1990 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

The 1990 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Steve Axman, the Lumberjacks compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 416 to 290, and placed in a four-way tie for fifth out of nine teams in the Big Sky. The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.

1990 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Steve Axman (1st season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome

1990 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Nevada $^	7	–	1	–	0			13	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Idaho ^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 10 Boise State ^	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	4	–	0
Montana	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Washington	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Montana State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Idaho State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Cal State Northridge*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 37–3	6,439–6,449
September 8	at No. 19 Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 14–55	14,210
September 22	Eastern Washington	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 31–24
September 29	Idaho State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 35–32
October 6	at Montana State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 37–70
October 13	No. 10 Boise State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 20–28	8,614
October 20	at No. 17 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 14–48
October 27	Nicholls State*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 41–34
November 3	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	L 7–52	10,100
November 10	Weber State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 38–35
November 17	at No. 12 Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 16–36	8,517
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game