Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

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Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks beat the McNeese Cowboys

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Final · Sat, Aug 29

Game Details

Navarre Stadium (Lake Charles) · 10,680 fans · ESPN+

Recap

Rutherford tosses 3 TDs, and Stephen F. Austin beats McNeese 38-27

Gavin Rutherford threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns as Stephen F. Austin beat McNeese 38-27 on Saturday in the season and Southland Conference opener for both teams.

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SFA	10	14	14	0	38
MCN	7	0	6	14	27

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Game Leaders

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Gavin Rutherford · 18/29, 302 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Jaylen Jenkins · 19 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Bugs Mortimer · 2 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Jaiydyn Johnson · 1Sacks
Eli Ennis · 8Tackles

McNeese Cowboys

Devin Lippold · 10/18, 118 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Omiri Wiggins · 12 CAR, 126 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Curtis Deville · 4 REC, 71 YDSReceiving Yards
Royce Maloles · 1Sacks
Sean Dubose · 7Tackles

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 8:37

TD Devin Lippold 1 Yd Run (Deaglan Camron Kick)38–27

Q4 12:45

TD Omiri Wiggins 7 Yd pass from Devin Lippold (Deaglan Camron Kick)38–20

Q3 0:25

TD Stetson Sarratt 33 Yd pass from Gavin Rutherford (Carlos Alvarado Kick)38–13

Q3 11:08

TD Omiri Wiggins 75 Yd Run (Deaglan Camron PAT blocked)31–13

Q3 12:10

TD Clayton Wayland 35 Yd pass from Gavin Rutherford (Carlos Alvarado Kick)31–7

Q2 5:27

TD Makai Frisby 35 Yd Interception Return (Carlos Alvarado Kick)24–7

Q2 11:29

TD Jaylen Jenkins 1 Yd Run (Carlos Alvarado Kick)17–7

Q1 5:59

FG Carlos Alvarado 31 Yd Field Goal 10–7

Q1 11:05

TD Bugs Mortimer 37 Yd pass from Gavin Rutherford (Carlos Alvarado Kick)7–7

Q1 12:19

TD Elisha Edwards 45 Yd pass from Jake Strong (Deaglan Camron Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Stephen F. Austin LumberjacksMcNeese Cowboys

Offense

439 Total Yards 407

302 Passing Yards 208

137 Rushing Yards 199

23 First Downs 18

Efficiency

5-12 3rd Down 5-12

1-1 4th Down 0-2

18/29 Completions 19/32

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 3

8-67 Penalties 5-60

31:47 Possession 28:13

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Gavin Rutherford	18/29	302	10.4	3	2
Team	18/29	302	10.4	3	2

Rushing

Player	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
Team	39	137	3.5	1	22

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bugs 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
Team	18	302	16.8	3	42

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Gavin Rutherford	1	1	0
Lowote Jurkin	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	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
Team	57	37	3	9	1	5	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Makai Frisby	2	35	1
Team	2	35	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Stetson Sarratt	1	15	15.0	15
Kylon Harris	1	10	10.0	10
Team	2	25	12.5	15

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kylon Harris	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
Team	1	-6	-6.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carlos Alvarado	1/3	33.0	31	5/5	8
Team	1/3	33.3	31	5/5	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Dillon McDougal	3	122	40.7	0	2	47
Team	3	122	40.7	0	2	47

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Devin Lippold	10/18	118	6.6	1	1
Jake Strong	9/14	90	6.4	1	1
Team	19/32	208	6.5	2	2

Rushing

Player	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
Tre'Vonte Citizen	3	4	1.3	0	4
Jake Strong	7	-4	-0.6	0	6
Team	33	199	6.0	2	75

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Curtis Deville	4	71	17.8	0	41
Elisha Edwards	3	52	17.3	1	45
Solo 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
Team	19	208	10.9	2	45

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jake Strong	1	1	0
Devin Lippold	1	0	0
Kandyn Cordova	0	0	1
Team	2	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Sean Dubose	7	2	0	0.5	0	1
RJ Staten	7	2	0.5	2	0	0
Cohen Charles	6	3	0	0	0	0
Lorenzell Dubose	5	5	0	0	1	0
Landon Barrett	5	3	0	1	0	0
Carlos Sanders	4	3	0	1	0	0
Jermaine Hargraves	4	3	0	0	0	0
Emauri Sibley	4	2	0	1	0	0
Safir Stills-Bey	3	2	0	0.5	0	0
Sentario Willis	3	1	0	0	0	0
Iyioluwa Adekoya	3	1	0	0	0	0
Mark Fielder	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Javon Davis	2	2	0	0	0	0
Mason Edwards	2	2	0	0	1	0
Trace Meadows	2	1	0	0	0	0
Morris Taylor	2	1	0	0	0	0
Lee Holmes	2	1	0	1	0	0
Royce Maloles	1	1	1	1	0	0
Isaiah Fowler	1	1	1	1	0	0
Devin Lippold	1	1	0	0	0	0
Amyrion Mingo	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kenyatta Fleet	1	1	0	0	0	0
Erick Franklin	1	1	0	0	0	0
James Kate	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Team	71	41	3	10	2	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jaelen Smith	1	0	0
Cohen Charles	1	0	0
Team	2	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kameran Senegal	3	41	13.7	18	0
Team	3	41	13.7	18	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Deaglan Camron	0/0	0.0	0	3/4	3
Team	0/0	0.0	0	3/4	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
George Dixon	4	180	45.0	0	0	48
Team	4	180	45.0	0	0	48

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