FCS

Stephen F. Austin

Lumberjacks · Southland

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#1

Among 128 teams · Unchanged since Week 7

Record

8-0

7-0 vs. FCS

Power rating

+14.30

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−2.93

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Stephen F. Austin is 8-0 and ranks No. 1 of 128 FCS teams, unchanged from Week 7. Its +14.3 power rating leads No. 2 Youngstown State by 0.9 points.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 76th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 5.4 wins against it; Stephen F. Austin is 2.6 ahead, 1st in résumé rank.

Best win: 63–14 over Northeastern State. It is unbeaten.

Next: at home against Houston Christian on Sat, Oct 31. Stephen F. Austin is a 28.4-point favorite with a 93% chance to win.

Next game

Stephen F. Austin by 28.4

Stephen F. Austin 93% · Houston Christian 7%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 5 after Week 1 to No. 1 after Week 8.1246810Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#1
Week 8: No. 1 · +14.30 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 15+10.73
Week 24+12.14
Week 32+12.35
Week 41+14.71
Week 52+12.78
Week 62+12.49
Week 71+14.09
Week 81+14.30

Game results

8 games · 2026
Stephen F. Austin results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W45–2492%−2.13
at Nicholls #110
W56–092%−10.16
W28–2696%+5.42
W63–1477%+5.69
W31–1080%−4.36
W26–787%+1.72
W44–7—−8.75
at McNeese #93
W38–27—−7.34
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Southland
Southland power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
1unchanged8-0
+14.30
#1−2.93+27.0
17up 66-2
+5.86
#13−3.19+8.3
20up 73-4
+5.42
#44+2.51-0.6
56up 34-4
−1.65
#60−3.07+1.8
61down 34-4
−2.13
#52−0.58-2.5
64down 133-4
−3.01
#57−1.23-10.0
93down 112-5
−7.34
#67+1.53-15.1
102down 132-6
−8.75
#106−2.09-11.6
110unchanged3-5
−10.16
#89−2.70-23.4
122unchanged0-7
−18.05
#124−2.98-27.6