2018 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACK FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 2018 SCHEDULE Name ........................................................................Stephen F. Austin State University DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Location .........................................................................................Nacogdoches, Texas Sept. 1 at Mississppi State Starkville, Miss 6:30 p.m. Founded ................................................................................................................1923 Sept. 8 TARLETON STATE Homer Bryce Stadium 6 p.m. Enrollment ......................................................................................13,144 (Fall 2018) Sept. 15 at Incarnate Word* San Antonio, Texas 6 p.m. Nickname ..................................................................................................Lumberjacks Sept. 22 ABILENE CHRISTIAN* Homer Bryce Stadium 6 p.m. Colors ................................................................................................. Purple and White Sept. 29 at McNeese* Lake Charles, La. 6 p.m. Affiliation ....................................................................................... NCAA Division I FCS Oct. 6 vs. Sam Houston State*^ Houston, Texas 1 p.m. Conference................................................................................................... Southland Oct. 13 CENTRAL ARKANSAS* Homer Bryce Stadium 3 p.m. Stadium .......................................................................Homer Bryce Stadium (14,575) Oct. 20 at Houston Baptist* Houston, Texas 6 p.m. Surface ......................................................................................Artificial: Hellas Matrix Oct. 27 LAMAR*! Homer Bryce Stadium 3 p.m. President ........................................................................................... Dr. Baker Pattillo Nov. 10 at Nicholls* Thibodaux, La. 3 p.m. Athletic Director ...........................................................................................Ryan Ivey Nov. 15 NORTHWESTERN STATE*% Homer Bryce Stadium 6 p.m. Home games in ALL CAPS and BOLD COACHING STAFF * - Southland Conference games Interim Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator ..............................................Jeff Byrd ^ - 93rd Battle of the Piney Woods • NRG Stadium (Houston, Texas) Alma Mater .............................................................................Southern Miss, 1989 ! - Homecoming Record at SFA.....................................................................0-0 (.000) (First season) % - 53rd Battle for Chief Caddo Career Record ....................................................................0-0 (.000) (First season) RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Assistant Coach (QB) ...............................................................................Kevin Barbay Passing ...............................................Jake Blumrick (6-2• 206 • Jr. • Pearland, Texas) Assistant Coach (S) ..................................................................................Ben Beasley 171-of-303 for 1,654 yards, 8 TDs Assistant Coach (TE) ..................................................................................Jeff Bowen Rushing ...............................Jamall Shaw (5-11 • 210 • Jr. • RB • Broken Arrow, Okla.) Assistant Coach (OL) ....................................................................................Dan Clark 77 rushes for 266 yards (3.5 avg.), 1 TDs Assistant Coach (CB) ................................................................................Tony Gilbert Receiving .............................. Tamrick Pace (6-3 • 195 • Jr. • WR • Brownsboro, Texas) Assistant Coach (RB) .......................................................................Jeremy Hammock 53 catches for 645 yards (12.2 avg.), 5 TDs Assistant Coach (DL) ...................................................................................Tom Howe Scoring ........................................Storm Ruiz (5-10 • 170 • Jr. • K • League City, Texas) Assistant Coach (LB) ............................................................................... Josh Lawson 14-of-18 FGs (long of 43), 24-of-24 PATs, 66 points Assistant Coach (WR) ...........................................................................Jeremy Moses Tackles ................................... Trenton Gordon (5-11 • 195 • So. • S • Rowlette, Texas) Director of Football Operations ................................................................Kail Kaiser 76 tackles (39 solo), 1.5 TFL (5 yds.), 1 FR Strength and Conditioning .......................................................................Dan Eason Tackles For Loss .................. Teddy Britton (5-11 • 222 • Jr. • LB • San Antonio, Texas) Athletic Trainer ............................................................................ AJ Van Valkenburgh 7.5 TFL (23 yds.), 51 total tackles (20 solo), 2 FF Football Office .................................................................................... (936) 468-3502 Rayshad Nichols (6-3 • 304 • So. • DT • Bridge City, La.) 7.5 TFL (21 yds.), 36 total tackles (11 solo), 2 FR Sacks ................................. Lamont Alexander (6-3 • 305 • Sr. • DT •Nolanville, Texas) FOOTBALL INFORMATION 2.5 sacks (9 yds.), 45 total tackles (15 solo), 1 FR 2017 Overall Record ....................................................................................4-7 (.363) MEDIA RELATIONS 2017 Southland Record ....................................................................4-5 (.444 - T6th) Assistant Director/Football Contact ....................................................Luke Bolanos 2017 Postseason ................................................................................................. None Office Phone ...................................................................................(936) 468-5800 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................................................ 39/26 Cell ...................................................................................................(276) 870-4755 Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................................10/7 (Offense) Email .....................................................................................bolanosml@sfasu.edu 8/6 (Defense) Director ...................................................................................................Charlie Hurley 3/1 (Special Teams) Assistant Director .................................................................................... Kevin Meyer First Season of Football ................................................................. 1923 (91 seasons) Media Relations Fax ...........................................................................(936) 468-4593 Overall Record .................................................................................400-507-31 (.443) Mailing Address ......................................................................SFA Athletic Fieldhouse Southland Conference Titles ...........................................................Four (Last, 2010) 712 Hayter St. NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances ...........................................Seven (Last, 2014) Nacogdoches, TX 75962 NCAA Division I Playoff Record ..................................................................7-7 (.500) Website ...................................................................................................SFAJacks.com Facebook .............................................................................................SFALumberjacks Twitter .......................................................................@SFA_Athletics/@SFA_Football Instagram .....................................................................@sfa_athletics/@sfa_football 2017 SEASON STATISTICS 2017 FINAL RESULTS 2017 OFFENSIVE STATISTICS DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND. PASSING GP C-A-I PCT. YDS. TD LONG AVG./G Sept. 2 at SMU ............................................................... L ...............14-58 ..............20,478 Jake Blumrick 10 171-303-7 56.4 1,654 8 61 165.4 Sept. 9 SOUTHERN UTAH ............................................... L ...............14-51 ..............12,324 Foster Sawyer 4 68-104-1 65.4 623 4 41 155.8 Sept. 16 INCARNATE WORD* ............................................W ..............37-31 ..............11,401 Zach Smith 4 11-21-1 52.4 90 0 13 22.5 Sept. 23 at Abilene Christian* .........................................W ..............20-10 ..............11,645 Ryan Cottingame 11-0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Sept. 30 No. 25 MCNEESE * .............................................. L ................0-35 ...............12,812 TEAM 6 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Oct. 7 vs No. 9 Sam Houston State* ............................. L ...............16-27 ..............26,792 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 11 250-430-9 58.1 2,367 12 61 215.2 Oct. 14 at No. 6 Central Arkansas* ................................. L ...............20-24 ...............9,263 OPPONENTS 11 214-353-8 60.6 2,531 25 96 230.1 Oct. 21 HOUSTON BAPTIST* ...........................................W ..............27-10 ..............11,996 Oct. 28 at Lamar* ..........................................................W ...............34-7 ................6,000 RUSHING GP ATT. YDS. AVG. TD LONG AVG./G Nov. 11 No. 17 NICHOLLS* .............................................. L ...............13-34 ...............8,348 Kijana Amous 11 139 639 4.6 7 40 58.1 Nov. 18 at Northwestern State* ....................................