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American college football season
The 2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Ball and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome.
Preseason[edit]
On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Lumberjacks were predicted to finish seventh in the Big Sky by the coaches and the media.[1]
Coaches poll
| Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
| 1
|
Montana
|
111 (3)
|
| 2
|
Sacramento State
|
110 (4)
|
| 3
|
Montana State
|
109 (5)
|
| 4
|
Weber State
|
84
|
| 5
|
UC Davis
|
82
|
| 6
|
Eastern Washington
|
76
|
| 7
|
Northern Arizona
|
62
|
| 8
|
Idaho
|
45
|
| 9
|
Portland State
|
42
|
| 10
|
Cal Poly
|
33
|
| T-11
|
Idaho State
|
19
|
| T-11
|
Northern Colorado
|
19
|
Media poll
| Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
| 1
|
Montana
|
356 (14)
|
| 2
|
Montana State
|
352 (13)
|
| 3
|
Sacramento State
|
335 (4)
|
| 4
|
Weber State
|
261
|
| 5
|
UC Davis
|
255 (1)
|
| 6
|
Eastern Washington
|
236
|
| 7
|
Northern Arizona
|
191
|
| 8
|
Portland State
|
146
|
| 9
|
Idaho
|
142
|
| 10
|
Cal Poly
|
85
|
| 11
|
Northern Colorado
|
71
|
| 12
|
Idaho State
|
66
|
Preseason All–Big Sky team[edit]
The Lumberjacks had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
|
Offense
Jonas Leader – OL
|
Defense
Morgan Vest – S
|
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State* | | P12N | L 3–40 | 44,764 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Sam Houston* | | ESPN+ | W 10–3 | 7,117 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 North Dakota* | | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 7,841 |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| ESPN+ | L 10–27 | 7,022 |
| October 1 | 2:05 p.m. | at Portland State | | ESPN+ | L 27–35 | 3,595 |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| ESPN+ | W 31–29 | 9,417 |
| October 15 | 5:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | | ESPN+ | L 27–56 | 9,152 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Idaho State | | ESPN+ | W 24–10 | 1 |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 Montana State | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| ESPN+ | L 38–41 | 8,676 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | | ESPN+ | L 20–21 | 3,769 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 Weber State | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| ESPN+ | L 31–33 | 5,217 |
|
[3]
Game summaries[edit]
At Arizona State[edit]
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs. Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary
| Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks |
0 |
3 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun Devils |
3 |
21 |
13 | 3 | 40 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date:
- Game time: 7:07 p.m.
- Game weather: Clear, 103 °F (39 °C)
- Game attendance: 44,764
- Referee: Michael Mothershed
- TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
- -
| Game information
|
First Quarter
- ASU – Carter Brown 27-yard field goal, 8:21. ASU 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:07.
Second Quarter
- ASU – Emory Jones 1-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 8:05. ASU 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:42.
- ASU – Xazavian Valladay 4-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 3:44. ASU 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:39.
- ASU – Emory Jones 17-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 2:19. ASU 24–0. Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:30.
- NAU – Collin Robbins 48-yard field goal, 0:05. ASU 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 0:54.
Third Quarter
- ASU – Xazavian Valladay 27-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 12:32. ASU 31–3. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:28.
- ASU – Carter Brown 36-yard field goal, 9:42. ASU 34–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:16.
- ASU – Carter Brown 44-yard field goal, 0:17. ASU 37–3. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 5:14.
Fourth Quarter
- ASU – Carter Brown 44-yard field goal, 7:54. ASU 40–3. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:43.
|
| Statistics
|
Northern Arizona
|
Arizona State
|
| First downs |
7 |
24
|
| Plays–yards |
53–120 |
67–419
|
| Rushes–yards |
23–23 |
49–267
|
| Passing yards |
120 |
152
|
| Passing: comp–att–int |
20–30–2 |
13–18
|
| Time of possession |
23:49 |
36:10
|
| Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
| Northern Arizona
|
Passing |
RJ Martinez |
18/28, 92 yards, 2 INT
|
| Rushing |
Draycen Hall |
2 carries, 14 yards
|
| Receiving |
Coleman Owen |
5 receptions, 24 yards
|
| Arizona State
|
Passing |
Emory Jones |
13/18, 152 yards
|
| Rushing |
Xazavian Valladay |
15 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD
|
| Receiving |
Messiah Swinson |
3 receptions, 50 yards
|
At Sam Houston[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Lumberjacks
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
10 |
| Bearkats
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
No. 22 North Dakota[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| No. 22 Fighting Hawks
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
14 |
27 |
| Lumberjacks
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
10 |
24 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Vandals
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
7 |
27 |
| Lumberjacks
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
At Portland State[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Lumberjacks
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
20 |
27 |
| Vikings
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
35 |
Cal Poly[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Mustangs
|
6
|
14
|
0
|
9 |
29 |
| Lumberjacks
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
3 |
31 |
At UC Davis[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Lumberjacks
|
6
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
27 |
| Aggies
|
7
|
28
|
21
|
0 |
56 |
At Idaho State[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Lumberjacks
|
3
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
| Bengals
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
3 |
10 |
No. 3 Montana State[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| No. 3 Bobcats
|
17
|
0
|
7
|
17 |
41 |
| Lumberjacks
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
10 |
38 |
At Northern Colorado[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Lumberjacks
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
10 |
20 |
| Bears
|
3
|
0
|
10
|
8 |
21 |
No. 7 Weber State[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| No. 7 Wildcats
|
14
|
7
|
6
|
6 |
33 |
| Lumberjacks
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
10 |
31 |
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