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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 58m

NAU football runs through Idaho State in return from bye week

The Lumberjacks ran for 200 yards, with four players having at least 40 rushing yards, in NAU's win over Idaho State coming off its bye week. NAU went 8-for-16 on 3rd downs.

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NAU football runs through Idaho State in return from bye week

The Lumberjacks ran for 200 yards and held one of the best offenses in the Big Sky to just 18 points.

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 1h

NAU football’s all-time record:

499-497-23

The Lumberjacks will go for win No. 500 at home, on ESPN2, on Halloween night against the Idaho Vandals.

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 3h

Final | Northern Arizona 31 - Idaho State 18

The Lumberjacks rush for 200 yards on the dot and come out of the bye with a big win. Four players ran for at least 40 yards.

Big Sky and ESPN rest assured. One of the teams on ESPN2 next week will be ranked.

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 3h

Ty Pennington threw a season-low 171 yards, but he was 24/30 with a touchdown pass.

NAU went 8/16 on third downs, while Idaho State went 3/11.

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 3h

Final | Northern Arizona 31 - Idaho State 18

The Lumberjacks rush for 200 yards on the dot and come out of the bye with a big win. Four players ran for at least 40 yards.

Big Sky and ESPN rest assured. One of the teams on ESPN2 next week will be ranked.

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 3h

Final | Northern Arizona 31 - Idaho State 18

The Lumberjacks rush for 200 yards on the dot and come out of the bye with a big win. Four players ran for at least 40 yards.

Big Sky and ESPN rest assured. One of the teams on ESPN2 next week will be ranked.

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 3h

Quentin Moten seals the game with an interception in the end zone. A good way to end it.

[Q4 - 1:05] Northern Arizona 31 - Idaho State 18

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 3h

Two-minute timeout. NAU is going to leave Pocatello with a solid victory.

[Q4 - 2:00] Northern Arizona 31 - Idaho State 18

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 3h

Samuel Hunsaker ends up hitting a 41-yard field goal. He gets some glory, and NAU burned a ton of clock.

[Q4 - 4:10] Northern Arizona 31 - Idaho State 18

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 3h

Idaho State takes its final timeout.

[Q4 - 5:45] Northern Arizona 28 - Idaho State 18

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 3h

NAU looked like it wanted to go for it on 4th and 6 at the ISU 29, but even that seemed too rich for Wright's blood. NAU takes a timeout.

[Q4 - 6:28] Northern Arizona 28 - Idaho State 18

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Idaho State spending a timeout early.

[Q4 - 6:38] Northern Arizona 28 - Idaho State 18

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Idaho State tries an onside kick. Katsis dives on it.

[Q4 - 8:51] Northern Arizona 28 - Idaho State 18

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Touchdown Idaho State.

Back-to-back 20-yard+ plays. Michael Shulikov makes a 23-yard TD pass after Brooks ran for 27 yards. 2-point try is good and it's a 10-point game.

[Q4 - 8:52] Northern Arizona 28 - Idaho State 18

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Now Jordan Lee is down on the next play, who came in for Travis Arena. Blow after blow. He gets up and is limping.

[Q4 - 10:04] Northern Arizona 28 - Idaho State 10

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Travis Arena is down and looks to be in a lot of pain. He has five tackles today and leads the team in tackles this year.

[Q4 - 10:17] Northern Arizona 28 - Idaho State 10

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Touchdown NAU.

It all works out for NAU. Quran Gossett gets some usage and scores from 3 yards out. He had 45 rushing yards on the drive alone, which lasted 16 plays.

[Q4 - 11:23] Northern Arizona 28 - Idaho State 10

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Pennington runs 19 yards for a touchdown, but a holding call erases it. Crazy sequence of penalties.

[Q4 - 12:52] Northern Arizona 21 - Idaho State 10

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Samuel Hunsaker's 54-yard field goal gets wiped away by an Idaho State penalty. NAU accepts the penalty and it's first down. Tough for Hunsaker lol

[Q4 - 14:15] Northern Arizona 21 - Idaho State 10

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

[End Q3] Northern Arizona 21 - Idaho State 10

Neither team scores in the third quarter, but Kolbe Katis made a heck of a catch on third down. He has 7 catches for 63 yards. Brian Wright said he needed more targets and he is getting them.

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Idaho State misses a second field goal, this time from 47 yards.

[Q3 - 3:16] Northern Arizona 21 - Idaho State 10

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Ben D'Aquila, 63-yard punt. Monster. ISU returner got leveled after the touchback.

[Q3 - 7:18] Northern Arizona 21 - Idaho State 10

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Bengals bring pressure and NAU will punt again.

[Q3 - 7:38] Northern Arizona 21 - Idaho State 10

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Easy pass interference call. NAU gets some breathing room. Darvon Hubbard runs for 28 yards on the next play.

[Q3 - 9:18] Northern Arizona 21 - Idaho State 10

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Gotta let that punt drop that close to the end zone. NAU pinned down again to start a drive. NAU called for a block in the back and is at its own 3.

[Q3 - 11:16] Northern Arizona 21 - Idaho State 10

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 5h

Idaho State has a 55-yard touchdown called back on a pick play. Offensive pass interference.

[Q3 -12:16 ] Northern Arizona 21 - Idaho State 10

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Brenden Martin @brendenmartin.bsky.social · 5h

The Lumberjacks go three-and-out to start the half.

[Q3 - 13:42] Northern Arizona 21 - Idaho State 10

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