Jacks Firm at No. 2 in Latest National Rankings

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin football held firm at No. 2 nationally, receiving a bump in first-place votes, in both the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS Top 25 and the Opta Analyst Stats Perform FCS Top 25. It marks the 19^th-straight week that the Jacks have earned a national ranking, the seventh as a consensus top 10 team in the country and the fourth-straight week inside the national top three.

SFA sits behind consensus No. 1 and fellow unbeaten Tarleton State and are receiving first-place votes for the third-straight week. Lamar moved up a single spot to No. 12 in the coaches poll and two spots to No. 13 in the media rankings. UIW is receiving votes in both polls.

The Jacks prepare for the program's first top 15 road matchup as a top five team in the country since September of 1996.

Opta Analyst FCS Stats Perform Top 25
WEEK 9: #2 (7 first-place votes)
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 9: #2 (3 first-place votes)
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 head to Beaumont next Saturday as the top two teams in the Southland meet in a nationally ranked tilt with regular season title and playoff implications on the line. SFA and Lamar will meet for the 39th time on the gridiron. The Cardinals are the only team on the '26 schedule that was on SFA's very first in 1923. SFA is 8-2 in the last ten meetings and have won four-straight. The Jacks knocked off the Cardinals to claim the SLC title last fall in Nacogdoches. The Jacks are 10-11-1 all-time in Beaumont. The November 7 kickoff from inside Provost Umphrey Stadium is set for 3 p.m. Live coverage links are available at www.SFAjacks.com.

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