No. 25 Northern Arizona Hosts UC Davis in Hall of Fame Game
/ November 04, 2014
Game 10 Information
Opponent: UC Davis
Date/Time: Nov. 8, 2014 • 2:05 p.m.
Location: Flagstaff, Ariz. (Walkup Skydome)
Radio: HITS 106.1 FM
Money Radio 1510 AM & 99.3 FM
KNOT 100.9 FM & 1450 AM
Northern AZ Healthcare
Lumberjack Radio Network
Play-by-play - Mitch Strohman
Analyst - Kevin Stephens
Sideline – Reggie Eccleston
Audio Stream: http://gcmaz.com/nau-lumberjacks-football/
Video Stream: www.nau-tv.com and www.WatchBigSky.com
Television: FOX Sports AZ
On The Web: Live in-game statistics and other coverage can be found at www.NAUAthletics.com
Head Coaches: NAU: Jerome Souers (Career: 99-91 in 17 seasons; At NAU: same)
UCD: Ron Gould (Career: 6-14 in two seasons; At UCD: same)
Against UCD: Third Meeting; NAU leads the all-time series, 2-0
Game Notes
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – No. 25 Northern Arizona (6-3, 4-1 Big Sky) rides a three-game win streak into its Hall of Fame Game this Saturday versus UC Davis (1-7, 0-5 Big Sky). Kickoff at the Walkup Skydome is set for 2:05 p.m.
Saturday's game will be broadcast live on HITS 106.1 FM, KNOT 100.9 FM & 1450 AM, and www.gcmaz.com. Fans in the Phoenix area can tune into Money Radio 1510 AM & 99.3 FM. Mitch Strohman will be providing play-by-play and Kevin Stephens will be doing color commentary. Reggie Eccleston will be reporting from the sidelines. Live stats are available at www.NAUAthletics.com. Live video for the game can be seen at www.nau-tv.com and www.WatchBigSky.com.
The Lumberjacks have won eight straight regular season home games, as they welcome the Aggies to Flagstaff this weekend. NAU has won the previous two meetings, limiting UCD to 10 or less points each time. The Lumberjacks are in a six-way tie in the Big Sky for first place with three games remaining. NAU is averaging 27.8 points per game. Junior running back Casey Jahn has a team-best 713 rushing yards, including a pair of 100-plus yard rushing games. Jahn ranks third in the Big Sky in all-purpose yards with an average of 109.1. Senior Ify Umodu is the top wide receiver for NAU with 499 yards on 33 catches with three touchdowns. For the defense, senior linebacker Austin Hasquet has a team-high 75 tackles and is eight away from setting a new NAU career record. Junior cornerback Marcus Alford is one of six players in the nation this season to return a punt for a touchdown. He also ranks first in the league in passes defended. NAU ranks first in the Big Sky in passing defense, second in scoring defense and third in total defense.
Head Coach Ron Gould is in his second season with UC Davis. He's 6-14 overall and 5-8 in the Big Sky. The Aggies are looking for their first conference win, with their only win this season coming against Fort Lewis, 52-17, on Sept. 6. UCD is one of two teams in the Big Sky still looking for its first league win. UCD is 0-4 on the road this season. The Aggies have a third and fourth down percentage of 33.0. They have converted two of six fourth down attempts. UCD has scored 17 passing touchdowns and eight rushing. The Aggies' top receiving target is Ramon Varga who has caught 29 passes for 445 yards and five touchdowns. Gabe Manzanares has rushed the ball 73 times for 357 yards and two touchdowns. Kicker Brady Stuart leads the Aggies in scoring with 31 points. He's made 25 of 26 PAT attempts and two of seven field goal attempts. Keleen Culberson has 48 tackles to lead the Aggie defense, including one interception. Five different players have recorded an interception for UCD.
The History of NAU vs. UC Davis
# of Meetings: 2
Series History: NAU, 2-0
Streak: W2
10/20/12 UC Davis W, 21-7
09/14/13 at UC Davis W, 21-10
Lumberjacks in the Polls
• NAU returned to the national polls this week, as it entered in the 25th spot of The Sports Network Poll. The Lumberjacks were last ranked in Week 5.
Storylines
• Saturday is NAU's Hall of Fame Game. Former Lumberjack Dan Finn, a current assistant on the UC Davis staff will be inducted.
• Saturday will be the third time overall NAU and UC Davis will play each other.
• The Lumberjacks have never loss to UC Davis.
• The last time NAU won at UC Davis, Sept. 14, 2013.
• NAU was picked to finish fifth in the Big Sky Preseason Poll.
• Five Lumberjacks earned All-Big Sky Preseason honors.
Did you know?
• Head coach Jerome Souers is one win away from his 100th career victory.
• NAU is averaging 10,250 fans per game this season. The Lumberjacks have not lost a regular season home game since the 2012 finale.
• You can download the new NAU Athletics mobile app on Google Play and the Apple Store. Search: "Lumberjack Front Row." Receive breaking news, scores and alerts by signing up for notifications.
• NAU's 62 points versus New Mexico Highlands is the third most points scored by a Big Sky team this season.
Conference Race...Six Teams...One Loss...One Championship...
• Six teams - NAU, Eastern Washington, Cal Poly, Idaho State, Montana and Montana State - enter the weekend with one loss. By the end of the weekend, a minimum two teams will have two losses. NAU's three remaining conference games are against teams with two or less league wins - UC Davis, North Dakota and Southern Utah.
