Shelton Eppler threw two touchdown passes to Jaylen Watson and Myles Ward had a 94-yard kickoff return for a score to help Northwestern State beat Stephen F. Austin 35-23 on Thursday night.
Jordan Hoy ran for 225 yards and two touchdowns as Lamar won its third straight game, beating Stephen F. Austin 24-17 in Southland Conference action on Saturday.
Jake Blumrick threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and Stephen F. Austin won for the first time in four weeks, beating Houston Baptist 42-14 in Southland Conference action on Saturday night.
Luke Hales threw for 226 yards and one touchdown to help lead Central Arkansas to a 27-17 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday afternoon.
Jake Blumrick passed for 258 yards and one score as Stephen F. Austin defeated Abilene Christian 24-21 on Saturday night, giving interim head coach Jeff Byrd his first win as a Lumberjack.
Ra'Quanne Dickens ran for a career-high 220 yards and two touchdowns as Incarnate Word blew out to an early lead and coasted to a 31-7 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday night to get its first win of the season.
The football game between Tarleton State and Stephen F. Austin was cancelled on Saturday due to ongoing lightning strikes.
Keytaon Thompson threw for 364 yards and five touchdowns, Mississippi State had 17 tackles for a loss and the 18th-ranked Bulldogs cruised to a 63-6 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday night in the season opener.
Quarterback Nick Fitzgerald has been suspended for the season opener by Mississippi State for violating the Bulldogs' team rules in March. Keytaon Thompson will start in Fitzgerald's place.
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 7-2 | 9-4 |
| Incarnate Word | 6-2 | 6-5 |
| Lamar | 6-3 | 7-5 |
| McNeese | 5-4 | 6-5 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-4 | 6-5 |
| Central Arkansas | 5-4 | 6-5 |
| Sam Houston State | 5-4 | 6-5 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 4-5 | 4-7 |
| Northwestern State | 4-5 | 5-6 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 2-7 | 2-8 |
| Houston Baptist | 0-9 | 1-10 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Williams | DT | Committed | 78 |
| Myles Brooks | S | Committed | 78 |
| JT Turner | RB | Committed | 76 |
| Myles Heard | S | Committed | 40 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | J. Moses | Walter Payton Award |
| 2003 | V. Holman | Special Teams Player of the Week |
