2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jerome Souers (19th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Plough (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Thompson (8th season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 12 North Dakota +^	8	–	0	9	–	3
No. 25 Weber State ^	6	–	2	7	–	5
No. 24 Cal Poly ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Southern Utah	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Colorado	4	–	4	6	–	5
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	5	–	6
Montana	3	–	5	6	–	5
Montana State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Portland State	2	–	6	3	–	8
UC Davis	2	–	6	3	–	8
Sacramento State	2	–	6	2	–	9
Idaho State	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 19th-year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:45 pm	at Arizona State*	No. 18	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 13–44	45,300
September 10	1:00 pm	at No. 18 Western Illinois*	No. 19	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 20–34	6,732
September 17	4:00 pm	New Mexico Highlands*	No. 24	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	NAU-TV, FSAZ	W 73–3	8,711
September 24	4:00 pm	No. 4 Eastern Washington		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	NAU-TV, FSAZ	L 35–50	10,179
October 1	12:00 pm	at Northern Colorado		Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	CET	L 18–21	5,478
October 8	4:00 pm	at Montana State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 20–14	17,637
October 15	4:00 pm	Idaho State		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	NAU-TV, FSAZ	W 52–7	7,836
October 22	4:00 pm	No. 10 Montana		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	NAU-TV, FSAZ	W 45–34	7,197
November 5	11:00 am	at Weber State		Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	KJZZ	W 33–20	8,740
November 12	12:00 pm	at No. 12 North Dakota		Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 31–38	9,049
November 19	2:00 pm	Southern Utah		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ (Grand Canyon Rivalry)	NAU-TV, FSAZ	L 21–48	5,626
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Lumberjacks	0	3	3	7	13
Sun Devils	7	3	10	24	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Lumberjacks	13	0	7	0	20
#18 Leathernecks	3	10	14	7	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	3	0	0	3
#24 Lumberjacks	28	21	24	0	73

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Eagles	12	10	14	14	50
Lumberjacks	7	14	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	3	0	8	18
Bears	14	7	0	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	10	10	0	20
Bobcats	0	0	7	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	7	7
Lumberjacks	14	14	7	17	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Grizzlies	3	17	0	14	34
Lumberjacks	14	14	17	0	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	10	10	3	10	33
Wildcats	0	7	7	6	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	14	10	7	0	31
#12 Fighting Hawks	10	0	7	21	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	14	14	20	0	48
Lumberjacks	14	7	0	0	21

v t e Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Venues	Skidmore Field (1915 –1957) Lumberjack Stadium (1958–1977) Walkup Skydome (1977–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Southern Utah: Grand Canyon Rivalry
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023