2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

The 2000 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 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 275 to 245, and tied for seventh place in the Big Sky.[1]

2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   8 0     13 2  
No. 15 Portland State ^   5 3     8 4  
No. 18 Weber State   5 3     7 4  
Sacramento State   5 3     7 4  
Eastern Washington   5 3     6 5  
Idaho State   4 4     6 5  
Cal State Northridge   2 6     4 7  
Northern Arizona   2 6     3 8  
Montana State   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Chadron State*No. 23W 32–24[2]
September 16at Cal State NorthridgeNo. 20W 49–26[3]
September 23at New Mexico*No. 17L 28–35[4]
September 30 No. 5 Portland StateNo. 17
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 10–42
October 7at No. 25 Idaho StateNo. 24L 21–28
October 14Weber State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 10–12
October 21at No. 5 MontanaL 7–1719,109
October 28Montana State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 32–9
November 4at Eastern WashingtonL 9–27
November 11Sacramento State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 24–282,011
November 18Southern Utah*
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ (rivalry)
L 23–27

References edit

  1. ^ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 79. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Doug Cook (September 10, 2000). "Shaky start for Jacks". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Doug Cook (September 17, 2000). "'Road Warriors' return". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B812` m, lp, o0977886edc c – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Greg Archuleta (September 24, 2000). "Out of the Woods: Lobos Barely Avoid Being Cut Down by Lumberjacks". Albuquerque Journal. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.