2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
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Conference Big Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brent Pease (2nd season)
Home stadium Walkup Skydome
Seasons
  1999
2001  
2000 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Montana $^  8 0   13 2  
No. 15 Portland State ^  5 3   8 4  
No. 18 Weber State  5 3   7 4  
Sacramento State  5 3   7 4  
Eastern Washington  5 3   6 5  
Idaho State  4 4   6 5  
Cal State Northridge  2 6   4 7  
Northern Arizona  2 6   3 8  
Montana State  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 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 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 275 to 245, 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Chadron State *No. 23W 32–24 [2]
September 16at Cal State Northridge No. 20W 49–26 [3]
September 23at New Mexico *No. 17L 28–3521,553 [4]
September 30 No. 5 Portland State No. 17
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 10–426,000 [5]
October 7at No. 25 Idaho State No. 24L 21–28 [6]
October 14 Weber State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 10–128,816 [7]
October 21at No. 5 Montana L 7–1719,109 [8]
October 28 Montana State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 32–95,014 [9]
November 4at Eastern Washington L 9–27 [10]
November 11 Sacramento State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 24–282,011 [11]
November 18 Southern Utah *
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ (rivalry)
L 23–27 [12]

References

  1. "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 79. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. Doug Cook (September 10, 2000). "Shaky start for Jacks". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B2 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Doug Cook (September 17, 2000). "'Road Warriors' return". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B812` m, lp, o0977886edc c via Newspapers.com.
  4. Greg Archuleta (September 24, 2000). "Out of the Woods: Lobos Barely Avoid Being Cut Down by Lumberjacks". Albuquerque Journal. pp. D1, D2 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Portland State routs NAU". The Missoulian. October 1, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Idaho State stymies NAU". The Arizona Republic. October 8, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "4th-quarter rally can't save NAU". The Arizona Republic. October 15, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Defense carries Griz past NAU". The Montana Standard. October 22, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "'Jacks end losing streak at expense of Bobcats". The Montana Standard. October 29, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Chatman carries Eastern". The Spokesman-Review. November 5, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "NAU's rally falls short". The Arizona Republic. November 12, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Southern Utah downs NAU for 5th straight win". The Billings Gazette. November 19, 2000. Retrieved July 31, 2025 via Newspapers.com.