2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:45 pm	at 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	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 Midco SN	L 31–38	9,049
November 19	2:00 pm	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

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	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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	18	19	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	18	17	24	25–T	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV