The 2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented

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as a member of the

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during the

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. They were led by third-year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2020–21 season 3–2 to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Preseason

Polls

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.

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Lumberjacks had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team. Defense Morgan Vest – S Special Teams Luis Aguilar – K

Schedule

Game summaries

No. 1 Sam Houston State

at South Dakota

at Arizona

at Northern Colorado

Idaho State

Southern Utah

at No. 19 Sacramento State

at Idaho

No. 8 UC Davis

No. 9 Montana

at Cal Poly

References

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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football seasons

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 ...