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Incarnate Word

· 1-1 · power +0.1 · #174
Our numberSFA -15.9 no book has priced this game

Stephen F. Austin

· 3-0 (2-0) · power +12.7 · #71
Our side
MoneylineSFA to win ours 84%
Projected score 22–38 UIW – SFA
2026-10-03 · 6:00 PM Homer Bryce Stadium · Nacogdoches, TX Conference game Early season

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Series Stephen F. Austin lead 6–3 · 9 meetings since 2014
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 152 ranks
Incarnate Word Cardinals #160 rush offense Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks #8 run defense
Pass game edge Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 144 ranks
Incarnate Word Cardinals #172 pass offense Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks #28 pass defense
Run game even 12 ranks apart
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks #39 rush offense Incarnate Word Cardinals #51 run defense
Pass game edge Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 104 ranks
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks #65 pass offense Incarnate Word Cardinals #169 pass defense
Incarnate Word Cardinals Balanced · 52% run Avg pace Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Balanced · 49% run Ball-control

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
Incarnate Word Cardinals
DL Jeremiah Young 7 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #28 DL
RB Lontrell Turner 153 rush yds · 3 TD · 1 rec #60 RB
LB Christian Barney 18 tkl · 1.0 TFL #103 LB
WR Isaiah Champagne 12 rec · 141 yds · 1 TD #159 WR
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

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
Incarnate Word Cardinals +0.1 +3.7 -3.7 #174
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks +12.7 +6.0 +6.7 #71

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

Where the number comes from
Incarnate Word offense vs Stephen F. Austin defense-3.0 pts
Stephen F. Austin offense vs Incarnate Word defense+9.6 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.