2017 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

American college football season

2017 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football

Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–7 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach	Clint Conque (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Crowton (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Byrd (1st season)
Home stadium	Homer Bryce Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^	9	–	0	10	–	2
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 25 Nicholls State ^	7	–	2	8	–	4
No. 22 McNeese State	7	–	2	9	–	2
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	3	6	–	5
Northwestern State	4	–	5	4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	5	4	–	7
Abilene Christian	2	–	7	2	–	9
Incarnate Word	1	–	7	1	–	10
Lamar	1	–	8	2	–	9
Houston Baptist	0	–	9	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS poll

The 2017 Stephen F. Austin football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks were coached by fourth-year head coach Clint Conque and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN3	L 14–58	20,478
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Southern Utah*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	L 14–51	12,324
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	W 37–31	11,401
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX		W 20–10	11,645
September 30	6:00 p.m.	McNeese State	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	L 0–35	12,812
October 7	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Sam Houston State	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	ESPN3	L 16–27	26,792
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN3	L 20–24	9,263
October 21	3:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	W 27–10	11,996
October 28	6:00 p.m.	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 34–7	6,122
November 11	3:00 p.m.	Nicholls State	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	L 13–34	8,348
November 18	3:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (Chief Caddo)		L 21–38	4,257
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "2017 Football Schedule". Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 22, 2017.

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Venues	Birdwell Field (1923–1941) Memorial Stadium (1946–1972) Homer Bryce Stadium (1973–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Northwestern State: Chief Caddo Sam Houston: Battle of the Piney Woods
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024