| 2024 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football | |
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NCAA Division I First Round, L 0–24 at Abilene Christian | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 22 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 22 |
| Record | 8–5 (6–2 Big Sky) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Adam Clark (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Walkup Skydome |
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| No. 2 Montana State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UC Davis ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Idaho ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Northern Arizona ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Montana ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks were coached by first-year head coach Brian Wright and played at Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Arizona.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 1:00 p.m. | Lincoln (CA) * | ESPN+ | W 66–6 | 7,342 | ||
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 20 (FBS) Arizona * | ESPN+ | L 10–22 | 47,746 | ||
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Utah Tech * | ESPN+ | W 45–17 | 3,938 | ||
| September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Incarnate Word * | ESPN+ | L 14–38 | 1,413 | ||
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 10 Sacramento State |
| ESPN+ | W 34–16 | 9,232 | |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Idaho | No. 25 | ESPN+ | L 17–23 | 14,066 | |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Montana | No. 24 | ESPN+ | L 20–31 | 26,229 | |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho State |
| ESPN+ | W 30–26 | 8,212 | |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Weber State |
| ESPN+ | W 27–6 | 6,154 | |
| November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | ESPN+ | W 31–14 | 6,231 | ||
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | No. 25 | ESPN+ | W 44–3 | 2,279 | |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington | No. 21 |
| ESPN+ | W 30–18 | 7,113 |
| November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Abilene Christian * | No. 17 | ESPN+ | L 0–24 | 5,210 | |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oaklanders (IND) [a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Lumberjacks | 21 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 66 |
at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ
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| Statistics | LCLN | NAU |
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| First downs | 6 | 22 |
| Total yards | 168 | 452 |
| Rushing yards | 87 | 235 |
| Passing yards | 81 | 217 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–20–1 | 13–17–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:23 | 25:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lincoln (CA) | Passing | Jack Clavel | 10/19, 78 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Anastacio Prado | 18 carries, 59 yards | |
| Receiving | Darius Maxwell | 2 receptions, 35 yards, TD | |
| Northern Arizona | Passing | Ty Pennington | 7/9, 114 yards, TD |
| Rushing | J'Wan Evans | 6 carries, 48 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | BJ Fleming | 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD |
| Pregame line [3] | Over/under |
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| Arizona –35.5 | 63.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lumberjacks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 20 (FBS) Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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| Statistics | NAU | ARIZ |
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| First downs | 14 | 18 |
| Total yards | 198 | 361 |
| Rushing yards | 31–89 | 29–188 |
| Passing yards | 109 | 173 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–25–0 | 18–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:23 | 32:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northern Arizona | Passing | Ty Pennington | 14/24, 84 yards |
| Rushing | Seth Cromwell | 11 carries, 41 yards | |
| Receiving | Xander Werner | 1 reception, 25 yards, TD | |
| Arizona | Passing | Noah Fifita | 18/26, 173 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Quali Conley | 17 carries, 112 yards | |
| Receiving | Quali Conley | 5 receptions, 38 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailblazers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT
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| Statistics | NAU | UTU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northern Arizona | Passing | ||
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| Utah Tech | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 15 Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX
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| Statistics | NAU | UIW |
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| First downs | 21 | 18 |
| Total yards | 439 | 412 |
| Rushing yards | 166 | 232 |
| Passing yards | 273 | 180 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–41–0 | 14–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:39 | 26:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northern Arizona | Passing | Ty Pennington | 20/35, 247 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Darvon Hubbard | 12 carries, 85 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Bryzai White | 4 receptions, 63 yards | |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 14/23, 180 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Dekalon Taylor | 17 carries, 184 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Roy Alexander | 5 receptions, 76 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 10 Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ
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| Statistics | SAC | NAU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Sacramento State | Passing | ||
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| Northern Arizona | Passing | ||
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| No. 25 Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 10 Vandals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
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| Statistics | NAU | IDHO |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northern Arizona | Passing | ||
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| Idaho | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 24 Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 14 Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT
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| Statistics | NAU | MONT |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northern Arizona | Passing | ||
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| Montana | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ
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| Statistics | IDST | NAU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Idaho State | Passing | ||
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| Northern Arizona | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ
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| Statistics | WEB | NAU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Weber State | Passing | ||
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| Northern Arizona | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA
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| Statistics | NAU | CP |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northern Arizona | Passing | ||
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| Cal Poly | Passing | ||
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| No. 25 Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO
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| Statistics | NAU | UNCO |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northern Arizona | Passing | ||
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| Northern Colorado | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| No. 21 Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ
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| Statistics | EWU | NAU |
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| First downs | 16 | 28 |
| Total yards | 301 | 539 |
| Rushing yards | 134 | 187 |
| Passing yards | 167 | 352 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–27–1 | 16–30–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:45 | 31:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Eastern Washington | Passing | Kekoa Visperas | 15/22, 94 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Kekoa Visperas | 6 carries, 62 yards | |
| Receiving | Efton Chism III | 13 receptions, 119 yards, TD | |
| Northern Arizona | Passing | Ty Pennington | 15/29, 312 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Seth Cromwell | 20 carries, 112 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Kolbe Katsis | 3 receptions, 130 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 17 Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 15 Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, TX
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| Statistics | NAU | ACU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Northern Arizona | Passing | ||
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| Abilene Christian | Passing | ||
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