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1968 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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1968 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumLumberjack Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 San Diego State     9 0 1
No. 3 Chattanooga     9 1 0
Indiana State     9 1 0
Indiana (PA)     9 1 0
Nevada Southern     8 1 0
UC Riverside     7 1 1
Ashland     8 2 0
No. 7 Eastern Michigan     8 2 0
Lincoln (MO)     8 2 0
St. Norbert     6 2 1
Tennessee State     6 2 1
Hawaii     7 3 0
No. 14 Tampa     7 3 0
No. 17 Akron     7 3 1
Northeastern     6 3 0
Southern Illinois     6 3 0
Cortland     5 3 0
Boston University     5 3 1
Northern Arizona     6 4 0
Pacific (CA)     6 4 0
Samford     6 4 0
Northern Michigan     5 4 0
Parsons     5 4 0
Drake     5 5 0
UC Santa Barbara     4 4 1
Santa Clara     4 5 0
Portland State     4 6 0
Wayne State (MI)     3 6 0
Wabash     3 6 0
Colorado College     2 6 0
Kentucky State     2 7 0
Milwaukee     2 7 0
Lake Forest     2 8 0
Northern Illinois     2 8 0
Mississippi Valley State     1 7 0
UC San Diego     0 7 0
Rose Poly     0 8 0
Cal Poly Pomona     0 10 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Andy MacDonald, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 6–4.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at DrakeL 15–305,000[1]
September 21Long Beach StateW 26–207,000[2]
September 28No. 12 Weber State
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 14–216,000[3]
October 5at Nebraska–OmahaW 7–6879[4]
October 12at Northern IllinoisW 43–1412,162[5]
October 19Valley State
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 20–217,900[6]
October 26at Montana StateL 15–205,000[7]
November 2Hiram Scott
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 37–77,200[8]
November 9at Eastern New Mexico
W 35–174,000[9]
November 16Montana
  • Lumberjack Stadium
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 18–02,400–4,000[10][11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Drake raps Arizona club". The Sioux City Journal. September 15, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Olson's 4 TD pitches earn NAU 26–20 victory". The Arizona Republic. September 22, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Waite's passes push Weber by Loggers, 21–14". The Arizona Republic. September 29, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2d-half thrust by N. Arizona spells doom for UN–O, 7 to 6". Omaha World-Herald. October 6, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "No. Illinois walloped by No. Arizona". Chicago Tribune. October 13, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Matadors nip Arizonans 21–20". The Fresno Bee. October 20, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bobcats nip Arizonans". The Independent-Record. October 27, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Northern Arizona runs past Hiram Scott for 37 to 7 win". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. November 3, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Whalen's 3 TDs spark Loggers to 35–17 verdict". The Arizona Republic. November 10, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grizzlies stopped". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Google News Archives.
  11. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2024.