1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–4 record (6–2 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 370, and tied for second place in the Big Sky.[1] The Lumberjacks were invited to play in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to eventual national champion Georgia Southern by a 72–29 score.

1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 16
Record4–8, 4 wins forfeited (2–6 Big Sky, 4 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
1999 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Montana $^  7 –1   9 –3  
No. 20 Portland State  6 –2   8 –3  
Eastern Washington  6 –2   7 –4  
Cal State Northridge  5 –3   6 –5  
Sacramento State  3 –5   6 –5  
Weber State  3 –5   4 –7  
Idaho State  2 –6   4 –7  
Montana State  2 –6   4 –7  
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^  2 –6   4 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings.
    Northern Arizona forfeited four conference wins, to Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, Cal State Northridge.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Northern Arizona later forfeited four conference victories—over Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, and Cal State Northridge—due to use of ineligible player. This dropped their overall record to 4–8 and put them in the last-place tie in the Big Sky at 2–6.[2][3]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Cal Poly*No. 21
W 55–21
September 18at New Mexico*No. 16
L 14–45
September 25at Southwest Texas State*No. 17
W 29–26[4]
October 2Eastern WashingtonNo. 15
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 10–14
October 9Idaho StateNo. 23
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 43–28 (forfeit)
October 16 No. 7 MontanaNo. 21
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 23–4313,304[5]
October 23at Sacramento State
W 51–49 3OT
October 30Montana StateNo. 24
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 49–20 (forfeit)4,044[6]
November 6at Weber StateNo. 22
L 36–19 (forfeit)
November 13 No. 13 Portland StateNo. 20
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 40–24
November 20at Cal State NorthridgeNo. 17
L 30–10 (forfeit)4,963[7][8]
November 27at No. 1 Georgia Southern*No. 17
L 29–727,140[9]

References
  1. "Grizzlies cap Big Sky title with 49–3 rout". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. C10. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Team used ineligible players, professors changed grades". The Associated Press. December 13, 2002. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  3. "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 79. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  4. "Jacks' defense steps up, offense cashes in en route to wild victory". Arizona Daily Sun. September 26, 1999. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Doug Cook (October 17, 1999). "Grizzlies gang up". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Doug Cook (October 31, 1999). "Bringing down the 'Cats". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Doug Cook (November 21, 1999). "Jacks make case". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Vince Kowalick (November 21, 1999). "Northridge Finished Off by Northern Arizona". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. Doug Cook (November 28, 1999). "Not much Southern hospitality: NAU ripped, 72–29, at Georgia Southern in playoff opener". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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