NCAAF

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Southern Utah Thunderbirds

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Final
52 - 49

Northern Arizona pulls off game-winning 2-point conversion to down Southern Utah 52-49

After three straight touchdowns by Southern Utah to take a 49-42 lead with 4:31 remaining, NAU went on a 13-play, 79-yard drive that took nearly four minutes off the clock. Seth Cromwell capped the drive with a 5-yard touchdown run and NAU opted to go for the conversion attempt.

NAU added a safety with 13 seconds left.

Pennington connected with Kolbe Katsis for two long scores, including an 88-yard strike that highlighted a 28-point third quarter for the Lumberjacks (2-1). Katsis finished with 135 yards on six catches.

Northern Arizona built a 49-28 lead behind Pennington and a balanced run game paced by Cromwell, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Quran Gossett added a score on the ground as part of the Lumberjacks’ four rushing touchdowns.

Joshua Dye carried 25 times for 171 yards and four touchdowns for Southern Utah (1-2). Bronson Barron threw for 269 yards and a touchdown.

The Thunderbirds added a 95-yard kickoff return score by Ran Sawyer to fuel a 21-point final quarter.

How To Watch

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Scoring Summary

NAU TD 1st Period 11:58 Kolbe Katsis 12 Yd pass from Ty Pennington (Samuel Hunsaker Kick)
SUU TD 1st Period 7:37 Joshua Dye 15 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick)
SUU TD 2nd Period 7:23 Braedon Wissler 1 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick)
NAU TD 2nd Period 4:31 Seth Cromwell 1 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick)
NAU TD 3rd Period 12:56 Ty Pennington 4 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick)
NAU TD 3rd Period 9:44 Jeter Purdy 22 Yd pass from Ty Pennington (Samuel Hunsaker Kick)
SUU TD 3rd Period 5:56 Joshua Dye 1 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick)
NAU TD 3rd Period 5:41 Kolbe Katsis 88 Yd pass from Ty Pennington (Samuel Hunsaker Kick)
SUU TD 3rd Period 5:27 Ran Sawyer 95 Yd Kickoff Return (Jayden Rogers Kick)
NAU TD 3rd Period 0:27 Quran Gossett 3 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick)
SUU TD 4th Period 13:27 Joshua Dye 59 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick)
SUU TD 4th Period 9:16 Shane Carr 42 Yd pass from Bronson Barron (Jayden Rogers Kick)
SUU TD 4th Period 4:31 Joshua Dye 4 Yd Run (Jayden Rogers Kick)
NAU TD 4th Period 0:29 Seth Cromwell 5 Yd Run (Ty Pennington Pass to Jayson Raines for Two-Point Conversion)
NAU SF 4th Period 0:13 Team Safety

Statistics

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23 1st Downs 26
7-14 3rd down efficiency 9-16
2-2 4th down efficiency 4-4
508 Total Yards 447
366 Passing 269
20/31 Comp/Att 22/34
11.8 Yards per pass 7.9
142 Rushing 178
38 Rushing Attempts 39
3.7 Yards per rush 4.6
7-44 Penalties 7-75
1 Turnovers 0
1 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 0
26:33 Possession 31:23

Game Information

Venue: Eccles Coliseum

Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 3,084 · Capacity:
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