2006 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

The 2006 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 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their ninth year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–5 record (5–3 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 378 to 296, and finished fourth out of nine teams in the Big Sky.[1]

2006 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
2006 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Montana $^  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 10 Montana State ^  6 –2   8 –5  
No. 19 Portland State  6 –2   7 –4  
Northern Arizona  5 –3   6 –5  
Sacramento State  4 –4   4 –7  
Weber State  4 –4   5 –6  
Eastern Washington  3 –5   3 –8  
Idaho State  1 –7   2 –9  
Northern Colorado  0 –8   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at No. 24 Arizona State*
L 14–3553,540
September 9at Utah*
L 7–4543,327
September 16Dixie State*
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 66–14[2]
September 23at Idaho State
W 33–27
September 30Montana State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 32–39[3]
October 14at Montana
L 21–2423,626
October 21Sacramento Statedagger
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 39–227,362[4]
October 28at Eastern Washington
W 34–26
November 4Portland State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 26–345,413[5]
November 11Weber State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 42–174,811[6]
November 18at Northern Colorado
W 54–3
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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. Chris Gabel (September 17, 2006). "Rebels Get Jacked". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Chris Gabel (October 1, 2006). "Outgunned". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Chris Gabel (October 22, 2006). "Homecoming Heroes". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Chris Gabel (November 5, 2006). "Jacks rally falls short". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Chris Gabel (November 12, 2006). "Air Apparent". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
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