2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–6 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jerome Souers (21st season);
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Pflugrad (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Thompson (10th season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 21st-year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 4–6, 3–4 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place.

Record4–6 (3–4 Big Sky)

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OffensivecoordinatorAaron Pflugrad (1st season)

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2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Weber State +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 2 Eastern Washington +^	7	–	1	12	–	3
No. 7 UC Davis +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 17 Montana State ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
Idaho State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Montana	4	–	4	6	–	5
Cal Poly	4	–	4	5	–	6
Northern Arizona	3	–	4	4	–	6
Portland State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Idaho	3	–	5	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	2	–	9
Southern Utah	1	–	7	1	–	10
Sacramento State	0	–	7	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games. Rankings from STATS Poll

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On November 19, Jerome Souers announced his retirement. He finished with a 21-year record of 123–114.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:30 p.m.	at UTEP*		Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN3	W 30–10	17,271
September 8	4:00 p.m.	No. 6 Eastern Washington*	No. 18	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	KASW NAU-TV	L 26–31	8,938
September 15	12:00 p.m.	at Missouri State*	No. 20	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	L 8–40	7,217
September 22	4:00 p.m.	Southern Utah		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ (Grand Canyon Rivalry)	KASW NAU-TV	W 31–23	5,832
September 29	2:30 p.m.	at Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Pluto TV 243	L 42–56	9,129
October 6	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Weber State		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ELVN	W 28–24	10,000
October 20	11:00 a.m.	at Northern Colorado		Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ELVN	L 14–42	3,522
October 27	4:00 p.m.	Cal Poly		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	KASW NAU-TV	L 28–38	6,102
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at No. 6 UC Davis		Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	Pluto TV 245	L 20–42	7,890
~~November 10~~	~~7:00 p.m.~~	at ~~Sacramento State~~		~~Hornet Stadium~~ ~~Sacramento, CA~~	KASW NAU-TV	Cancelled^[a]	–
November 17	2:30 p.m.	North Dakota		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	KASW NAU-TV	W 31–16	4,306
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	10	7	13	0	30
Miners	0	10	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Eagles	14	7	7	3	31
No. 18 Lumberjacks	0	10	3	13	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Lumberjacks	0	6	0	2	8
Bears	10	13	10	7	40

Preseason

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	0	10	3	3	16
Lumberjacks	14	3	7	7	31