1998 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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1998 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record6–5 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium Walkup Skydome
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Montana $^  6 –2   8 –4  
Cal State Northridge  5 –3   7 –4  
No. 25 Montana State  5 –3   7 –4  
Weber State  4 –4   6 –5  
Eastern Washington  4 –4   5 –6  
Portland State  4 –4   5 –6  
Northern Arizona  3 –5   6 –5  
Sacramento State  3 –5   5 –6  
Idaho State  2 –6   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 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 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 241 to 227, and tied for seventh place in the Big Sky. [1]

The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Cal Poly *
W 9–06,538 [2]
September 12 Southwest Texas State *
W 38–169,471 [3]
September 19 Cal State Northridge
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 10–417,144 [4]
September 26 Western State (CO) *
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 28–911,616 [5]
October 3at Eastern Washington
L 17–213,625 [6]
October 10at Idaho State
W 30–712,301 [7]
October 17at Montana
L 20–3318,594 [8]
October 24 Sacramento State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 21–383,991 [9]
October 31at Montana State
L 25–327,267 [10]
November 7 Weber State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 20–175,211 [11]
November 14at Portland State
W 23–13 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 79. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Somebody say defense? NAU nets shutout". Arizona Daily Sun. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Big 2nd half gets Jacks win, unbeaten start". Arizona Daily Sun. September 13, 1998. Retrieved March 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Jim Gintonio (September 20, 1998). "NAU takes big tumble in 1st loss". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. F6. Retrieved July 18, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Moran, Cooper help NAU coast to win". The Arizona Republic. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Jacks' mistakes cost them win". The Arizona Daily Sun. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Northern Arizona heats up, shuts down Bengals". The Times-News. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Grizzlies back on track". The Independent-Record. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Sacramento run crushes NAU". The Arizona Republic. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bobcats claw back against old nemesis Northern Arizona". The Montana Standard. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Lumberjacks rally to hand Weber its 5th straight loss". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "NAU secures winning season". Arizona Daily Sun. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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