| Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | |||
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| First season | 1923 | ||
| Athletic director | Ryan Ivey | ||
| Head coach | Colby Carthel 6th season, 26–29 (.473) | ||
| Stadium | Homer Bryce Stadium (capacity: 14,575) | ||
| Field surface | Hellas Matrix Turf | ||
| Location | Nacogdoches, Texas | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Southland Conference | ||
| All-time record | 426–545–30 (.441) | ||
| Bowl record | 1–0 (1.000) | ||
| Conference titles | 6 (1 Gulf Star, 4 SLC, 1 WAC) | ||
| Rivalries | Northwestern State Demons (rivalry) Sam Houston Bearkats (rivalry) | ||
| Colors | Purple and white[1] | ||
| Website | www.sfajacks.com | ||
The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) located in the U.S. state of Texas. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as members of the Southland Conference, which SFA rejoins for the 2024 season after a three-year absence.[2] SFA had played the 2023 season in the United Athletic Conference (UAC), newly formed for the 2023 season as a merger of the football leagues of SFA's previous home of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). It replaced an alliance between the two conferences that operated in the 2021 and 2022 seasons.[3][4]
SFA had long been a member of the Southland Conference (SLC) before joining the WAC in July 2021, the same time that conference relaunched its football league at the FCS level.[5] It returned to the SLC for 2024 and beyond. Stephen F. Austin's first football team was fielded in 1923. The team plays its home games at the 14,575 seat Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas.
- ^ SFA Official University Identity Standards Manual (PDF). June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "SFA Athletics Accepts Invitation to Join Southland Conference in 2024-25" (Press release). Southland Conference. May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "ASUN And WAC Unveil 2023 Football Schedule" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "ASUN-WAC Football Partnership Formally Rebrands As The United Athletic Conference" (Press release). ASUN Conference. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.