2020 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team explained

Year:	2020
Team:	Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
Sport:	football
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	6–4
Conf Record:	1–0
Head Coach:	Colby Carthel
Hc Year:	2nd
Off Coach:	Matt Storm
Oc Year:	2nd
Off Scheme:	Spread
Def Coach:	Scott Power
Dc Year:	2nd
Def Scheme:	4–3
Stadium:	Homer Bryce Stadium

The 2020 Stephen F. Austin football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks were led by second-year head coach Colby Carthel and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. The team finished 6–4 for the program's first winning season since 2014. All four losses were against NCAA Division I FBS teams.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their original preseason poll in July 2020. The Lumberjacks were picked to finish eighth in the conference, prior to their schedule split from the rest of the league.^[1] In addition, one Lumberjack was chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team^[2]

1	Central Arkansas*	190 (12)
2	Sam Houston State	170 (4)
3	Nicholls	169 (6)
4	Southeastern Louisiana	157
5	McNeese State	113
6	Incarnate Word	104
7	Abilene Christian*	101
8	Stephen F. Austin*	60
9	Houston Baptist*	59
10	Northwestern State	49
11	Lamar	38

(*) These teams opted out of playing in the revised spring 2021 Southland schedule, and instead played as Independent in the fall of 2020.

Preseason All–Southland Teams

Offense

2nd Team

• Xavier Gipson – Wide Receiver, SO

Defense

2nd Team

• Xavier Gipson – Kick Returner, SO

Schedule

Stephen F. Austin had a game scheduled against Alabama A&M, but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

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Game summaries

At UTEP

See also: 2020 UTEP Miners football team.

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UTEP –4	54^[5]

At UTSA

See also: 2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team.

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UTSA –17	54.5^[6]

At SMU

See also: 2020 SMU Mustangs football team.

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SMU −31.5	58.5^[7]

West Texas A&M

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nicholls Favored to Win Southland Football Spring Season . www.southland.org . 8 August 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Southland Announces 2020 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams . www.southland.org . 8 August 2021 . en.
3. Web site: Visser . David . SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season. FBSchedules.com . July 20, 2020 . July 21, 2020.
4. Web site: 2020 Stephen F. Austin Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . April 1, 2020.
5. Web site: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks vs UTEP Miners. Odds Shark. October 23, 2020. en.
6. Web site: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks vs UTSA Roadrunners . Odds Shark . 6 October 2020 . en.
7. Web site: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks vs SMU Mustangs . Odds Shark . 27 September 2020 . en.