2002 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Last updated

2002 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Northern Arizona Athletics Script.png
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium Walkup Skydome
Seasons
←  2001
2003  →
2002 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Montana +^  5 –2   11 –3  
No. 19 Montana State +^  5 –2   7 –6  
No. 18 Idaho State +  5 –2   8 –3  
Eastern Washington  3 –4   6 –5  
Northern Arizona  3 –4   6 –5  
Portland State  3 –4   6 –5  
Sacramento State  3 –4   5 –8  
Weber State  1 –6   3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 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 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 284 to 252, and finished in a four-way tie for fourth 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
August 31at Arizona No. 21
L 3–3748,446
September 7at Cal Poly
W 31–24
September 14 No. 14 Sam Houston State
W 40–146,019 [2]
September 28 No. 9 Portland State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 16
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 14–108,752 [3]
October 5 Weber State No. 12
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 26–215,439 [4]
October 12 Sacramento State No. 8
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 21–249,126 [5]
October 19at Eastern Washington No. 16
L 29–41
October 26 Montana State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 20–17
November 2at No. 1 Montana
L 24–3819,276
November 9at No. 23 Idaho State
L 20–468,516
November 16at Saint Mary's Moraga, CA W 24–12

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walkup Skydome</span> Multi-purpose stadium at NAU in Flagstaff, Arizona

The J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome is an indoor multipurpose stadium in the southwestern United States, located on the campus of Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, Arizona. It is primarily used as the home of the NAU Lumberjacks football and both men's and women's basketball teams of the Big Sky Conference. The seating capacity is 11,230, with 10,000 permanent seats and 1,230 seats in portable bleachers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football</span> Intercollegiate American football team

The NAU Lumberjacks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Northern Arizona University located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a member of the Big Sky Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1915. The team plays its home games at the 17,500 seat Walkup Skydome. Chris Ball has been the head coach since the 2019 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team</span> American college football season

The 2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 1st-year head coach Chris Ball and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team</span> American college football season

The 2020 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 2nd-year head coach Chris Ball and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They played as members of the Big Sky Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team</span> American college football season

The 2008 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–5 record, outscored opponents by a total of 316 to 273, and finished fifth out of nine teams in the Big Sky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team</span> American college football season

The 2007 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their tenth year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–5 record, outscored opponents by a total of 322 to 305, and finished third out of nine teams in the Big Sky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2003 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team</span> American college football season

The 2003 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 9–4 record, outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 305, and finished in a three-way tie for the Big Sky championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2001 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team</span> American college football season

The 2001 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–4 record, outscored opponents by a total of 368 to 307, and tied for second place out of nine teams in the Big Sky.

The 1996 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team compiled a 9–3 record and was No. 6 in the NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant rankings. Running back Archie Amerson won the Walter Payton Award as the most outstanding offensive player in NCAA Division I-AA football.

The 1990 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Steve Axman, the Lumberjacks compiled a 5–6 record, were outscored by a total of 416 to 290, and placed in a four-way tie for fifth out of nine teams in the Big Sky. The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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 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, outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 370, and tied for second place in the Big Sky. 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.

The 1978 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Joe Salem, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–2 record, outscored opponents by a total of 259 to 174, and won the Big Sky championship. The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.

The 1977 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coach Joe Salem, the Lumberjacks compiled a 9–3 record, outscored opponents by a total of 324 to 204, and finished second out of seven teams in the Big Sky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team</span> American college football season

The 2006 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their ninth year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–5 record, outscored opponents by a total of 378 to 296, and finished fourth out of nine teams in the Big Sky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2005 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team</span> American college football season

The 2005 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their eighth year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 3–8 record, were outscored by a total of 338 to 233, and finished in a tie for last place in the Big Sky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2004 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team</span> American college football season

The 2004 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 4–7 record, were outscored by a total of 314 to 244, and finished fifth out of eight teams in the Big Sky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team</span> American college football season

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 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, were outscored by a total of 275 to 245, and tied for seventh place in the Big Sky.

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 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, outscored opponents by a total of 241 to 227, and tied for seventh place in the Big Sky.

The 1997 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth and final year under head coach Steve Axman, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–5 record, outscored opponents by a total of 302 to 261, and tied for fourth place in the Big Sky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team</span> American college football season

The 2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Ball and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome.

References

  1. ↑ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ Zack Hall (September 15, 2002). "Clinic in efficiency". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Zack Hall (September 29, 2002). "Defensive dazzler". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Zack Hall (October 6, 2002). "Jacks find a way". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Zack Hall (October 13, 2002). "A stinging defeat". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.