2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Chris Ball (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Pflugrad (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Partridge (1st season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

Last updated December 14, 2023

2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Weber State +^	7	–	1	11	–	4
No. 9 Sacramento State +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 4 Montana State ^	6	–	2	11	–	4
No. 6 Montana ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
Eastern Washington	6	–	2	7	–	5
Idaho	3	–	5	5	–	7
Portland State	3	–	5	5	–	7
UC Davis	3	–	5	5	–	7
Northern Arizona	2	–	6	4	–	8
Cal Poly	2	–	6	3	–	8
Idaho State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Southern Utah	2	–	6	3	–	9
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games. Rankings from STATS Poll

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 ^[1] 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.

Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll

The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Lumberjacks were picked to finish in sixth place in both polls.^[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Eastern Washington	536 (25)
2	UC Davis	510 (13)
3	Weber State	472 (4)
4	Montana State	417
5	Montana	396 (1)
6	Northern Arizona	302
7	Idaho State	285
8	Idaho	248
9	Cal Poly	196
10	Portland State	178
11	Southern Utah	160
12	Sacramento State	125
13	Northern Colorado	90

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Eastern Washington	140 (10)
2	UC Davis	127 (2)
3	Weber State	124
4	Montana	104 (1)
5	Montana State	100
6	Northern Arizona	88
7	Idaho State	72
8	Idaho	65
9	Cal Poly	56
10	Portland State	42
11	Sacramento State	40
12	Southern Utah	38
13	Northern Colorado	19

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Lumberjacks had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.^[3]

Defense

Jalen Goss – DT

Khalil Dorsey – CB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	6:00 p.m.	Missouri State *	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Pluto TV	W 37–23	6,891	^[4]
September 7	7:45 p.m.	at Arizona *	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 41–65	40,741	^[5]
September 14	4:00 p.m.	Western New Mexico *	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Pluto TV	W 55–21	5,823	^[6]
September 21	4:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Illinois State *	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	L 27–40	9,891
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	Pluto TV	L 31–49	19,257
October 5	4:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Pluto TV	W 41–23	10,026	^[7]
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	Pluto TV	L 28–51	4,421	^[8]
October 26	4:00 p.m.	Portland State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Pluto TV	W 31–29	7,324	^[9]
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	Pluto TV	L 38–66	8,602	^[10]
November 9	2:00 p.m.	No. 8 Sacramento State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Pluto TV	L 34–38	4,257	^[11]
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT (Grand Canyon Rivalry)	Pluto TV	L 30–31	3,711	^[12]
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Idaho	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Pluto TV	L 53–60 ^OT	5,120	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	3	10	7	23
Lumberjacks	3	17	14	3	37

At Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	6	14	14	41
Wildcats	21	28	7	7	63

Western New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	6	0	15	0	21
Lumberjacks	6	24	7	8	45

At Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	14	7	0	6	27
No. 15 Redbirds	10	13	14	3	40

At Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	14	14	3	0	31
No. 7 Bobcats	0	14	7	28	49

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	10	7	3	23
Lumberjacks	0	10	24	7	41

At Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	14	0	7	28
No. 4 Wildcats	7	7	16	21	51

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	9	11	9	29
Lumberjacks	14	7	7	3	31

At Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	14	10	7	7	38
Eagles	17	21	21	7	66

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Hornets	14	3	7	14	38
Lumberjacks	0	17	0	17	34

At Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	3	17	7	3	30
Thunderbirds	3	14	14	0	31

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Vandals	10	14	22	7	7	60
Lumberjacks	10	20	6	17	0	53

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV
Coaches	RV

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References

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↑ "Northern Colorado vs. Northern Arizona - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
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