2025 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

2025 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorAdam Clark (2nd season)
Home stadiumWalkup Skydome
2025 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana State $^   8 – 0     13 – 2  
No. 3 Montana ^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 11 UC Davis ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Sacramento State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Idaho State   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Northern Arizona   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Eastern Washington   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Cal Poly   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Idaho   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Weber State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Portland State   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of December 25, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks were led by second-year head coach Brian Wright and played at Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.at No. 11 (FBS) Arizona State*No. 19
ESPN+L 19–3856,759
September 62:00 p.m.Utah Tech*No. 19
ESPN+W 38–319,611
September 135:30 p.m.at Southern Utah*No. 18
ESPN+W 52–493,084
September 202:00 p.m.No. 19 Incarnate Word*No. 17
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+W 31–2310,007
September 272:00 p.m.at Portland StateNo. 15
ESPN+W 31–171,542
October 42:00 p.m.No. 5 Montana StateNo. 13
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+L 10–347,837
October 114:00 p.m.at No. 6 UC DavisNo. 14
ESPN+L 24–459,937
October 253:00 p.m.at Idaho StateNo. 20
ESPN+W 31–189,861
October 317:30 p.m.IdahoNo. 19
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN2L 32–35 OT5,112
November 84:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+W 49–108,010
November 152:00 p.m.Cal PolyNo. 24
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+W 35–277,472
November 221:00 p.m.at Weber StateNo. 23
ESPN+L 28–483,149

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Game summaries

at No. 11 (FBS) Arizona State

See also: 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
No. 19 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0–0) at No. 11 (FBS) Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Lumberjacks 0 6 7619
No. 11 (FBS) Sun Devils 14 3 14738

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 56,759
  • Referee: Cravonne Barrett
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Michael Bumpus (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • ASU – Raleek Brown 6-yard run (Jesus Gomez kick), 10:42. Sun Devils 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:44.
  • ASU – Jordyn Tyson 19-yard pass from Sam Leavitt (Jesus Gomez kick), 5:08. Sun Devils 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 3:24.
Second quarter
  • NAU – Samuel Hunsaker 31-yard field goal, 14:14. Sun Devils 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 2:06.
  • ASU – Jesus Gomez 36-yard field goal, 1:55. Sun Devils 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:25.
  • NAU – Samuel Hunsaker 46-yard field goal, 0:15. Sun Devils 17–6. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 1:33.
Third quarter
  • ASU – Sam Leavitt 52-yard run (Jesus Gomez kick), 12:24. Sun Devils 24–6. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:30.
  • NAU – Nason Coleman 3-yard pass from Ty Pennington (Samuel Hunsaker kick), 8:14. Sun Devils 24–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:10.
  • ASU – Sam Leavitt 18-yard run (Jesus Gomez kick), 0:11. Sun Devils 31–13. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:04.
Fourth quarter
  • ASU – Jordyn Tyson 16-yard pass from Sam Leavitt (Jesus Gomez kick), 2:42. Sun Devils 38–13. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 0:56.
  • NAU – Kenveon Stone 1-yard run (run failed), 0:20. Sun Devils 38–19. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:18.
Statistics NAU ASU
First downs 20 21
Plays–yards 55–331 60–460
Rushes–yards 29–89 21–203
Passing yards 242 257
Passing: comp–att–int 26–42–1 25–39–1
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:34 28:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Arizona Passing Ty Pennington 22/35, 204 yards, TD
Rushing Kenveon Stone 3 carries, 35 yards, TD
Receiving Kolbe Katsis 6 receptions, 76 yards
Arizona State Passing Sam Leavitt 25/39, 257 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Sam Leavitt 7 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jordyn Tyson 12 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD

Utah Tech

See also: 2025 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team
Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-1) at No. 19 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trailblazers 7 3 71431
No. 19 Lumberjacks 14 17 0738

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mitch Strohman (play-by-play), Kevin Stephens (analyst) and Adriana Sparks (sideline)
Statistics UTU NAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Southern Utah (Grand Canyon Trophy)

See also: 2025 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team and Grand Canyon Trophy Game
No. 18 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (1-1) vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Lumberjacks - - --0
Thunderbirds - - --0

at Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. MDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Spencer McLaughlin (play-by-play), Dallin Richards (analyst) and Kendall McGuire (sideline)
Statistics NAU SUU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 19 Incarnate Word

See also: 2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
No. 19 Incarnate Word Cardinals (1-2) vs. No. 17 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (2-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Cardinals 0 10 6723
No. 17 Lumberjacks 7 14 7331

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 10,007
  • Referee: Mike Bezner
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mitch Strohman (play-by-play) and Kevin Stephens (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • NAU – 6:19 Ethen Cluff 4 yard run, Samuel Hunsaker kick. NAU 7–0 Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:32
Second Quarter
  • UIW – 14:49 Will Faris 37 yard field goal. NAU 7–3 Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:00
  • UIW – 9:34 Jameson Garcia 47 yard pass from EJ Colson, Will Faris kick. UIW 10–7 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:34
  • NAU – 7:17 Jayson Raines 33 yard pass from Ty Pennington, Samuel Hunsaker kick. NAU 14–10 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:17
  • NAU – 0:00 Myseth Currie 46 yard pass from Ty Pennington, Samuel Hunsaker kick. NAU 21–10 Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 0:56
Third Quarter
  • UIW – 3:24 Lontrell Turner 3 yard run, PAT failed. NAU 21–16 Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:56
  • NAU – 1:17 Jeter Purdy 30 yard pass from Ty Pennington, Samuel Hunsaker kick. NAU 28–16 Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:01
Fourth Quarter
  • UIW – 11:02 Jameson Garcia 11 yard pass from EJ Colson, Will Faris kick. NAU 28–23 Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:32
  • NAU – 5:13 Samuel Hunsaker 50 yard field goal. NAU 31–23 Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 5:49
Statistics UIW NAU
First downs 22 19
Total yards 436 402
Rushing yards 144 116
Passing yards 292 286
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–38–0 17–34–0
Time of possession 31:43 28:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Incarnate Word Passing EJ Colson 28/36, 292 yards, 2 TD
Rushing EJ Colson 13 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Jameson Garcia 9 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
Northern Arizona Passing Ty Pennington 17/34, 286 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Seth Cromwell 16 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Kolbe Katsis 4 receptions, 95 yards

at Portland State

See also: 2025 Portland State Vikings football team
No. 15 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (3-1) vs. Portland State Vikings (0-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Lumberjacks 14 10 0731
Vikings 7 3 7017

at Hillsboro Stadium • Hillsboro, OR

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Richert (play-by-play) and Scott Hermo (analyst)
Statistics NAU PRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Portland State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 5 Montana State

See also: 2025 Montana State Bobcats football team
No. 5 Montana State Bobcats (3-2) vs. No. 13 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (4-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Bobcats 0 20 7734
No. 13 Lumberjacks 7 0 0310

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ben Creighton (play-by-play), Ty Gregorak (analyst) and Grace Lawrence (sideline)
Statistics MTST NAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 6 UC Davis

See also: 2025 UC Davis Aggies football team
No. 14 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (4-2) vs. No. 6 UC Davis Aggies (4-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Lumberjacks 7 0 10724
No. 6 Aggies 3 7 142145

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. MST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NAU UCD
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UC Davis Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Idaho State

See also: 2025 Idaho State Bengals football team
No. 20 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (4-3) vs. Idaho State Bengals (2-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Lumberjacks - - --0
Bengals - - --0

at ICCU Dome • Pocatello, ID

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. MST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NAU IDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Idaho State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Idaho

See also: 2025 Idaho Vandals football team
Idaho Vandals (3-5) vs. No. 19 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (5-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vandals - - --0
No. 19 Lumberjacks - - --0

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 7:30 PM MST
  • TV: ESPN2
Statistics IDHO NAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Northern Colorado

See also: 2025 Northern Colorado Bears football team
Northern Colorado Bears (3-6) vs. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (5-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears - - --0
Lumberjacks - - --0

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics UNCO NAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Colorado Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Cal Poly

See also: 2025 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
Cal Poly Mustangs (3-7) vs. No. 24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (6-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mustangs - - --0
No. 24 Lumberjacks - - --0

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics CP NAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Weber State

See also: 2025 Weber State Wildcats football team
No. 23 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (7-4) vs. Weber State Wildcats (3-8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Lumberjacks - - --0
Wildcats - - --0

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NAU WEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Weber State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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References

  1. ^ Kelley, Kevin (February 12, 2025). "Northern Arizona announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "Highlighted by Six Home Games, Northern Arizona Football Releases 2025 Schedule". Northern Arizona University, Department of Athletics. February 12, 2025. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
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