2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Southland champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record11–3 (8–0 SLC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Ross (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMike Mutz (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumHomer Bryce Stadium
2025 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Stephen F. Austin $^   8 0     11 3  
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^   7 1     9 4  
No. 24 Lamar ^   5 3     8 5  
UT Rio Grande Valley   5 3     9 3  
Nicholls   4 4     4 8  
McNeese   4 4     5 7  
East Texas A&M   3 5     3 9  
Incarnate Word   3 5     5 7  
Houston Christian   1 7     2 10  
Northwestern State   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University as a member of the Southland Conference (SLC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks were coached by seventh-year head coach Colby Carthel and played at Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas. After a win against Lamar in week 12, the Lumberjacks clinched their first Southland Conference title since the 2010 season. SFA secured the seventh seed and a first-round bye in the 2025 FCS Playoffs. This was their first non-opening round home playoff game since the Division I-AA Quarterfinals in 1989. SFA's season ended on December 12, 2025 in the Quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs, where the Lumberjacks were defeated by Montana State, 44-28.