2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
American college football season
2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football | |
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NCAA Division I First Round, L 10–41 vs. San Diego | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 25 |
Record | 7–5 (6–2 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian Sheppard (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Andy Thompson (9th season) |
Home stadium | Walkup Skydome |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Southern Utah +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Eastern Washington | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 20th-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 7–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they were lost to San Diego in the first round.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona* | P12N | L 24–62 | 43,620 | ||
September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 22 Western Illinois* | FCSP, FSAZ+, Pluto TV | L 20–38 | 9,053 | ||
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | ELVN | W 28–10 | 7,726 | ||
September 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado |
| KASW, NAU-TV | W 48–20 | 5,107 | |
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 11 Illinois State* |
| FCSP, FSAZ+, Pluto TV | W 37–16 | 10,420 | |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Portland State | Pluto TV | W 42–20 | 4,430 | ||
October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | UC Davis |
| KASW, NAU-TV | W 45–31 | 5,093 | |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Sacramento State |
| KASW, NAU-TV | W 37–17 | 6,068 | |
November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at Montana | No. 18 | RTNW[1] | L 15–17 | 22,747 | |
November 11 | 5:00 p.m. | Montana State | No. 24 |
| ELVN | W 37–36 | 6,187 |
November 18 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Southern Utah | No. 23 | ELVN | L 20–48 | 10,842 | |
November 25 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego* | No. 25 |
| ESPN3 | L 10–41 | 4,068 |
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Game summaries
At Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
Wildcats | 14 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 62 |
Western Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 22 Leathernecks | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Lumberjacks | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
At Cal Poly
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Mustangs | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Northern Colorado
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
Illinois State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 11 Redbirds | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
Lumberjacks | 0 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
At Portland State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Vikings | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
UC Davis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 31 |
Lumberjacks | 0 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Sacramento State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Lumberjacks | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
At Montana
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 18 Lumberjacks | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
Grizzlies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Montana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 7 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 36 |
No. 24 Lumberjacks | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
At Southern Utah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 23 Lumberjacks | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
No. 14 Thunderbirds | 3 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
FCS Playoffs
San Diego–First Round
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Toreros | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
No. 25 Lumberjacks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 24 | 23 | 25 | RV |
Coaches | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 23 | RV | RV |
References
- ^ "BIG SKY, ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION, 2017 SCHEDULE". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.