1969 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

The 1969 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as an independent during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach John Symank, the Lumberjacks compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 284 to 182.^[1]

1969 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	John Symank (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	C. O. Brocato (1st season)
Home stadium	Lumberjack Stadium
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Akron			–					9	–	1	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston University			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Tampa			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Colorado College			–					6	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					7	–	2	–	2
Northern Arizona			–					7	–	3	–	0
Mankato State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	3	–	1
Indiana State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Ashland			–					5	–	3	–	1
Lincoln (MO)			–					5	–	3	–	1
Portland State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	4	–	0
UNLV			–					6	–	4	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					5	–	4	–	0
St. Norbert			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cortland			–					4	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	0
Nevada			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					4	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					4	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
Chicago			–					2	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	6	–	0
Samford			–					2	–	6	–	1
Lake Forest			–					2	–	6	–	0
Parsons			–					2	–	8	–	0
Kentucky State			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The team played its home games at Lumberjack Stadium in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Cal Poly Pomona		Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	W 38–7	6,350	[2]
September 20	at West Texas State		Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	W 21–20	16,000	[3]
September 27	at Montana	No. 4	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 7–52	10,500	[4]
October 4	Montana State	No. 8	Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	W 35–0	7,900–8,000	[5][6]
October 11	at Cal State Los Angeles	No. 11	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 20–14	1,147–3,000	[7][8]
October 18	at Long Beach State	No. 13	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 15–23	6,000	[9]
October 25	Whitworth	No. 17	Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	W 61–0	5,300	[10]
November 1	at Weber State	No. 14	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 21–19	6,159	[11]
November 8	Eastern New Mexico	No. 12	Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	W 48–20	8,150	[12]
November 15	at Fresno State	No. 9	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 18–27	6,341	[13][14]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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