2023 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 5–6 (5–3 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
|
Offensive coordinator | Aaron Pflugrad (6th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Kevin Clune (1st season) |
Home stadium | Walkup Skydome |
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Montana $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Idaho ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Montana State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 UC Davis | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Sacramento State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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.
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]
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 |
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 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona * | P12N | L 3–38 | 48,159 | |
September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 North Dakota * | ESPN+ | L 22–37 | 10,009 | |
September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Utah Tech * | ESPN+ | L 36–50 | 7,102 | |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 Montana |
| ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 6,428 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Sacramento State | ESPN+ | L 30–31 | 12,549 | |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Weber State | ESPN+ | W 27–10 | 7,694 | |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Portland State |
| ESPN+ | L 21–45 | 9,713 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 UC Davis ![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 38–21 | 6,931 |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Montana State | ESPN+ | L 21–45 | 21,297 | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado |
| ESPN+ | W 28–7 | 6,003 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Washington | ESPN+ | W 49–42 | 4,078 | |
|
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lumberjacks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 38 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Game information |
---|
|
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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lumberjacks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 |
No. 8 Hornets | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, CA
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
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 | |