1970 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

The 1970 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach John Symank, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Big Sky.

1970 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	2–8 (0–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	John Symank (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	C. O. Brocato (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lumberjack Stadium

1970 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Montana $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Boise State	2	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Idaho State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Weber State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Idaho	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Northern Arizona	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Quantico Marines*		Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	W 25–3	6,730
September 19	Cal State Los Angeles*		Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	W 33–0	2,700–6,500
September 26	No. 2 Montana	No. 11	Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	L 0–20	7,100–8,500
October 3	at New Mexico Highlands*		Perkins Stadium Las Vegas, NM	L 7–47	4,150
October 10	at New Mexico State*		Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 13–57	7,655
October 17	Drake*		Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	L 17–31	8,120
October 25	at Montana State		Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	L 8–28	6,500
October 31	Weber State		Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	L 6–38	5,725
November 7	at Eastern New Mexico*		Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	L 7–21	4,000
November 14	Fresno State*		Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	L 7–40	6,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game