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1998 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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1998 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Montana $^   6 2     8 4  
Cal State Northridge   5 3     7 4  
No. 25 Montana State   5 3     7 4  
Weber State   4 4     6 5  
Eastern Washington   4 4     5 6  
Portland State   4 4     5 6  
Northern Arizona   3 5     6 5  
Sacramento State   3 5     5 6  
Idaho State   2 6     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 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 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 241 to 227, and tied for seventh place 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Cal Poly*W 9–0
September 12Southwest Texas StateW 38–169,471[2]
September 19Cal State Northridge
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 10–417,144[3]
September 26Western State (CO)
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 28–9
October 3at Eastern WashingtonL 17–21
October 10at Idaho StateW 30–7
October 17at MontanaL 20–33
October 24Sacramento State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 21–383,991
October 31at Montana StateL 25–32
November 7Weber State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 20–17
November 14at Portland State
W 23–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 79. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Big 2nd half gets Jacks win, unbeaten start". Arizona Daily Sun. September 13, 1998. Retrieved March 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jim Gintonio (September 20, 1998). "NAU takes big tumble in 1st loss". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. F6. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon