2002 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2002 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
2002 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Montana +^   5 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 19 Montana State +^   5 – 2     7 – 6  
No. 18 Idaho State +   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Eastern Washington   3 – 4     6 – 5  
  3 – 4     6 – 5  
Portland State   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Sacramento State   3 – 4     5 – 8  
Weber State   1 – 6     3 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 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 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 284 to 252, and finished in a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Sky.[1]

The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Arizona*No. 21
L 3–3748,446[2]
September 7at Cal Poly*
W 31–24[3]
September 14 No. 14 Sam Houston State*
W 40–146,019[4]
September 28 No. 9 Portland StatedaggerNo. 16
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 14–108,752[5]
October 5Weber StateNo. 12
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 26–215,439[6]
October 12Sacramento StateNo. 8
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 21–249,126[7]
October 19at Eastern WashingtonNo. 16
L 29–415,215[8]
October 26Montana State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 20–176,722[9]
November 2at No. 1 Montana
L 24–3819,276[10]
November 9at No. 23 Idaho State
L 20–468,516[11]
November 16at Saint Mary's*
W 24–12[12]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "UA takes to the air, buries NAU". The Arizona Republic. September 1, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Northern Arizona edges Cal Poly". Great Falls Tribune. September 8, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Zack Hall (September 15, 2002). "Clinic in efficiency". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Zack Hall (September 29, 2002). "Defensive dazzler". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Zack Hall (October 6, 2002). "Jacks find a way". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Zack Hall (October 13, 2002). "A stinging defeat". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eastern grows up". The Spokesman-Review. October 20, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "NAU knocks off Bobcats". The Daily Inter Lake. October 27, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grizzlies stay on winning track by beating NAU". The Montana Standard. November 3, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Idaho State rumbles past slumping NAU". The Arizona Republic. November 10, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Two defensive scores stop St. Mary's". Oakland Tribune. November 17, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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