1986 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

1986 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Larry Kentera (2nd season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome

1986 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Nevada $^	7	–	0	–	0			13	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Idaho ^	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Montana*	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Boise State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Idaho State*	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant * – Montana and Idaho State played twice. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1986 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Larry Kentera, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Big Sky.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Southern Utah*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 17–27		[1]
September 6	Angelo State*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 24–13	8,000	[2]
September 13	No. 8 Eastern Washington*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 6–28	6,954	[3]
September 20	Weber State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 45–24	7,422	[4]
September 27	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 34–28	6,333	[5]
October 11	Southwest Texas State*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 39–0	13,331	[6]
October 18	at Montana State	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 19–27	10,497	[7]
October 25	at No. 15 Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	W 24–0	10,600	[8]
November 1	Boise State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 17–14	9,488	[9]
November 8	Idaho State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 31–17	6,686	[10]
November 15	at No. 1 Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 17–27	15,425	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "SUSC football comes of age". The Daily Spectrum. August 31, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Rams tumble 24–13". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "EWU's second-half burst leaves Jacks speechless". The Arizona Daily Sun. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Record-setting NAU throttles Weber State". The Arizona Republic. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Pass-happy NAU escapes Grizzly ambush". Great Falls Tribune. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Much-improved NAU hammers Southwest Texas State". The Arizona Republic. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Montana St. 27, NAU 19". The Idaho Statesman. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "NAU beats Idaho with 8 FGs". South Idaho Press. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bomb buries Boise State's hopes". The Idaho Statesman. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Lumberjacks earn championship berth". The Arizona Daily Sun. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Top-ranked Nevada–Reno rallies past NAU for Big Sky title". The Arizona Republic. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.