2007 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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2007 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
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Conference Big Sky Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium Walkup Skydome
Seasons
  2006
2008  
2007 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Montana $^  8 0   11 1  
No. 8 Eastern Washington ^  6 2   9 4  
Northern Arizona  5 3   6 5  
Montana State  4 4   6 5  
Weber State  4 4   5 6  
Portland State  3 5   3 8  
Sacramento State  3 5   3 8  
Idaho State  2 6   3 8  
Northern Colorado  1 7   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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 (Big Sky) 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 (5–3 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 322 to 305, and finished third 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30 Western New Mexico *W 47–0 [2]
September 8at Arizona *L 24–4552,638 [3]
September 15at No. 1 Appalachian State *L 21–3427,104 [4]
September 22 Northern Colorado
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 34–14 [5]
September 29at Sacramento State L 9–386,194 [6]
October 6at Portland State W 44–43 [7]
October 13 Idaho State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 45–249,831 [8]
October 20at Weber State W 29–203,492 [9]
October 27 No. 3 Montana
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 16–218,364 [10] [11]
November 3at Montana State W 29–14 [12]
November 10 No. 20 Eastern Washington
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 24–524,166 [13]

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. Chris Gabel (August 31, 2007). "No Mercy". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B4 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tuitama delivers 5 TD passes". The Arizona Republic. September 9, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Appalachian prevails". The Charlotte Observer. September 16, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Keith Jiron (September 23, 2007). "All Jacked Up". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B8 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hornets get a feel-good victory". The Sacramento Bee. September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Glanville gamble kills comeback". East Oregonian. October 7, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Daniel Berk (October 14, 2007). "No Sweat". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Interception return for TD powers NAU". The Arizona Republic. October 21, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Daniel Berk (October 28, 2007). "Red-Faced". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Workhorse; Hillard carries UM to tough win over NAU". The Missoulian. October 28, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Kriesien's three TDs lead NAU past MSU". The Daily Inter Lake. November 4, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  13. Daniel Berk (November 11, 2007). "No Chance". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 via Newspapers.com.