2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The 2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Ball and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (4–4 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Aaron Pflugrad (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Partridge (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Walkup Skydome (capacity: 10,000) |
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| No. 10 Sacramento State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Montana State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Eastern Washington ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 UC Davis ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Polls
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Lumberjacks were predicted to finish seventh in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Weber State | (7) |
| 2 | Montana | (3) |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | (2) |
| 4 | Montana State | (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | (1) |
| 6 | UC Davis | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | |
| 8 | Idaho | |
| 9 | Idaho State | |
| 10 | Portland State | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | |
| 12 | Cal Poly | |
| 13 | Northern Colorado |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Weber State | (14) |
| 2 | Montana | (4) |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | (3) |
| 4 | Montana State | (3) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | |
| 6 | UC Davis | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | |
| 8 | Idaho | |
| 9 | Idaho State | |
| 10 | Portland State | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | |
| 13 | Cal Poly |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Lumberjacks had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.
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Defense Morgan Vest – S |
Special teams Luis Aguilar – K |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 Sam Houston* | ESPN+ | L 16–42 | 8,564 | |
| September 11 | 11:00 a.m. | at South Dakota* | ESPN+ | L 7–34 | 5,247 | |
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona* | P12N | W 21–19 | 33,481 | |
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | ESPN+ | L 10–17 OT | 5,769 | |
| October 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho State |
| ESPN+ | W 48–17 | 9,713 |
| October 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Southern Utah |
| ESPN+ | W 59–35 | 7,511 |
| October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Sacramento State | ESPN+ | L 0–44 | 8,210 | |
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Idaho | ESPN+ | W 38–31 | 0 | |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 8 UC Davis |
| ESPN+ | L 24–40 | 6,088 |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 9 Montana |
| ESPN+ | L 3–30 | 6,225 |
| November 20 | 6:05 p.m. | at Cal Poly | ESPN+ | W 45-21 | 6,371 | |
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Conference opponents not scheduled this season: Eastern Washington, Montana State, Portland State, Weber State
Game summaries
No. 1 Sam Houston
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 1 Bearkats | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
At South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Coyotes | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
At Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
At Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Bears | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Lumberjacks | 3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 48 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Lumberjacks | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
At No. 19 Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 19 Hornets | 3 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 44 |
At Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Vandals | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
No. 8 UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 8 Aggies | 8 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 40 |
| Lumberjacks | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
No. 9 Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Grizzlies | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
At Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 7 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
References
- "Aguilar, Vest Named Preseason All-Big Sky, Lumberjacks Voted to Finish Seventh". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- "2021 Northern Arizona Football Schedule". nauathletics.com. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
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