Northern Arizona
at Portland State
Saturday, September 17, 5:05 p.m.
Portland, Ore.
JELD-WEN Field
(18,627 Fieldturf)
TV: Comcast Sports Net NW
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: Northern Arizona leads 14-4 and has won four straight.
Last Meeting: Northern Arizona rushed for 394 yards and amassed 655 yards of total offense in a 62-14 win over the Vikings on Nov. 20, 2010.
Coaches: Northern Arizona’s Jerome Souers is 73-76 in his 14th season...Portland State’s Nigel Burton is 4-9 in his second season. Souers is 1-0 vs. Burton.
Notes: Giovanni Dixon and Zach Bauman combined for 317 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in last year’s meeting. The Lumberjacks averaged a Big Sky single-game record 10.9 yards per carry....Portland State had a bye last week. The Vikings opened with a 52-0 win over Southern Oregon...NAU has won its last two at Portland State, scoring 44 points in both contests...NAU DE Isaac Bond has three sacks in two games...NAU leads the Big Sky in rush defense, allowing 54 yards per game...Portland State rushed for 335 yards and six touchdowns in its win over Southern Oregon...NAU freshman WR Ify Umodu has 14 catches for 249 yards and two touchdowns in his first two collegiate games...NAU QB Cary Grossart has an efficiency rating of 180.9. He is completing 76.6 percent of his passes.