Daniels runs for 280 yards, 5 TDs; NAU beats Cal Poly 45-21 | |
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) Kevin Daniels 280 yards rushing and five touchdowns - both career highs - to help Northern Arizona beat Cal Poly 45-21 on Saturday night in the season finale for both teams. Daniels, a 6-foot-2, 225 pound freshman, finished the season with 1,146 yards rushing and became just the 17th player in program history to run for at least 1,000 yards - the first since Casey Jahn had 1,035 yards rushing in 2015. Lepi Lataimua scored on a 1-yard run to cap a nine-play, 61-yard drive and give Cal Poly (2-8, 1-6 Big Sky Conference) a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter but two plays from scrimmage later RJ Martinez hit Coleman Owen for a 62-yard touchdown to make it 7-7 and NAU outscored the Mustangs 31-7 in second quarter to take control. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | R. Martinez | 1713 | |||
| Passing TDs: | R. Martinez | 14 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | K. Daniels | 1164 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | K. Daniels | 7 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | C. Owen | 712 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | C. Owen | 6 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/2 | vs. Sam Houston | L 16 - 42 | ||
| 9/11 | at South Dakota | L 7 - 34 | ||
| 9/18 | at Arizona | W 21 - 19 | ||
| 9/25 | at Northern Colorado | L 10 - 17 | ||
| 10/2 | vs. Idaho State | W 48 - 17 | ||
| 10/16 | vs. Southern Utah | W 59 - 35 | ||
| 10/23 | at Sacramento State | L 0 - 44 | ||
| 10/30 | at Idaho | W 38 - 31 | ||
| 11/6 | vs. UC Davis | L 24 - 40 | ||
| 11/13 | vs. Montana | L 3 - 30 | ||
| 11/20 | at Cal Poly | W 45 - 21 | ||
| Big Sky | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 8 Sacramento State | 8-0 | 9-2 | ||||||||||
| 7 Montana State | 7-1 | 9-2 | ||||||||||
| 5 Montana | 6-2 | 10-2 | ||||||||||
| 4 Eastern Washington | 6-2 | 10-3 | ||||||||||
| 14 California-Davis | 5-3 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
| Weber State | 5-3 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4-4 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Portland State | 4-4 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Idaho | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2-6 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1-7 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1-7 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0-8 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4381 (38) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2462 (46) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1919 (33) | ||||
| Points per game: | 24.6 (65) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 398.3 (34) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 34 (57) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 9 (60) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4838 (101) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3048 (117) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1790 (72) | ||||
| Points per game: | 30.0 (76) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 439.8 (102) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 35 (52) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 15 (109) | ||||
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