Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
| Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football | |||
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| First season | 1923 | ||
| Athletic director | Michael McBroom | ||
| Head coach | Colby Carthel 7th season, 43–37 (.538) | ||
| Location | Nacogdoches, Texas | ||
| Stadium | Homer Bryce Stadium (capacity: 14,575) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Southland | ||
| Colors | Purple and white | ||
| All-time record | 436–547–30 (.445) | ||
| Bowl record | 1–0 (1.000) | ||
| Conference championships | |||
| Gulf Star: 1985 SLC: 1989, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2025 WAC: 2022 | |||
| Rivalries | Northwestern State Demons (rivalry) Sam Houston Bearkats (rivalry; dormant) | ||
| 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. 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.
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. 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.