NCAAF Game Recap
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Missouri State at Northern ArizonaThu Aug 29, 2019 9:00 PM EDT
GATec |
14 |
Clem |
52 |
F |
Duke |
3 |
Bama |
42 |
F |
UGA |
30 |
Vand |
6 |
F |
Hou |
31 |
Okla |
49 |
F |
FlAtl |
21 |
OSU |
45 |
F |
GaSo |
3 |
LSU |
55 |
F |
MidTN |
21 |
Mich |
40 |
F |
ND |
35 |
Lou |
17 |
F |
LT |
14 |
Tex |
45 |
F |
Oreg |
21 |
Aub |
27 |
F |
TxSt |
7 |
TxAM |
41 |
F |
EWa |
14 |
Wash |
47 |
F |
Utah |
30 |
BYU |
12 |
F |
Idaho |
7 |
PSU |
79 |
F |
FlaAM |
0 |
UCF |
62 |
F |
Tuls |
7 |
MSU |
28 |
F |
Wisc |
49 |
SoFL |
0 |
F |
MiaOH |
14 |
Iowa |
38 |
F |
NoIa |
26 |
IASt |
29 |
F(2OT) |
Syr |
24 |
Lib |
0 |
F |
NMS |
7 |
WaSt |
58 |
F |
SoAl |
21 |
Neb |
35 |
F |
NW |
7 |
Stan |
17 |
F |
Alb |
21 |
C Mi |
38 |
F |
UCLA |
14 |
Cin |
24 |
F |
RMor |
10 |
Buff |
38 |
F |
Wagn |
21 |
UConn |
24 |
F |
Mor |
3 |
BGSU |
46 |
F |
C Ark |
35 |
W Ky |
28 |
F |
GWebb |
28 |
UNCC |
49 |
F |
JacSt |
14 |
SouLA |
35 |
F |
AlaSt |
19 |
UAB |
24 |
F |
FLInt |
14 |
Tul |
42 |
F |
SDSU |
21 |
MIN |
28 |
F |
NoCol |
18 |
SJSU |
35 |
F |
Kent |
7 |
AzSt |
30 |
F |
Rice |
7 |
Army |
14 |
F |
UMass |
21 |
Rut |
48 |
F |
UtSt |
35 |
Wake |
38 |
F |
Purd |
31 |
NEV |
34 |
F |
ColSt |
31 |
Colo |
52 |
F |
OkSt |
52 |
OreSt |
36 |
F |
Miss |
10 |
Mem |
15 |
F |
MissSt |
38 |
ULLaf |
28 |
F |
InSt |
17 |
Kans |
24 |
F |
Akr |
3 |
Ill |
42 |
F |
ECU |
6 |
NCSt |
34 |
F |
How |
0 |
MD |
79 |
F |
Toled |
24 |
KY |
38 |
F |
Ind |
34 |
Ball |
24 |
F |
Boise |
36 |
FlaSt |
31 |
F |
JMU |
13 |
WVU |
20 |
F |
URI |
20 |
Ohio |
41 |
F |
Buck |
12 |
Temp |
56 |
F |
HolyC |
7 |
Navy |
45 |
F |
Colg |
7 |
AF |
48 |
F |
GASt |
38 |
Tenn |
30 |
F |
SCar |
20 |
UNC |
24 |
F |
E Mi |
30 |
CoCar |
23 |
F |
ETenn |
7 |
App |
42 |
F |
MonSt |
10 |
TxTch |
45 |
F |
PorSt |
13 |
Ark |
20 |
F |
VaTec |
28 |
BC |
35 |
F |
SamHu |
31 |
NM |
39 |
F |
(N/A) |
7 |
UTSA |
35 |
F |
Camp |
14 |
Troy |
43 |
F |
UCDav |
13 |
Cal |
27 |
F |
VMI |
17 |
Marsh |
56 |
F |
IllSt |
10 |
NIU |
24 |
F |
Monm |
13 |
WestMI |
48 |
F |
AlcSt |
10 |
SMiss |
38 |
F |
Nich |
14 |
K St |
49 |
F |
SFA |
17 |
Bayl |
56 |
F |
SMU |
37 |
ArkSt |
30 |
F |
Norf |
21 |
OD |
24 |
F |
MIZ |
31 |
Wyo |
37 |
F |
Abil |
31 |
NorTx |
51 |
F |
UVA |
30 |
Pitt |
14 |
F |
Gram |
9 |
ULMon |
31 |
F |
HBU |
34 |
UTEP |
36 |
F |
ArkPB |
7 |
TCU |
39 |
F |
Web |
0 |
SDSU |
6 |
F |
SoUt |
23 |
UNLV |
56 |
F |
Fres |
23 |
USC |
31 |
F |
Northern Arizona 37, Missouri State 23
Aug 29, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
T |
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Missouri State (0-1) |
3 |
3 |
10 |
7 |
23 |
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Northern Arizona (1-0) |
3 |
17 |
14 |
3 |
37 |
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) Case Cookus found Brandon Porter for a touchdown pass to end the first half and another to start the second as Northern Arizona broke away from a field goal battle, defeating Missouri State 37-23 in Thursday night's season opener.
New coach Chris Ball began his tenure with the win.
Cookus and Porter teamed on an 8-yard pass with 18 seconds left before halftime and on a 62-yarder early in the third quarter, the 14-0 burst pushing the lead to 27-6.
Cookus finished with 290 yards, completing 18 of 29, and is the fifth Lumberjack to pass for more than 8,000 yards. Porter led all receivers with 140 yards on six catches.
Missouri State managed three Parker Lacina field goals until Peyton Huslig hooked up with Tyler Currie on a 30-yard pass play - the Bears' first touchdown of the season coming with five seconds left in the third quarter. Huslig threw for 289 yards.
NAU's Luis Aguilar kicked three field goals including a career-best 48-yarder.
Two NAU players were ejected for targeting.
Passing
Rushing
MoStU | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
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D. Frost | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
D. Daniels | 16 | 12 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 |
NoAZ | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
K. Wudtee | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
J. Logan | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 8 | 1 |
Receiving
MoStU | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
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T. Currie | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 30 | 1 |
L. Thomas | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 37 | 0 |
NoAZ | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
B. Porter | 6 | 140 | 23.3 | 62 | 2 |
J. Gatewood | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 43 | 0 |
Fumbles
MoStU | F | FL |
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D. Daniels | 1 | 0 |
NoAZ | F | FL |
J. Logan | 1 | 0 |
Returning
MoStU | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
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Z. Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
D. Joseph | 1 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
NoAZ | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
J. Logan | 2 | 32.5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T. Hayward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
MoStU | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
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B. Withrow | 6 | 262 | 43.7 | 64 |
NoAZ | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
D. Arnson | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 49 |
Takeaways
Team Stats Comparison
MoStU | NoAZ | |
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Points For | 23 | 37 |
Total Yards | 332 | 439 |
Rushing Yards | 43 | 88 |
Passing Yards | 289 | 351 |
Passing Completions / Attempts | 20/35 | 20/32 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1/0 | 2/1 |
First Downs | 20 | 22 |
Penalties - Yards | 11/96 | 10/125 |
Time Of Possession | 22:22 | 38:38 |
Third Down Conversions/Attempts | 4/16 | 5/13 |
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts | 1/2 | 0/0 |
Punts - Average Yards | 6/44 | 5/45 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter | MoStU | NoAZ | |||
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MoStU | 07:50 | FG | Parker Lacina 45 yd FG | 3 | 0 |
NoAZ | 14:10 | FG | Luis Aguilar 48 yd FG | 3 | 3 |
2nd Quarter | MoStU | NoAZ | |||
NoAZ | 06:50 | FG | Luis Aguilar 21 yd FG | 3 | 6 |
NoAZ | 08:50 | TD | Stacy Chukwumezie 55 yd pass from Brandon Porter (Luis Aguilar kick) | 3 | 13 |
MoStU | 13:22 | FG | Parker Lacina 28 yd FG | 6 | 13 |
NoAZ | 14:42 | TD | Brandon Porter 8 yd pass from Case Cookus (Luis Aguilar kick) | 6 | 20 |
3rd Quarter | MoStU | NoAZ | |||
NoAZ | 04:39 | TD | Brandon Porter 62 yd pass from Case Cookus (Luis Aguilar kick) | 6 | 27 |
MoStU | 07:31 | FG | Parker Lacina 28 yd FG | 9 | 27 |
NoAZ | 13:10 | TD | Joe Logan 4 yd run (Luis Aguilar kick) | 9 | 34 |
MoStU | 14:55 | TD | Tyler Currie 30 yd pass from Peyton Huslig (Parker Lacina kick) | 16 | 34 |
4th Quarter | MoStU | NoAZ | |||
NoAZ | 05:59 | FG | Luis Aguilar 46 yd FG | 16 | 37 |
MoStU | 08:52 | TD | D.J. Frost 24 yd pass from Peyton Huslig (Parker Lacina kick) | 23 | 37 |
Game Information
Stadium: J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, Flagstaff, Arizona |
Attendance: 6,891 |
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