1986 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

1986 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
Seasons
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1986 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nevada $^ 7 – 0 – 0 13 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Idaho ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Northern Arizona 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Montana* 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Boise State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Weber State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Montana State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Idaho State* 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Montana and Idaho State played twice.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1986 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Larry Kentera, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Southern Utah*
L 17–27[1]
September 6Angelo State*
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 24–138,000[2]
September 13No. 8 Eastern Washington*
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 6–286,954[3]
September 20Weber State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 45–247,422[4]
September 27at Montana
W 34–286,333[5]
October 11Southwest Texas State*dagger
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 39–013,331[6]
October 18at Montana State
L 19–2710,497[7]
October 25at No. 15 Idaho
W 24–010,600[8]
November 1Boise State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 17–149,488[9]
November 8Idaho State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 31–176,686[10]
November 15at No. 1 Nevada
L 17–2715,425[11]

References

  1. ^ "SUSC football comes of age". The Daily Spectrum. August 31, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rams tumble 24–13". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "EWU's second-half burst leaves Jacks speechless". The Arizona Daily Sun. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Record-setting NAU throttles Weber State". The Arizona Republic. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pass-happy NAU escapes Grizzly ambush". Great Falls Tribune. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Much-improved NAU hammers Southwest Texas State". The Arizona Republic. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Montana St. 27, NAU 19". The Idaho Statesman. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "NAU beats Idaho with 8 FGs". South Idaho Press. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bomb buries Boise State's hopes". The Idaho Statesman. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lumberjacks earn championship berth". The Arizona Daily Sun. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Top-ranked Nevada–Reno rallies past NAU for Big Sky title". The Arizona Republic. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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