Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
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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 United Athletic Conference. The UAC, newly formed for the 2023 season, is a merger of the football leagues of SFA's primary home of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and the ASUN Conference. It replaces an alliance between the two conferences that operated in the 2021 and 2022 seasons.[2][3]
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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 | United Athletic 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 |
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.[4] 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.