Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at UC Davis Aggies
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UC Davis pulls away to beat Northern Arizona 45-24 behind freshman Caden Pinnick's 5 TD passes
Hunter Ridley kicked a 42-yard field goal midway through the first quarter to put UC Davis (5-1, 3-0 Big Sky Conference), ranked No. 6 in the FCS coaches poll, up 3-0.
Ty Pennington connected with Kolbe Katsis for a 20-yard touchdown on the final play of the quarter and Northern Arizona (4-3, 1-2) took a 7-3 lead.
Pinnick fired a 31-yard touchdown pass to Samuel Gbatu Jr. midway through the second quarter and the Aggies took a 10-7 lead into halftime.
Jordan Fisher scored on a 59-yard run two plays into the third quarter to push the Aggies' lead to 10, but Quran Gossett answered with a 7-yard scoring run to cut it to 17-14.
Pinnick fired a 50-yard scoring strike to Carter Vargas for a 10-point advantage, but Samuel Hunsaker's field goal cut it to 24-17 heading to the fourth quarter.
Pinnick hit Gbatu for a 4-yard score before adding touchdown throws to Stacy Dobbins and Mitchell Dixon covering 10 and 7 yards, respectively, to help the Aggies pull away.
Pinnick completed 25 of 29 passes for a season-high 348 yards. Gbatu had seven receptions for 114 yards and Fisher added 104 yards on 14 rushes.
Pennington totaled 245 yards on 18-for-28 passing for the Lumberjacks. Isaiah Eastman had eight catches for 135 yards. Gossett carried eight times for 66 yards and two scores.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 7:20 | Hunter Ridley 42 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 0:00 | Kolbe Katsis 20 Yd pass from Ty Pennington (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:55 | Samuel Gbatu Jr. 31 Yd pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 14:15 | Jordan Fisher 59 Yd Run (Hunter Ridley Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:52 | Quran Gossett 7 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:12 | Carter Vargas 50 Yd pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 1:53 | Samuel Hunsaker 32 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 11:53 | Samuel Gbatu Jr. 4 Yd pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 10:44 | Quran Gossett 4 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 6:53 | Stacy Dobbins 10 Yd pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:55 | Mitchell Dixon 7 Yd pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley Kick) |
Statistics
 NAU |
 UCD |
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1st Downs | 22 |
| 6-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-11 |
| 2-4 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 410 | Total Yards | 458 |
| 245 | Passing | 348 |
| 18/29 | Comp/Att | 25/29 |
| 8.4 | Yards per pass | 12.0 |
| 165 | Rushing | 110 |
| 42 | Rushing Attempts | 32 |
| 3.9 | Yards per rush | 3.4 |
| 5-43 | Penalties | 6-45 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 34:46 | Possession | 25:14 |
Game Information
Location: Davis, CA
Attendance: 9,937 · Capacity:
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