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.[1] 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
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
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

edit
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Cal State Northridge*W 37–36,439–6,449[2][3]
September 8at No. 19 NevadaL 14–5514,210
September 22Eastern Washington
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 31–24
September 29Idaho State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 35–32
October 6at Montana StateL 37–70
October 13 No. 10 Boise State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 20–288,614
October 20at No. 17 MontanaL 14–48
October 27Nicholls State*
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 41–34
November 312:00 p.m.at IdahoL 7–5210,100[4]
November 10Weber State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 38–35
November 176:00 p.m.at No. 12 Northern Iowa*L 16–368,517[5]

References

edit
  1. ^ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 78. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 2, 1990. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Final 1990 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  4. ^ Stalwick, Howie (November 4, 1990). "Vandals look like champs in 52–7 romp". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  5. ^ "NAU competes, but loses, on road". Arizona Daily Sun. November 18, 1990. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.