Arizona State Dominates Northern Arizona 38-19 in Week 1
Arizona State rolled to a convincing 38-19 victory over Northern Arizona in Week 1 play. The Sun Devils established early control, scoring 14 points in the first quarter before extending their lead with two touchdown drives in the second and third quarters.
Northern Arizona's offense struggled to find rhythm throughout the contest. Quarterback Lathan Boone completed 38 passes, while receiver Kolbe Katsis led the Lumberjacks with 76 receiving yards. Despite their efforts, the visitors managed only 19 points across four quarters.
Arizona State's defense made critical plays at key moments, highlighted by a dominant third-quarter performance that included Sam Leavitt's 52-yard touchdown run. Leavitt also connected with Raleek Brown on a 75-yard pass play earlier in the quarter that set up additional scoring opportunities. The Sun Devils' ground game proved effective, with Kyson Brown recording a 34-yard gain in the opening period.
The game remained relatively decided throughout, with Arizona State controlling the pace and field position. The Sun Devils' balanced offensive attack and stout defensive performance proved too much for the Lumberjacks to overcome.
AI-generated recap · Aug 23, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Arizona | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
 Arizona State | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Northern Arizona | Arizona State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 26-42 | 25-39 |
| Pass Yards | 242 | 257 |
| Rush Yards | 89 | 203 |
| Total Yards | 331 | 460 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 2-15 | 1-10 |
| Penalties | 6-45 | 12-93 |
| Possession | 31:34 | 28:26 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Seth Cromwell run for 2 yds to the NAU 27
Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Kolbe Katsis
Ty Pennington pass complete to Seth Cromwell for 2 yds to the NAU 29
Ben D'Aquila punt for 48 yds , Raleek Brown returns for 28 yds to the NAU 49
(13:24) Shotgun Brown,Kyson rush left for 2 yards loss to the ASU49 (Beresford,Michael; Moses,Canyon) PENALTY ASU Holding (Atkins,Joshua) 10 yards from NAU49 to ASU41. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 10 yds to the NAU 49
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Kyson Brown for 22 yds to the NAU 27 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Kyson Brown for 9 yds to the NAU 18
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 12 yds to the NAU 6 for a 1ST down
Raleek Brown run for 6 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Jesus Gomez kickoff for 63 yds , Kolbe Katsis return for 42 yds to the NAU 44
Ty Pennington pass complete to Kolbe Katsis for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Seth Cromwell run for a loss of 2 yards to the NAU 48
(09:13) PENALTY NAU False Start (Stout,Joey) 5 yards from NAU48 to NAU43. NO PLAY.
Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Joey Stout
Ben D'Aquila punt for 46 yds
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 22 yds to the ASU 33 for a 1ST down
Kyson Brown run for 11 yds to the ASU 44 for a 1ST down
PENALTY ASU False Start (McClain,Malik) 5 yards from ASU44 to ASU39. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jalen Moss
Sam Leavitt sacked by Ramere Davis for a loss of 6 yards to the ASU 33
Sam Leavitt run for 14 yds to the ASU 47
Kyson Brown run for 34 yds to the NAU 19 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 19 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
PENALTY ASU Delay Of Game 5 yards from NAU03 to NAU08. NO PLAY.
Ty Pennington pass complete to Kolbe Katsis for 12 yds to the ASU 37 for a 1ST down Arizona State Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Keyshaun Elliott) to the ASU 48 for a 1ST down
Darvon Hubbard run for 1 yd to the ASU 47
Ty Pennington pass complete to Isaiah Eastman for 28 yds to the ASU 19 for a 1ST down
Arizona State Penalty, Personal Foul (8 Yards) to the ASU 8 for a 1ST down
Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Quran Gossett
Ty Pennington run for 4 yds to the ASU 4
Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Luke Edgecomb
Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Kolbe Katsis
Kanye Udoh run for no gain to the ASU 5
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Kanyon Floyd punt for 39 yds , Isaiah Eastman returns for 17 yds to the ASU 27
Ty Pennington pass complete to Jayson Raines for 12 yds to the ASU 15 for a 1ST down
Isaiah Eastman run for no gain to the ASU 15
Quran Gossett run for a loss of 1 yard to the ASU 16
Quran Gossett run for 3 yds to the ASU 13
Samuel Hunsaker 31 yd FG GOOD
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 3 yds to the ASU 22
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Kyson Brown for 4 yds to the ASU 26
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Cameron Harpole
Kanyon Floyd punt for 44 yds , Isaiah Eastman returns for no gain to the NAU 30
(12:51) Shotgun Pennington,Ty pass incomplete deep right to Stout,Joey thrown to ASU46 PENALTY ASU Holding (Crook,Jordan) 10 yards from NAU30 to NAU40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Ty Pennington pass complete to Joey Stout for 3 yds to the NAU 43
Seth Cromwell run for 3 yds to the NAU 46
Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Kolbe Katsis
Ben D'Aquila punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ASU 8
Raleek Brown run for 2 yds to the ASU 10
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Chamon Metayer
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 2 yds to the ASU 12
PENALTY ASU Delay Of Game 5 yards from ASU12 to ASU07. NO PLAY.
Kanyon Floyd punt for 58 yds , Isaiah Eastman returns for 2 yds to the NAU 37
Seth Cromwell run for a loss of 2 yards to the NAU 35
Ty Pennington pass complete to Seth Cromwell for 6 yds to the NAU 29
Seth Cromwell run for 4 yds to the NAU 33
Ben D'Aquila punt blocked by Martell Hughes blocked by Martell Hughes
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jalen Moss
Kyson Brown run for 4 yds to the ASU 38
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Malik McClain for 20 yds to the NAU 42 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 13 yds Jordyn Tyson fumbled, recovered by ASU Jalen Moss for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 11 yds to the NAU 38 for a 1ST down
(05:16) No Huddle-Shotgun Leavitt,Sam pass incomplete deep left to Tyson,Jordyn thrown to NAU00 PENALTY NAU Pass Interference (Hurst,Michael) 15 yards from NAU38 to NAU23, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Raleek Brown run for 19 yds to the NAU 4 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt run for a loss of 5 yards to the NAU 9
PENALTY ASU False Start (Tyson,Jordyn) 5 yards from NAU09 to NAU14. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 10 yds to the NAU 4
Sam Leavitt sacked by Travis Arena for a loss of 15 yards to the NAU 19
Jesus Gomez 36 yd FG GOOD
Kanyon Floyd kickoff for 65 yds , Kolbe Katsis return for 19 yds to the NAU 19
Ty Pennington pass complete to Jayson Raines for 17 yds to the NAU 36 for a 1ST down
Ty Pennington pass complete to Jayson Raines for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Ty Pennington run for 5 yds to the ASU 45
Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Jayson Raines
Ty Pennington pass complete to Jeter Purdy for a loss of 1 yard to the ASU 46 Northern Arizona Penalty, Illegal Shift (Yards) declined
Ty Pennington pass complete to Kolbe Katsis for 18 yds to the ASU 28 for a 1ST down
Darvon Hubbard run for 4 yds to the ASU 24
Ty Pennington pass complete to Jeter Purdy for no gain to the ASU 24
Ty Pennington sacked by Keith Abney II for a loss of 4 yards to the ASU 28
Samuel Hunsaker 46 yd FG GOOD
Samuel Hunsaker kickoff for 39 yds , Khamari Anderson return for 14 yds to the ASU 40
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 20 yds to the NAU 40 for a 1ST down
Jesus Gomez 57 yd FG MISSED
End of 2nd Quarter
Samuel Hunsaker kickoff for 65 yds , Raleek Brown return for 24 yds to the ASU 24
Kyson Brown run for 2 yds to the ASU 26
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Kyson Brown for 16 yds to the ASU 42 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 6 yds to the ASU 48
Kyson Brown run for no gain to the ASU 48
Sam Leavitt run for 52 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Ty Pennington pass complete to Kolbe Katsis for 24 yds to the NAU 49 for a 1ST down
Ty Pennington pass complete to Joey Stout for 9 yds to the ASU 42
Ty Pennington pass complete to Jeter Purdy for 4 yds to the ASU 38 for a 1ST down
Ty Pennington pass complete to Jayson Raines for 23 yds to the ASU 15 for a 1ST down
Ty Pennington pass complete to Jayson Raines for 5 yds to the ASU 10
Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Jayson Raines
Ty Pennington pass complete to Joey Stout for 4 yds to the ASU 6
Seth Cromwell run for 3 yds to the ASU 3 for a 1ST down
Ty Pennington pass complete to Nason Coleman for 3 yds for a TD (Samuel Hunsaker KICK)
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Raleek Brown for 75 yds Arizona State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Malik McClain) to the ASU 15
(08:02) No Huddle-Shotgun Leavitt,Sam pass complete deep right to McClain,Malik caught at NAU26, for 64 yards to the NAU21, End Of Play PENALTY ASU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Scott,Kyle) 5 yards from ASU15 to ASU10. NO PLAY.
PENALTY ASU Delay Of Game 5 yards from ASU10 to ASU05. NO PLAY.
Sam Leavitt run for 15 yds to the ASU 20
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Kanye Udoh for 6 yds to the ASU 26
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Kanyon Floyd punt for 53 yds , Isaiah Eastman returns for 8 yds to the NAU 19
Ty Pennington pass complete to Kolbe Katsis for 7 yds to the NAU 26
Ty Pennington sacked by Elijah O'Neal for a loss of 5 yards to the NAU 21
(04:29) No Huddle-Shotgun Pennington,Ty pass complete short left to Coleman,Nason caught at NAU34, for 13 yards to the NAU34 (Fiaseu,Zyrus; Hughes,Martell) PENALTY NAU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Kramer,Ethan). NO PLAY.
Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Ethen Cluff
Ben D'Aquila punt for 52 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ASU 30 , Raleek Brown returns for 3 yds to the ASU 30
Raleek Brown run for 2 yds to the ASU 32
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 15 yds to the ASU 47 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Kyson Brown for 11 yds to the NAU 42 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Malik McClain for 7 yds to the NAU 35
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Derek Eusebio
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Malik McClain
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 17 yds to the NAU 18 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Raleek Brown
Sam Leavitt run for 18 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Kanyon Floyd kickoff for 63 yds , Kolbe Katsis return for 19 yds to the NAU 21
Quran Gossett run for no gain to the NAU 21
Quran Gossett run for 3 yds to the NAU 24
(14:12) PENALTY NAU Delay Of Game 5 yards from NAU24 to NAU19. NO PLAY.
Ty Pennington pass complete to Joey Stout for 11 yds to the NAU 30
Quran Gossett run for 11 yds to the NAU 41 for a 1ST down
Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Nason Coleman
Ty Pennington pass complete to Kolbe Katsis for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
Darvon Hubbard run for 1 yd to the ASU 49 for a 1ST down
Quran Gossett run for 3 yds to the ASU 46
Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Ethen Cluff
Ty Pennington pass incomplete to Jayson Raines
Ty Pennington pass incomplete
Ty Pennington pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Jordyn Tyson
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Raleek Brown
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete to Raleek Brown
Darvon Hubbard run for 1 yd to the ASU 49
Darvon Hubbard run for 1 yd to the ASU 48
Lathan Boone sacked by Jordan Crook for a loss of 5 yards to the NAU 47
Ben D'Aquila punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ASU 15
Raleek Brown run for 9 yds to the ASU 24
Kyson Brown run for 6 yds to the ASU 30 for a 1ST down
Kyson Brown run for 16 yds to the ASU 46 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Malik McClain for 2 yds to the ASU 44
Sam Leavitt pass intercepted
Lathan Boone pass incomplete to Elijah Taylor
Lathan Boone pass complete to Kenveon Stone for 4 yds to the NAU 37
Lathan Boone pass complete to Hayden Daugherty for 10 yds to the NAU 47 for a 1ST down
Lathan Boone pass intercepted
Arizona State Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the NAU 35
Kanye Udoh run for 19 yds to the NAU 16 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 16 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)
Carston Kieffer kickoff for 39 yds , Nason Coleman return for 4 yds to the NAU 39 Northern Arizona Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the NAU 20
Ryan Fontaine run for 3 yds to the NAU 23
Kenveon Stone run for 27 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Lathan Boone pass complete to Austin Okerwa for 21 yds to the ASU 29 for a 1ST down
Lathan Boone pass incomplete to Austin Okerwa
Lathan Boone run for 18 yds to the ASU 11 for a 1ST down
Lathan Boone pass complete to Braylon Gardner for 3 yds to the ASU 8
Kenveon Stone run for 7 yds to the ASU 1 for a 1ST down
Kenveon Stone run for 1 yd for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
(00:20) Kneel down by Arizona St. at ASU23 for loss of 2 yards.