2001 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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2001 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
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Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 16
Record8–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Montana $^  7 –0   15 –1  
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^  5 –2   9 –4  
Portland State  5 –2   7 –4  
Montana State  4 –3   5 –6  
Eastern Washington  3 –4   6 –4  
Weber State  2 –5   3 –8  
Idaho State  1 –6   4 –7  
Sacramento State  1 –6   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 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 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 368 to 307, and tied for second place out of nine teams in the Big Sky. [1]

For the third time in school history, the Lumberjacks qualified to play in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. They lost by a 34–31 score to Sam Houston State in the first round. [2]

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

The team's statistical leaders included Marcus King with 1,287 rushing yards (including 271 yards against Portland State and 248 yards against Eastern Washington) and Preston Parsons with 2,267 passing yards. [3] Linebacker Keith O'Neil received first-team All-Big Sky honors and later played four years in the National Football League.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30 Cal State Northridge *
W 30–174,633 [4]
September 8 Stephen F. Austin
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 10–37,011 [5]
September 22at Southern Utah No. 25
W 41–126,201
September 29at No. 23 Portland State No. 21
L 30–337,231
October 6 Idaho State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 51–2610,810
October 13at Weber State No. 22
W 42–326,893
October 20 No. 2 Montana No. 18
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 37–4811,387
October 27at Montana State No. 21
W 35–2810,857 [6]
November 3 No. 21 Eastern Washington No. 17
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 42–334,164
November 10at Sacramento State No. 16
W 50–405,510
November 17at Oregon State No. 13
L 10–4539,096
December 1at No. 13 Sam Houston State No. 15
L 31–348,134 [7]

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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. ↑ 2013 Media Guide, p. 17.
  3. ↑ 2013 Media Guide, p. 64.
  4. ↑ Gary Fox (August 31, 2001). "Big-time finish carries NAU in opener". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. C11. Retrieved October 27, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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