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Northern Arizona at Northern Colorado

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Northern Arizona beat Northern Colorado 44–⁠3. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Northern Arizona led the series 12–⁠5.

AwayNorthern Arizona8–⁠5 in 2024
44
HomeNorthern Colorado1–⁠11 in 2024
3

Final at Nottingham Field, GreeleyTV: ESPN+Attendance 2,279

At kickoff
53°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Greeley-Weld County Airport (KGXY), 7 km from the stadium
Official
Kelly HolmanGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Arizona77161444
Northern Colorado30003

Standouts

Player stats

Northern Arizona

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ty Pennington17/2019321
P.J. London2/22500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Seth Cromwell17155131
Mikale Greer436014
J’Wan Evans933123
Isaiah Lopez430013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bryzai White757117
Ta’ir Brooks235025
Seth Cromwell231022
Isaiah Eastman227014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Brevin Czosnyka0001

Northern Colorado

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kia’i Keone7/144401
Jonah Chong1/11300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Caden Meis1067017
Vann Schield31307
Jordan Hornbeak4805
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
David Afari230022
Brayden Munroe216011
Tama Tuitele113013
Cash Cheeks1404
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Cam Chapa0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Northern ArizonaNorthern Colorado
535Total yards135
218Passing yards57
317Rushing yards78
9.9Yards per pass3.8
6.2Yards per rush2.7
30First downs11
5–⁠9Third downs1–⁠8
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers1
9–⁠105Penalties2–⁠13
37:55Possession22:05

Efficiency

Northern ArizonaNorthern Colorado
64%Success rate36%
0.36EPA per play−0.22
0.98Explosiveness0.78
0.41Rushing EPA−0.10
0.42Passing EPA0.00
41%Passing-down success15%
2%Havoc by its defense1%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Arizona 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Northern Arizona −19.5, over/under 42.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Northern Colorado end zoneNorthern Arizona end zoneQ1 Northern ColoradoField goal, 12 playsQ1 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 5 playsQ1 Northern ArizonaInterception, 9 playsQ2 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 5 playsQ2 Northern ArizonaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 4 playsQ2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ2 Northern ArizonaMissed FG, 10 playsQ3 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern ArizonaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Northern ColoradoSafety, 1 play (Northern Arizona scores)Q3 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Northern ColoradoInterception, 7 playsQ4 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 playsQ4 Northern ArizonaResult not recorded, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northern Colorado drives left to right, Northern Arizona right to left.
  1. Q1 Northern ColoradoField goal, 12 plays, 71 yards
  2. Q1 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 7 plays, 60 yards
  3. Q1 Northern ColoradoPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  4. Q1 Northern ArizonaInterception, 9 plays, 52 yards
  5. Q2 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 6 plays, 49 yards
  6. Q2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  7. Q2 Northern ArizonaPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  8. Q2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 4 plays, 3 yards
  9. Q2 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  10. Q2 Northern ArizonaMissed FG, 10 plays, 45 yards
  11. Q3 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 10 plays, 72 yards
  12. Q3 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  13. Q3 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 4 plays, 60 yards
  14. Q3 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  15. Q3 Northern ArizonaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  16. Q3 Northern ColoradoSafety, 1 play (Northern Arizona scores), −3 yards
  17. Q3 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 9 plays, 50 yards
  18. Q4 Northern ColoradoInterception, 7 plays, 42 yards
  19. Q4 Northern ArizonaTouchdown, 8 plays, 66 yards
  20. Q4 Northern ColoradoPunt, 3 plays, 11 yards
  21. Q4 Northern ArizonaResult not recorded, 7 plays, −40 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Northern Arizona 7, Northern Colorado 3
Northern Colorado Field goal, 12 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Marcus Lye kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Caden Meis run for 7 yds to the UNCO 32
15:002nd & 3 at own 32Caden Meis run for 16 yds to the UNCO 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 48Vann Schield run for 3 yds to the NAU 49
15:002nd & 7 at opp 49Caden Meis run for 17 yds to the NAU 32 for a 1ST down
Northern Arizona Interception, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 39Ty Pennington pass complete to Bryzai White for 6 yds to the UNCO 33
Northern Colorado Field goal, 12 plays
13:021st & 10 at opp 32Caden Meis run for 5 yds to the NAU 27
13:022nd & 5 at opp 27Vann Schield run for 7 yds to the NAU 20 for a 1ST down
13:021st & 10 at opp 20Caden Meis run for 9 yds to the NAU 11
13:022nd & 1 at opp 11Caden Meis run for 3 yds to the NAU 8 for a 1ST down
13:021st & goal at opp 8Caden Meis run for 3 yds to the NAU 5
13:022nd & goal at opp 5Caden Meis run for 1 yd to the NAU 4
13:023rd & goal at opp 4Kia’i Keone pass incomplete to Charles Garrison, broken up by DJ VanHook
9:304th & goal at opp 4Keagan Zabilla 21 Yd Field GoalNorthern Colorado 3, Northern Arizona 0
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 7 plays
9:231st & 10 at own 35Keagan Zabilla kickoff for 63 yds , J’Wan Evans return for 35 yds to the NAU 37
9:231st & 10 at own 37Ty Pennington pass complete to Bryzai White for 12 yds to the NAU 49 for a 1ST down
9:231st & 10 at own 49Seth Cromwell run for 4 yds to the UNCO 47
9:232nd & 6 at opp 47Ty Pennington pass complete to Xander Werner for 6 yds to the UNCO 41 for a 1ST down
9:231st & 10 at opp 41Ty Pennington pass complete to Ta’ir Brooks for 25 yds to the UNCO 16 for a 1ST down
9:231st & 10 at opp 16Ty Pennington pass complete to Bryzai White for 7 yds to the UNCO 9
9:232nd & 3 at opp 9Ty Pennington run for 5 yds to the UNCO 4 for a 1ST down
5:511st & goal at opp 4Ty Pennington 4 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick)Northern Arizona 7, Northern Colorado 3
Northern Colorado Punt, 5 plays
5:511st & 10 at own 35Marcus Lye kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:511st & 10 at own 25Kia’i Keone run for 5 yds to the UNCO 30
5:512nd & 5 at own 30Jordan Hornbeak run for 5 yds to the UNCO 35 for a 1ST down
5:511st & 10 at own 35pass incomplete to River Stout
5:512nd & 10 at own 35Kia’i Keone run for 4 yds to the UNCO 39
5:513rd & 6 at own 39Jordan Hornbeak run for 3 yds to the UNCO 42
3:024th & 3 at own 42Cash Cheeks punt for 38 yds
Northern Arizona Interception, 9 plays
3:021st & 10 at own 20Seth Cromwell run for 1 yd to the NAU 21
3:022nd & 9 at own 21Ty Pennington pass complete to Bryzai White for 6 yds to the NAU 27
3:023rd & 3 at own 27Ty Pennington pass complete to Seth Cromwell for 9 yds to the NAU 36 for a 1ST down
3:021st & 10 at own 36Seth Cromwell run for 25 yds to the UNCO 39 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:002nd & 4 at opp 33Ty Pennington run for 5 yds to the UNCO 28 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 28Ty Pennington sacked by Ezra Ekuban for a loss of 4 yards to the UNCO 32
Q2 15:002nd & 14 at opp 32Ty Pennington pass complete to Bryzai White for 4 yds to the UNCO 28
Q2 12:513rd & 10 at opp 28Ty Pennington pass intercepted
2nd quarter6 drives, then Northern Arizona 14, Northern Colorado 3
Northern Colorado Punt, 5 plays
12:511st & 10 at own 3Kia’i Keone run for 8 yds to the UNCO 11
12:512nd & 2 at own 11Caden Meis run for 5 yds to the UNCO 16 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at own 16Caden Meis run for 1 yd to the UNCO 17
12:512nd & 9 at own 17Kia’i Keone pass complete to Cash Cheeks for 4 yds to the UNCO 21
12:513rd & 5 at own 21Kia’i Keone pass complete to Jordan Hornbeak for a loss of 4 yards to the UNCO 17
9:424th & 9 at own 17Cash Cheeks punt for 40 yds
Northern Arizona Punt, 3 plays
9:421st & 10 at own 43Ty Pennington sacked by Ezra Ekuban for a loss of 8 yards to the NAU 35
9:422nd & 18 at own 35Ty Pennington run for 2 yds to the NAU 37
9:423rd & 16 at own 37Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Bryzai White Northern Arizona Penalty, intentional grounding (Ty Pennington) to the NAU 37
8:104th & 16 at own 37Ben D’Aquila punt for 49 yds , Brayden Munroe returns for 44 yds to the UNCO 19 Northern Colorado Penalty, illegal block (Jordan Davis) to the UNCO 48
Northern Colorado Punt, 4 plays
8:101st & 10 at own 48Kia’i Keone run for a loss of 13 yards to the UNCO 35 for a 1ST down Northern Arizona Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Alex McLaughlin) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at the 50Vann Schield run for 3 yds to the NAU 47
8:102nd & 7 at opp 47Kia’i Keone pass complete to Carver Cheeks for a loss of 2 yards to the NAU 49
8:103rd & 9 at opp 49pass incomplete to Ryder MacGillivray
6:104th & 9 at opp 49punt for no gain
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 6 plays
6:101st & 10 at own 48J’Wan Evans run for 5 yds to the UNCO 47
6:102nd & 5 at opp 47J’Wan Evans run for 10 yds to the UNCO 37 for a 1ST down
6:101st & 10 at opp 37Ty Pennington pass complete to Bryzai White for 5 yds to the UNCO 32
6:102nd & 5 at opp 32Ty Pennington pass complete to Kolbe Katsis for 16 yds to the UNCO 16 for a 1ST down
6:101st & 10 at opp 16J’Wan Evans run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNCO 17
3:192nd & 11 at opp 17Bryzai White 17 Yd pass from Ty Pennington (Samuel Hunsaker Kick)Northern Arizona 14, Northern Colorado 3
Northern Colorado Punt, 3 plays
3:191st & 10 at own 35Marcus Lye kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:191st & 10 at own 25Kia’i Keone pass complete to Brayden Munroe for 5 yds to the UNCO 30
3:192nd & 5 at own 30pass incomplete to Jordan Riles
2:373rd & 5 at own 30Kia’i Keone pass incomplete to Cash Cheeks, broken up by Christopher Smith
2:244th & 5 at own 30Cash Cheeks punt for 42 yds
Northern Arizona Missed FG, 10 plays
2:241st & 10 at own 28Seth Cromwell run for 2 yds to the NAU 30
2:242nd & 8 at own 30Seth Cromwell run for 7 yds to the NAU 37
2:003rd & 1 at own 37Seth Cromwell run for 4 yds to the NAU 41 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 41Ty Pennington pass complete to Seth Cromwell for 22 yds to the UNCO 37 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 37Seth Cromwell run for 10 yds to the UNCO 27 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 27Seth Cromwell run for 1 yd to the UNCO 26
2:002nd & 9 at opp 26pass incomplete to Myseth Currie
2:003rd & 9 at opp 26Ty Pennington pass complete to Myseth Currie for no gain to the UNCO 26 Northern Arizona Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Seth Cromwell) to the UNCO 26
2:003rd & 24 at opp 41Ty Pennington pass complete to Isaiah Eastman for 14 yds to the UNCO 27
0:024th & 10 at opp 27Samuel Hunsaker 45 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter8 drives, then Northern Arizona 30, Northern Colorado 3
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Keagan Zabilla kickoff for 50 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Seth Cromwell run for 5 yds to the NAU 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Seth Cromwell run for 14 yds to the NAU 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 44Seth Cromwell run for 8 yds to the UNCO 48
15:002nd & 2 at opp 48Ty Pennington pass complete to Kolbe Katsis for 3 yds to the UNCO 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 45Ty Pennington pass complete to Isaiah Eastman for 13 yds to the UNCO 32 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 32Isaiah Eastman run for 6 yds to the UNCO 26
15:002nd & 4 at opp 26J’Wan Evans run for 23 yds to the UNCO 3 for a 1ST down
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 9 plays
15:001st & 20 at opp 27PJ London run for 5 yds to the UNCO 22
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 10 plays
11:301st & goal at opp 3J’Wan Evans run for 2 yds to the UNCO 1
11:302nd & goal at opp 1Northern Arizona Penalty, false start (Isaiah Gerena) to the UNCO 6
11:302nd & goal at opp 6J’Wan Evans run for 4 yds to the UNCO 2
9:563rd & goal at opp 2J’Wan Evans run for 2 yds for a TD (Samuel Hunsaker KICK)Northern Arizona 21, Northern Colorado 3
Northern Colorado Punt, 3 plays
9:561st & 10 at own 35Marcus Lye kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:561st & 10 at own 25Kia’i Keone run for no gain to the UNCO 25
9:562nd & 10 at own 25Jordan Hornbeak run for 3 yds to the UNCO 28
9:563rd & 7 at own 28pass incomplete to Ryder MacGillivray
8:424th & 7 at own 28Cash Cheeks punt for 35 yds
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 4 plays
8:421st & 10 at own 37Seth Cromwell run for 31 yds to the UNCO 32 for a 1ST down
8:421st & 10 at opp 32Seth Cromwell run for 5 yds to the UNCO 27
8:422nd & 5 at opp 27Seth Cromwell run for 9 yds to the UNCO 18 for a 1ST down
6:461st & 10 at opp 18Myseth Currie 18 Yd pass from Ty Pennington (Samuel Hunsaker Kick)Northern Arizona 28, Northern Colorado 3
Northern Colorado Punt, 3 plays
6:461st & 10 at own 35Marcus Lye kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:461st & 10 at own 25Kia’i Keone run for 2 yds to the UNCO 27
6:462nd & 8 at own 27Kia’i Keone sacked by Canyon Moses for a loss of 8 yards to the UNCO 19
6:463rd & 16 at own 19Kia’i Keone pass complete to David Afari for 8 yds to the UNCO 27
4:504th & 8 at own 27Cash Cheeks punt for 35 yds
Northern Arizona Punt, 3 plays
4:501st & 10 at own 38J’Wan Evans run for a loss of 4 yards to the NAU 34
4:502nd & 14 at own 34Ty Pennington pass complete to Ta’ir Brooks for 10 yds to the NAU 44
4:503rd & 4 at own 44pass incomplete to Ethen Cluff
3:164th & 4 at own 44Ben D’Aquila punt for 50 yds
3:161st & 10 at own 6Northern Colorado Penalty, false start (Tama Tuitele) to the UNCO 3
3:161st & 13 at own 3J. Hornbeak run for -3 yds for a SAFETYNorthern Arizona 30, Northern Colorado 3
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 9 plays
3:161st & 10 at own 20Keagan Zabilla kickoff Northern Arizona Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Tommy Ellis) to the UNCO 35
3:051st & 10 at own 35Keagan Zabilla kickoff for 45 yds , Evan Morris return for 27 yds to the NAU 47
3:051st & 10 at own 47Seth Cromwell run for 26 yds to the UNCO 27 for a 1ST down
2:561st & 10 at opp 27Seth Cromwell run for no gain to the UNCO 27
2:562nd & 10 at opp 27PJ London run for 4 yds to the UNCO 23
2:563rd & 6 at opp 23PJ London pass complete to Xander Werner for 6 yds to the UNCO 17 for a 1ST down
2:561st & 10 at opp 17J’Wan Evans run for a loss of 8 yards to the UNCO 25 Northern Arizona Penalty, Offensive holding (Seth Smith) to the UNCO 27
Q4 15:002nd & 15 at opp 22Canyon Moses run for no gain to the UNCO 22
Q4 15:003rd & 15 at opp 22PJ London pass complete to Isaiah Gerena for 19 yds to the UNCO 3 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:511st & goal at opp 3Seth Cromwell 3 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick)Northern Arizona 37, Northern Colorado 3
4th quarter4 drives, then Northern Arizona 44, Northern Colorado 3
Northern Colorado Interception, 7 plays
13:511st & 10 at own 35Marcus Lye kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:511st & 10 at own 25Kia’i Keone run for 3 yds to the UNCO 28
13:512nd & 7 at own 28Kia’i Keone sacked by Braeden Kaczmarek for a loss of 8 yards to the UNCO 20
13:513rd & 15 at own 20Kia’i Keone pass complete to David Afari for 22 yds to the UNCO 42 for a 1ST down
13:511st & 10 at own 42David Afari run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNCO 41
13:512nd & 11 at own 41Kia’i Keone pass incomplete to Carver Cheeks for a 1ST down Northern Arizona Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Cameron Babineaux) to the NAU 44 for a 1ST down
13:511st & 10 at opp 44Kia’i Keone pass complete to Brayden Munroe for 11 yds to the NAU 33 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at opp 33Kia’i Keone pass intercepted Northern Arizona Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (DJ VanHook) to the NAU 31
Northern Arizona Touchdown, 8 plays
11:001st & 10 at own 31Isaiah Lopez run for a loss of 1 yard to the NAU 30
11:002nd & 11 at own 30Isaiah Lopez run for 13 yds to the NAU 43 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at own 43Ethen Cluff run for 8 yds to the UNCO 49
11:002nd & 2 at opp 49Isaiah Lopez run for 6 yds to the UNCO 43 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at opp 43Isaiah Lopez run for 12 yds to the UNCO 31 for a 1ST down
7:171st & 10 at opp 31Cade Berger run for 29 yds to the UNCO 2 for a 1ST down
7:171st & goal at opp 2Kyler Kruck run for 1 yd to the UNCO 1
5:402nd & goal at opp 1Kyler Kruck 1 Yd Run (Samuel Hunsaker Kick)Northern Arizona 44, Northern Colorado 3
Northern Colorado Punt, 3 plays
5:331st & 10 at own 20Marcus Lye kickoff for 71 yds , Justin Guin return for 28 yds to the UNCO 37
5:331st & 10 at own 37Jonah Chong pass complete to Tama Tuitele for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
5:331st & 10 at the 50David Afari run for no gain to the 50 yard line
5:332nd & 10 at the 50Darius Stewart run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNCO 48
4:033rd & 12 at own 48Keagan Zabilla punt for 46 yds
Northern Arizona Result not recorded, 7 plays
4:031st & 10 at own 6Lathan Boone run for 4 yds to the NAU 10
4:032nd & 6 at own 10Mikale Greer run for 9 yds to the NAU 19 for a 1ST down
4:031st & 10 at own 19Mikale Greer run for 13 yds to the NAU 32 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 32Mikale Greer run for no gain to the NAU 32
2:002nd & 10 at own 32Mikale Greer run for 14 yds to the NAU 46 for a 1ST down
0:00End of 4th Quarter

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Northern Arizona–Northern Colorado game

Northern Arizona leads 13–⁠5 in 18 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Northern Arizona 49, Northern Colorado 10
2024Northern Arizona 44, Northern Colorado 3
2023Northern Arizona 28, Northern Colorado 7
2022Northern Colorado 21, Northern Arizona 20
2021Northern Colorado 17, Northern Arizona 10
2019Northern Arizona 41, Northern Colorado 23

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