Austin3-6The 'Roos of Austin College in Sherman, Texas — football since 1898 and a 1981 NAIA Division II national champion, now newcomers to the SCAC playing at Apple Stadium under one of the sport's most distinctive nicknames.
Austin College won a national championship in 1981 and answers to the 'Roos — and the rest of college football has no idea this Texas program ever stood on top.
Quiet weeks in Kangaroos country.
Austin · Next-Season Outcome Band
Austin · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Opens Sep 5
vs Schreiner · away
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · at Schreiner · Sat Sep 5 · 23:00 UTC
The 'Roos of Austin College in Sherman, Texas — football since 1898 and a 1981 NAIA Division II national champion, now newcomers to the SCAC playing at Apple Stadium under one of the sport's most distinctive nicknames.
Austin sits 2nd in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and 199th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Lutheran | 3-0 | 6-4 | 53.3 |
| 2 | Austin | 3-2 | 3-6 | 37.8 |
| 3 | Lyon | 1-2 | 2-7 | 37.2 |
| 4 | Centenary (LA) | 1-4 | 1-8 | 32.0 |
| 5 | Gallaudet | 0-0 | 1-8 | 34.0 |
Win the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Signature win 41-15 over Centenary (LA); toughest day 7-55 against Texas Lutheran.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Austin
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | Kalamazoo | L 10–14 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #611 | #540 | — | @Rhodes | L 17–31 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #629 | #575 | — | Centenary (LA) | W 41–15 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #602 | #586 | — | @Hendrix College | L 21–60 | 1-3 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #621 | #458 | — | McMurry | L 13–31 | 1-4 | 1-0 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #614 | #497 | — | Texas Lutheran | L 7–55 | 1-5 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #622 | #565 | — | Lyon | L 28–40 | 1-6 | 1-2 |
| 11 | Nov 9 | #634 | #648 | — | @Centenary (LA) | W 20–10 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #629 | #647 | — | Centenary (LA) (N) | W 16–14 | 3-6 | 3-2 |
Home-Field Advantage · Austin · 2018-present
Soft
10% home win rate vs 17% on the road. margin runs -0.5 weaker at home. Jerry E. Apple Stadium seats 2,500.
72°F average kickoff temp; 20% of games had measurable precipitation; 11 mph average wind.
Based on 5 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
21-85-3
since 1905 · 33 seasons · .192 win rate
Moment of the Year · Austin · 2025
Moment of the Year · Austin · 2025Won 41-15 vs Centenary (LA)
Week 6 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.