1976 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1976
| team = Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Big Sky Conference
| short_conf = Big Sky
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 4–2
| head_coach = Joe Salem
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Lumberjack Stadium
}}
{{1976 Big Sky Conference football standings}}
The 1976 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Joe Salem, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–3 record (4–2 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 249 to 184, and finished third out of seven teams in the Big Sky.{{cite web|title=2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide|publisher=Northern Arizona University|year=2013|page=78|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nau.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/5/26/2013_Football_Media_Guide-Web.pdf|accessdate=September 4, 2021}}
The team's statistical leaders included Herb Daniel with 1,314 passing yards, Carl Golden with 731 rushing yards, Tyrone Peterson with 519 receiving yards, Tom Jurich with 45 points scored, and Jerry Lumpkin with 135 tackles.2013 Media Guide, p. 63.
The team played its home games at Lumberjack Stadium in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1976
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = AP
| rank = y
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 4||{{cfb link|year=1976|team=United States International Westerners|title=United States International}}||Lumberjack Stadium|Flagstaff, AZ|W 20–0|6,500|{{cite news|title=Axers Dominate U.S. International|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|author=Art Coughanour|date=September 6, 1976|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86647219/axers-dominate-us-international/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 11||Idaho State||Lumberjack Stadium|Flagstaff, AZ|W 34–7|8,364|{{cite news|title=NAU's New Offense Rips ISU 34–7: Defense Also Tough on Bengals|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|author=Art Coughanour|date=September 13, 1976|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86647419/naus-new-offense-rips-isu-34-7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 25|at|{{cfb link|year=1976|team=Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks|title=Nebraska–Omaha}}
|October 9|at|Montana||Dornblaser Field|Missoula, MT|W 23–21|9,607|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-record-nau-edges-um-232/161107658/|work=The Independent-Record|title=NAU edges UM 23–21|date=October 10, 1976|accessdate=December 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 16||Cal Poly Pomona
|October 23||No T–5 UNLV
|October 30||Boise State|10|Lumberjack Stadium|Flagstaff, AZ|W 42–7|9,060|{{cite news|title=Lumberjacks bomb Broncos|newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington|agency=Associated Press|date=October 31, 1976 |page=D11|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=biFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n-0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3984%2C6798579}}
|November 6|at|No. 3 Montana State|6|Sales Stadium|Bozeman, MT|L 0–33|9,400|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HlZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5PgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6349%2C1739687 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=Idaho goes up despite loss |date=November 8, 1976 |page=15}}
|November 13||Weber State||Lumberjack Stadium|Flagstaff, AZ|W 30–18|6,150|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-inter-lake-lumberjacks-lace-we/161107760/|work=The Daily Inter Lake|title=Lumberjacks lace Weber State|date=November 14, 1976|accessdate=December 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 20|at|Idaho||Kibbie Dome|Moscow, ID|L 14–31|10,166|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QPVLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3919%2C2232231 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Payne |first=Bob|title=Vandals clobber Northern Arizona |date=November 21, 1976 |page=1D}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wE9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5fgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4328%2C1648867 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington)|last=English |first=Sue|title=Year tabbed "great" by Idaho grid boss |date=November 22, 1976 |page=31}}
|November 27|at|Cal State Fullerton
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{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Northern Arizona) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/501/stats/13330 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 22, 2022 }}
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