Jacks Firm at No. 2 in Latest National Rankings

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin football held firm at No. 2 nationally in both the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS Top 25 and the Opta Analyst Stats Perform FCS Top 25. It marks the 18^th-straight week that the Jacks have earned a national ranking, the sixth as a consensus top 10 team in the country and the third-straight week inside the national top three.

SFA sits behind consensus No. 1 Tarleton State and are receiving first-place votes for the second-straight week. Lamar moved up two spots to No. 13 in the coaches poll and a single spot to No. 15 in the media rankings. Southeastern Louisiana is receiving votes in both polls.

Opta Analyst FCS Stats Perform Top 25
WEEK 8: #2 (5 first-place votes)
WEEK 7: #2 (4 first-place votes)
WEEK 6: #3
WEEK 5: #7
WEEK 4: #7
WEEK 3: #9
WEEK 2: #12
WEEK 1: #13
WEEK 0: #13
PRE: #13

AFCA FCS Coaches Top 25
WEEK 8: #2 (1 first-place vote)
WEEK 7: #2 (2 first-place votes)
WEEK 6: #3
WEEK 5: #4
WEEK 4: #5
WEEK 3: #6
WEEK 2: #8
WEEK 1: #9
WEEK 0: #11
PRE: #13

UP NEXT
The Jacks close out a four-in-six-week home swing on Halloween afternoon against Houston Christian. SFA and HCU meet for just the eighth time with the Jacks holding a 6-1 advantage in the series. SFA has averaged over 43 points per game and won by an average north of 35 ppg in the last four meetings with the Huskies. The contest serves as the SFA's annual Cally Belcher Day as the Jacks remember and honor the legacy of Presley Calloway "Cally" Belcher, an SFA all-conference defensive back who passed away from a brain aneurysm following a spring practice in 1994. He was 22. The October 31 kickoff from inside Homer Bryce Stadium is set for 2 p.m. Live coverage links are available at www.SFAjacks.com.

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