The 2020 Stephen F. Austin football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks were led by second-year head coach Colby Carthel and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. The team finished 6–4 for the program's first winning season since 2014. All four losses were against NCAA Division I FBS teams.
Preseason
Preseason poll The Southland Conference released their original preseason poll in July 2020. The Lumberjacks were picked to finish eighth in the conference, prior to their schedule split from the rest of the league. In addition, one Lumberjack was chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team
1 Central Arkansas* 190 (12) 2 Sam Houston State 170 (4) 3 Nicholls 169 (6) 4 Southeastern Louisiana 157 5 McNeese State 113 6 Incarnate Word 104 7 Abilene Christian* 101 8 Stephen F. Austin* 60 9 Houston Baptist* 59 10 Northwestern State 49 11 Lamar 38 (*) These teams opted out of playing in the revised spring 2021 Southland schedule, and instead played as Independent in the fall of 2020.
Preseason All–Southland Teams
Offense
2nd Team Xavier Gipson – Wide Receiver, SO
Defense
2nd Team Xavier Gipson – Kick Returner, SO
Schedule Stephen F. Austin had a game scheduled against Alabama A&M, but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Game summaries
At UTEP
At UTSA
At SMU
West Texas A&M
References