2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2015 record	7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jerome Souers (18th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Plough (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Thompson (7th year)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome (Capacity: 10,000)

2015 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#18 Southern Utah $^		7	–	1					8	–	4
#10 Portland State ^		6	–	2					9	–	3
#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 FCS 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 #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 #20 (FBS) Arizona*	#24	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 13–77	51,494
September 26	1:00 PM	at #14 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	RTNW	L 14–23	26,136
October 3	4:00 PM	#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 #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 #20 Southern Utah	#24	Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT (HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game)	WBS	L 41–49	9,022
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Arizona Time.

• Source: Official Schedule

Game notes

at Stephen F. Austin

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

See also: 2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2004	SFA, 24–17

New Mexico Highlands

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

See also: New Mexico Highlands Cowboys and Cowgirls

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–5–2	2014	NAU, 62–23

at #20 (FBS) Arizona

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

See also: 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–12	2013	ARIZ, 35–0

at Montana

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

See also: 2015 Montana Grizzlies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–34	2014	NAU, 34–16

Montana State

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

See also: 2015 Montana State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–22	2013	MSU, 36–7

at UC Davis

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

See also: 2015 UC Davis Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2014	NAU, 23–21

Weber State

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

See also: 2015 Weber State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–26	2014	NAU, 29–22

Northern Colorado

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

See also: 2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–3	2014	UNC, 24–17

at Eastern Washington

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

See also: 2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–19	2014	NAU, 28–27

Sacramento State

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

See also: 2015 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–7	2013	NAU, 39–38

at Southern Utah

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

See also: 2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team and Northern Arizona–Southern Utah football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–6	2014	SUU, 22–14

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place 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	NR	NR	NR	RV	25	20	23	RV