2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 2015 record | 7–4 (5–3 Big Sky) |
| Head coach | Jerome Souers (18th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Tim Plough (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Andy Thompson (7th season) |
| Home stadium | Walkup Skydome (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| No. 18 Southern Utah $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Portland State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 4:00 PM | at No. 24 Stephen F. Austin* | ESPN3 | W 34–28 | 8,473 | ||
| September 12 | 4:00 PM | New Mexico Highlands* | FSAZ+/FCSP | W 41–5 | 9,681 | ||
| September 19 | 8:00 PM | at No. 20 (FBS) Arizona* | No. 24 | P12N | L 13–77 | 51,494 | |
| September 26 | 1:00 PM | at No. 14 Montana | RTNW | L 14–23 | 26,136 | ||
| October 3 | 4:00 PM | No. 11 Montana State |
| FSAZ+ | W 49–41 | 9,431 | |
| October 10 | 4:00 PM | at UC Davis |
| WBS | L 24–38 | 6,432 | |
| October 24 | 4:00 PM | Weber State |
| FSAZ+ | W 52–36 | 8,367 | |
| October 31 | 2:00 PM | Northern Colorado |
| FSAZ+ | W 63–21 | 4,091 | |
| November 7 | 4:05 PM | at No. 4 Eastern Washington | FSAZ+ | W 52–30 | 9,214 | ||
| November 14 | 2:00 PM | Sacramento State |
| FSAZ+ | W 49–35 | 5,937 | |
| November 21 | 3:00 PM | at No. 20 Southern Utah | No. 24 |
| WBS | L 41–49 | 9,022 |
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- Source: Official Schedule
Game summaries
at Stephen F. Austin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAU Lumberjacks | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| #24 SFA Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | 2004 | SFA, 24–17 |
New Mexico Highlands
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Lumberjacks | 17 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 16–5–2 | 2014 | NAU, 62–23 |
at #20 (FBS) Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #24 Lumberjacks | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| #20 (FBS) Wildcats | 7 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 77 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–12 | 2013 | ARIZ, 35–0 |
at Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| #14 Grizzlies | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 13–34 | 2014 | NAU, 34–16 |
Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 41 |
| Lumberjacks | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 25–22 | 2013 | MSU, 36–7 |
at UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Aggies | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–0 | 2014 | NAU, 23–21 |
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 0 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 36 |
| Lumberjacks | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 23–26 | 2014 | NAU, 29–22 |
Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Lumberjacks | 28 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 63 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–3 | 2014 | UNC, 24–17 |
at Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 52 |
| #4 Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11–19 | 2014 | NAU, 28–27 |
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornets | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
| Lumberjacks | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10–7 | 2013 | NAU, 39–38 |
at Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #24 Lumberjacks | 3 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| #20 Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–6 | 2014 | SUU, 22–14 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | |||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | 25 | 20 | 23 | RV | |||||||
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