2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Chris Ball (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Pflugrad (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Partridge (4th season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

Last updated December 13, 2023

2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Montana State +^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 5 Sacramento State +^	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 9 Weber State ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 18 Idaho ^	6	–	2	7	–	5
No. 25 UC Davis	5	–	3	6	–	5
No. 14 Montana ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Portland State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Eastern Washington	2	–	6	3	–	8
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	8
Northern Arizona	2	–	6	3	–	8
Idaho State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Cal Poly	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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

Polls

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

The Lumberjacks had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.^[2]

Offense

Jonas Leader – OL

Defense

Morgan Vest – S

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona State *	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 3–40	44,764
September 10	4:00 p.m.	at Sam Houston *	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN+	W 10–3	7,117
September 17	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 North Dakota *	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	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	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	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	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	L 27–56	9,152
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	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	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	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
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

At Arizona State

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: September 1, 2022
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
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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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	7	3	0	10
Bearkats	0	3	0	0	3

No. 22 North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Fighting Hawks	0	13	0	14	27
Lumberjacks	7	7	0	10	24

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	10	3	7	27
Lumberjacks	7	3	0	0	10

At Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	0	0	20	27
Vikings	14	14	0	7	35

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	6	14	0	9	29
Lumberjacks	14	7	7	3	31

At UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	6	0	14	7	27
Aggies	7	28	21	0	56

At Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	3	14	7	0	24
Bengals	0	7	0	3	10

No. 3 Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Bobcats	17	0	7	17	41
Lumberjacks	7	14	7	10	38

At Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	3	0	10	20
Bears	3	0	10	8	21

No. 7 Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Wildcats	14	7	6	6	33
Lumberjacks	0	21	0	10	31

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References

↑ "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
↑ "Leader, Vest Earn Preseason All-Big Sky Honors, Lumberjacks Seventh in Both Polls". Northern Arizona University. July 25, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
↑ "2022 Northern Arizona Football Schedule". nauathletics.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

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[1] "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.

[2] "Leader, Vest Earn Preseason All-Big Sky Honors, Lumberjacks Seventh in Both Polls". Northern Arizona University. July 25, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.

[3] "2022 Northern Arizona Football Schedule". nauathletics.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

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