‘Jacks Grab No. 7 Seed, First Round Bye in FCS Playoffs
11/23/2025 12:27:00 PM | Football, General
SFA to host home playoff game for first time since 2010; awaits winner of No. 10 Abilene Christian-Lamar
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Twilight Ballroom of the Stephen F. Austin State University student center erupted with cheer just after the 11 a.m. hour as the Southland Conference champion Lumberjacks were announced as the No. 7 seed in the upcoming Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs. The appointment ensures a first-round bye and a second-round home game on December 6 in what will be a rematch regardless of the outcome as No. 10 seed Abilene Christian plays host to Lamar.
It will be the ninth FCS playoff appearance for the Lumberjacks, the program's first since 2021. SFA will play playoff football inside Homer Bryce Stadium for the first time since the 2010 FCS First Round, while the second-round matchup inside HBS will be a first non-opening round home playoff game since the Division I-AA Quarterfinals in 1989.
SFA enters the playoffs owners of the nation's third-longest win streak at 10 games and is coming off the program's fifth SLC title and first-ever perfect league record at 8-0. In addition to the familiar foes, the 'Jacks are joined in the top right quadrant of the bracket by No. 2 seed Montana State who awaits the Nov. 29 winner between No. 15 seed Youngstown State and Yale.
TICKETS ON SALE
Information regarding ticket sales for the second-round matchup will be made available at www.SFAjacks.com. Once live, tickets will be available for purchase here: https://sfajacks.evenue.net/events/FBS.
MEDIA CREDENTIALING
Direct all media credentialing requests to SFA Assistant AD for Communications Jacob Pumphrey at jacob.pumphrey@sfasu.edu.
FOLLOW THE LUMBERJACKS
For all the latest information on SFA football, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Lumberjacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
WE'RE HOSTING IN DECEMBER ??#AxeEm x #EastTexasTough pic.twitter.com/C9qi4jyziD
— Lumberjack Football (@SFA_Football) November 23, 2025
It will be the ninth FCS playoff appearance for the Lumberjacks, the program's first since 2021. SFA will play playoff football inside Homer Bryce Stadium for the first time since the 2010 FCS First Round, while the second-round matchup inside HBS will be a first non-opening round home playoff game since the Division I-AA Quarterfinals in 1989.
SFA enters the playoffs owners of the nation's third-longest win streak at 10 games and is coming off the program's fifth SLC title and first-ever perfect league record at 8-0. In addition to the familiar foes, the 'Jacks are joined in the top right quadrant of the bracket by No. 2 seed Montana State who awaits the Nov. 29 winner between No. 15 seed Youngstown State and Yale.
Lucky number 7??
— Lumberjack Football (@SFA_Football) November 23, 2025
??: @ESPN#AxeEm x #EastTexasTough pic.twitter.com/C14jzr8bu3
TICKETS ON SALE
Information regarding ticket sales for the second-round matchup will be made available at www.SFAjacks.com. Once live, tickets will be available for purchase here: https://sfajacks.evenue.net/events/FBS.
MEDIA CREDENTIALING
Direct all media credentialing requests to SFA Assistant AD for Communications Jacob Pumphrey at jacob.pumphrey@sfasu.edu.
FOLLOW THE LUMBERJACKS
For all the latest information on SFA football, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Lumberjacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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