2009 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

American college football season

2009 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football

Southland champion

NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 0–51 vs. Montana

Conference| Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 10
FCS Coaches| No. 9
Record| 10–3 (6–1 Southland)
Head coach|

* J. C. Harper (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Shannon Dawson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| David Gibbs (2nd season)
Home stadium| Homer Bryce Stadium

Seasons

<- 2008

2010 ->

2009 Southland Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 10 Stephen F. Austin +^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 12 McNeese State +^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
No. 25 Texas State |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Southeastern Louisiana |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Sam Houston State |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Central Arkansas |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Nicholls State |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Northwestern State |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach J. C. Harper and played its home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 10-3 record overall and a 6-1 record in the Southland Conference, making the team conference champions. The team qualified for the playoffs, in which it was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Montana.[1]

## Schedule

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September 5| 7:00 p.m.| at SMU*| |

* Gerald J. Ford Stadium
* University Park, TX

| | L 23–31| 34,749|
September 12| 6:00 p.m.| Texas College*| |

* Homer Bryce Stadium
* Nacogdoches, TX

| | W 92–0| 8,346|
September 19| 6:05 p.m.| at Western Illinois*| |

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| | W 40–30| 15,328|
September 26| 6:00 p.m.| North Dakota*| |

* Homer Bryce Stadium
* Nacogdoches, TX

| | W 65–31| 10,152|
October 10| 6:00 p.m.| No. 7 McNeese State| |

* Homer Bryce Stadium
* Nacogdoches, TX

| | W 16–13| 11,182| [2]
October 17| 6:00 p.m.| at Central Arkansas| No. 20|

* Estes Stadium
* Conway, AR

| | W 33–30| 7,527|
October 24| 2:00 p.m.| Sam Houston State| No. 15|

* Homer Bryce Stadium
* Nacogdoches, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)

| | W 42–3| 18,546| [3]
October 31| 2:00 p.m.| at Texas State| No. 11|

* Bobcat Stadium
* San Marcos, TX

| | L 7–28| 13,926| [4]
November 7| 6:00 p.m.| Nicholls State| No. 15|

* Homer Bryce Stadium
* Nacogdoches, TX

| | W 31–27| 10,214|
November 14| 2:00 p.m.| at Southeastern Louisiana| |

* Strawberry Stadium
* Hammond, LA

| | W 41–10| 6,877|
November 21| 2:00 p.m.| at Northwestern State| |

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA (Chief Caddo)

| | W 19–10| 3,488|
November 28| 2:00 p.m.| No. 14 Eastern Washington*| No. 12|

* Homer Bryce Stadium
* Nacogdoches, TX (NCAA Division I First Round)

| CBSCS| W 44–33| 8,224|
December 5| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 1 Montana*| No. 12|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)

| | L 0–51| 22,438|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## References

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1. ^ "Stephen F. Austin Yearly Results: 2005-2009". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
2. ^ "McNeese State vs Stephen F. Austin Stats". southland.org. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
3. ^ "SFA 42, Sam Houston State 3". Longview News-Journal. October 25, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Bobcats' defense rises up, cuts down Lumberjacks". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "2009 Football Schedule". Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

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Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football

Venues|

* Birdwell Field (1923–1941)
* Memorial Stadium (1946–1972)
* Homer Bryce Stadium (1973–present)

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* Northwestern State: Chief Caddo
* Sam Houston: Battle of the Piney Woods

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Southland Conference football champions

College Division|

* Lamar Tech (1964)
* Lamar Tech (1965)
* Arlington State & Lamar Tech (1966)
* UT Arlington (1967)
* Arkansas State (1968)
* Arkansas State (1969)
* Arkansas State (1970)
* Lamar, Louisiana Tech, & Trinity (1971)
* Louisiana Tech (1972)

Division II|

* Louisiana Tech (1973)
* Louisiana Tech (1974)

Division I|

* Arkansas State (1975)
* McNeese State (1976)
* Louisiana Tech (1977)

Division I-A|

* Arkansas State & Louisiana Tech (1978)
* McNeese State (1979)
* McNeese State (1980)
* UT Arlington (1981)

Division I-AA/FCS|

* Louisiana Tech (1982)
* North Texas State & Northeast Louisiana (1983)
* Louisiana Tech (1984)
* Arkansas State (1985)
* Arkansas State (1986)
* Northeast Louisiana (1987)
* Northwestern State (1988)
* Stephen F. Austin (1989)
* Northeast Louisiana (1990)
* McNeese State & Sam Houston State (1991)
* Northeast Louisiana (1992)
* McNeese State (1993)
* North Texas (1994)
* McNeese State (1995)
* Troy State (1996)
* McNeese State & Northwestern State (1997)
* Northwestern State (1998)
* Stephen F. Austin & Troy State (1999)
* Troy State (2000)
* McNeese State & Sam Houston State (2001)
* McNeese State (2002)
* McNeese State (2003)
* Northwestern State & Sam Houston State (2004)
* Nicholls State & Texas State (2005)
* McNeese State (2006)
* McNeese State (2007)
* Central Arkansas (2008)
* McNeese State & Stephen F. Austin (2009)
* Stephen F. Austin (2010)
* Sam Houston State (2011)
* Central Arkansas & Sam Houston State (2012)
* Southeastern Louisiana (2013)
* Sam Houston State & Southeastern Louisiana (2014)
* McNeese State (2015)
* Sam Houston State (2016)
* Central Arkansas (2017)
* Incarnate Word & Nicholls (2018)
* Central Arkansas & Nicholls (2019)
* Sam Houston State (2020)
* Incarnate Word (2021)
* Incarnate Word & Southeastern Louisiana (2022)
* Nicholls (2023)
* Incarnate Word (2024)

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