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2013 Northern Arizona

9–⁠3 (8–⁠1 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 2013, game by game: lost at Arizona 0–35; won at UC Davis 21–10; won vs. South Dakota 22–16; won vs. Montana 34–16; lost at Montana State 7–36; won at Sacramento State 39–38; won vs. Idaho State 39–30; won at Cal Poly 17–13; won vs. North Dakota 48–27; won vs. Northern Colorado 24–7; won at Southern Utah 20–10; lost vs. South Dakota State 7–26+21−35Lost 0–35 at Arizona-35ArizonaWon 21–10 at UC Davis+11UC DavisWon 22–16 vs. South Dakota+6South DakotaWon 34–16 vs. Montana+18MontanaLost 7–36 at Montana State-29Montana StateWon 39–38 at Sacramento State+1Sacramento StateWon 39–30 vs. Idaho State+9Idaho StateWon 17–13 at Cal Poly+4Cal PolyWon 48–27 vs. North Dakota+21North DakotaWon 24–7 vs. Northern Colorado+17Northern Colora…Won 20–10 at Southern Utah+10Southern UtahLost 7–26 vs. South Dakota State-19South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atArizonaL 0–⁠3516%
Sep 14atUC DavisW 21–⁠1047%
Sep 21vsSouth DakotaW 22–⁠1669%
Sep 28vsMontanaW 34–⁠1639%
Oct 5atMontana StateL 7–⁠3635%
Oct 12atSacramento StateW 39–⁠3845%
Oct 19vsIdaho StateW 39–⁠3074%
Oct 26atCal PolyW 17–⁠1345%
Nov 2vsNorth DakotaW 48–⁠2779%
Nov 16vsNorthern ColoradoW 24–⁠788%
Nov 23atSouthern UtahW 20–⁠1046%
Nov 30vsSouth Dakota StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 7–⁠2651%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 26–⁠7 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠1 2nd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
278–⁠264
Coach
—
Elo
1388 +94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.5 No. 36 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 159
Offensive coordinator
Rich Scangarello
Defensive coordinator
Andy Thompson

Leaders

Passing yardsKyren Poe QB176 yds
Rushing yardsZach Bauman WR71 yds
Receiving yardsNick Cole WR62 yds

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Tyler Shank OG★★No. 2117
Lorenzo Melvin WDE★★No. 2424
Maurice White CB★★No. 2917

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.788
Defensive line12.00.773
Defensive backs12.00.758
Whole class32.00.773

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2013 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington8–⁠010–⁠3
Northern Arizona8–⁠19–⁠3
Montana7–⁠210–⁠2
Southern Utah6–⁠38–⁠5
Montana State5–⁠37–⁠5
Cal Poly5–⁠36–⁠6
UC Davis5–⁠55–⁠7
Portland State4–⁠56–⁠6
Sacramento State4–⁠55–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠73–⁠8
Idaho State1–⁠73–⁠9
Weber State1–⁠72–⁠10
Northern Colorado0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.