1979 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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1979 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
APNo. T–10 (I-AA)
Record7–4 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium NAU Skydome
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Boise State * 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 9 Montana State $ 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
No. 5 Nevada ^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. T–10 Northern Arizona 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
Weber State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
Idaho 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Montana 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Idaho State 0 –7 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Boise State was on probation
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1979 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Bud Hake, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Portland State *
W 22–218,382 [1]
September 15 Idaho
W 29–1813,056 [2]
September 22 Montana No. 6
  • NAU Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 26–1311,887 [3]
September 29at Idaho State No. 3
W 6–35,563 [4]
October 6 North Dakota State *No. T–3
  • NAU Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 21–1016,481 [5]
October 13at Weber State No. 4
L 10–347,135 [6]
October 20 Montana State No. 6
  • NAU Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 7–109,166 [7]
October 27 Northern Colorado *
  • NAU Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 16–711,857 [8]
November 3at Boise State
L 7–4420,686 [9]
November 17 Cal Poly Pomona *
  • NAU Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 21–38,781 [10]
November 24No. T–7 Nevada No. T–7
  • NAU Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 7–31 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "N. Arizona steals 22–21 win from PSU". The Sunday Oregonian. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Killen, John (September 16, 1979). "Lumberjacks fell Vandals in wild one, 29–18". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1D. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Google News Archive.
  3. ↑ "Lumberjacks thwart Griz in Big Sky debut". The Missoulian. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Idaho State no joke; NAU scores late win". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "NAU's ground game overwhelms Bison". The Arizona Republic. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Weber State stuns Axers for first victory, 34–10". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "MSU beats NAU". The Independent-Record. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Freshmen propel NAU to 16–7 triumph". The Arizona Republic. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Boise State rips NAU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 4, 1979. p. 12D. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Google News Archive.
  10. ↑ "Mandley keeps NAU playoff hopes alive". The Arizona Republic. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Hawkins gives NAU the axe". The Billings Gazette. November 25, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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