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 nineteenth year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
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at Arizona State* |
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Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
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September 10 |
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at Western Illinois* |
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Hanson Field • Macomb, IL |
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September 17 |
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New Mexico Highlands* |
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Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ |
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September 24 |
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Eastern Washington |
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Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ |
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October 1 |
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at Northern Colorado |
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Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO |
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October 8 |
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at Montana State |
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Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
RTNW |
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October 15 |
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Idaho State |
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Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ |
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October 22 |
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Montana |
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Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ |
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November 5 |
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at Weber State |
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Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT |
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November 12 |
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at North Dakota |
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Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND |
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November 19 |
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Southern Utah |
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Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ (HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game) |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Arizona Time. |
Game notes
at Arizona State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks |
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0 |
Sun Devils |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
14–21–6 |
2012 |
ASU, 63–6 |
at Western Illinois
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks |
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0 |
Leathernecks |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
1967 |
NAU, 34–0 |
New Mexico Highlands
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cowboys |
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0 |
Lumberjacks |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
17–5–2 |
2015 |
NAU, 41–5 |
Eastern Washington
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Eagles |
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0 |
Lumberjacks |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–19 |
2015 |
NAU, 52–30 |
at Northern Colorado
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks |
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0 |
Bears |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
13–3 |
2015 |
NAU, 63–21 |
at Montana State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks |
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0 |
Bobcats |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
25–23 |
2015 |
NAU, 49–41 |
Idaho State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bengals |
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0 |
Lumberjacks |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
33–17–1 |
2013 |
NAU, 39–30 |
Montana
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Grizzlies |
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0 |
Lumberjacks |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
13–35 |
2015 |
MONT, 23–14 |
at Weber State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks |
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0 |
Wildcats |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
24–26 |
2015 |
NAU, 52–36 |
at North Dakota
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks |
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0 |
Fighting Hawks |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–1 |
2014 |
UND, 30–28 |
Southern Utah
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
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0 |
Lumberjacks |
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0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–7 |
2015 |
SUU, 49–41 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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