1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

1999 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 16
Record4–8, 4 wins forfeited (2–6 Big Sky, 4 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Pease (1st season)
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Montana $^   7 1     9 3  
No. 20 Portland State   6 2     8 3  
Eastern Washington   6 2     7 4  
Cal State Northridge   5 3     6 5  
Sacramento State   3 5     6 5  
Weber State   3 5     4 7  
Idaho State   2 6     4 7  
Montana State   2 6     4 7  
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^   2 6     4 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings.
    Northern Arizona forfeited four conference wins, to Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, Cal State Northridge.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–4 record (6–2 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 370, and tied for second place in the Big Sky.[1] The Lumberjacks were invited to play in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to eventual national champion Georgia Southern by a 72–29 score.

Northern Arizona later forfeited four conference victories—over Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, and Cal State Northridge—due to use of ineligible player. This dropped their overall record to 4–8 and put them in the last-place tie in the Big Sky at 2–6.[2][3]

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

  1. ^ "Grizzlies cap Big Sky title with 49–3 rout". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. C10. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Team used ineligible players, professors changed grades". The Associated Press. December 13, 2002. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 79. Retrieved September 4, 2021.