Northern Arizona

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Big Sky · Walkup Skydome · 10,000 · 8,840 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Utah Tech · our model 67% Northern Arizona · a number, not a pick

LastW 38–28 vs Incarnate Word · Sat Sep 12 · Deliyon Freeman 1 TFL, 1 INT, 13 tackles

Nextat Utah Tech · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET · Greater Zion Stadium · series 3-1, won the last 2

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

FCS Program Prestige · Northern Arizona

Mid-Major Contender

FCS Playoff Contender — consistent bracket participant, regional force.

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T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

All-time record · Northern Arizona

Northern Arizona has won 41% of its games since 1931 — 57% at home, 26% on the road.

173-238-12 all-time · 71 seasons · 1931–2026

Home 103-70-7
Away 59-160-5
Neutral 11-8
36% 1930s
30% 1940s
24% 1950s
8 g 1960s
7 g 1970s
9 g 1980s
7 g 1990s
45% 2000s
52% 2010s
49% 2020s

Program memory

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

1978–1981 Division II Dynasty

Northern Arizona wins four straight NCAA Division II national championships, the program's golden era

1996 I-AA Debut

Upon reclassification to I-AA, Northern Arizona goes 9–3 and makes the playoffs, winning its first I-AA game (beat Austin Peay)

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ConferenceWhere this team sits in this season's conference standings.

Big Sky standing · 2026

4th in the Big Sky

Northern Arizona sits 4th of 13 in the Big Sky at 1-0. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.

#ProgramRecord
1Montana2-0
2Cal Poly1-0
3Montana State1-0
4Northern Arizona1-0
5UC Davis1-0
6Southern Utah1-1
7Weber State1-1
–Idaho State0-0
9Eastern Washington0-1
10Idaho0-1
11Northern Colorado0-1
12Portland State0-1
13Utah Tech0-2
Coaching historyEvery hire and departure on record, not just the current era.

Coaching history

  • Rudy Lavik departs6-7-2, 2 seasons
  • Hired Rudy Lavik1931
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Lumberjacks.”
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