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The 2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by third-year head coach Chris Ball and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome .
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Lumberjacks were predicted to finish seventh in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[ 1]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Weber State
(7)
2
Montana
(3)
3
Eastern Washington
(2)
4
Montana State
(1)
5
Sacramento State
(1)
6
UC Davis
7
Northern Arizona
8
Idaho
9
Idaho State
10
Portland State
11
Southern Utah
12
Cal Poly
13
Northern Colorado
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Weber State
(14)
2
Montana
(4)
3
Eastern Washington
(3)
4
Montana State
(3)
5
Sacramento State
6
UC Davis
7
Northern Arizona
8
Idaho
9
Idaho State
10
Portland State
11
Southern Utah
12
Northern Colorado
13
Cal Poly
Preseason All–Big Sky team[ edit ]
The Lumberjacks had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.
Defense
Morgan Vest – S
Special teams
Luis Aguilar – K
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Sam Houston * ESPN+ L 16–428,564
September 11 11:00 a.m. at South Dakota * ESPN+ L 7–345,247
September 18 7:00 p.m. at Arizona * P12N W 21–1933,481
September 25 12:00 p.m. at Northern Colorado ESPN+ L 10–17 OT 5,769
October 2 1:00 p.m. Idaho State Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ ESPN+ W 48–179,713
October 16 1:00 p.m. Southern Utah ESPN+ W 59–357,511
October 23 6:00 p.m. at No. 19 Sacramento State ESPN+ L 0–448,210
October 30 1:00 p.m. at Idaho ESPN+ W 38–310
November 6 1:00 p.m. No. 8 UC Davis Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ ESPN+ L 24–406,088
November 13 1:00 p.m. No. 9 Montana Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ ESPN+ L 3–306,225
November 20 6:05 p.m. at Cal Poly ESPN+ W 45-216,371
[ 2]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 1 Bearkats
7
14
14
7
42
Lumberjacks
0
7
9
0
16
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
0
0
7
0
7
Coyotes
17
10
7
0
34
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
0
7
7
7
21
Wildcats
10
3
0
6
19
At Northern Colorado [ edit ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Lumberjacks
0
7
0
3 0
10
Bears
0
3
7
0 7
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
7
0
3
7
17
Lumberjacks
3
20
15
10
48
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
0
14
14
7
35
Lumberjacks
17
14
14
14
59
At No. 19 Sacramento State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
0
0
0
0
0
No. 19 Hornets
3
34
0
7
44
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
14
3
14
7
38
Vandals
7
14
0
10
31
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Aggies
8
12
17
3
40
Lumberjacks
14
3
0
7
24
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 9 Grizzlies
0
13
7
10
30
Lumberjacks
0
0
3
0
3
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
7
31
7
0
45
Mustangs
7
7
0
7
21
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