Northern Arizona 7, Arizona 35 · Box Score

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Final · Week 1 · Sat, Sep 5, 2026

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Northern Arizona	0	0	0	7	7
ARIZ	7	14	7	7	35

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Team stats

Northern ArizonaFCS		ARIZ
8	First downs	28
193	Total yards	520
200	Passing yards	314
19-31	Comp-Att	27-37
6.5	Yards per pass	8.5
-7	Rushing yards	206
21	Rushes	35
-0.3	Yards per rush	5.9
4-14	3rd down	7-12
0-3	4th down	2-2
5-32	Penalties-yards	4-30
1	Turnovers	3
0	Fumbles lost	2
1	Interceptions thrown	1
27:48	Time of possession	32:12
2	Sacks	5
2	Tackles for loss	11
1	QB hurries	3
0	Passes defended	5
1	Defensive TDs	0
46	Kick return yards	—
0	Passing TDs	2
0	Rushing TDs	3
1	Kicking points	5

Advanced stats

Northern ArizonaFCS		ARIZ
-0.37	EPA per play	+0.18
17%	Success rate	65%
1.95	Explosiveness	0.91
-0.43	Rushing EPA per play	+0.32
7%	Rushing success rate	70%
-0.15	Passing EPA per play	+0.20
23%	Passing success rate	64%
9%	Standard downs success	71%
25%	Passing downs success	40%
1.49	Line yards per rush	4.75
0.36	Second-level yards	2.10
0.00	Open-field yards	2.35
43%	Stuff rate	0%
0%	Power success	100%
10%	Havoc caused	37%
3	Scoring chances	6
0.00	Points per chance	5.83
Own 24	Avg. starting field position	Own 35
3	Explosive plays	7
1%	Postgame win expectancy	99%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q111:32
ArizonaTD
(12:04) Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete deep left to #12 T.Spivey caught at NAU00, for 20 yards to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:32, 1ST DOWN #19 M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good (H: #34 C.Schwartz, LS: #43 D.Nicolson)
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds
0-7
Q210:41
ArizonaTD
(10:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete deep left to #18 B.Phelps caught at NAU00, for 21 yards to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:41, 1ST DOWN #19 M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good (H: #34 C.Schwartz, LS: #43 D.Nicolson)
Drive: 6 plays, 57 yds
0-14
Q23:20
ArizonaTD
(03:24) #3 K.Reescano rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:20 #19 M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good (H: #34 C.Schwartz, LS: #43 D.Nicolson)
Drive: 9 plays, 56 yds
0-21
Q35:01
ArizonaTD
(05:08) Shotgun #44 A.Roberts rush left for 14 yards gain to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:01, 1ST DOWN #19 M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good (H: #34 C.Schwartz, LS: #43 D.Nicolson)
Drive: 4 plays, 50 yds
0-28
Q413:52
ArizonaTD
(13:56) #3 K.Reescano rush left for 1 yard gain to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:52 #19 M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good (H: #34 C.Schwartz, LS: #43 D.Nicolson)
Drive: 6 plays, 32 yds
0-35
Q410:55
FCS
Northern ArizonaINT TD
(11:10) Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass intercepted by #16 N.Young-Blackgoat at ARIZ36 #16 N.Young-Blackgoat return 36 yards to the ARIZ00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:55 #99 F.Orduno Jr. kick attempt good (H: #37 T.Manship, LS: #45 A.Zubey)
7-35

Score shown Northern Arizona-ARIZ.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int
Ty Pennington	15/26	180	6.9	0	1
Donivan Dixon	4/5	20	4.0	0	0

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
Quran Gossett	11	20	1.8	8
Donivan Dixon	1	4	4.0	4
Jon Wilson	1	-3	-3.0	0
Ty Pennington	8	-28	-3.5	4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Joey Stout	6	39	6.5	17
Darius Haskin	1	38	38.0	29
Nassim Isaac	1	37	37.0	37
Myseth Currie	2	31	15.5	24
Jeter Purdy	1	21	21.0	21
Hayden Daugherty	1	12	12.0	12
Quran Gossett	4	11	2.8	10
Braylon Gardner	2	7	3.5	6
Joseph Ramirez	1	4	4.0	4

Defense

Player	QB Hur	TD	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL
Jaiden Letua	1	0	8	4	0	0
Shuyab Brinkley	0	0	8	2	0	0
Jahaad Fort	0	0	7	4	0	0
Malaki Te'o	0	0	4	2	0	0
Deliyon Freeman	0	0	4	1	0	0
Shahid Wilson	0	0	4	4	0	0
Isaiah Sensabaugh	0	0	3	3	0	0
Jayden Baer	0	0	3	2	1	1
Aundre Gibson	0	0	3	2	0	0
Matthew Cooks	0	0	3	2	0	0
Braeden Kaczmarek	0	0	3	1	0	0
Michael Beresford	0	0	3	1	0	0
Braylon Singleton	0	0	3	1	0	0
Noble Young-Blackgoat	0	1	3	1	0	0
JaSiré Peterson	0	0	2	2	1	1
Nijrell Eason II	0	0	2	2	0	0
Nehemiah Norwood	0	0	2	1	0	0
Jaelen Collins	0	0	1	1	0	0
DeVohn Moutra Jr.	0	0	1	1	0	0
Maddox Valoaga	0	0	1	1	0	0
Josh Hopphaus	0	0	1	1	0	0
Dom Rausch	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jordan Pigram	0	0	1	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Noble Young-Blackgoat	1	36	1

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Rec
Quran Gossett	1	0
Jahaad Fort	0	1
Matthew Cooks	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Francisco Orduno Jr.	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Tyler Manship	5	207	41.4	1	0	53
Noah Abela	1	48	48.0	0	0	48

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Lindsey Graves	1	46	46.0	46	0