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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
[2]
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
References [ edit ]
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