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The '''2001 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 [[2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season]]. In their fourth year under head coach [[Jerome Souers]], the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 368 to 307, and tied for second place out of nine teams in the Big Sky.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide|publisher=Northern Arizona University|year=2013|page=79|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nau.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/5/26/2013_Football_Media_Guide-Web.pdf|accessdate=September 4, 2021}}</ref>
The '''2001 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 [[2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season]]. In their fourth year under head coach [[Jerome Souers]], the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 368 to 307, and tied for second place out of nine teams in the Big Sky.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide|publisher=Northern Arizona University|year=2013|page=79|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nau.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/5/26/2013_Football_Media_Guide-Web.pdf|accessdate=September 4, 2021}}</ref>


For the second time in school history, the Lumberjacks qualified to play in the [[2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season#Postseason|2003 NCAA Division I-AA playoffs]]. They lost by a 34–31 score to [[2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team|Sam Houston State]] in the first round.
For the second time in school history, the Lumberjacks qualified to play in the [[2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season#Postseason|2003 NCAA Division I-AA playoffs]]. They lost by a 34–31 score to [[2001 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team|Sam Houston State]] in the first round.<ref>2013 Media Guide, p. 17.</ref>


The team played its home games at the [[Walkup Skydome|J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome]] in [[Flagstaff, Arizona]].
The team played its home games at the [[Walkup Skydome|J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome]] in [[Flagstaff, Arizona]].

Revision as of 23:53, 6 October 2021

2001 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 16
Record8–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumJ. Lawrence Walkup Skydome
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Montana $^   7 – 0     15 – 1  
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
Portland State   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Montana State   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Eastern Washington   3 – 4     6 – 4  
Weber State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Idaho State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Sacramento State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 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 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 368 to 307, and tied for second place out of nine teams in the Big Sky.[1]

For the second time in school history, the Lumberjacks qualified to play in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. They lost by a 34–31 score to Sam Houston State in the first round.[2]

The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Cal State Northridge*
W 30–174,633[3]
September 8Stephen F. Austin
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 10–37,011[4]
September 22at Southern UtahNo. 25
W 41–126,201
September 29at No. 23 Portland StateNo. 21
L 30–337,231
October 6Idaho State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 51–2610,810
October 13at Weber StateNo. 22
W 42–326,893
October 20 No. 2 MontanaNo. 18
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 37–4811,387
October 27at Montana StateNo. 21
W 35–2810,857[5]
November 3 No. 21 Eastern WashingtonNo. 17
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 42–334,164
November 10at Sacramento StateNo. 16
W 50–405,510
November 17at Oregon StateNo. 13
L 10–4539,096
December 1at No. 13 Sam Houston StateNo. 15
L 31–348,134[6]

References

  1. ^ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 79. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ 2013 Media Guide, p. 17.
  3. ^ Gary Fox (August 31, 2001). "Big-time finish carries NAU in opener". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. C11. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ Zack Hall (September 9, 2001). "Ugly, but it counts". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Zack Hall (October 28, 2001). "What starts well, ends well". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6.
  6. ^ Zack Hall (December 2, 2001). "Season slips away". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
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