Northern Arizona
7-5 2025 finalNorthern Arizona is the Flagstaff-mountain program that dominated NCAA Division II (four straight titles 1978–81), entered I-AA in 1996 and never found the same standard, now living in the Big Sky with the memory of greatness and the reality of mid-tier comfort.
The Lumberjacks keep the faith.
Northern Arizona is the Flagstaff-mountain program that dominated NCAA Division II (four straight titles 1978–81), entered I-AA in 1996 and never found the same standard, now living in the Big Sky with the memory of greatness and the reality of mid-tier comfort.
Northern Arizona went 7–5 (4–4 Big Sky) in 2025 under second-year coach Brian Wright (2026 status unconfirmed). The Lumberjacks are a mid-pack Big Sky team, neither rising nor falling dramatically. Wright's job is to stabilize the…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Northern Arizona
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Northern Arizona
The baseline expectation.
The annual recruiting proof point.
Conference qualifier or at-large.
Championship weekend. Top-4 in the country.
Northern Arizona · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Northern Arizona · medium confidence
Stable (50)
Home-Field Advantage · Northern Arizona · 2018-present
Strong
57% home win rate vs 40% on the road. margin runs +10.2 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Big Sky Standing · 2025
4th in the Big Sky
Northern Arizona sits 4th of 11 in the Big Sky at 7-5. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana State | 14-2 |
| 2 | Montana | 13-2 |
| 3 | UC Davis | 9-4 |
| 4 | Northern Arizona | 7-5 |
| 5 | Idaho State | 6-6 |
| 6 | Eastern Washington | 5-7 |
| 7 | Cal Poly | 4-8 |
| 8 | Idaho | 4-8 |
| 9 | Northern Colorado | 4-8 |
| 10 | Weber State | 4-8 |
| 11 | Portland State | 1-11 |
Schedule Strength · Northern Arizona · 2025
Soft
Average opponent win rate 43% across 12 finalized games. 1 FBS top-25 opponent played (Arizona State).
Moment of the Year · Northern Arizona · 2025
Lost 19-38 at Arizona State
Week 1 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — Northern Arizona
2021: Lost 16-42 vs Sam Houston
In 2021, the program lost 16-42 vs Sam Houston — a stinging home result, 26 points either way.
Go Lumberjacks.