1987 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

The 1987 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Larry Kentera, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Sky.

1987 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Larry Kentera (3rd season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome

1987 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Idaho $^	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Weber State ^	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Montana	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boise State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Nevada	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Idaho State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Eastern Washington	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Northern Colorado*		Jackson Field Greeley, CO	W 44–17	1,512
September 19	Montana		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 24–17	10,538
September 26	Idaho	No. 14	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 37–46	9,029
October 3	Sonoma State*		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 55–6	12,765
October 10	at Weber State	No. 10	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 17–30
October 17	at Idaho State		ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 32–23
October 24	Montana State		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 54–21	13,856
October 31	at Eastern Washington	No. 19	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 41–24	1,717
November 7	at Tulsa*	No. 19	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 24–20	10,863
November 14	at Boise State	No. 16	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 18–48	15,286
November 21	Nevada		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 39–40	10,123
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game