2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 25
Record7–5 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Sheppard (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAndy Thompson (9th season)
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Southern Utah +^   7 1     9 3  
No. 5 Weber State +^   7 1     11 3  
Northern Arizona ^   6 2     7 5  
No. 21 Eastern Washington   6 2     7 4  
Sacramento State   6 2     7 4  
Montana   5 3     7 4  
Montana State   5 3     5 6  
UC Davis   3 5     5 6  
Idaho State   2 6     4 7  
Northern Colorado   2 6     3 7  
North Dakota   2 6     3 8  
Cal Poly   1 7     1 10  
Portland State   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 20th-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 7–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they were lost to San Diego in the first round.