Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

FCS Championship · Second Round

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Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks beat the Abilene Christian Wildcats

9-5 34 – 41

11-2

Final · Sat, Dec 6

Game Details

Homer Bryce Stadium (Nacogdoches) · 8,645 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Sam Vidlak, Kylon Harris lead the way and Stephen F. Austin reaches FCS quarters with 41-34 win

Sam Vidlak passed for a career-high 357 yards, Kylon Harris had 183 yards receiving, and Stephen F. Austin defeated Abilene Chrisitan 41-34 on Saturday in a second-round game of the FCS playoffs.

Recap via ESPN

0:08 Brandon Perez kicks 22-yard field goal

0:23 Sam Vidlak throws 20-yard touchdown pass to Gerard Edimo

0:18 Sam Vidlak throws 26-yard touchdown pass vs. Abilene Christian

0:21 Jordon Vaughn runs for 2-yard rushing touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
ACU	3	14	10	7	34
SFA	7	10	7	17	41

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Game Leaders

Abilene Christian Wildcats

Stone Earle · 19/36, 206 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Jordon Vaughn · 10 CAR, 100 YDS, 3 TDRushing Yards
Javon Gipson · 6 REC, 72 YDSReceiving Yards
Kortlin Rausaw · 1Sacks
Will Shaffer · 13Tackles

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Sam Vidlak · 26/35, 357 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Richard Reese · 3 CAR, 72 YDSRushing Yards
Kylon Harris · 11 REC, 183 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Ky Thomas · 1Sacks
Malachi Williams · 7Tackles

2026 United Athletic Conference Standings

Team
Austin Peay
North Alabama
Abilene Christian
West Florida
Tarleton State
West Georgia
Central Arkansas
Eastern Kentucky

2026 Southland Conference Standings

Team
Stephen F. Austin
Lamar
Houston Christian
East Texas A&M
SE Louisiana
Incarnate Word
Nicholls
UT Rio Grande Valley
McNeese
Northwestern State

Scoring

Q4 1:56

FG Carlos Alvarado 26 Yd Field Goal 34–41

Q4 7:47

TD Kylon Harris 9 Yd pass from Sam Vidlak (Carlos Alvarado Kick)34–38

Q4 10:31

TD Jordon Vaughn 66 Yd Run (Brandon Perez Kick)34–31

Q4 11:56

TD Jerrell Wimbley 10 Yd Run (Carlos Alvarado Kick)27–31

Q3 1:50

FG Brandon Perez 31 Yd Field Goal 27–24

Q3 6:55

TD Stone Earle 17 Yd Run (Brandon Perez Kick)24–24

Q3 13:08

TD Jerrell Wimbley 4 Yd Run (Carlos Alvarado Kick)17–24

Q2 0:03

FG Jacob Hand 48 Yd Field Goal 17–17

Q2 1:05

TD Jordon Vaughn 23 Yd Run (Brandon Perez Kick)17–14

Q2 5:38

TD Jordon Vaughn 2 Yd Run (Brandon Perez Kick)10–14

Q2 12:31

TD Derrick Bohler 26 Yd pass from Sam Vidlak (Carlos Alvarado Kick)3–14

Q1 1:49

TD Gerard Edimo 20 Yd pass from Sam Vidlak (Carlos Alvarado Kick)3–7

Q1 7:39

FG Brandon Perez 22 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Abilene Christian WildcatsStephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Offense

419 Total Yards 502

208 Passing Yards 357

211 Rushing Yards 145

21 First Downs 23

Efficiency

8-16 3rd Down 6-12

0-1 4th Down 0-0

20/37 Completions 26/35

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 0

6-50 Penalties 10-93

34:00 Possession 26:00

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT
Stone Earle	19/36	206	5.7	1
Quayde Hawkins	1/1	2	2.0	0
Team	20/37	208	5.6	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jordon Vaughn	10	100	10.0	3	66
Stone Earle	13	72	5.5	1	17
Rovaughn Banks Jr.	8	39	4.9	0	13
Team	31	211	6.8	4	66

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Javon Gipson	6	72	12.0	25
Dallas Dudley	2	41	20.5	32
Jordon Vaughn	5	35	7.0	9
Itty Henry	3	26	8.7	10
Hut Graham	1	18	18.0	18
Raydrian Baltrip	1	7	7.0	7
JB Mitchell III	1	5	5.0	5
J.J. Henry	1	4	4.0	4
Team	20	208	10.4	32

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Will Shaffer	13	7	0	2.5	0	0
Dorian Plumley	7	4	0	0	0	0
Rashon Myles Jr.	7	4	0	0	0	2
Tyson Williams	6	4	0	0	0	0
Zion Fonua	6	3	1	1.5	0	2
Noah Mangham	4	3	0	0	1	0
Kaghen Roach	4	2	1	1	1	0
Kortlin Rausaw	3	2	1	1.5	0	0
Chris Herpin	3	1	0	1	0	1
Chris Wright	2	2	0	0	0	1
T.J. Marshall	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jocelyn Malaska	2	1	0	0	0	0
Javeon Wilcox	1	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Crawford	1	1	0	0	0	0
Christian Oku	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jordon Vaughn	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chidubem Lebechi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Bowman Jr.	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Itty Henry	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	66	38	3	8	2	6

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Raydrian Baltrip	2	50	25.0	30
Vilay Nakkoun Jr.	2	49	24.5	35
Nathan Jones	1	6	6.0	6
Team	5	105	21.0	35

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tyson Williams	2	7	3.5	7	0
Team	2	7	3.5	7	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brandon Perez	2/2	100.0	31	4/4	10
Team	2/2	100.0	31	4/4	10

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Hugo Nash	4	149	37.3	0	1	45
Team	4	149	37.3	0	1	45

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Sam Vidlak	26/35	357	10.2	3	0
Team	26/35	357	10.2	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Richard Reese	3	72	24.0	0	60
Jerrell Wimbley	18	52	2.9	2	12
Jaylen Jenkins	5	41	8.2	0	32
Team	2	-2	-1.0	0	0
Sam Vidlak	4	-18	-4.5	0	5
Team	32	145	4.5	2	60

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kylon Harris	11	183	16.6	1	55
Clayton Wayland	4	48	12.0	0	25
Jerrell Wimbley	5	37	7.4	0	19
Blaine Green	2	35	17.5	0	22
Derrick Bohler	1	26	26.0	1	26
Gerard Edimo	1	20	20.0	1	20
Isaiah Davis	2	8	4.0	0	6
Team	26	357	13.7	3	55

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Malachi Williams	7	4	0	0.5	0	2
Kameron Reddic	5	4	0	0	0	0
Jalen Mayo	5	4	0	0	2	0
Ky Thomas	5	2	1	1.5	0	3
Victor Idusuyi II	4	3	0	1	0	1
Jaydon Southard	4	3	0	0	1	1
Saco Alofipo	3	3	0	0	0	0
Aaron Austin	3	2	1	2	0	2
Tim Muhammad	3	2	0	0	0	2
Aaron Sears	3	1	0	0	0	1
Elijah Fields	3	1	0	0	0	1
Devion Hargrove	2	2	0	0	0	0
Charles Demmings	2	2	0	0	0	1
Chance Sautter	2	2	0	0	0	0
Edward Bobino III	2	1	0	0	0	1
Michael Patterson III	2	1	0	0.5	1	0
Lowote Jurkin	2	1	0	0	0	2
Xavier Potts	2	0	0	0.5	0	2
Chris Martinez	1	1	0	0	0	0
JK Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tug Sanford	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaiydyn Johnson	1	0	0	0	1	0
Team	63	40	2	6	5	19

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Charles Demmings	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Richard Reese	3	45	15.0	23	0
Team	3	45	15.0	23	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kylon Harris	1	19	19.0	19	0
Team	1	19	19.0	19	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carlos Alvarado	1/1	100.0	26	5/5	8
Jacob Hand	1/1	100.0	48	0/0	3
Team	2/2	100.0	48	5/5	11

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Lachie Pozzobon	5	209	41.8	0	2	50
Team	5	209	41.8	0	2	50

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