2008 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2008 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
2008 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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  
  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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at No. 15 (FBS) Arizona State*
L 13–3062,707[3]
September 6New Mexico Highlands*
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 68–10[2]
September 20at Southern Utah*
W 19–14[4]
September 27at Northern Colorado
W 25–22[5]
October 4Sacramento StateNo. 24
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 42–109,157[6]
October 11Portland StateNo. 18
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 37–175,836[7]
October 18at Idaho StateNo. 17
W 52–306,697[8]
October 25 No. 16 Weber StateNo. 15
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 14–429,007[9]
November 1at No. 6 MontanaNo. 19
L 10–4524,003[10]
November 8Montana StateNo. 23
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 10–455,777[11]
November 15at Eastern Washington
L 13–284,902[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. ^ a b Daniel Berk (September 7, 2008). "Record Rout". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Carpenter throws for 338 in ASU win". Arizona Daily Star. August 31, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Two yards short". The Daily Spectrum. September 21, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lumberjacks theart late comeback". The Arizona Republic. September 28, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mistakes are costly for Sac State". The Sacramento Bee. October 5, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lumberjacks pick on Portland State, 37–17". Albany Democrat-Herald. October 12, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "NAU spoils Bengals' homecoming". The Times-News. October 19, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats roll past Northern Arizona". The Daily Herald. October 26, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Griz swat N. Arizona, 45–10". The Montana Standard. November 2, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Desin helps Bobcats edge NAU, 25–23". The Billings Gazette. November 9, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Steve Bergum (November 16, 2008). "Seniors triumph in home finale: EWU defense stymies NAU". The Spokesman-Review. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
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