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2026 Northern Arizona

6–⁠2 (5–⁠1 Big Sky). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠2, over seven games to the eight on file here.

Schedule and results

Northern Arizona in 2026, game by game: won vs. Eastern Washington 34–27; lost at Arizona 7–35; won vs. Incarnate Word 38–28; won at Utah Tech 35–23; lost at Montana State 14–28; won at Idaho State 38–31; won vs. Montana 49–44; won vs. Portland State 38–25+13−28Won 34–27 vs. Eastern Washington+7Eastern Washing…Lost 7–35 at Arizona-28ArizonaWon 38–28 vs. Incarnate Word+10Incarnate WordWon 35–23 at Utah Tech+12Utah TechLost 14–28 at Montana State-14Montana StateWon 38–31 at Idaho State+7Idaho StateWon 49–44 vs. Montana+5MontanaWon 38–25 vs. Portland State+13Portland State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsEastern WashingtonW 34–⁠2765%
Sep 5atArizonaL 7–⁠3515%
Sep 12vsIncarnate WordW 38–⁠2856%
Sep 19atUtah TechW 35–⁠2370%
Sep 26atMontana StateL 14–⁠2817%
Oct 3atIdaho StateW 38–⁠3135%
Oct 10vsMontanaW 49–⁠4441%
Oct 17vsPortland StateW 38–⁠2583%
Oct 31atSouthern UtahPreview49%
Nov 7atCal PolyPreview68%
Nov 14vsWeber StatePreview71%
Nov 21vsNorthern ColoradoPreview81%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Big Sky
AP now
Unranked
Points
253–⁠241
Coach
—
Elo
1417 +89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.8 No. 14 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 138
Offensive coordinator
Bryan Larson
Defensive coordinator
Trenton Greene
Offense
Multiple

Leaders

Passing yardsTy Pennington QB1,898 yds
Passing touchdownsTy Pennington QB12 TD
Rushing yardsQuran Gossett RB415 yds
Rushing touchdownsKenveon Stone RB6 TD
Receiving yardsJoey Stout WR525 yds
Receiving touchdownsJeter Purdy TE4 TD
TacklesShuyab Brinkley S57 tkl
SacksDevin Murphy DL4 sacks
InterceptionsJahaad Fort CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

DeVohn Moutra ATH★★★No. 2533
Khalil Bender ATH★★★No. 2533
Donivan Dixon QB★★★No. 2533
Lindsey Graves RB★★★No. 2533
Zeb White WR★★★No. 2533

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.840
Running backs13.00.840
Receivers33.00.830
Offensive line33.00.810
Defensive backs23.00.820
Athletes and specialists33.00.830
Whole class133.00.825

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.

Roster 108

The 2026 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 5

The 2026 portal
Aundre Gibson CB★★★from Kansas
Matthew Cooks LB★★★from Texas Southern
Shuyab Brinkley S★★★from McNeese
Carter Lavrusky OT★★★from Kansas
Ziggy Loa DEfrom UL Monroe

Transfers out 8

Michael Hurst S★★★to California
Seth Smith OT★★★to South Carolina
Ramere Davis LB★★★to Arizona State
Jeremiah Katt OL★★★to Wyoming
Samuel Hunsaker K★★★to Pittsburgh
Seth Cromwell RB★★★to James Madison
Alex Weeks Pto Michigan State
Ethan Kramer OLto East Carolina

2026 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Arizona5–⁠16–⁠2
Montana State3–⁠16–⁠1
Montana4–⁠25–⁠3
Weber State4–⁠25–⁠3
Cal Poly3–⁠24–⁠4
Southern Utah3–⁠23–⁠4
UC Davis2–⁠24–⁠3
Idaho2–⁠22–⁠5
Portland State2–⁠22–⁠5
Northern Colorado2–⁠33–⁠5
Idaho State1–⁠34–⁠3
Eastern Washington1–⁠42–⁠6
Utah Tech0–⁠60–⁠7

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