CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2018 Northern Arizona

4–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 2018, game by game: won at UTEP 30–10; lost vs. Eastern Washington 26–31; lost at Missouri State 8–40; won vs. Southern Utah 31–23; lost at Idaho State 42–56; won vs. Weber State 28–24; lost at Northern Colorado 14–42; lost vs. Cal Poly 28–38; lost at UC Davis 20–42; won vs. North Dakota 31–16+20−32Won 30–10 at UTEP+20UTEPLost 26–31 vs. Eastern Washington-5Eastern Washing…Lost 8–40 at Missouri State-32Missouri StateWon 31–23 vs. Southern Utah+8Southern UtahLost 42–56 at Idaho State-14Idaho StateWon 28–24 vs. Weber State+4Weber StateLost 14–42 at Northern Colorado-28Northern Colora…Lost 28–38 vs. Cal Poly-10Cal PolyLost 20–42 at UC Davis-22UC DavisWon 31–16 vs. North Dakota+15North Dakota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atUTEPW 30–⁠1048%
Sep 8vsEastern WashingtonL 26–⁠3153%
Sep 15atMissouri StateL 8–⁠4055%
Sep 22vsSouthern UtahW 31–⁠2356%
Sep 29atIdaho StateL 42–⁠5655%
Oct 6vsWeber StateW 28–⁠2438%
Oct 20atNorthern ColoradoL 14–⁠4269%
Oct 27vsCal PolyL 28–⁠3868%
Nov 3atUC DavisL 20–⁠4217%
Nov 17vsNorth DakotaW 31–⁠1641%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Dakota 31–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 9th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
258–⁠322
Coach
—
Elo
1267 −78 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.7 No. 51 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 198
Offensive coordinator
Aaron Pflugrad
Defensive coordinator
Andy Thompson

Leaders

Passing yardsCase Cookus QB211 yds
Passing touchdownsCase Cookus QB2 TD
Rushing yardsJoe Logan RB74 yds
Rushing touchdownsCory Young RB1 TD
Receiving yardsEmmanuel Butler WR138 yds
Receiving touchdownsEmmanuel Butler WR2 TD
TacklesTaylor Powell LB8 tkl
SacksAaron Andrews DL1 sacks
InterceptionsKam’Ron Johnson S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Gino Campiotti PRO

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

2018 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington9–⁠112–⁠3
Weber State7–⁠110–⁠3
UC Davis7–⁠210–⁠3
Montana State5–⁠38–⁠5
Idaho State4–⁠36–⁠5
Montana4–⁠36–⁠5
Cal Poly4–⁠55–⁠6
Portland State3–⁠44–⁠7
Northern Arizona2–⁠54–⁠6
Idaho2–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠9
Sacramento State1–⁠62–⁠8
Southern Utah1–⁠71–⁠10

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