WEEK 10: HCU

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#2 Stephen F. Austin State (8-0; 5-0) vs. HCU (4-4; 3-2)

WHEN: October 31, 2026 (Sat.) 2:00 P.M.
WHERE: Nacogdoches, Texas (Homer Bryce Stadium)
TV: ESPN+

HCU Schedule…

W@#19 Southeastern Louisiana 34-28
L @Rice 3-31
W Arkansas Baptist 88-0
L @UIW 23-30 (OT)
L @North Texas 14-63
W Nicholls 16-2
W East Texas A&M 43-24
L @#15 Lamar 10-35

FOOTBALL HISTORY VS HOUSTON CHRISTIAN FROM OCTOBER 18, 2014 - NOVEMBER 8, 2025

SFA leads the all-time series 6-1-0 having won 4 straight, outscoring the Huskies 105-9 in the last two meetings.

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (8-0, 5-0 Southland) enter this Week 9 matchup playing their best football in program history. Fresh off a commanding 45-24 victory over #23 Southeastern Louisiana, the Lumberjacks look to tighten their grip on the Southland Conference. SFA's balanced attack, directed by quarterback Gavin Rutherford and powered by explosive running back Jaylen Jenkins (159 rushing yards last week), presents a massive challenge for any opposing unit.

The Houston Christian Huskies (4-4, 3-2 Southland) travel to Nacogdoches aiming to bounce back after their two-game winning streak was snapped in a 35-10 road loss to #15 Lamar. Despite the recent setback, HCU is a vastly improved, gritty team that has proven it can compete anywhere. Senior quarterback Cutter Stewart anchors the offense, while a dangerous defense features standout safety Javon Bejaranowho has astonishingly returned an interception for a touchdown in three consecutive games.

HCU Key Players to Watch
  • QB Cutter Stewart (#6): The senior leader has completed 54% of his passes for 1,086 yards, 10 touchdowns, and just 3 interceptions. He is also a dangerous dual-threat, sitting second on the team with 265 rushing yards and 2 scores.
  • LB Jayven Anderson (#7): A disruptive defensive force who leads the team with 61 tackles and 10.0 tackles for loss (TFL), alongside 3.5 sacks.
  • LB Mike Sylvalie (#0): A relentless pass rusher racking up a team-high 5.5 sacks and 6.5 TFL.
  • S Javon Bejarano (#8): A certified ball-hawk who is currently on a historic streak of three straight games with a pick-six.
SFA holds a definitive 6-1-0 advantage in the historical series and outscored HCU 105-9 over their last two encounters. However, this is not the HCU team of old. The Huskies are entirely unintimidated and possess the defensive playmakers capable of forcing turnovers. For HCU to pull off the ultimate upset, they will need to solve

SFA's stingy defense, limit mistakes from Stewart, and hope Bejarano's turnover magic continues. SFA will lean on their flawless home execution and the powerful running of Jenkins to wear down the Huskies' defense and maintain their perfect season.

Axe'Em !
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4:19p, 10/26/26
Here comes UIW, and ACU is back in the Top 25, SFA's resume is growing stronger each week.

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4:21p, 10/26/26
HCU is a team we desperately cannot look past.

On paper and on tape, we should run through them and win by as many points as we want to.

But they're very scrappy and opportunistic and if we give them a chance where they think they can win it, this game is gonna be a lot closer and dangerous than it needs to be.

They have offensive and defensive lines for HCU are very good, which has led them to having a good running game with their QB, but their offense is pretty one dimensional.

Defensively they're opportunistic. They force mistakes and take advantage of them, but aren't overly athletic.

Like I said, limit mistakes, we win by a lot. If we give them chances, they'll take them.
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5:44p, 10/26/26
But we are 1-0!

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6:54p, 10/26/26
Coach Carthel has been locked in as our HC through at least 2031 with a big fat contract extension!!! Woo Hoo!

Let's go celebrate with a big ol' sweet tea from HTeaO.
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7:01p, 10/26/26
#108

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In reply to SFAXE93 • 7:11p, 10/26/26
Week 2 Team of the Week.
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7:12p, 10/26/26
UIW would be a dangerous team in the playoffs if they get in...

W 76-14 Oklahoma Panhandle
L 28-38 @#24 Northern Arizona
W 30-23 HCU (OT)
L 10-63 @Texas State
L 26-28 @#5 SFA
L 35-38 @#10 Lamar
W 41-16 UTRGV
W 38-6 McNeese State

Chance to run the table and go 8-4

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In reply to SFAXE93 • 7:17p, 10/26/26
SFAXE93 said:
UIW would be a dangerous team in the playoffs if they get in...



I agree. They're the second best team in the SLC right now. Glad we played them early on.
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9:06p, 10/26/26
They won't make the playoffs at 8-4. They don't have quality wins, just quality losses
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In reply to SFASawmillGuy • 9:39p, 10/26/26
I agree with your take on not taking HCU lightly. All that you said Plus the fact that Lamar awaits us the following Saturday.
Jacks need to maintain the one week at a time vision and dispose of HCU before giving Lamar any thought.
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