1996 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team compiled a 9–3 record and was No. 6 in the NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant rankings. Running back Archie Amerson won the Walter Payton Award as the most outstanding offensive player in NCAA Division I-AA football.

1996 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
Record9–3 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Steve Axman (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Busch (1st season)
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Montana $^  7 0   14 1  
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^  6 1   9 3  
Cal State Northridge  4 3   7 4  
Weber State  4 3   7 4  
Eastern Washington  3 4   6 5  
Montana State  3 4   6 5  
Idaho State  1 6   4 7  
Sacramento State  0 7   1 10  
Portland State  0 0   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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