2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

The 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.

2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Plough (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAndy Thompson (7th season)
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Southern Utah $^   7 1     8 4  
No. 10 Portland State ^   6 2     9 3  
No. 14 Montana ^   6 2     8 5  
North Dakota   5 3     7 4  
Northern Arizona   5 3     7 4  
Eastern Washington   5 3     6 5  
Weber State   5 3     6 5  
Northern Colorado   3 5     6 5  
Montana State   3 5     5 6  
Cal Poly   3 5     4 7  
UC Davis   2 6     2 9  
Idaho State   1 7     2 9  
Sacramento State   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 54:00 pmat No. 24 Stephen F. Austin*ESPN3W 34–288,473
September 124:00 pmNew Mexico Highlands*FSAZ+, FCSPW 41–59,681
September 198:00 pmat No. 20 (FBS) Arizona*No. 24P12NL 13–7751,494
September 261:00 pmat No. 14 MontanaRTNWL 14–2326,136
October 34:00 pmNo. 11 Montana State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
FSAZ+W 49–419,431
October 104:00 pmat UC DavisWBSL 24–386,432
October 244:00 pmWeber State 
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
FSAZ+W 52–368,367
October 312:00 pmNorthern Colorado
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
FSAZ+W 63–214,091
November 74:05 pmat No. 4 Eastern WashingtonFSAZ+W 52–309,214
November 142:00 pmSacramento State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
FSAZ+W 49–355,937
November 213:00 pmat No. 20 Southern UtahNo. 24WBSL 41–499,022

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Game summaries edit

At Stephen F. Austin edit

1 2 3 4 Total
NAU Lumberjacks 10 10 7 7 34
#24 SFA Lumberjacks 7 7 0 14 28

New Mexico Highlands edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 3 2 5
Lumberjacks 17 14 0 10 41

At #20 (FBS) Arizona edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Lumberjacks 6 7 0 0 13
#20 (FBS) Wildcats 7 35 14 21 77

At Montana edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0 0 14 0 14
#14 Grizzlies 10 6 0 7 23

Montana State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Bobcats 7 7 6 21 41
Lumberjacks 14 14 14 7 49

At UC Davis edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 10 0 7 24
Aggies 14 3 14 7 38

Weber State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 9 14 13 36
Lumberjacks 21 14 7 10 52

Northern Colorado edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 0 14 21
Lumberjacks 28 14 21 0 63

At Eastern Washington edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 7 10 28 52
#4 Eagles 0 7 7 16 30

Sacramento State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 14 0 0 21 35
Lumberjacks 14 21 7 7 49

At Southern Utah edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Lumberjacks 3 21 7 10 41
#20 Thunderbirds 7 7 21 14 49

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRV24RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV24RVRV
CoachesRVRV24RVRVRVRV252023RV

References edit