Sat, Aug 29, 2026Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA
The Story
Stephen F. Austin beats McNeese 38–27.
SeriesMcNeese leads 10–8 · Stephen F. Austin won the last meeting, 34–17 · 2025
ClosingClosing Stephen F. Austin −12.5 · O/U 49.5 · final margin 11McNeese covered · Over hit
BOX SCORE
Week 0 · 2026| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| McNeese | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
PLAYER STATS
Week 0 · 2026Passing
| SFASFA | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Rutherford | 18/29 | 302 | 10.4 | 3 | 2 |
| McNeeseMcNeese | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Lippold | 10/18 | 118 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Strong | 9/14 | 90 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 19/32 | 208 | 6.5 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| SFASFA | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Jenkins | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 1 | 15 |
| Speedy Jones | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 22 |
| Preston Alford | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Gavin Rutherford | 9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 39 | 137 | 3.5 | 1 | 22 |
| McNeeseMcNeese | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omiri Wiggins | 12 | 126 | 10.5 | 1 | 75 |
| Devin Lippold | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 1 | 25 |
| Marquez Davis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Hutch Swilley | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Trevonte' Citizen | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Jake Strong | 7 | -4 | -0.6 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 33 | 199 | 6.0 | 2 | 75 |
Receiving
| SFASFA | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devaughn Mortimer | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 1 | 37 |
| Derrick Bohler | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 42 |
| Clayton Wayland | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | 35 |
| Stetson Sarratt | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 33 |
| Preston Alford | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Gerard Edimo | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Kylon Harris | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Jaylen Jenkins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Aiden Meeks | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Speedy Jones | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sean Carter | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 302 | 16.8 | 3 | 42 |
| McNeeseMcNeese | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Deville Jr. | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | 41 |
| Elisha Edwards | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | 45 |
| Solomon Lewis | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Kameran Senegal | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 22 |
| Omiri Wiggins | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 7 |
| Hutch Swilley | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ikenna Nwobu | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 19 | 208 | 10.9 | 2 | 45 |
Fumbles
| SFASFA | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Rutherford | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lowote Jurkin | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| McNeeseMcNeese | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Strong | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Devin Lippold | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kandyn Cordova | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions
| SFASFA | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makai Frisby | 2 | 35 | 1 |
| McNeeseMcNeese | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaelen Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cohen Charles | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| SFASFA | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson Sarratt | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Kylon Harris | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| McNeeseMcNeese | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kameran Senegal | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| SFASFA | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylon Harris | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| SFASFA | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alvarado | 1/1 | 100.0 | 31 | 5/5 | 8 |
| McNeeseMcNeese | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaglan Camron | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Punting
| SFASFA | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon McDougal | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| McNeeseMcNeese | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Dixon | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Defense
| SFASFA | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Ennis | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Williams | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaiydyn Johnson | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Seidenberger | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chance Sautter | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Hutcherson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kylon Harris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Mard Kimble | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyran Moore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Harris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Amear Walton | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lowote Jurkin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Makai Frisby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaydon Eason | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Landon Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Muhammad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Davonta Morgan-Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sema'J Avery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 37 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| McNeeseMcNeese | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Dubose Jr. | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RJ Staton | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cohen Charles | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzell Dubose | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Barrett | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Sanders | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Hargraves | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emauri Sibley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safir Stills-Bey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sentario Willis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iyioluwa Adekoya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fielder | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Davis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Edwards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trace Meadows | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Holmes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Maloles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Fowler | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Lippold | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amyrion Mingo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyatta Fleet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erick Franklin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Kate III | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 71 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Stephen F. Austin vs McNeese Team StatsSFA vs McNeese Team Stats
Week 0 · 2026| Stephen F. AustinSFA | McNeeseMCN | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1ST DOWNS | 18 |
| 5-12 | 3RD DOWN | 5-12 |
| 1-1 | 4TH DOWN | 0-2 |
| 439 | TOTAL YDS | 407 |
| 302 | PASS YDS | 208 |
| 18-29 | COMP/ATT | 19-32 |
| 10.4 | YDS/PASS | 6.5 |
| 137 | RUSH YDS | 199 |
| 39 | RUSH ATT | 33 |
| 3.5 | YDS/RUSH | 6.0 |
| 8-67 | PENALTIES | 5-60 |
| 3 | TURNOVERS | 3 |
| 1 | FUMBLES LOST | 1 |
| 2 | INT THROWN | 2 |
| 31:47 | POSSESSION | 28:13 |
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