2004 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2004 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jerome Souers (7th season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome
Seasons ←  2003 2005  →

2004 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Montana $^		6	–	1					12	–	3
No. 8 Eastern Washington ^		6	–	1					9	–	4
Montana State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Portland State		4	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		3	–	4					4	–	7
Idaho State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Sacramento State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Weber State		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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 (Big Sky) 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 (3–4 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 314 to 244, and finished fifth out of eight teams 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	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		at Arizona *	No. 14	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 3–21	49,741	[2]
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin *	No. 13	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 17–24 OT	8,307	[3]
September 25		Weber State	No. 23	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 55–27	9,836	[4]
October 2		Sacramento State	No. 20	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 26–0	10,983	[5]
October 9		at Eastern Washington	No. 16	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 14–45	5,171	[6]
October 16		Western New Mexico *		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 34–14	7,090	[7]
October 23		Portland State		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 21–20	9,020	[8]
October 30		Montana State		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 14–60	6,495	[9]
November 6		at No. 10 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 22–34	22,274	[10]
November 13		at Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 17–24	5,658	[11]
November 20	6:05 p.m.	Northern Iowa *		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 21–45		[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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. "Arizona downs N. Arizona in Stoops' first game at school". The Desert Sun. September 5, 2004. Retrieved August 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Farmer leads SFA past Northern Arizona 24–17 in OT". The Houston Chronicle. September 12, 2004. Retrieved August 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. Ed Odeven (September 26, 2004). "Well...that's more like it". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Ed Odeven (October 3, 2004). "The Skydome Swarm". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Eastern swamps NAU". The Spokesman-Review. October 10, 2004. Retrieved August 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. Ed Odeven (October 17, 2004). "A win's a win". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Ed Odeven (October 24, 2004). "Ernster finds redemption". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Ed Odeven (October 31, 2004). "A real Skydome stinker". Arizona Daily Sun. p. B1, B6.
10. "Griz ace out Jacks". Great Falls Tribune. November 7, 2004. Retrieved August 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Idaho St. scores 17 straight in 2nd half to dump NAU". The Arizona Republic. November 14, 2004. Retrieved August 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Panthers surge by N. Arizona, 45–21". The Courier. November 21, 2004. Retrieved August 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.