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Stephen F. Austin

· 3-0 (2-0) · power +12.7 · #71
Our numberSFA -13.5 no book has priced this game

McNeese

· 1-2 (0-1) · power -3.1 · #219
Final SFA 38 · MCN 27 ML W our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineSFA to win logged ours 23%

Our number: SFA by 8.4 — SFA to win.

Projected score 34–20 SFA – MCN
2026-08-29 · 7:00 PM Navarre Stadium · Lake Charles, LA Conference game Early season

The books

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Series McNeese lead 10–7 · 17 meetings since 2003
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 202 ranks
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks #39 rush offense McNeese Cowboys #241 run defense
Pass game even 12 ranks apart
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks #65 pass offense McNeese Cowboys #77 pass defense
Run game edge Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 74 ranks
McNeese Cowboys #82 rush offense Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks #8 run defense
Pass game edge Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 178 ranks
McNeese Cowboys #206 pass offense Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks #28 pass defense
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Balanced · 49% run Ball-control McNeese Cowboys Run-heavy · 59% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 43 rush ypg

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
DB Makai Frisby 8 tkl · 3 INT #48 DB
K Carlos Alvarado 6 FG · 12 XP · 30 pts #9 K
DB Jaiydyn Johnson 13 tkl · 3 PD #66 DB
WR Bugs Mortimer 8 rec · 161 yds · 2 TD #84 WR
McNeese Cowboys
DL RJ Staten 11 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 3.0 TFL #53 DL
WR Elisha Edwards 16 rec · 240 yds · 3 TD #32 WR
RB Omiri Wiggins 217 rush yds · 2 TD · 9 rec #25 RB
WR Curtis Deville 12 rec · 213 yds · 3 TD #54 WR

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks +12.7 +6.0 +6.7 #71
McNeese Cowboys -3.1 -3.4 +0.3 #219

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Stephen F. Austin offense vs McNeese defense+5.7 pts
McNeese offense vs Stephen F. Austin defense-10.1 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.