1987 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

1987 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Larry Kentera (3rd season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome

1987 Big Sky Conference football standings

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

The 1987 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Larry Kentera, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Northern Colorado*		Jackson Field Greeley, CO	W 44–17	1,512	[1]
September 19	Montana		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 24–17	10,538	[2]
September 26	Idaho	No. 14	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 37–46	9,029	[3]
October 3	Sonoma State*		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 55–6	12,765	[4][5]
October 10	at Weber State	No. 10	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 17–30		[6]
October 17	at Idaho State		ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 32–23		[7]
October 24	Montana State		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 54–21	13,856	[8]
October 31	at Eastern Washington	No. 19	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 41–24	1,717	[9]
November 7	at Tulsa*	No. 19	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 24–20	10,863	[10]
November 14	at Boise State	No. 16	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 18–48	15,286	[11]
November 21	Nevada		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 39–40	10,123	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Northern Arizona finishes strongly, routs N. Colorado". The Arizona Republic. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Jacks survive sporadic play, beat Grizzlies". The Arizona Daily Sun. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Vandals axe Lumberjacks, 46–37". Idahonian. September 28, 1987. p. 1B. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
4. "SSU cut down by Lumberjacks". The Press Democrat. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "NAU". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 4, 1987. p. D2. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Weber State thumps NAU". The Arizona Republic. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Northern Arizona erases Bengals from playoff picture". The Times-News. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lumberjacks explode". The Montana Standard. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "NAU makes up for lost time". The Spokesman-Review. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Northern Arizona passes TU, 24–20". Tulsa World. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tailback's 171 yards, 3 TDs lead Boise State past Northern Arizona". The Arizona Republic. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Jacks go sour in second half". The Arizona Daily Sun. November 22, 1987. p. 12. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.