Northern Arizona
3-1Big Sky · Walkup Skydome · 10,000 · 8,840 avg in 2026
LastW 35–23 at Utah Tech · Sat Sep 19 · Ty Pennington 311 pass yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Nextat Montana State · Sat Sep 26 · 10:30 pm ET · Bobcat Stadium · series 6-10, lost the last 4 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #152 | #186 | -5.5✓ | Eastern Washington | W 34–27 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 1 | Sep 6 | #152 | #27 | +33.5✓ | @Arizona | L 7–35 124 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #152 | #140 | -4.5✓ | Incarnate Word | W 38–28 | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sep 20 | #159 | #243 | -16.5✗ | @Utah Tech | W 35–23 | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Sep 27 | #158 | #78 | @Montana State | ||||
| 5 | Oct 4 | #159 | #132 | @Idaho State | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Montana | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Portland State | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Southern Utah | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Cal Poly | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Weber State | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Northern Colorado |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | @Utah Tech | W 35–23 | — | — | — | +0.403 | 51.6% | 152.5% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 12 | Incarnate Word | W 38–28 | — | — | — | +0.095 | 42.9% | 96.4% | |
| Sep 6 | @Arizona | L 7–35 | 193 | 1 | 27:48 | -0.229 | 17.0% | 177.7% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | Eastern Washington | W 34–27 | — | — | — | +0.158 | 45.7% | 94.8% | One-score win |
| Season average (4 games) | 193 | 1.0 | +0.107 | 39.3% | 130.3% | ||||
Northern Arizona is the Flagstaff-mountain program that dominated NCAA Division II (four straight titles 1978–81), entered I-AA in 1996 and never found the same standard, now living in the Big Sky with the memory of greatness and the reality of mid-tier comfort.
Northern Arizona doesn't carry resentment — the fanbase has accepted the transition from Division II dominance to FCS respectability.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-1
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among Big Sky teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Northern Arizona has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 6-4 over the last 10, and won the last two.
Next Sep 27
vs Montana State · away
Outcome band · Northern Arizona · 2026
Outcome band · Northern Arizona · 2026Northern Arizona's most likely season is 3-9 — mid-table finish. The floor is 1-11; the ceiling is 6-6.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Northern Arizona is the Flagstaff-mountain program that dominated NCAA Division II (four straight titles 1978–81), entered I-AA in 1996 and never found the same standard, now living in the Big Sky with the memory of greatness and the reality of mid-tier comfort.
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