American college football season
The 2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Ball and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome.
On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Lumberjacks were predicted to finish seventh in the Big Sky by the coaches and the media.[1]
Coaches poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Montana | 111 (3) |
2 | Sacramento State | 110 (4) |
3 | Montana State | 109 (5) |
4 | Weber State | 84 |
5 | UC Davis | 82 |
6 | Eastern Washington | 76 |
7 | Northern Arizona | 62 |
8 | Idaho | 45 |
9 | Portland State | 42 |
10 | Cal Poly | 33 |
T-11 | Idaho State | 19 |
T-11 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
Media poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Montana | 356 (14) |
2 | Montana State | 352 (13) |
3 | Sacramento State | 335 (4) |
4 | Weber State | 261 |
5 | UC Davis | 255 (1) |
6 | Eastern Washington | 236 |
7 | Northern Arizona | 191 |
8 | Portland State | 146 |
9 | Idaho | 142 |
10 | Cal Poly | 85 |
11 | Northern Colorado | 71 |
12 | Idaho State | 66 |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
[edit] The Lumberjacks had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Offense Jonas Leader – OL | Defense Morgan Vest – S |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State* | | P12N | L 3–40 | 44,764 |
September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Sam Houston* | | ESPN+ | W 10–3 | 7,117 |
September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 North Dakota* | | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 7,841 |
September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| ESPN+ | L 10–27 | 7,022 |
October 1 | 2:05 p.m. | at Portland State | | ESPN+ | L 27–35 | 3,595 |
October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| ESPN+ | W 31–29 | 9,417 |
October 15 | 5:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | | ESPN+ | L 27–56 | 9,152 |
October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Idaho State | | ESPN+ | W 24–10 | 1 |
November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 Montana State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| ESPN+ | L 38–41 | 8,676 |
November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | | ESPN+ | L 20–21 | 3,769 |
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 Weber State | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, AZ
| ESPN+ | L 31–33 | 5,217 |
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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs. Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Sun Devils | 3 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 40 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date:
- Game time: 7:07 p.m.
- Game weather: Clear, 103 °F (39 °C)
- Game attendance: 44,764
- Referee: Michael Mothershed
- TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
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Game information |
First Quarter - ASU – Carter Brown 27-yard field goal, 8:21. ASU 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:07.
Second Quarter - ASU – Emory Jones 1-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 8:05. ASU 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:42.
- ASU – Xazavian Valladay 4-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 3:44. ASU 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:39.
- ASU – Emory Jones 17-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 2:19. ASU 24–0. Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:30.
- NAU – Collin Robbins 48-yard field goal, 0:05. ASU 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 0:54.
Third Quarter - ASU – Xazavian Valladay 27-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 12:32. ASU 31–3. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:28.
- ASU – Carter Brown 36-yard field goal, 9:42. ASU 34–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:16.
- ASU – Carter Brown 44-yard field goal, 0:17. ASU 37–3. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 5:14.
Fourth Quarter - ASU – Carter Brown 44-yard field goal, 7:54. ASU 40–3. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:43.
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Statistics | Northern Arizona | Arizona State |
First downs | 7 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 53–120 | 67–419 |
Rushes–yards | 23–23 | 49–267 |
Passing yards | 120 | 152 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–30–2 | 13–18 |
Time of possession | 23:49 | 36:10 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Northern Arizona | Passing | RJ Martinez | 18/28, 92 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Draycen Hall | 2 carries, 14 yards |
Receiving | Coleman Owen | 5 receptions, 24 yards |
Arizona State | Passing | Emory Jones | 13/18, 152 yards |
Rushing | Xazavian Valladay | 15 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Messiah Swinson | 3 receptions, 50 yards |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Bearkats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 22 North Dakota
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 22 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Vandals | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
Vikings | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 6 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
Lumberjacks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
Aggies | 7 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 56 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Bengals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
No. 3 Montana State
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 3 Bobcats | 17 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
At Northern Colorado
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Bears | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 21 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 7 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
Lumberjacks | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
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