2006 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2006 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jerome Souers (9th season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome
Seasons ←  2005 2007  →

2006 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Montana $^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 10 Montana State ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 19 Portland State		6	–	2					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		5	–	3					6	–	5
Sacramento State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Weber State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Eastern Washington		3	–	5					3	–	8
Idaho State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Northern Colorado		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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 (Big Sky) 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 (5–3 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 378 to 296, and finished fourth out of nine 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	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Arizona State *	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSNAZ	L 14–35	53,540	[2]
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Utah *	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	MTN	L 7–45	43,327	[3]
September 16		Dixie State *	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ		W 66–14	7,283	[4]
September 23		at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID		W 33–27	10,016	[5]
September 30	3:05 p.m.	Montana State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ		L 32–39	8,173	[6]
October 14	1:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	L 21–24	23,626	[7]
October 21		Sacramento State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ		W 39–22	7,362	[8]
October 28		at Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA		W 34–26	5,498	[9]
November 4		No. 25 Portland State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ		L 26–34	5,413	[10]
November 11	3:05 p.m.	Weber State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ		W 42–17	4,811	[11]
November 18		at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO		W 54–3	3,012	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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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. "Slow start, big finish for Arizona State in victory". The Desert Sun. September 1, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Utes cruise past Lumberjacks". The Daily Herald. September 10, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. Chris Gabel (September 17, 2006). "Rebels Get Jacked". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lumberjacks, Vikes win league games". Great Falls Tribune. September 24, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. Chris Gabel (October 1, 2006). "Outgunned". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Griz, Cats escape with wins". Great Falls Tribune. October 15, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. Chris Gabel (October 22, 2006). "Homecoming Heroes". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Murrietta stops EWU". The Spokesman-Review. October 29, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. Chris Gabel (November 5, 2006). "Jacks rally falls short". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Chris Gabel (November 12, 2006). "Air Apparent". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Murrietta sets records in NAU rout". The Arizona Republic. November 19, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "2006 Football". static.bigskyconf.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.