1978 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1978
| team = Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
| sport = football
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| conference = Big Sky Conference
| short_conf = Big Sky
| record = 8–2
| conf_record = 6–0
| head_coach = Joe Salem
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = NAU Skydome
| champion = Big Sky champion
}}
{{1978 Big Sky Conference football standings}}
The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Joe Salem, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–2 record (6–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 259 to 174, and won the Big Sky championship.{{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 played its home games at the NAU Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.
The team's statistical leaders included Allan Clark with 1,366 rushing yards (including 261 yards against Montana State, 250 yards against Boise State, and 245 yards against Idaho State), at the time a Northern Arizona school record.2013 Media Guide, pp. 30, 53, 63. Bill Holst led the team in passing with 835 passing yards. Jerry Lumpkin led with 121 tackles.2013 Media Guide, p. 63.
Schedule
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|September 2|at|North Dakota State
|September 9||Portland State
|September 16||Idaho State|NAU Skydome|Flagstaff, AZ|W 34–14||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-nau-commandos-dispa/154928025/|work=The Arizona Republic|title=NAU commandos dispatch Idaho State, 34–14|date=September 17, 1978|accessdate=September 8, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 23|at|Montana|Dornblaser Field|Missoula, MT|W 21–6|6,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-nau-topples-montana/154979345/|work=The Idaho Statesman|title=NAU topples Montana 21–6 in Big Sky play|date=September 24, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 30|at|Idaho|Kibbie Dome|Moscow, ID|W 34–29||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-win-special-for-log/154979509/|work=The Arizona Republic|title=Win special for Loggers|date=October 1, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 7||Cal Poly Pomona
|October 21|at|{{cfb link|year=1978|team=Northern Colorado Bears|title=Northern Colorado}}
|October 28|at|Montana State|Sales Stadium|Bozeman, MT|W 43–22||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-northern-arizona-stuns-un/154979783/|work=The Times-News|title=Northern Arizona stuns undefeated Montana State|date=October 29, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11||Boise State|NAU Skydome|Flagstaff, AZ|W 31–30|14,783|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=58teAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5411%2C4761703 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|agency=Associated Press |title=NAU tops Boise for title |date=November 12, 1978 |page=3B}}
|November 18||Weber State|NAU Skydome|Flagstaff, AZ|W 10–0|11,491|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-nau-silences-weber/154978856/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|title=NAU silences Weber|date=November 19, 1978|accessdate=September 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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{{Big Sky Conference football champions}}
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