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2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Pease (2nd season)
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   8 0     13 2  
No. 15 Portland State ^   5 3     8 4  
No. 18 Weber State   5 3     7 4  
Sacramento State   5 3     7 4  
Eastern Washington   5 3     6 5  
Idaho State   4 4     6 5  
Cal State Northridge   2 6     4 7  
Northern Arizona   2 6     3 8  
Montana State   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 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 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 275 to 245, and tied for seventh place in the Big Sky.[1]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Chadron State*No. 23W 32–24[2]
September 16at Cal State NorthridgeNo. 20W 49–26[3]
September 23at New Mexico*No. 17L 28–35[4]
September 30 No. 5 Portland StateNo. 17
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 10–42
October 7at No. 25 Idaho StateNo. 24L 21–28
October 14Weber State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 10–12
October 21at No. 5 MontanaL 7–1719,109
October 28Montana State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 32–9
November 4at Eastern WashingtonL 9–27
November 11Sacramento State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 24–282,011
November 18Southern Utah*
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ (rivalry)
L 23–27

References

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  1. ^ "2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). Northern Arizona University. 2013. p. 79. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Doug Cook (September 10, 2000). "Shaky start for Jacks". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Doug Cook (September 17, 2000). "'Road Warriors' return". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B812` m, lp, o0977886edc c – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Greg Archuleta (September 24, 2000). "Out of the Woods: Lobos Barely Avoid Being Cut Down by Lumberjacks". Albuquerque Journal. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.