2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
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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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 (capacity: 10,000) |
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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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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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Conference opponents not played this season: Eastern Washington, Montana, Sacramento State
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.
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