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2019 Northern Arizona

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 2019, game by game: won vs. Missouri State 37–23; lost at Arizona 41–65; won vs. Western New Mexico 55–21; lost at Illinois State 27–40; lost at Montana State 31–49; won vs. Northern Colorado 41–23; lost at Weber State 28–51; won vs. Portland State 31–29; lost at Eastern Washington 38–66; lost vs. Sacramento State 34–38; lost at Southern Utah 30–31; lost vs. Idaho 53–60+34−28Won 37–23 vs. Missouri State+14Missouri StateLost 41–65 at Arizona-24ArizonaWon 55–21 vs. Western New Mexico+34Western New Mex…Lost 27–40 at Illinois State-13Illinois StateLost 31–49 at Montana State-18Montana StateWon 41–23 vs. Northern Colorado+18Northern Colora…Lost 28–51 at Weber State-23Weber StateWon 31–29 vs. Portland State+2Portland StateLost 38–66 at Eastern Washington-28Eastern Washing…Lost 34–38 vs. Sacramento State-4Sacramento StateLost 30–31 at Southern Utah-1Southern UtahLost 53–60 vs. Idaho-7Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsMissouri StateW 37–⁠2362%
Sep 7atArizonaL 41–⁠6520%
Sep 14vsWestern New MexicoW 55–⁠2177%
Sep 21atIllinois StateL 27–⁠4031%
Sep 28atMontana StateL 31–⁠4927%
Oct 5vsNorthern ColoradoW 41–⁠2371%
Oct 19atWeber StateL 28–⁠5121%
Oct 26vsPortland StateW 31–⁠2953%
Nov 2atEastern WashingtonL 38–⁠6630%
Nov 9vsSacramento StateL 34–⁠3841%
Nov 16atSouthern UtahL 30–⁠3151%
Nov 23vsIdahoL 53–⁠6054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Idaho 60–⁠53; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
446–⁠496
Coach
—
Elo
1224 −54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.0 No. 52 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 144
Offensive coordinator
Aaron Pflugrad
Defensive coordinator
Jerry Partridge

Leaders

Passing yardsCase Cookus QB373 yds
Passing touchdownsCase Cookus QB2 TD
Rushing yardsGeorge Romero-Robinson RB40 yds
Rushing touchdownsGeorge Romero-Robinson RB1 TD
Receiving yardsHendrix Johnson WR97 yds
Receiving touchdownsStacy Chukwumezie WR1 TD
TacklesJalen Cook S8 tkl
SacksBrandon Lawless DL0.5 sacks

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jaden Tauanuu OLB★★★No. 1994
Jhasi Wilson OLB★★★No. 1994
Daego Albert S★★★No. 2291
Alishawuan Taylor ATH★★★No. 2562
Hendrix Johnson ATH★★No. 2812

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.783
Offensive line12.00.788
Defensive line12.00.790
Linebackers23.00.820
Defensive backs22.50.797
Athletes and specialists32.30.794
Whole class102.40.798

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.

2019 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠19–⁠4
Weber State7–⁠111–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠111–⁠4
Montana6–⁠210–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠55–⁠7
UC Davis3–⁠45–⁠7
Portland State3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah2–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Arizona2–⁠64–⁠8
Cal Poly2–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠63–⁠9

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