2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
Northern Arizona		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

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Game summaries

At Stephen F. Austin

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

New Mexico Highlands

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

At #20 (FBS) Arizona

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

At Montana

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

Montana State

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

At UC Davis

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

Weber State

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

Northern Colorado

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

At Eastern Washington

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

Sacramento State

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

At Southern Utah

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

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	25	20	23	RV

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