1981 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

1981 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
1981 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dwain Painter (3rd season);
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bud Hake, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the Big Sky.

1981 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Idaho State $^	6	–	1	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Boise State ^	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Montana	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Nevada	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Texas A&I*	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	L 3–26		^[1]
September 12	North Dakota State*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 23–17	11,750	^[2]
September 19	Montana	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 23–29	11,500	^[3]
September 26	at No. 10 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 20–34	17,622	^[4]
October 3	at No. 3 Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 6–31	11,284	^[5]
October 10	Nevada	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 17–34	13,000	^[6]
October 17	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 34–10	3,165	^[7]
October 24	Montana State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 20–14		^[8]
October 31	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 23–24 ^OT		^[9]
November 7	Idaho	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 24–3	10,500	^[10]
November 14	vs. Cal Poly Pomona*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 33–35	4,214	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Javelinas rip NAU by 26–3". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NAU holds off N.D. State for 23–17 victory". Arizona Daily Star. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Montana Grizzlies whip NAU, 29–23". Arizona Daily Sun. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boise State uses big first half to beat NAU". The Arizona Republic. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bengals crush NAU, 31–6". The Missoulian. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UNR Wolf Pack throttles Lumberjacks". The Arizona Daily Sun. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Northern Arizona sends PSU to seventh defeat". Statesman Journal. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Four boots gives NAU 20–14 win". The Billings Gazette. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Weber St. 24, N. Arizona 23". Nevada State Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NAU rips Idaho". The Times-News. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Axers stumble in Tempe". The Arizona Republic. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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