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.
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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]
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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 |
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More information Predicted finish, Team ...
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 |
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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
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More information Date, Time ...
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 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 | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| 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 | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| 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 | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| 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 | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| ESPN+ | L 31–33 | 5,217 |
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At Arizona State
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks |
0 |
3 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
Sun Devils |
3 |
21 |
13 | 3 | 40 |
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More information Game information ...
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.
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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs. Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date:
- 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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More information Statistics, Northern Arizona ...
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 |
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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 |
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At Sam Houston
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks |
0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
Bearkats |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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No. 22 North Dakota
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 22 Fighting Hawks |
0 |
13 |
0 |
14 |
27 |
Lumberjacks |
7 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
24 |
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Idaho
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vandals |
7 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
27 |
Lumberjacks |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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At Portland State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks |
7 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
27 |
Vikings |
14 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
35 |
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Cal Poly
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Mustangs |
6 |
14 |
0 |
9 |
29 |
Lumberjacks |
14 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
31 |
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At UC Davis
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks |
6 |
0 |
14 |
7 |
27 |
Aggies |
7 |
28 |
21 |
0 |
56 |
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At Idaho State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks |
3 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
Bengals |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
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No. 3 Montana State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 3 Bobcats |
17 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
41 |
Lumberjacks |
7 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
38 |
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At Northern Colorado
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks |
7 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
20 |
Bears |
3 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
21 |
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No. 7 Weber State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 7 Wildcats |
14 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
33 |
Lumberjacks |
0 |
21 |
0 |
10 |
31 |
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