#NAUSTRONG /LumberjackCountry /NAUFootball 2017 NORTHERN ARIZONA FOOTBALL @NAU_Athletics @NAU_Football GAME 2 : Northern Arizona vs. Western Illinois @NAUAthletics @NAU_Football Saturday, September 9, 2017 | 4:00 p.m. | Flagstaff, Ariz. | Walkup Skydome
NORTHERN ARIZONA LUMBERJACKS (0-1) NO. 22 WESTERN ILLINOIS FIGHTING LEATHERNECKS (1-0) GAMEDAY
RECORD: 0-1, 0-0 Big Sky RECORD: 1-0, 0-0 MVFC HOME RECORD: 0-0 AWAY RECORD: 1-0 HEAD COACH: Jerome Souers (20th Year) HEAD COACH: Charlie Fisher (Second Year) RECORD AT NAU: 112-104 RECORD AT WESTERN ILLINOIS: 7-5 OVERALL RECORD: 112-104 OVERALL RECORD: 43-22 PPG/ALLOWED PER GAME: 24.0/62.0 PPG/ALLOWED PER GAME: 41.0/14.0 TELEVISION: Fox Sports Arizona Plus, Fox College Sports Pacific RADIO: 93.5 FM & AM 930 KAFF Country Legends - Flagstaff; 97.9 FM The Eagle - Prescott; Money Radio 1510 AM & 105.3 FM - Phoenix; KHAC 880 AM - Window Rock (Mitch Strohman and Kevin Stephens) MOBILE AUDIO: TuneIn App LIVE VIDEO: pluto.tv (Channel 239) LIVE AUDIO: nauathletics.com/listen LIVE STATS: nauathletics.com
NAU’S OPENING DRIVE WESTERN ILLINOIS’ OPENING DRIVE • Northern Arizona plays the first of six home games this Saturday ver- • Western Illinois is ranked No. 22 in the STATS FCS Top 25 poll this sus Western Illinois looking for its first win of 2017. week and is first among teams receiving votes in the FCS Coaches • NAU fell 62-24 last Saturday to Arizona in its season opener. Still, de- Poll. spite the score, the Lumberjacks put up 562 yards of total offense led • The Fighting Leathernecks are 1-0 after a convincing 41-14 victory last by a pair of 100-yard rushers. Saturday on the road at Tennessee Tech. In the game, Western Illinois • Junior Cory Young made a statement in his Lumberjack debut, rush- scored the first 34 points and Tennessee Tech did not score until the ing for 115 yards on 11 carries and scoring two touchdowns. Young, a fourth quarter. transfer from Boise State, took his first carry to the house for a 58-yard • Western Illinois churned out 298 rushing yards with Max Norris doing score that briefly tied the game at 7-7. the bulk of the damage. He carried it 19 times and gained 133 yards, • The ’Jacks also had sophomore Joe Logan reach the century mark as averaging 7.0 yards per carry. he tallied 101 yards rushing on 18 carries. He also reached the end- • Sean McGuire only needed to complete 10-of-20 passes for 130 yards zone, rushing it in from 22 yards out in the fourth quarter. in the win. Jaelon Acklin was the recipient of McGuire’s lone touch- • Through the air, sophomore quarterback Case Cookus threw for 306 down toss and overall recorded a team-high five receptions and 79 yards. He was intercepted twice, but did find senior Elijah Marks for receiving yards. 147 yards on eight completions. Overall, NAU compiled 377 yards • Tennessee Tech was held to just 252 yards of total offense, and zero passing on the evening versus the Wildcats. net rushing yards. Quentin Moon was a big reason for that as he was • NAU was led on the defensive end by junior Kam’ron Johnson, who named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week following 10 tackles, a recorded a career-high eight tackles, including six solo stops. Johnson forced fumble, one fumbled recovered, a sack and 3.5 tackles for loss. made his first career start last Saturday. • Brett Taylor matched Moon with a team-best 10 tackles and also • The Lumberjacks controlled the time of possession at 34:15, and also forced a fumble himself. converted on 10-of-19 third downs. However, they surrendered 506 • Western Illinois forced three turnovers with two interceptions and a yards rushing to the Wildcats and six touchdown plays of 30 yards or fumble recovery. The Fighting Leathernecks also notched three sacks more. and held Tennessee Tech to just 2-for-12 on third down conversions.
2017 NAU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
ARIZONA WESTERN CAL POLY NORTHERN ILLINOIS PORTLAND UC DAVIS SACRAMENTO MONTANA MONTANA SOUTHERN ILLINOIS COLORADO STATE STATE STATE STATE UTAH Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 L, 62-24 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Home Games in Gold | All times local to Flagstaff
1 QUICK FACTS TEAM COMPARISON SERIES HISTORY
GENERAL INFORMATION vs. ALL-TIME SERIES Location...... Flagstaff, Ariz. Series tied 1-1 24.0 41.0 Founded ...... 1899 Points/G 562 443 Enrollment (statewide)...... 30,383 Total Off. 185 298 LAST MEETING Nickname...... Lumberjacks Rush Off. 377 145 Western Illinois 34, NAU 20 Mascot...... Louie Pass Off. 62.0 14.0 Sept. 10, 2016 (Macomb, Ill.) Colors ...... Blue and Gold Pts Allowed/G 595 252 Affiliation...... Football Championship Division (FCS) Total Def. 506 0 LAST NAU WIN Home Facility (Capacity)...... J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome (10,000) Rush Def. 89 252 NAU 34, Western Illinois 0 Conference...... Big Sky Pass Def. 1 3 1967 (Flagstaff, Ariz.) President ...... Dr. Rita Cheng Sacks 0 2 VP for Intercollegiate Athletics ...... Dr. Lisa Campos Int. 37.8 Punt Avg. 41.4 9/78 Pen./Yards 5/45 TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Final Record...... 5-6 2016 Big Sky Record/Finish...... 4-4/T6th WELCOME, MR. YOUNG Final National Ranking...... N/A • Making his NAU debut on Sept. 2, junior Cory Young made quite the impression, rushing for Letterwinners 115 yards on only 11 carries, averaging 10.5 yards per carry. He accounted for two of NAU’s Offensive Returning/Lost...... 16/8 three touchdowns in its 62-24 loss to Arizona in the Lumberjacks’ 2017 season opener. Defensive Returning/Lost...... 14/14 • On his first carry, the Boise State transfer sprinted 58 yards untouched that tied the score at Special Teams Returning/Lost...... 2/2 7-7 less than six minutes into the game. Young later added a seven-yard touchdown run that Starters brought NAU within 21-14. Offensive Returning/Lost...... 7/4 • Along with sophomore Joe Logan, who also tallied 101 rushing yards, Young was the first Defensive Returning/Lost...... 2/9 Lumberjack to record 100 rushing yards against an FBS opponent since Zach Bauman did so Special Teams Returning/Lost...... 1/1 against UNLV in 2012. • Young posted the highest rushing total in the conference in Week 1. COACHING STAFF Head Coach...... Jerome Souers (20th Season) DON’T TAKE OFFENSE, TUCSON Alma Mater...... Oregon, 1983 • Despite suffering a loss in their first game of the season, the ’Jacks put their Pac-12 rival - and Record at NAU...... 112-104 (.519) the rest of the Big Sky - on notice with their offensive explosion. NAU posted 562 yards of total Career Record...... Same offense, its highest total since at least 2000 against an FBS opponent, against Arizona and Big Sky Record...... 76-71 (.517) leads the conference in total offense after one week. Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers...... Andy Thompson • Individually, sophomore quarterback Case Cookus ranks second in the conference in pass- Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks...... Brian Sheppard ing yards (306) and senior Elijah Marks ranks third in receiving yards (147). The running Defensive Line...... Travis Baker back tandem of junior Cory Young (115.0) and sophomore Joe Logan (101.0) ranks first and Defensive Secondary...... Vernon Smith second in rushing yards per game and the only two conference rushers with more total yards Wide Receivers...... Aaron Pflugrad have played two games already. Offensive Line...... Tim Davis Running Backs/Tight Ends...... Jimmy Beal FBS MARKS THE SPOT Safeties...... Cody VonAppen • Senior Elijah Marks loves the bright lights of the FBS as his two-best career games have Special Teams...... Gary Hyman been against in-state Pac-12 foes Arizona State and Arizona over the last two seasons. Dir. of Recruiting/Player Development...... Craig Knoth • One year after setting a career-high with 174 receiving yards and a touchdown versus Arizona Graduate Assistant/Operations...... Lanae Blocker State, the Goodyear, Ariz. product once again showed what the big boys missed out on with a Graduate Assistant/Offense...... Nick Butier standout game against Arizona on Sept. 2. Marks led the ’Jacks with 147 receiving yards on Graduate Assistant/Defense...... Devon McPeek eight receptions for his second-highest yard total of his career. Graduate Assistant/Recruiting...... Louie Ramirez Video Coordinator...... James Foran SEASON OPENER HISTORY • After their 62-24 loss to Arizona on Sept. 2, the Lumberjacks are now 9-11 in season openers MEDIA INFORMATION under head coach Jerome Souers. Assistant Director for Athletics Communications/...... • The 2017 season opener was the 10th time in 20 years that NAU has kicked off the season Football Contact...... Stayson Isobe with either Arizona or Arizona State. E-Mail...... [email protected] Office Phone...... 928-523-6330 NAU VS. THE FBS Cell Phone...... 808-226-6940 • The Lumberjacks are 8-52 all-time versus FBS/I-A opponents since 1957 and have lost five Mailing Address...... P.O. Box 15400 straight since defeating UNLV, 17-14, on Sept. 8, 2012 in Las Vegas...... Flagstaff, AZ 86011 ...... (Overnight: 1 Skydome Dr.) Website...... www.nauathletics.com YEAR 20 Facebook...... facebook.com/LumberjackCountry • Jerome Souers enters his 20th season as the head coach of the Northern Arizona football NAU Athletics on Twitter...... @NAUAthletics team. He is the longest tenured head coach in the Big Sky Conference by a wide margin as NAU Athletics on Instagram...... @nau_athletics Cal Poly’s Tim Walsh is the next closest as he is beginning his ninth season. In all of the FCS, he is tied for the seventh-longest tenured head coach. PROGRAM HISTORY • Last season, Souers earned career win No. 112 and became the winningest coach in con- First Season...... 1915 ference history on Nov. 5 in the process when the Lumberjacks defeated Weber State on the All-Time Record...... 455-449-23 (.503) road, 33-20. All-Time Big Sky Record...... 154-178 (.464) • In his first 19 years, NAU has made three FCS/I-AA playoff appearances and has a total of All-Time Record in Skydome...... 150-75 (.667) 12 winning seasons. Big Sky Championships...... 1978, 2003 FCS Playoff Appearances...... 2001, 2003, 2013 THE CHEF IS BACK • Coming off an injury shortened 2016 season, sophomore Case Cookus is healthy and Lum- berjack fans are ready to see what he has cooking in the kitchen. Cookus, the 2015 FCS
2 NAU CAREER RECORDS WATCH PASSING YARDS PASS COMPLETIONS 1. 11,400 Travis Brown 1996-99 1. 926 Greg Wyatt 1986-89 2. 10,717 Jason Murrietta 2003-06* 2. 886 Travis Brown 1996-99 3. 10,697 Greg Wyatt 1986-89 3. 878 Jason Murrietta 2003-06 4. 9,639 Jeff Lewis 1992-95 4. 784 Jeff Lewis 1992-95 5. 6,460 Michael Herrick 2008-10 5. 561 Michael Herrick 2008-10 6. 6,274 John Bonds 1990-92 6. 465 Scott Lindquist 1979-82 7. 5,964 Scott Lindquist 1979-82 7. 453 Mike Mendoza 1983-84 8. 4,882 Mike Mendoza 1983-84 8. 449 John Bonds 1990-92 9. 4,800 Cary Grossart 2010-12 9. 380 Cary Grossart 2010-12 10. 4,677 Preston Parsons 1998-01 10. 378 Preston Parsons 1998-01 ... 4,596 Case Cookus 2015- ... 324 Case Cookus 2015-
TOTAL OFFENSE TOUCHDOWN PASSES 1. 11,267 Travis Brown 1996-99 1. 94 Jason Murrietta 2003-06* 2. 10,584 Jason Murrietta 2003-06* 2. 86 Travis Brown 1996-99 3. 10,277 Greg Wyatt 1986-89 3. 70 Greg Wyatt 1986-89 4. 9,769 Jeff Lewis 1992-95 4. 67 Jeff Lewis 1992-95 5. 6,247 Michael Herrick 2008-10 5. 50 Case Cookus 2015- 6. 6,089 John Bonds 1990-92 6. 40 Michael Herrick 2008-10 7. 5,683 Scott Lindquist 1979-82 7. 38 John Bonds 1990-92 8. 5,132 Zach Bauman 2010-13 8. 35 Scott Lindquist 1979-82 9. 5,098 Mike Mendoza 1983-84 9. 33 Cary Grossart 2010-12 10. 4,878 Preston Parsons 1998-01 10. 29 Mike Mendoza 1983-84 ... 4,838 Case Cookus 2015- 29 Preston Parsons 1998-01
RECEIVING YARDS POINTS SCORED 1. 3,042 Clarence Moore 2000-03 1. 307 Robbie Dehaze 2005-08 2. 2,764 Shawn Collins 1985-88 2. 246 Zach Bauman 2010-13 3. 2,679 Rod Alexander 1990-94 3. 243 Matt Myers 2008-11 4. 2,599 Pete Mandley 1979-83 4. 242 Micky Penaflor 1987-89 5. 2,533 Emmanuel Butler 2014- 5. 228 Archie Amerson 1995-96 6. 2,391 Johnny Marshall 2000-03* 6. 221 Paul Ernster 2001-04 7. 2,205 Alex Watson 2004-07 7. 199 Ty Dondelinger 1998-01 8. 2,198 Gibbons St. Paul 1995-98 199 Terry Belden 1990-93 9. 1,966 Tyrone Peterson 1975-78 9. 198 Marcus King 1998-01 10. 1,950 Hendricks Johnson 1990-91 10. 192 Alex Henderson 2006-09 ... 156 Emmanuel Butler 2014- RECEPTIONS 1. 201 Shawn Collins 1985-88 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 2. 196 Alex Watson 2004-07 1. 6,316 Zach Bauman 2010-13 3. 182 Clarence Moore 2000-03 2. 5,925 Pete Mandley 1979-83 4. 173 Johnny Marshall 2000-03 3. 5,088 Marcus King 1998-2001 5. 166 Rod Alexander 1990-94 4. 4,444 Alex Henderson 2006-09 6. 156 Gibbons St. Paul 1995-98 5. 4,062 Archie Amerson 1995-96 7. 151 Emmanuel Butler 2014- 6. 3,575 Allan Clark 1975-78 8. 149 Pete Mandley 1979-83 7. 3,536 Len Raney 1991-94 9. 136 Ify Umodu 2010-14 8. 3,420 Gerald Robinson 1990-92 10. 127 Jerry Davis 1982-85 9. 3,407 Johnny Marshall 2000-03 10. 3,190 Clarence Moore 2000-03 ... 2,533 Emmanuel Butler 2014- RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 1. 28 Clarence Moore 2000-03 2. 26 Emmanuel Butler 2014- 3. 25 Shawn Collins 1985-88 4. 23 Alex Watson 2004-07 5. 19 Francis St. Paul 1997-2000 6. 18 Pete Mandley 1979-83 18 Gibbons St. Paul 1995-98 8 17 Hendricks Johnson 1990-91 9. 16 Tyrone Peterson 1975-76 10. 15 Ify Umodu 2010-14 ... 14 Elijah Marks 2014-
COOKUS TO BUTLER TOUCHDOWN COUNTER
2015: 14 | 2016: 5 | 2017: 0 TOTAL: 19
3 STATS National Freshman of the Year and CFPA National Performer of the Year among NATIONAL POLLS numerous other accolades, started just four games last season before suffering an injury on STATS FCS TOP 25 Sept. 4, 2017 Sept. 24 versus Eastern Washington. • In just 15 career games, Cookus already ranks in the top 10 or is approaching the top 10 in Rk. School Points Prev. a number of all-time categories. His 50 touchdowns entering the season rank fifth in school 1. James Madison (1-0) 4064 (152) 1 history while he should crack the top 10 in both passing yards and total offense within the first 2. North Dakota State (1-0) 3872 (8) 2 game or two this season. 3. Sam Houston State (1-0) 3721 (2) 3 • Buoyed by an incredible 50-to-6 touchdown-to-interception ratio, Cookus enters the season 4. South Dakota State (1-0) 3501 (1) 4 leading all quarterbacks (FBS included) in career passing efficiency (184.70). 5. Jacksonville State (1-0) 3388 6 6. Villanova (1-0) 2969 10 7. Eastern Washington (0-1) 2918 5 EASY E 8. Youngstown State (0-1) 2853 9 • With the way he has dominated the scene, the rest of the Big Sky will be glad to know that 9. Richmond (0-1) 2674 7 senior Emmanuel Butler has just one more season of eligibility left. 10. Wofford (1-0) 2564 11 • Butler recorded 1,003 yards receiving last season, significant given the fact that with that 11. North Dakota (0-1) 2563 8 performance he etched his named into the NAU record books becoming the first player in 12. New Hampshire (1-0) 2145 13 13. Chattanooga (0-1) 1789 12 school history to notch multiple 1,000 receiving yard seasons. 14. Citadel (1-0) 1751 16 • Butler is just getting started with the record books, and by the end of the season he could 15. Central Arkansas (0-1) 1416 15 be sitting all by himself on top of NAU’s career receiving charts. At his pace, Butler should 16. Charleston Southern (0-1) 1340 14 eclipse the all-time receiving yards, receptions and touchdowns records in addition to jump- 17. Samford (1-0) 1244 19 ing into the top 10 in points scored and all-purpose yards. 18. Illinois State (1-0) 1166 20 • Entering his final season, Butler ranks fifth in yards with 2,446 and eighth in receptions with 19. Lehigh (0-1) 1086 17 146. He needs just three touchdown receptions to break that record as well. Clarence Moore, 20. Liberty (1-0) 898 NR 21. UNI (0-1) 841 18 a 2015 NAU Hall of Fame inductee, holds the school records for yards and touchdowns. 22. Western Illinois (1-0) 678 25 23. Tennessee State (1-0) 406 NR SYCAMORES NO MORE 24. Grambling State (0-1) 385 21 • The NAU coaching staff has three new faces on the staff this season, including a pair who 25. Weber State (1-0) 359 NR arrived in Flagstaff very familiar with each other. New offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Brian Sheppard and special teams coordinator Gary Hyman served on the same Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina A&T (305), Howard staff last season at Indiana State. (277), Montana (237), Fordham (199), San Diego (195), Albany • Sheppard coached the previous four years at Indiana State in a similar capacity while also (186), South Dakota (163), Northern Arizona (117), Colgate (114), UT Martin (107), Nicholls (97), North Carolina Central (67), Dela- serving as the assistant head coach. As the Sycamores’ offensive coordinator, Sheppard ware (38), Saint Francis U (34), Cal Poly (32), Stony Brook (29), coached the team to a near-even split in their total offense. Of Indiana State’s 4,039 yards Princeton (26), Kennesaw State (26), McNeese (23), Harvard (20), of offense, 2,698 came on the ground and 2,417 came through the air. He was also part of Mercer (17), Southeastern Louisiana (14), Maine (10), Rhode Is- the 2014 staff that guided the Sycamores to their first FCS Playoff appearance since 1983. land (9), Portland State (9), Eastern Illinois (6), Southern Illinois • Sheppard also has stints at Willamette, Tulsa, New Mexico State and UCLA. (5), Penn (5), Southern University (4), ETSU (3), Western Carolina • As for Hyman, he was the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at Indiana State (3), William & Mary (3), Eastern Kentucky (1), Furman (1), Wagner (1), Hampton (1) in 2016 - his lone season with the Sycamores. He brings a wealth of experience to NAU as he also has stops at Kansas, Texas A&M, South Dakota School of Mines, UTEP and Delta FCS COACHES POLL Sept. 4, 2017 College. • Before entering the coaching ranks, Hyman was an assistant strength and conditioning
Rk. School Points Prev. coach at USC in 2009, a season in which the Trojans won nine games and picked up an 1. James Madison (1-0) 649 1 Emerald Bowl victory. He also has bowl experience at UTEP (2010 New Mexico Bowl) and 2. North Dakota State (1-0) 622 2 Texas A&M (2014 Liberty Bowl). 3. Sam Houston State (1-0) 596 3 4. South Dakota State (1-0) 525 6 MAKING HIS WAY THROUGH THE ’SKY 5. Jacksonville State (1-0) 514 5 T6. Youngstown State (0-1) 466 8 • Vernon Smith is NAU’s third new addition to the staff, and his credentials speak for them- T6. Eastern Washington (0-1) 466 4 selves. With extensive playing and coaching experience in the Big Sky Conference, Smith 8. Villanova (1-0) 447 9 brings a level of familiarity with him to an unfamiliar situation as the Lumberjacks’ new defen- 9. Richmond (0-1) 404 7 sive secondary coach. 10. Wofford (1-0) 363 11 • Smith previously spent two seasons at fellow Big Sky member Portland State, where he 11. North Dakota (0-1) 355 10 helped coach the Vikings to a second round appearance in the 2015 FCS Playoffs. While at 12. New Hampshire (1-0) 313 16 Portland State, Smith mentored both of his starting cornerbacks to All-Big Sky honors in his 13. Citadel (1-0) 297 12 14. Chattanooga (0-1) 286 13 first season in 2015, before following that up with coaching Xavier Coleman to All-Big Sky and 15. Illinois State (1-0) 279 18 Associated Press All-American honors last year. 16. Central Arkansas (0-1) 239 15 • His early coaching career includes stops at a number of schools including Arizona Western, 17. Samford (1-0) 219 19 which followed an All-American career at Montana. A teammate of current NAU defensive 18. Charleston Southern (0-1) 203 14 coordinator Andy Thompson, Smith was a three-time All-Big Sky selection and a 2002 Sec- 19. Lehigh (0-1) 182 17 ond Team All-American in 2002 as a Griz. Together with Thompson, Smith won a National 20. Weber State (1-0) 150 22 Championship in 2001. T21. UNI (0-1) 124 20 T21. North Carolina A&T (1-0) 124 25 23. Grambling State (0-1) 83 21 WATCH ME NOW 24. Tennessee State (1-0) 81 NR • A total of 11 Lumberjacks were recognized with preseason accolades and spots on national 25. Colgate (1-0) 71 NR watch lists leading into the 2017 season. • Sophomore Case Cookus and senior Emmanuel Butler headline the list as both were Others Receiving Votes: Western Illinois (55), Montana (48), named to the Walter Payton Award Watch List, awarded annually to the most outstanding Howard (35), South Dakota (35), Nicholls State (32), Portland offensive player in the FCS. Cookus was also named to the CFPA FCS National Performer State (23), Jackson State (21), Eastern Illinois (21), N.C. Central (18), Delaware (17), Cal Poly (14), San Diego (11), Prairie View of the Year Watch List - an award he won as a freshman in 2015 - and Butler was named a A&M (10), Harvard (8), Southeastern Louisiana (7), William and preseason All-American by both FCS STATS and College Sports Madness. Mary (6), Towson (6), McNeese State (6), Fordham (5), Dayton (5), • Butler, senior Tyler Shank and sophomore Griffin Roehler were all selected to the All-Big Northern Arizona (4), Mercer (2), Albany (1), Saint Francis (1), Sky Preseason Team. All three also garnered Preseason Big Sky First Team honors along Hampton (1). with senior Elijah Marks. • Among the 11 players who were awarded preseason Big Sky distinction by College Sports Madness was freshman Chancellor Brewington, who is predicted to be the Big Sky Fresh-
4 man of the Year. PRESEASON WATCH LISTS/ACCOLADES OUR DOME, OUR HOME CHANCELLOR BREWINGTON Freshman, WR • NAU’s overall success could very well depend on how it conquers the rigorous travel in the College Sports Madness Big Sky Freshman of the Year Big Sky Conference because over the last four years, the Lumberjacks have taken care of business at home. Since 2013, the ’Jacks have won 17 of 21 games in the Walkup Skydome. Senior, WR In this span, NAU has averaged 39 points per game and has an average margin of victory EMMANUEL BUTLER Walter Payton Award Watch List of 21.1 points. FCS STATS All-America Second Team • This trend would bode well for the Lumberjacks as they have six home games on the slate, College Sports Madness All-American Team including two versus teams from the Missouri Valley Football Conference (Western Illinois All-Big Sky Preseason Team and Illinois State), for the first time since 2011. College Sports Madness Big Sky First Team • In the last two years, the Lumberjacks have averaged 48 points per game in the Dome and have scored 21 or more points in 10 straight home contests. • The last two years have coincided with sophomore Case Cookus’ tenure as NAU’s starting JAKE CASTEEL Junior, LB quarterback. Cookus, in six starts in the Walkup Skydome that he did not leave due to an College Sports Madness Big Sky Third Team injury - excluding last season’s game versus Eastern Washington - has guided NAU to a 6-0 record. In seven career home games, he owns a 34-to-2 touchdown-to-interception ratio and CASE COOKUS Sophomore, QB has a completion percentage of 70.1. Walter Payton Award Watch List CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Watch List PLUTO: THE HOME OF THE BIG SKY College Sports Madness Big Sky Second Team • The debate rages on whether Pluto is a planet or not. What is not up for debate is whether Pluto is the new home of the Big Sky Conference. Starting this year, Pluto TV is the new home KHALIL DORSEY Sophomore, CB for all Big Sky live streamed events. College Sports Madness Big Sky Third Team • Pluto TV, the leading free Internet television service in America, will offer up to 700 - foot ball, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and selected soccer, softball and track & field JOE LOGAN Sophomore, RB events from the conference. College Sports Madness Big Sky Second Team • All live video streams can be found on the Pluto TV app, available on iPhone and iPad from the App Store and on Android devices from Google Play. The app is also available on any ELIJAH MARKS Senior, WR connected living room device such as Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, PlaySta- College Sports Madness Big Sky First Team tion or Xbox as well as most smart TVs. Additionally, Pluto TV can be accessed at pluto.tv. • NAU’s home channel on Pluto TV will be 239, while fans can catch the Lumberjacks on their WILLIAM MOREHAND Junior, WR respective conference opponents’ home channels. College Sports Madness Big Sky Second Team
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED BLAKE PORTER Senior, OL • The Big Sky Conference and the Missouri Valley Conference have been the FCS’ most suc- College Sports Madness Big Sky Second Team cessful conferences in recent history, and in 2017, bragging rights are on the line with the announcement of the Challenge Series. GRIFFIN ROEHLER Sophomore, K • The two leagues will match up eight times this season, with NAU set to compete in two of All-Big Sky Preseason Team them versus Western Illinois on Sept. 9 and Illinois State on Oct. 7. The Lumberjacks are College Sports Madness Big Sky First Team one of two Big Sky schools - North Dakota being the other - to have multiple MVFC teams on their 2017 slate. TYLER SHANK Senior, OL • NAU’s Oct. 7 matchup with Illinois State could have serious implications on the Challenge All-Big Sky Preseason Team Series as it will be the eighth and final head-to-head game between the two leagues. College Sports Madness Big Sky First Team
GOT THE HAIR, GOT THE LEG • When the ’Jacks get lined up for a kick - be it a field goal, extra point or kickoff - sophomore 2017 WEEKLY HONORS/ACCOLADES Griffin Roehler takes center stage. Known for his flowing blonde locks, Roehler proved last season that he has the right leg to match it during a phenomenal freshman campaign. • Following an impressive line of NAU kickers in recent history, Roehler started on the right path in her first collegiate season, leading the team with 83 points scored. He converted 13-of-16 field goal attempts for an 81.2 percent clip and made all but one of 45 extra points. • Roehler’s list of 2016 accolades include being named to the All-Big Sky First Team as a placekicker, College Sports Madness All-America Third Team and HERO Sports’ FCS All-Freshman Team.
DON’T FORGET ABOUT US • While sophomore Case Cookus and senior Emmanuel Butler have garnered the preseason hype, NAU’s offense has a number of returning playmakers which should allow the Lumber- jacks to light up the scoreboard all season long. • With Butler occupying defenses’ attention on the outside, senior Elijah Marks is free to patrol the middle of the field - an area that he skillfully controls. Starting last season with a bang with an 87-yard catch and run to the paydirt against Arizona State, Marks set his season in motion. Earning a spot on the All-Big Sky Third Team, he had a career-high 770 receiving yards on 43 receptions and seven touchdowns last season - all totals that only trailed his classmate. He averaged 17.9 yards per catch, which actually led the ’Jacks, while also leading the team with 326 kick return yards. • Juniors William Morehand and Jonathan Baldwin also provide Cookus with receiving weapons. Morehand was third on the team in receiving yards (456) and receiving touch- downs (5) and was a dangerous return threat, ranking 14th in the FCS in punt returns on his way to All-Big Sky Honorable Mention honors. Baldwin started eight games at tight end and recorded three touchdowns and has not missed a game in his first two seasons. • The weapons are not limited to only the air though, as sophomore Joe Logan showed he can run with the rock last season. An all-conference honorable mention pick as a freshman, Lo-
5 gan led NAU in rushing with 726 yards and five touchdowns despite starting just four games NAU’S RECORD and appearing in nine. He burst onto the scene in his debut against New Mexico Highlands WHEN PLAYING IN... totaling 172 yards on nine carries and two touchdowns - which occurred on his first two col- September...... 0-1 legiate carries - and never looked back finishing No. 15 in the FCS STATS Freshman Player October...... 0-0 of the Year Voting. November...... 0-0 THE FRONT LINE IN THE BIG SKY... • If NAU’s playmakers do their thing, NAU’s offensive line should not be exempt from credit At home...... 0-0 especially with the experience they stack up at three of the five spots. On the road...... 0-0 • Seniors Blake Porter and Tyler Shank both garnered preseason all-conference recognition after All-Big Sky honors last season. Porter was voted to the Third Team in 2016 and has IN THE NON-CONFERENCE... started 23 consecutive games. Shank earned 2016 Second Team honors and has started his At home...... 0-0 last 21 games that he has appeared in. Meanwhile, junior Cole Habib started all 11 games On the road...... 0-1 a year ago. • The sturdy trio were part of an offensive line that ranked fifth in the FCS last season in sacks VS. RANKED OPPONENTS... allowed per game at 0.73. Before Southern Utah got to the quarterback four times in the sea- At home...... 0-0 On the road...... 0-0 son finale, the offensive line allowed just four sacks total in the first 10 games. • The combination of the Lumberjacks’ talented offensive line and explosive talent at the skill IN GAMES... positions is a lethal recipe. Decided by three points or less...... 0-0 Decided by seven points or less...... 0-0 2-D Decided by 14 points or more...... 0-0 • The NAU defense returns just two starters from their 2016 squad, with both residing in the de- Decided by 28 points or more...... 0-1 fensive backfield. All-conference sophomoreKhalil Dorsey and junior Andrew Gose are the During the day...... 0-0 lone returning starters on the defensive side of the ball having combined to start 18 games. At night...... 0-1 • Dorsey earned All-Big Sky Honorable Mention honors and led the team with two intercep- Scoring first...... 0-0 tions. He tallied 47 tackles, 33 coming unassisted, and was also named the team’s Newcom- Opponent scores first...... 0-1 er of the Year. Leading after the first quarter...... 0-0 • Gose was one of four defensive players to start all 11 games a year ago, and he is the top Leading at halftime...... 0-0 returning tackler in the secondary with 50. Leading after the third quarter...... 0-0 In overtime...... 0-0 YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE THEM WHEN SCORING... • While the defense has just two returning starters, that does not imply that fans will not recog- Less than 20 points...... 0-0 nize the names taking the field. Partly due to injuries, and partly due to simply not taking the 20+ points...... 0-1 first steps onto the field, NAU still has a host of players who are capable of making an impact 30+ points...... 0-0 for NAU defensive coordinator Andy Thompson. 40+ points...... 0-0 • On the defensive line, senior Clarence Smith and junior James Walton each played in all 11 50+ points...... 0-0 games last season while junior Jalen Goss appeared in 10. Each made at least 17 tackles 60+ points...... 0-0 and will provide experience and leadership for a unit that returns none of their starters. • Junior Jake Casteel and senior Byron Evans lead the linebacker unit after combining for WHEN ALLOWING... seven starts last season. Casteel is NAU’s top returning tackler with 67, which ranked third 10 or fewer points...... 0-0 overall in 2016. Sophomore Taylor Powell could contribute defensively after earning All-Big 20 or fewer points...... 0-0 Sky Honorable Mention special teams honors as a freshman last season. 21+ points...... 0-1 • The secondary was hit hard due to injuries last season as juniors Maurice Davison and Wes Sutton both missed significant time. Davison and Sutton were projected starters and each WITH... started four games before going down with their respective injuries. Both are back though 400+ yards total offense...... 0-1 and are expected to line up in the secondary when the 2017 season kicks off. 500+ yards total offense...... 0-1 600+ yards total offense...... 0-0 TWO-SPORT STAR Less than 100 yards rushing...... 0-0 • Sophomore Khalil Dorsey was more than just a football player in his debut season at NAU. 100+ yardsJACKS rushing NATIONALLY...... TOP 50 0-1 An honorable mention all-conference cornerback, Dorsey doubled up and competed on the 200+ yards’ rushing...... ( ) 0-1 Lumberjack track & field team as well in the spring. INDIVIDUAL100-yard rusher...... 0-1 • After starting seven of 11 games on the gridiron, Dorsey played a big role in the Lumberjacks 100-yard rusher and receiver...... 0-1 capturing the 2017 Big Sky Indoor Track & Field Championship. He was a bronze medalist TotalLess than Service 200 yards Aces passing...... 0-0 in the 60-meter hurdles at the indoor conference championships and placed fifth in the long Brittni300+ yardsDorsey passing...... 64 (4th)0-1 jump. Dorsey registered a fifth-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Outdoor 400+ yards passing...... 0-0 Track & Field Championships. 500+ yards passing...... 0-0 Service Aces Per Set • As a prep at Colony High School, Dorsey competed in both football and track & field. Brittni300-yard Dorsey passer...... 0.58 (5th)0-1 400-yard passer...... 0-0 TEAMFewer turnovers...... 0-0 More turnovers...... 0-1 Hitting Percentage...... 257 (33rd) No turnovers...... 0-0 Opponent Hitting Percentage...... 157 (11th) TotalWHEN Digs ALLOWING...... 2,038 (27th) DigsLess Per than Set 200...... total yards...... 17.27 (21st)0-0 BlocksLess than Per 300Set ...... total yards ...... 2.44 (49th)0-0 TotalLess Servicethan 400 Aces total...... yards...... 226 (1st)0-0 Service400+ yards Aces total Per offense Set...... 1.92 (3rd)0-1 WinningLess than Percentage 100 yards...... rushing...... 750 (35th)0-0 100+ yards rushing...... 0-1 Less than* 2016 200 Statistics; yards passing Returning...... players listed only 0-1 200+ yards passing...... 0-0 300+ yards passing...... 0-0
6 BIG SKY STANDINGS School Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Idaho State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 W1 Montana 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 W1 Northern Colorado 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 W1 Weber State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 W1 Eastern Washington 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 Montana State 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 North Dakota 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 Northern Arizona 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 Sacramento State 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 Southern Utah 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 UC Davis 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 Cal Poly 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 L2 Portland State 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 L2 BIG SKY PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BIG SKY PRESEASON POLLS Aug. 28...... Joe Protheroe, FB, Cal Poly (Offense) MEDIA POLL COACHES POLL ...... Davond Dade, DE, Portland State (Defense) Rk. School Points Rk. School Points ...... Hayden Cowden, P, Portland State (Special Teams) 1. North Dakota 298 (15) 1. North Dakota 130 (6) Sept. 4...... Keelan Doss, WR, UC Davis (Offense) 2. Eastern Washington 271 (5) 2. Eastern Washington 124 (2) ...... Beau Duronslet, LB, Portland State (Defense) 3. Northern Arizona 236 (3) 3. Northern Arizona 119 (2) ...... Collin Root, K, Northern Colorado (Special Teams) 4. Cal Poly 224 4. Cal Poly 108 (1) 5. Weber State 209 5. Weber State 103 (1) 6. Montana 204 (1) 6. Montana 83 (1) 7. Southern Utah 175 7. Southern Utah 80 8. Montana State 156 8. Montana State 69 9. Northern Colorado 135 9. Portland State 62 10. Portland State 104 10. Northern Colorado 60 11. UC Davis 62 11. UC Davis 35 12. Sacramento State 61 12. Sacramento State 26 13. Idaho State 44 13. Idaho State 15 First Place Votes in Parenthesis THIS WEEK IN THE BIG SKY THURSDAY, SEPT. 7 Idaho State at Utah State...... 6 p.m...... Logan, Utah
SATURDAY, SEPT. 9 North Dakota State at Eastern Washington...... 1 p.m...... Cheney, Wash. Weber State at California...... 2 p.m...... Berkeley, Calif. Cal Poly at UNI...... 2 p.m...... Cedar Falls, Iowa Missouri State at North Dakota...... 4 p.m...... Grand Forks, N.D. Western Illinois at Northern Arizona...... 4 p.m...... Flagstaff, Ariz. Montana at Washington...... 5 p.m...... Seattle, Wash. Incarnate Word at Sacramento State...... 6 p.m...... Sacramento, Calif. South Dakota State at Montana State...... 6 p.m...... Bozeman, Mont. San Diego at UC Davis...... 6 p.m...... Davis, Calif. Southern Utah at Stephen F. Austin...... 6 p.m...... Nacogdoches, Texas Northern Colorado at Florida...... 7:30 p.m...... Gainesville, Fla.
BIG SKY WEEKLY COACHES CONFERENCE CALL SCHEDULE Each Wednesday during the 2017 football season, the Big Sky Conference will 10:00 a.m. MTN (9:00 PT)...... Jay Hill, Weber State hold a conference call with the 13 league coaches. All media is encouraged to 10:08 a.m. MTN (9:08 PT)...... Dan Hawkins, UC Davis take advantage of having a set time to speak with the coaches each week. The 10:16 a.m. MTN (9:16 PT)...... Demario Warren, Southern Utah call will begin at 10 a.m. Mountain, 9 a.m. Pacific. Each coach will be available 10:24 a.m. MTN (9:24 PT)...... Jerome Souers, Northern Arizona for eight minutes. To take part in the call, please contact Denise Thompson at 10:32 a.m. MTN (9:32 PT)...... Rob Phenicie, Idaho State 801-392-1978 x-21 or by email at [email protected]. You will then be 10:40 a.m. MTN (11:40 CT)...... Bubba Schweigert, North Dakota provided with the call-in number and password. Archived calls can be found at 10:48 a.m. MTN (9:48 PT)...... Earnest Collins Jr., Northern Colorado www.bigskyconf.com/podcasts.aspx 10:56 a.m. MTN (9:56 PT)...... Jeff Choate, Montana State 11:04 a.m. MTN (10:04 PT)...... Bob Stitt, Montana 11:12 a.m. MTN (10:12 PT)...... Jody Sears, Sacramento State 11:20 a.m. MTN (10:20 PT)...... Aaron Best, Eastern Washington 11:28 a.m. MTN (10:28 PT)...... Tim Walsh, Cal Poly 11:36 a.m. MTN (10:36 PT)...... Bruce Barnum, Portland State
7 NAU VS. NCAA FBS/I-A (Since 1957) Overall Record: 8-52 Last FBS/I-A Win: at UNLV, 2012 Year Opponent Score 1995 at New Mexico L, 45-21 1957 Cal State-Long Beach L, 7-6 1996 at New Mexico L, 49-33 1959 at New Mexico State L, 35-0 1997 at New Mexico L, 33-10 1961 at New Mexico State L, 56-6 1999 at New Mexico L, 45-14 1965 San Diego State L, 20-0 2000 at New Mexico L, 35-28 1966 at Fresno State L, 14-12 2001 at Oregon State L, 45-10 1966 Cal State-Long Beach W, 32-12 2002 at Arizona L, 37-3 1966 West Texas State L, 34-7 2003 at #20 Arizona State L, 34-14 1966 at San Diego State L, 16-8 2004 at Arizona L, 21-3 1967 at Cal State-Long Beach W, 26-21 2005 at Arizona L, 31-12 1967 at New Mexico State L, 90-0 2006 at #24 Arizona State L, 35-14 1968 at Drake L, 30-14 2006 at Utah L, 45-7 1968 Cal State-Long Beach W, 26-20 2007 at Arizona L, 45-24 1969 at West Texas State W, 21-20 2008 at #15 Arizona State L, 30-13 1969 at Cal State-Long Beach L, 23-15 2009 at Arizona L, 34-17 1969 at Fresno State L, 27-18 2009 at Ole Miss L, 38-14 1970 at New Mexico State L, 57-13 2010 at Arizona State L, 41-20 1970 Drake L, 31-17 2011 at Arizona L, 41-10 1970 Fresno State L, 42-7 2012 at Arizona State L, 63-6 1971 Drake L, 38-13 2012 at UNLV W, 17-14 1972 at Hawaii L, 20-13 2013 at Arizona L, 35-0 1974 Cal State-Fullerton L, 10-7 2014 at San Diego State L, 38-7 1974 at Drake L, 34-16 2015 at #20 Arizona L, 77-13 1976 at Cal State-Fullerton W, 20-17 2016 at Arizona State L, 44-13 1977 Cal State-Fullerton W, 24-9 2017 at Arizona L, 62-24 1980 at Cal State-Fullerton L, 21-13 1982 at Cal State-Fullerton L, 19-15 1982 at New Mexico State L, 34-32 1983 at Pacific L, 28-14 1983 at Fresno State L, 30-22 1984 Pacific L, 39-28 1985 Cal State-Fullerton L, 22-8 1987 at Tulsa W, 24-20 1989 at Akron L, 52-7 1991 at Akron L, 49-14 1992 at UNLV L, 40-7 FIRST QUARTERBACK STARTS SINCE 1986 Name Date Opponent Result Comp.-Att Pct. Yards TD INT Blake Kemp 10/1/16 at Northern Colorado L, 21-18 35-46 76.1 273 1 0 Case Cookus* 9/5/15 at Stephen F. Austin W, 34-28 13-18 72.2 267 2 0 Jordan Perry 11/1/14 at Weber State W, 29-22 23-29 79.3 239 2 0 Kyren Poe 8/30/13 at Arizona L, 35-0 21-36 58.3 176 0 3 Chase Cartwright 9/8/12 at UNLV W, 17-14 17-40 45.0 197 0 0 Cary Grossart 9/3/11 at Arizona L, 41-10 20-26 76.7 179 1 1 Chase Stengal 10/23/10 at Montana L, 24-21 22-34 64.7 187 1 0 Michael Herrick 9/20/08 at Southern Utah W, 19-14 20-34 58.8 196 1 1 Lance Kriesien 8/30/07 Western New Mexico W, 47-0 16-26 61.5 188 2 0 Brian Wriston 10/22/05 at Portland State L, 45-0 15-35 42.9 134 0 3 Jason Murrietta* 9/6/03 at Arizona State L, 34-14 21-35 60.0 292 2 1 Guy Tomcheck 8/30/03 Saint Mary’s W, 44-3 6-10 60.0 38 0 1 Rich Lucero 10/19/02 at Eastern Washington L, 41-29 5-8 62.5 41 0 1 Clint Womack 8/31/02 at Arizona L, 37-3 8-19 42.1 47 0 1 Carson Bradley* 11/11/00 Sacramento State L, 28-24 13-24 54.1 145 0 0 Preston Parsons 9/9/00 Chadron State W, 32-24 22-42 52.3 325 1 0 Travis Brown* 8/29/96 Western New Mexico W, 75-0 11-24 45.8 154 0 0 Jeff Lewis 9/26/92 Idaho State W, 27-12 15-22 68.2 144 0 0 John Bonds* 9/1/90 Cal State Northridge W, 37-3 12-27 44.4 292 4 1 Greg Wyatt 9/6/86 Angelo State W, 24-13 27-45 60.0 351 2 4 * Freshman
8 NAU’S RECORD WHEN RANKED AND AGAINST RANKED TEAMS (Since 2000)
NAU Rank Date Opp. Rank Opponent Result 15 11/17/12 17 Cal Poly L, 42-34 -- 10/21/00 5 at Montana L, 17-7 19 08/30/13 -- at Arizona L, 35-0 25 09/22/01 -- at Southern Utah W, 45-12 25 09/14/13 -- at UC Davis W, 21-10 21 09/29/01 23 at Portland State L, 33-30 25 09/21/13 -- South Dakota W, 22-16 17 10/20/01 2 Montana L, 38-27 22 09/28/13 7 Montana W, 34-16 20 10/27/01 -- Montana State W, 35-28 15 10/05/13 8 at Montana State L, 36-7 16 11/03/01 -- Eastern Washington W, 42-33 19 10/12/13 -- at Sacramento State W, 39-38 15 11/10/01 -- at Sacramento State W, 50-40 19 10/19/13 -- Idaho State W, 39-30 13 11/17/01 -- at Oregon State L, 45-10 16 10/26/13 -- at Cal Poly W, 17-13 -- 09/14/02 14 Sam Houston State W, 40-14 14 11/02/13 -- North Dakota W, 48-27 16 09/28/02 9 Portland State W, 14-9 12 11/16/13 -- Northern Colorado W, 24-7 12 10/05/02 -- Weber State W, 26-21 8 11/30/13 13 South Dakota State L, 26-7 7 10/12/02 -- Sacramento State L, 24-21 23 08/30/14 -- at San Diego State L, 38-7 16 10/19/02 -- at Eastern Washington L, 41-29 25 09/06/14 -- at Abilene Christian W, 27-21 25 10/26/02 -- Montana State W, 20-17 24 09/13/14 -- N.M. Highlands W, 62-23 -- 11/02/02 1 at Montana L, 38-24 22 09/20/14 -- at South Dakota L, 28-21 -- 11/09/02 19 at Idaho State L, 46-20 25 10/04/14 -- at Northern Colorado L, 24-17 -- 09/06/03 20* at Arizona State L, 34-14 -- 10/25/14 2 Eastern Washington W, 28-27 -- 09/20/03 22 at Portland State W, 23-0 25 11/08/14 -- UC Davis W, 23-21 25 09/27/03 14 Cal Poly W, 24-7 22 11/15/14 -- at North Dakota L, 30-28 17 10/04/03 -- at Weber State W, 48-29 -- 09/05/15 24 at Stephen F. Austin W, 34-28 14 10/11/03 -- at Sacramento State W, 24-21 24 09/19/15 20* at Arizona L, 77-13 12 10/18/03 -- Eastern Washington W, 54-31 -- 09/26/15 14 at Montana L, 23-14 10 10/25/03 -- at Montana State L, 21-17 -- 10/03/15 11 Montana State W, 49-41 15 11/01/03 10 Montana L, 59-21 -- 11/07/15 4 at Eastern Washington W, 52-30 19 11/08/03 20 Idaho State W, 46-31 25 11/14/15 -- Sacramento State W, 49-35 18 11/15/03 -- at Sam Houston State W, 34-18 20 11/21/15 18 at Southern Utah L, 49-41 16 11/29/03 1 at McNeese State W, 35-3 18 09/03/16 -- at Arizona State L, 44-13 16 12/06/03 13 Florida Atlantic L, 48-25 17 09/10/16 18 at Western Illinois L, 34-20 13 09/11/04 15 at Stephen F. Austin L, 24-17 24 09/17/16 -- New Mexico Highlands W, 73-3 23 09/25/04 -- Weber State W, 55-27 25 09/24/16 4 Eastern Washington L, 50-35 18 10/2/04 -- Sacramento State W, 26-0 -- 10/22/16 10 Montana W, 45-34 14 10/09/04 -- at Eastern Washington L, 45-14 -- 11/12/16 12 at North Dakota L, 38-31 -- 10/30/04 21 Montana State L, 60-14 -- 11/06/04 9 at Montana L, 34-22 * Associated Press FBS Top-25 -- 11/20/04 25 Northern Iowa L, 45-21 -- 10/08/05 15 Eastern Washington L, 42-14 -- 10/22/05 25 at Portland State L, 45-0 NAU OVERALL TOP ATTENDANCE FIGURES -- 10/29/05 15 at Montana State L, 29-22 -- 11/05/05 4 Montana L, 41-17 Opponent Attendance Year 1. at Arizona State 62,707 2008 -- 11/19/05 10 at Northern Iowa L, 41-17 2. at Arizona State 60,069 2003 -- 8/31/06 24* at Arizona State L, 35-14 3. at Arizona 54,728 2005 -- 10/14/06 3 at Montana L, 24-21 4. at Arizona 53,793 2013 -- 11/04/06 25 Portland State L, 34-24 5. at Arizona State 53,540 2006 -- 09/15/07 1 at Appalachian State L, 34-21 6. at Arizona 52,638 2007 -- 10/27/07 3 Montana L, 21-16 7. at Arizona 51,761 2011 -- 08/30/08 15* at Arizona State L, 30-13 8. at Arizona 51,494 2015 24 10/04/08 -- Sacramento State W, 42-10 9. at Arizona 50,623 2009 17 10/18/08 -- at Idaho State W, 52-30 10. at Arizona 49,741 2004 15 10/25/08 16 Weber State L, 42-14 11. at Arizona State 49,043 2010 18 11/01/08 6 at Montana L, 45-10 12. at Arizona State 48,658 2012 23 11/08/08 Montana State L, 25-23 13. at Arizona 48,446 2002 -- 09/26/09 4 Montana L, 41-34 OT 14. at Arizona State 45,300 2016 -- 10/10/09 24 Montana State W, 23-10 15. at Arizona 43,620 2017 24 10/24/09 -- Idaho State W, 40-12 16. at Utah 43,327 2006 21 10/31/09 -- at Sacramento State L, 27-24 17. at Ole Miss 38,184 2009 24 10/09/10 13 at Eastern Washington L, 21-14 18. at Oregon State 36,095 2001 -- 10/16/10 9 Montana State W, 34-7 19. at San Diego State 30,761 2014 20 10/23/10 7 at Montana L, 24-21 20. at Montana 26,136 2015 25 10/30/10 -- Sacramento State L, 40-10 -- 10/15/11 3 at Montana State L, 41-24 -- 10/22/11 9 Montana L, 28-24 -- 09/22/12 14 at Montana W, 41-31 22 09/29/12 -- Portland State W, 24-10 16 10/13/12 -- at North Dakota W, 45-38 16 10/20/12 -- UC Davis W, 21-7 13 10/27/12 -- at Northern Colorado W, 12-10 12 11/03/12 -- at Idaho State W, 50-10 11 11/10/12 -- Southern Utah L, 35-29
9 NORTHERN ARIZONA DEPTH CHART AS OF SEPT. 4 OFFENSE DEFENSE
Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Class Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Class LT 61 Cole Habib 6-5 310 Jr. ANCHOR 92 James Walton 6-2 245 Jr. 74 Josh Sparks 6-6 290 Jr. or 90 Aaron Andrews 6-2 255 So.
LG 77 Tyler Shank 6-3 270 Sr. DT 95 Jalen Goss 6-1 290 Jr. 52 Luke Rudolph 6-4 270 Fr. 50 Hamilton To’o 6-1 270 Jr.
C 55 Blake Porter 6-0 290 Sr. DT 94 Quentin Robinson 6-1 280 Jr. 58 Nick Davis 6-3 255 Sr. 91 Sione Talakai 6-0 280 Jr. or 98 Gregory Jordan 6-1 280 Fr. RG 65 Malik Noshi 6-2 285 So. 66 Chase Laurita 6-3 245 Fr. RUSH 45 Clarence Smith 6-2 235 Sr. or 99 Carson Taylor 6-4 220 Fr. RT 62 Jamison Pruitt 6-4 295 So. 74 Josh Sparks 6-6 290 Jr. MIKE 11 Jake Casteel 5-11 215 Jr. 38 Taylor Powell 6-1 230 So. WR (X) 8 Emmanuel Butler 6-4 220 Sr. or 34 Billy McEowen 6-2 220 Jr. 82 Chancellor Brewington 6-3 185 Fr. SAM 7 Byron Evans 6-1 235 Sr. WR (H) 21 William Morehand 6-0 180 Jr. 33 Tristen Vance 6-1 225 So. 87 Hunter Burton 6-0 175 Sr. CB 29 Khalil Dorsey 5-9 170 So. WR (Z) 3 Elijah Marks 6-1 185 Sr. 13 Marcel Myers 6-2 180 So. 81 Justis Stokes 6-1 185 Fr. CB 20 Maurice Davison 5-9 170 Jr. TE 89 Jonathan Baldwin 6-4 245 Jr. 16 Cole Sterns 5-11 185 Jr. 23 Wallace Gonzalez 6-5 255 Sr. FS 25 Kam’ron Johnson 6-1 200 Jr. RB 22 Joe Logan 5-11 195 So. 30 Jalen Cook 6-0 185 So. 6 Cory Young 6-0 210 Jr. SS 28 Wes Sutton 6-0 185 Jr. QB 15 Case Cookus 6-4 200 So. 32 D Andrew Gose 5-11 165 Jr. 9 Hunter Correll 6-0 185 Jr. or 12 Gerrit Groenewold 6-2 205 Sr. NB 24 Josh Clarke 6-2 185 Jr. 31 D Spencer Havird 6-2 205 Sr.
SPECIALISTS
Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Class PK 14 Griffin Roehler 5-11 210 So. 41 Luis Aguilar 6-1 195 Fr.
KO 14 Griffin Roehler 5-11 210 So. 41 Luis Aguilar 6-1 195 Fr.
P 41 Luis Aguilar 6-1 195 Fr. 19 DJ Arnson 6-0 185 Fr.
LS 59 S Andy Rodriguez 5-10 205 Sr. 64 Justin Hathoot 6-2 195 Fr.
SS 64 Justin Hathoot 6-2 195 Fr. 59 S Andy Rodriguez 5-10 205 Sr.
KR 29 Khalil Dorsey 5-9 170 So. 3 Elijah Marks 6-1 185 Sr. 22 Joe Logan 5-11 195 So.
PR 3 Elijah Marks 6-1 185 Sr. 29 Khalil Dorsey 5-9 170 So.
10 OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS LT LG C RG RT WR WR WR TE RB QB at Arizona Habib Shank Porter Noshi Pruitt Butler Burton Marks Baldwin Logan Cookus Western Illinois at Cal Poly Northern Colorado Illinois State at Portland State UC Davis Sacramento State at Montana Montana State at Southern Utah
DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS ANCHOR DT DT RUSH MIKE SAM CB CB FS SS NB at Arizona Walton Goss Robinson Smith Casteel Evans Dorsey Sterns Johnson Sutton Clarke Western Illinois at Cal Poly Northern Colorado Illinois State at Portland State UC Davis Sacramento State at Montana Montana State at Southern Utah
GAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS at Arizona...... Casteel, Cookus, Shank, Sutton Western Illinois at Cal Poly Northern Colorado Illinois State at Portland State UC Davis Sacramento State at Montana Montana State at Southern Utah
11 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. No. Player Pos. Cl.-Exp. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 2 Nate Stinson RB 41 Luis Aguilar K/P Fr.-RS 6-1 195 Nogales, Ariz./Nogales 3 Elijah Marks WR 31 O Aramis Aldredge RB Fr.-HS 5-10 170 Hesperia, Calif./Oak Hills 4 Jaeren Burch WR 90 Aaron Andrews DL So.-TR 6-2 255 Livermore, Calif./Chabot College 5 Jahlil Pinkett CB 19 S DJ Arnson P Fr.-RS 6-0 185 Chandler, Ariz./Basha 6 Cory Young RB 89 Jonathan Baldwin TE Jr.-2L 6-4 245 Paso Robles, Calif./Paso Robles 7 Byron Evans LB 48 D Brian Barry S Fr.-RS 5-9 170 Santa Clarita, Calif./Bishop Alemany 8 Emmanuel Butler WR 26 O Cole Beaty WR Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Bakersfield, Calif./Centennial 9 Hunter Correll QB 54 Brandon Boyce DL Fr.-HS 6-1 285 Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro 10 Elijah Orr S 32 O Jermiah Boyd RB Fr.-HS 5-10 170 Queen Creek, Ariz./America Leadership Academy 11 Jake Casteel LB 82 Chancellor Brewington WR Fr.-HS 6-3 185 Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton 12 D Anthony Sweeney S 83 Terrell Brown WR Fr.-HS 6-3 170 Chandler, Ariz./Basha 12 O Gerrit Groenwold QB 4 Jaeren Burch WR Jr.-TR 6-0 185 Peoria, Ariz./Phoenix College 13 Marcel Myers CB 87 Hunter Burton WR Sr.-3L 6-0 175 Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek 14 Griffin Roehler K/P 8 Emmanuel Butler WR Sr.-3L 6-4 220 Phoenix, Ariz./Mountain Pointe 15 Case Cookus QB 42 Marcus Carrasco LB Fr.-HS 6-3 200 La Habra, Calif./La Habra 16 Cole Sterns CB 11 Jake Casteel LB Jr.-2L 5-11 215 Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic 16 O Connor Leavens QB 24 Josh Clarke S Jr.-TR 6-2 185 Fremont, Calif./College of San Marcos 17 Stone Smartt QB 96 Seth Clem DL Fr.-HS 6-2 255 Las Cruces, N.M./Marana 18 Dan Galindo WR 30 Jalen Cook S So.-1L 6-0 185 Goodyear, Ariz./Millenium 18 B Brandon Porter WR 15 Case Cookus QB So.-1L 6-4 200 Thousand Oaks, Calif./Thousand Oaks 19 O Rodney Thompson QB 9 Hunter Correll QB Jr.-1L 6-0 185 San Diego, Calif./Serra 19 S DJ Arnson P 58 Nick Davis OL Sr.-2L 6-3 255 Tucson, Ariz./Buchholz 20 Maurice Davison CB 20 Maurice Davison CB Jr.-1L 5-9 170 Anaheim, Calif./Servite 21 William Morehand WR 59 D Owen Dickens LB Fr.-HS 6-0 200 Rathdrum, Idaho/Lakeland 22 Joe Logan RB 29 Khalil Dorsey CB So.-1L 5-9 170 Ontario, Calif./Colony 23 Wallace Gonzalez TE 46 Tommie Dorsey WR Jr.-TR 5-10 180 Ontario, Calif./Mt. San Antonio 24 Josh Clarke S 27 Myles Dumas CB Fr.-RS 6-1 170 San Diego, Calif./Mission Bay 25 Kam’ron Johnson S 7 Byron Evans LB Sr.-1L 6-1 235 Phoenix, Ariz./Phoenix Christian 26 D Nate Perkins CB 53 Jacob Faver LB Fr.-RS 6-2 230 Smiths, Ala./Smiths Station 26 O Cole Beaty WR 18 Dan Galindo WR Jr.-1L 6-0 185 Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle 27 Myles Dumas CB 48 O Quntion Garrett WR Jr.-TR 5-11 170 Phoenix, Ariz./Phoenix College 28 Wes Sutton S 47 O Joey Gatewood WR Jr.-TR 6-2 210 Glendale, Ariz./Paradise Valley 29 Khalil Dorsey S 80 Harrison Goebel LS/TE So.-1L 6-6 240 Santa Clara, Utah/Pine View 30 Jalen Cook S 23 O Wallace Gonzalez TE Sr.-TR 6-5 255 San Gabriel Valley, Calif./Utah 31 D Spencer Havird S 32 D Andrew Gose CB Jr.-2L 5-11 165 Bellflower, Calif./Bellflower 31 O Aramis Aldredge RB 95 Jalen Goss DL Jr.-2L 6-1 290 Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff 32 D Andrew Gose CB 12 O Gerrit Groenewold QB Sr.-TR 6-2 205 Goodyear, Ariz./Arizona Christian 32 O Jermiah Boyd RB 61 Cole Habib OL Jr.-1L 6-5 310 San Deigo, Calif./Saint Augustine 33 Tristen Vance LB 43 Jerel Hall FB Jr.-TR 6-0 235 St. Louis, Mo./Winfield 34 Billy McEowen LB 64 Justin Hathoot LS Fr.-HS 6-2 195 Albuquerque, N.M./La Queva 35 Curtiss Wilson RB 37 Robby Hauck S Fr.-HS 5-10 170 San Diego, Calif./Del Norte 36 Jayden Wooden S 31 D Spencer Havird S Sr.-TR 6-2 205 San Diego, Calif./Gardner-Webb 37 Robby Hauck S 25 Kam’ron Johnson S Jr.-2L 6-1 200 Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro 38 Taylor Powell LB 98 Gregory Jordan DL Fr.-HS 6-1 280 Windsor Hills, Calif./Dorsey 39 Jake Skadeland S 85 Matthew Kempton TE Fr.-HS 6-4 200 Scottsdale, Ariz./Brophy Prep School 40 Damahny Whittle LB 68 Zach Land DL Fr.-HS 6-2 190 Tempe, Ariz./McClintock 41 Luis Aguilar K/P 66 Chase Laurita OL Fr.-RS 6-3 245 Oro Valley, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge 42 Marcus Carrasco LB 56 Brandon Lawless DL So.-TR 6-4 250 Los Angeles, Calif./LA Valley 43 Kaelen Levy N 69 Jonas Leader OL Fr.-HS 6-5 260 Tucson, Ariz./Canyon Del Oro 44 Max Michalczik TE 16 O Connor Leavens QB Fr.-HS 6-1 170 Tucson, Ariz./Marana 45 Clarence Smith DE 75 Jake Leonard OL Jr.-TR 6-3 310 Peoria, Ariz./Sunrise Mountain 46 Tommie Dorsey WR 43 Kaelen Levy N So.-RS 5-10 230 Brentwood, Calif./Freedom 47 D Dyvine Wallace DB 71 Jason Linden OL Jr.-TR 6-7 320 Bisbee, Ariz./Arizona Western 47 O Joey Gatewood WR 22 Joe Logan RB So.-1L 5-11 195 Buckeye, Ariz./Estrella Foothills 48 D Brian Barry S 51 Seth Long DL Fr.-HS 6-4 230 West Linn, Ore./West Linn 48 O Quntion Garrett WR 70 Jason Lower DL Jr.-SQ 6-4 255 San Mateo, Calif./Serra 50 Hamilton To’o DL 3 Elijah Marks WR Sr.-3L 6-1 185 Goodyear, Ariz./Desert Edge 51 Seth Long DL 88 Alex Martin TE Jr.-1L 6-2 245 Glendale, Ariz./Liberty 52 Luke Rudolph OL 34 Billy McEowen LB Jr.-2L 6-2 220 Glendale, Ariz./Mountain Ridge 53 Jacob Faver LB 44 Max Michalczik TE Fr.-HS 6-2 205 Tucson, Ariz./Catalina Foothills 54 Brandon Boyce DL 67 Brandon Miles DL Fr.-HS 6-1 255 Phelan, Calif./Serrano 55 Blake Porter OL 21 William Morehand WR Jr.-1L 6-0 180 Lakewood, Calif./Mayfair 56 Brandon Lawless DL 97 Neal Murphy TE Sr.-3L 6-1 260 Nampa, Idaho/Bishop Kelley 57 Markquise Simmons LB 79 CJ Murray DL Fr.-HS 6-3 285 Orange, Calif./Orange Lutheran 58 Nick Davis OL 13 Marcel Myers CB So.-RS 6-2 180 Los Angeles, Calif./Bishop Alemany 59 S Andy Rodriguez LS 86 Luke Nguyen WR So.-SQ 5-8 165 Tempe, Ariz./Marcos de Niza 59 D Owen Dickens LB 65 Malik Noshi OL So.-1L 6-2 285 Las Vegas, Nev./Arbor View 60 EB Odeh LB 60 EB Odeh LB Jr.-TR 5-11 240 Los Angeles, Calif./Palisades Charter 61 Cole Habib OL 10 Elijah Orr S So.-TR 5-10 170 Sacramento, Calif./College of San Marcos 62 Jamison Pruitt OL 26 D Nate Perkins CB Fr.-HS 6-3 170 Fontana, Calif./Summit 5 Jahlil Pinkett CB Fr.-HS 5-10 175 Woodland Hills, Calif./Chaminade College Prep
12 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER 55 Blake Porter OL Sr.-3L 6-0 290 Newhall, Calif./Hart 64 Justin Hathoot LS 18 B Brandon Porter WR Fr.-HS 5-10 165 Victorville, Calif./Oak Hills 65 Malik Noshi OL 38 Taylor Powell LB So.-1L 6-1 230 Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic 66 Chase Laurita OL 62 Jamison Pruitt OL So.-SQ 6-4 295 Glendale, Ariz./Sandra Day O’Connor 67 Brandon Miles DL 72 Eddie Rivas OL Fr.-HS 6-4 285 Phoenix, Ariz./Mountain Pointe 68 Zach Land DL 94 Quentin Robinson DL Jr.-TR 6-1 280 Plant City, Fla./Butte College 69 Jonas Leader OL 59 S Andy Rodriguez LS Sr.-1L 5-10 205 Palmdale, Calif./Palmdale 70 Jason Lower DL 14 Griffin Roehler K/P So.-1L 5-11 210 Litchfield Park, Ariz./Agua Fria 71 Jason Linden OL 45 O Prince Ross WR Fr.-HS 5-11 160 La Habra, Calif./La Habra 72 Eddie Rivas OL 52 Luke Rudolph OL Fr.-RS 6-4 270 Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon 73 Laroy Thomas DL 77 Tyler Shank OL Sr.-2L 6-3 270 Chandler, Ariz./Chandler 74 Josh Sparks OL 57 Markquise Simmons LB Jr.-RS 6-1 230 Tucson, Ariz./Pima CC 75 Jake Leonard OL 39 Jake Skadeland S So.-RS 6-1 200 Glendale, Ariz./Mountain Ridge 77 Tyler Shank OL 17 Stone Smartt QB Fr.-HS 6-4 190 Antelope, Calif./Del Oro 78 Shawn Yuhas OL 45 Clarence Smith DE Sr.-1L 6-2 235 Buckeye, Ariz./Youngker 79 CJ Murray DL 74 Josh Sparks OL Jr.-SQ 6-6 290 Fontana, Calif./Jurupa Hills 80 Harrison Goebel TE/LS 16 Cole Sterns CB Jr.-2L 5-11 185 Tucson, Ariz./Sahuaro 81 Justis Stokes WR 2 Nate Stinson RB Fr.-RS 5-7 185 San Diego, Calif./Helix 82 Chancellor Brewington WR 81 Justis Stokes WR Fr.-HS 6-1 185 Gilbert, Ariz./Williams Field 83 Terrell Brown WR 28 Wes Sutton S Jr.-2L 6-0 185 Chandler, Ariz./Chandler 85 Matthew Kempton TE 12 D Anthony Sweeney S Jr.-TR 5-10 185 American Canyon, Calif./De La Salle 86 Luke Nguyen WR 91 Sione Talakai DL Jr.-TR 6-0 280 Salt Lake City, Utah/Eastern Arizona College 87 Hunter Burton WR 99 Carson Taylor DL Fr.-RS 6-4 220 Glendale, Ariz./Apollo 88 Alex Martin TE 93 Chauntez Thomas DL Fr.-RS 6-1 220 Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde 89 Jonathan Baldwin TE 73 Laroy Thomas DL Fr.-HS 5-11 280 Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly 90 Aaron Andrews DL 19 O Rodney Thompson QB Fr.-HS 6-1 185 San Diego, Calif./Saint Augustine 91 Sione Talakai DL 50 Hamilton To’o DL Jr.-TR 6-1 270 San Leandro, Calif./College of San Marcos 92 James Walton DL 33 Tristen Vance LB So.-1L 6-1 225 Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton 93 Chauntez Thomas DL 47 D Dyvine Wallace CB Fr.-HS 6-0 180 Peoria, Ariz./Centennial 94 Quentin Robinson DL 92 James Walton DL Jr.-1L 6-2 245 Charleston, W.V./Capital 95 Jalen Goss DL 40 Damahny Whittle LB Fr.-HS 6-1 200 Las Vegas, Nev./Liberty 96 Seth Clem DL 35 Curtiss Wilson RB Fr.-RS 5-11 190 Bitburg, Germany/Bitburg 97 Neal Murphy TE 36 Jayden Wooden S Fr.-HS 6-1 180 Peoria, Ariz./Centennial 98 Gregory Jordan DL 6 Cory Young RB Jr.-TR 6-0 210 Corona, Calif./Boise State 99 Carson Taylor DL 78 Shawn Yuhas OL Fr.-HS 6-4 265 Redwood City, Calif./Sequoia Pathway
COACHING STAFF PRO-NUN-C-A-SHUN GUIDE Luis Aguilar...... Lew-ees AG-you-LAR Head Coach...... Jerome Souers Aramis Aldredge...... Air-uh-miss Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers...... Andy Thompson Cole Beaty...... Bee-tee Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks...... Brian Sheppard Jermiah Boyd...... JUR-my-ah Defensive Line...... Travis Baker Jaeren Burch...... Jaren Defensive Secondary...... Vernon Smith Khalil Dorsey...... KUH-leel Wide Receivers...... Aaron Pflugrad Myles Dumas...... DO-miss Offensive Line...... Tim Davis Jacob Faver...... Favor Running Backs/Tight Ends...... Jimmy Beal Quntion Garrett...... Quin-tin Safeties...... Cody VonAppen Harrison Goebel...... GO-bull Special Teams...... Gary Hyman Andrew Gose...... GOSE (like dose) Dir. of Recruiting/Player Development...... Craig Knoth Jalen Goss...... GOSS (like boss) Gerritt Groenewold...... GRON-wald Graduate Assistant/Operations...... Lanae Blocker Cole Habib...... huh-beeb Graduate Assistant/Offense...... Nick Butier Spencer Havird...... HAVE-erd Graduate Assistant/Defense...... Devon McPeek Robby Hauck...... HOWK Graduate Assistant/Recruiting...... Louie Ramirez Kam’ron Johnson...... KAM ron Video Coordinator...... James Foran Chase Laurita...... LUH-rita Connor Leavens...... Leh-vens Kaelen Levy...... Kay-lin Leh-vee Billy McEowen...... Mic-OWE-in Max Michalczik...... MUH-ha-luh-check Luke Nguyen...... Win Malik Noshi...... MAL-ick NO-she EB Odeh...... EE-BEE Jahlil Pinkett...... JUH-leel Griffin Roehler...... RAY-lur Markquise Simmons...... MAR-keese Jake Skadeland...... SKADD-len Sione Talakai...... SEE-oh-nay Ta-luh-kye Chauntez Thomas...... Shaun-tez Hamilton To’o...... Toe-oh Dyvine Wallace...... Divine Damahny Whittle...... Duh-ma-knee Shawn Yuhas...... You-hahs
13 THE LAST TIME... INDIVIDUAL Threw for seven touchdown passes Rushed 30 times NAU: 7, Case Cookus vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/17/16) NAU: 35, Zach Bauman at Southern Utah (11/23/13) Opp: -- Opp: 32, Malik Brown, Southern Utah (11/19/16) Non-Quarterback touchdown pass Rushed for 100 yards NAU: Kendyl Taylor to Jonathan Baldwin at North Dakota (11/12/16) NAU: 115, Cory Young, 101, Joe Logan at Arizona (9/2/17) Opp: -- Opp: 163, Malik Brown, Southern Utah (11/19/16) Caught 10 passes Rushed for 200 yards NAU: 10, Emmanuel Butler vs. Northern Colorado (10/31/15) NAU: 266, Zach Bauman vs. Idaho State (10/19/13) Opp: 12, Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington (9/24/16) Opp: 235, Jer Garman, North Dakota (11/15/14) Had 100 yards receiving Rushed for 300 yards NAU: 147, Elijah Marks at Arizona (9/2/17) NAU: 322, Jim Smith vs. CSU Northridge (10/27/73) Opp: 139, Mike Sharp, Southern Utah (11/19/16) Opp: -- Had 150 yards receiving Two 100-yard rushers NAU: 157, Emmanuel Butler at Weber State (11/5/16) NAU: 115, Cory Young, 101, Joe Logan at Arizona (9/2/17) Opp: 231, Lance Lenoir, Western Illinois (9/10/16) Opp: 149, J. Randall, 143, N. Wilson, Arizona (9/19/15) Had 200 yards receiving Rushed for three touchdowns NAU: 216, Emmanuel Butler at Stephen F. Austin (9/5/15) NAU: 3, Corbin Jountti at Eastern Washington (11/7/15) Opp: 231, Lance Lenoir, Western Illinois (9/10/16) Opp: 3, Marion Grice, Arizona State (8/30/12) Had a 60-yard pass completion Rushed for four touchdowns NAU: 88, Blake Kemp to Delshawn McClellon at North Dakota (11/12/16) NAU: 4, Zach Bauman vs. Western New Mexico (9/2/10) Opp: 73, Patrick Tyler to Mike Sharp, Southern Utah (11/19/16) Opp: -- Had a 70-yard pass completion Rushed for five touchdowns NAU: 88, Blake Kemp to Delshawn McClellon at North Dakota (11/12/16) NAU: 7, Archie Amerson vs. Weber State (10/5/96) Opp: 73, Patrick Tyler to Mike Sharp, Southern Utah (11/19/16) Opp: -- Had a 80-yard pass completion Rushed for six touchdowns NAU: 88, Blake Kemp to Delshawn McClellon at North Dakota (11/12/16) NAU: 7, Archie Amerson vs. Weber State (10/5/96) Opp: 86, Cody Keith to Corbin Baxter, New Mexico Highlands (9/17/16) Opp: -- Caught two touchdown passes Rushed for seven touchdowns NAU: 2, Elijah Marks at North Dakota (11/12/16) NAU: 7, Archie Amerson vs. Weber State (10/5/96) Opp: 3, Mike Sharp, Southern Utah (11/19/16) Opp: -- Caught three touchdown passes Passed for 300 yards NAU: 306, Case Cookus at Arizona (9/2/17) NAU: 5, Emmanuel Butler vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/17/16) Opp: 309, Jadrian Clark, Weber State (11/5/16) Opp: 3, Mike Sharp, Southern Utah (11/19/16)
Passed for 400 yards Caught four touchdown passes NAU: 416, Blake Kemp at North Dakota (11/12/16) NAU: 5, Emmanuel Butler vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/17/16) Opp: 430, Ammon Olsen, Southern Utah (11/21/15) Opp: 4, Kenny Golladay, North Dakota (11/2/13)
Attempted 40 passes Caught five touchdown passes NAU: 42, Blake Kemp vs. Southern Utah (11/19/16) NAU: 5, Emmanuel Butler vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/17/16) Opp: 48, Jadrian Clark, Weber State (11/5/16) Opp: --
Attempted 50 passes Two 100-yard receivers NAU: 57, Case Cookus at Southern Utah (11/21/15) NAU: 105, E. Butler, 115, E. Marks, 116, D. McClellon at North Dakota (11/12/16) Opp: 57, Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington (9/24/16) Opp: 104, Justin Paige, 101, Gunnar Brekke, Montana State (10/3/15)
Attempted 60 passes Three 100-yard receivers NAU: 65, Travis Brown at Montana (10/26/96) NAU: 105, E. Butler, 115, E. Marks, 116, D. McClellon at North Dakota (11/12/16) Opp: -- Opp: --
Threw for three touchdown passes 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver NAU: 3, Blake Kemp at North Dakota (11/12/16) NAU: 115 (rush), C. Young, 101 (rush) J. Logan, 147 (rec.) E. Marks at Arizona (9/2/17) Opp: 5, Patrick Tyler, Southern Utah (11/19/16) Opp: 163 (rush), Malik Brown, 139 (rec.) Mike Sharp, Southern Utah (11/19/16)
Threw for four touchdown passes Returned a kickoff for a touchdown NAU: 4, Blake Kemp vs. Montana (10/22/16) NAU: 98, Marcus Alford at Cal Poly (10/26/13) Opp: 5, Patrick Tyler, Southern Utah (11/19/16) Opp: --
Threw for five touchdown passes Returned a punt for a touchdown NAU: 7, Case Cookus vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/17/16) NAU: 0, Marcus Alford vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/13/14) Opp: 5, Patrick Tyler, Southern Utah (11/19/16) Opp: 66, Shun Brown, Arizona (9/2/17)
Threw for six touchdown passes Returned an interception for a touchdown NAU: 70, Marcus Alford at Eastern Washington (11/7/15) NAU: 7, Case Cookus vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/17/16) Opp: 40, Deion Harris, North Dakota (11/12/16) Opp: --
14 THE LAST TIME... Returned a fumble for a touchdown Posted a shutout NAU: 23, Kelepi Fifita vs. Idaho State (10/15/16) NAU: 48-0, vs. Western New Mexico (9/2/10) Opp: 61, B. Phillips, Cal Poly (9/7/12) Opp: 35-0, Arizona (8/30/13)
Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown Rushed for 200 yards NAU: 0, Marcus Alford vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/13/14) NAU: 210, at Montana State (10/8/16) Opp: -- Opp: 506, Arizona (9/2/17)
Had 15 tackles Rushed for 300 yards NAU: 16, Eddie Horn, 15, LeAndre Vaughn at Southern Utah (11/21/15) NAU: 390 vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/17/16) Opp: 17, Miles Killebrew, Southern Utah (11/21/15) Opp: 506, Arizona (9/2/17)
Had multiple interceptions Rushed for 400 yards NAU: 2, Randy Hale vs. Northern Colorado (11/16/13) NAU: -- Opp: 2, Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, Arizona (9/2/17) Opp: 506, Arizona (9/2/17)
Had at least 2.0 sacks Rushed for less than 100 yards NAU: 3.0, Siupeli Anau, 2.0, Clarence Smith vs. Idaho State (10/15/16) NAU: 51, vs. Southern Utah (11/19/16) Opp: 2.5, Sione Fukofuka, Southern Utah (11/19/16) Opp: 64, Weber State (11/5/16)
Blocked a punt Rushed for five touchdowns NAU: Darius Lewis vs. N.M. Highlands (9/13/14) NAU: 5, at Eastern Washington (11/7/15) Opp: -- Opp: 7, Arizona (9/2/17)
Blocked a field goal Rushed for six touchdowns NAU: J. Marshall, vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/13/14) NAU: -- Opp: S. Cummings, North Dakota (11/15/14) Opp: 7, Arizona (9/2/17)
Blocked an extra point attempt Passed for 300 yards NAU: Khalil Dorsey, vs. Southern Utah (11/19/16) NAU: 377, at Arizona (9/2/17) Opp: Quinton Moon, Western Illinois (9/10/16) Opp: 309, Weber State (11/5/16)
Recorded a safety Passed for 400 yards NAU: Team, at Idaho State (11/3/12) NAU: 427, at North Dakota (11/12/16) Opp: Justin Vaughn, New Mexico Highlands (9/12/15) Opp: 430, Southern Utah (11/21/15)
Made three field goals Passed for 500 yards NAU: 4, Griffin Roehler at Weber State (11/5/16) NAU: 574, vs. Eastern Washington (11/21/09) Opp: 3, Zane Gonzalez, Arizona State (9/3/16) Opp: --
Made four field goals Passed for less than 100 yards NAU: 4, Griffin Roehler at Weber State (11/5/16) NAU: -- Opp:-- Opp: 89, Arizona (9/2/17)
Made a 50-yard field goal Passed for five touchdowns NAU: 51, Ryan Hawkins at Southern Utah (11/21/15) NAU: 5, vs. Idaho State (10/15/16) Opp: 53, Zane Gonzalez, Arizona State (9/3/16) Opp: 5, Southern Utah (11/19/16)
Had a 70-yard punt Passed for six touchdowns NAU: 71, Ryan Hawkins at UC Davis (10/10/15) NAU: 7, vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/17/16) Opp: -- Opp: --
Converted a two-point conversion Passed for seven touchdowns NAU: Blake Kemp to Kendyl Taylor at Northern Colorado (10/1/16) NAU: 7, vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/17/16) Opp: Jame Homan rush, Montana (10/22/16) Opp: --
TEAM Gained 500 yards of total offense Scored 40 points NAU: 562, at Arizona (9/2/17) NAU: 45-34, vs. Montana (10/22/16) Opp: 595, Arizona (9/2/17) Opp: 62-24, Arizona (9/2/17) Gained 600 yards of total offense Scored 50 points NAU: 686, vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/17/16) NAU: 52-7, vs. Idaho State (10/15/16) Opp: 607, Southern Utah (11/21/15) Opp: 62-24, Arizona (9/2/17) Gained 700 yards of total offense Scored 60 points NAU: -- NAU: 73-3, vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/17/16) Opp: 792, Arizona (9/19/15) Opp: 62-24, Arizona (9/2/17)
Scored 70 points NAU: 73-3, vs. New Mexico Highlands (9/17/16) Opp: 77-13, Arizona (9/19/15)
Scored 80 points NAU: 80-0, vs. Phoenix College (1928) Opp: 90-0, New Mexico State (1967)
15 GAME 1 ARIZONAScoring Summary 62 (Final) NAU 24 : 2017 Arizona Football, Northern Arizona vs Arizona (09/02/17 at Tucson, Ariz.)
Northern Arizona (0-1) vs. Arizona (1-0) Date: 09/02/17 • Site: Tucson, Ariz. • Stadium: Arizona Stadium Attendance: 43620
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Arizona 7 7 0 10 24 Arizona 14 20 14 14 62
Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 10:12 ARIZ - Brown, Shun 66 yd punt return (Pollack, Josh kick) 0 - 7 09:26 NAU - YOUNG, Cory 58 yd run (ROEHLER, G. kick), 3-75 0:46 7 - 7 03:08 ARIZ - Wilson, Nick 46 yd run (Pollack, Josh kick), 5-58 1:47 7 - 14 2nd 11:38 ARIZ - Ellison, Tony 43 yd pass from Dawkins, Brandon (Pollack, Josh kick), 2-53 0:24 7 - 21 06:48 NAU - YOUNG, Cory 7 yd run (ROEHLER, G. kick), 12-75 4:50 14 - 21 03:49 ARIZ - Johnson, Tyrell 55 yd run (Pollack, Josh kick), 1-55 0:11 14 - 28 00:21 ARIZ - Dawkins, Brandon 10 yd run (Pollack, Josh kick failed), 6-52 2:12 14 - 34 3rd 13:56 ARIZ - Dawkins, Brandon 66 yd run (Pollack, Josh kick), 3-77 0:58 14 - 41 10:20 ARIZ - Green, Zach 37 yd run (Pollack, Josh kick), 5-89 1:32 14 - 48 4th 14:25 NAU - LOGAN, Joe 22 yd run (ROEHLER, G. kick), 7-80 2:09 21 - 48 11:16 ARIZ - Leon, Branden 10 yd run (Pollack,Individual Josh Statistics kick), 6-40 2:58 (Final) 21 - 55 07:17 NAU - ROEHLER, G. 33 yd field goal,2017 13-60 Arizona 3:59 Football 24 - 55 03:55 ARIZ - Rodriguez, Rhett 1 yd run (Havrisik, Lucas kick), 6-79 3:17 24 - 62 Northern Arizona vs Arizona (09/02/17 at Tucson, Ariz.)
KickoffNorthern time: Arizona 8:01 pm • End of Game: 11:20 pm • Total elapsedArizona time: 3:19 Officials: Referee: S. Strimling; Umpire: G. Adam; Linesman: J. Stabile; LineRushing judge: M. Feldman;No. Gain BackLoss judge:Net J. Morton;TD Lg FieldAvg judge:Rushing J. Yock; No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg SideYOUNG, judge: Cory C. Reynard;11 Center115 judge:0 115 J. Wharrie;2 58 10.5 Dawkins, Brandon 7 92 0 92 2 66 13.1 LOGAN, Joe 18 101 0 101 1 22 5.6 Wilson, Nick 8 87 0 87 1 46 10.9 Temperature:ALDREDGE, A. 85 • Wind:5 SE20 1 mph2 • 18Weather:0 9 Partly3.6 cloudyTilford, Nathan 4 79 0 79 0 65 19.8 Television:COOKUS, Case Pac-12 Network6 17 25 -8 0 6 -1.3 Tate, Khalil 6 69 7 62 0 40 10.3 15-minuteTEAM halftime 2 0 41 -41 0 0 -20.5 Green, Zach 5 57 0 57 1 37 11.4 Totals 42 253 68 185 3 58 4.4 Johnson, Tyrell 1 55 0 55 1 55 55.0 Taylor, JJ 9 46 2 44 0 15 4.9 Leon, Branden 5 30 0 30 1 10 6.0 Rodriguez, Rhett 2 1 1 0 1 1 0.0 Totals 47 516 10 506 7 66 10.8
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack COOKUS, Case 21-38-2 306 0 50 2 Dawkins, Brandon 7-13-0 89 1 43 0 CORRELL, Hunter 3-9-0 23 0 10 0 Tate, Khalil 0-1-0 0 0 0 1 GROENEWOLD, G. 3-3-0 48 0 33 0 Totals 7-14-0 89 1 43 1 Totals 27-50-2 377 0 50 2
Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long MARKS, Elijah 8 147 0 50 Ellison, Tony 5 79 1 43 BUTLER, E. 5 87 0 44 Brown, Shun 1 5 0 5 BREWINGTON, C. 3 22 0 9 Peterson, Cedric 1 5 0 5 YOUNG, Cory 3 16 0 7 Totals 7 89 1 43 BALDWIN, J. 2 37 0 26 KEMPTON, M. 2 16 0 10 LOGAN, Joe 2 12 0 10 STOKES, Justis 1 33 0 33 BURTON, Hunter 1 7 0 7 Totals 27 377 0 50
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB AGUILAR, Luis 4 151 37.8 50 1 0 Glatting, Jake 5 205 41.0 48 2 1 Totals 4 151 37.8 50 1 0 Totals 5 205 41.0 48 2 1
Punt Kickoff Intercept Punt Kickoff Intercept Returns No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg Returns No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds Lg MARKS, Elijah 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brown, Shun 2 71 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 STOKES, Justis 0 0 0 1 25 25 0 0 0 Johnson, Tyrell 0 0 0 4 120 58 0 0 0 Totals 2 1 2 1 25 25 0 0 0 Moore, Donovan 0 0 0 1 12 12 0 0 0 Flannigan-Fowles, D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 2 71 66 5 132 58 2 0 0
Field goals Qtr Time Dist Result Field goals Qtr Time Dist Result ROEHLER, G. 4th 07:17 33 yards Good
Kickoffs No. Yards Avg TB OB Kickoffs No. Yards Avg TB OB ROEHLER, G. 5 306 61.2 0 0 Havrisik, Lucas 10 650 65.0 9 0
All-purpose Run Rcv KR PR IR Total All-purpose Run Rcv KR PR IR Total MARKS, Elijah 0 147 0 1 0 148 Johnson, Tyrell 55 0 120 0 0 175 YOUNG, Cory 115 16 0 0 0 131 Dawkins, Brandon 92 0 0 0 0 92 LOGAN, Joe 101 12 0 0 0 113 Wilson, Nick 87 0 0 0 0 87 BUTLER, E. 0 87 0 0 0 87 Ellison, Tony 0 79 0 0 0 79 Defensive Statistics (Final) FUMBLES: Northern Arizona-COOKUS, Case 1-1. Arizona-None.2017 Arizona Football Northern Arizona vs Arizona (09/02/17 at Tucson, Ariz.)
## Northern Arizona Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH 25 JOHNSON, K. 6 2 8 - 1.0-2 - - - 1 - - 11 CASTEEL, Jake 5 0 5 1.0-7 1.0-7 - - - 1 - - 7 EVANS, Byron 3 2 5 ------90 ANDREWS, Aaron 4 0 4 ------45 SMITH, Clarence 4 0 4 ------38 POWELL, Taylor 3 0 3 ------94 ROBINSON, Q. 3 0 3 ------98 JORDAN, Gregory 3 0 3 ------24 CLARKE, Josh 2 0 2 ------32 GOSE, Andrew 2 0 2 ------29 DORSEY, Khalil 2 0 2 - - - - - 1 - - 20 DAVISON, M. 2 0 2 ------33 VANCE, Tristen 2 0 2 ------28 SUTTON, Wes 1 1 2 ------31 HAVIRD, Spencer 1 0 1 - 1.0-1 ------30 JALEN, Cook 1 0 1 ------13 MYERS, Marcel 1 0 1 ------92 WALTON, James 1 0 1 ------4D BARRY, Brian 1 0 1 ------34 MCEOWEN, Billy 1 0 1 ------16 STERNS, Cole 0 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - Totals 48 6 54 1.0-7 3.0-10 0 0-0 0-0 4 0 0
## Arizona Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH 6 Flannigan-Fowles, D. 6 2 8 - - - - 2-0 - - - 2 Burns, Lorenzo 6 1 7 - - - - - 1 - - 13 Ulloa, Chacho 5 0 5 - 1.0-2 ------18 Rutt, Brandon 5 0 5 ------52 Harris, Jalen 3 1 4 ------19 Young Jr., Scottie 2 2 4 ------60 Bruno, Luca 3 0 3 ------99 Boles, Dereck 3 0 3 ------1 Fields, II, Tony 2 1 3 ------8 Parks, Antonio 2 0 2 ------34 Colacion, Jacob 2 0 2 - - - - - 1 - - 14 Wilborn, Kylan 2 0 2 1.0-14 1.0-14 1 - - - - - 28 Vaughn, Carrington 2 0 2 ------27 Morrison, Sammy 2 0 2 ------44 Brown, Kurtis 2 0 2 ------9 Cruikshank, Dane 2 0 2 ------93 Zellers, Parker 2 0 2 ------51 Anderson III, Lee 1 0 1 ------40 Reid III, Thomas 1 0 1 ------86 Belknap, Justin 1 0 1 1.0-11 1.0-11 ------29 McCall, Jarvis 1 0 1 ------5 Robertson Jr., Gavin 1 0 1 ------56 Reinhardt, Nick 1 0 1 ------15 Mashack, Kwesi 1 0 1 ------17 Whittaker, Jace 1 0 1 ------7 Schooler, Colin 0 1 1 ------91 Connolly, Finton 0 0 0 - - - 1-0 - - - - Totals 59 8 67 2.0-25 3.0-27 1 1-0 2-0 2 0 0
16 JEROME SOUERS Head Coach 20th Season | Oregon ’83
OVERALL RECORD: 112-104 | BIG SKY RECORD: 76-71 SOUERS YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD SOUERS VS. 2017 OPPONENTS Year Overall Conference Finish Arizona...... 0-9 Cal Poly*...... 6-1 1998 6-5 (.545) 3-5 (.375) T-7th Illinois State...... 0-0 1999 4-8* (.333) 2-6* (.250) T-6th Montana*...... 3-15 Montana State*...... 7-10 2000 3-8 (.272) 2-6 (.250) T-7th Northern Colorado*...... 9-2 2001 8-4 (.667) 5-2 (.714) T-2nd Portland State*...... 11-5 2002 6-5 (.545) 3-4 (.428) T-4th Sacramento State*...... 9-7 Southern Utah*...... 6-6 2003 9-4 (.692) 5-2 (.714) T-1st UC Davis*...... 3-1 2004 4-7 (.363) 3-4 (.428) 5th Western Illinois...... 0-1
2005 3-8 (.272) 1-6 (.142) T-7th *Denotes Big Sky Conference Opponent 2006 6-5 (.545) 5-3 (.625) 4th Overall Record vs. 2017 Opponents...... 54-57 (.486) 2007 6-5 (.545) 5-3 (.625) 3rd Record vs. 2017 Big Sky Opponents...... 54-47 (.535) 2008 6-5 (.545) 4-4 (.500) 5th 2009 5-6 (.454) 4-4 (.500) T-5th SOUERS BY THE NUMBERS 2010 6-5 (.545) 4-4 (.500) 6th NAU ALL-TIME COACHING WINS 2011 4-7 (.363) 3-5 (.375) 6th 1. Jerome Souers...... 112 2012 8-3 (.727) 6-2 (.750) 4th 2. Max Spilsbury...... 58 2013 9-3 (.750) 7-1 (.875) 2nd 3. Steve Axman...... 48 4. Joe Salem...... 26 2014 7-5 (.583) 5-3 (.625) 5th 5. Larry Kentera...... 26 2015 7-4 (.636) 5-3 (.625) T-4th 2016 5-6 (.454) 4-4 (.500) T-6th BIG SKY ALL-TIME COACHING WINS 1. Jerome Souers, NAU...... 112 2017 0-1 (.000) 0-0 (.000) -- 2. Chris Ault, Nevada...... 111 Total 112-104 (.519) 76-71 (.517) 3. Tim Walsh, Portland State/Cal Poly...... 98 4. Mike Kramer, Eastern Wash./Montana St./Idaho St...... 95 * includes four forfeits 5. Don Reed, Montana...... 85 Beau Baldwin, Eastern Washington...... 85
BIG SKY ALL-TIME CONFERENCE COACHING WINS 1. Jerome Souers, NAU...... 76 2. Chris Ault, Nevada...... 68 3. Tim Walsh, Portland State/Cal Poly...... 68 4. Mike Kramer, Eastern Wash./Montana St./Idaho St...... 63 5. Don Read, Montana ...... 54 112 176 64 39
Career wins; Most in Big Sky All-Academic Career Wins at Home All-Americans Big Sky History Honors
17 2017 Northern Arizona Football Northern Arizona Combined2017 RESULTS Team/STATISTICS Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2017) All games
Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral 09/02/17 at Arizona L 24-62 43620 All games 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Non-Conference 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 YOUNG, Cory 1 11 115 0 115 10.5 2 58 115.0 LOGAN, Joe 1 18 101 0 101 5.6 1 22 101.0 Team Statistics NAU OPP ALDREDGE, A. 1 5 20 2 18 3.6 0 9 18.0 FIRST DOWNS 29 23 Total 1 42 253 68 185 4.4 3 58 185.0 R u s h in g 13 17 Opponents 1 47 516 10 506 10.8 7 66 506.0 P a s s in g 12 2 P e n a l ty 4 4 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g RUSHING YARDAGE 185 506 COOKUS, Case 1 112.38 21-38-2 55.3 306 0 50 306.0 Rushing Attempts 42 47 CORRELL, Hunter 1 54.80 3-9-0 33.3 23 0 10 23.0 Average Per Rush 4.4 10.8 GROENEWOLD, G. 1 234.40 3-3-0 100.0 48 0 33 48.0 Average Per Game 185.0 506.0 Total 1 109.34 27-50-2 54.0 377 0 50 377.0 TDs Rushing 3 7 Opponents 1 126.97 7-14-0 50.0 89 1 43 89.0 PASSING YARDAGE 377 89 C o m p - A t t- In t 27-50-2 7-14-0 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Average Per Pass 7.5 6.4 MARKS, Elijah 1 8 147 18.4 0 50 147.0 Average Per Catch 14.0 12.7 BUTLER, E. 1 5 87 17.4 0 44 87.0 Average Per Game 377.0 89.0 BREWINGTON, C. 1 3 22 7.3 0 9 22.0 TDs Passing 0 1 YOUNG, Cory 1 3 16 5.3 0 7 16.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 562 595 BALDWIN, J. 1 2 37 18.5 0 26 37.0 Average Per Play 6.1 9.8 KEMPTON, M. 1 2 16 8.0 0 10 16.0 Average Per Game 562.0 595.0 LOGAN, Joe 1 2 12 6.0 0 10 12.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 1-25 5-132 STOKES, Justis 1 1 33 33.0 0 33 33.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-1 2-71 BURTON, Hunter 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 2-0 Total 1 27 377 14.0 0 50 377.0 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 0-0 Opponents 1 7 89 12.7 1 43 89.0 PENALTIES-Yards 9-78 9-81 PUNTS-AVG 4-37.8 5-41.0 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 4 :1 5 2 5 :4 5 ROEHLER, G. 1-1 100.0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 33 0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 10/19 3/10 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/3 2/2 PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Interceptions no. yds avg td lg YOUNG, Cory 2 ------12 LOGAN, Joe 1 ------6 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk ROEHLER, G. - 1-1 3-3 - - - - - 6 AGUILAR, Luis 4 151 37.8 50 0 0 1 1 0 Total 3 1-1 3-3 - - - - - 24 Opponents 9 - 8-9 - - - - - 62 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg MARKS, Elijah 2 1 0.5 0 2 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Total 2 1 0.5 0 2 COOKUS, Case 1 44 -8 306 298 298.0 Opponents 2 71 35.5 1 66 YOUNG, Cory 1 11 115 0 115 115.0 LOGAN, Joe 1 18 101 0 101 101.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg GROENEWOLD, G. 1 3 0 48 48 48.0 STOKES, Justis 1 25 25.0 0 25 CORRELL, Hunter 1 9 0 23 23 23.0 Total 1 25 25.0 0 25 ALDREDGE, A. 1 5 18 0 18 18.0 Opponents 5 132 26.4 0 58 Total 1 92 185 377 562 562.0 Opponents 1 61 506 89 595 595.0 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g MARKS, Elijah 1 0 147 1 0 0 148 148.0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total YOUNG, Cory 1 115 16 0 0 0 131 131.0 Northern Arizona 7 7 0 10 0 24 LOGAN, Joe 1 101 12 0 0 0 113 113.0 Opponents 14 20 14 14 0 62 BUTLER, E. 1 0 87 0 0 0 87 87.0 STOKES, Justis 1 0 33 0 25 0 58 58.0 BALDWIN, J. 1 0 37 0 0 0 37 37.0 B R E W IN G T O N , 1 0 22 0 0 0 22 22.0 ALDREDGE, A. 1 18 0 0 0 0 18 18.0 KEMPTON, M. 1 0 16 0 0 0 16 16.0 BURTON, Hunter 1 0 7 0 0 0 7 7.0 Total 1 185 377 1 25 0 588 588.0 Opponents 1 506 89 71 132 0 798 798.0
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 25 JOHNSON, K. 1 6 2 8 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 11 CASTEEL, Jake 1 5 . 5 1.0-7 1.0-7 . 1 . . . . . 7 EVANS, Byron 1 3 2 5 ...... 90 ANDREWS, Aaron 1 4 . 4 ...... 45 SMITH, Clarence 1 4 . 4 ...... Total 1 48 6 54 3-10 1-7 . 4 . . . . . Opponents 1 59 8 67 3-27 2-25 2-0 2 . 1-0 1 . .
18 2017 Northern2017 TEAM Arizona STATISTICS Football Northern Arizona Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2017) All games
Team Statistics NAU OPP SCORING 24 62 Points Per Game 24.0 62.0 Points Off Turnovers 0 13 FIRST DOWNS 29 23 R u s h in g 13 17 P a s s in g 12 2 P e n a lt y 4 4 RUSHING YARDAGE 185 506 Yards gained rushing 253 516 Yards lost rushing 68 10 Rushing Attempts 42 47 Average Per Rush 4.4 10.8 Average Per Game 185.0 506.0 TDs Rushing 3 7 PASSING YARDAGE 377 89 C o m p - A t t - I n t 27-50-2 7-14-0 Average Per Pass 7.5 6.4 Average Per Catch 14.0 12.7 Average Per Game 377.0 89.0 TDs Passing 0 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 562 595 Total Plays 92 61 Average Per Play 6.1 9.8 Average Per Game 562.0 595.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 1-25 5-132 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-1 2-71 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 0-0 2-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 25.0 26.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 0.5 35.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 0-0 PENALTIES-Yards 9-78 9-81 Average Per Game 78.0 81.0 PUNTS-Yards 4-151 5-205 Average Per Punt 37.8 41.0 Net punt average 20.0 36.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 5-306 10-650 Average Per Kick 61.2 65.0 Net kick average 34.8 40.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 4 : 1 5 2 5 : 4 5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 10/19 3/10 3rd-Down Pct 53% 30% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/3 2/2 4th-Down Pct 33% 100% SACKS BY-Yards 1-7 2-25 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 3 9 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-1 0-0 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (2-6) 33% (3-3) 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (1-6) 17% (3-3) 100% PAT-ATTEMPTS (3-3) 100% (8-9) 89% ATTENDANCE 0 43620 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 1/43620 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Northern Arizona 7 7 0 10 0 24 Opponents 14 20 14 14 0 62
19 2017 Northern Arizona Football Northern Arizona2017 Team NAU GAME Game-by-Game-BY-GAME STATISTICS (as of Sep 04, 2017) All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 09/02/17 at Arizona 42 185 3 58 27 377 0 50 27-50-2 377 0 50 1 25 0 25 2 1 0 2 562 Northern Arizona 42 185 3 58 27 377 0 50 27-50-2 377 0 50 1 25 0 25 2 1 0 2 562 Opponents 47 506 7 66 7 89 1 43 7-14-0 89 1 43 5 132 0 58 2 71 1 66 595
Games: 1 • Avg/rush: 4.4 • Avg/catch: 14.0 • Pass effic: 109.34 • KR avg: 25.0 • PR avg: 0.5 • All purpose avg/game: 588.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 562.0
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 09/02/1 at Arizona 48 6 54 3.0-10 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Northern Arizona 48 6 54 3.0-10 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24 Opponents 59 8 67 3.0-27 2.0-25 1 1-0 2-0 0 2 0 8-9 0 0 0 13 62
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 09/02/1 at Arizona 4 151 37.8 50 0 0 0 1 1 1-1 33 0 5 306 61.2 0 0 Northern Arizona 4 151 37.8 50 0 0 0 1 1 1-1 33 0 5 306 61.2 0 0 Opponents 5 205 41.0 48 0 1 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 10 650 65.0 9 0
20 2017 Northern Arizona Football Northern Arizona2017 OPPONENTOpponent GAME Game-by-Game-BY-GAME STATISTICS (as of Sep 04, 2017) All games
OPPONENT STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 09/02/17 at Arizona 47 506 7 66 7 89 1 43 7-14-0 89 1 43 5 132 0 58 2 71 1 66 595 Opponents 47 506 7 66 7 89 1 43 7-14-0 89 1 43 5 132 0 58 2 71 1 66 595 Northern Arizona 42 185 3 58 27 377 0 50 27-50-2 377 0 50 1 25 0 25 2 1 0 2 562
Games: 1 • Avg/rush: 10.8 • Avg/catch: 12.7 • Pass effic: 126.97 • KR avg: 26.4 • PR avg: 35.5 • All purpose avg/game: 798.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 595.0
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 09/02/1 at Arizona 59 8 67 3.0-27 2.0-25 1 1-0 2-0 0 2 0 8-9 0 0 0 13 62 Opponents 59 8 67 3.0-27 2.0-25 1 1-0 2-0 0 2 0 8-9 0 0 0 13 62 Northern Arizona 48 6 54 3.0-10 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 09/02/1 at Arizona 5 205 41.0 48 0 1 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 10 650 65.0 9 0 Opponents 5 205 41.0 48 0 1 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 10 650 65.0 9 0 Northern Arizona 4 151 37.8 50 0 0 0 1 1 1-1 33 0 5 306 61.2 0 0
21 2017 Northern Arizona Football Northern Arizona Overall2017 DEFENSIVE Defensive STATISTICS Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2017) All games
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 25 JOHNSON, K. 1 6 2 8 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 11 CASTEEL, Jake 1 5 . 5 1.0-7 1.0-7 . 1 . . . . . 7 EVANS, Byron 1 3 2 5 ...... 45 SMITH, Clarence 1 4 . 4 ...... 90 ANDREWS, Aaron 1 4 . 4 ...... 98 JORDAN, Gregory 1 3 . 3 ...... 94 ROBINSON, Q. 1 3 . 3 ...... 38 POWELL, Taylor 1 3 . 3 ...... 33 VANCE, Tristen 1 2 . 2 ...... 32 GOSE, Andrew 1 2 . 2 ...... 29 DORSEY, Khalil 1 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . . 28 SUTTON, Wes 1 1 1 2 ...... 24 CLARKE, Josh 1 2 . 2 ...... 20 DAVISON, M. 1 2 . 2 ...... 16 STERNS, Cole 1 . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . . 30 JALEN, Cook 1 1 . 1 ...... 31 HAVIRD, Spencer 1 1 . 1 1.0-1 ...... 34 MCEOWEN, Billy 1 1 . 1 ...... 92 WALTON, James 1 1 . 1 ...... 4D BARRY, Brian 1 1 . 1 ...... 13 MYERS, Marcel 1 1 . 1 ...... Total 1 48 6 54 3-10 1-7 . 4 . . . . . Opponents 1 59 8 67 3-27 2-25 2-0 2 . 1-0 1 . .
22 2017 NAU2017 SINGLENorthern GAME Arizona HIGHS Football Northern Arizona Game Superlatives (as of Sep 04, 2017) All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 18 LOGAN, Joe at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Rushing 115 YOUNG, Cory at Arizona (09/02/17) TD Rushes 2 YOUNG, Cory at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Rush 58 YOUNG, Cory at Arizona (09/02/17) Pass attempts 38 COOKUS, Case at Arizona (09/02/17) Pass completions 21 COOKUS, Case at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Passing 306 COOKUS, Case at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Pass 50 COOKUS, Case at Arizona (09/02/17) Receptions 8 MARKS, Elijah at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Receiving 147 MARKS, Elijah at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Reception 50 MARKS, Elijah at Arizona (09/02/17) Field Goals 1 ROEHLER, G. at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Field Goal 33 ROEHLER, G. at Arizona (09/02/17) Punts 4 AGUILAR, Luis at Arizona (09/02/17) Punting Avg 37.8 AGUILAR, Luis at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt 50 AGUILAR, Luis at Arizona (09/02/17) Punts inside 20 1 AGUILAR, Luis at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt Return 2 MARKS, Elijah at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Kickoff Return 25 STOKES, Justis at Arizona (09/02/17) Tackles 8 JOHNSON, K. at Arizona (09/02/17) Sacks 1.0 CASTEEL, Jake at Arizona (09/02/17) Tackles For Loss 1.0 CASTEEL, Jake at Arizona (09/02/17) 1.0 JOHNSON, K. at Arizona (09/02/17) 1.0 HAVIRD, Spencer at Arizona (09/02/17)
2017 Northern Arizona Football Northern Arizona Game Superlatives (as of Sep 04, 2017) All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 42 at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Rushing 185 at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Per Rush 4.4 at Arizona (09/02/17) TD Rushes 3 at Arizona (09/02/17) Pass attempts 50 at Arizona (09/02/17) Pass completions 27 at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Passing 377 at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Per Pass 7.5 at Arizona (09/02/17) Total Plays 92 at Arizona (09/02/17) Total Offense 562 at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Per Play 6.1 at Arizona (09/02/17) Points 24 at Arizona (09/02/17) Sacks By 1 at Arizona (09/02/17) First Downs 29 at Arizona (09/02/17) Penalties 9 at Arizona (09/02/17) Penalty Yards 78 at Arizona (09/02/17) Turnovers 3 at Arizona (09/02/17) Punts 4 at Arizona (09/02/17) Punting Avg 37.8 at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt 50 at Arizona (09/02/17) Punts inside 20 1 at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt Return 2 at Arizona (09/02/17)
23 2017 OPPONENT2017 Northern SINGLE Arizona GAME Football HIGHS Northern Arizona Game Superlatives (as of Sep 04, 2017) All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 9 Taylor, JJ, at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Rushing 92 Dawkins, B., at Arizona (09/02/17) TD Rushes 2 Dawkins, B., at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Rush 66 Dawkins, B., at Arizona (09/02/17) Pass attempts 13 Dawkins, B., at Arizona (09/02/17) Pass completions 7 Dawkins, B., at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Passing 89 Dawkins, B., at Arizona (09/02/17) TD Passes 1 Dawkins, B., at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Pass 43 Dawkins, B., at Arizona (09/02/17) Receptions 5 Ellison, T., at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Receiving 79 Ellison, T., at Arizona (09/02/17) TD Receptions 1 Ellison, T., at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Reception 43 Ellison, T., at Arizona (09/02/17) Punts 5 Glatting, J., at Arizona (09/02/17) Punting Avg 41.0 Glatting, J., at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt 48 Glatting, J., at Arizona (09/02/17) Punts inside 20 2 Glatting, J., at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt Return 66 Brown, S., at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Kickoff Return 58 Johnson, T., at Arizona (09/02/17) Tackles 8 FlanniganFowles, at Arizona (09/02/17) Sacks 1.0 Wilborn, K., at Arizona (09/02/17) 1.0 Belknap, J., at Arizona (09/02/17) Tackles For Loss 1.0 Ulloa, C., at Arizona (09/02/17) 1.0 Wilborn, K., at Arizona (09/02/17) 1.0 Belknap, J., at Arizona (09/02/17) Interceptions 2 FlanniganFowles, at Arizona (09/02/17)
2017 Northern Arizona Football Northern Arizona Game Superlatives (as of Sep 04, 2017) All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 47 at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Rushing 506 at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Per Rush 10.8 at Arizona (09/02/17) TD Rushes 7 at Arizona (09/02/17) Pass attempts 14 at Arizona (09/02/17) Pass completions 7 at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Passing 89 at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Per Pass 6.4 at Arizona (09/02/17) TD Passes 1 at Arizona (09/02/17) Total Plays 61 at Arizona (09/02/17) Total Offense 595 at Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Per Play 9.8 at Arizona (09/02/17) Points 62 at Arizona (09/02/17) Sacks By 2 at Arizona (09/02/17) First Downs 23 at Arizona (09/02/17) Penalties 9 at Arizona (09/02/17) Penalty Yards 81 at Arizona (09/02/17) Interceptions By 2 at Arizona (09/02/17) Punts 5 at Arizona (09/02/17) Punting Avg 41.0 at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt 48 at Arizona (09/02/17) Punts inside 20 2 at Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt Return 66 at Arizona (09/02/17)
24 NCAA Statistics 2017 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS
Northern Ariz. - 2017-18 Football Ranking Summary thru games 09/03/2017
National Conference Conference Statistic Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value
3rd Down Conversion Pct (111 ranked) 19 4 0.526 Saint Francis (PA) 0.813 Weber St. 0.750
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (111 ranked) 31 4 0.300 UT Martin 0.000 Sacramento St. 0.182 Alabama St. 0.000 Southern U. 0.000
4th Down Conversion Pct (52 ranked) 46 7 0.333 17 teams tied 1.000 Montana St. 1.000
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (86 ranked) 86 11 1.000 52 teams tied 0.000 7 teams tied 0.000
Blocked Kicks (5 ranked) 4 teams tied 2 Weber St. 1 Idaho St. 1
Blocked Kicks Allowed (111 ranked) 1 1 0 86 teams tied 0 10 teams tied 0
Blocked Punts (2 ranked) McNeese 2
Blocked Punts Allowed (111 ranked) 1 1 0 102 teams tied 0 12 teams tied 0
Completion Percentage (111 ranked) 58 7 0.540 N.C. A&T 0.833 UC Davis 0.792
Defensive TDs (1 ranked) Saint Francis (PA) 2 Bucknell 2
Fewest Penalties (111 ranked) 74 10 9 Sacramento St. 1 Sacramento St. 1 San Diego 1
Fewest Penalties Per Game (110 ranked) 75 11 9.00 Sacramento St. 1.00 Sacramento St. 1.00 San Diego 1.00
Fewest Penalty Yards (111 ranked) 80 10 78 Sacramento St. 2 Sacramento St. 2
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (111 ranked) 82 11 78.00 Sacramento St. 2.00 Sacramento St. 2.00
First Downs Defense (111 ranked) 65 6 23 Illinois St. 3 Weber St. 7 North Dakota St. 3
First Downs Offense (111 ranked) 8 2 29 Portland St. 42 Portland St. 42
Fumbles Lost (111 ranked) 56 8 1 55 teams tied 0 7 teams tied 0
Fumbles Recovered (18 ranked) San Diego 5 Cal Poly 2 Southern Utah 2
Kickoff Return Defense (111 ranked) 91 12 26.40 7 teams tied 0.00 Sacramento St. 0.00 Eastern Wash. 0.00
Kickoff Returns (107 ranked) 24 5 25.00 Weber St. 46.00 Weber St. 46.00
Net Punting (110 ranked) 108 13 20.00 Morehead St. 63.50 Montana 53.25
Passes Had Intercepted (111 ranked) 85 8 2 31 teams tied 0 4 teams tied 0
Passes Intercepted (29 ranked) Murray St. 4 Weber St. 4 Weber St. 4
Passing Offense (111 ranked) 6 2 377.0 Richmond 546.0 Montana 399.0
Passing Yards Allowed (110 ranked) 13 1 89.0 Wagner 10.0 Northern Ariz. 89.0
Passing Yards per Completion (111 ranked) 24 3 13.96 Campbell 24.71 Weber St. 15.27
Punt Return Defense (111 ranked) 109 13 35.50 Abilene Christian -11.00 Portland St. -2.50
Punt Returns (111 ranked) 59 7 0.50 Wagner 51.00 Weber St. 24.00
Red Zone Defense (57 ranked) 57 8 1.000 9 teams tied 0.000 Weber St. 0.000
Red Zone Offense (98 ranked) 94 12 0.333 45 teams tied 1.000 6 teams tied 1.000
Rushing Defense (111 ranked) 110 13 506.0 North Dakota St. -31.0 Idaho St. -3.0
Rushing Offense (109 ranked) 33 4 185.0 North Dakota St. 498.0 Weber St. 317.0
Sacks Allowed (111 ranked) 57 8 2.00 23 teams tied 0.00 Montana 0.00 Cal Poly 0.00
Scoring Defense (110 ranked) 103 12 62.0 5 teams tied 0.0 Weber St. 0.0
Scoring Offense (101 ranked) 40 5 24.0 South Dakota 77.0 Weber St. 76.0
Tackles for Loss Allowed (111 ranked) 6 1 3.00 North Dakota St. 1.00 Montana 3.00 UT Martin 1.00 Northern Ariz. 3.00 Wofford 1.00
Team Passing Efficiency (111 ranked) 62 7 109.34 Campbell 289.43 Weber St. 211.41
Team Passing Efficiency Defense (111 ranked) 50 5 126.97 Wagner -8.29 Weber St. 51.49
Team Sacks (83 ranked) 7 teams tied 5.00 Sacramento St. 4.00
Team Tackles for Loss (109 ranked) 90 11 3.0 Davidson 16.0 Sacramento St. 8.0 North Dakota 8.0 Idaho St. 8.0
Time of Possession (111 ranked) 20 2 34:15 McNeese 40:06 Weber St. 38:15
Total Defense (111 ranked) 100 11 595.0 Illinois St. 41.0 Weber St. 147.0
Total Offense (111 ranked) 9 1 562.0 Sam Houston St. 683.0 Northern Ariz. 562.0 North Dakota St. 683.0
Turnover Margin (111 ranked) 105 12 -3.00 Weber St. 5.00 Weber St. 5.00
Turnovers Gained (58 ranked) Weber St. 5 Weber St. 5 San Diego 5 Campbell 5
Turnovers Lost (111 ranked) 85 9 3 15 teams tied 0 Weber St. 0 Northern Colo. 0 Sacramento St. 0
Winning Percentage (45 ranked) 45 5 0.000 43 teams tied 1.000 4 teams tied 1.000
25 2017 NCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
National Conference Conference Statistic Player Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value
All Purpose (198 ranked) Elijah Marks 34 4 148.00 Cardon Johnson, James Madison 277.00 Keelan Doss, UC Davis 206.00 Cory Young 52 5 131.00 Joe Logan 72 8 113.00 Emmanuel Butler 148 19 87.00
Blocked Kicks (1 ranked) Triston Dozier, Gardner-Webb 2 Kyree McLean, McNeese 2
Combined Kick Returns (196 ranked) Justis Stokes 134 15 25 Alize Ward, SFA 171 Kahlil Dawson, Portland St. 124
Completion Percentage (95 ranked) Case Cookus 52 6 0.553 Lawson Page, Morehead St. 0.913 Jake Maier, UC Davis 0.792
Completions Per Game (150 ranked) Case Cookus 22 3 21.00 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond 36.00 Reese Phillips, Montana 27.00 Hunter Correll 122 15 3.00 Gerrit Groenewold 122 15 3.00
Field Goal Percentage (64 ranked) Griffin Roehler 1 1 1.000 44 players tied 1.000 9 players tied 1.000
Field Goals Per Game (22 ranked) Griffin Roehler 22 4 1.00 4 players tied 3.00 Reid Taubenheim, North Dakota 3.00
Forced Fumbles (81 ranked) Kim Mahoney, San Diego 2.00 George Obinna, Sacramento St. 2.00 George Obinna, Sacramento St. 2.00
Fumbles Recovered (1 ranked) 79 players tied 1 9 players tied 1
Interceptions Per Game (99 ranked) 4 players tied 2.0 Jordan Preator, Weber St. 2.0
Kickoff Return TDs (0 ranked)
Kickoff Returns (105 ranked) Harold Cooper, Rhode Island 38.5 Kyle Lewis, Cal Poly 27.5
Passes Defended (69 ranked) Jake Casteel 69 12 1.0 Joseph Este, UT Martin 5.0 8 players tied 2.0 Khalil Dorsey 69 12 1.0 Kamron Johnson 69 12 1.0 Cole Sterns 69 12 1.0
Passing Efficiency (95 ranked) Case Cookus 52 6 112.4 Lamar Raynard, N.C. A&T 253.9 Reese Phillips, Montana 184.7
Passing TDs (4 ranked) Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 5 Reese Phillips, Montana 4 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond 5 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 5
Passing Yards (149 ranked) Case Cookus 11 2 306 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond 546 Reese Phillips, Montana 381 Gerrit Groenewold 114 15 48 Hunter Correll 138 17 23
Passing Yards Per Game (149 ranked) Case Cookus 11 2 306.0 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond 546.0 Reese Phillips, Montana 381.0 Gerrit Groenewold 113 14 48.0 Hunter Correll 138 17 23.0
Passing Yards per Completion (94 ranked) Case Cookus 19 1 14.57 Chandler Burks, Kennesaw St. 22.50 Case Cookus, Northern Ariz. 14.57
Points Responsible For (130 ranked) Cory Young 42 8 12 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 36 Jalani Eason, Portland St. 30 Joe Logan 130 19 6 Griffin Roehler 130 19 6
Points Responsible For Per Game (125 ranked) Cory Young 41 7 12.0 Chris Streveler, South Dakota 36.0 Reese Phillips, Montana 24.0 Joe Logan 125 17 6.0 Griffin Roehler 125 17 6.0
Punt Return TDs (1 ranked) 6 players tied 1
Punt Returns (41 ranked) Elijah Marks 38 4 0.5 Xequille Harry, Weber St. 32.0 Xequille Harry, Weber St. 32.0
Punting (91 ranked) Luis Aguilar 71 11 37.8 Eric Williams, Montana 53.3 Eric Williams, Montana 53.3
Receiving TDs (3 ranked) Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 4 Josh Kraght, Portland St. 2 Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana 2
Receiving Yards (149 ranked) Elijah Marks 7 3 147 Cortrelle Simpson, Richmond 204 Keelan Doss, UC Davis 181 Emmanuel Butler 42 9 87
Receiving Yards Per Game (191 ranked) Elijah Marks 7 3 147.0 Cortrelle Simpson, Richmond 204.0 Keelan Doss, UC Davis 181.0 Emmanuel Butler 39 7 87.0
Receptions Per Game (168 ranked) Elijah Marks 12 2 8.0 Troy Pelletier, Lehigh 11.0 Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana 9.0 Emmanuel Butler 53 7 5.0 Chance Brewington 168 22 3.0 Cory Young 168 22 3.0
Rush Yards Per Carry (152 ranked) Cory Young 5 1 10.45 Cardon Johnson, James Madison 15.59 Cory Young, Northern Ariz. 10.45 Joe Logan 42 4 5.61
Rushing TDs (1 ranked) Kevin Duke, Sacred Heart 3 Trae Riek, Northern Colo. 3 Denzel Knight, Wagner 3 Trae Riek, Northern Colo. 3
Rushing Yards (198 ranked) Cory Young 21 4 115 Cardon Johnson, James Madison 265 Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly 164 Joe Logan 33 6 101
Rushing Yards Per Game (194 ranked) Cory Young 18 1 115.0 Cardon Johnson, James Madison 265.0 Cory Young, Northern Ariz. 115.0 Joe Logan 28 2 101.0
Sacks (133 ranked) Emmanuel Olenga, Campbell 4.50 George Obinna, Sacramento St. 2.00
Scoring (81 ranked) Cory Young 11 3 12.0 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 24.0 Trae Riek, Northern Colo. 18.0 Joe Logan 81 11 6.0 Griffin Roehler 81 11 6.0
Solo Tackles (111 ranked) Kamron Johnson 111 11 5.0 Ed Shockley, Villanova 13.0 Jake Disterhaupt, North Dakota 10.0 Richard Ukele, Bryant 13.0 Tackles For Loss (125 ranked) Jake Casteel 125 13 1.0 Bryce Perry-Martin, Davidson 5.0 George Obinna, Sacramento St. 3.0 Spencer Havird 125 13 1.0 Kamron Johnson 125 13 1.0
Total Offense (200 ranked) Case Cookus 17 2 298.0 Kyle Lauletta, Richmond 550.0 Reese Phillips, Montana 398.0 Cory Young 105 11 115.0 Joe Logan 117 13 101.0
Total Points Scored (0 ranked)
Total Tackles (133 ranked) Elliott Normand, Tennessee Tech 18.0 Jake Disterhaupt, North Dakota 14.0
Total Touchdowns (48 ranked) Cory Young 7 3 2 Jake Wieneke, South Dakota St. 4 Josh Kraght, Portland St. 3 Joe Logan 48 8 1 Trae Riek, Northern Colo. 3
Yards per Pass Attempt (95 ranked) Case Cookus 30 5 8.05 Lamar Raynard, N.C. A&T 14.59 Jake Maier, UC Davis 10.75
Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Jonathan Baldwin 68 9 18.50 Aaron Blockmon, Campbell 52.50 Austin Campbell, Idaho St. 39.00 Elijah Marks 72 10 18.38 Emmanuel Butler 87 13 17.40
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