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2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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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.

Record5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorAaron Pflugrad (4th season)
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2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAaron Pflugrad (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Partridge (3rd season)
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
Seasons
 2020
2022 
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2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Sacramento State $^ 80  93 
No. 2 Montana State ^ 71  113 
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^ 62  103 
No. 6 Montana ^ 62  103 
No. 17 UC Davis ^ 53  84 
Weber State 53  65 
Northern Arizona 44  56 
Portland State 44  56 
Idaho 35  47 
Northern Colorado 26  38 
Cal Poly 17  29 
Idaho State 17  110 
Southern Utah 08  110 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
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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]

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Lumberjacks had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.No. 1 Sam Houston*ESPN+L 16–428,564
September 1111:00 a.m.at South Dakota*ESPN+L 7–345,247
September 187:00 p.m.at Arizona*P12NW 21–1933,481  
September 2512:00 p.m.at Northern ColoradoESPN+L 10–17 OT5,769
October 21:00 p.m.Idaho State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+W 48–179,713
October 161:00 p.m.Southern Utahdagger
ESPN+W 59–357,511
October 236:00 p.m.at No. 19 Sacramento StateESPN+L 0–448,210
October 301:00 p.m.at IdahoESPN+W 38–310
November 61:00 p.m.No. 8 UC Davis
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+L 24–406,088
November 131:00 p.m.No. 9 Montana
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+L 3–306,225
November 206:05 p.m.at Cal PolyESPN+W 45-216,371
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Game summaries

No. 1 Sam Houston

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bearkats 7 14 14 7 42
Lumberjacks 0 7 9 0 16
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At South Dakota

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Lumberjacks 0 0 7 0 7
Coyotes 17 10 7 0 34
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At Arizona

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Lumberjacks 0 7 7 7 21
Wildcats 10 3 0 6 19
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At Northern Colorado

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Lumberjacks 0 7 0 30 10
Bears 0 3 7 07 17
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Idaho State

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Bengals 7 0 3 7 17
Lumberjacks 3 20 15 10 48
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Southern Utah

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Thunderbirds 0 14 14 7 35
Lumberjacks 17 14 14 14 59
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At No. 19 Sacramento State

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Lumberjacks 0 0 0 0 0
No. 19 Hornets 3 34 0 7 44
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At Idaho

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Lumberjacks 14 3 14 7 38
Vandals 7 14 0 10 31
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No. 8 UC Davis

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No. 8 Aggies 8 12 17 3 40
Lumberjacks 14 3 0 7 24
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No. 9 Montana

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No. 9 Grizzlies 0 13 7 10 30
Lumberjacks 0 0 3 0 3
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At Cal Poly

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Lumberjacks 7 31 7 0 45
Mustangs 7 7 0 7 21
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