| 1977Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football | |
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NCAA Division II First Round, L 0–34 vs.Jacksonville State | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (5–1 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Lumberjack Stadium,NAU Ensphere |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–5Boise State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–5Northern Arizona ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1977 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was anAmerican football team that representedNorthern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of theBig Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coachJoe Salem, the Lumberjacks compiled a 9–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 324 to 204, and finished second out of seven teams in the Big Sky.[1]
The team played its season and home opener on September 3 atLumberjack Stadium before moving to the newly-constructed NAU Ensphere, later renamed theWalkup Skydome, inFlagstaff, Arizona.[2] The first game in the new stadium was played on September 17 againstMontana.[1]
The Lumberjacks earned a berth in the1977 NCAA Division II Playoffs, losing in the first round toJacksonville State.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 3 | Augustana (SD)* | W 31–30 | 8,250 | [3] | ||||
| September 10 | atIdaho State | W 28–7 | 7,200 | [4] | ||||
| September 17 | Montana |
| W 25–24 | 12,860 | [5] | |||
| September 24 | atWeber State | W 36–10 | 10,014 | [6] | ||||
| October 1 | atUNLV* | No. 8 | L 16–20 | 13,397–13,497 | [7][8] | |||
| October 8 | atCal Poly Pomona* |
| W 16–0 | 2,500 | [9] | |||
| October 15 | Cal State Fullerton |
| W 24–9 | 15,988 | [10] | |||
| October 22 | atBoise State | L 13–27 | 20,448 | [11] | ||||
| November 5 | Montana State |
| W 28–21 | 14,216 | [12] | |||
| November 12 | Eastern Montana* | No. T–10 |
| W 70–0 | 10,244 | [13] | ||
| November 19 | Nebraska–Omaha* | No. T–5 |
| W 37–21 | 11,838 | [14] | ||
| November 26 | No. 9Jacksonville State* | No. T–5 |
| L 0–35 | 7,500 | [15] | ||
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Northern Arizona did not playIdaho, so a non-conference game was designated to count in the standings for each team. Both were home games againstPacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) opponents; Idaho lost toPacific, while NAU defeatedCal State Fullerton.
