1985 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

1985 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Gulf Star co-champion
ConferenceGulf Star Conference
Record9–2 (4–1 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLumberjack Stadium
1985 Gulf Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
+ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Sam Houston State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Nicholls State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southwest Texas State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • This conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division II and Division I-AA Programs. Sam Houston State was classified as Division II.[1] Stephen F. Austin was also classified as NCAA Division II.[2] All the other teams were I-AA.

The 1985 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Gulf Star Conference (GSC). Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Hess, the Lumberjacks compiled an 9–2 record, with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished as GSC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Delta State*
W 29–124,100[3]
September 14Texas Southern*
W 55–12[4]
September 21at Texas A&I*
W 28–21[5]
September 28Alcorn State*
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 42–12[6]
October 5Abilene Christian*
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
L 21–2215,300[7]
October 19at Nicholls State
W 20–10[8]
October 26at UCF*
W 59–2411,263[9]
November 2Southeastern Louisiana
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 27–123,000[10]
November 9Sam Houston State
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX (rivalry)
L 21–2812,500[11]
November 16Southwest Texas State
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 43–211,000[12]
November 23at Northwestern State
W 19–10[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "Delta State miscues prove fatal as S.F. Austin rolls to 29–12 win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 6, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SFA routs TSU, 55–12". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SFA stops Javelinas". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SFA soars past Alcorn State". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats win in wild, big play rally". Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SFA tips Nicholls State". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SFA clobbers UCF, 59–24". Longview News-Journal. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "SFA runs past SLU". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sam Houston nips SFA". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "'Jacks roar past Bobcats, 43–21". Longview News-Journal. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Lumberjacks fell Demons in 2nd half". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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