2019 NORTHERN ARIZONA FOOTBALL @NAU Athletics @Naufootball GAME 1: Northern Arizona Vs
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#NAUSTRONG /LumberjackCountry /NAUFootball 2019 NORTHERN ARIZONA FOOTBALL @NAU_Athletics @NAUFootball GAME 1: Northern Arizona vs. Missouri State @NAUAthletics @NAU_Football Thursday, August 29, 2019 | 6 p.m. MST | Flagstaff , Ariz. | Walkup Skydome (10,000) NORTHERN ARIZONA LUMBERJACKS (0-0, 0-0 BIG SKY) MISSOURI STATE BEARS (0-0, 0-0 MISSOURI VALLEY) 2019 NAU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE GAME #1 - VS. MISSOURI STATE - SKYDOME - FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. - 6 P.M. MST DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE 8/29 MISSOURI STATE 6 p.m. NORTHERN ARIZONA MISSOURI STATE Pluto (539)/NAU-TV RECORD: 0-0, 0-0 Big Sky RECORD: 0-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley HOME/AWAY RECORD: 0-0, 0-0 HOME/AWAY RECORD: 0-0, 0-0 9/7 at Arizona 7:45 p.m. 2018 RECORD: 4-6, 3-4 Big Sky 2018 RECORD: 4-7, 2-6 Missouri Valley Pac-12 Networks HEAD COACH: Chris Ball (1st season) HEAD COACH: Dave Steckel (5th season) 9/14 WESTERN NEW MEXICO 4 p.m. RECORD AT NAU: 0-0 RECORD AT MSU: 12-32 (5th season) Pluto (539)/Your CW/NAU-TV OVERALL RECORD: 0-0 (1st season) OVERALL RECORD: 12-32 (5th season) 9/21 at Illinois State 4:30 p.m. 2018 PPG/ALLOWED PER GAME: 25.8/32.2 2018 PPG/ALLOWED PER GAME: 23.0/36.0 ESPN+ 9/28 at Montana State* 12 p.m. Pluto (538) BROADCAST INFORMATION 10/5 NORTHERN COLORADO* 4 p.m. TELEVISION/WEBCAST: NAU-TV & Pluto TV (Channel 539) - Tape Delayed/Your Phoenix CW (Sat./7 p.m.) Pluto (539)/Your CW/NAU-TV 10/19 at Weber State* 1 p.m. ON THE CALL: Mitch Strohman (play-by-play), Kevin Stephens (analyst) & Ryan Pere (sideline) Pluto (535) RADIO: Lumberjack Radio Network: 93.5 FM & AM 930 KAFF Country Legends (Flagstaff ); 97.9 FM 10/26 PORTLAND STATE* 4 p.m. The Eagle (Presco ); NBC Sports KDUS 1060 AM (Phoenix), 104.9 FM, 1490 AM ESPN Radio (Tucson) Pluto (539)/Your CW/NAU-TV ON THE CALL: Mitch Strohman (play-by-play), Kevin Stephens (analyst) & Ryan Pere (sideline) 11/2 EASTERN WASHINGTON* 1 p.m. Pluto (534) MOBILE AUDIO: TuneIn App LIVE VIDEO: Pluto TV (539) LIVE AUDIO: nauathle cs.com/listen 11/9 SACRAMENTO STATE* 2 p.m. LIVE STATS: NAU.StatBroadcast.com Pluto (539)/Your CW/NAU-TV 11/16 at Southern Utah* 2 p.m. SERIES HISTORY Pluto (536) 11/23 IDAHO* 2 p.m. ALLTIME SERIES PREVIOUS FIVE GAMES Pluto (539)/Your CW/NAU-TV NAU trails 0-1 (First Mee ng: 2018) 9/15/18 - L - Away - 40-8 LAST MEETING NAU STREAK IN SERIES ALL TIMES LOCAL TO FLAGSTAFF 9/15/18 - L - Away - 40-8 Lost 1 - 9/15/18 - L - Away - 40-8 * - BIG SKY CONFERENCE GAME LAST NAU WIN Flagstaff , Ariz. is in the Mountain Standard me zone (MST) and does not NAU VS. MISSOURI VALLEY N/A observe daylight savings me. All mes listed in MST. • The Lumberjacks are 2-7 vs. MVC opponents LAST NAU LOSS da ng back to 1990. From the second Sunday in March to the fi rst Sunday in 9/15/18 - L - Away - 40-8 • NAU will also face MVC member Illinois State November, Flagstaff is the same as Pacifi c me. on the road on Sept. 21. From the fi rst Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March, Flagstaff is the same as Mountain me. NAU OPENING DRIVE 2019 MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE • Thursday’s game vs. Missouri State marks the fi rst for Chris Ball as head coach. DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE • NAU will be opening a season on a Thursday night at home for the fi rst me since 8/29 at Northern Arizona 8 p.m. 2010 when they hosted Western New Mexico. 9/14 at Tulane 7 p.m. • The ‘Jacks last weeknight game was on August 30, 2013 when they played at Arizo- na on Friday night. 9/21 KENNESAW STATE 2 p.m. • NAU senior quarterback Case Cookus boasts 7,968 career passing yards and is 32 10/5 at Western Illinois* 3 p.m. 10/12 SOUTH DAKOTA* 2 p.m. shy of hi ng 8,000 for his career. 10/19 at North Dakota State* 2:30 p.m. • NAU’s coaching staff boasts a total of 74 postseason appearances and nearly 200 10/26 NORTHERN IOWA* 2 p.m. years of collegiate experience. 11/2 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* 2 p.m. • The Lumberjacks return 20 starters and 35 le erwinners from last season’s squad. • This marks the fi rst season since NAU Football has had a fi rst-year head coach since 11/9 at Southern Ilinois* 2 p.m. 1998. 11/16 at Illinois State* 12 p.m. • The Lumberjacks boast a total of seven new assistant coaches on staff this season. 11/23 INDIANA STATE* 2 p.m. • A total of 56 new players have joined the roster since Chris Ball was named head ALL TIMES LOCAL TO SPRINGFIELD, MO. * - MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE GAME coach on Dec. 10, 2018. 2019 NAU LUMBERJACK FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAMEDAY NOTES NAU OPENS CHRIS BALL ERA ON THURSDAY NIGHT AT SKYDOME The Lumberjacks will kickoff the 2019 campaign and with a special Thursday night kickoff vs. Missouri State beginning at 6 p.m. MST at the J. Lawrence Walkup Sky- dome. HEAD TO HEAD COMPARISON (2018) CATEGORY NAU MSU The game also marks the fi rst under new head coach Chris Ball - who becomes the Total Off ense 384.6 345.5 30th head coach to hold the reigns of the Lumberjack program. Rushing Off ense 182.7 138.4 Passing Off ense 201.9 207.1 Thursday’s game will be televised on NAU TV and Pluto TV (channel 239) with Mitch Passing Effi ciency 118.2 190.7 Scoring Off ense 25.8 23.0 Strohman (play-by-play), Kevin Stephens (analyst) and Ryan Pere (sideline) on the First Downs 202 206 call. Third Down Conversion 38% 37% Turnovers 29 28 The game will also shown on a tape-delayed basis on Your Phoenix on Saturday, Au- Intercep ons (Off ) 14 18 Fumbles (Off ) 15 10 gust 31 beginning at 7 p.m. MST. Total Defense 382.4 471.6 Rushing Defense 202.7 222.5 The Lumberjack Radio network will also broadcast Thursday’s clash with Missouri Passing Defense 179.7 249.1 State beginning with the pregame show at 5 p.m. MST. Passing Effi ciency Defense 108.5 153.4 Scoring Defense 32.2 36.0 First Downs Allowed 192 264 The ‘Jacks will be facing the Bears for the second consecu ve season as well as the Third Down Defense 36% 46% second me in program history when they square off on Saturday. Missouri State Turnovers Forced 25 14 handed NAU a 40-8 defeat in Springfi eld last season on Sept. 15 in a contest that Intercep ons (Def) 17 8 Fumbles (Def) 8 6 featured 11 turnovers. Turnover Margin -4 -14 Time of Possession 28:37 28:14 RARE THURSDAY NIGHT KICKOFF FOR THE ‘JACKS Penal es-Yards 65-654 54-482 Thursday’s game vs. Missouri State will mark the fi rst me that the Lumberjacks have played a season opener at home on a Thursday night since Sept. 10, 2010 when it 2018 BIG SKY STANDINGS defeated Western New Mexico 48-0 on the day before Friday. SCHOOL CONF PCT TOTAL HOME AWAY STRK E. Washington 7-1 0.875 12-3 8-0 4-2 L1 UC Davis 7-1 0.875 10-3 6-0 4-3 L1 NAU opened the 2012 season on the road on Thursday, August 30 at Arizona State, Weber State 7-1 0.875 10-3 6-1 4-2 L1 which marks the most recent me it has played on a Thursday. The ‘Jacks dropped Montana St 5-3 0.625 8-5 6-1 2-4 L1 Idaho St 5-3 0.625 6-5 4-1 2-4 L2 that game by a 63-6 margin. Montana 4-4 0.500 6-5 3-3 3-2 L1 Cal Poly 4-4 0.500 5-6 3-3 2-3 W2 No. Arizona 3-4 0.429 4-6 3-2 1-4 W1 The ‘Jacks last weeknight game came on August 30, 2013 when they played at Ari- Idaho 3-5 0.375 4-7 4-1 0-6 L2 zona on Friday night and lost 35-0. Portland St 3-5 0.375 4-7 2-3 2-4 L3 No Colorado 2-6 0.250 2-9 1-5 1-4 L2 So Utah 1-7 0.125 1-10 1-4 0-6 L5 NAU - MISSOURI STATE OPEN BIG SKY-MVC CHALLENGE ON THURSDAY Sacramento St 0-7 0.000 2-8 1-3 1-5 L7 NAU will take on Missouri State in the opening showdown of the 10-game Big Sky-Missouri Valley Challenge Series at the Skydome on Thursday night. BIG SKY SCHEDULE - WEEK #1 Thursday, August 29 The Lumberjacks will take part in two games during the Big Sky-MVC Challenge as Missouri State at Northern Arizona 6 p.m. they also travel to ba le Illinois State in Normal on Sept. 21. Northern Colorado at San Jose State 7 p.m. Saturday, August 31 The series is entering its third year. In 2018, the MVFC won the series, 5-3. Eastern Washington at Washington 12 p.m. San Diego at Cal Poly 2 p.m. From 2013-18, the ins tu ons in the two conferences played one another 55 mes.