1997 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

1997 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 13
Record8–3 (5–2 SLC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHomer Bryce Stadium
1997 Southland Football League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State +^   6 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^   6 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 13   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Sam Houston State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Troy State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Jacksonville State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Stephen F. Austin State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach John Pearce, the team compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished third in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28West Texas A&M*No. 15
W 35–17[1]
September 6Delta State*No. 15
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 38–3[2]
September 13at No. 1 Montana*No. 14
L 10–2418,730[3]
September 27New Hampshire*No. 17
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 17–14[4]
October 11Jacksonville StateNo. 13
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 41–156,217[5]
October 18at No. 16 Troy StateNo. 12
W 20–13[6]
October 25No. 2 McNeese StateNo. 10
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 13–717,387[7]
November 1Southwest Texas StateNo. 7
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 31–28[8]
November 8at Sam Houston StateNo. 7
L 28–3311,033[9]
November 15Nicholls StateNo. 14
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 39–7[10]
November 20at No. 21 Northwestern StateNo. 13
L 24–38[11]

References

  1. ^ "SFA begins with victory". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. August 29, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Delta State falls to SFA". The Mississippi Press. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grizzlies stuff SFA, 24–10". The Missoulian. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'Cats can't hold on". Concord Monitor. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stephen F. Austin defense strangles Jacksonville State". The Birmingham News. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Last chance pass falls short for Troy State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SFA edges No. 2 McNeese". Longview News-Journal. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SFA edges Southwest Texas". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wylie, Sam Houston State score late to stun 'Jacks". Longview News-Journal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lumberjacks roll to win over Nicholls State". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "SFA's playoff bid hurt by Demons". Longview News-Journal. November 21, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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