Ty Pennington throws for 277 and Northern Arizona erupts in 4th quarter to top Portland State 38-25

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 18). Ty Pennington throws for 277 and Northern Arizona erupts in 4th quarter to top Portland State 38-25. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/ty-pennington-throws-for-277-and-northern-arizona-erupts-in-4th-quarter-to-top-portland-state-38-25/article_7c7e39e9-5090-5c63-b08e-0b9d0d835591.html

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Ty Pennington threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns as Northern Arizona rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Portland State 38-25 in a homecoming game on Saturday night. After being held by Portland State through three quarters, Northern Arizona broke out with touchdown drives of 65, 90, and 80 yards to take control late in the game. The Lumberjacks finished with 495 total yards of offense, including 203 rushing yards led by Jon Wilson’s 84-yard performance with two touchdowns.
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FLAGSTAFF Lumberjacks NAU Northern Arizona Portland State

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Northern Arizona ORG · 3× Portland State ORG · 3× Lumberjacks ORG · 2× NAU ORG · 2× Ariz. GPE · 1× Big Sky GPE · 1× Delon Thompson PERSON · 1× FLAGSTAFF GPE · 1× Jon Wilson PERSON · 1× Ty Pennington PERSON · 1×

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Ranked in the top 10 for the first time in 13 years, Northern Arizona (6-2, 4-1 Big Sky and No. 8 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25) outlasted a Portland State (2-5, 2-2) team that took a 14-0 lead in the second quarter and got 127 rushing yards from Delon Thompson.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Ty Pennington threw for 277 yards, including two touchdowns, and Northern Arizona broke loose in the fourth quarter to defeat Portland State 38-25 on Saturday night in the Lumberjacks’ homecoming game. asserted
Arizona → throw → game
Held to nine first downs and 179 total yards through three quarters, the Lumberjacks were tied at 17 heading to the fourth quarter. asserted
Lumberjacks → hold → quarter
They then had touchdown drives of 65, 90 and 80 yards to build a 38-17 lead with about two minutes remaining. asserted
minutes → have → lead
NAU finished with 495 yards of total offense. asserted
NAU → finish → offense
Ranked in the top 10 for the first time in 13 years, Northern Arizona (6-2, 4-1 Big Sky and No. 8 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25) outlasted a Portland State (2-5, 2-2) team that took a 14-0 lead in the second quarter and got 127 rushing yards from Delon Thompson. asserted
that → rank → Thompson
Jon Wilson led NAU’s 203-yard rushing attack with 84 yards that included two touchdowns and Joey Stout caught nine passes for 163 yards with one touchdown. asserted
Stout → lead → touchdown
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