2023 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAaron Pflugrad (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Clune (1st season)
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Preseason

Polls

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]

Coaches poll
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
Media poll
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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Arizona*
P12NL 3–3848,159
September 91:00 p.m.at No. 17 North Dakota*
ESPN+L 22–3710,009
September 161:00 p.m.Utah Tech*
ESPN+L 36–507,102
September 231:00 p.m.No. 13 Montana
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+W 28–146,428
September 306:00 p.m.at No. 8 Sacramento State
ESPN+L 30–3112,549
October 76:00 p.m.at No. 13 Weber State
ESPN+W 27–107,694
October 141:00 p.m.Portland State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+L 21–459,713
October 281:00 p.m.No. 25 UC Davisdagger
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+W 38–216,931
November 412:00 p.m.at No. 6 Montana State
ESPN+L 21–4521,297
November 111:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Walkup, Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+W 28–76,003
November 182:00 p.m.at Eastern Washington
ESPN+W 49–424,078

[2]

Game summaries

at Arizona

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lumberjacks 0 3 003
Wildcats 7 7 21338

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,159
  • Referee: Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): J. B. Long (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:13) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 4-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:47; Arizona 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:24) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 7-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:04; Arizona 14–0)
  • (0:00) NAU – Marcus Lye 49-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 49 yards, 7:43; Arizona 14–3)
Third quarter
  • (11:26) ARIZ – Tacario Davis 85-yard blocked field goal return, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:34; Arizona 21–3)
  • (4:34) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 5-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 2:04; Arizona 28–3)
  • (2:02) ARIZ – Jayden de Laura 53-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:07; Arizona 35–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:46) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 35-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:32; Arizona 38–3)
StatisticsNAUARIZ
First downs1722
Total yards264478
Rushing yards41–7827–186
Passing yards186292
Passing: Comp–Att–Int18–29–020–26–1
Time of possession35:0424:56
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northern ArizonaPassingKai Millner14/22, 166 yards
RushingT. J. McDaniel14 carries, 56 yards
ReceivingColeman Owen5 receptions, 90 yards
ArizonaPassingJayden de Laura18/24, 285 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingMichael Wiley10 carries, 54 yards
ReceivingMichael Wiley6 receptions, 57 yards

References

  1. ↑ "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2023 Northern Arizona Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 7, 2023.


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