2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2012
| team=Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
| sport= football
| image=Northern Arizona Athletics Script.png
| image_size= 150
| conference= Big Sky Conference
| division=
| short_conf= Big Sky
| TSNRank = 20
| FCSCoachRank = 15
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 6–2
| head_coach= Jerome Souers
| hc_year = 15th
| off_coach=
| oc_year =
| def_coach= Andy Thompson
| dc_year =
| off_scheme=
| def_scheme=
| stadium= Walkup Skydome
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2012 Big Sky football standings}}
The 2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th-year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 6–2 in the Big Sky to finish in fourth place.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2012
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 8:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Arizona State
| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| tv = PAC-12 Networks
| score = 6–63
| attend = 48,658
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv =
| score = 17–14
| attend = 15,257
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2012|team=Fort Lewis Skyhawks|title=Fort Lewis}}
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| tv = NAU-TV/FSAZ+/FCSP/Big Sky TV
| score = 69–0
| attend = 6,594
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Montana
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| tv = RTRM/RTNW/Audience Network{{cite web|url=http://rockymountain.rootsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25930&ATCLID=205411480|title=DIRECTV Sports Networks and Big Sky Conference Announce Inaugural 2012 Football Schedule on ROOT SPORTS|publisher=Rootsports.com|accessdate=April 10, 2012}}
| score = 41–21
| attend = 25,254
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 22
| opponent = Portland State
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| tv = FSAZ+/NAU-TV/FCSP/Big Sky TV
| score = 24–10
| attend = 9,107
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = North Dakota
| site_stadium = Alerus Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv = Midco Sports Net/Big Sky TV
| score = 45–38
| attend = 9,742
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| tv = FSAZ+/Big Sky TV
| score = 21–7
| attend = 7,991
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Northern Colorado
| site_stadium = Nottingham Field
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| tv = Big Sky TV
| score = 12–10
| attend = 3,780
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Idaho State
| site_stadium = Holt Arena
| site_cityst = Pocatello, ID
| tv = Big Sky TV
| score = 50–10
| attend = 5,144
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| rank = 11
| opponent = Southern Utah
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| gamename = Grand Canyon Rivalry
| tv = FSAZ+/Big Sky TV
| score = 29–35
| overtime = 3OT
| attend = 4,125
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| rank = 15
| opponent = Cal Poly
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| tv = FSAZ+/Big Sky TV
| score = 34–42
| attend = 6,119
}}
}}
Game summaries
=@ Arizona State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Lumberjacks
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 6
|R4= 0
|Home=Sun Devils
|H1= 14
|H2= 28
|H3= 7
|H4= 14
}}
{{see also|2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ UNLV=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Lumberjacks
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 7
|R4= 10
|Home=Rebels
|H1= 7
|H2= 7
|H3= 0
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 UNLV Rebels football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Fort Lewis=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Skyhawks
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 0
|Home=Lumberjacks
|H1= 27
|H2= 21
|H3= 14
|H4= 7
}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Montana=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Lumberjacks
|R1= 7
|R2= 7
|R3= 13
|R4= 14
|Home=#14 Grizzlies
|H1= 17
|H2= 7
|H3= 0
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 Montana Grizzlies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Portland State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Vikings
|R1= 3
|R2= 0
|R3= 7
|R4= 0
|Home=#22 Lumberjacks
|H1= 14
|H2= 3
|H3= 7
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 Portland State Vikings football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ North Dakota=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#16 Lumberjacks
|R1= 14
|R2= 3
|R3= 14
|R4= 14
|Home=North Dakota
|H1= 0
|H2= 17
|H3= 14
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 University of North Dakota football team}}
{{Clear}}
=UC Davis=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Aggies
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|Home=#16 Lumberjacks
|H1= 0
|H2= 7
|H3= 14
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 UC Davis Aggies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Northern Colorado=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#13 Lumberjacks
|R1= 2
|R2= 7
|R3= 0
|R4= 3
|Home=Bears
|H1= 0
|H2= 3
|H3= 0
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Idaho State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#12 Lumberjacks
|R1= 12
|R2= 14
|R3= 7
|R4= 17
|Home=Bengals
|H1= 7
|H2= 3
|H3= 0
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 Idaho State Bengals football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Southern Utah=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Thunderbirds
|R1= 9
|R2= 3
|R3= 0
|R4= 3
|R5= 7
|R6= 7
|R7= 6
|Home=#11 Lumberjacks
|H1= 0
|H2= 0
|H3= 7
|H4= 8
|H5= 7
|H6= 7
|H7= 0
}}
{{see also|2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Cal Poly=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#17 Mustangs
|R1= 14
|R2= 7
|R3= 14
|R4= 7
|Home=#15 Lumberjacks
|H1= 7
|H2= 6
|H3= 7
|H4= 14
}}
{{see also|2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team}}
{{Clear}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football navbox}}