2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 20
FCS Coaches	No. 15
2012 record	8–3 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jerome Souers (15th year)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Thompson
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome (Capacity: 10,000)

2012 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1		11	–	3
#2 Montana State +^		7	–	1		11	–	2
#12 Cal Poly +^		7	–	1		9	–	3
#20 Northern Arizona		6	–	2		8	–	3
Sacramento State		4	–	4		6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4		5	–	6
Southern Utah		4	–	4		5	–	6
North Dakota		3	–	5		5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5		5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5		4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Weber State		2	–	6		2	–	9
Idaho State		0	–	8		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 15, 2012 ; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 6–2 in the Big Sky to finish in fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:30 PM	at Arizona State*		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	PAC-12 Networks	L 6–63	48,658
September 8	8:00 PM	at UNLV*		Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV		W 17–14	15,257
September 15	4:00 PM	Fort Lewis*		Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	NAU-TV/FSAZ+/FCSP/Big Sky TV	W 69–0	6,594
September 22	12:30 PM	at No. 14 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	RTRM/RTNW/Audience Network^[1]	W 41–21	25,254
September 29	2:00 PM	Portland State	No. 22	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+/NAU-TV/FCSP/Big Sky TV	W 24–10	9,107
October 13	1:00 PM	at North Dakota	No. 16	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	Midco Sports Net/Big Sky TV	W 45–38	9,742
October 20	4:00 PM	UC Davis	No. 16	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+/Big Sky TV	W 21–7	7,991
October 27	12:30 PM	at Northern Colorado	No. 13	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	Big Sky TV	W 12–10	3,780
November 3	3:00 PM	at Idaho State	No. 12	Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID	Big Sky TV	W 50–10	5,144
November 10	4:00 PM	Southern Utah	No. 11	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ (HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game)	FSAZ+/Big Sky TV	L 29–35 ^3OT	4,125
November 17	4:00 PM	No. 17 Cal Poly	No. 15	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	FSAZ+/Big Sky TV	L 34–42	6,119
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	6	0	6
Sun Devils	14	28	7	14	63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–20–4	2010	ASU, 41–20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	7	10	17
Rebels	7	7	0	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5	1992	UNLV, 40–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	0	0	0	0
Lumberjacks	27	21	14	7	69

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2011	NAU, 58–13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	7	13	14	41
#14 Grizzlies	17	7	0	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–34	2011	MONT, 28–24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	0	7	0	10
#22 Lumberjacks	14	3	7	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–5	2011	PSU, 31–29

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Lumberjacks	14	3	14	14	45
North Dakota	0	17	14	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1985	NAU, 41–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	7	7
#16 Lumberjacks	0	7	14	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Lumberjacks	2	7	0	3	12
Bears	0	3	0	7	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–2	2011	NAU, 34–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Lumberjacks	12	14	7	17	50
Bengals	7	3	0	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–17–1	2011	NAU, 20–3

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Thunderbirds	9	3	0	3	7	7	6	35
#11 Lumberjacks	0	0	7	8	7	7	0	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–4	2011	SUU, 27–24

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Mustangs	14	7	14	7	42
#15 Lumberjacks	7	6	7	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–0	2003	NAU, 24–7

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football

Venues	Lumberjack Stadium (1957–1977) Walkup Skydome (1977–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Grand Canyon Rivalry (Southern Utah)

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

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