Colonels to Face Top 25 Stephen F. Austin
The Colonels will travel to Nacogdoches, Texas, to face the Top 25-ranked Stephen F. Austin at 6 p.m. this Saturday.
Nicholls (1-5) enters the game with a 1-1 record in conference play, attempting to get back in the race for the Southland Conference title. SFA (4-2) has entered the STATS Perform Top 25 poll and received votes in the AFCA Coaches Poll after back-to-back conference wins.
The Colonels and SFA are longtime rivals, dating back to their first matchup in 1984.
SFA has held an edge in this storied rivalry, highlighted by a 21-game win streak that the Colonels snapped in 2007 with a 17-16 win in Nacogdoches.
The rivalry has seen multiple streaks, including SFA's eight straight wins from 2008 to 2015 and the Colonels' four straight wins from 2016 to 2019. There was a slight break in the action from 2020 to 2023.
Author's summary: Colonels face Top 25 Stephen F. Austin on the road.