2013 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2013
| team=Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
| image=Northern Arizona Athletics Script.png
| image_size= 150
| conference= Big Sky Conference
| division=
| short_conf= Big Sky
| TSNRank = 15
| FCSCoachRank = 15
| record = 9–3
| conf_record = 7–1
| head_coach= Jerome Souers
| hc_year = 16th
| off_coach= Rich Scangarello
| oc_year = 2nd
| def_coach= Andy Thompson
| dc_year = 5th
| off_scheme=
| def_scheme=
| stadium= Walkup Skydome
| champion =
| bowl = FCS Playoffs First Round
| bowl_result = L 7–26 vs. South Dakota State
}}
{{2013 Big Sky football standings}}
The 2013 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 16th-year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They were received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2013
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Arizona
| site_stadium = Arizona Stadium
| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ
| tv = P12N
| score = 0–35
| attend = 53,793
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 25
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = Aggie Stadium
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| tv = {{URL|1=http://www.bigskyconf.com/sports/2009/8/14/BigSKYTV81509.aspx|2=BSTV}}
| score = 21–10
| attend = 4,932
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 25
| opponent = South Dakota
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| tv = FSAZ+/{{URL|1=http://www.nau-tv.com/watchlive/|2=NAU-TV}}/BSTV
| score = 22–16
| attend = 7,855
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 24
| opponent = Montana
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| tv = Audience
| score = 34–16
| attend = 12,640
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 2:35 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Montana State
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 7–36
| attend = 21,027
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 7:05 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| tv = BSTV
| score = 39–38
| attend = 6,108
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = Idaho State
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| tv = FSAZ+/NAU-TV/BSTV
| score = 39–30
| attend = 8,242
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 6:05 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| tv = BSTV
| score = 17–13
| attend = 9,882
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 14
| opponent = North Dakota
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| tv = FSAZ+/NAU-TV/BSTV
| score = 48–27
| attend = 4,895
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 12
| opponent = Northern Colorado
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| tv = FSAZ+/NAU-TV/BSTV
| score = 24–7
| attend = 6,737
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 1:05 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = Southern Utah
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Eccles Coliseum
| site_cityst = Cedar City, UT
| gamename = Grand Canyon Rivalry
| tv = BSTV
| score = 20–10
| attend = 2,521
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = South Dakota State
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| gamename = NCAA Division I First Round
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 7–26
| attend = 5,077
}}
}}
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with UC Davis on September 14 is considered a non conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky Standings.
Ranking movements
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = Sports Network
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 14
| poll1_0=18
| poll1_1=22
| poll1_2=25
| poll1_3=25
| poll1_4=24
| poll1_5=15
| poll1_6=19
| poll1_7=19
| poll1_8=16
| poll1_9=14
| poll1_10=14
| poll1_11=12
| poll1_12=10
| poll1_13=8
| poll1_14=15
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek = 14
| poll2_0=18
| poll2_1=24
| poll2_2=24
| poll2_3=22
| poll2_4=22
| poll2_5=17
| poll2_6=21
| poll2_7=21
| poll2_8=19
| poll2_9=14
| poll2_10=14
| poll2_11=13
| poll2_12=12
| poll2_13=9
| poll2_14=15
}}
References
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{{Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football navbox}}