Eastern Washington Eagles at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
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Northern Arizona keeps FCS playoff hopes alive with 30-18 win over Eastern Washington
Seth Cromwell added 112 yards and a touchdown on the ground for the Lumberjacks (8-4, 6-2 Big Sky Conference), who have won five straight and hope to receive an at-large berth to the FCS playoffs.
The Eagles (4-8, 3-5) took an 18-17 lead on a Soren McKee field goal late in the third quarter but NAU answered with Cromwell's 6-yard TD run, although the Lumberjacks failed on a two-point conversion.
EWU had an 11-play drive but turned the ball over on downs at the NAU 34 with 8:46 to play. The Lumberjacks then put together a 12-play, 66-yard drive, clinching the game on Pennington's 12-yard run with 2:17 to play.
Pennington was 15-of-29 passing and Northern Arizona piled up 539 yards. Tay Lanier had five catches for 122 yards and Kolbe Katsis had three for 130, with both reaching the end zone.
Jared Taylor threw for two touchdowns for Eastern Washington, which had 301 yards after piling up 77 points and 478 yards rushing a week earlier. One of the touchdowns was a 67-yard connection with Efton Chism III, who had 13 catches for 119 yards.
Chism, a senior who caught a pass in every game of his career and is the FCS leader with 120 receptions for 1,311 yards, broke Cooper Kupp's school record for receptions in a season.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Eagles at Lumberjacks 2021 College Football, week 13, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 0:05 | Kolbe Katsis 75 Yd pass from Ty Pennington (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 9:30 | Jett Carpenter 2 Yd pass from Jared Taylor (Soren McKee Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:40 | Tay Lanier 40 Yd pass from Isaiah Eastman (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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SF | 3rd Period 14:53 | Team Safety |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:52 | Efton Chism III 67 Yd pass from Jared Taylor (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
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FG | 3rd Period 8:40 | Samuel Hunsaker 21 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 2:45 | Soren McKee 31 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 13:53 | Seth Cromwell 6 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:17 | Ty Pennington 12 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
Statistics
 EWU |
 NAU |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1st Downs | 28 |
| 7-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-12 |
| 1-3 | 4th down efficiency | 0-2 |
| 301 | Total Yards | 539 |
| 167 | Passing | 352 |
| 19/27 | Comp/Att | 16/30 |
| 6.2 | Yards per pass | 11.7 |
| 134 | Rushing | 187 |
| 34 | Rushing Attempts | 38 |
| 3.9 | Yards per rush | 4.9 |
| 4-38 | Penalties | 7-62 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 28:45 | Possession | 31:15 |
Game Information
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Attendance: 7,113 · Capacity:
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