2008 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 6–5 (4–4 Big Sky) |
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Home stadium | Walkup Skydome |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Montana $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Weber State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 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 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 316 to 273, and finished fifth out of nine teams in the Big Sky.[1]
On September 6, the team set a school record with 752 yards of total offense against New Mexico Highlands.[2]
The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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August 30 | at No. 15 FBS Arizona State* | L 13–30 | 62,707 | |||||
September 6 | New Mexico Highlands* |
| W 68–10 | [2] | ||||
September 20 | at Southern Utah* | W 19–14 | ||||||
September 27 | at Northern Colorado | W 25–22 | ||||||
October 4 | Sacramento State | No. 24 |
| W 42–10 | 9,157 | |||
October 11 | Portland State | No. 18 |
| W 37–17 | 5,836 | |||
October 18 | at Idaho State | No. 17 | W 52–30 | |||||
October 25 | No. 16 Weber State | No. 15 |
| L 14–42 | 9,007 | |||
November 1 | at No. 6 Montana | No. 19 | L 10–45 | 24,003 | ||||
November 8 | Montana State | No. 23 |
| L 10–45 | 5,777 | |||
November 15 | at Eastern Washington | L 13–28 | 4,902 | [3] | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Daniel Berk (September 7, 2008). "Record Rout". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Steve Bergum (November 16, 2008). "Seniors triumph in home finale: EWU defense stymies NAU". The Spokesman-Review. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.