1976 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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1976 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record8–3 (4–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium Lumberjack Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977  →
1976 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Montana State $^ 6 –0 –012 –1 –0
Idaho 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
Northern Arizona 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Montana 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Boise State 2 –4 –05 –5 –1
Weber State 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
Idaho State 0 –6 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

The 1976 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 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Joe Salem, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–3 record (4–2 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 249 to 184, and finished third out of seven teams in the Big Sky. [1]

The team's statistical leaders included Herb Daniel with 1,314 passing yards, Carl Golden with 731 rushing yards, Tyrone Peterson with 519 receiving yards, Tom Jurich with 45 points scored, and Jerry Lumpkin with 135 tackles. [2]

The team played its home games at Lumberjack Stadium in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4 United States International
W 20–06,500 [3]
September 11 Idaho State
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 34–78,364 [4]
September 25at Nebraska–Omaha * Omaha, NE W 28–134,500
October 9at Montana
W 23–219,607
October 16 Cal Poly Pomona *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 7–912,800 [5]
October 23No T–5 UNLV *
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 31–286,860 [6]
October 30 Boise State No. 10
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 42–79,060 [7]
November 6at No. 3 Montana State No. 6
L 0–339,400 [8]
November 13 Weber State
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 30–186,150
November 20at Idaho
L 14–3110,166 [9] [10]
November 27at Cal State Fullerton *
W 20–172,100 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

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References

  1. ↑ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 78. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ 2013 Media Guide, p. 63.
  3. ↑ Art Coughanour (September 6, 1976). "Axers Dominate U.S. International". Arizona Daily Sun. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Art Coughanour (September 13, 1976). "NAU's New Offense Rips ISU 34-7: Defense Also Tough on Bengals". Arizona Daily Sun. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Art Coughanour (October 18, 1976). "Blocked Field Goal Paces Cal Poly Win". Arizona Daily Sun. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Art Coughanour (October 25, 1976). "Axers Stun Highly-Rated Nevada Rebels". Arizona Daily Sun. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Lumberjacks bomb Broncos". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 31, 1976. p. D11.
  8. ↑ "Idaho goes up despite loss". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 8, 1976. p. 15.
  9. ↑ Payne, Bob (November 21, 1976). "Vandals clobber Northern Arizona". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1D.
  10. ↑ English, Sue (November 22, 1976). "Year tabbed "great" by Idaho grid boss". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 31.
  11. ↑ "Axers Close With 20-17 Win". Arizona Republic. November 7, 1976. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Northern Arizona)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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