2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 10–41 vs. San Diego
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 25
Record	7–5 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jerome Souers (20th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Sheppard (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Thompson (9th season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 20th-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 7–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they were lost to San Diego in the first round.

2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Southern Utah +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 5 Weber State +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
Northern Arizona ^	6	–	2	7	–	5
No. 21 Eastern Washington	6	–	2	7	–	4
Sacramento State	6	–	2	7	–	4
Montana	5	–	3	7	–	4
Montana State	5	–	3	5	–	6
UC Davis	3	–	5	5	–	6
Idaho State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	7
North Dakota	2	–	6	3	–	8
Cal Poly	1	–	7	1	–	10
Portland State	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	at Arizona*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 24–62	43,620
September 9	4:00 p.m.	No. 22 Western Illinois*		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	FCSP, FSAZ+, Pluto TV	L 20–38	9,053
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Cal Poly		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ELVN	W 28–10	7,726
September 30	4:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	KASW, NAU-TV	W 48–20	5,107
October 7	4:00 p.m.	No. 11 Illinois State*		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	FCSP, FSAZ+, Pluto TV	W 37–16	10,420
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Portland State		Providence Park Portland, OR	Pluto TV	W 42–20	4,430
October 21	4:00 p.m.	UC Davis		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	KASW, NAU-TV	W 45–31	5,093
October 28	4:00 p.m.	Sacramento State		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	KASW, NAU-TV	W 37–17	6,068
November 4	2:30 p.m.	at Montana	No. 18	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	RTNW^[1]	L 15–17	22,747
November 11	5:00 p.m.	Montana State	No. 24	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ELVN	W 37–36	6,187
November 18	2:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Southern Utah	No. 23	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT (Grand Canyon Rivalry)	ELVN	L 20–48	10,842
November 25	6:00 p.m.	San Diego*	No. 25	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 10–41	4,068
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	7	0	10	24
Wildcats	14	20	14	14	62

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Leathernecks	7	10	14	7	38
Lumberjacks	0	7	6	7	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	7	14	0	28
Mustangs	3	0	7	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	13	0	20
Lumberjacks	7	13	14	14	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Redbirds	0	6	3	7	16
Lumberjacks	0	13	14	10	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	14	0	14	14	42
Vikings	7	0	6	7	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	0	17	7	31
Lumberjacks	0	28	7	10	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	10	7	0	17
Lumberjacks	10	7	6	14	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Lumberjacks	3	6	0	6	15
Grizzlies	7	0	7	3	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	9	7	13	36
No. 24 Lumberjacks	3	13	14	7	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Lumberjacks	6	7	0	7	20
No. 14 Thunderbirds	3	24	14	7	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	10	14	10	7	41
No. 25 Lumberjacks	0	10	0	0	10