Northern Arizona @ Arizona, Week 1 · 2026

7@FINAL351–0
Sat, Sep 5, 2026Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ

The Story

Arizona rolls past Northern Arizona 35–7.

SeriesArizona leads 17–2 · Arizona won the last meeting, 22–10 · 2024

ClosingClosing Arizona −32.5 · O/U 59.5 · final margin 28Northern Arizona covered · Under hit

HOW IT WENT

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Northern Arizona00077
Arizona7147735

FINAL

Scoring
  1. Q111:32ArizonaPass Reception
  2. Q210:41ArizonaPass Reception
  3. Q23:20ArizonaK.Reescano 1-yd TD run (M.Salgado-Medina kick)
  4. Q35:01ArizonaA.Roberts 14-yd TD run (M.Salgado-Medina kick)
  5. Q413:52ArizonaK.Reescano 1-yd TD run (M.Salgado-Medina kick)
  6. Q410:55ArizonaS.Anderson Interception Return TD (F.Orduno Jr. kick)
Play-by-play159 plays
Q4Arizona10 plays · 61 yds · 5:17 · End of Half7–35
  1. 0:001st & 10 at NAU 25End of 4th quarter.
  2. 0:301st & 10 at NAU 25Shotgun #0 W.Yarbrough rush middle for 0 yards to the NAU25 (#24 I.Sensabaugh; #27 N.Norwood) PENALTY NAU Holding (#55 J.Peterson) 10 yards from NAU25 to NAU15, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  3. 0:504th & 1 at NAU 26Shotgun #0 W.Yarbrough rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NAU25 (#33 J.Hopphaus), 1ST DOWN
  4. 0:553rd & 9 at NAU 34Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 00:55
  5. 1:013rd & 9 at NAU 34Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass complete short right to #2 R.Mosley caught at NAU26, for 8 yards to the NAU26 (#24 I.Sensabaugh). #14 D.Rausch injured on the play
  6. 1:492nd & 10 at NAU 35#0 W.Yarbrough rush left for 1 yard gain to the NAU34 (#23 D.Moutra Jr.)
  7. 1:561st & 10 at NAU 35No Huddle-Shotgun #44 A.Roberts rush middle for 0 yards to the NAU35 (#14 D.Rausch; #98 B.Kaczmarek)
  8. 2:332nd & 10 at NAU 47Shotgun #44 A.Roberts rush right for 12 yards gain to the NAU35 (#24 I.Sensabaugh), 1ST DOWN
  9. 2:411st & 10 at NAU 47Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass incomplete short left to #20 C.Smith thrown to NAU45
  10. 3:183rd & 1 at ARIZ 44Shotgun #0 W.Yarbrough rush middle for 9 yards gain to the NAU47 (#24 I.Sensabaugh), 1ST DOWN
  11. 3:512nd & 3 at ARIZ 42Shotgun #7 S.Anderson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ARIZ44 (#98 B.Kaczmarek)
  12. 4:381st & 10 at ARIZ 35No Huddle-Shotgun #0 W.Yarbrough rush left for 7 yards gain to the ARIZ42 (#21 J.Collins)
  13. 5:071st & 10 at ARIZ 24Shotgun #7 S.Anderson rush left for 11 yards gain to the ARIZ35 (#18 M.Cooks), 1ST DOWN
Q4Northern Arizona3 plays · 7 yds · 1:45 · Punt7–35
  1. 5:174th & 3 at NAU 41#37 T.Manship punt 35 yards to the ARIZ24 fair catch by #20 C.Smith at ARIZ24
  2. 5:243rd & 3 at NAU 41Shotgun #2 D.Dixon pass incomplete deep right to #8 J.Ramirez thrown to ARIZ20 QB hurried by #55 L.Su'a
  3. 5:582nd & 4 at NAU 40Shotgun #2 D.Dixon pass complete short left to #83 B.Gardner caught at NAU37, for 1 yard to the NAU41 (#36 D.Hanger; #23 G.Hunter)
  4. 6:401st & 10 at NAU 34Shotgun #2 D.Dixon pass complete short left to #83 B.Gardner caught at NAU39, for 6 yards to the NAU40 (#36 D.Hanger; #23 G.Hunter)
Q4Arizona8 plays · 41 yds · 3:53 · Downs7–35
  1. 7:102nd & 2 at NAU 36No Huddle-Shotgun #44 A.Roberts rush middle for 19 yards gain to the NAU17 fumbled by #44 A.Roberts at NAU17 forced by #18 M.Cooks recovered by NAU #18 M.Cooks at NAU17 #18 M.Cooks return 17 yards to the NAU34 (#56 S.Tohi)
  2. 7:311st & 10 at NAU 44No Huddle-Shotgun #7 S.Anderson rush right for 8 yards gain to the NAU36 (#12 A.Gibson), out of bounds
  3. 7:583rd & 11 at ARIZ 39Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass complete short middle to #17 I.Mizell caught at NAU46, for 17 yards to the NAU44 (#18 M.Cooks; #27 N.Norwood), 1ST DOWN
  4. 8:433rd & 1 at ARIZ 49Shotgun #44 A.Roberts rush left for 18 yards gain to the NAU33 (#7 B.Singleton) PENALTY ARIZ Holding (#55 N.Hale) 10 yards from ARIZ49 to ARIZ39. NO PLAY
  5. 9:102nd & 11 at ARIZ 39No Huddle-Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass complete short left to #2 R.Mosley caught at ARIZ47, for 10 yards to the ARIZ49 (#10 N.Eason II)
  6. 9:351st & 20 at ARIZ 30Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass complete short right to #20 C.Smith caught at ARIZ35, for 9 yards to the ARIZ39 (#12 A.Gibson; #28 M.Te'o)
  7. 9:551st & 10 at ARIZ 40No Huddle-Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass incomplete deep right to #0 W.Yarbrough thrown to NAU40 PENALTY ARIZ Holding (#77 J.Griffin) 10 yards from ARIZ40 to ARIZ30. NO PLAY
  8. 10:103rd & 3 at ARIZ 32Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass complete short left to #2 R.Mosley caught at ARIZ37, for 8 yards to the ARIZ40 (#10 N.Eason II), 1ST DOWN
  9. 10:242nd & 3 at ARIZ 32No Huddle-Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass incomplete short left to #20 C.Smith thrown to ARIZ31
  10. 10:471st & 10 at ARIZ 25Shotgun #0 W.Yarbrough rush middle for 7 yards gain to the ARIZ32 (#27 N.Norwood)
  11. 10:551st & 10 at NAU 35#99 F.Orduno Jr. kickoff 65 yards to the ARIZ00, Touchback
Q4Arizona2 plays · -5 yds · 0:45 · Interception Touchdown7–35
  1. 10:552nd & 15 at ARIZ 39Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass intercepted by #16 N.Young-Blackgoat at ARIZ36 #16 N.Young-Blackgoat return 36 yards to the ARIZ00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:55 #99 F.Orduno Jr. kick attempt good (H: #37 T.Manship, LS: #45 A.Zubey)
  2. 11:331st & 10 at ARIZ 44Shotgun #7 S.Anderson sacked for loss of 5 yards to the ARIZ39 (#55 J.Peterson)
Q4Northern Arizona4 plays · 9 yds · 2:03 · Downs0–35
  1. 11:404th & 5 at ARIZ 48Shotgun #2 D.Dixon pass complete short middle to #8 J.Ramirez caught at ARIZ44, for 4 yards to the ARIZ44 (#21 J.Price; #27 K.Harris), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 12:213rd & 14 at NAU 43Shotgun #2 D.Dixon pass complete short right to #1 D.Haskin caught at NAU50, for 9 yards to the ARIZ48 (#23 G.Hunter; #21 J.Price)
  3. 13:052nd & 18 at NAU 39Shotgun #2 D.Dixon rush right for 4 yards gain to the NAU43 (#48 C.Blomstrom)
  4. 13:341st & 15 at NAU 42Shotgun #32 J.Wilson rush right for 3 yards loss to the NAU39 (#51 K.Lafitaga)
  5. 13:421st & 10 at NAU 47PENALTY NAU Delay Of Game (#2 D.Dixon) 5 yards from NAU47 to NAU42. NO PLAY
  6. 13:431st & 10 at ARIZ 35#98 I.French kickoff 64 yards to the NAU01 #13 L.Graves return 46 yards to the NAU47 (#15 M.Hartzog)
Q3Arizona6 plays · 32 yds · 2:18 · Touchdown0–35
  1. 13:524th & 1 at NAU 1#3 K.Reescano rush left for 1 yard gain to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:52 #19 M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good (H: #34 C.Schwartz, LS: #43 D.Nicolson)
  2. 14:013rd & 7 at NAU 7Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short middle to #3 K.Reescano caught at NAU03, for 6 yards to the NAU01 (#8 J.Letua)
  3. 14:442nd & 8 at NAU 8Shotgun #1 N.Fifita rush left for 1 yard gain to the NAU07 (#6 S.Wilson)
  4. 14:541st & 8 at NAU 8Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass incomplete short right to #11 C.Hunter thrown to NAU00
  5. 0:002nd & 7 at NAU 29End of 3rd quarter.
  6. 0:252nd & 7 at NAU 29Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #5 G.Richardson caught at NAU24, for 21 yards to the NAU08 (#6 S.Wilson), 1ST DOWN
  7. 0:241st & 10 at NAU 32Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 00:24
  8. 1:031st & 10 at NAU 32Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush middle for 3 yards gain to the NAU29 (#46 M.Valoaga)
Q3Northern Arizona1 play · 0 yds · 0:08 · Interception0–28
  1. 1:101st & 10 at NAU 17Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass intercepted by #35 Q.Olson at NAU32, End Of Play
Q3Arizona3 plays · 4 yds · 1:22 · Punt0–28
  1. 1:184th & 6 at ARIZ 34#37 C.Ridley punt 49 yards to the NAU17 fair catch by #3 J.Stout at NAU17
  2. 1:364th & 1 at ARIZ 39PENALTY ARIZ False Start (#63 A.Doost) 5 yards from ARIZ39 to ARIZ34. NO PLAY
  3. 2:043rd & 2 at ARIZ 38Shotgun #24 Q.Craig rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ39 (#96 J.Baer; #8 J.Letua)
  4. 2:032nd & 2 at ARIZ 38No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass incomplete short left to #12 T.Spivey thrown to NAU45
  5. 2:301st & 10 at ARIZ 30Shotgun #1 N.Fifita rush right for 8 yards gain to the ARIZ38 (#3 J.Fort), out of bounds
Q3Northern Arizona5 plays · 45 yds · 2:21 · Downs0–28
  1. 4:471st & 10 at ARIZ 38No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 0 yards to the ARIZ38 fumbled by #10 Q.Gossett at ARIZ40 forced by #48 C.Blomstrom recovered by NAU #4 M.Currie at ARIZ38, End Of Play
  2. 2:404th & 2 at ARIZ 30Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short left to #14 H.Daugherty thrown to ARIZ27, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  3. 3:173rd & 3 at ARIZ 31Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ30 (#48 C.Blomstrom; #11 J.Mann)
  4. 4:042nd & 10 at ARIZ 38Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 7 yards gain to the ARIZ31 (#4 M.Tagoa'i; #51 K.Lafitaga)
  5. 4:511st & 10 at NAU 25Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete deep middle to #87 N.Isaac caught at NAU47, for 37 yards to the ARIZ38 (#13 C.Chapa), 1ST DOWN
  6. 5:011st & 10 at ARIZ 35#98 I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NAU00, Touchback
Q3Arizona4 plays · 50 yds · 1:38 · Touchdown0–28
  1. 5:011st & 10 at NAU 14Shotgun #44 A.Roberts rush left for 14 yards gain to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:01, 1ST DOWN #19 M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good (H: #34 C.Schwartz, LS: #43 D.Nicolson)
  2. 5:382nd & 1 at NAU 24No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #5 G.Richardson caught at NAU28, for 10 yards to the NAU14 (#1 S.Brinkley), 1ST DOWN
  3. 6:001st & 10 at NAU 33No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #5 G.Richardson caught at NAU29, for 9 yards to the NAU24 (#1 S.Brinkley; #5 D.Freeman)
  4. 6:281st & 10 at ARIZ 50Shotgun #5 G.Richardson rush left for 17 yards gain to the NAU33 (#1 S.Brinkley; #5 D.Freeman), 1ST DOWN
Q3Northern Arizona3 plays · -11 yds · 2:10 · Punt0–21
  1. 6:394th & 21 at NAU 2#39 N.Abela punt 48 yards to the NAU50 fair catch by #20 C.Smith at ARIZ50
  2. 6:474th & 19 at NAU 4PENALTY NAU Delay Of Game (#39 N.Abela) 2 yards from NAU04 to NAU02. NO PLAY
  3. 7:333rd & 11 at NAU 12Shotgun #6 T.Pennington sacked for loss of 8 yards to the NAU04 (#38 K.Moorer Jr.)
  4. 8:072nd & 11 at NAU 12Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush middle for 0 yards to the NAU12 (#41 J.Savaiinaea; #38 K.Moorer Jr.). #71 C.Jury injured on the play
  5. 8:401st & 10 at NAU 13Shotgun #6 T.Pennington sacked for loss of 1 yard to the NAU12 (#7 C.Kennedy, #11 J.Mann)
Q3Arizona3 plays · 5 yds · 0:43 · Punt0–21
  1. 8:494th & 5 at ARIZ 42#37 C.Ridley punt 45 yards to the NAU13 fair catch by #3 J.Stout at NAU13
  2. 8:563rd & 5 at ARIZ 42Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass incomplete short middle to #12 T.Spivey thrown to NAU47 QB hurried by #8 J.Letua
  3. 9:042nd & 5 at ARIZ 42No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass incomplete short right to #11 C.Hunter thrown to ARIZ49
  4. 9:241st & 10 at ARIZ 37Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush left for 5 yards gain to the ARIZ42 (#96 J.Baer)
Q3Northern Arizona3 plays · 3 yds · 1:03 · Punt0–21
  1. 9:324th & 7 at NAU 24#37 T.Manship punt 39 yards to the ARIZ37, out of bounds at ARIZ37
  2. 10:173rd & 10 at NAU 21Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short left to #3 J.Stout caught at NAU18, for 3 yards to the NAU24 (#48 C.Blomstrom; #6 T.Brown)
  3. 10:262nd & 10 at NAU 21Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short left to #10 Q.Gossett thrown to NAU28 broken up by #48 C.Blomstrom
  4. 10:311st & 10 at NAU 21Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short middle to #89 J.Purdy thrown to NAU35
Q3Arizona3 plays · 3 yds · 2:08 · Punt0–21
  1. 10:354th & 7 at ARIZ 29#37 C.Ridley punt 50 yards to the NAU21 fair catch by #3 J.Stout at NAU21
  2. 11:233rd & 14 at ARIZ 22No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #5 G.Richardson caught at ARIZ21, for 7 yards to the ARIZ29 (#3 J.Fort)
  3. 12:102nd & 7 at ARIZ 29Shotgun #1 N.Fifita sacked for loss of 7 yards to the ARIZ22 (#96 J.Baer)
  4. 12:351st & 10 at ARIZ 26Shotgun #24 Q.Craig rush right for 3 yards gain to the ARIZ29 (#8 J.Letua)
Q3Northern Arizona3 plays · -4 yds · 2:17 · Punt0–21
  1. 12:434th & 14 at NAU 21#37 T.Manship punt 53 yards to the ARIZ26
  2. 13:383rd & 22 at NAU 13Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 8 yards gain to the NAU21 (#0 D.Fifita; #35 Q.Olson)
  3. 13:452nd & 22 at NAU 13Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short left to #3 J.Stout thrown to NAU25 broken up by #96 Z.Siulepa
  4. 14:241st & 20 at NAU 15Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #10 Q.Gossett caught at NAU12, for 2 yards loss to the NAU13 (#48 C.Blomstrom; #17 L.Molette III)
  5. 15:001st & 10 at NAU 25Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short middle to #14 H.Daugherty caught at NAU26, for 6 yards to the NAU31 (#99 M.Pese) PENALTY NAU Holding (#74 K.Carter) 10 yards from NAU25 to NAU15. NO PLAY
  6. 15:001st & 10 at ARIZ 35#98 I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NAU00, Touchback
Q2Arizona4 plays · 34 yds · 0:29 · End Of Half0–21
  1. 0:002nd & 10 at ARIZ 41End of 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:072nd & 10 at ARIZ 41No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #14 C.Rusk caught at NAU48, for 13 yards to the NAU46, out of bounds at NAU46, 1ST DOWN
  3. 0:071st & 10 at ARIZ 41No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass incomplete short middle to #24 Q.Craig thrown to ARIZ45
  4. 0:121st & 10 at ARIZ 30No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita rush right for 11 yards gain to the ARIZ41, out of bounds at ARIZ41, 1ST DOWN
  5. 0:221st & 10 at ARIZ 20Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #24 Q.Craig caught at ARIZ15, for 10 yards to the ARIZ30 (#16 N.Young-Blackgoat), 1ST DOWN
Q2Northern Arizona11 plays · 59 yds · 2:51 · Missed FG0–21
  1. 0:294th & 8 at ARIZ 16#99 F.Orduno Jr. field goal attempt from 34 yards NO GOOD (H: #37 T.Manship, LS: #45 A.Zubey), clock 00:29
  2. 0:333rd & 8 at ARIZ 16Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short left to #89 J.Purdy thrown to ARIZ00 broken up by #13 C.Chapa
  3. 0:392nd & 8 at ARIZ 16No Huddle-Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short left to #10 Q.Gossett thrown to ARIZ20 broken up by #6 T.Brown
  4. 1:061st & 10 at ARIZ 18No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ARIZ16 (#6 T.Brown; #38 K.Moorer Jr.)
  5. 1:271st & 10 at ARIZ 28Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #10 Q.Gossett caught at ARIZ33, for 10 yards to the ARIZ18 (#15 M.Hartzog; #7 C.Kennedy), 1ST DOWN
  6. 1:383rd & 10 at NAU 39Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short left to #3 J.Stout caught at NAU44, for 33 yards to the ARIZ28 lateral to #1 D.Haskin for 29 yards gain to the ARIZ28 (#6 T.Brown; #8 J.Cole), 1ST DOWN
  7. 1:482nd & 10 at NAU 39Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete deep left to #4 M.Currie thrown to ARIZ30
  8. 1:551st & 10 at NAU 39Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short left to #10 Q.Gossett thrown to NAU45 QB hurried by #99 M.Pese
  9. 2:163rd & 17 at NAU 18Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete deep left to #89 J.Purdy caught at NAU39, for 21 yards to the NAU39 (#13 C.Chapa), 1ST DOWN
  10. 2:332nd & 17 at NAU 18Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete deep left to #4 M.Currie thrown to NAU40 broken up by #13 C.Chapa PENALTY NAU Pass Interference declined
  11. 3:131st & 10 at NAU 25Shotgun #6 T.Pennington sacked for loss of 7 yards to the NAU18 (#0 D.Fifita)
  12. 3:201st & 10 at ARIZ 35#98 I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NAU00, Touchback
Q2Arizona9 plays · 56 yds · 4:41 · Touchdown0–21
  1. 3:201st & 1 at NAU 1#3 K.Reescano rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:20 #19 M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good (H: #34 C.Schwartz, LS: #43 D.Nicolson)
  2. 3:382nd & 8 at NAU 12No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita rush left for 11 yards gain to the NAU01 (#8 J.Letua), 1ST DOWN
  3. 4:091st & 10 at NAU 14No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NAU12 (#1 S.Brinkley; #16 N.Young-Blackgoat)
  4. 4:291st & 10 at NAU 26Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #3 K.Reescano caught at NAU27, for 12 yards to the NAU14 (#6 S.Wilson), 1ST DOWN
  5. 5:092nd & 3 at NAU 37No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #84 R.Gallagher III caught at NAU39, for 11 yards to the NAU26 (#1 S.Brinkley), 1ST DOWN
  6. 5:491st & 10 at NAU 44Shotgun #12 T.Spivey rush right for 7 yards gain to the NAU37 (#3 J.Fort; #1 S.Brinkley)
  7. 6:313rd & 3 at NAU 49Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #12 T.Spivey caught at NAU45, for 5 yards to the NAU44 (#4 M.Beresford), 1ST DOWN
  8. 7:122nd & 9 at ARIZ 45No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #84 R.Gallagher III caught at ARIZ50, for 6 yards to the NAU49 (#6 S.Wilson)
  9. 7:531st & 10 at ARIZ 44Shotgun #24 Q.Craig rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ45 (#28 M.Te'o)
Q2Northern Arizona3 plays · -9 yds · 2:40 · Punt0–14
  1. 8:014th & 19 at NAU 16#37 T.Manship punt 40 yards to the ARIZ44
  2. 8:473rd & 26 at NAU 9Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #10 Q.Gossett caught at NAU10, for 7 yards to the NAU16 (#15 M.Hartzog; #6 T.Brown)
  3. 9:282nd & 30 at NAU 5Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush left for 4 yards gain to the NAU09 (#95 L.Palu)
  4. 9:472nd & 25 at NAU 10PENALTY NAU Delay Of Game (#6 T.Pennington) 5 yards from NAU10 to NAU05. NO PLAY
  5. 10:331st & 10 at NAU 25Shotgun #6 T.Pennington sacked for loss of 15 yards to the NAU10 (#7 C.Kennedy)
  6. 10:411st & 10 at ARIZ 35#98 I.French kickoff 65 yards to the NAU00, Touchback
Q2Arizona6 plays · 57 yds · 2:45 · Touchdown0–14
  1. 10:411st & 10 at NAU 21No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete deep left to #18 B.Phelps caught at NAU00, for 21 yards to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:41, 1ST DOWN #19 M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good (H: #34 C.Schwartz, LS: #43 D.Nicolson)
  2. 11:203rd & 1 at NAU 23No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NAU21 (#28 M.Te'o), 1ST DOWN
  3. 11:382nd & 5 at NAU 27No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NAU23 (#55 J.Peterson)
  4. 12:121st & 10 at NAU 32No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #5 G.Richardson caught at NAU35, for 5 yards to the NAU27 (#7 B.Singleton; #8 J.Letua)
  5. 12:342nd & 7 at ARIZ 46No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #17 I.Mizell caught at ARIZ49, for 22 yards to the NAU32 (#7 B.Singleton), 1ST DOWN
  6. 12:541st & 15 at ARIZ 38Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #5 G.Richardson caught at ARIZ43, for 8 yards to the ARIZ46 (#5 D.Freeman)
  7. 13:241st & 10 at ARIZ 43Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush right for 5 yards gain to the ARIZ48 (#22 B.Torrie) PENALTY ARIZ Illegal Motion (#84 R.Gallagher III) 5 yards from ARIZ43 to ARIZ38. NO PLAY
Q1Northern Arizona9 plays · 47 yds · 5:04 · Downs0–7
  1. 13:264th & 2 at ARIZ 43Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass incomplete short right to #10 Q.Gossett thrown to ARIZ43 QB hurried by #42 D.Lolesio, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 14:033rd & 7 at ARIZ 48Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #3 J.Stout caught at ARIZ49, for 5 yards to the ARIZ43 (#12 D.Bootle II; #6 T.Brown)
  3. 14:502nd & 14 at NAU 45Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #4 M.Currie caught at NAU49, for 7 yards to the ARIZ48 (#6 T.Brown; #12 D.Bootle II)
  4. 0:001st & 10 at NAU 49End of 1st quarter.
  5. 0:041st & 10 at NAU 49Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #10 Q.Gossett caught at NAU44, for 4 yards loss to the NAU45 (#15 M.Hartzog)
  6. 0:123rd & 7 at NAU 25Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete deep left to #4 M.Currie caught at NAU49, for 24 yards to the NAU49, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
  7. 0:332nd & 6 at NAU 26Timeout Northern Arizona, clock 00:33
  8. 1:112nd & 6 at NAU 26Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 1 yard loss to the NAU25 (#95 L.Palu; #6 T.Brown)
  9. 1:521st & 10 at NAU 22Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush left for 4 yards gain to the NAU26 (#38 K.Moorer Jr.; #15 M.Hartzog)
  10. 2:362nd & 10 at NAU 10Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #14 H.Daugherty caught at NAU10, for 12 yards to the NAU22 (#35 Q.Olson), 1ST DOWN
  11. 3:231st & 10 at NAU 10Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 0 yards to the NAU10 (#3 T.Smith; #7 C.Kennedy)
Q1Arizona5 plays · 70 yds · 2:45 · Fumble0–7
  1. 3:301st & 10 at NAU 41Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #5 G.Richardson caught at NAU36, for 31 yards to the NAU10 fumbled by #5 G.Richardson at NAU18 forced by #3 J.Fort recovered by NAU #3 J.Fort at NAU10 #3 J.Fort return 0 yards to the NAU10 (#24 Q.Craig)
  2. 4:182nd & 1 at NAU 47#24 Q.Craig rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NAU41 (#90 J.Pigram; #98 B.Kaczmarek), 1ST DOWN
  3. 4:581st & 10 at ARIZ 44#1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #24 Q.Craig caught at ARIZ45, for 9 yards to the NAU47 (#12 A.Gibson)
  4. 5:451st & 10 at ARIZ 33No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #11 C.Hunter caught at ARIZ39, for 11 yards to the ARIZ44 (#4 M.Beresford; #1 S.Brinkley), 1ST DOWN
  5. 6:081st & 10 at ARIZ 20#24 Q.Craig rush left for 13 yards gain to the ARIZ33 (#7 B.Singleton; #3 J.Fort), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q1Northern Arizona8 plays · 25 yds · 5:17 · Punt0–7
  1. 6:154th & 10 at ARIZ 40#37 T.Manship punt 40 yards to the ARIZ00, Touchback
  2. 6:513rd & 8 at ARIZ 38Shotgun #6 T.Pennington sacked for loss of 2 yards to the ARIZ40 (#7 C.Kennedy)
  3. 7:352nd & 9 at ARIZ 39Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ38 (#12 D.Bootle II; #6 T.Brown)
  4. 8:121st & 10 at ARIZ 40Shotgun #6 T.Pennington rush left for 1 yard gain to the ARIZ39 (#6 T.Brown), out of bounds
  5. 8:483rd & 13 at NAU 43Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short middle to #3 J.Stout caught at ARIZ40, for 17 yards to the ARIZ40, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
  6. 9:362nd & 11 at NAU 45Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush left for 2 yards loss to the NAU43 (#48 C.Blomstrom)
  7. 10:161st & 10 at NAU 46Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #3 J.Stout caught at NAU43, for 1 yard loss to the NAU45 (#12 D.Bootle II; #35 Q.Olson)
  8. 10:392nd & 10 at NAU 35Shotgun #6 T.Pennington pass complete short right to #3 J.Stout caught at NAU41, for 11 yards to the NAU46 (#6 T.Brown; #48 C.Blomstrom), 1ST DOWN
  9. 11:251st & 10 at NAU 35Shotgun #10 Q.Gossett rush middle for 0 yards to the NAU35 (#48 C.Blomstrom; #6 T.Brown)
  10. 11:321st & 10 at ARIZ 35#98 I.French kickoff 0 yards to the ARIZ35, out of bounds at ARIZ35
Q1Arizona9 plays · 75 yds · 3:28 · Touchdown0–7
  1. 11:321st & 10 at NAU 20Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete deep left to #12 T.Spivey caught at NAU00, for 20 yards to the NAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:32, 1ST DOWN #19 M.Salgado-Medina kick attempt good (H: #34 C.Schwartz, LS: #43 D.Nicolson)
  2. 12:183rd & 6 at NAU 40No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush left for 20 yards gain to the NAU20 (#5 D.Freeman; #3 J.Fort), 1ST DOWN
  3. 12:462nd & 10 at NAU 44Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NAU40 (#16 N.Young-Blackgoat; #28 M.Te'o)
  4. 12:531st & 10 at NAU 44Timeout Arizona, clock 12:53
  5. 12:531st & 10 at NAU 44Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass incomplete short right to #11 C.Hunter thrown to NAU33. ARIZ is challenging the ruling on the field - "Incomplete pass". CALL UPHELD
  6. 13:302nd & 5 at ARIZ 43No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #12 T.Spivey caught at ARIZ49, for 13 yards to the NAU44 (#8 J.Letua; #1 S.Brinkley), 1ST DOWN
  7. 13:491st & 10 at ARIZ 38No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short right to #5 G.Richardson caught at ARIZ42, for 5 yards to the ARIZ43 (#4 M.Beresford; #8 J.Letua)
  8. 14:053rd & 4 at ARIZ 31Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass complete short left to #12 T.Spivey caught at ARIZ37, for 7 yards to the ARIZ38 (#3 J.Fort), 1ST DOWN
  9. 14:482nd & 10 at ARIZ 25No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Reescano rush right for 6 yards gain to the ARIZ31 (#8 J.Letua)
  10. 14:561st & 10 at ARIZ 25Shotgun #1 N.Fifita pass incomplete short middle to #12 T.Spivey thrown to ARIZ38
  11. 15:001st & 10 at NAU 35#99 F.Orduno Jr. kickoff 65 yards to the ARIZ00, Touchback

BOX SCORE

Week 1 · 2026
1234T
Northern Arizona00077
Arizona7147735

PLAYER STATS

Week 1 · 2026

Passing

Northern ArizonaNAUC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Ty Pennington15/261806.901
Donivan Dixon4/5204.000
Totals19/312006.501
ArizonaArizonaC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Noah Fifita22/292629.020
Sawyer Anderson5/8526.501
Totals27/373148.521

Rushing

Northern ArizonaNAUCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Quran Gossett11201.808
Donivan Dixon144.004
Jon Wilson1-3-3.000
Ty Pennington8-28-3.504
Totals21-7-0.308
ArizonaArizonaCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Kedrick Reescano10484.8220
Antwan Roberts44511.3119
Wesley Yarbrough5255.009
Noah Fifita5244.8011
Quincy Craig5244.8013
Gio Richardson11717.0017
Sawyer Anderson4164.0011
Tre Spivey177.007
Totals352065.9320

Receiving

Northern ArizonaNAURECYDSAVGTDLONG
Joey Stout6396.5017
Darius Haskin13838.0029
Nassim Isaac13737.0037
Myseth Currie23115.5024
Jeter Purdy12121.0021
Hayden Daugherty11212.0012
Quran Gossett4112.8010
Braylon Gardner273.506
Joseph Ramirez144.004
Totals1920010.5037
ArizonaArizonaRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Gio Richardson89612.0031
Tre Spivey44511.3120
Isaiah Mizell23919.5022
R.J. Mosley3268.7010
Brandon Phelps12121.0121
Quincy Craig2199.5010
Kedrick Reescano2189.0012
Rodney Gallagher2178.5011
Cole Rusk11313.0013
Chris Hunter11111.0011
Caleb Smith199.009
Totals2731411.6231

Fumbles

Northern ArizonaNAUFUMLOSTREC
Quran Gossett100
Jahaad Fort001
Matthew Cooks001
Totals102
ArizonaArizonaFUMLOSTREC
Antwan Roberts110
Gio Richardson110
Totals220

Interceptions

Northern ArizonaNAUINTYDSTD
Noble Young-Blackgoat1361
ArizonaArizonaINTYDSTD
Quinn Olson100

Kick Returns

Northern ArizonaNAUNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Lindsey Graves14646.0460

Kicking

Northern ArizonaNAUFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Francisco Orduno Jr.0/10.001/11
ArizonaArizonaFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Michael Salgado-Medina0/00.005/55

Punting

Northern ArizonaNAUNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Tyler Manship520741.41053
Noah Abela14848.00048
Totals625542.51053
ArizonaArizonaNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Chase Ridley314448.00250

Defense

Northern ArizonaNAUTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Jaiden Letua8400010
Shuyab Brinkley8200000
Jahaad Fort7400000
Shahid Wilson4400000
Malaki Te'o4200000
Deliyon Freeman4100000
Isaiah Sensabaugh3300000
Jayden Baer3211000
Totals713922011
ArizonaArizonaTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Taye Brown11100.5100
Cooper Blomstrom8301.5100
Chase Kennedy522.52.5000
Malcolm Hartzog5201000
Kevin Moorer Jr.4111000
Dwight Bootle II4000.5000
Quinn Olson3100.5000
Gavin Hunter3000000
Totals6517511530

Northern Arizona vs Arizona Team StatsNAU vs Arizona Team Stats

Week 1 · 2026
Northern ArizonaNAUArizonaARIZ
81ST DOWNS28
193TOTAL YDS520
200PASS YDS314
-7RUSH YDS206
1TURNOVERS3
27:48POSSESSION32:12

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