1987 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

1987 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–4 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
Seasons
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1987 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Weber State ^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Montana 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boise State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Nevada 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northern Arizona 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Idaho State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Eastern Washington 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1987 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Larry Kentera, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Northern Colorado*
W 44–171,512[1]
September 19Montana
W 24–1710,538[2]
September 26IdahoNo. 14
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 37–469,029[3]
October 3Sonoma State*
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 55–612,765[4][5]
October 10at Weber StateNo. 10
L 17–30[6]
October 17at Idaho State
W 32–23[7]
October 24Montana State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 54–2113,856[8]
October 31at Eastern WashingtonNo. 19
W 41–241,717[9]
November 7at Tulsa*No. 19
W 24–2010,863[10]
November 14at Boise StateNo. 16
L 18–4815,286[11]
November 21Nevada
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 39–4010,123[12]

References

  1. ^ "Northern Arizona finishes strongly, routs N. Colorado". The Arizona Republic. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jacks survive sporadic play, beat Grizzlies". The Arizona Daily Sun. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vandals axe Lumberjacks, 46–37". Idahonian. September 28, 1987. p. 1B. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "SSU cut down by Lumberjacks". The Press Democrat. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "NAU". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 4, 1987. p. D2. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Weber State thumps NAU". The Arizona Republic. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Northern Arizona erases Bengals from playoff picture". The Times-News. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lumberjacks explode". The Montana Standard. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "NAU makes up for lost time". The Spokesman-Review. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Northern Arizona passes TU, 24–20". Tulsa World. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tailback's 171 yards, 3 TDs lead Boise State past Northern Arizona". The Arizona Republic. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Jacks go sour in second half". The Arizona Daily Sun. November 22, 1987. p. 12. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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