2004 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

The 2004 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 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 314 to 244, and finished fifth out of eight teams in the Big Sky.[1]

2004 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   6 1     12 3  
No. 8 E. Washington ^   6 1     9 4  
Montana State   4 3     6 5  
Portland State   4 3     7 4  
Northern Arizona   3 4     4 7  
Idaho State   2 5     3 8  
Sacramento State   2 5     3 8  
Weber State   1 6     1 10  
  • $ – 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at ArizonaL 3–2149,741
September 11at Stephen F. AustinL 17–24 OT
September 25Weber State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 55–279,836[2]
October 2Sacramento State 
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 26–010,983[3]
October 9at Eastern WashingtonL 14–45
October 16Western New Mexico
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 34–147,090[4]
October 23Portland State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 21–209,020[5]
October 30Montana State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 14–606,495[6]
November 6at No. 10 MontanaL 22–3422,274
November 13at Idaho StateL 17–24
November 20Northern IowaL 21–45
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Ed Odeven (September 26, 2004). "Well...that's more like it". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Ed Odeven (October 3, 2004). "The Skydome Swarm". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ed Odeven (October 17, 2004). "A win's a win". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ed Odeven (October 24, 2004). "Ernster finds redemption". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ed Odeven (October 31, 2004). "A real Skydome stinker". Arizona Daily Sun. p. B1, B6.