WEEK 9: EAST TEXAS A&M

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12:01p, 10/19/25


(#24) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE (5-2; 3-0) VS. EAST TEXAS A&M (2-5; 2-1)

WHEN: OCT. 25 (SAT.) 6:00 P.M.
WHERE: COMMERCE, TEXAS (MEMORIAL STADIUM)
(HOMECOMING)
MEDIA: ESPN+/JACKS RADIO NETWORK

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EAST TEXAS A&M

Football History vs East Texas A&M from Nov 27, 1924 - Nov 9, 2024

East Texas A&M leads the series 44-14-1, but SFA has won 3 of the last 4 meetings since 2000.

Schedule so Far for ET…
L 13-42 @SMU
L 3-77 @Florida State
L 28-31 @Grambling State
L 42-50 (RV) North Carolina Central
W 40-10 @Northwestern State
L 23-33 (#20) Lamar
W 52-45 @UIW

It was a rough start to the season going 0-4, but now the Lions of East Texas A&M are riding high into this homecoming weekend in Commerce. Head coach Clint Dolezel, looks to build more off his team's 52-45 barn burner upset win over UIW in San Antonio, as the Lions have now won 2 of their last 3 games and find themselves setting alone in second place in the SLC as ET welcomes the Lumberjacks into Memorial Stadium.
East Texas A&M has the 4th best scoring offense in the SLC at 29 points a contest, averaging 127 yards on the ground, while passing for a conference best 270 yards a game.

Familiar names at QB, with veteran junior #11 QB Eric Rodriguez 5-10; 199 out of Fort Bend is back, sharing duties with senior #2 Ron Peace the athletic 6-2; 210 QB out of Malakoff, Texas. Last Saturday the duel QB system combined for 429 total yards and 4 TD's against UIW. (Both QB's throwing for 193 yards and 2 TD's each for the game with no INT's)

Two of the top receivers in the SLC that dawn the gold and navy blue are sophomore #9 WR Davin Matthews 5-9; 192 ranked #1 in the conference in yards per game (112) and senior #7 WR Christian Jourdain, 5-10; 178 ranked #2 in the conference in catches (36), both speedy receivers have combined for 1,023 yards and 6 TD's in conference play.

The Lion's defense ranks last in the SLC in scoring defense (41 points) defending the pass (254 yards a game and 14 TD's), only registering 4 INT's on the season.
On the ground ET surrenders 165 yards a game, for a total of 20 TD's, which is just one better than Northwestern State for the worst in the SLC.

The leading tackler for the Lions (58) is #4 LB Koby-Sebasyen, King the 6-1; 230 pound senior out of Summer Creek High school in Houston. King also leads the team in TFL (9.0) and sacks (3.0) and look for impact player #6 LB Kyree, Anderson the 5-11; 230 pound senior out of Cypress, Texas with 44 total tackles, 7.5 for a loss, 2 sacks and 3 FF.

With last season's 14-19 upset loss in Commerce, the Jacks will no doubt look to right that wrong with payback, as they come to town, with their take no prisoners purple swarm, that is the #1 SLC ranked defense, ready to tame the mighty beasts from the East.

Axe'Em
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3:21p, 10/19/25
Clint Dolezel has those guys believing they can beat anyone. The team is gonna need to have their head in a swivel and take care of business.

This may now be the biggest challenge of the season now that Lamar looks so bad.
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4:06p, 10/19/25
New Sawmill Sports Power Rankings.

1. SFA- Dominant performance against Nicholls who, while having an awful record, has played well defensively all year. And the dominance came in spite of a number of uncharacteristic mistakes by SFA. If SFA didn't let off the breaks they score closer to 50 points.

2. SLU- they've now gone 8 straight quarters without allowing a point. Granted it was against probably the worst NWST team in years and a really down McNeese, but still impressive.

3. ETAMU- Clint Dolezel has those boys believing they can contend. After a bad start, they're playing quality football, including the upset over UIW last night.

4. Lamar- Lamar keeps finding ways to win, even if it seems like they're doing everything possible to not. Still struggling against not very good opponents, but until they lose I can't justify dropping them any further.

5. UTRGV- This is a scrappy team with zero quit. They clawed back and nearly beat the overrated Lamar. They have a solid offense, but lack the defense to claw out harder wins.

6. UIW- They got thoroughly embarrassed by ETAMU. It almost feels like the wheels are falling off as this team is now 100% out of the playoff race.

7. McNeese- They dominated a hapless HCU team. This team has talent, they've just underachieved so hard all season. Beating the second worse team in the conference doesn't help them much.

8. Nicholls- offensively they're not good at all. Defense helps them slightly, but not a lot.

9. HCU- Still look like a sub D1 opponent. Somehow still not as bad as number 10.

10. NWST- For as improved as they looked early in the year, they look live they've regressed even further. They look worse than a year ago at this point, and don't show any signs of improvement.
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10:43a, 10/20/25
SFA enters the FCS Coaches Poll at #24.
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4:38p, 10/21/25
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8:56a, 10/22/25
Unless the forecast changes dramatically, this is going to be worse than last Saturday.

Both schools should consider moving the game to Sunday. Play it at 11:00AM on Sunday.
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In reply to BigJack85 • 3:27p, 10/22/25
BigJack85 said:
Unless the forecast changes dramatically, this is going to be worse than last Saturday.

Both schools should consider moving the game to Sunday. Play it at 11:00AM on Sunday.


This might actually benefit us. We've played in the rain this year. Commerce hasn't. They throw the ball a lot too. They'll be forced to run the ball which plays right into the teeth of our defense.

Fortunately we have Wimbley to carry the load in the rain on offense if our passing game can't get going.
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3:43p, 10/22/25
FCS Football 2025: Best Point Differential in Third Quarter
  • 1. Tarleton State (8-0): +79 (102 scored, 23 allowed)
  • 2. Tennessee Tech (7-0): +78 (98, 20)
  • 3. North Dakota State (7-0): +58 (65, 7)
  • 4. South Dakota State (7-0): +51 (59, 8)
  • 5. Sacred Heart (5-3): +50 (57, 7)
  • 6. Alabama A&M (4-3): +46 (87, 41)
  • 7. Stephen F. Austin (5-2): +43 (60, 17)
  • 8. William & Mary (4-3): +41 (81, 40)
  • 9. Stony Brook (3-4): +38 (66, 28)
  • T10. Lehigh (7-0): +37 (73, 36)
  • T10. Montana (7-0): +37 (66, 29)
  • T10. Montana State (5-2): +37 (51, 14)
  • T10. Presbyterian (7-0): +37 (53, 16)
  • T10. Yale (3-2): +37 (57, 20)
  • 15. Illinois State (4-3): +36 (60, 24)
Four of those programs were also in the FCS top 10 of third-quarter scoring margin last season: national runner-up Montana State (+88); South Dakota State (+73); national champion North Dakota State (+51); and Montana (+46).

Going further back, South Dakota State has been in the top 10 in every season since the 2020 campaign (played in spring 2021). North Dakota State has done the same in every season since 2021.

Source - Oct 22, 2025
Craig Haley / Author
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In reply to SFAXE93 • 7:26p, 10/22/25
SFAXE93 said:
FCS Football 2025: Best Point Differential in Third Quarter
  • 1. Tarleton State (8-0): +79 (102 scored, 23 allowed)
  • 2. Tennessee Tech (7-0): +78 (98, 20)
  • 3. North Dakota State (7-0): +58 (65, 7)
  • 4. South Dakota State (7-0): +51 (59, 8)
  • 5. Sacred Heart (5-3): +50 (57, 7)
  • 6. Alabama A&M (4-3): +46 (87, 41)
  • 7. Stephen F. Austin (5-2): +43 (60, 17)
  • 8. William & Mary (4-3): +41 (81, 40)
  • 9. Stony Brook (3-4): +38 (66, 28)
  • T10. Lehigh (7-0): +37 (73, 36)
  • T10. Montana (7-0): +37 (66, 29)
  • T10. Montana State (5-2): +37 (51, 14)
  • T10. Presbyterian (7-0): +37 (53, 16)
  • T10. Yale (3-2): +37 (57, 20)
  • 15. Illinois State (4-3): +36 (60, 24)
Four of those programs were also in the FCS top 10 of third-quarter scoring margin last season: national runner-up Montana State (+88); South Dakota State (+73); national champion North Dakota State (+51); and Montana (+46).

Going further back, South Dakota State has been in the top 10 in every season since the 2020 campaign (played in spring 2021). North Dakota State has done the same in every season since 2021.

Source - Oct 22, 2025
Craig Haley / Author


It's important to note that basically every second half this season after Abilene Christian we've benched our starters early and took our foot off the gas hard. If we went hard every game to the end, we'd probably have won every game by 40-50 points so far.

Then again we may have more key injuries. So it's a trade off.
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