2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The 2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 19th-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.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 2016 record | 5–6 (4–4 Big Sky) |
| Head coach | Jerome Souers (19th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Tim Plough (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Andy Thompson (8th season) |
| Home stadium | Walkup Skydome (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Eastern Washington +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Dakota +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Weber State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:45 PM | at Arizona State* | No. 18 | P12N | L 13–44 | 45,300 | |
| September 10 | 1:00 PM | at No. 18 Western Illinois* | No. 19 | ESPN3 | L 20–34 | 6,732 | |
| September 17 | 4:00 PM | New Mexico Highlands* | No. 24 | NAU-TV FSAZ | W 73–3 | 8,711 | |
| September 24 | 4:00 PM | No. 4 Eastern Washington |
| NAU-TV FSAZ | L 35–50 | 10,179 | |
| October 1 | 12:00 PM | at Northern Colorado | CET | L 18–21 | 5,478 | ||
| October 8 | 4:00 PM | at Montana State | RTNW | W 20–14 | 17,637 | ||
| October 15 | 4:00 PM | Idaho State |
| NAU-TV FSAZ | W 52–7 | 7,836 | |
| October 22 | 4:00 PM | No. 10 Montana |
| NAU-TV FSAZ | W 45–34 | 7,197 | |
| November 5 | 11:00 AM | at Weber State | KJZZ | W 33–20 | 8,740 | ||
| November 12 | 12:00 PM | at No. 12 North Dakota | Midco SN | L 31–38 | 9,049 | ||
| November 19 | 2:00 PM | Southern Utah |
| NAU-TV FSAZ | L 21–48 | 5,626 | |
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- Source: Official Schedule
Game summaries
at Arizona State
| 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 |
at Western Illinois
| 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 |
New Mexico Highlands
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 |
Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #4 Eagles | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 50 |
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–19 | 2015 | NAU, 52–30 |
at Northern Colorado
| 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 |
at Montana State
| 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 |
Idaho State
| 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 |
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Grizzlies | 3 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Lumberjacks | 14 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 13–35 | 2015 | MONT, 23–14 |
at Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 24–26 | 2015 | NAU, 52–36 |
at North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 14 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 48 |
| Lumberjacks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–7 | 2015 | SUU, 49–41 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | 18 | 19 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||
| Coaches | 18 | 17 | 24 | 25–T | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||
References
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