1977 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coach Joe Salem, the Lumberjacks compiled a 9–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 324 to 204, and finished second out of seven teams in the Big Sky.[1]

1977 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1977 record9–3 (5–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumNAU Ensphere
1977 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–5 Boise State $ 6 –0 –09 –2 –0
No. T–5 Northern Arizona ^ 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
Montana State 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Weber State 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Idaho State 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Idaho 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Montana 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Boise State concluded its regular season after the NCAA Division II playoffs started; runner-up Northern Arizona was awarded playoff bid.
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

The team played its home games at the newly-constructed NAU Ensphere (later renamed the Walkup Skydome) in Flagstaff, Arizona.[2] The first game in the new stadium was played on September 17 against Montana.[1]

The Lumberjacks earned a berth in the 1977 NCAA Division II Playoffs, losing in the first round to Jacksonville State.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Augustana (SD)*Flagstaff, AZW 31–30
September 10at Idaho StatePocatello, IDW 28–7
September 17Montana
W 25–24
September 24at Weber StateOgden, UTW 36–10
October 1at UNLV*
L 16–2013,497
October 8at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 16–0
October 15Cal State Fullerton*
  • NAU Ensphere
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 24–915,988[3]
October 22at Boise State
L 13–2720,448[4]
November 5Montana State
  • NAU Ensphere
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 28–21
November 12Eastern Montana*
  • NAU Ensphere
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 70–0
November 19Nebraska–Omaha*
  • NAU Ensphere
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 37–21
November 26Jacksonville State*
L 0–35
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 78. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. Rick Velotta (October 14, 1977). "NAU Enters Big Time This Weekend". Arizona Daily Sun – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Dave Distel (October 16, 1977). "Titans Play Give Away in 24–9 Defeat". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-17. Retrieved February 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Boise downs NAU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 23, 1977. p. 2B.
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