2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
American college football season
2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 3–8 (2–6 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Aaron Pflugrad (5th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jerry Partridge (4th season) |
Home stadium | Walkup Skydome |
Seasons |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 |
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September 1 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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![]() |
| 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 |
| ESPN+ | L 31–33 | 5,217 |
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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 |
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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 |
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First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
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Statistics | Northern Arizona | Arizona State |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Lumberjacks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Bearkats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 22 North Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 22 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
Idaho
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vandals | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
At Portland State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
Vikings | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Cal Poly
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 6 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
Lumberjacks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
At UC Davis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
Aggies | 7 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 56 |
At Idaho State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Bengals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
No. 3 Montana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 3 Bobcats | 17 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
At Northern Colorado
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Bears | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 21 |
No. 7 Weber State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 7 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
Lumberjacks | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
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.