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N Arizona Beat E Washington 34-27 Behind Quran Gossett's 103-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, August 29, 2026

Eastern Washington Eagles27@Northern Arizona Lumberjacks34

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks defeated the Eastern Washington Eagles 34-27 at J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, AZ on Saturday, August 29, 2026 in FCS college football Week 1 action.

E Washington led 24-17 at halftime. N Arizona came back after the break to take the win. The fourth quarter swung it: N Arizona outscored its opponent 14-3.

N Arizona moves to 1-0, while E Washington falls to 0-1.

Top performers

• Nate Bell (EWU, QB): 30/47, 307 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
• Kevin Allen III (EWU, RB): 8 CAR, 47 YDS
• Jaxon Branch (EWU, WR): 7 REC, 88 YDS, 1 TD
• Ty Pennington (NAU, QB): 15/27, 164 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
• Quran Gossett (NAU, RB): 21 CAR, 103 YDS, 1 TD
• Jeter Purdy (NAU, TE): 7 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 10:22EWUWesley Garrett 3 Yd pass from Nate Bell7-0
2. Q1 5:47NAUFrancisco Orduno Jr. 24 Yd Field Goal7-3
3. Q1 1:28EWUSoren McKee 53 Yd Field Goal10-3
4. Q2 6:13EWUNate Bell 12 Yd Run17-3
5. Q2 2:57EWUJaxon Branch 14 Yd pass from Nate Bell24-3
6. Q2 2:44NAULindsey Graves 100 Yd Kickoff Return24-10
7. Q2 0:23NAUQuran Gossett 2 Yd Run24-17
8. Q3 7:08NAUFrancisco Orduno Jr. 25 Yd Field Goal24-20
9. Q4 13:35NAUJeter Purdy 30 Yd pass from Ty Pennington24-27
10. Q4 10:03EWUSoren McKee 37 Yd Field Goal27-27
11. Q4 3:54NAUNassim Isaac 2 Yd pass from Ty Pennington27-34

Team stats

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