American college football season
The 2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 1st-year head coach Chris Ball[1] and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place.
Big Sky preseason poll
[edit] The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Lumberjacks were picked to finish in sixth place in both polls.[2]
Media poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) |
2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) |
3 | Weber State | 472 (4) |
4 | Montana State | 417 |
5 | Montana | 396 (1) |
6 | Northern Arizona | 302 |
7 | Idaho State | 285 |
8 | Idaho | 248 |
9 | Cal Poly | 196 |
10 | Portland State | 178 |
11 | Southern Utah | 160 |
12 | Sacramento State | 125 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
Coaches poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) |
2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) |
3 | Weber State | 124 |
4 | Montana | 104 (1) |
5 | Montana State | 100 |
6 | Northern Arizona | 88 |
7 | Idaho State | 72 |
8 | Idaho | 65 |
9 | Cal Poly | 56 |
10 | Portland State | 42 |
11 | Sacramento State | 40 |
12 | Southern Utah | 38 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
[edit] The Lumberjacks had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| 6:00 p.m. | Missouri State* | | Pluto TV | W 37–23 | 6,891 | [4] |
September 7 | 7:45 p.m. | at Arizona* | | P12N | L 41–65 | 40,741 | [5] |
September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico* | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| Pluto TV | W 55–21 | 5,823 | [6] |
September 21 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Illinois State* | | ESPN+ | L 27–40 | 9,891 | |
September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Montana State | | Pluto TV | L 31–49 | 19,257 | |
October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| Pluto TV | W 41–23 | 10,026 | [7] |
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Weber State | | Pluto TV | L 28–51 | 4,421 | [8] |
October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Portland State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| Pluto TV | W 31–29 | 7,324 | [9] |
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Washington | | Pluto TV | L 38–66 | 8,602 | [10] |
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 Sacramento State | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| Pluto TV | L 34–38 | 4,257 | [11] |
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | | Pluto TV | L 30–31 | 3,711 | [12] |
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Idaho | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| Pluto TV | L 53–60 OT | 5,120 | [13] |
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[14][15]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
Lumberjacks | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
Wildcats | 21 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 63 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
Lumberjacks | 6 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 45 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
No. 15 Redbirds | 10 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 40 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
No. 7 Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 49 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Lumberjacks | 0 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 41 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
No. 4 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 51 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Vikings | 0 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
Lumberjacks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
At Eastern Washington
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Eagles | 17 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 66 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Hornets | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Lumberjacks | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
Thunderbirds | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Vandals | 10 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 60 |
Lumberjacks | 10 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 53 |
Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Coaches | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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- ^ "Chris Ball - Football Coach". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Missouri State vs. Northern Arizona - Game Summary - August 29, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Northern Arizona vs. Arizona - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Western New Mexico vs. Northern Arizona - Game Summary - September 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Northern Colorado vs. Northern Arizona - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Northern Arizona vs. Weber State - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Portland State vs. Northern Arizona - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Northern Arizona vs. Eastern Washington - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Sacramento State vs. Northern Arizona - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Northern Arizona vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Idaho vs. Northern Arizona - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Northern Arizona Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
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