2002 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2002 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jerome Souers (5th season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome
Seasons ←  2001 2003  →

2002 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Arizona *	No. 21	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 3–37	48,446	[2]
September 7	at Cal Poly *		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 31–24		[3]
September 14	No. 14 Sam Houston State *		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 40–14	6,019	[4]
September 28	No. 9 Portland State	No. 16	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 14–10	8,752	[5]
October 5	Weber State	No. 12	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 26–21	5,439	[6]
October 12	Sacramento State	No. 8	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 21–24	9,126	[7]
October 19	at Eastern Washington	No. 16	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 29–41	5,215	[8]
October 26	Montana State		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 20–17	6,722	[9]
November 2	at No. 1 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 24–38	19,276	[10]
November 9	at No. 23 Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 20–46	8,516	[11]
November 16	at Saint Mary's *		Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	W 24–12		[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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. "UA takes to the air, buries NAU". The Arizona Republic. September 1, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Northern Arizona edges Cal Poly". Great Falls Tribune. September 8, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. Zack Hall (September 15, 2002). "Clinic in efficiency". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Zack Hall (September 29, 2002). "Defensive dazzler". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Zack Hall (October 6, 2002). "Jacks find a way". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B5 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Zack Hall (October 13, 2002). "A stinging defeat". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Eastern grows up". The Spokesman-Review. October 20, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "NAU knocks off Bobcats". The Daily Inter Lake. October 27, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Grizzlies stay on winning track by beating NAU". The Montana Standard. November 3, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Idaho State rumbles past slumping NAU". The Arizona Republic. November 10, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Two defensive scores stop St. Mary's". Oakland Tribune. November 17, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.