Jacks Up Two Spots to No. 6 in AFCA rankings, Crack Stats Perform Top 10

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin football moved up two spots in the latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS Top 25 poll and climbed three spots to crack the top 10 of the Stats Perform FCS Top 25. The Lumberjacks enter Week 4 ranked No. 6 in the AFCA poll and are at No. 12 in the Stats Perform rankings. It marks the 13^th-straight week that the Jacks have earned a national ranking.

SFA jumped both Lehigh and North Dakota in the AFCA rankings and moved past Youngstown State and UC Davis in the Stats Perform poll. The Jacks' No. 6 ranking in the AFCA poll marks the highest such weekly ranking for the program since the 2010 campaign when SFA ranked No. 2 in the FCS Coaches Poll and No. 3 in The Sports Network Poll on November 22.

Lamar is the only other Southland Conference team currently ranked in both polls sitting at No. 15 in each poll. Incarnate Word and Southeastern Louisiana are receiving votes in both polls, while Houston Christian is receiving votes in the Stats Perform rankings and UTRGV is among vote getters in the coaches poll.

Opta Analyst FCS Stats Perform Top 25
WEEK 3: #9
WEEK 2: #12
WEEK 1: #13
WEEK 0: #13
PRE: #13

AFCA FCS Coaches Top 25
WEEK 3: #6
WEEK 2: #8
WEEK 1: #9
WEEK 0: #11
PRE: #13

The Jacks are off the program's first-ever 4-0 start against all DI opponents in program history and have won 14-straight regular season games which is currently among the top three longest active streaks across both levels of DI football. The 2026 Lumberjacks are the first team in program history to win three road games in the first four weeks of the season.

UP NEXT
The Jacks return home to Nacogdoches for its next two matchups beginning first with the drawing of the curtains on the non-conference schedule. The first meeting all-time against NCAA Division II Top 20 program Northeastern State awaits Stephen F. Austin in Week 4. SFA will play host to the River Hawks from Tahlequah, Oklahoma on Family Weekend in the Piney Woods with an earlier kickoff from inside Homer Bryce Stadium set for 5 p.m. Live coverage links are available at www.SFAjacks.com.

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Jacks Up Two Spots to No. 6 in AFCA rankings, Crack Stats Perform Top 10

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Football versus Northeastern State on Sep 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Football versus Incarnate Word on Oct 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Football at Nicholls on Oct 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Football versus Southeastern Louisiana on Oct 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Football versus Houston Christian on Oct 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Results

Completed Event: Football at (RV) Prairie View A&M on September 19, 2026 , Win , 31, to, 10

Completed Event: Football at #23/25 Abilene Christian on September 12, 2026 , Win , 26, to, 7

Completed Event: Football versus East Texas A&M on September 5, 2026 , Win , 44, to, 7

Completed Event: Football at RV/NR McNeese State on August 29, 2026 , Win , 38, to, 27

Completed Event: Football at #2/2 (2) Montana State on December 12, 2025 , Loss , 28, to, 44

Jacks Up Two Spots to No. 6 in AFCA rankings, Crack Stats Perform Top 10

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