# 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

The 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks were led by third-year head coach Clint Conque and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in sixth place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 pm | at Texas Tech* | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | FSN | L 17–69 | 60,454 |
| September 10 | 6:30 pm | West Alabama* | Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX | ESPN3 | W 30–24 | 5,812 |
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | at No. 14 McNeese State | Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA | ASN | W 31–28 | 11,742 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | Abilene Christian | Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX | ESPN3 | W 41–30 | 8,516 |
| October 1 | 3:00 pm | vs. No. 2 Sam Houston State | NRG StadiumHouston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods) | ESPN3 | L 28–63 | 27,411 |
| October 8 | 2:30 pm | at Nicholls State | Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | ASN | L 28–35 $^{2OT}$ | 9,002 |
| October 15 | 3:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX | ESPN3 | L 34–58 | 8,314 |
| October 29 | 6:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | UIWtv | W 42–19 | 2,811 |
| November 5 | 3:00 pm | No. 17 Central Arkansas | Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX | ASN | L 14–34 | 10,188 |
| November 12 | 2:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN3 | L 24–31 | 3,026 |
| November 19 | 3:00 pm | Northwestern State | Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX (Chief Caddo) | ESPN3 | W 45–31 | 7,539 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### @ Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| • Red Raiders | 21 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 69 |

### West Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| • Lumberjacks | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 |

### @ McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Lumberjacks | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| #14 Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Abilene Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 30 |
| • Lumberjacks | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 41 |

### Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #2 Bearkats | 28 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 63 |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |

### @ Nicholls

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| • Colonels | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Southeastern Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Lions | 10 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 58 |
| Lumberjacks | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 34 |

### @ Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Lumberjacks | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 |

### Central Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #17 Bears | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### @ Houston Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| • Huskies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

### Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| • Lumberjacks | 20 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 45 |