:51	28:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing	Jackson Akins	13/29, 182 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jackson Akins	10 attempts, 36 yards, 0 TD
	Receiving	Michael Briscoe	4 Receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD
Stephen F. Austin	Passing	Sam Vidlak	16/23, 178 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	Jerrell Wimbley	10 attempts, 130 yards. 0 TD
	Receiving	Clayton Wayland	3 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD

McNeese

See also: 2025 McNeese Cowboys football team

McNeese Cowboys (1–3) at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	0	3	7	17
Lumberjacks	0	14	10	10	34

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Rob Myers (play-by-play) and Hunter Taylor (analyst)

Statistics	MCN	SFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Incarnate Word

See also: 2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (3–2) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	14	10	7	0	31
Cardinals	3	3	0	11	17

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	SFA	UIW
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Nicholls

See also: 2025 Nicholls Colonels football team

Nicholls Colonels (1–5) at No. 25 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	7	7
No. 25 Lumberjacks	9	10	15	0	34

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Rain
• Game attendance: 7,141
• Referee: Craig Heiser
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	NICH	SFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at East Texas A&M

See also: 2025 East Texas A&M Lions football team

No. 24 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (5–2) at East Texas A&M Lions (2–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Lumberjacks	7	7	7	10	31
Lions	14	0	0	7	21

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

• Date: October 25
• Game weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 3,141
• Referee: Gary Leeper
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	SFA	ETAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UT Rio Grande Valley

See also: 2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football team

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (6–2) at No. 20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vaqueros	0	0	10	7	17
No. 20 Lumberjacks	17	10	7	7	41

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

• Date: November 1
• Game weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 6,769
• Referee: Matt Beck
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	RGV	SFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Houston Christian

See also: 2025 Houston Christian Huskies football team

No. 17 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (7–2) at Houston Christian Huskies (2–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
No. 17 Lumberjacks			0
Huskies			0

at Husky Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 2:00 PM CST
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	SFA	HCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lamar

See also: 2025 Lamar Cardinals football team

Lamar Cardinals at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cardinals			0
Lumberjacks			0

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 6:00 PM CST
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	LAM	SFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Northwestern State (Chief Caddo)

See also: 2025 Northwestern State Demons football team and Chief Caddo

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lumberjacks			0
Demons			0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

• Date: November 20
• Game time: 6:30 PM CST
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	SFA	NWST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "2025 Football Schedule". Stephen F. Austin, Department of Athletics. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.