2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jerome Souers (18th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Plough (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Thompson (7th season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome

2015 Big Sky Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Southern Utah $^	7	–	1	8	–	4
No. 10 Portland State ^	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 14 Montana ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
North Dakota	5	–	3	7	–	4
	5	–	3	7	–	4
Eastern Washington	5	–	3	6	–	5
Weber State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Colorado	3	–	5	6	–	5
Montana State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Cal Poly	3	–	5	4	–	7
UC Davis	2	–	6	2	–	9
Idaho State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Sacramento State	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	4:00 pm	at No. 24 Stephen F. Austin*		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	W 34–28	8,473
September 12	4:00 pm	New Mexico Highlands*		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+, FCSP	W 41–5	9,681
September 19	8:00 pm	at No. 20 (FBS) Arizona*	No. 24	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 13–77	51,494
September 26	1:00 pm	at No. 14 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	RTNW	L 14–23	26,136
October 3	4:00 pm	No. 11 Montana State		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+	W 49–41	9,431
October 10	4:00 pm	at UC Davis		Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	WBS	L 24–38	6,432
October 24	4:00 pm	Weber State		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+	W 52–36	8,367
October 31	2:00 pm	Northern Colorado		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+	W 63–21	4,091
November 7	4:05 pm	at No. 4 Eastern Washington		Roos Field Cheney, WA	FSAZ+	W 52–30	9,214
November 14	2:00 pm	Sacramento State		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+	W 49–35	5,937
November 21	3:00 pm	at No. 20 Southern Utah	No. 24	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT (Grand Canyon Rivalry)	WBS	L 41–49	9,022
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
NAU Lumberjacks	10	10	7	7	34
#24 SFA Lumberjacks	7	7	0	14	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	3	2	5
Lumberjacks	17	14	0	10	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Lumberjacks	6	7	0	0	13
#20 (FBS) Wildcats	7	35	14	21	77

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	14	0	14
#14 Grizzlies	10	6	0	7	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Bobcats	7	7	6	21	41
Lumberjacks	14	14	14	7	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	10	0	7	24
Aggies	14	3	14	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	9	14	13	36
Lumberjacks	21	14	7	10	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	0	14	21
Lumberjacks	28	14	21	0	63

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	7	10	28	52
#4 Eagles	0	7	7	16	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	14	0	0	21	35
Lumberjacks	14	21	7	7	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Lumberjacks	3	21	7	10	41
#20 Thunderbirds	7	7	21	14	49

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Venues	Skidmore Field (1915–1957) Lumberjack Stadium (1958–1977) Walkup Skydome (1977–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Southern Utah: Grand Canyon Rivalry
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025