American college football season
The 2023 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Lumberjacks were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Ball and played home games at the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Arizona .
Preseason [ edit ] On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Lumberjacks were predicted to finish ninth in the Big Sky by the coaches and eight by the media.[1]
Coaches poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Montana State 120 (10) 2 UC Davis 96 (1) 3 Sacramento State 94 (1) 4 Weber State 91 5 Idaho 89 6 Montana 84 7 Eastern Washington 52 8 Portland State 45 9 Northern Arizona 44 10 Northern Colorado 37 11 Cal Poly 25 12 Idaho State 15
Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Montana State 447 (26) 2 Idaho 410 (8) 3 Montana 359 (2) 4 Sacramento State 334 (3) 5 UC Davis 330 6 Weber State 320 7 Eastern Washington 216 8 Northern Arizona 178 9 Portland State 167 10 Northern Colorado 109 11 Cal Poly 103 12 Idaho State 69
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:00 p.m. at Arizona * P12N L 3–3848,159 September 9 1:00 p.m. at No. 17 North Dakota * ESPN+ L 22–3710,009 September 16 1:00 p.m. Utah Tech * ESPN+ L 36–507,102 September 23 1:00 p.m. No. 13 Montana Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ ESPN+ W 28–146,428 September 30 6:00 p.m. at No. 8 Sacramento State ESPN+ L 30–3112,549 October 7 6:00 p.m. at No. 13 Weber State ESPN+ W 27–107,694 October 14 1:00 p.m. Portland State Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ ESPN+ L 21–459,713 October 28 1:00 p.m. No. 25 UC Davis Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ ESPN+ W 38–216,931 November 4 12:00 p.m. at No. 6 Montana State ESPN+ L 21–4521,297 November 11 1:00 p.m. Northern Colorado Walkup, Skydome Flagstaff, AZ ESPN+ W 28–76,003 November 18 2:00 p.m. at Eastern Washington ESPN+ W 49–424,078
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Game summaries [ edit ] at Arizona [ edit ] Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 3 0 0 3 Wildcats 7 7 21 3 38
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Date : September 2, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)Game attendance : 48,159Referee : Cravonne BarrettTV announcers (Pac-12 Network ) : J. B. Long (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst)
Game information First quarter (11:13) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 4-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:47; Arizona 7–0 ) Second quarter (13:24) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 7-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:04; Arizona 14–0 ) (0:00) NAU – Marcus Lye 49-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 49 yards, 7:43; Arizona 14–3 ) Third quarter (11:26) ARIZ – Tacario Davis 85-yard blocked field goal return, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:34; Arizona 21–3 ) (4:34) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 5-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 2:04; Arizona 28–3 ) (2:02) ARIZ – Jayden de Laura 53-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:07; Arizona 35–3 ) Fourth quarter (10:46) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 35-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:32; Arizona 38–3 )
Statistics NAU ARIZ First downs 17 22 Total yards 264 478 Rushing yards 41–78 27–186 Passing yards 186 292 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–29–0 20–26–1 Time of possession 35:04 24:56
Team Category Player Statistics Northern Arizona Passing Kai Millner 14/22, 166 yards Rushing T. J. McDaniel 14 carries, 56 yards Receiving Coleman Owen 5 receptions, 90 yards Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 18/24, 285 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Michael Wiley 10 carries, 54 yards Receiving Michael Wiley 6 receptions, 57 yards
at No. 8 Sacramento State [ edit ] Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (1–3) at No. 8 Sacramento State Hornets (3–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 7 14 7 2 30 No. 8 Hornets 14 10 0 7 31
at Hornet Stadium , Sacramento, CA
Date : September 30, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m. PST Game weather : 67 °F (19 °C) • 0 mph • CloudyGame attendance : 12,549Referee : Gregg WilsonTV announcers (KMAX-TV/ESPN+) : Play-by-Play: Jason Ross • Analysis: Darren Arbet
Game information First Quarter (11:54) NAU – Chase Belcher 3-yard run (Marcus Lye kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:37; Northern Arizona 7–0 ) (8:36) SAC – Carlos Hill 16-yard pass from Kaiden Bennett (Zach Schreiner kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:18; Tied 7–7 ) (1:32) SAC – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 3-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 4:58; Sacramento State 14–7 ) Second Quarter (14:29) NAU – Devon Starling 8-yard run (Marcus Lye kick failed) (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 1:58; Sacramento State 14–13 ) (8:08) NAU – Coleman Owen 19-yard pass from Adam Damante (Adam Damante pass to Devon Starling for two-point conversion) (Drive: 8 plays, 98 yards, 4:05; Northern Arizona 21–14 ) (5:25) SAC – Zeke Burnett 7-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:38; Tied 21–21 ) (1:22) SAC – Zach Schreiner 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 3:09; Sacramento State 24–21 ) Third Quarter (7:55) NAU – Devon Starling 8-yard run (Szymon Gawlick kick) (Drive: 16 plays, 99 yards, 6:54; Northern Arizona 28–24 ) Fourth Quarter (8:31) SAC – Coleman Kuntz 2-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick) (Drive: 18 plays, 81 yards, 6:54; Sacramento State 31–28 ) (0:02) NAU – Team Safety (Drive: 4 plays, -13 yards, 1:34; Sacramento State 31–30 ) Line Over/Under
Statistics NAU SAC First downs 21 25 Total yards 450 418 Rushing yards 195 161 Passing yards 255 257 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–34–1 18–27–0 Time of possession 30:13 29:47
Team Category Player Statistics Northern Arizona Passing Adam Damante 23/33, 196 yards, TD, INT Rushing Devon Starling 21 carries, 117 yards, 2 TD Receiving Elijah Taylor 2 receptions, 73 yards Sacramento State Passing Kaiden Bennett 18/27, 257 yards, TD Rushing 22 carries, 76 yards Receiving Jared Gipson 5 receptions, 108 yards
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