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2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAaron Pflugrad (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Partridge (1st season)
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
Seasons
← 2018
2020 ⊟
2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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Big Sky preseason poll

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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

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 296:00 p.m.Missouri State*
Pluto TVW 37–236,891[4]
September 77:45 p.m.at Arizona*
P12NL 41–6540,741[5]
September 144:00 p.m.Western New Mexico*
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
Pluto TVW 55–215,823[6]
September 214:30 p.m.at No. 15 Illinois State*
ESPN L 27–409,891
September 2812:00 p.m.at No. 7 Montana State
Pluto TVL 31–4919,257
October 54:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
Pluto TVW 41–2310,026[7]
October 191:00 p.m.at No. 4 Weber State
Pluto TVL 28–514,421[8]
October 264:00 p.m.Portland Statedagger
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
Pluto TVW 31–297,324[9]
November 21:00 p.m.at Eastern Washington
Pluto TVL 38–668,602[10]
November 92:00 p.m.No. 8 Sacramento State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
Pluto TVL 34–384,257[11]
November 162:00 p.m.at Southern Utah
Pluto TVL 30–313,711[12]
November 232:00 p.m.Idaho
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
Pluto TVL 53–60 OT5,120[13]

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Game summaries

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Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 3 10 7 23
Lumberjacks 3 17 14 3 37
See also: 2019 Missouri State Bears football team

At Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 6 14 14 41
Wildcats 21 28 7 7 63
See also: 2019 Arizona Wildcats football team

Western New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 6 0 15 0 21
Lumberjacks 6 24 7 8 45
See also: Western New Mexico Mustangs football

At Illinois State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 14 7 0 6 27
No. 15 Redbirds 10 13 14 3 40
See also: 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At Montana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 14 14 3 0 31
No. 7 Bobcats 0 14 7 28 49
See also: 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team

Northern Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 10 7 3 23
Lumberjacks 0 10 24 7 41
See also: 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team

At Weber State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 14 0 7 28
No. 4 Wildcats 7 7 16 21 51
See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team

Portland State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 9 11 9 29
Lumberjacks 14 7 7 3 31
See also: 2019 Portland State Vikings football team

At Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 14 10 7 7 38
Eagles 17 21 21 7 66
See also: 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Hornets 14 3 7 14 38
Lumberjacks 0 17 0 17 34
See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At Southern Utah

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 3 17 7 3 30
Thunderbirds 3 14 14 0 31
See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Idaho

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Vandals 10 14 22 77 60
Lumberjacks 10 20 6 170 53
See also: 2019 Idaho Vandals football team

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV
CoachesRV

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Ball - Football Coach". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Missouri State vs. Northern Arizona - Game Summary - August 29, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Northern Arizona vs. Arizona - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Western New Mexico vs. Northern Arizona - Game Summary - September 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Northern Colorado vs. Northern Arizona - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "Northern Arizona vs. Weber State - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "Portland State vs. Northern Arizona - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  10. ^ "Northern Arizona vs. Eastern Washington - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "Sacramento State vs. Northern Arizona - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  12. ^ "Northern Arizona vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  13. ^ "Idaho vs. Northern Arizona - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  14. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  15. ^ "2019 Northern Arizona Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
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