Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks NCAA Football News

J.C. Harper calls his football team's season rewarding - not satisfying. To call it satisfying would mean he was content with a 10-3 record, a share of the Southland Conference title, a playoff win over Eastern Washington and a post-season trip to Montana, where it all ended with a 51-0 loss to the playoff-savvy Grizzlies.

A 12-0 record leaves quite an impression, but the Grizzlies saved their most impressive performance for this afternoon.

Considering what they accomplished all season, the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks deserved to be the team to defeat "the mystique of Montana." But once Saturday's second-round playoff game was about a quarter deep, it was obvious that Montana was the veteran, playoff-savvy, talented team that was making its 17th straight postseason appearance.

MISSOULA - Montana's 51-0 victory over Stephen F. Austin Saturday in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals lacked the drama and excitement of last week's frenzied comeback triumph over South Dakota State.

The fastest guns in the Southland, and maybe the entire West. That's the reputation quarterback Jeremy Moses and his high-powered Stephen F. Austin offense will bring to Missoula Saturday for the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals.

Stephen F. Austin comes into its Football Championshi0 Subdivision quarterfinal game agains4 Montana with the to0 passing offense in the nation.

In no particular order, Stephen F. Austin football coach J.C. Harper is worried about the weather, the crowd and Marc Mariani as he gets his team prepared to face top-ranked Montana Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs Saturday in Missoula.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjack football team recorded its first postseason victory since the 1995 season with a 44-33 win over Eastern Washington Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs.

Ball grad Brandon Scott and Texas City grad Vincent Pervis helped led Stephen F. Austin to a 44-33 win over Eastern Washington in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

Although Stephen F. Austin was shaky at times - senior wide receiver called it "sloppy" - in its first playoff game since 1995, it was enough to keep the Lumberjacks' season alive.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Jeremy Moses' 432-passing yards helped lead Stephen F. Austin to a 44-33 victory over Eastern Washington in the first round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs.

Comparisons can sometimes be a bit unsettling. Take, for instance, those made by Eastern Washington's coaches and players when asked about Stephen F. Austin, today's first-round foe in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

The rewards of a 9-2 season that saw the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks share the Southland Conference football title came rolling in Tuesday.

It's official, Baytown's Jeremy Moses and his Stephen F. Austin State University Lumberjacks locked up a share of the Southland Conference title and a spot in the NCAA FCS playoffs for the first time since 1999.

Like their respective teams, which shared the 2009 Southland Conference championship, McNeese State quarterback Derrick Fourroux and Stephen F. Austin signal caller Jeremy Moses were named the league's co-players of the year Tuesday in conjunction with the release of the all-conference teams, which were selected by a vote of the conference's head ...

Former Lee Gander quarterback Jeremy Moses, now a junior at Stephen F. Austin, has been named Offensive Player of the Week for the Southland Conference for the second time this season as he continues to lead his team as they compete for the conference title outright.

Vincent Dotson has been named the Southland Conference football Special Teams Player of the Week after making a game-breaking punt block and touchdown return in Sam Houston State's 17-14 victory over Central Arkansas on Saturday.

Stephen F. Austin's coaching staff put their faith in Kenneth Charles with a scholarship offer, even though Charles didn't have the necessary qualifying scores on signing day his senior year in high school.

WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Dennis Campbell returned the opening kickoff 97 yards, and Morgan Lineberry kicked a 25-yard field goal with 9:57 remaining to help Abilene Christian knock off Midwestern State, 24-21, on Saturday and advance in the Division II playoffs.

With his team on the brink of clinching the Southland Conference football championship, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjack head coach J.C. Harper gave his players their usual day off Monday before returning to workouts today though Thursday.