2004 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   6 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 8 E. Washington ^   6 – 1     9 – 4  
Montana State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Portland State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Northern Arizona   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Idaho State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Sacramento State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Weber State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 314 to 244, and finished fifth out of eight teams in the Big Sky.[1]

The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Arizona
L 3–2149,741
September 11at Stephen F. Austin
L 17–24 OT
September 25Weber State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 55–279,836[2]
October 2Sacramento Statedagger
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 26–010,983[3]
October 9at Eastern Washington
L 14–45
October 16Western New Mexico
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 34–147,090[4]
October 23Portland State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 21–209,020[5]
October 30Montana State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 14–606,495[6]
November 6at No. 10 Montana
L 22–3422,274
November 13at Idaho State
L 17–24
November 20Northern Iowa
L 21–45

References

  1. ^ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Ed Odeven (September 26, 2004). "Well...that's more like it". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Ed Odeven (October 3, 2004). "The Skydome Swarm". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ed Odeven (October 17, 2004). "A win's a win". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ed Odeven (October 24, 2004). "Ernster finds redemption". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ed Odeven (October 31, 2004). "A real Skydome stinker". Arizona Daily Sun. p. B1, B6.
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