2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 4–6 (3–4 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Aaron Pflugrad (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Andy Thompson (10th season) |
Home stadium | Walkup Skydome (Capacity: 10,000) |
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No. 6 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Eastern Washington +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 UC Davis +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Montana State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 21st-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 4–6, 3–4 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place.
On November 19, Jerome Souers announced his retirement. He finished with a 21 year record of 123–114.
Previous season
The Lumberjacks finished the 2017 season 7–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they were lost to San Diego in the first round.
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Tight Ends
Offensive Lineman
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Defensive Line
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Fullback Place Kickers
Punters
Long Snappers
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Preseason
Polls
On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Lumberjacks were predicted to finish in third place by both the coaches and media.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Eastern Washington | 134 (6) |
2 | Weber State | 124 (3) |
3 | Northern Arizona | 121 (3) |
4 | Idaho | 101 (1) |
5 | Sacramento State | 94 |
6 | Southern Utah | 91 |
7 | Montana | 82 |
8 | Montana State | 76 |
9 | UC Davis | 64 |
10 | Cal Poly | 40 |
11 | Northern Colorado | 30 |
12 | Idaho State | 29 |
13 | Portland State | 21 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Eastern Washington | 651 (27) |
2 | Weber State | 636 (19) |
3 | Northern Arizona | 535 (1) |
4 | Montana | 496 (2) |
5 | Idaho | 483 (3) |
6 | Southern Utah | 449 (1) |
7 | Sacramento State | 415 |
8 | Montana State | 391 (1) |
9 | UC Davis | 331 (1) |
10 | Idaho State | 170 |
11 | Cal Poly | 169 |
12 | Northern Colorado | 166 |
13 | Portland State | 103 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
The Lumberjacks had three players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]
Emmanuel Butler – Sr. WR
Khalil Dorsey – Jr. CB
Wes Sutton – Sr. S
Award watch lists
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Walter Payton Award[3] | Case Cookus | QB | JR |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 4:30 p.m. | at UTEP* | ESPN3 | W 30–10 | 17,271 | ||
September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 6 Eastern Washington* | No. 18 | KASW NAU-TV | L 26–31 | 8,938 | |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Missouri State* | No. 20 | ESPN3 | L 8–40 | 7,217 | |
September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Southern Utah |
| KASW NAU-TV | W 31–23 | 5,832 | |
September 29 | 2:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | Pluto TV 243 | L 42–56 | 9,129 | ||
October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 6 Weber State |
| ELVN | W 28–24 | 10,000 | |
October 20 | 11:00 a.m. | at Northern Colorado | ELVN | L 14–42 | 3,522 | ||
October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | Cal Poly![]() |
| KASW NAU-TV | L 28–38 | 6,102 | |
November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 6 UC Davis | Pluto TV 245 | L 20–42 | 7,890 | ||
at | NAU-TV | Cancelled[a] | – | ||||
November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | North Dakota |
| KASW NAU-TV | W 31–16 | 4,306 | |
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- ^ The game against Sacramento State on November 10 was cancelled due to unhealthy air quality as a result of the Camp Fire in Northern California.[4]
- Source: Official Schedule
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game vs. Eastern Washington will be a non-conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky standings.
Game summaries
at UTEP
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 10 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
Miners | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Eastern Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 6 Eagles | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
No. 18 Lumberjacks | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 26 |
at Missouri State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 20 Lumberjacks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Bears | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
Southern Utah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
at Idaho State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Bengals | 7 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
Weber State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 6 Wildcats | 0 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Northern Colorado
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Bears | 12 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 42 |
Cal Poly
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at UC Davis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
No. 6 Aggies | 21 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
North Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Fighting Hawks | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Lumberjacks | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | RV | 18 | 20 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | |
Coaches | RV | 20 | 22 | RV | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky".
- ^ "Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
- ^ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "NAU Football Game at Sacramento State Officially Canceled". www.nauathletics.com. Northern Arizona University Official Athletics Website. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.