The 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented

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in the

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. They were led by 21st-year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 4–6, 3–4 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place. On November 19,

announced his retirement. He finished with a 21 year record of 123–114.

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2017 season 7–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they were lost to

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in the first round.

Roster

Preseason

Polls

On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in

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, the Lumberjacks were predicted to finish in third place by both the coaches and media.

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Lumberjacks had three players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team. Emmanuel Butler – Sr. WR

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– Jr. CB Wes Sutton – Sr. S

Award watch lists

Schedule

*Source
Official Schedule
/small> Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game vs. Eastern Washington will be a non-conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky standings.

Game summaries

at UTEP

Eastern Washington

at Missouri State

Southern Utah

at Idaho State

Weber State

at Northern Colorado

Cal Poly

at UC Davis

North Dakota

Ranking movements

References

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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football The NAU Lumberjacks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Northern Arizona University located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a member ...