2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2016 record	5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jerome Souers (19th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Plough (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Thompson (8th year)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome (Capacity: 10,000)

2016 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Eastern Washington +^		8	–	0		11	–	1
#8 North Dakota +^		8	–	0		9	–	3
#25 Weber State ^		6	–	2		7	–	5
#21 Cal Poly ^		5	–	3		7	–	5
Southern Utah		5	–	3		6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4		6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4		5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5		6	–	5
Montana State		2	–	6		4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6		3	–	8
UC Davis		2	–	6		3	–	8
Sacramento State		2	–	6		2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by nineteenth year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:45 PM	at Arizona State*	No. 18	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 13–44	45,300
September 10	1:00 PM	at No. 18 Western Illinois*	No. 19	Hanson Field • Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 20–34	6,732
September 17	4:00 PM	New Mexico Highlands*	No. 24	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	NAU-TV FSAZ	W 73–3	8,711
September 24	4:00 PM	No. 4 Eastern Washington		Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	NAU-TV FSAZ	L 35–50	10,179
October 1	12:00 PM	at Northern Colorado		Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	CET	L 18–21	5,478
October 8	4:00 PM	at Montana State		Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 20–14	17,637
October 15	4:00 PM	Idaho State		Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	NAU-TV FSAZ	W 52–7	7,836
October 22	4:00 PM	No. 10 Montana		Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	NAU-TV FSAZ	W 45–34	7,197
November 5	11:00 AM	at Weber State		Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	KJZZ	W 33–20	8,740
November 12	12:00 PM	at No. 12 North Dakota		Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 31–38	9,049
November 19	2:00 PM	Southern Utah		Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ (HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game)	NAU-TV FSAZ	L 21–48	5,626
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Arizona Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Lumberjacks	0	3	3	7	13
Sun Devils	7	3	10	24	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–21–6	2012	ASU, 63–6

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Lumberjacks	13	0	7	0	20
#18 Leathernecks	3	10	14	7	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1967	NAU, 34–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	3	0	0	3
#24 Lumberjacks	28	21	24	0	73

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–5–2	2015	NAU, 41–5

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Eagles	12	10	14	14	50
Lumberjacks	7	14	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–19	2015	NAU, 52–30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	3	0	8	18
Bears	14	7	0	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–3	2015	NAU, 63–21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	10	10	0	20
Bobcats	0	0	7	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–23	2015	NAU, 49–41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	7	7
Lumberjacks	14	14	7	17	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–17–1	2013	NAU, 39–30

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Grizzlies	3	17	0	14	34
Lumberjacks	14	14	17	0	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–35	2015	MONT, 23–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	10	10	3	10	33
Wildcats	0	7	7	6	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–26	2015	NAU, 52–36

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	14	10	7	0	31
#12 Fighting Hawks	10	0	7	21	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2014	UND, 30–28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	14	14	20	0	48
Lumberjacks	14	7	0	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–7	2015	SUU, 49–41

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football

Venues	Lumberjack Stadium (1957–1977) Walkup Skydome (1977–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Grand Canyon Rivalry (Southern Utah)

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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