2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#20
FCS Coaches	#15
2012 record	8–3 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jerome Souers (15th year)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Thompson
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome (Capacity: 10,000)

2012 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1		11	–	3
#2 Montana State +^		7	–	1		11	–	2
#12 Cal Poly +^		7	–	1		9	–	3
#20 Northern Arizona		6	–	2		8	–	3
Sacramento State		4	–	4		6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4		5	–	6
Southern Utah		4	–	4		5	–	6
North Dakota		3	–	5		5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5		5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5		4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Weber State		2	–	6		2	–	9
Idaho State		0	–	8		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 15, 2012 ; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 6–2 in the Big Sky to finish in fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:30 PM	at Arizona State*		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	PAC-12 Networks	L 6–63	48,658
September 8	8:00 PM	at UNLV*		Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV		W 17–14	15,257
September 15	4:00 PM	Fort Lewis*		Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	NAU-TV/FSAZ+/FCSP/Big Sky TV	W 69–0	6,594
September 22	12:30 PM	at #14 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	RTRM/RTNW/Audience Network^[1]	W 41–21	25,254
September 29	2:00 PM	Portland State	#22	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+/NAU-TV/FCSP/Big Sky TV	W 24–10	9,107
October 13	1:00 PM	at North Dakota	#16	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	Midco Sports Net/Big Sky TV	W 45–38	9,742
October 20	4:00 PM	UC Davis	#16	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+/Big Sky TV	W 21–7	7,991
October 27	12:30 PM	at Northern Colorado	#13	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	Big Sky TV	W 12–10	3,780
November 3	3:00 PM	at Idaho State	#12	Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID	Big Sky TV	W 50–10	5,144
November 10	4:00 PM	Southern Utah	#11	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ (HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game)	FSAZ+/Big Sky TV	L 29–35 ^3OT	4,125
November 17	4:00 PM	#17 Cal Poly	#15	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+/Big Sky TV	L 34–42	6,119
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source: Official Schedule

Game notes

@ Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	6	0	6
Sun Devils	14	28	7	14	63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–20–4	2010	ASU, 41–20

@ UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	7	10	17
Rebels	7	7	0	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5	1992	UNLV, 40–7

Fort Lewis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	0	0	0	0
Lumberjacks	27	21	14	7	69

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2011	NAU, 58–13

@ Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	7	13	14	41
#14 Grizzlies	17	7	0	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–34	2011	MONT, 28–24

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	0	7	0	10
#22 Lumberjacks	14	3	7	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–5	2011	PSU, 31–29

@ North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Lumberjacks	14	3	14	14	45
North Dakota	0	17	14	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1985	NAU, 41–0

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	7	7
#16 Lumberjacks	0	7	14	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Lumberjacks	2	7	0	3	12
Bears	0	3	0	7	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–2	2011	NAU, 34–14

@ Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Lumberjacks	12	14	7	17	50
Bengals	7	3	0	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–17–1	2011	NAU, 20–3

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Thunderbirds	9	3	0	3	7	7	6	35
#11 Lumberjacks	0	0	7	8	7	7	0	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–4	2011	SUU, 27–24

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Mustangs	14	7	14	7	42
#15 Lumberjacks	7	6	7	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–0	2003	NAU, 24–7

References

↑ "DIRECTV Sports Networks and Big Sky Conference Announce Inaugural 2012 Football Schedule on ROOT SPORTS". Rootsports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2012.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football

Venues	Walkup Skydome (1977–present)

Bowls & rivalries	HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game (Southern Utah)

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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