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.

2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAaron Pflugrad (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Partridge (4th season)
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
(capacity: 10,000)
2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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]

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
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

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Lumberjacks had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at Arizona State*
P12NL 3–4044,764  
September 104:00 p.m.at Sam Houston*
ESPN+W 10–37,117
September 171:00 p.m.No. 22 North Dakota*
ESPN+L 24–277,841
September 241:00 p.m.Idaho
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+L 10–277,022
October 12:05 p.m.at Portland State
ESPN+L 27–353,595
October 81:00 p.m.Cal Poly
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+W 31–299,417
October 155:00 p.m.at UC Davis
ESPN+L 27–569,152
October 2212:00 p.m.at Idaho State
ESPN+W 24–101
November 51:00 p.m. No. 3 Montana Statedagger
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+L 38–418,676
November 1212:00 p.m.at Northern Colorado
ESPN+L 20–213,769
November 191:00 p.m.No. 7 Weber State
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+L 31–335,217
Source:[3]

    Conference opponents not played this season: Eastern Washington, Montana, Sacramento State

    Game summaries

    At Arizona State
    See also: 2022 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
    Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs. Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Lumberjacks 0 3 003
    Sun Devils 3 21 13340

    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
    • -
    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.
    Statistics Northern Arizona Arizona State
    First downs724
    Plays–yards53–12067–419
    Rushes–yards23–2349–267
    Passing yards120152
    Passing: comp–att–int20–30–213–18
    Time of possession23:4936:10
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Northern Arizona PassingRJ Martinez18/28, 92 yards, 2 INT
    RushingDraycen Hall2 carries, 14 yards
    ReceivingColeman Owen5 receptions, 24 yards
    Arizona State PassingEmory Jones13/18, 152 yards
    RushingXazavian Valladay15 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD
    ReceivingMessiah Swinson3 receptions, 50 yards

    At Sam Houston
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Lumberjacks 0 7 3 0 10
    Bearkats 0 3 0 0 3
    See also: 2022 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

    No. 22 North Dakota
    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 22 Fighting Hawks 0 13 0 14 27
    Lumberjacks 7 7 0 10 24
    See also: 2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

    Idaho
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Vandals 7 10 3 7 27
    Lumberjacks 7 3 0 0 10
    See also: 2022 Idaho Vandals football team

    At Portland State
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Lumberjacks 7 0 0 20 27
    Vikings 14 14 0 7 35
    See also: 2022 Portland State Vikings football team

    Cal Poly
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Mustangs 6 14 0 9 29
    Lumberjacks 14 7 7 3 31
    See also: 2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

    At UC Davis
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Lumberjacks 6 0 14 7 27
    Aggies 7 28 21 0 56
    See also: 2022 UC Davis Aggies football team

    At Idaho State
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Lumberjacks 3 14 7 0 24
    Bengals 0 7 0 3 10
    See also: 2022 Idaho State Bengals football team

    No. 3 Montana State
    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 3 Bobcats 17 0 7 17 41
    Lumberjacks 7 14 7 10 38
    See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team

    At Northern Colorado
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Lumberjacks 7 3 0 10 20
    Bears 3 0 10 8 21
    See also: 2022 Northern Colorado Bears football team

    No. 7 Weber State
    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 7 Wildcats 14 7 6 6 33
    Lumberjacks 0 21 0 10 31
    See also: 2022 Weber State Wildcats football team

    References
    1. "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
    2. "Leader, Vest Earn Preseason All-Big Sky Honors, Lumberjacks Seventh in Both Polls". Northern Arizona University. July 25, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
    3. "2022 Northern Arizona Football Schedule". nauathletics.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
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