2013 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2013 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Conference Southland Conference
2013 record 3–9 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach J. C. Harper (7th year)
Offensive coordinator Chris Traux (1st year)
Defensive coordinator David Gibbs (6th year)
Home stadium Homer Bryce Stadium
(Capacity: 14,575)
2013 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 Southeastern Louisiana $^   7 0         11 3  
#11 McNeese State ^   6 1         10 3  
#14 Sam Houston State ^   4 3         9 5  
Central Arkansas   4 3         7 5  
Northwestern State   3 4         6 6  
Lamar   2 5         5 7  
Nicholls State   1 6         4 8  
Stephen F. Austin   1 6         3 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks were led by seventh year head coach J. C. Harper and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–6 in Southland play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Stephen F. Austin Radio Network

All Lumberjacks games aired on KTBQ 107.7 FM and listened to online.

Before the season

Coaching changes

On February 4, J. C. Harper announced his coaching staff would be altered for the 2013 season. Chris Traux was promoted to offensive coordinator after serving on the offensive side of the ball for seven seasons. Lance Guidry was brought in from Western Kentucky to become the new secondary coach. Arlington Nunn changed coaching positions to become the new running backs coach, Jeremy Moses became the quarterbacks coach, and Devin Ducote became the defensive backs coach.[1]

2013 recruits

23 athletes signed on to join Stephen F. Austin for the 2013 football season.

Roster

2013 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • David Gibbs (Stephen F. Austin)
    Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Arlington Nunn (Clemson)
    Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams/ Running Backs
  • Chris Truax (LSU)
    Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
  • Kevin Carberry (Ohio)
    Defensive Ends
  • Troy Rogers (Stephen F. Austin)
    Outside Receivers
  • Devin Ducote (Stephen F. Austin)
    Linebackers
  • Dan Eason (Southwest Missouri)
    Strength & Conditioning
  • Jeremy Moses (Stephen F. Austin)
    Quarterbacks
  • Nathan Schneider (LSU)
    Recruiting Coordinator/Insider Receivers/Director of Football Operations
  • Travis Barton (Stephen F. Austin)
    Student Manager
  • C. J. Bolton (Stephen F. Austin)
    Student Manager
  • Jose Castaneda (Stephen F. Austin)
    Student Manager
  • Forrest Cox (Stephen F. Austin)
    Student Manager
  • Dale Griffith (Stephen F. Austin)
    Student Manager
  • Jacob Jeffries (Stephen F. Austin)
    Student Manager
  • Matt O'Brien (Stephen F. Austin)
    Student Manager

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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 PM at Weber State* Stewart StadiumOgden, UT Big Sky TV L 40–50   6,181
September 7 6:00 PM at Texas Tech* Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX FSSW+ L 13–61   54,086
September 14 6:00 PM McMurry* Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX Lumberjack TV W 50–13   8,254
September 21 6:00 PM #3 Montana State* Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX KCEB W 52–38   9,433
September 28 6:00 PM Prairie View A&M* Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX Lumberjack TV L 48–56   12,329
October 12 7:00 PM at Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA ESPN3 L 14–56   5,080
October 19 3:00 PM Nicholls State Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX SLCTV W 55–41   12,090
October 26 3:00 PM at #23 Central Arkansas Estes StadiumConway, AR SLCTV L 31–66   10,827
November 2 3:00 PM vs. #8 Sam Houston State Reliant StadiumHouston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods) SLCTV L 49–56   26,213
November 9 3:00 PM #11 McNeese State Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX Lumberjack TV L 38–69   6,312
November 16 6:00 PM at Lamar Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX L 45–46   7,681
November 23 3:00 PM at Northwestern State Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA (Battle for Chief Caddo) L 27–40   3,117
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

Weber State

Stephen F. Austin at Weber State
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 7 31713 40
Wildcats 23 0207 50
  • Date: August 31
  • Location: Stewart Stadium
    Ogden, UT
  • Game start: 6:05 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 6,181
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), Sunny, winds calm
  • Referee: Jim Crowley
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Carl Arky and Ty Sparrow

Sources:[4]

Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

Texas Tech

Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 7 006 13
Red Raiders 28 17160 61

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2001 Texas Tech, 58–3

McMurry

McMurry at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
War Hawks 6 700 13
Lumberjacks 10 24214 50

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2011 Stephen F. Austin, 82–6

Montana State

Montana State at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
#3 Bobcats 9 1568 38
Lumberjacks 17 14021 52
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:40
  • Game attendance: 9,433
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Sunny
  • Referee: Randy Christal
  • TV announcers (KCEB): Chris Byers, Mike Callaghan & Jeff Eberle

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–4 2012 Montana State, 43–35

Prairie View A&M

Prairie View A&M at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Panthers 21 14147 56
Lumberjacks 14 17314 48
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 12,329
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Overcast
  • Referee: Reggie Smith

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0–1 1988 Stephen F. Austin, 38–3

Southeastern Louisiana

Stephen F. Austin at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 7 070 14
Lions 21 2177 56
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:05 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 5,080
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Cloudy
  • Referee: Alan Eck
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Lincoln Rose and Rene Nadeau

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
8–6–1 2012 Southeastern Louisiana, 42–27

Nicholls State

Nicholls State at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Colonels 14 7146 41
Lumberjacks 14 28310 55
  • Date: October 19
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Television network: SLC TV

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
23–6 2012 Stephen F. Austin, 44–10

Central Arkansas

Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 3 7147 31
#23 Bears 7 14387 66

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 2012 Stephen F. Austin, 42–37

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
#8 Bearkats 14 7728 56
Lumberjacks 14 7721 49

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
19–26–1 2012 Sam Houston St., 51–43

McNeese State

McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
#11 Cowboys 21 24177 69
Lumberjacks 24 077 38
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
11–14–1 2012 McNeese State, 35–24

Lamar

Stephen F. Austin at Lamar
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 14 14314 45
Cardinals 14 10913 46

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
9–11 2012 Stephen F. Austin, 40–26

Northwestern State

Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 7 1730 27
Demons 16 2130 40

Sources:

Overall record Last meeting Result
18–28–2 2012 Stephen F. Austin, 34–17

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

  1. "Harper Reworks Stephen F. Austin Staff". Fox News. February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  2. "Stephen F. Austin Men's Football Staff". Stephen F. Austin Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  3. "Stephen F. Austin to host 5 in 2013". Fox News. December 1, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  4. "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Weber State Wildcats (August 31, 2013)". Statbroadcast.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
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