Northern Colorado Bears at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
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Cromwell runs for 2 TDs, Katsis has 100-yard KOR; NAU beats Northern Colorado 49-10
Ty Pennington threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Jayson Raines to open the scoring about seven minutes into the game, Darvon Hubbard scored on a 4-yard run late in the first quarter and Quran Gossett ran for a 7-yard TD that made it 21-3 with two minutes left in the second.
Brandon Johnson's 3-yard touchdown run for Northern Colorado (3-6, 1-4 Big Sky Conference) capped a 10-play, 73-yard drive with 23 seconds left in the first half but Katsis returned the ensuing kickoff for a TD that gave the Lumberjacks a 28-10 lead at halftime. It was the first kickoff return for a touchdown by a Northern Arizona (5-4, 2-3) player since 2017, also against the Bears.
Cromwell scored on third-quarter runs of 2 and 7 yards before Ryan Fontaine capped the scoring with a 7-yard TD run in the fourth quarter.
Pennington was 19-of-22 passing for 255 yards.
Eric Gibson Jr. completed 17 of 28 passes for 151 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions for the Bears.
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- TV Channel: Bears at Lumberjacks 2021 College Football, week 11, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 8:03 | Jayson Raines 14 Yd pass from Ty Pennington (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 3:41 | Darvon Hubbard 4 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 13:01 | Jacob Willig 32 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:00 | Quran Gossett 7 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:23 | Brandon Johnson 3 Yd Run (Jacob Willig Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:10 | Kolbe Katsis 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 13:00 | Seth Cromwell 2 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:04 | Seth Cromwell 7 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 5:15 | Ryan Fontaine 7 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick) |
Statistics
 UNCO |
 NAU |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1st Downs | 25 |
| 6-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-10 |
| 1-3 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 285 | Total Yards | 481 |
| 180 | Passing | 247 |
| 20/34 | Comp/Att | 22/25 |
| 5.3 | Yards per pass | 9.9 |
| 105 | Rushing | 234 |
| 29 | Rushing Attempts | 35 |
| 3.6 | Yards per rush | 6.7 |
| 4-35 | Penalties | 3-32 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 26:10 | Possession | 33:50 |
Game Information
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Attendance: 8,010 · Capacity:
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