Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Big SkyFlagstaff, AZWalkup Skydome
2026: 6–2 (5–1 Big Sky). Last: beat Portland State 38–25 at home. Next: at Southern Utah, Saturday, Oct 31, 3 p.m. ET.
- W 34–27Eastern Washington
- L 7–35at Arizona
- W 38–28Incarnate Word
- W 35–23at Utah Tech
- L 14–28at Montana State
- W 38–31at Idaho State
- W 49–44Montana
- W 38–25Portland State
- Oct 31at Southern Utah
- Nov 7at Cal Poly
- Nov 14Weber State
- Nov 21Northern Colorado
Northern Arizona has played football since 1915 and is officially 512–495–23; 433 of its 1,030 games are in our file. They have won seven Frontier Conference titles (the last in 1962) and two Big Sky Conference titles, counting shared titles. Since 1967, the NFL Draft has taken 17 players from here in its first seven rounds, 1 of them in the first round. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player from Northern Arizona. The most-played rival is Arizona State: 31 meetings, Arizona State leads 20–8–3. This season, they’re 6–2.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 512–495–23 official; 180–241–12 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1417
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 9 · Composite No. 10 in FCS, Oct 17. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 9 last in 2003
- Seasons
- 72 since 1931, 433 games
2026 season 6–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs Eastern Washington | W 34–27 | 65% |
| Sep 5 | at Arizona | L 7–35 | 15% |
| Sep 12 | vs Incarnate Word | W 38–28 | 56% |
| Sep 19 | at Utah Tech | W 35–23 | 70% |
| Sep 26 | at Montana State | L 14–28 | 17% |
| Oct 3 | at Idaho State | W 38–31 | 35% |
| Oct 10 | vs Montana | W 49–44 | 41% |
| Oct 17 | vs Portland State | W 38–25 | 83% |
| Oct 31 | at Southern Utah | Preview | 49% |
| Nov 7 | at Cal Poly | Preview | 68% |
| Nov 14 | vs Weber State | Preview | 71% |
| Nov 21 | vs Northern Colorado | Preview | 81% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterThe moneyOn the 2026 team
- Ty Pennington1,898 passing yards, 12 TD (leads Northern Arizona in passing yards)
- Joey Stout44 catches, 525 yards, 1 TD (leads Northern Arizona in receiving yards)
- Shuyab Brinkley57 tackles, 1 INT (leads Northern Arizona in tackles)
- Jeter Purdy28 catches, 475 yards, 4 TD (leads Northern Arizona in receiving touchdowns)
- Quran Gossett415 rushing yards, 3 TD (leads Northern Arizona in rushing yards)
- Jahaad Fort39 tackles, 3 INT (leads Northern Arizona in interceptions)
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Northern Arizona.
Program strength since 1931
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Rudy Lavik | 1931–1932 | 6–7–2 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Arizona State
8–20–3 in 31
- 1949 L 6–62
- 1950 L 0–63
- 2003 L 14–34
- 2006 L 14–35
- 2008 L 13–30
- 2010 L 20–41
- 2012 L 6–63
- 2016 L 13–44
- 2022 L 3–40
- 2025 L 19–38
Lost the last 10.
- New Mexico State
6–17–1 in 24
- 1948 W 13–7
- 1949 L 0–35
- 1950 L 14–20
- 1951 L 12–48
- 1952 L 9–33
- 1959 L 0–35
- 1961 L 6–56
- 1967 L 0–90
- 1970 L 13–57
- 1982 L 32–34
Lost the last nine.
- New Mexico
1–20 in 21
- 1942 L 6–26
- 1944 L 14–47
- 1946 L 7–12
- 1950 L 0–78
- 1951 L 6–55
- 1995 L 21–45
- 1996 L 33–49
- 1997 L 10–33
- 1999 L 14–45
- 2000 L 28–35
Lost the last 10.
| Opponent | Games | NAU record |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 31 | 8–20–3 |
| New Mexico State | 24 | 6–17–1 |
| New Mexico | 21 | 1–20 |
| Arizona | 19 | 2–17 |
| Northern Colorado | 18 | 13–5 |
| Weber State | 18 | 9–9 |
| Idaho State | 17 | 14–3 |
| Montana State | 17 | 6–11 |
Rivals the program names: Southern Utah, Weber State.
The trophy it holds: HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy (Southern Utah). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (73)
Every program Northern Arizona has played, A to Z, with Northern Arizona’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Abilene Christian 1–1
- Adams State 2–0
- Akron 0–2
- App State 0–1
- Arizona 2–17
- Arizona State 8–20–3
- BYU 0–2
- Cal Poly 9–1
- Cal Poly-Pomona 0–0–1
- Cal State Fullerton 2–3
- Cal State Los Angeles 2–0
- California Tech 5–2
- California–Santa Barbara 0–1
- Drake 0–2
- Eastern New Mexico 2–1
- Eastern Washington 6–11
- Fort Hays 0–1
- Fort Lewis 1–0
- Fresno State 1–5–1
- Fresno State JV 0–0–1
- Idaho 2–4
- Idaho State 14–3
- Illinois State 1–1
- Incarnate Word 2–1
- La Verne 4–1
- Lincoln (CA) 1–0
- Long Beach State 0–1
- Missouri State 1–1
- Montana 4–12
- Montana State 6–11
- Nevada 1–2–1
- New Mexico 1–20
- New Mexico Highlands 8–1
- New Mexico State 6–17–1
- North Dakota 2–4
- Northern Colorado 13–5
- Northern Illinois 1–0
- Northern Iowa 0–2
- Occidental 0–0–1
- Oklahoma Panhandle 1–0
- Ole Miss 0–1
- Oregon State 0–1
- Pacific 0–2
- Pepperdine 0–4
- Phoenix All-Stars 1–0
- Portland State 10–5
- Redlands 2–1–1
- Sacramento State 8–7
- Sam Houston 2–1
- San Diego 0–1
- San Diego State 0–1
- San José State 0–2
- San Pedro A.C. 1–0
- South Dakota 1–2
- South Dakota State 0–1
- Southern Utah 10–6
- St. Mary’s (CA) 1–0
- Stephen F. Austin 1–1
- Texas Tech 0–2
- Tulsa 1–0
- UC Davis 4–5
- UNLV 1–1
- Utah 0–1
- Utah Tech 4–1
- UTEP 1–5–1
- Weber State 9–9
- West Texas 1–9
- Western Colorado 4–2
- Western Illinois 0–2
- Western New Mexico 6–3–1
- Whittier 2–8
- Wichita State 0–1
- Williams Field 1–0
Conference titles
9, counting shared titles- Big Sky Conference 2
- 1978, 2003 (shared)
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1915–1930 and 1969
- Big Sky since 1978
Northern Arizona’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 0
| 2012 | Rex Mirich DT |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 17 since 1967
- First-round picks
- 1
| 1989 | Shawn Collins WR | No. 27, Atlanta Falcons |
The school
Northern Arizona University- Enrollment
- 28,467 22,990 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Flagstaff, Arizona
- Public or private
- Public Research 1
- Founded
- 1899
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $54,384 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6–2 | 5–1 | 1417 | ||||
| 2025 | 7–5 | 4–4 | 1341 | ||||
| 2024 | 8–5 | 6–2 | 1376 | ||||
| 2023 | 5–6 | 5–3 | 1316 | ||||
| 2022 | 3–8 | 2–6 | 1232 | ||||
| 2021 | 5–6 | 4–4 | 1271 | ||||
| 2020 | 3–2 | 1279 | |||||
| 2019 | 4–8 | 2–6 | 1224 | ||||
| 2018 | 4–6 | 2–5 | 1267 | ||||
| 2017 | 7–5 | 6–2 | 1367 | ||||
| 2016 | 5–6 | 4–4 | 1343 | ||||
| 2015 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 1386 | ||||
| 2014 | 7–5 | 5–3 | 1309 | ||||
| 2013 | 9–3 | 8–1 | 1388 | ||||
| 2012 | 1–1 | 1292 | |||||
| 2011 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 1277 | ||||
| 2010 | 6–5 | 4–4 | 1340 | ||||
| 2009 | 5–6 | 4–4 | 1311 | ||||
| 2008 | 6–5 | 4–4 | 1305 | ||||
| 2007 | 6–5 | 5–3 | 1315 | ||||
| 2006 | 6–5 | 5–3 | 1321 | ||||
| 2005 | 3–8 | 1–6 | 1211 | ||||
| 2004 | 4–7 | 3–4 | 1248 | ||||
| 2003 | 3–1 | 1349 | |||||
| 2002 | 0–1 | 1268 |
Every season back to 1931 (47 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0–1 | 1268 | |||||
| 2000 | 0–1 | 1262 | |||||
| 1999 | 0–1 | 1259 | |||||
| 1997 | 0–1 | 1268 | |||||
| 1996 | 0–1 | 1268 | |||||
| 1995 | 0–1 | 1267 | |||||
| 1994 | 0–1 | 1265 | |||||
| 1992 | 0–1 | 1254 | |||||
| 1991 | 0–1 | 1261 | |||||
| 1989 | 0–1 | 1273 | |||||
| 1987 | 1–0 | 1284 | |||||
| 1985 | 0–1 | 1230 | |||||
| 1984 | 0–1 | 1220 | |||||
| 1983 | 0–2 | 1209 | |||||
| 1982 | 0–2 | 1199 | |||||
| 1980 | 0–1 | 1167 | |||||
| 1977 | 1–0 | 1185 | |||||
| 1976 | 1–0 | 1141 | |||||
| 1974 | 0–1 | 1103 | |||||
| 1971 | 0–1 | 1128 | |||||
| 1970 | 1–2 | 1157 | |||||
| 1969 | 2–2 | 1194 | |||||
| 1968 | 1–0 | 1195 | |||||
| 1967 | 0–1 | 1146 | |||||
| 1966 | 0–1 | 1127 | |||||
| 1961 | 0–1 | 1105 | |||||
| 1959 | 0–1 | 1060 | |||||
| 1952 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1052 | ||||
| 1951 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 987 | ||||
| 1950 | 2–7 | 0–4 | 1041 | ||||
| 1949 | 1–6–1 | 0–3 | 1065 | ||||
| 1948 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 1132 | ||||
| 1947 | 1–7 | 0–4 | 1107 | ||||
| 1946 | 5–2–2 | 1–2–1 | 1227 | ||||
| 1944 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1093 | ||||
| 1942 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1099 | ||||
| 1941 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 1169 | ||||
| 1940 | 2–6 | 0–5 | 1126 | ||||
| 1939 | 1–6–1 | 0–4 | 1096 | ||||
| 1938 | 2–6–1 | 1–2 | 1167 | ||||
| 1937 | 5–5 | 1–4 | 1237 | ||||
| 1936 | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 1203 | ||||
| 1935 | 3–3–3 | 0–3–1 | 1211 | ||||
| 1934 | 1–5–1 | 0–3–1 | 1187 | ||||
| 1933 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1309 | ||||
| 1932 | 3–2–2 | 2–2–1 | Rudy Lavik | 1222 | |||
| 1931 | 3–5 | 2–3 | Rudy Lavik | 1156 |
Officially 512–495–23 since 1915 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 180–241–12 (433 of its 1,030 games are on file). Our file starts in 1931; the program began in 1915. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1943, 1945, 1953–58, 1960, 1962–65, 1972–73, 1975, 1978–79, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.