Northern Arizona Lumberjacks @ Idaho State Bengals
Ty Pennington guides Northern Arizona to 31-18 victory over Idaho State
POCATELLO, Idaho -- — Ty Pennington had a go-ahead touchdown pass and Darvon Hubbard, Quran Gossett and Seth Cromwell each had a touchdown run to propel Northern Arizona to a 31-18 victory over Idaho State on Saturday night.
Pennington threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Braden Kramer with 3:51 remaining in the second quarter and Hubbard added a 4-yard touchdown run with 34 seconds left to put Northern Arizona (5-3, 2-2 Big Sky Conference), ranked No. 22 in the FCS coaches' poll, up 21-10 at halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter, Gossett had a 3-yard touchdown run at the end of a 16-play drive that took nearly seven minutes off the clock spanning the quarters to up the Lumberjacks’ advantage to 28-10.
Jordan Cooke had a 23-yard touchdown pass to Michael Shulikov and a 2-point conversion pass to Jonah Burton to cut the Bengals’ deficit to 10 with 8:52 remaining.
Dason Brooks scored on a 6-yard run to give Idaho State a 7-0 midway through the first quarter, but Seth Cromwell answered with an 8-yard touchdown run to knot the score. The Bengals regained the lead on Trajan Sinatra's 40-yard field goal early in the second quarter.
Pennington completed 24 of 30 passes for 171 yards. NAU totaled 200 yards on 45 rushes. Samuel Hunsaker's 41-yard field goal was the game's final score.
Cooke totaled 256 yards on 26-for-39 passing with an interception for Idaho State (2-6, 1-3). Brooks rushed 11 times for 108 yards.
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Pocatello, ID
2025 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 4-0 | 8-0 |
| UC Davis | 4-0 | 6-1 |
| Montana State | 4-0 | 6-2 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-1 | 4-4 |
| Northern Arizona | 2-2 | 5-3 |
| Sacramento State | 2-2 | 4-4 |
| Idaho State | 1-3 | 2-6 |
| Northern Colorado | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Cal Poly | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Idaho | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Weber State | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Portland State | 0-4 | 0-8 |
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