Montana Grizzlies at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
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Pennington accounts for 6 TDs, Graves adds 100-yard KO return to help Northern Arizona beat Montana
Northern Arizona (5-2, 3-1 Big Sky Conference), ranked 13th in the Stats Perform poll, beat No. 2 Montana for the first time since 2023 and has won four of the last five meetings at home against the Grizzlies.
Pennington's 5-yard touchdown run capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive, that took about 6 minutes off the clock, to give the Lumberjacks a 49-39 lead with 3:16 left. Jo Silver's 35-yard field goal pulled Montana to 49-42 with 1:42 remaining.
The Lumberjacks took a knee three times and then gave up a safety for the final tally.
Pennington's three other scores on the ground came from short yardage. He completed 26 of 38 passes that included a 28-yard touchdown pass to Jeter Purdy in the first quarter. Joey Stout in the third quarter that gave the Lumberjacks the lead for good.
Stout finished with four receptions for 80 yards.
Keali'i Ah Yat was 29-of-39 passing for 347 yards and threw three touchdown passes and an interception for Montana (5-2, 3-1). Eli Gillman had 19 carries for 94 yards and two touchdown runs.
Ah Yat's 11-yard TD pass to Lekeldrick Bridges pulled Montana to 35-32 with 13:24 left before Graves scored on the ensuing kickoff. Graves also had a 100-yard kickoff return in the Lumberjacks' season-opening 34-27 win over Eastern Washington.
The Lumberjacks snapped an eight-game losing streak to Top-5 ranked opponents dating to Nov. 7, 2015.
Northern Arizona: Hosts Portland State on Saturday.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 8:48 | Eli Gillman 1 Yd Run (Jo Silver Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 6:03 | Jeter Purdy 28 Yd pass from Ty Pennington (Francisco Orduno Jr. Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 14:57 | Jo Silver 30 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 12:45 | Ty Pennington 4 Yd Run (Francisco Orduno Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:57 | Landon Ransom-Goelz 70 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Jo Silver Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:59 | Ty Pennington 3 Yd Run (Francisco Orduno Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:47 | Eli Gillman 1 Yd Run (Jo Silver Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:49 | Ty Pennington 7 Yd pass from Joey Stout (Francisco Orduno Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:35 | Ty Pennington 1 Yd Run (Francisco Orduno Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 13:19 | Lekeldrick Bridges 11 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Keali'i Ah Yat Pass to Jordan Dever for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 13:06 | Lindsey Graves 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Francisco Orduno Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:18 | Eli Gillman 2 Yd pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Jo Silver Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:16 | Ty Pennington 5 Yd Run (Francisco Orduno Jr. Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 1:34 | Jo Silver 35 Yd Field Goal |
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SF | 4th Period 0:06 | Team Safety |
Statistics
 MONT |
 NAU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1st Downs | 27 |
| 5-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-13 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 489 | Total Yards | 418 |
| 347 | Passing | 329 |
| 29/39 | Comp/Att | 27/40 |
| 8.9 | Yards per pass | 8.2 |
| 142 | Rushing | 89 |
| 28 | Rushing Attempts | 33 |
| 5.1 | Yards per rush | 2.7 |
| 6-80 | Penalties | 7-72 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 27:42 | Possession | 32:18 |
Game Information
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Attendance: 8,413 · Capacity:
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