1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 16
Record4–8, 4 wins forfeited (2–6 Big Sky, 4 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brent Pease (1st season)
Home stadium Walkup Skydome
Seasons
  1998
2000  
1999 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Montana $^  7 1   9 3  
No. 20 Portland State  6 2   8 3  
Eastern Washington  6 2   7 4  
Cal State Northridge  5 3   6 5  
Sacramento State  3 5   6 5  
Weber State  3 5   4 7  
Idaho State  2 6   4 7  
Montana State  2 6   4 7  
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^  2 6   4 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings.
    Northern Arizona forfeited four conference wins, to Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, Cal State Northridge.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–4 record (6–2 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 370, and tied for second place in the Big Sky. [1] The Lumberjacks were invited to play in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to eventual national champion Georgia Southern by a 72–29 score.

Northern Arizona later forfeited four conference victories—over Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, and Cal State Northridge—due to use of ineligible player. This dropped their overall record to 4–8 and put them in the last-place tie in the Big Sky at 2–6. [2] [3]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Cal Poly *No. 21W 55–216,821 [4]
September 18at New Mexico *No. 16L 14–4522,079 [5]
September 25at Southwest Texas State *No. 17W 29–269,295 [6] [7]
October 2 Eastern Washington No. 15
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 10–1412,863 [8]
October 9at Idaho State No. 23L 43–28 (forfeit)6,572 [9]
October 16 No. 7 Montana No. 21
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 23–4313,304 [10] [11]
October 23at Sacramento State W 51–49 3OT7,136 [12]
October 30 Montana State No. 24
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 49–20 (forfeit)4,044 [13]
November 6at Weber State No. 22L 36–19 (forfeit)4,110 [14]
November 13 No. 13 Portland State No. 20
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 40–247,188 [15]
November 20at Cal State Northridge No. 17L 30–10 (forfeit)4,963 [16] [17]
November 27at No. 1 Georgia Southern *No. 17L 29–727,140 [18]

References

  1. "Grizzlies cap Big Sky title with 49–3 rout". The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. C10. Retrieved October 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. "Sky crashes on NAU football". Arizona Daily Sun. June 10, 2000. Retrieved July 20, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 79. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  4. Toby, Al (September 10, 1999). "NAU Runs Over Mustangs". Arizona Republic. p. 46. Retrieved December 28, 2023 via newspapers.com.
  5. Hall, Mike (September 19, 1999). "NAU Finds Step Up Too Much". Arizona Republic. p. 217. Retrieved December 28, 2023 via newspapers.com.
  6. Lang, Chris (September 26, 1999). "Jacks' defense steps up, offense cashes in en route to wild victory". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved March 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Southwest Texas State Athletics Department (November 22, 1999). "Southwest Texas Game Results (as of Nov 22, 1999)" . Retrieved December 28, 2023 via Wayback Machine.
  8. Cook, Doug (October 3, 1999). "Stat Book - E. Washington 14, NAU 10". Arizona Daily Sun. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023 via newspapers.com.
  9. Cook, Doug (October 10, 1999). "Stat Book - NAU 43, Idaho State 28". Arizona Daily Sun. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023 via newspapers.com.
  10. Cook, Doug (October 17, 1999). "Grizzlies gang up". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13, 14 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Griz maul NAU". Great Falls Tribune. October 17, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "NAU pulls out win in triple OT". The Arizona Republic. October 24, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  13. Cook, Doug (October 31, 1999). "Bringing down the 'Cats". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13, 14 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Brown, Jenkins lift NAU past Wildcats". The Daily Herald. November 7, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  15. Cook, Doug (November 14, 1999). "Jacks' Senior Spoil Vikings' Big Sky Title Dreams in Final Home Game". Arizona Daily Sun. p. 13. Retrieved December 28, 2023 via newspapers.com.
  16. Cook, Doug (November 21, 1999). "Jacks make case". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13, 14 via Newspapers.com.
  17. Kowalick, Vince (November 21, 1999). "Northridge Finished Off by Northern Arizona". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  18. Cook, Doug (November 28, 1999). "Not much Southern hospitality: NAU ripped, 72–29, at Georgia Southern in playoff opener". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13, 14 via Newspapers.com.