2010 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

The 2010 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach J. C. Harper and played its home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 9–3 record overall and a 6–1 record in the Southland Conference, making the team conference champions. The team qualified for the playoffs, in which it was eliminated in the second round by Villanova.^[1]

2010 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Southland champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 24–54 vs. Villanova
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 8
Record	9–3 (6–1 Southland)
Head coach	J. C. Harper (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Shannon Dawson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	David Gibbs (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Homer Bryce Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Stephen F. Austin $^		6	–	1					9	–	3
McNeese State		5	–	2					6	–	5
Central Arkansas		4	–	3					7	–	4
Sam Houston State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Northwestern State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Nicholls State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Texas State		1	–	6					4	–	7
Southeastern Louisiana		1	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M*	No. 8	Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 7–48	81,287
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Albany*	No. 10	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		W 59–14	9,483
September 18	4:05 p.m.	at No. 13 Northern Iowa*	No. 10	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 22–20	12,260
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Lamar*	No. 6	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	KBTV	W 71–3	13,281
October 9	7:00 p.m.	at McNeese State	No. 5	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		W 32–27	13,284
October 16	2:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas	No. 5	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		W 30–7	7,938
October 23	2:00 p.m.	vs. Sam Houston State	No. 5	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)		W 31–28	24,685	[2]
October 30	2:00 p.m.	Texas State	No. 4	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		L 24–27	11,435
November 6	4:00 p.m.	at Nicholls State	No. 10	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		W 48–13	3,007
November 13	2:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	No. 8	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		W 51–14	7,108
November 20	2:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	No. 5	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (Chief Caddo)		W 36–13	11,687
December 4	2:30 p.m.	No. 10 Villanova*	No. 3	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 24–54	4,938
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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