2021 Northern Arizona
5–6 (4–4 Big Sky). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Idaho State 48–17Oct 2
By 31 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Arizona 21–19Sep 18
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs Sam Houston | L 16–42 | 33% |
| Sep 11 | at South Dakota | L 7–34 | 40% |
| Sep 18 | at Arizona | W 21–19 | 25% |
| Sep 25 | at Northern Colorado | L 10–17 | 51% |
| Oct 2 | vs Idaho State | W 48–17 | 62% |
| Oct 16 | vs Southern Utah | W 59–35 | 68% |
| Oct 23 | at Sacramento State | L 0–44 | 28% |
| Oct 30 | at Idaho | W 38–31 | 45% |
| Nov 6 | vs UC Davis | L 24–40 | 39% |
| Nov 13 | vs Montana | L 3–30 | 32% |
| Nov 20 | at Cal Poly | W 45–21 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Cal Poly 45–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Sky.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 7th in Big Sky
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 271–330
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1271 −14 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −21.2 No. 52 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 128
- Offensive coordinator
- Aaron Pflugrad
- Defensive coordinator
- Jerry Partridge
Leaders
| Passing yards | R.J. Martinez QB | 88 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | R.J. Martinez QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Kevin Daniels RB | 127 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Kevin Daniels RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Draycen Hall RB | 48 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Hendrix Johnson WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Morgan Vest DB | 8 tkl |
| Sacks | Carson Taylor DL | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Brady Shough DB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2021 class
| Kobe Walton S | ★★★ | No. 1395 |
| Jonah Carnell WR | ★★★ | No. 1687 |
| Alani Ma’afu DL | ★★★ | No. 1838 |
| Caiden Miles OT | ★★★ | No. 1855 |
| Xander Werner ATH | ★★★ | No. 2342 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2021 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.832 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.826 |
| Defensive line | 2 | 2.5 | 0.802 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.783 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.843 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 2.5 | 0.800 |
| Whole class | 8 | 2.6 | 0.811 |
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.
Transfers in 3
The 2021 portal Cale Millen QB | ★★★ | from  Oregon |
 Cosmas Kwete OLB | ★★★ | from  Washington State |
 Mason Moran S | ★★★ | from  Oregon State |
Transfers out 0
No transfers out.
2021 Big Sky standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento State | 8–0 | 9–3 | |
 Montana State | 7–1 | 12–3 | |
 Eastern Washington | 6–2 | 10–3 | |
| Montana | 6–2 | 10–3 | |
| UC Davis | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
 Weber State | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
 Northern Arizona | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
 Portland State | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Idaho | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Northern Colorado | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Cal Poly | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
| Idaho State | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
| Southern Utah | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.