Stephen F. Austin Lumberjack Football Game 8 Stephen F. Austin State University • Media Relations • PO Box 13010 SFA Station • Nacogdoches, Texas (936) 468-2606 • Fax (936) 468-4593 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (3-4/2-1) @ McNeese State Cowboys (4-3/1-3 SLC) Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 • 7p.m. • Cowboy Stadium (17,410) • Lake Charles, La. Radio: KTBQ-FM 107.7 • Television: Southland Network • Live Video Stream: www.southland.org Sports Network/FCS Coaches Poll Rankings LUMBERJACKS HEAD TO LAKE CHARLES: Winners of two of the last three games, the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjack football team will travel to Lake Charles, La., Saturday 2012 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN to take on McNeese State. The ’Jacks (3-4/2-1 SLC) are coming off and impressive 44-10 LUMBERJACK SCHEDULE victory over Nicholls State. The Cowboys enter Saturday's contest with a 4-3 (.571) overall 8/30 SW Oklahoma W 49-14 record, and a 1-3 (.250) mark in Southland Conference play. The Cowboys have dropped 9/8 @SMU L 52-0 three of their last four contests, and are coming off a 45-10 loss at Sam Houston State. 9/15 (3) @Montana State^ L 43-35 Saturday's contest is slated to begin at 7 p.m. from Cowboy Stadium, and will be televised on the Southland Network. 9/22 @Texas State L 41-37 9/29 (16) Central Arkansas*& W 42-37 SFA vs. THE COWBOYS: The Lumberjacks are 13-16-2 (.452) all-time against McNeese 10/6 (9) @Sam Houston State**~ L 51-43 State, but have won the past three meetings between the two schools, including a 37-17 10/20 Nicholls*!~ W 44-10 victory in Nacogdoches last season. SFA 5-8-1 (.393) against the Cowboys in Lake Charles 10/27 @McNeese State*~ 7 p.m. dating back to the 1954 season. The ’Jacks recorded a 32-27 victory over McNeese State 11/3 Lamar* 6 p.m. in Lake Charles back in 2010. If SFA defeats McNeese State Saturday it would be the 11/10 @SE Louisiana* 7 p.m. longest win streak for SFA over the Cowboys in program history. 11/17 Northwestern State* 6 p.m. SFA IN TELEVISED GAMES: SFA is 16-20 (.444) in televised games dating back to 1998. *SLC Games ~Southland TV/ESPN3 ^KCEB-TV The Lumberjacks have won seven of their last 12 televised games, but is only 1-3 (.250) in &Parents' Day !Homecoming **Game played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas televised games this season. Saturday's game marks the third consecutive contest where the Lumberjacks will be televised on the Southland Network. All Times Are Central and Subject To Change Sports Network Rankings at time of game MOVING THE CHAINS: SFA recorded 31 first downs against Nicholls State. It was the most first downs by the ’Jacks in a game in more than two years (vs. Lamar, 9/25/10). 2012 McNEESE STATE THE DEFENSE DOESN'T REST: SFA's defense only surrendered 10 points to Nicholls COWBOYS SCHEDULE State, which is a season-best for the ’Jacks. It is the fewest points scored against SFA by 8/30 @Middle Tennessee St. W 27-21 an FCS school since shutting out Northwestern State in the 2011 season finale. 9/8 McMurry W 69-7 9/15 @Weber State W 35-21 ALMOST HARD TO BELEIVE: Senior receiver Cordell Roberson received notice for what 9/22 @SE Louisiana L 25-24 he didn't do against Nicholls, than what he did do. Roberson was held below 100 yards 9/29 Northwestern State W 30-22 receiving for only the second time this season. He has five 100-yard receiving games in 2012. 10/13 Central Arkansas L 27-26 10/20 @Sam Houston State L 45-10 EN FUEGO: Junior Brady Attaway is in the midst of one the hottest stretches of his ca- reer. He has completed 80 passes for 1,019 yards and 11 touchdowns in the past two 10/27 Stephen F. Austin 7 p.m. games. Attaway also became only the fourth player in program history to record 50 career 11/3 @Nicholls State 3 p.m. touchdown passes. 11/10 @UTSA 4 p.m. 11/17 Lamar 7 p.m THE COACHES: J.C. Harper became the 18th head coach of the SFA Lumberjack football team in December 2006. A two-time SLC Coach of the Year, Harper has guided SFA to two All Times Are Central and Subject To Change *Indicates Southland games conference titles and NCAA playoff appearances. He is 32-34 (.485) in his sixth season as a head coach. McNeese State head coach Matt Viator is 43-18 (.705) in his sixth season with the Cowboys. During that time he has guided McNeese State to a 28-10 (.737) Southland Conference record and three league tiles. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN CONTACT INFORMATION Dir. of Media Relations: James Dixon Head Coach: J.C. Harper Press Box Phone: (936) 468-3910 Phone: (936) 468-2606 Phone: (936) 468-3502 Web Site: www.sfajacks.com Fax: (936) 468-4593 E-Mail: [email protected] SLC Web Site: www.southland.org Cell: (936) 552-1171 Best Time To Reach: E-Mail: [email protected] Weekday Mornings before Wednesday GAME 8 2012 LUMBERJACK FOOTBALL SFA QUICK FACTS MEDIA COVERAGE Location: ......... Nacogdoches, Texas RADIO: Lumberjack football is heard on KTBQ-FM (107.7) across East Texas. Rob Mey- Founded: .................................. 1923 ers, Assistant Athletics Director for Business Affairs, is in his seventh season behind the Enrollment: ............................ 12,999 mic as the play-by-play voice of the Lumberjacks. Former Lumberjack Max Holmes has Nickname: ................... Lumberjacks moved from the sidelines to the booth where he will serve as the color analyst. SFA can Colors: .................. Purple and White also be heard via the web at: www.q1077.com. National Affiliation:........ NCAA (FCS) Conference: ......................Southland TELEVISION: The Lumberjacks will have four games televised this season, including Athletics Director: ............ Robert Hill three on the Southland Conference Television Network. The ’Jacks' game at Montana Head Coach: ..................J.C. Harper State will be picked up by KCEB-TV out of Tyler. In addition to that, the rivalry game Alma Mater: ..............Clemson, 1989 against Sam Houston State (Oct. 6th) from Reliant Stadium in Houston will once again be Career Record: ........................32-34 aired on SLC-TV. The ’Jacks will also be on air the next two weeks against Nicholls (Oct. Record at SFA: .......................Same 20th) and at McNeese State (Oct. 27th). Coach’s Phone: ........(936) 468-3502 Assistants: SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CALL: In an effort to assist media members, teleconfer- Arlington Nunn ......Asst. HC/DBs ences featuring the head coaches will be conducted each Tuesday morning during the David Gibbs ....................DC/LBs season. Those participating in the call should dial in five minutesprior to the scheduled Richard Olin ...................OC/QBs start of 10:30 a.m. central. Media interested in participating in the call should contact the Chris Truax ............................. OL SFA Media Relations Office for the dial-in number and access code. Troy Rogers ......................OWRs Jake Morrison ....................... DTs CALL SCHEDULE Kevin Carberry ......................DEs Southland Notes 10:30 am Jeremy Moses ....................IWRs Nicholls State - Charlie Stubbs 10:35 am Devin Ducote ........................LBs Lamar - Ray Woodard 10:41 am Nathan Schneider .......... RC/RBs McNeese State - Matt Viator 10:47 am Dan Eason .................... Strength Central Arkansas - Clinque Conque 10:53 am Northwestern State - Bradley Dale Peveto 10:59 am Head Trainer: Sandy Miller Sam Houston State - Willie Fritz 11:05 am NCAA Division I Playoffs: .... Six Times Southeastern Louisiana - Ron Roberts 11:11 am 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2009, 2010 Stephen F. Austin - J.C. Harper 11:17 am Final 4 Appearances: ........Two times 1989, 1995 Conference Titles: .......... Four Times Lumberjack Club Luncheons 1989, 1999, 2009, 2010 The Lumberjack Club meets each Monday at noon in the Champions Room of the SFA Base Offense: ....................... Spread Athletic Field House. Those attending the luncheons will get a chance to hear from head Base Defense: ..............................4-3 coach J.C. Harper. The cost of the luncheon is $10 per person. Lettermen Returning: .................... 53 Lettermen Lost: ............................ 16 2011 Record: ...............................6-5 Conference Record: ............ 5-2, 3rd In the Web SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLLS Information regarding Lumberjack foot- SLC Head Coaches Sports Information Directors ball is always available via the world PL University (1st place votes) Pts PL University (1st place votes) Pts wide web at www.sfajacks.com. 1. Sam Houston State (7) 49 1. Sam Houston State (7) 49 2. Stephen F. Austin (1) 39 2. Stephen F. Austin 38 Game broadcasts, and live video 3. Central Arkansas 38 3. Central Arkansas (1) 37 streaming of SFA football games are 4. McNeese State 34 4. McNeese State 35 also available via the web through 5. Northwestern State 21 5. Northwestern State 26 the web site. Fans can also view live SE Louisiana 21 6. SE Louisiana 16 stats of SFA home games through Gametracker on the web site. 7. Lamar 13 7. Lamar 15 8. Nicholls State 8 8. Nicholls State 8 Fans can also follow the ’Jacks through ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE Facebook and Twitter. PRESEASON PICKS Facebook: SFA Athletics FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM Twitter: @SFA_Athletics WR Cordell Roberson QB Brady Attaway www.sfajacks.com WR/RS Gralyn Crawford WR Mike Brooks www.southland.org DL Willie Jefferson OL John Steel DL Malcolm Mattox LB Ryan Epperson DB Josh Aubrey 2012 LUMBERJACK FOOTBALL GAME 8 HEAD COACH LEFTOVERS FROM THE NICHOLLS STATE GAME ... J.C. HARPER: • The Lumberjack offense rolled up 575 yards of total offense against the Colonels. It marked the fourth time this season that SFA has recorded at least 500 yards of total Entering his eighth season with offense.