1979 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

1979 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
AP	No. T–10 (I-AA)
Record	7–4 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dwain Painter (1st season)
Home stadium	NAU Skydome

1979 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boise State *	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Montana State $	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
No. 5 Nevada ^	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. T–10 Northern Arizona	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Idaho	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Montana	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Idaho State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant * – Boise State was on probation Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1979 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Bud Hake, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Portland State*		Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 22–21	8,382	[1]
September 15	Idaho		NAU Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 29–18	13,056	[2]
September 22	Montana	No. 6	NAU Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 26–13	11,887	[3]
September 29	at Idaho State	No. 3	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 6–3	5,563	[4]
October 6	North Dakota State*	No. T–3	NAU Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 21–10	16,481	[5]
October 13	at Weber State	No. 4	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	L 10–34	7,135	[6]
October 20	Montana State	No. 6	NAU Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 7–10	9,166	[7]
October 27	Northern Colorado*		NAU Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 16–7	11,857	[8]
November 3	at Boise State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 7–44	20,686	[9]
November 17	Cal Poly Pomona*		NAU Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 21–3	8,781	[10]
November 24	No. T–7 Nevada	No. T–7	NAU Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 7–31		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "N. Arizona steals 22–21 win from PSU". The Sunday Oregonian. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Killen, John (September 16, 1979). "Lumberjacks fell Vandals in wild one, 29–18". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1D. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
3. "Lumberjacks thwart Griz in Big Sky debut". The Missoulian. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Idaho State no joke; NAU scores late win". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "NAU's ground game overwhelms Bison". The Arizona Republic. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Weber State stuns Axers for first victory, 34–10". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "MSU beats NAU". The Independent-Record. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Freshmen propel NAU to 16–7 triumph". The Arizona Republic. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Boise State rips NAU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 4, 1979. p. 12D. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
10. "Mandley keeps NAU playoff hopes alive". The Arizona Republic. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Hawkins gives NAU the axe". The Billings Gazette. November 25, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.