American college football season
The 2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by third-year head coach Chris Ball and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome .
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Lumberjacks were predicted to finish seventh in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[ 1]
Coaches poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Weber State (7) 2 Montana (3) 3 Eastern Washington (2) 4 Montana State (1) 5 Sacramento State (1) 6 UC Davis 7 Northern Arizona 8 Idaho 9 Idaho State 10 Portland State 11 Southern Utah 12 Cal Poly 13 Northern Colorado
Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Weber State (14) 2 Montana (4) 3 Eastern Washington (3) 4 Montana State (3) 5 Sacramento State 6 UC Davis 7 Northern Arizona 8 Idaho 9 Idaho State 10 Portland State 11 Southern Utah 12 Northern Colorado 13 Cal Poly
[ edit ] The Lumberjacks had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.
Defense
Morgan Vest – S
Special teams
Luis Aguilar – K
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Sam Houston * ESPN+ L 16–428,564 September 11 11:00 a.m. at South Dakota * ESPN+ L 7–345,247 September 18 7:00 p.m. at Arizona * P12N W 21–1933,481 September 25 12:00 p.m. at Northern Colorado ESPN+ L 10–17 OT 5,769 October 2 1:00 p.m. Idaho State Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ ESPN+ W 48–179,713 October 16 1:00 p.m. Southern Utah ESPN+ W 59–357,511 October 23 6:00 p.m. at No. 19 Sacramento State ESPN+ L 0–448,210 October 30 1:00 p.m. at Idaho ESPN+ W 38–310 November 6 1:00 p.m. No. 8 UC Davis Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ ESPN+ L 24–406,088 November 13 1:00 p.m. No. 9 Montana Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ ESPN+ L 3–306,225 November 20 6:05 p.m. at Cal Poly ESPN+ W 45-216,371
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1 2 3 4 Total No. 1 Bearkats 7 14 14 7 42 Lumberjacks 0 7 9 0 16
1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 0 7 0 7 Coyotes 17 10 7 0 34
1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 7 7 7 21 Wildcats 10 3 0 6 19
At Northern Colorado [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total Lumberjacks 0 7 0 3 0 10 Bears 0 3 7 0 7 17
1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 7 0 3 7 17 Lumberjacks 3 20 15 10 48
1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 0 14 14 7 35 Lumberjacks 17 14 14 14 59
At No. 19 Sacramento State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 0 0 0 0 No. 19 Hornets 3 34 0 7 44
1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 14 3 14 7 38 Vandals 7 14 0 10 31
1 2 3 4 Total No. 8 Aggies 8 12 17 3 40 Lumberjacks 14 3 0 7 24
1 2 3 4 Total No. 9 Grizzlies 0 13 7 10 30 Lumberjacks 0 0 3 0 3
1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 7 31 7 0 45 Mustangs 7 7 0 7 21
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons
