Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Idaho State Bengals
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Ty Pennington guides Northern Arizona to 31-18 victory over Idaho State
Pennington threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Braden Kramer with 3:51 remaining in the second quarter and Hubbard added a 4-yard touchdown run with 34 seconds left to put Northern Arizona (5-3, 2-2 Big Sky Conference), ranked No. 22 in the FCS coaches' poll, up 21-10 at halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter, Gossett had a 3-yard touchdown run at the end of a 16-play drive that took nearly seven minutes off the clock spanning the quarters to up the Lumberjacks’ advantage to 28-10.
Jordan Cooke had a 23-yard touchdown pass to Michael Shulikov and a 2-point conversion pass to Jonah Burton to cut the Bengals’ deficit to 10 with 8:52 remaining.
Dason Brooks scored on a 6-yard run to give Idaho State a 7-0 midway through the first quarter, but Seth Cromwell answered with an 8-yard touchdown run to knot the score. The Bengals regained the lead on Trajan Sinatra's 40-yard field goal early in the second quarter.
Pennington completed 24 of 30 passes for 171 yards. NAU totaled 200 yards on 45 rushes. Samuel Hunsaker's 41-yard field goal was the game's final score.
Cooke totaled 256 yards on 26-for-39 passing with an interception for Idaho State (2-6, 1-3). Brooks rushed 11 times for 108 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 7:15 | Dason Brooks 6 Yd Run (Trajan Sinatra Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 4:19 | Seth Cromwell 8 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 10:59 | Trajan Sinatra 40 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:51 | Braden Kramer 14 Yd pass from Ty Pennington (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:14 | Darvon Hubbard 4 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:23 | Quran Gossett 3 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:52 | Michael Shulikov 23 Yd pass from Jordan Cooke (Jordan Cooke Pass to Jonah Burton for Two-Point Conversion) |
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FG | 4th Period 4:10 | Samuel Hunsaker 41 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 NAU |
 IDST |
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|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 8-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-11 |
| 2-2 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 371 | Total Yards | 393 |
| 171 | Passing | 256 |
| 24/30 | Comp/Att | 26/39 |
| 5.7 | Yards per pass | 6.6 |
| 200 | Rushing | 137 |
| 45 | Rushing Attempts | 23 |
| 4.4 | Yards per rush | 6.0 |
| 5-47 | Penalties | 5-45 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 34:37 | Possession | 25:23 |
Game Information
Location: Pocatello, ID
Attendance: 9,861 · Capacity:
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