The 2026 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team will represent Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks were led by third-year head coach Brian Wright and play at Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Game summaries
Eastern Washington
Statistics EWUNAU First downs 26 22 Plays–yards 77–429 67–365 Rushes–yards 30–122 40–201 Passing yards 307 164 Passing: comp–att–int 30–47–1 15–27–1 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 28:05 31:55 Team Category Player Statistics Eastern Washington Passing Nate Bell 30/47, 307 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Kevin Allen III 8 carries, 47 yards Receiving Jaxon Branch 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD Northern Arizona Passing Ty Pennington 15/27, 164 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Quran Gossett 21 carries, 103 yards, TD Receiving Jeter Purdy 7 receptions, 105 yards, TD
at Arizona (FBS)
Statistics NAUARIZ First downs 8 28 Plays–yards 52–193 72–520 Rushes–yards 21–(-7) 35–206 Passing yards 200 314 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–31–1 27–37–1 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 27:48 32:12 Team Category Player Statistics Northern Arizona PassingTy Pennington15/26, 180 yards, INT RushingQuran Gossett11 carries, 20 yards ReceivingJoey Stout6 receptions, 39 yards Arizona PassingNoah Fifita22/29, 262 yards, 2 TD RushingKedrick Reescano10 carries, 48 yards, 2 TD ReceivingGio Richardson8 receptions, 96 yards
Incarnate Word
Statistics UIWNAU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Incarnate Word Passing Rushing Receiving Northern Arizona Passing Rushing Receiving
at Utah Tech
Statistics NAUUTU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Northern Arizona Passing Rushing Receiving Utah Tech Passing Rushing Receiving
at No. 1 Montana State
Statistics NAUMTST First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Northern Arizona Passing Rushing Receiving Montana State Passing Rushing Receiving
at No. 12 Idaho State
Statistics NAUIDST First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Northern Arizona Passing Rushing Receiving Idaho State Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 2 Montana
Statistics MONTNAU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Montana Passing Rushing Receiving Northern Arizona Passing Rushing Receiving
Portland State
Statistics PRSTNAU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Portland State Passing Rushing Receiving Northern Arizona Passing Rushing Receiving
at Southern Utah (Grand Canyon Trophy Game)
Statistics NAUSUU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Northern Arizona Passing Rushing Receiving Southern Utah Passing Rushing Receiving
at Cal Poly
Statistics NAUCP First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Northern Arizona Passing Rushing Receiving Cal Poly Passing Rushing Receiving
Weber State
Statistics WEBNAU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Weber State Passing Rushing Receiving Northern Arizona Passing Rushing Receiving
Northern Colorado
Statistics UNCONAU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Northern Colorado Passing Rushing Receiving Northern Arizona Passing Rushing Receiving
Ranking movements
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