Lumberjacks Overpower Oaklanders at Homer Bryce Stadium, 61-13

Saturday, September 25

Nacogdoches, TX

6:00 PM

Stephen F. Austin

3-1 , 1-0

Lincoln University (CA)

1-3

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Lincoln

Stephen F. Austin

Lumberjacks Overpower Oaklanders at Homer Bryce Stadium, 61-13

9/25/2021 11:39:00 PM | Football

Box Score

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – For the second straight week, the SFA Football team earned a lopsided victory over an outmatched opponent at home, as the Lumberjacks defeated Lincoln (CA) by a 61-13 score on Saturday night. The win against LU improved SFA's record to 3-1 on the season and a perfect 3-0 at home.

HOW IT HAPPENED
SFA received the opening kickoff and promptly marched downfield to set up an opening score. While settling for a Chris Campos 36-yard field goal instead of a touchdown, the score set the tone for the day in what would quickly get out of hand. After forcing a three and out by the visitors, SFA was right back on the offensive, marching 73 yards in seven plays to set up a nine-yard scoring run by Korbyn White to give SFA a quick 10-0 lead.

On LU's ensuing possession and punt, a 38-yarder, Josh Thompson's 25-yard punt return set up another short field for SFA, who scored two plays later on a 1-yard plunge by Tre'Jon Henderson to push the lead to 17-0.

SFA's special teams continued to shine on the next Lincoln possession, as a blocked punt by Bruce Harmon was recovered by Tkai Lloyd in the endzone for a quick score. The score gave SFA its third straight game with a defensive or special teams score.

SFA added another score in the second quarter on a short pass from Trae Self to Lawton Rikel, capping off just a four-play, 24-yard drive set up by a big return from Thompson off a punt.

Henderson's second score of the game with 5:57 left to play in the half gave SFA a 38-0 lead, but the Oaklander's would answer SFA's scoring barrage with a touchdown of their own to end the first half. QB Cameron Burston's lone pass completion of the first half (0-9 previously) was a 52-yard bomb on the final play of the half that was hauled in by Faizon Knight to break the shutout.

SFA would tack on a four-yard touchdown run by Larry Jones III in the third quarter, and answered LU's second score of the night with a nine-point swing in the fourth quarter. With the Oaklanders backed up to their own 1-yard line and lined up to punt, the visitors opted to step out of the back of the endzone for a safety, and then punted the ball off to the 'Jacks. Lenard Lemons ran that safety punt back 67 yards for a score, resulting in a nine-point gain by the 'Jacks.

Austin Ogunmakin hauled in a one-yard score from Blake Short to cap off the scoring for the home side, who generated 388 yards of total offense.

LUMBERJACK NOTABLES
• Three difference Lumberjack signal callers completed passes to 12 different receivers in the game for SFA, amounting to 196 yards through the air.
• The 'Jacks amassed 192 yards on the ground on 35 carries (5.5 ypc), led by Korbyn White's 71 yards.
• The Lumberjack defense recorded 14 tackles for loss and seven sacks, led by Rayshad Nichols with seven tackles (2.0 sacks, 3.0 TFL). SFA held LU to just 187 yards on the day and nine first downs.
• SFA's special teams stole the show with a variety of big plays. The punt return unit accounted for two touchdowns and 171 yards across six returns (28.5 average), while Dylan Brown averaged 64.4 yards on his 10 kickoffs, recording five touchbacks. Chris Campos hit his only field goal attempt and was 8-8 on PAT's.