The 1986 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Gulf Star Conference (GSC). Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Hess, the Lumberjacks compiled a 5–6 record, with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the GSC.
| 1986 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football | |
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| Conference | Gulf Star Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (1–3 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | Homer Bryce Stadium |
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| No. 11 Sam Houston State $^ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Nicholls State ^ | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at Alcorn State* | W 28–14 | 3,624 | [1] | ||
| September 13 | Prairie View A&M* | W 46–14 | [2] | |||
| September 27 | Lamar* |
| W 38–25 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | West Texas State* |
| W 36–31 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | at No. 1 Nevada* | No. T–16 | L 27–34 | 13,242 | [5] | |
| October 18 | No. T–9 Nicholls State | No. 19 |
| L 10–14 | [6] | |
| October 25 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 14–28 | 23,257 | [7] | ||
| November 1 | at Northeast Louisiana* | L 7–28 | 15,238 | [8] | ||
| November 8 | at Sam Houston State | L 26–30 | [9] | |||
| November 15 | at Southwest Texas State | L 28–34 | [10] | |||
| November 22 | Northwestern State | W 28–14 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "S.F. Austin bombs Alcorn State 28–14". The Clarion-Ledger. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stephen F. Austin St. sees over Prairie View". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SFA 38, Lamar 25". The Victoria Advocate. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stephenn F. Austin 36, W. Texas St. 31". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texans give Pack a scare". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls State rallies late to ruin SFA homecoming". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns beat pesky SFA". Daily World. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeast trims Stephen F. 28–7". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston 30, SFA 26". Longview News-Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWT surges past Lumberjacks, 34–28". Longview News-Journal. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stephen F. Austin overhauls Northwestern". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1986. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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