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2017 Northern Arizona

7–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 2017, game by game: lost at Arizona 24–62; lost vs. Western Illinois 20–38; won at Cal Poly 28–10; won vs. Northern Colorado 48–20; won vs. Illinois State 37–16; won at Portland State 42–20; won vs. UC Davis 45–31; won vs. Sacramento State 37–17; lost at Montana 15–17; won vs. Montana State 37–36; lost at Southern Utah 20–48; lost vs. San Diego 10–41+28−38Lost 24–62 at Arizona-38ArizonaLost 20–38 vs. Western Illinois-18Western IllinoisWon 28–10 at Cal Poly+18Cal PolyWon 48–20 vs. Northern Colorado+28Northern Colora…Won 37–16 vs. Illinois State+21Illinois StateWon 42–20 at Portland State+22Portland StateWon 45–31 vs. UC Davis+14UC DavisWon 37–17 vs. Sacramento State+20Sacramento StateLost 15–17 at Montana-2MontanaWon 37–36 vs. Montana State+1Montana StateLost 20–48 at Southern Utah-28Southern UtahLost 10–41 vs. San Diego-31San Diego
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atArizonaL 24–⁠6227%
Sep 9vsWestern IllinoisL 20–⁠3851%
Sep 23atCal PolyW 28–⁠1043%
Sep 30vsNorthern ColoradoW 48–⁠2061%
Oct 7vsIllinois StateW 37–⁠1641%
Oct 14atPortland StateW 42–⁠2067%
Oct 21vsUC DavisW 45–⁠3171%
Oct 28vsSacramento StateW 37–⁠1774%
Nov 4atMontanaL 15–⁠1749%
Nov 11vsMontana StateW 37–⁠3671%
Nov 18atSouthern UtahL 20–⁠4834%
Nov 25vsSan DiegoL 10–⁠4145%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego 41–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
363–⁠356
Coach
—
Elo
1367 +38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.5 No. 26 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 140
Offensive coordinator
Brian Sheppard
Defensive coordinator
Andy Thompson

Leaders

Passing yardsCase Cookus QB306 yds
Rushing yardsCory Young RB115 yds
Rushing touchdownsCory Young RB2 TD
Receiving yardsElijah Marks WR147 yds
TacklesKam’Ron Johnson S7 tkl

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Chance Brewington WR★★★No. 814
Terrell Brown WR★★★No. 1907
Gregory Jordan SDE★★★No. 2079
Cole Beaty ATH★★★No. 2170
Edward Rivas OG★★No. 2981

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.757
Receivers52.40.786
Offensive line22.00.760
Defensive line22.50.775
Athletes and specialists13.00.798
Whole class122.30.776

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.

2017 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Weber State9–⁠111–⁠3
Southern Utah7–⁠29–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠27–⁠4
Northern Arizona6–⁠27–⁠5
Sacramento State6–⁠37–⁠4
Montana5–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠35–⁠6
UC Davis4–⁠55–⁠6
Idaho State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠71–⁠10
Portland State0–⁠90–⁠11

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