Northern Arizona Lumberjacks @ Sacramento State Hornets
N. Arizona comeback tops Sacramento St, 39-38
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Chase Cartwright threw three second-half touchdown passes and Zach Bauman completed a Northern Arizona come-from-behind victory with a 25-yard touchdown run with 9:23 left to lift the Lumberjacks to a 39-38 win over Sacramento State in a Big Sky Conference game Saturday Night.
Sacramento State scored four unanswered touchdowns to build a 31-14 lead with eight minutes left in the third quarter, and Garrett Safron scampered 50 yards for a touchdown to maintain the 17-point margin less than five minutes later.
Cartwright found Jesse Brantley with a 14-yard touchdown pass with 1:10 left in the third period, then found R.J. Rickert from four yards out. Bauman dashed up the middle 46 seconds later to give Northern Arizona (4-2, 2-1 Big Sky) the lead.
Safron was 16 of 33 for 220 yards passing and rushed 10 times for 110 yards for Sacramento State (3-4, 2-1 Big Sky)
Game Information
Sacramento, CA
2025 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 8-0 | 14-2 |
| Montana | 7-1 | 13-2 |
| UC Davis | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Sacramento State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Idaho State | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Eastern Washington | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Northern Colorado | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Cal Poly | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Idaho | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Weber State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Portland State | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| Mid-American ConferenceMid-American Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan | 7-1 | 10-4 |
| Ohio | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Toledo | 6-2 | 8-5 |
| Miami (OH) | 6-2 | 7-7 |
| Central Michigan | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Akron | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Buffalo | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Kent State | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Ball State | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Bowling Green | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Northern Illinois | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Massachusetts | 0-8 | 0-12 |
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