1979 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

1979 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
APNo. T–10 (I-AA)
Record7–4 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumNAU Skydome
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boise State * 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Montana State $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 5 Nevada ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. T–10 Northern Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Weber State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Idaho 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Boise State was on probation
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1979 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Bud Hake, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Portland State*
W 22–218,382[1]
September 15Idaho
W 29–1813,056[2]
September 22MontanaNo. 6
  • NAU Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 26–1311,887[3]
September 29at Idaho StateNo. 3
W 6–35,563[4]
October 6North Dakota State*No. T–3
  • NAU Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 21–1016,481[5]
October 13at Weber StateNo. 4
L 10–347,135[6]
October 20Montana StateNo. 6
  • NAU Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 7–109,166[7]
October 27Northern Colorado*
  • NAU Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 16–711,857[8]
November 3at Boise State
L 7–4420,686[9]
November 17Cal Poly Pomona*
  • NAU Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 21–38,781[10]
November 24No. T–7 NevadaNo. T–7
  • NAU Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 7–31[11]

References

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  1. ^ "N. Arizona steals 22–21 win from PSU". The Sunday Oregonian. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Killen, John (September 16, 1979). "Lumberjacks fell Vandals in wild one, 29–18". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1D. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Lumberjacks thwart Griz in Big Sky debut". The Missoulian. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Idaho State no joke; NAU scores late win". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "NAU's ground game overwhelms Bison". The Arizona Republic. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Weber State stuns Axers for first victory, 34–10". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "MSU beats NAU". The Independent-Record. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Freshmen propel NAU to 16–7 triumph". The Arizona Republic. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Boise State rips NAU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 4, 1979. p. 12D. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "Mandley keeps NAU playoff hopes alive". The Arizona Republic. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hawkins gives NAU the axe". The Billings Gazette. November 25, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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