2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2015 record	7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jerome Souers (18th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Plough (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Thompson (7th year)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome (Capacity: 10,000)

2015 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#18 Southern Utah $^		7	–	1		8	–	4
#10 Portland State ^		6	–	2		9	–	3
#14 Montana ^		6	–	2		8	–	5
North Dakota		5	–	3		7	–	4
Northern Arizona		5	–	3		7	–	4
Eastern Washington		5	–	3		6	–	5
Weber State		5	–	3		6	–	5
Northern Colorado		3	–	5		6	–	5
Montana State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Cal Poly		3	–	5		4	–	7
UC Davis		2	–	6		2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7		2	–	9
Sacramento State		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th 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 7–4, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	4:00 PM	at #24 Stephen F. Austin*		Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	W 34–28	8,473
September 12	4:00 PM	New Mexico Highlands*		Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+/FCSP	W 41–5	9,681
September 19	8:00 PM	at #20 (FBS) Arizona*	#24	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 13–77	51,494
September 26	1:00 PM	at #14 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	RTNW	L 14–23	26,136
October 3	4:00 PM	#11 Montana State		Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+	W 49–41	9,431
October 10	4:00 PM	at UC Davis		Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA	WBS	L 24–38	6,432
October 24	4:00 PM	Weber State		Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+	W 52–36	8,367
October 31	2:00 PM	Northern Colorado		Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+	W 63–21	4,091
November 7	4:05 PM	at #4 Eastern Washington		Roos Field • Cheney, WA	FSAZ+	W 52–30	9,214
November 14	2:00 PM	Sacramento State		Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+	W 49–35	5,937
November 21	3:00 PM	at #20 Southern Utah	#24	Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT (HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game)	WBS	L 41–49	9,022
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Arizona Time.

Source: Official Schedule

Game notes

at Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
NAU Lumberjacks	10	10	7	7	34
#24 SFA Lumberjacks	7	7	0	14	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2004	SFA, 24–17

New Mexico Highlands

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	3	2	5
Lumberjacks	17	14	0	10	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–5–2	2014	NAU, 62–23

at #20 (FBS) Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Lumberjacks	6	7	0	0	13
#20 (FBS) Wildcats	7	35	14	21	77

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–12	2013	ARIZ, 35–0

at Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	14	0	14
#14 Grizzlies	10	6	0	7	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–34	2014	NAU, 34–16

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Bobcats	7	7	6	21	41
Lumberjacks	14	14	14	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–22	2013	MSU, 36–7

at UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	10	0	7	24
Aggies	14	3	14	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2014	NAU, 23–21

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	9	14	13	36
Lumberjacks	21	14	7	10	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–26	2014	NAU, 29–22

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	0	14	21
Lumberjacks	28	14	21	0	63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–3	2014	UNC, 24–17

at Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	7	10	28	52
#4 Eagles	0	7	7	16	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–19	2014	NAU, 28–27

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	14	0	0	21	35
Lumberjacks	14	21	7	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–7	2013	NAU, 39–38

at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Lumberjacks	3	21	7	10	41
#20 Thunderbirds	7	7	21	14	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–6	2014	SUU, 22–14

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	25	20	23	RV

References

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football

Venues	Walkup Skydome (1977–present)

Bowls & rivalries	HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game (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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