Northern Arizona will enter the first season under head coach Brian Wright, who was named the head coach on Dec. 3, 2023.
Wright was 33-8 over four seasons as the head coach at Pittsburg State, including back-to-back MIAA championships. The Lumberjacks finished the 2023 season at 5-6 (5-3 Big Sky), including an impressive win over Montana.
Northern Arizona's 2024 schedule features two FCS out-of-conference games, an FBS matchup against Arizona, and eight Big Sky conference matchups.
The full 2024 schedule for Northern Arizona is below.
2024 Northern Arizona Football Schedule
Aug. 31: Lincoln (CA)
Sep. 7: at Arizona
Sep. 14: at Utah Tech
Sep. 21: at Incarnate Word
Sep. 28: Sacramento State
Oct. 5: at Idaho
Oct. 12: at Montana
Oct. 19: Idaho State
Oct. 26: Bye Week
Nov. 2: Weber State
Nov. 9: at Cal Poly
Nov. 16: at Northern Colorado
Nov. 23: Eastern Washington
* Italics indicate conference matchups
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