University of Arizona
1-1
Northern Arizona
1-1
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizona | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| Arizona | 21 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 65 |
Arizona Bounces Back with 65-41 Rout Over Northern Arizona
09/07/2019 | Football
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Gary Brightwell ran for 141 yards and a touchdown on five carries, Khalil Tate accounted for three scores and Arizona bounced back from an opening loss by routing Northern Arizona 65-41 on Saturday night.
The Wildcats took it out on the Lumberjacks (1-1), scoring on their seven drives and racking up 517 yards while setting a school record for points in a half for a 51-13 halftime lead.
Arizona had 720 yards of total offense, 431 rushing. Brightwell scored on a 94-yard run, Darrius Smith scored twice, and J.J. Taylor ran for 102 yards and a touchdown.
Tate hit 14 of 17 passes for 138 yards and threw two touchdowns to Tayvian Cunningham before being replaced by Grant Gunnell with 7:56 left in the second quarter. Tate played two series in the third quarter before sitting for good.
Coming off an opening win against Missouri State, Northern Arizona had a few good offensive moments against Arizona, but dug too a deep of an early hole to ever have much of a chance.
Case Cookus threw for 373 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions for the Lumberjacks.
Arizona's onslaught started from the opening drive, when Tate hit Cunningham on a 47-yard score. Next series, Taylor broke free for a 49-yard run, then scored on a 25-yard burst up the middle.
Brightwell made it 21-0 midway through the first quarter, making one defender miss and racing past the rest on a 94-yard touchdown run, tied for second-longest in school history.
Tate went in untouched on a 1-yard run , then found Cunningham for a second time, on an 8-yard TD pass before heading to the bench.
Gunnell stepped in and threw TD passes on his first two collegiate drives, hitting Drew Dixon on a 9-yarder and Thomas Reid III on a 75-yarder. Gunnell added a 1-yard TD pass to Smith in the fourth quarter to put Arizona up 65-27.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
NAU 0, ARIZ 7
ARIZ - Cunningham, T. 47 yd pass from Tate, K. (Havrisik, L. kick) 5 plays, 77 yards, TOP 1:31
NAU 0, ARIZ 14
ARIZ - Taylor, J.J. 25 yd run (Havrisik, L. kick), 3 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:01
NAU 0, ARIZ 21
ARIZ - Brightwell, G. 94 yd run (Havrisik, L. kick), 2 plays, 92 yards, TOP 0:51
NAU 7, ARIZ 21
NAU - CHUKWUMEZIE, S. 24 yd pass from COOKUS, Case (AGUILAR, Luis kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:37
NAU 7, ARIZ 28
ARIZ - Tate, K. 1 yd run (Havrisik, L. kick), 16 plays, 80 yards, TOP 7:11
NAU 7, ARIZ 35
ARIZ - Cunningham, T. 8 yd pass from Tate, K. (Havrisik, L. kick) 4 plays, 31 yards, TOP 1:33
NAU 10, ARIZ 35
NAU - AGUILAR, Luis 34 yd field goal 7 plays, 67 yards, TOP 1:41
NAU 10, ARIZ 42
ARIZ - Dixon, D. 9 yd pass from Gunnell, G. (Havrisik, L. kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:38
NAU 10, ARIZ 44
ARIZ - TEAM 27 yd safety
NAU 10, ARIZ 51
ARIZ - Reid III, T. 75 yd pass from Gunnell, G. (Havrisik, L. kick) 4 plays, 87 yards, TOP 1:40
NAU 13, ARIZ 51
NAU - AGUILAR, Luis 43 yd field goal 8 plays, 49 yards, TOP 0:04
NAU 20, ARIZ 51
NAU - MPUNGI, Jacob 2 yd run (AGUILAR, Luis kick), 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:52
NAU 20, ARIZ 58
ARIZ - Smith, D. 47 yd run (Havrisik, L. kick), 3 plays, 91 yards, TOP 1:14
NAU 27, ARIZ 58
NAU - STINSON, Nate 7 yd run (AGUILAR, Luis kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:45
NAU 27, ARIZ 65
ARIZ - Smith, D. 1 yd pass from Gunnell, G. (Havrisik, L. kick) 16 plays, 75 yards, TOP 7:50
NAU 34, ARIZ 65
NAU - HAYWARD, T. 6 yd pass from COOKUS, Case (AGUILAR, Luis kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:18
NAU 41, ARIZ 65
NAU - ROMERO, George 23 yd run (AGUILAR, Luis kick), 4 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:26
